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Semantron is the solo project of Dave French, a multi-instrumentalist known for his work as drummer of Yob and as guitar, bass, synth, and percussions in the live ensembles of Steve Von Till.
In the Winter of 2023, French rented an off-grid cabin at the foot of Mount Adams in Washington State, where he began recording the core guitar tracks for fifteen songs. Six of those pieces became SEMANTRON’s debut, Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart. The title draws on the alpine phenomenon of krummholz—trees near the limits of survival that become bent and twisted by relentless wind and harsh weather. For French, the image became a metaphor: a heart shaped by the forces of life yet still rooted and alive.
Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart was fully performed by Dave French, recording acoustic foundations in the mountain cabin before completing drums, bass, electric guitars, and vocals between his home studio and the Yob rehearsal space. Acoustic and electric textures merge with field recordings gathered from the natural world: ravens and owls, alpine wind, rivers, stone percussion from mountain talus slopes, rhythms played on living trees, and even the slow dripping of meltwater from an Icelandic glacier. The record was mixed by Nathan Yaccino (Soundgarden, Norah Jones, A Storm Of Light), mastered by Tad Doyle (Tad, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth), and completed with art/layout by French.
In the Winter of 2023, French rented an off-grid cabin at the foot of Mount Adams in Washington State, where he began recording the core guitar tracks for fifteen songs. Six of those pieces became SEMANTRON’s debut, Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart. The title draws on the alpine phenomenon of krummholz—trees near the limits of survival that become bent and twisted by relentless wind and harsh weather. For French, the image became a metaphor: a heart shaped by the forces of life yet still rooted and alive.
Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart was fully performed by Dave French, recording acoustic foundations in the mountain cabin before completing drums, bass, electric guitars, and vocals between his home studio and the Yob rehearsal space. Acoustic and electric textures merge with field recordings gathered from the natural world: ravens and owls, alpine wind, rivers, stone percussion from mountain talus slopes, rhythms played on living trees, and even the slow dripping of meltwater from an Icelandic glacier. The record was mixed by Nathan Yaccino (Soundgarden, Norah Jones, A Storm Of Light), mastered by Tad Doyle (Tad, Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth), and completed with art/layout by French.