Golgotha Drone may be the unholy love-child of Cormac McCarthy and Glen Danzig. I was re-reading McCarthy’s ‘Blood Meridian’ during the lyric writing process, but the heavy, doomy vibe can be traced back to my metal-lovin’ youth.
Sam is playing bowed bass on this track, which sounds a lot like a synth when he’s bowing those string harmonics (by sliding his finger up and down the string). This track marks my first recorded attempt at Tuvan throat-singing and Brian sings that creepy, basso profundo backing vocal. Ed Brooks (mastering engineer) has also predicted that a Norwegian Black Metal band will one day cover this song.
07 Golgotha Drone by nathanwademusic