Crucial Blast gathered together a group of musicians, including Unearthly Trance and Aaron (Isis, Old Man Gloom) Turner�s House of Low Culture, to create this compilation that celebrates the art of the drone. There are noticeable differences in style and structure from one song to the next but since this is drone music, it�s individually and as a whole about slowly unfolding aural experiences. The progressions are subtle, but even if you don�t always consciously notice them, you definitely feel them.

Drone music can take many forms. As is proved by Record of Shadows Infinite, which should really be subtitled as an introduction to drone music because every facet of drone music is covered by artists known and unknown in one complete package. A beginner's guide if you will. From the experimental abstractness of Thuja through the claustrophobic ambience of Amon to the avant garde beats of Francisco Lopez, it's all here. And yes there is a s-t-r-e-t-c-h-y one included also. Record of Shadows Infinite will break down your preconceptions of drone music and make you realize what you've been missing if you've never experienced this stuff before. Calming and relaxing, in a very chilled out way, it beats the hell out of whale music that those New Age tossers get off on.

An album full of moody, droning goodness. Anyone into Earth, Sunn 0))), and Boris's more experimental and ambient pieces will find a lot to like on this disc.

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