Austere (band)

Austere (band)

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Austere


Img_capt = Latest Austere Logo (2006)
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|USA flagicon|OregonPortland, Oregon USA
Genre = Ambient, Drone, Minimalism
Years_active = 1998 – present
Label = Sound-O-Mat Recordings (2001-present) Hypnos (2006-present) Blue Water Records (2007-present) Dark Duck Records: Drone Download Project (2001-present)
Associated_acts = The Mystifying Oracle, Freq. Magnet
URL = [http://austere.org austere.org]
Current_members = anonymous
Past_members = anonymous

Austere is an anonymous electronic music group specializing in ambient, dark ambient, drone, glitch-ambient, downtempo-style drum and bass and minimalist music. The group started working together in 1997 with their first release in 1998, and is based in the Pacific Northwest in Portland, Oregon.

In regards to their Minimalist compositions and recordings, the group's work draws upon composer Steve Reich's concept of Process Music, as defined by his 1968 manifesto "Music as a Gradual Process".

They have worked with groups including Abstract Audio Systems (New York City), In The Now (Brighton, UK) and Stephen Phillips. The have also contributed music to films, and wrote the soundtrack for "The Thin Horizon", an independent film written, directed and produced by Michael Peters of Artifexwerks located in Forest Grove, Oregon. In 2007, one of their tracks from the Dark Duck Records Drone Download Project was used in another independent film, Claude's Room.

Austere's members have recorded solo works, as The Mystifying Oracle and Freq. Magnet. The latter has released two full CDs, a DVD, and has a recent track on a Hypnos compilation CD.

Discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Austere



Caption = Latest Austere Logo (2007)
Studio = 10
Studio link = Studio releases
EP = 2
EPs link = Studio releases
Live = 0
Live link = Live releases
Video = 2
Video link = Video/DVD releases
Singles = 8
Singles link = Compilation releases
Soundtrack = The Thin Horizon
Soundtrack link = http://artifexwerks.com
Soundtrack = Claude's Room
Soundtrack link =
References = Yes
Ref link = References

The discography of Austere, an American ambient band, includes ten studio albums, two extended plays, eight compilation appearances, and one compilation box set of previous released tracks.

Albums

oundtrack Appearances

*1988 - "Fast 'n' Bulbous - A Tribute To Captain Beefheart" (Song "Electricity")

DVDs

hort form

All Austere releases are distributed by the ambient label Hypnos Records, and the band has signed with the labels Hypnos and Blue Water Records in 2007.

Older Logos

Infobox musical artist |
Name = Austere


Img_capt = First Austere Logo (1998-1999)
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|USA flagicon|OregonPortland, Oregon USA

External links

* [http://austere.org/ Band Web Site]
* [http://austere.org/oracle The Mystifying Oracle] - solo side-project, ethnic-styled psybient musick
* [http://austere.org/freqmagnet Freq. Magnet] - solo side-project, guitar-only ambient musick


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