Morlock
(black) Ancient Paths (+cd)
Prog/doom drummer Andrew Prestidge branches out into the field of electronic music with his solo synthesizer project Morlock. After several years spent holding down the drum stool with legendary doom metal acts Angel Witch, Electric Wizard and Warning, as well as progrock bands Zoltan, The Osiris Club and Suns Of The Tundra - Andrew sat down with his keyboard collection and a 4-track recorder to create a new kind of music. The space-rock jams contained on 'Ancient Paths' are influenced as much by retro synth artists Kraftwerk, Heldon, Tubeway Army and OMD as they are by the sci-fi soundtracks of John Carpenter. Andrew's previous experience in live soundtracking silent films and reworking vintage horror scores with Zoltan guide the expansive, all-instrumental melancholy of the record. Acoustic guitars, analog synthesizers and electronic percussion coalesce into a retro-futurist soundscape for the mind's eye.