Warning Light
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Warning Light is an ambient
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recording project primarily featuring multi instrumentalist Drew Haddon. The band has existed in various forms since 2003, and though formerly based out of Asheville, North Carolina is now in Atlanta, Georgia
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band Suitcases. But after a year of open ended experimentation, the Warning Light sound began to center more on atmosphere and noise. In the mid 2000s, Haddon ran the DIY noise label Sleepaway Recordings, which would release a variety of tapes and CDrs by Warning Light and Suitcases. After several years of work in those projects, Haddon also briefly played in the psychedelic synth outfit Tree Creature and minimal synth outfit High Marks. During this time, Warning Light recorded nearly a dozen cassettes, CDrs and digital releases. In 2007, Stickfigure Records
put out the album Eternity Drones, then followed by releasing the Further On album in early 2010. Haddon then played with Atlanta dance band Roman Photos, and currently plays synthesizer in the electronic indie act Kolossi.
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
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Drone music
Drone music is a minimalist musical style that emphasizes the use of sustained or repeated sounds, notes, or tone-clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmonic variations throughout each piece compared to other musics...
recording project primarily featuring multi instrumentalist Drew Haddon. The band has existed in various forms since 2003, and though formerly based out of Asheville, North Carolina is now in Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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History
Warning Light was originally just a catch all name used by Haddon to label all the various home recording projects he pursued while playing live with Atlanta experimental/noise rockNoise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band Suitcases. But after a year of open ended experimentation, the Warning Light sound began to center more on atmosphere and noise. In the mid 2000s, Haddon ran the DIY noise label Sleepaway Recordings, which would release a variety of tapes and CDrs by Warning Light and Suitcases. After several years of work in those projects, Haddon also briefly played in the psychedelic synth outfit Tree Creature and minimal synth outfit High Marks. During this time, Warning Light recorded nearly a dozen cassettes, CDrs and digital releases. In 2007, Stickfigure Records
Stickfigure Records
Stickfigure Records is an American record label based in Atlanta, Georgia.It was created in the winter of 1992 to cater to the underground scene of independent music. Its roots were in the new sub-culture rising in the 90s. Many of musical genres, such as hardcore punk, math rock, and emo, were...
put out the album Eternity Drones, then followed by releasing the Further On album in early 2010. Haddon then played with Atlanta dance band Roman Photos, and currently plays synthesizer in the electronic indie act Kolossi.
Discography
- Split with Rioter With a Flare Gun (Sleepaway CDr, 2004)
- A Night Drive Through the Country (Sleepaway Tape, 2004)
- Texture Tones (Sleepaway Tape, 2005)
- Night Flight (Sleepaway 3" CDr, 2005)
- Two aka "2" (Sleepaway Tape and CDr, 2005)
- Demology+Complications EP (Sleepaway Tape, 2006)
- Live at Kirkwood Ballers Club with Dry Lungs (Sleepaway CDr, 2006)
- Labor EP (Sleepaway 3" CDr, 2006)
- Subterrain EP (Sleepaway 3" CDr, 2006)
- Eternity Drones (Stickfigure CDr, 2007)
- Split with Colossus (ESR Tape, 2007)
- Psychedelic Vampirism (internet blogspot release, 2008)
- Different Geographies (Sleepaway Recordings 2xCDr, 2008)
- Ritual compilation appearance (Heavy Nature, 2008)
- Unknown Clearing (Tiny Kraken CDr, 2009)
- Further On (Stickfigure CD, 2010)
- Crystal Growing Kit 4 c20 compilation appearance (Serip, 2010)
- Early Birds EP (Beacon Light Communications CDr, 2010)
- Fallow (free download release, 2010)
- Live at the Eyedrum w/ Runaway Five and Young Again (Eyedrum Tapes, 2010)
- "Starry Way EP" (Beacon Light Communications, 2011)
- "New Pilgrimage EP" (Beacon Light Communications, 2011)
- "Wild Silver" (Stickfigure CD 2011)