ingressive / ego death (metal)
Spurred primarily by the death of my grandmother, the earliest moments of music which would later become Convulsing date to somewhere around 2013. In late 2015, after a non-staring trio project, I realised I needed to do it alone.
So I did — Errata was completed in November of the following year and released minutes after the final changes were made. Buoyed by a unexpected amount of international support, it has since gone on to become a watershed moment in underground, independent metal — widely considered a cult classic. My opinion differs, but who am I to defy.
Late 2017 saw the release of a split 12“ with Siberian Hell Sounds, where I contributed a single 20-minute track to occupy side B. 2018's Grievous was released on my birthday, was named Best Of Metal by Pitchfork among yet more unexpected developments, and joined its brother as a “cult” record. It was extremely painful album to make, loaded with emotional vulnerability, and it came at high personal cost.
After 6 years searching for the pathway, in April of 2023 I began work on perdurance. The album was composed entirely in notation software between April and June '23, produced in the gaps around 3 international tours with Altars, and released unannounced at around 2pm February 29, 2024 — the instant I was done, just as I began all those years ago. Where to from here? Who knows.
All works to date have been composed, performed, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely by me (with rare guest spots). Even rarer live performances have occurred with Peter Kossen on bass, and Robin Stone on drums.
Here you'll find the discography in reverse chronological order, available to stream and download in full master quality for free / “pay what you want” from convulsing.bandcamp.com
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