The Locrian mode is one of the most sonically challenging sounds in music. And, though built on the major scale, this mode sounds totally removed from its parent scale's bright, happy vibes. Most ...

I first became aware of the harmonic minor scale back in high school, originally as an abstract entity I learned in music theory class, in which the seventh note of the natural minor scale was raised ...

On the occaision of the release of a new Locrian track from a new LP (“Chalk Point” from The Clearing, available now at BrooklynVegan), we cornered the Chicago dark ambient trio about some of their ...

Metal music often exists at an odd intersection between cathartic, lowbrow lunkhead aggression and adventurous arty abstraction. Since the mid-2000s, the members of Locrian—vocalist and synthesizer ...

Locrian recently released another three videos (!) from their haunting new long-player The Crystal World (art above). Dig on “Extinction” and “Triumph of Elimination” as well as “Obsidian Facades”, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We’re not joking when we say wacky! The Locrian mode is rarely heard in rock or pop and only ...

Count Chicago trio Locrian among the few bands who not only play music that sounds dark, but also make every note bleed black and breathe smoke. The Clearing could be their most nuanced record to date ...

Pianist Dave Solazzo and The Bridge—a trio that includes drummer Bill D'Augustino and bassist Matthew F. Vacanti—may be better known in the jazz world as accomplished sidemen, but they came together ...

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