This is a very promosing split project. Drone masters Nadja meet German newcomers Kodiak.

First runner up is Kodiak with their 21 minute epic "MCCCXLIX, The Rising End". They were founded in 2008 and have released a demo and their self-titled album so far. If you dislike epic monotony, you can stop reading right away, because Kodiak use heavy, repeating, monotonous sound to create their unique doom monster. MCCCXLIX builds up slowly like a moraine crawling down a mountain for ages and ages and ages and ages and ages...
Their doom has  a big metal influence and their distortion-level might be a might to high at times. It has all isolated cymbal and drum strokes and dense and distorted guitar layers you'd wish for and then slowly moves into a silence floating on a base of noise, interrupted by single piano notes, but not before passing some heavy riffs supported by numerous effect pedals (that's a guess).

Nadja aka Aidan Baker and Leah Buckareff on the other hand are more experimental and stand out since their forming in 2005. Their song "Kitsune for Drone" has a constant wall of sound and noise. The guitars have a thick and earthy texture. This might be their most experimental and un-rhythmic and most drone in a long time and has a more fuzzy and electronic touch to it, which makes it pure white noise from time to time. It is more ambient and swallows all sounds around you and shows how incredibly good Nadja are.

Among these two, Kodiak are more metal and Nadja are the veterans and a bit more refined. If you have any affection for Drone and Doom, this is definitely worth a listen. Both CD and LP available.

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