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About Me

Cathal's blurry, eerie drones have a lot in common with Aidan Baker's solo guitarscapes and the massive string tones of Fear Falls Burning, but this is darker stuff than either of those artists. Heavily processed feedback swells in tide-like form, deep and sonorous, and underneath the warbling ambience is a dark soundworld enveloped in shadow. Muted melancholy melodies appear and disappear, soft whorls of sound and far-off klaxon blasts carry over vast expanses of blackness, and reverberating strings hum suspended in the air. Every once in awhile, the sound will begin to overload and distort, and form into a heavy blackened Sunn O))) like drone, but mostly Wereju inhabits a realm of mysterious, drifting, meditative dark ambience.
Crucial Blast Records
It wasn't massive or heavy or sludgey, instead it was dreamy and mysterious, the low end more soothing than corrosive. There were definitely some intense moments, but for the most part, the sound of Wereju was a gorgeous blackened late night shimmer.
Aquarius Records

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/07/2006
Band Members: DISCOGRAPHY

footprints
cdr (Drô6n Records 2009)

drones, tones and various repressed emotions
cdr (Basses Frequences 2009)
compilation w/ exclusive Wereju track

outside in
cdr (Idrone Park 2009)

six feet away from the world
cdr (werejumusic 2009)

fingerprints
cdr (Idrone Park 2009)

wereju/hourglass drops
cdr (Dead Pilot 2009)
split with Hourglass Drops

under the receding wave
tape (Middle James Co. 2009)

singularity
cdr (Idrone Park 2008)
collaboration with Nils Helstrom

a strange dark place
cdr (Deserted Village 2008)

exposure
cdr (Idrone Park 2008)
split with Mark Bradley

the light of life undone
cassette (Anathema Sound 2008)

something lost in time
cdr (Norss Platen 2008)
split with Norss

dream/death
cassette (Peasant Magik 2008)

the abyss
cdr (werejumusic 2008)

the way of the cross
cdr (Idrone Park 2008)

when the heart shows through
cdr (Still Sleep 2008)

monuments
cdr (Basses Frequences 2008)

between nowhere and goodbye
cdr (fourteenten 2008)

edging towards oblivion
cdr (werejumusic 2008)

the gyres
cdr (Electric Requiems 2008)

lost and far from home
cdr (Small Doses 2008)

a demon-haunted world
cdr (werejumusic 2008)

the end of everything
cdr (Electric Requiems 2008)

the dreams our stuff is made of
cdr (werejumusic 2007)

a dream half remembered
cdr (Electric Requiems 2007)

thirtyfour years of decay
cdr (werejumusic 2007)

through the depths of unknowing
2cd (Electric Requiems 2006)

with the earth in its coils
cdr (werejumusic 2006)

Influences: Jim Matheos, Kevin Moore, Sean Malone, Deathprod, Aidan Baker, Arvo Part, John Adams, Steve Reich, Howard Shore, Cliff Martinez, Clint Mansell, Helge Sten, Frank Herbert, Philip K. Dick, Neal Stephenson, Orson Scott Card, Carl Sagan, John Gribbin, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, David Cronenberg, Darren Aronofsky, Kenneth Johnson, Gordian Knot, Fates Warning, Chroma Key,
Sounds Like: Ageless drifting melancholia of an abandoned planet
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

a strange dark place (review)

WEREJUA Strange Dark Placecd, Deserted VillageI find it odd that the album title, and the track titles, should refer to darkness as I don't hear this as a dark album myself. To me, this is mellow, ple...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:50:00 GMT

'footprints' cdr (out now on Drô6n Records)

' footprints' cdr  out now on Drô6n Records.A single track, 38mins of dark minimal drone.It's available exclusively from the label.. more details here:www.myspace.com/droooooon  Or order from their ma...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 23:55:00 GMT

drones, tones and various repressed emotions

A new compilation cd available from the fantastic Basses Frequences label.  Features an exclusive Wereju track 'stagnant seas'...Also featured on the disc are exclusive tracks from Aidan Baker, Creatu...
Posted by on Fri, 08 May 2009 06:12:00 GMT

fingerprints and outside in

Two new cdr's are available now, both on my Idrone Park label.fingerprints5 tracks of slightly unsettling guitar drones.  Not as easy listening as some previous Wereju releases. outside in4 tracks of ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 00:20:00 GMT

'a strange dark place' review from Foxy Digitalis

Wereju "A Strange Dark Place"Deserted VillageLow frequency bass drones make the bulk of this record, forging three long pieces of glacial paced hypnotics. The album opens with a distinctly peaceful fo...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:13:00 GMT

Hourglass Drops/Wereju split... out now.

Hourglass Drops/Wereju Split out now!The fifth entry into the Dead Pilot Split Series pairs up up and coming minimalist/experimental artist Hourglass Drops and the Irish drone king Wereju. Hourglass ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:34:00 GMT

'something lost in time' cdr (split with Norss)

Two brand new Wereju tracks and two new tracks by Norss.  Darker than dark drones.  Limited to 22 copies so act fast if you want one. Contact Patrick at:  www.myspace.com/norss
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:45:00 GMT

this is the story so far...(discography)

singularity  cdr (Idrone Park 2008) collaboration with Nils Helstroma strange dark place  cdr (Deserted Village)exposure  cdr (Idrone Park 2008) split with Mark Bradleythe light of...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:59:00 GMT

’the way of the cross’ cdr on Idrone Park

Just recieved my copies of this, don't think it will be 'officially' released for a week or two yet, but it's available from me now. I've uploaded a sample that you can hear on the main page. 1. he kn...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:10:00 GMT

my favourite review so far...

And while I was ordering the rerelease of I fall into You by Aidan Baker I happened to order loads of Wereju, drone and drone. I can't say much about it. It's drone, it might be good. It's not bad at ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:42:00 GMT