The album continues the creative partnership established with the band's 2019 EP Once Then Ifs. Read about the making of Necessary Disaster, the band's history, and the creative process behind the music and artwork, or listen to the album on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Electronic Music by Mike Hetman

As a composer, InterPow's Mike Hetman creates electronic music inspired by tangible and tactile experiences and emotions, including discovery, love, loss, and healing. Owl is a curated collection of songs that explores these themes through atmospheric electronic and dark ambient compositions. A central influence throughout the collection is the loss of a loved one, symbolized by the owl itself. However, with largely ambiguous track names and instrumentation, listeners are encouraged to find their own meaning in the music and connect it to their own experiences. These songs may be licensed for a variety of media, or original compositions may be commissioned by request.

Soundtrack to Iron Miners

The soundtrack for Iron Miners was created to capture the feelings Mike Hetman experienced while exploring isolated underground environments where miners once toiled, but which today stand largely abandoned and forgotten. Though the songs were initially played automatically as visitors to IronMiners.com navigated the dark corridors of New Jersey and New York's vast mine tunnels from the safety of their desktops and armchairs, they now stand as a reflection of Mike Hetman's firsthand experiences underground. Blending melody, ambience, and mystique, the songs seek to evoke the history, isolation, and sense of discovery found within these hidden places. Selections from the soundtrack were even featured in the pilot episode of America Underground.