Celer is an American drone music project formed in 2005 by composer and musician Will Long and Danielle Baquet-Long.
Celer | |
---|---|
Origin | Huntington Beach, California, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 2005 — present |
Past members |
|
Website | http://www.celer.jp |
Founded in 2005, at the beginning of their relationship in Huntington Beach, California, U.S.A., Celer was created as a musical and artistic collaboration between Danielle Baquet-Long and Will Long.
Between 2005 and 2007, the couple created 22 releases, which they self-released, packaged in handmade, hand-painted packages, with designs, and individual stencils. The handmade packaging designs have been described as "deliciously mysterious",[1] where "Muted and bleach colours stretch as far as the eye can see in these panoramic paintings for the mind",[2] and the music as "deeply personal, or unwittingly obscure",[3] and "gentle, haunting and evocative",[4] created "primarily from personal memories and thought experiments".[5]
After producing music for record labels, installations, and exhibits worldwide from 2005 to 2009, Danielle Baquet-Long died on July 8, 2009, of heart failure.[6] From 2009 to the present, Celer has been the solo ambient project of Will Long.[7]