SEMANTRON with special guest, Tad Doyle

SEMANTRON performs Secrets of Krummholz Heart with special guest, Tad Doyle performing works from his recent movie scores.
Friday, July 10th // Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
$20 adv. / GA Seated Upper & Lower Main Floor : tickets.venuepilot.com/e/semantron-performs-secrets-of-krummholz-heart-2026-07-10-the-rabbit-box-theatre-seattle-1d9957
Multi-instrumentalist Dave French – most widely known as the powerhouse drummer of Yob – arrives with his solo venture SEMANTRON, and the project’s entrancing debut LP, Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart.
Dave French has not only performed around the globe as a member of Yob, he’s played drums with Tad Doyle’s Brothers Of The Sonic Cloth, been a live collaborator with Steve Von Till and his Harvestman project, produced records for members of Soundgarden, and much more throughout his life in music. For several years, he’s been traveling with a classical guitar, writing songs in backstages and hotels, during ferry crossings, in remote landscapes, and quiet moments on the road. These pieces gradually evolved into SEMANTRON. The name of the project comes from an ancient monastic instrument: a plank of beech wood struck rhythmically with branches to call monks to meditation. The word itself is so old that its original pronunciation has long been lost to time. French chose the name because the music shares a similar purpose—slow, resonant, and meditative.
Performing every instrument on Secrets Of A Krummholz Heart, having recorded acoustic foundations in an off-grid cabin on Mt. Adams before completing drums, bass, electric guitars, and vocals between his home studio and the rehearsal space of Yob, French blended acoustic and electric textures 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 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 Dave French.
The result is deeply immersive music that unfolds patiently, drawing the listener into a meditative landscape of sound. The result is immersive and deeply personal music—patient, atmospheric, and elemental—echoing the expansive spirit of Pink Floyd and the ritualistic beauty of Dead Can Dance.