Sundummy

A few years back I was listening to Drone Zone on SomaFM and they played a track by Sundummy which really caught my ears. On further investigation I found some of his recordings on the Internet Archive and downloaded them for free. Sundummy is the work of one individual named Forrest Hule and I have also been in contact with him directly and he has provided me with some private recordings. An excellent chap.

Sundummy is an exponent of long form ambient which is an extension of the work started by people like Brian Eno but there is something quite appropriate to ambient music to exist in an extended form, where sometimes a single track well last an hour or more. Having established it's main atmosphere it is perfectly reasonable to allow this to exist for as long as possible and thereby create a kind of inhabitable environments for the listener - a kind of environment which you can inhabit and relax in.

Sundummy uses guitars as sound sources which are processed with effects. There is nothing which sounds like a guitar in the finished track.

Anyway here are some examples of Sundummy's work which I highly recommend and some free downloads.

Sundummy - Might Voids Collide

Sundummy - Spanish Moss