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Dylan Carlson (born March 12, 1968) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist and founder of the drone metal/post-rock group Earth, and the main contributor to his solo project Drcarlsonalbion.

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Dylan Carlson
Dylan Carlson in 2009
Background information
Born	(1968-03-12) March 12, 1968 (age 54) Seattle, Washington
Genres	Drone doom[1] post-rock experimental[2]
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1985–present
Website	www.thronesanddominions.com

Early life and education

Carlson was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His father worked for the Department of Defense, and, as a result, as a child he moved quite frequently, living in Philadelphia, Texas, New Mexico, and New Jersey, before coming back to live in Washington state.[3]

Career

He had first become interested in being a rock musician at age 15, inspired by bands such as Molly Hatchet, AC/DC, and Black Sabbath.[3] He also cites the Melvins, and composers La Monte Young and Terry Riley as major influences on his music. It was in Olympia, Washington that he met Slim Moon, Greg Babior, Dave Harwell and Joe Preston, with whom he would later form Earth.[3] During this time, he would often make "sonic collages" with his then-roommate Kurt Cobain.[4] From 1991 to 1996, Earth had an ever-changing lineup. Carlson attributes a lack of (full-length) studio album recordings from 1997 to 2005 to "legal and drug problems".[5]

Personal life

Carlson was a good friend of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and, like Cobain, has struggled with heroin addiction, particularly so after Cobain's death.[6] In his biography of Cobain, Heavier Than Heaven, Charles R. Cross asserted that "In Bloom" was a "thinly disguised portrait" of Carlson.[7] He now lives in recovery of heroin addiction. He has survived a rare form of Hepatitis B and liver failure.[8][9] Carlson was married to fellow Earth drummer Adrienne Davies for a time.[10] Davies still remains in the band despite their split-up. Carlson was married to a London-born artist, belly dancer, and performer named Holly. A picture of her profile was used as the album cover art for his solo album Conquistador.

Solo discography

• Gold (as Drcarlsonalbion) (2014)
• Falling with a 1000 Stars and other wonders from the House of Albion (with Coleman Grey) (2016)
• Conquistador (2018)

References

External links

• Official website
• Earth's MySpace page
• Extensive Earth Interview
• Dylan's Interview with I Heart Noise

На других языках

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- [en] Dylan Carlson (musician)

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[es] Dylan Carlson

Dylan Carlson (31 de marzo de 1964) es el guitarrista, cantante, y único miembro constante de la banda de Drone doom, llamada Earth.

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[ru] Карлсон, Дилан

Ди́лан Ка́рлсон (англ. Dylan Carlson; род. 12 марта 1968, Сиэтл, штат Вашингтон, США) — американский музыкант, наиболее известный как лидер и единственный постоянный участник группы Earth.

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