ATLANTIC DRONE
self titled debut on…
(NOISEVILLE records)
release date January 2007
Fans of musicianship, new sounds, and true psychedelia have found new heroes
in ATLANTIC DRONE.
ATLANTIC DRONE was founded in upstate New York by two childhood
friends: Steven Cerio and Jim Drago. Founding member Steven
Cerio has a long legacy of intricate and ambitious percussion on now
classic recordings with Railroad Jerk, Dee Dee Ramone’s
Sprocket and Drunktank; as well as live performances
with Ron Asheton (The Stooges), Jad
Fair (Half Japanese), and free jazz legends William
Parker and Jemeel Moondoc; but it was Atlantic Drone
that has held Cerio’s attention … and for good reason. You may also know Cerio’s
art from posters he’s created for the likes of such diverse acts as King
Crimson, The Residents, , Moe, Electric Frankenstein, Ministry, Les Claypool
White Zombie, Negativland, Yonder Mountain String Band, Monster Magnet, Echo
& The Bunnymen, Man or Astroman? and more, or his wealth of animation
and graphics for the blinkless stare of The Residents.
ATLANTIC DRONE have achieved a synthesis of historical proportions
with a cast that includes: Dave Rick (Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, King Missile,
Phantom Tollbooth), Michael Duane (Dustdevils), Laure Barges (Dragibus), Sal
Canzonieri (Electric Frankenstein, The Thing), Greg Pier (Mandate of Heaven),
Joseph Plessas and Jim Gibson (Toothfairy, Unholy Swill).
This stellar release was concocted in the band’s private studio for the seminal
NOISEVILLE label which is also home to releases by Chrome,
Helios Creed, Toothfairy, ST-37, Skullflower, and
Gandalf Murphy.
Far from creating a nostalgic tribute to a previous age ATLANTIC DRONE
contributed to a re-definition of the sonic trip, creating a sound that is both
exhilarating and Zen-ful, serving up an atom to the melting molecular soup of
Post Psychedelic Hypno Mantras that point more to the future than the past.
Their music holds all of the sensations open minded music fans have associated
with true psychedelia: the meditative hypnotics of prog forefathers Can,
the reckless propulsion of free jazz, the kinetic energy of early King
Crimson, the soaring intensity of Soft Machine, the
swirling throbs of early Butthole Surfers, the natural beauty
of Brian Eno’s ambience and the schizophrenic scuttle of Captain
Beefheart and the Magic Band.
ATLANTIC DRONE’s sound began with a lysergic vision of a swirling
and fitful heaven which was then sweetened with thickly layered harmonies, blissful
atmospheres, and busy arrangements that arose as much from the quality of the
musicianship present as to producer Cerio’s command of studio
orchestration and composition.
A sound arranged with a wealth of instruments: theremin, large varieties of
horns, organ voices, guitar textures and percussion varieties that each compete
for the one highest form and illusion. Majestic amorphous cauldrons of melodic
oddities and cosmic hymns lay twitching under clouds of swirling drones. Tantric
struggles extending into the acid drenched space of post psychedelic hypno ragas.
Mandalas of melodies as intoxicating as cheesecake layered with lyrics spoken
in the cryptic language of psychedelia. Every sound blends ambience, rhythmic
intensity, pastoral passages and lyrical lullabies. Every track bred of the
soaring beauty found in all true psychedelia.
ATLANTIC DRONE is the answer to the trendy angst and dull brained
aggression of today’s numbskull dribble. Sonically charged without any sign
of the stereotypical passive-aggression and trendy angst everyone has come to
expect from the avant-garde and commercial radio alike.
With their rock solid underground following firmly in tow, ATLANTIC
DRONE has appealed to a broad spectrum of listeners. Their self titled
debut on the seminal NOISEVILLE label is a set of blissful
psychedelic prayers, each wrapped in its own unique galaxy. Welcome to the new
universe, sit down, and enjoy!
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