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ancient ocean

Ancient Ocean || ancientocean.bandcamp.com

Ancient Ocean is the solo project of Brooklyn by way of Nashville guitar explorer, John Bohannon. Hailing from the American South, he has honed a unique style of blissed-out ambient/drone meets americana-rooted psychedelia that have evoked comparisons to Kawabata Makoto’s solo works, Eno/Fripp, Robin Guthrie, and more. Having released titles on Expo 70’s Sonic Meditations, Woodsmans’ Fire Talk, Rubber City Noise, Kimberly Dawn, and more. He has shared the stage with a diverse crowd including Tony Conrad, Tom Carter, Jeff the Brotherhood, CAVE, Danava, Lower Dens, Prince Rama, and played festivals such as SXSW, CMJ, and Sonic Circuits.

Ancient Ocean played at El Cocuy in Cannaregio, Venice, on 2 October 2012.