Randal Collier-Ford

Randal Collier-Ford is an American dark ambient musician and producer. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest state of Oregon, he made his start in 2012 with projects such as the Temple of Algolagnia, Grey Light Shade, and Mors Universa. He put out several records with each project before deciding to reconfigure the representation of his music toward the end of the year, and from thereon in, began to release efforts under his given name. The first such release was 2012's Dark Corners, which was put out by English imprint, Kalpamantra. The label put out two more of Collier-Ford's efforts -- 2013's Queen of Sheba and 2014's Gods Never Never Sleep (the latter's title was presented in traditional Hindi). He moved over to Cryo Chamber Records in 2015 which took care of all subsequent releases. The first was the Architects album which saw a slight sonic departure from previous releases. While still focusing on the familiar, dark ambient and drone sounds that Collier-Ford had become known for, the producer had begun to incorporate more innovative use of sound design along with frequent rhythm changes to achieve an overall more "cinematic" feel. Cryo Chamber put out a further two releases from the musician; 2015's Remnants and 2017's Promethean. 2017 also saw Collier-Ford independently release the Apex LP.