Name: Earth, with guests at The Shakedown
Start: 2025-09-06T20:30:00-07:00
Location: 1212 N State St, Bellingham, WA, United States, Washington 98225

Saturday, September 6th
Earth, with guests
$20 advance, $25 day of show
Doors at 8:30, music at 9:00
Over the course of their three-decade career, Earth has remained committed to monolithic minimalism, evolving their sonic approach while staying grounded in austerity and restraint. From the seismic drone metal of Earth 2 to the dusty, cinematic tones of Hex and the meditative rock of Primitive and Deadly, Earth has continuously pared back their sound to its essence. With Full Upon Her Burning Lips, the band strips away auxiliary instrumentation and narrows its focus to the core duo—Dylan Carlson on guitar and bass, Adrienne Davies on drums—tapping into a distilled, potent version of themselves. Opening with the brooding “Datura’s Crimson Veils,” the album reclaims space for Davies’ drums while Carlson’s dry, effects-limited guitar work roams stark sonic landscapes. Their minimalist method doesn't constrain but rather expands Earth’s expressive range, emphasizing presence over adornment.
This return to the fundamentals extends to the album’s conception. Unlike previous releases shaped by conceptual arcs, Full Upon Her Burning Lips emerged organically, guided by intuition rather than structure. Carlson and Davies allowed subconscious impulses to shape the album, giving rise to a “witch’s garden” of sound—sensual, earthy, and slightly arcane. Tracks like “Exaltation of Larks” and “Maidens Catafalque” drift with dreamlike clarity, while others, such as “Cats on the Briar” and “Mandrake’s Hymn,” grew from touring downtime and studio spontaneity. Longtime collaborator Mell Dettmer captured the subtle interplay and evolving patterns with clarity, allowing the minimal elements to bloom on repeated listens. For Carlson, this record stands as the purest realization of Earth’s identity since the band’s rebirth—a sparse, sensual meditation rendered with maximal intent.