Ulaan Khol is better known as guitarist Steven R. Smith, the main identity in a string of musical alter egos ranging from psychedelic rock (Crown of Marches) to Eastern European-influenced sounds (Hana Strana) to experimental groups Thuja and Mirza. As Ulaan Khol, Smith began releasing a three-part series of untitled, free-form experimental rock in 2008, taking on a bleaker and more ethereal sound than his previous endeavors, and complementing it with heavy feedback. ~ Adam Greenberg