Kristoffer Lo - The Black Meat (2016)

"Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Kris Lo, perhaps best known for being a member of the pop-leaning indie rock group Highasakite, is a fan of making music in non-standard locations. His second solo album, The Black Meat was recorded inside the fully functioning but unmanned Ryvingen Lighthouse, situated out at sea off the southernmost tip of Norway, at nighttime during a storm. Played on just a tuba and flugabone, it is a dynamic, bright and almost poppy piece of music… well, for a drone LP at least. Just when you think you’ve heard all you want to hear (or need to hear) from the drone genre, another unexpectedly brilliant piece of music swoops in out of the wide blue yonder. Add this to the forthcoming Centres by Ian William Craig on Fat Cat and the recently released One by the Be collective on Rivertones, and it becomes clear that 2016 is yet another great year for drone music released at the periphery."