Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe is an American musician, composer and

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ist 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

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before beginning the moniker. 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. Since 2007 Lowe has been focused on live performance and the physicality of sound as well as many releases and collaborations. In 2008, Lichens toured extensively opening for instrumental post-rock band

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and played at their curated

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music festival. Lowe performed in the noise rock supergroup Singer, playing bass and providing vocals on two albums for Drag City with Todd Rittman and Adam Vida of U.S. Maple and Ben Vida of Town & Country. He performed tambura and vocals for stoner/ doom metal band Om on their albums '' God Is Good'' and '' Advaitic Songs'', and also joined them on stage. He contributed with vocals on the album ''

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band

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. In 2012, Lowe contributed the tracks ''Shoreline Scoring'' and ''Faeries'' to

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's film, ''

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''.

Discography

As Lichens *''R. Brown'' (self-released, 2004) *''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,

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, 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) *''Terre Plate'' (Los Discos Enfantasmes, 2011) *''Timon Irnok Manta'' (Type, 2012) *''Cognition / Observation'' (DDS, 2016) *''Kulthan'' (Latency, 2017) *''Levitation Praxis Pt 4'' (DDS, 2017) *'' Candyman'' (original score soundtrack, 2021) With Singer *''Unhistories'' (Drag City, 2008) *''Mindreading'' (Drag City, 2011) With Om *'' God Is Good'' (Drag City, 2009) *'' Advaitic Songs'' (Drag City, 2012)

Filmography

* ''Last Kind Words'' (2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''Wolves from Another Kingdom'' (2012) (short) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''Old Man Carmentine (Washington Heights, Brooklyn, Southampton and the Infinite Whistle)'' (2014) * '' Candyman'' (2021) * ''

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References

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