Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe performing with Om at Budapest in 2012
Background information
Birth name
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Also known as
Lichens
Origin
United States
Occupations
Musician
composer
sound artist
Instruments
Vocals
tambura
keyboards
Musical artist
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe is an American musician, composer and sound artist who records under the moniker Lichens. In live performances as Lichens, Lowe incorporates spontaneous arrangements of voice and modular synthesizer patch pieces.
Lowe was previously a member of 90 Day Men before beginning the moniker.[1] In the past, Lowe would use acoustic and electric guitars, and on some occasions, percussion. Lichens' first release was The Psychic Nature of Being, a three-track album recorded as a one-time improvisation without overdubbing. In 2007, Lichens released Omns, which was intended to be a continuation of The Psychic Nature of Being using slightly different techniques in recording and editing.[2] Since 2007 Lowe has been focused on live performance and the physicality of sound as well as many releases and collaborations.
The Psychic Nature of Being (Kranky/Holy Mountain, 2005)
Restoration of Temperament/If You So Choose… Live ATL '06 (Split 12" EP with Lexie Mountain, HOSS Records, 2006)
Omns (Kranky, 2007)
"Escapism in a Comedic Forum" on The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration, a tribute CD to guitarist John Fahey (Table of the Elements, 2007)
White/Lichens – "S/T" (collaboration with White/Light on Holy Mountain, 2007)
Cloudland Canyon/Lichens – "Exterminating Angel" (collaboration with Cloudland Canyon on Holy Mountain, 2008)
Time & Light (self-released, 2008)
Tanith (self-released, 2008)
lítiȭ fólk (morc tapes, 2012)
As Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Gyromancy (collaboration with Rose Lazar on Thrill Jockey, 2008)
Fazo IV: La Kvalito de Speguloj (Rainbow Body, 2009)
Eclipses (collaboration with Rose Lazar on Thrill Jockey, 2010)
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