Sheer Hellish Miasma is a studio album by American experimental musician Kevin Drumm. It was released in May 2002, through Mego.
Background Kevin Drumm is an American experimental musician based in Chicago, Illinois. Sheer Hellish Miasma was recorded from 2000 to 2001 in Chicago. He used guitars, pedals, microphones, tapes, and analog synthesizers to create the album. It was originally released in May 2002, through Mego. It was later reissued through Editions Mego.
Sheer Hellish Miasma II, a follow-up album, was released in 2025.
Critical reception
Joe Panzner of Stylus Magazine commented that "the record is stark, ominous, dark, and surrounded in allusion to metal-style savagery." He added, "For fans of Kevin Drumm, Sheer Hellish Miasma is an essential release as it captures Drumm at his most ferocious and most inventive." Leveer of Tiny Mix Tapes called the album "responsible for the cachet and explosion of 'noise' that so largely defined the 2000s."
Accolades + Accolades for Sheer Hellish Miasma Publication List Rank Pitchfork Top 50 Albums of 2002 Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 100 Albums of 2000–2009
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Kevin Drumm – guitar, tape, microphone, pedal, analog synthesizer, computer assistance
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