Category Archives: Drone

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

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