Judd Madden - Drown/ Float/ Waterfall (2011)

A colossal request: Judd Madden from Melbourne, Australia. This solo musician delivers some amazing tunes with these 3 monumental releases. A lengthy, but highly rewarding experience. Influenced by everything sludge, stoner, doom, psychedelic, ambient, progressive & post-metal. Think Pelican, Boris, Neurosis, Isis, Flood & especially Boris to name a few.






Drown takes us on a rather dark & raw sludge/ doom trip.
Float is a light, dreamy progressive/post-rockish experience.
Waterfall (the first release by Judd & currently my favorite) has a more varied approach with some deep riffs & refreshing interludes.

From the production to the instruments, this is an impressive one-man job. Some down-tuned destructive riffs in here, warm acoustic guitars, and a lovely piano. Expect a dynamic & highly atmospheric sound. My only (small) complaint is that the overall package could use some extra polishing; the sound can get quite repetitive & the lack of any vocals or even some neat samples can be a real burden in this 3,2 hour trip. That being said, this is an amazing accomplishment by a highly creative mind. For all you diehard instrumental fans out there..

Also visit The Sludgelord to check out his take on Drown & Float!

neverwake.me (personal website)
juddmadden.bandcamp.com

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Drown
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Float
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Waterfall
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Artwork (including an original self-interview)
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