Bohren & Der Club of Gore

Black Earth is very dark, and very gloomy, but most surprisingly, it’s incredibly beautiful, and Morten Gass’s production on the album is immaculate, the bass dominating the mix, resonating and full. Gass admitted in one interview that they spent most of the studio sessions trying to perfect the sound of Rodenberg’s bass, and on the final product, they indeed pull it off. The album’s sound is deep, warm, and full; instead of being bombarded by solos and overproduction (the closest the album gets to orchestration is with subtle touches of mellotron), you’re left to just sit back and lose yourself in the long, low, sustained bass notes, the haunting notes of the Rhodes, the soft, sultry sax solos.