Category Archives: Drone

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

Pauline Hogstrand ~ Áhkká

A loose conceptual framework is at play on Áhkká, a beguiling release by violist and composer Pauline Hogstrand whose title honors the “queen mountain”of her native Lappland. Hogstrand suggests that the album’s arc is comparable to the act of hiking, complete

Pauline Hogstrand ~ Áhkká

A loose conceptual framework is at play on Áhkká, a beguiling release by violist and composer Pauline Hogstrand whose title honors the “queen mountain”of her native Lappland. Hogstrand suggests that the album’s arc is comparable to the act of hiking, complete

Dronal ~ Whilst We Fall

The eye is fooled by the cover art, which  looks like striated clouds atop a striking sunset.  Yet what seems to be a photograph is “a graph provided by NASA’s Earth Observatory, measuring global temperature anomaly from 1880 to 2022

Dronal ~ Whilst We Fall

The eye is fooled by the cover art, which  looks like striated clouds atop a striking sunset.  Yet what seems to be a photograph is “a graph provided by NASA’s Earth Observatory, measuring global temperature anomaly from 1880 to 2022

Ross Gentry ~ House as a Person

Next week we’ll take a deep breath and plunge into fall with another bottle of wine from VISUALS Wine’s Ritual of Senses Wine Club, along with Dark Sines’ The Space Time Paradox.  Today we’re pleased to present Ceremony of Seasons’

Ross Gentry ~ House as a Person

Next week we’ll take a deep breath and plunge into fall with another bottle of wine from VISUALS Wine’s Ritual of Senses Wine Club, along with Dark Sines’ The Space Time Paradox.  Today we’re pleased to present Ceremony of Seasons’

Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Ambient & Drone

Could this be the best fall slate we’ve ever heard?  We started to get this impression in mid-summer, as the autumn announcements gained momentum.  While summer may be the biggest season for movies, fall is the biggest season for music.

Fall Music Preview 2023 ~ Ambient & Drone

Could this be the best fall slate we’ve ever heard?  We started to get this impression in mid-summer, as the autumn announcements gained momentum.  While summer may be the biggest season for movies, fall is the biggest season for music.

Lawrence English & Lea Bertucci ~ Chthonic

In 2021, Lawrence English‘s Room40 was our Label of the Year and Lea Bertucci‘s A Visible Length of Light was our #1 album.  This year they’ve joined forces on American Dreams.  Chthonic is a deep, dark, immersive album, its cover photo

Lawrence English & Lea Bertucci ~ Chthonic

In 2021, Lawrence English‘s Room40 was our Label of the Year and Lea Bertucci‘s A Visible Length of Light was our #1 album.  This year they’ve joined forces on American Dreams.  Chthonic is a deep, dark, immersive album, its cover photo

Kirin McElwain ~ Viriditas

On Viriditas, the tracks begin as modern composition and end up as drone, an alchemical development that exposes the porous membrane between the two fields.  This is the premiere release for Brooklyn cellist Kirin McElwain, who also adds voice and synth

Kirin McElwain ~ Viriditas

On Viriditas, the tracks begin as modern composition and end up as drone, an alchemical development that exposes the porous membrane between the two fields.  This is the premiere release for Brooklyn cellist Kirin McElwain, who also adds voice and synth