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Artist
Lord Gloom
7+ albums
dungeon synthinstrumentaldark ambient
about
In modern music-writer parlance, musicians no longer release albums. They “drop” them. But in the case of Lord Gloom's debut, that happens to be true. The story goes that Lord Gloom (real name unknown) was undertaking one of his frequent coastal cliff walks, when he inadvertently dropped a USB stick that happened to contain an album's worth of sequenced material, complete with artwork. Though it's unclear as to where exactly on the British coast this took place, Lord Gloom must live in one of those coastal towns that hasn't changed much since 1972, for his USB stick was mistakenly identified as a bomb by a fellow hill-walker. The authorities were notified, but only the local constabulary were able to make it to the scene. This is fortunate for anyone interested in hearing this album. A “real” bomb-disposal unit would likely have destroyed the suspected device. Instead, a junior member of the constabulary volunteered to take the USB stick home “to have a closer look.” When he got home, his wife immediately recognised “the device” for what it really was, so they decided to take a look at its contents. And the rest, as they say, is boring. Regardless of how we got here, here we are, with the first ever “official” Lord Gloom release. Not counting, of course, the countless albums he's already donated to his local parish's various outreach projects. This is the first opportunity the wider world has been given to hear the often nauseating work of Lord Gloom, and I can't wait t
