Downfall, by Wolfgang Merx & Roger Palmeri

Downfall

by Wolfgang Merx & Roger Palmeri

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1.	Downfall (Alternate Mix) 10:26	buy track
2.	Desert Drone (Alternate Mix) 04:41	buy track
3.	Downfall (Alternate Version) 08:18	buy track
4.	Winter Drone 08:45	buy track

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Remember the words of Sunn O))): "MAXIMUM VOLUME YIELDS MAXIMUM RESULTS"

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released November 22, 2019

A bit more than two years ago Roger and I released "Still Drones", our first collaborative album. A lot has happened since, with new ideas evolving, yet with this EP we take a look back at the music we recorded back then. The first three of the four tracks are alternate mixes or versions of one of the original album's centerpieces, "Downfall", as well as "Desert Drone", while "Winter Drone" is an older track. Actually "Winter Drone" was some kind of starting point, a shift in our music-making from Roger's guitar playing with my electronics swirling around to a SunnO))) approach with a certain Lou Reed twist. Quite raw in its sound, "Winter Drone" showed the way of what "Still Drones" was to become. "Downfall" seems like the other end of this way, the finishing line.

W. Merx
R. Palmeri

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Guitar tracks recorded by Roger Palmeri at RP Studios, England. All other tracks recorded by Wolfgang Merx at The Basement, Germany. All tracks produced by Wolfgang Merx at The Upper Room, Germany.

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Wolfgang Merx – Keyboards, Synthesizers, Guitar Processing, Bleeping, Droning, Traps, Buttons & other tricks
Roger Palmeri - Guitars & Effects

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Cover art originally by Artem Lauk (c) (www.rtmlk.com), edited by Wolfgang Merx

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Wolfgang Merx Cologne, Germany

Wolfgang Merx a.k.a. Mr. X is best known as a musician. His eclectic mix of electronic, ambient and drone is mostly inspired by Kosmische Musik, Berlin School, 70s progressive rock and jazz. Since 2018, he performs live music from his studio on Twitch to an international audience. ... more

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