Lull is a
dark ambient
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project of former
Napalm Death
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drummer
Mick Harris
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, which he founded in 1990.
History
Mick Harris
Michael John Harris (born 4 October 1967) is an English musician from Birmingham. He was the drummer for Napalm Death between 1985 and 1991, and is credited for coining the term "grindcore". After Napalm Death, Harris joined Painkiller with Jo ...
began the project Lull in 1990, when he acquired a sampler, a reverb pedal and a 4-track recorder.
After leaving the
grindcore
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band
Napalm Death
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, Harris wanted to create
dark ambient
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music.
Aaron Turner
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of
Isis
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and
Mamiffer
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described the Lull album ''Way through Staring'' as "the first really minimal music I encountered that really captivated me".
Discography
Studio Albums
* 1992 - ''Dreamt About Dreaming''
* 1993 - ''Journey Through Underworlds''
* 1994 - ''Cold Summer''
* 1996 - ''Continue''
* 1997 - ''Way Through Staring''
* 1998 - ''Moments''
* 2001 - ''Brook''
(with Origami Arktika)
* 2008 - ''Like a Slow River''
* 2022 - ''That Space Somewhere''
EPs
* 1994 - ''Chime / Gerbarra''
* 1994 - ''Silenced / Outerbounds''
* 1994 - ''Echoed Currents / Shooting Star Crash''
* 1994 - ''The Passing / Iceberg''
* 1995 - ''Time Box''
* 2008 - ''Circadian Rhythm Disturbance''
(with Beta Cloud)
Compilation Albums
* 2003 - ''Collected''
(Rare and Unreleased tracks)
See also
*
List of ambient music artists
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*
List of dark ambient artists
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References
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English electronic music groups
Musical groups from Birmingham, West Midlands
Musical groups established in 1991
British dark ambient music groups