John 3:16
John 3:16 is a unique experiment relying on the broad culture of its solo composer. Heavy and aerial, the music
is leading here. No rules to follow as no genre wide enough to encompass all the elements in John 3:16.
In between soundtrack, ambient electronic and drone, each track is a piece of space somewhere, far away from here.
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About the first album "John 3:16"
Seven piece instrumental work; experimental, dark electronic ambience and buzzing drone - warm,
ritualistic, crafted, intelligent, the art of sound, resonance. Stands out a little from crowd (we do get a lot of
electronic soundscape composition), rather refined and relaxing, not mere background music, builds up with quite a sense
of foreboding brooding tension and there is a price to redemption - worth checking out.
Published on Organart.com
This ambient / drone project based in the U.K. called John 3:16 is apparently the work of one man who's identity, much
like the 7 pieces of music presented on this full length self titled release is shrouded in darkness and mystery.
These instrumental compositions can certainly be called fairly minimalist as far actual sounds go, relying primarily
on lengthy vibrant drones colored with a plethora of simple, yet highly effective and atmospheric sounding keyboards.
Each track unfolds at its own deliberate pace, gradually increasing in tension as it progresses along its trajectory.
The songs are finely crafted and easy to listen to, putting the listener into a relaxed state even though the music
resonates with feelings of coldness and despair. The song titles, like the name of the project have allusions to the
bible so perhaps there is some sort of a subliminal message to be had somewhere beneath the clinically layered sound?
If you like music with a dark and ambient feel to it, then John 3:16 is going to be right up your alley. Ultimately
in the end, this is a rewarding listening experience and one worthy of checking out.
Published on seaoftranquility.org
This is mysterious, heavy stuff, with a sound that encompasses drone, dark ambient, and progged-out synth rock in the
vein of early Tangerine Dream. The seven tracks here are mainly powered by a keyboard-heavy dark drone and lots of
repetitive sonic motion -- but that motion is not entirely static, for even as patterns settle into what resembles
a looped groove, their volume and texture grow and expand, often seguing into new elements of drone and ambient noise.
These pieces may be instrumental and largely ambient, but they are hardly directionless, for the sound on each track
steadily evolves, revealing a subtle but effective compositional process at work. Some of the tracks, especially "The
Marks of Sin," feature interstellar guitar noise that sounds highly reminiscent of early Skullflower in a more
drone-oriented context, while the gritty sound of "Eternal Life" calls to mind the power electronics aesthetic, but
this is definitely not classic harsh noise by any means; here the noise content is strictly subservient to the almighty
drone, of which there is plenty. This is the first largely keyboard-driven drone album I've heard in a while, and a
genuinely excellent collection of drones at that -- atmospheric and spooky, and far darker than you might expect
given the name of the "band" (actually one solo improviser) and the biblical song titles.
Published on theonetruedeadangel.blogspot.com
Dark, brooding, liquid ambience that provides more atmospherics than active listening. Eternal Life has to be one of
the scariest pieces of music I think I've ever heard in my life. Music for pleasure? No. Essential listening? Yes.
Published on Subba-Cultcha.com
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