Austere is an anonymous electronic music group specializing in ambient, dark ambient, drone, glitch-ambient, downtempo-style drum and bass and minimalist music. The group started working together in 1997 with their first release in 1998, and is based in the Pacific Northwest in Portland, Oregon.
In regards to their Minimalist compositions and recordings, the group's work draws upon composer Steve Reich's concept of Process Music, as defined by hi...
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