Category Archives: Drone

Various Artists ~ Relatives Schoensein 2

Relative Schoensein 2 is a beautiful sequel with a philosophical backdrop.  The collection asks the question, “Are advertisements information or manipulation?”  The answer, of course, is both.  But if the answer from Adventurous Music is said to lean in one direction,

Various Artists ~ Relatives Schoensein 2

Relative Schoensein 2 is a beautiful sequel with a philosophical backdrop.  The collection asks the question, “Are advertisements information or manipulation?”  The answer, of course, is both.  But if the answer from Adventurous Music is said to lean in one direction,

Guentner | Spieth ~ Overlay

Fans of Kompakt’s long-running Pop Ambient series will recognize the names Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth. Between them, the two veterans of ambient and house music have appeared on more than half of the PA albums since they first began

Guentner | Spieth ~ Overlay

Fans of Kompakt’s long-running Pop Ambient series will recognize the names Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth. Between them, the two veterans of ambient and house music have appeared on more than half of the PA albums since they first began

Ulrich Krieger ~ Aphotic II – Abyssal

If one were to imagine a musical approximation of the ocean’s aphotic depths – the zones beyond the reach of sunlight and photosynthesis, where fish are luminescent – the first instruments that come to mind might not be saxophone, accordion,

Ulrich Krieger ~ Aphotic II – Abyssal

If one were to imagine a musical approximation of the ocean’s aphotic depths – the zones beyond the reach of sunlight and photosynthesis, where fish are luminescent – the first instruments that come to mind might not be saxophone, accordion,

Siavash Amini ~ eremos

Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation

Siavash Amini ~ eremos

Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation

Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House

Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states

Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House

Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states

Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon

Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later.  Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan.  This nuclear testing site

Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon

Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later.  Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan.  This nuclear testing site

The Inward Circles ~ Before We Lie Down in Darknesse

Anyone diving into Richard Skelton’s Before We Lie Down In Darknesse and expecting to encounter his uniquely sumptuous, sonorous layers of music may be in for a bit of a surprise.  Some of the same sources that inform other releases

The Inward Circles ~ Before We Lie Down in Darknesse

Anyone diving into Richard Skelton’s Before We Lie Down In Darknesse and expecting to encounter his uniquely sumptuous, sonorous layers of music may be in for a bit of a surprise.  Some of the same sources that inform other releases

Welcome New Label Vast Habitat!

The roots of L.A.’s Vast Habitat are found in the partnership of Daniel Lea and Michael Deragon, whose music as Heliochrysum first appeared on the Bedroom Community label.  On Friday the 13th, Vast Habitat launches with three albums, one by each

Welcome New Label Vast Habitat!

The roots of L.A.’s Vast Habitat are found in the partnership of Daniel Lea and Michael Deragon, whose music as Heliochrysum first appeared on the Bedroom Community label.  On Friday the 13th, Vast Habitat launches with three albums, one by each