Category Archives: Drone
Richard Skelton ~ selenodesy
‘Skyglow’ sounds like it should be the name of an Ambient compilation we’ve been sent for review: a hazy, neon-washed collection bathed in a nocturnal shimmer. It is, rather depressingly, the name for the effect artificial lighting has on our
Richard Skelton ~ selenodesy
‘Skyglow’ sounds like it should be the name of an Ambient compilation we’ve been sent for review: a hazy, neon-washed collection bathed in a nocturnal shimmer. It is, rather depressingly, the name for the effect artificial lighting has on our
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same
2023 Spring Music Preview ~ Drone
Our definition of drone has continued to expand, and now includes everything from steady hum to walls of sound, from cello drone to factory noise. Sustain and decay are typical elements, as emphasized in Owen Coggins’ book of the same
Asher Tuil ~ Automatism
Asher Tuil’s Automatism is a celebration of audio technology’s sound and texture. Across the album’s ten tracks Tuil questions the relationship between the noise of audio technology and its signals. The basis of each track are field recordings Tuil made
Asher Tuil ~ Automatism
Asher Tuil’s Automatism is a celebration of audio technology’s sound and texture. Across the album’s ten tracks Tuil questions the relationship between the noise of audio technology and its signals. The basis of each track are field recordings Tuil made
Simon Scott ~ Long Drove
Simon Scott describes Long Drove, his latest release on Room40, as a “site-specific sound study which shifts the Anthropocene discourse from spectatorship to musical participation, accountability and creative engagement.” Across the album he demonstrates his own collaboration with nature while
Simon Scott ~ Long Drove
Simon Scott describes Long Drove, his latest release on Room40, as a “site-specific sound study which shifts the Anthropocene discourse from spectatorship to musical participation, accountability and creative engagement.” Across the album he demonstrates his own collaboration with nature while
J.WLSN ~ 1993
We may be living in the era of pandemic records for a while yet. J.WLSN’s 1993 is another entry into the canon but it’s one which, although a product of the artist’s extended stay in Australia’s lockdowns, resonates far beyond
J.WLSN ~ 1993
We may be living in the era of pandemic records for a while yet. J.WLSN’s 1993 is another entry into the canon but it’s one which, although a product of the artist’s extended stay in Australia’s lockdowns, resonates far beyond
Colin Stetson ~ Chimaera I
Colin Stetson is one among a number of contemporary experimental musicians who have carved out careers as composers for film and television. In 2022 alone the artist released soundtracks for two films and a docuseries about NASA. It seems only
Colin Stetson ~ Chimaera I
Colin Stetson is one among a number of contemporary experimental musicians who have carved out careers as composers for film and television. In 2022 alone the artist released soundtracks for two films and a docuseries about NASA. It seems only
2023 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone
Starting today, we delve more deeply into the winter release schedule, which already includes hundreds of titles: a boon for those who have packed away their 2022 playlists and are looking for something new. Our earliest 2023 submissions arrived in
2023 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone
Starting today, we delve more deeply into the winter release schedule, which already includes hundreds of titles: a boon for those who have packed away their 2022 playlists and are looking for something new. Our earliest 2023 submissions arrived in
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Drone
A lost father, a lost artist, a lost village, lost files; and on the other hand, grace, peace, worship, epiphanies. The drone genre is home to seeming opposites that swirl about each other in a dance of yin and yang.
ACL 2022 ~ Top Ten Drone
A lost father, a lost artist, a lost village, lost files; and on the other hand, grace, peace, worship, epiphanies. The drone genre is home to seeming opposites that swirl about each other in a dance of yin and yang.
a closer listen 