Primal drone-folk ritual, where sound becomes ceremony and music becomes myth.
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Smote is a Newcastle-upon-Tyne–based avant-drone project originally begun by multi-instrumentalist Daniel Foggin. What started as a solitary venture soon expanded into a full-band ensemble, blending creaking strings, funeral-style drums, mournful winds, synth drones and bleak guitar to craft music that lives between ritual, psych-folk and cosmic dread. Over a string of albums since 2020, Smote have carved out a singular niche — where folk roots, experimental psychedelia and immersive drone collide in a way that feels ancient, raw and utterly otherworldly.
Their 2024 double-album A Grand Stream marks a bold statement — described as a “psychic voyage into the ether,” its drone-and-repetition-fuelled incantations summon spectral atmospheres and emotional weight. Live, Smote are a force: performance becomes ritual, sound becomes ceremony — an enveloping wall of noise and mood that challenges traditional concert expectations. For listeners drawn to the mysterious, immersive and uncompromisingly heavy, Smote remain a hauntingly beautiful immersive act, fearless in their pursuit of sonic transcendence.
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