Drop Out III, by Gnod & White Hills

Drop Out III

by Gnod & White Hills

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jonezyboy A soaring and mesmerising masterpiece. Surely the album of 2025, hypnotic beyond belief. I can't stop listening to it on repeat. So many layers. So much to unpack. Favorite track: Per Sempre.

FraterOiram Been listening to this album for years, really digging the additional tracks. Favorite track: Elka.

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	1.	Drop Out 08:58
	2.	Run-A-Round 09:43
	3.	Wellhang 07:58
	4.	Spaced Man 10:04
	5.	Elka 13:35
	6.	Undressing Time 03:47
	7.	Air Streams 03:49
	8.	Unify 13:17
	9.	Per Sempre 21:27
	10.	Decorating Time 03:23
	11.	Changesaw 13:52
	12.	Model Citizen 10:54
	13.	Nothing Neu! Under The Sky 08:33
	14.	Hole In My Eye 11:25
	15.	Ovid's Poem 05:13

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Manchester’s Gnod and New York’s White Hills stand as titans of the exploratory rock community, stretching and bending the very notions of what rock can do and suspending our sense of time in a fluorescent fog. Together, their alchemical chemistry gave rise to the legendary, ongoing work that is Drop Out, an influential and sprawling series of extended pieces that expand and contract across the rock continuum and beyond. Originally conceived and assembled in the late 2000s from across the Atlantic Ocean, and further iterated in an extended, more widely released Drop Out II, the collective’s work has become a classic of 21st century psychedelia. Drop Out III further expounds on the lysergic glory of the previous versions with new arrangements, mixes, bonus tracks, and songs assembled as they were initially intended.

Drop Out III stands as a wholly new iteration of Gnod & White Hills’ initial collaboration. Reaching well beyond a mere reissue, Drop Out III is replete with sounds recorded in what the bands term the “Drop Out era” that have never been heard before. The double LP’s first two sides feature instrumentation and arrangements originally recorded but not included on previous releases. Embodying the two bands’ inquisitive natures, the already hypnotic flow of the songs take on new character, their timbres shifted and color palettes swirled in deft mixes. Classics like “Run-A-Round” and the eponymous “Drop Out” maintain their motorik drive and fizzing melodies, yet capture a new spirit. The latter two sides feature pieces never before included on vinyl, including the beautifully serene “Air Streams” in its original droning arc, previously broken bisected into separate tracks with completely different arrangements. In addition to those intoxicating pieces that will sound familiar and reinvigorated to fans, the album comes with a full album’s worth of bonus material, all crafted around the Drop Out era. White Hills’ “Decorating Time” (later repurposed into “Undressing Time”) showcases the depth of the band’s subtlety, rich with minute turns and a twist of psychedelic ambience. “Nothing NEU! Under the Sky” captures the invigorating pulse and dynamics of Gnod’s live performances.

Drop Out III’s new elements make clear the unified ethos of both bands. The reimaginings of these timeless pieces epitomize the sense of possibility brimming throughout the album. That an album over 15 years out from its inception could continue to grow well past its roots is a testament to Gnod & White Hills’ ability as artists and collaborators.

Drop Out - New version featuring elements recorded around the initial release but not included in those previous mixes.

Run-A-Round - New version featuring elements recorded around the initial release but not included in those previous mixes.

Wellhang - New version featuring elements recorded around the initial release but not included in those previous mixes.

Spaced Man - New version featuring elements recorded around the initial release but not included in those previous mixes.

Elka - Never appeared on vinyl, only released on the CDR and featuring a new mix

Undressing Time - initially crafted for DO II but not included and unavailable previously

Air Streams - The original combined track which was previously separated out into the tracks “Air” (DO I) and “Streams” (DO II).

Unify - Never released before

Per Sempre - New version featuring elements recorded around the initial release but not included in those previous mixes.

Decorating Time - a White Hills track recorded around DO

Changesaw - a Gnod track recorded around DO

Model Citizen - a White Hills track recorded around DO

Nothing Neu! Under The Sky - a Gnod track recorded around DO

Hole In My Eye - a White Hills track recorded around DO

Ovid's Poem - a White Hills track recorded around DO

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released March 21, 2025

Re-imagined, re-mixed and re-sequenced by Dave W. @ 60b Studios NYC.
Source material recorded at drop Out Studios London, UK, 60b Studios, NYC and the Ocropolis, Brooklyn, NY. Artwork & design by John O'Carroll, additional design by Chris Haslam and Daniel Castrejón.

We would like to thank Rocket Recordings for believing in this project and supporting it over the years. Thrill Jockey for Giving it a new life and to all of the heads who have found their way to this beast over the years who in turn have given it a life beyond what any of us ever imagined.

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