Category Archives: Drone

Debit ~ Desaceleradas

Cumbia rebajada was born by accident in the 1990s, when Monterrey DJ Gabriel Dueñez’s turntable overheated at a party and began to play cumbria music at half-speed.  Instead of clearing the floor, the strange new music rejuvenated those in attendance;

Debit ~ Desaceleradas

Cumbia rebajada was born by accident in the 1990s, when Monterrey DJ Gabriel Dueñez’s turntable overheated at a party and began to play cumbria music at half-speed.  Instead of clearing the floor, the strange new music rejuvenated those in attendance;

Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires

Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation.  To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20

Various Artists ~ Of Landfall and Wildfires

Exactly one year ago today, Hurricane Helene hit an unsuspecting Asheville, North Carolina and a swath of surrounding areas, causing momentous flooding and devastation.  To mark the one-year anniversary, Asheville imprint Ceremony of Seasons releases a massive 30-track, 3 hour, 20

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone

Meteorological fall begins today, bringing with it a plethora of emotions.  Whether one dreads the end of summer or yearns for the launch of fall, the season will yield an incredible crop of music.  Hundreds of instrumental and experimental albums

Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone

Meteorological fall begins today, bringing with it a plethora of emotions.  Whether one dreads the end of summer or yearns for the launch of fall, the season will yield an incredible crop of music.  Hundreds of instrumental and experimental albums

Orkestrafria ~ Erosion/Disappearance

The Erosion/Disappearance EP tells a true life tale in abbreviated form, tracing the slow disappearance of land in Atafona on the north coast of Rio de Janeiro. Over the last sixty years, 500 buildings and 14 blocks of the town

Orkestrafria ~ Erosion/Disappearance

The Erosion/Disappearance EP tells a true life tale in abbreviated form, tracing the slow disappearance of land in Atafona on the north coast of Rio de Janeiro. Over the last sixty years, 500 buildings and 14 blocks of the town

Arigto ~ Lungs

After a loved one dies, might part of their essence be inscribed in the objects they owned?  When the object is as personal as a beloved accordion, the case grows stronger.  When a member of Arigto happened upon such an instrument,

Arigto ~ Lungs

After a loved one dies, might part of their essence be inscribed in the objects they owned?  When the object is as personal as a beloved accordion, the case grows stronger.  When a member of Arigto happened upon such an instrument,

Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante

Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes

Sarah Bahr x Sound.Codes ~ Safien Album / Susana López ~ Materia Vibrante

Do you prefer music to direct you outward or inward? Even without words of instruction, our favourite artists cause us to investigate our innermost experience, or to interrogate the world around us. Two recent albums use drones as sonic probes

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

Richard Skelton ~ The Second Chamber

We’ve been covering Richard Skelton for so long that our earliest reviews appeared on another site.  While the composert’s sound has evolved over the years, it has retained an elegiac, heartfelt quality. The Second Chamber celebrates the 20th anniversary of

emptyset ~ Dissever

Before the Tate Modern was a gallery, it was the Bankside power station, generating electricity for London between 1891 and 1981. While much of the building was converted into gallery space, it was decided that the imposing space of the

emptyset ~ Dissever

Before the Tate Modern was a gallery, it was the Bankside power station, generating electricity for London between 1891 and 1981. While much of the building was converted into gallery space, it was decided that the imposing space of the