Category Archives: Drone
Ensemble Dedalus / Ryoko Akama ~ ELIANE RADIGUE
A separation has many stages. It starts with an ellipse, a kind of alienation, and slowly unfolds into an opposition or even better a difference before it moves on to a departure. We can understand a separation as a way
Ensemble Dedalus / Ryoko Akama ~ ELIANE RADIGUE
A separation has many stages. It starts with an ellipse, a kind of alienation, and slowly unfolds into an opposition or even better a difference before it moves on to a departure. We can understand a separation as a way
Phill Niblock ~ Muna Torso
Given the long history of collaboration between experimental music and the visual arts and film, it’s no surprise that a lot of music we cover on this site was designed in to be presented alongside a moving image. The composer
Phill Niblock ~ Muna Torso
Given the long history of collaboration between experimental music and the visual arts and film, it’s no surprise that a lot of music we cover on this site was designed in to be presented alongside a moving image. The composer
Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field
One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings. The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as
Arbee ~ La place est prise / Glacial Anatomy ~ Field
One of the pleasures of watching Montreal’s Florina Cassettes is matching their cover art with the original paintings. The young label’s unified cover aesthetic is particularly appealing as it zeroes in on abstractions ~ even in otherwise straightforward art, as
KMRU ~ Glim
Glim is grounded from the outset in a sense of place. Or is it? Although field recordings are an important part of the artist who goes under the moniker KMRU’s own listening practice and sonic output, the opening track of
KMRU ~ Glim
Glim is grounded from the outset in a sense of place. Or is it? Although field recordings are an important part of the artist who goes under the moniker KMRU’s own listening practice and sonic output, the opening track of
Chaz Knapp & Mariel Roberts ~ Setting Fire to These Dark Times
The title seems especially relevant: Setting Fire to These Dark Times. The phrase indicates a desire to burn the present era and start anew. Other titles are tongue-in-cheek: “Flat Earth Drune for Non-Believers” pokes fun at conspiracy theorists, while “Warmth in
Chaz Knapp & Mariel Roberts ~ Setting Fire to These Dark Times
The title seems especially relevant: Setting Fire to These Dark Times. The phrase indicates a desire to burn the present era and start anew. Other titles are tongue-in-cheek: “Flat Earth Drune for Non-Believers” pokes fun at conspiracy theorists, while “Warmth in
Ozmotic | Fennesz ~ Senzatempo
One day soon we may hear the last of the albums produced during the pandemic, but not yet. In the physical sense, this period was responsible for a blossoming of music; in the psychological sense, it highlighted the experience of
Ozmotic | Fennesz ~ Senzatempo
One day soon we may hear the last of the albums produced during the pandemic, but not yet. In the physical sense, this period was responsible for a blossoming of music; in the psychological sense, it highlighted the experience of
Remanence ~ Sepiadrone
Here’s some advice we seldom hear: best played at medium volume. Remanence (Brian McWilliams, previously covered as Aperus, and John Phipps) also recommend that the music be played at night so the nuances can blend with “the muted atmosphere of a
Remanence ~ Sepiadrone
Here’s some advice we seldom hear: best played at medium volume. Remanence (Brian McWilliams, previously covered as Aperus, and John Phipps) also recommend that the music be played at night so the nuances can blend with “the muted atmosphere of a
Steve Roach ~ Rest of Life
Ambient music pioneer Steve Roach’s records are always inviting the listener on a journey. The spaciousness of his musical textures and tones leave the locations and destinations open though. It could be through the recesses of your mind, the vastness
Steve Roach ~ Rest of Life
Ambient music pioneer Steve Roach’s records are always inviting the listener on a journey. The spaciousness of his musical textures and tones leave the locations and destinations open though. It could be through the recesses of your mind, the vastness
a closer listen 