Category Archives: Drone
Hekla ~ Gjá
In Gjá, we return to the spectral world of Turnar, one of our top ten drone releases of 2025. The new EP is taken from the same sessions and draws from the same deep well. The illustration color has changed from
Hekla ~ Gjá
In Gjá, we return to the spectral world of Turnar, one of our top ten drone releases of 2025. The new EP is taken from the same sessions and draws from the same deep well. The illustration color has changed from
ACL 2026 Winter Music Preview ~ Drone
With its extended tones and forlorn timbres, drone music seems perfectly suited to score the expanse of winter. Just as snow blankets disparate objects in a blanket of white, the long and in some cases never-ending nights distort perceptions of
ACL 2026 Winter Music Preview ~ Drone
With its extended tones and forlorn timbres, drone music seems perfectly suited to score the expanse of winter. Just as snow blankets disparate objects in a blanket of white, the long and in some cases never-ending nights distort perceptions of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
ACL 2025 ~ Top Ten Drone
This year’s best drone albums do more than offer steady, immersive tones; they also tackle weighty issues and serve as the voices of the voiceless. The topics include the erasing of history, the removal of human rights, the specter of
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
Paul Jebanasam ~ mātr
Nine years have passed since Paul Jebanasam‘s last album, and mātr is only his third. But as the new album demonstrates, Jebanasam has a different view of time. mātr (Sanskrit for mother and a permutation of matter) places humanity in the context of geologic time
Kali Malone & Drew McDowall ~ Magnetism
Drone music seems to lend itself to the feeling of displaced time. You can, for example, put on a CD, and drift away from the conscious realm so completely that the 70+ minute running time passes in what feels like
Kali Malone & Drew McDowall ~ Magnetism
Drone music seems to lend itself to the feeling of displaced time. You can, for example, put on a CD, and drift away from the conscious realm so completely that the 70+ minute running time passes in what feels like
Manja Ristić ~ Into Your Eyes
Over the course of the year, Manja Ristić has been releasing a triptych of intertwined albums, starting with Purpurna vresišta on wabi-sabi tapes, followed by Sargassum aeterna on Rakem Records and ending with Into Your Eyes on LINE. The first addresses “the trauma imprinted
Manja Ristić ~ Into Your Eyes
Over the course of the year, Manja Ristić has been releasing a triptych of intertwined albums, starting with Purpurna vresišta on wabi-sabi tapes, followed by Sargassum aeterna on Rakem Records and ending with Into Your Eyes on LINE. The first addresses “the trauma imprinted
Debit ~ Desaceleradas
Cumbia rebajada was born by accident in the 1990s, when Monterrey DJ Gabriel Dueñez’s turntable overheated at a party and began to play cumbria music at half-speed. Instead of clearing the floor, the strange new music rejuvenated those in attendance;
Debit ~ Desaceleradas
Cumbia rebajada was born by accident in the 1990s, when Monterrey DJ Gabriel Dueñez’s turntable overheated at a party and began to play cumbria music at half-speed. Instead of clearing the floor, the strange new music rejuvenated those in attendance;
Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires
Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation. To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20
Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires
Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation. To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20
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