Durell Smith

YouTube video by Joe Strong (Johnny Larue) 2025-01-31 Anthrodynia (1st live show)

My Death/doom band played a first show this past Friday. The project is primarily writing and recording. Very happy to share a little bit after a year and two LPs were written.

Playing death metal rules.

Mail day

The Silence (1963) Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communic...

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Chime (2024) A chef's life is disrupted by a chime that brings with it an increasing sense of dread.

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If you care to follow, this is where I will be posting about life and creative projects.

Honestly, I just love being at home. Art and creativity is an incredible gift, but it doesn't shine a light compared to the love I share with my wife, our pets, and our growing family. I am at a point where the priorities are falling into the right places and it's an amazing feeling.

My first love was film. Blockbuster every weekend and making "James Bond" movies with my friends at 10. My writing has taken a narrative form that was translated into a short film, which was also an amazing opportunity to collaborate with my wife who is also a writer and film fan herself (bio link).

Outside of music, I also write and release poetry. Notable works include a full length collection, collaborations with drone musicians, smaller chapbooks, and some international publications (all can be found in my bio link).

Intro post -
My name is Durell. I am an Edmonton based multidisciplinary artist. My work is mostly based in aggressive and dissonant music. Some bands I've been active in include Mahria, Obroa-skai, Kuroi Jukai, and Daydreaming (all available to listen to via bandcamp).

Here until I won't be