Category Archives: Drone
Phill Niblock ~ Music for Organ
Phill Niblock has a penchant for anagrams, as this record makes clear with the names of its two compositions, “Unmounted / Muted Noun” and “Nagro (aka Organ)”. In the same spirit, I note that Music for Organ might be rendered
Phill Niblock ~ Music for Organ
Phill Niblock has a penchant for anagrams, as this record makes clear with the names of its two compositions, “Unmounted / Muted Noun” and “Nagro (aka Organ)”. In the same spirit, I note that Music for Organ might be rendered
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone
Today we shift from the best music of the 10s to the first music of the 20s. This one is our biggest Winter Music Preview ever, listing nearly 200 albums in five days! A new year starts with new hopes
2020 Winter Music Preview ~ Ambient & Drone
Today we shift from the best music of the 10s to the first music of the 20s. This one is our biggest Winter Music Preview ever, listing nearly 200 albums in five days! A new year starts with new hopes
A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade
Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer. The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion. Some call drone the sibling of ambience,
A Closer Listen’s Best Drone Albums of the Decade
Drone can be as soft and comforting as a refrigerator hum, or as loud and abrasive as a jackhammer. The full range is represented here, from hum to noise, sine wave to distortion. Some call drone the sibling of ambience,
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone music doesn’t need to be scary; there’s nothing inherently frightening about elongated tones. Yet the drone genre does seem predisposed toward darkness. Just look at the cover art for Black to Comm; or the compositional corpses found in the BABEL hardback
ACL 2019 ~ Top Ten Drone
Drone music doesn’t need to be scary; there’s nothing inherently frightening about elongated tones. Yet the drone genre does seem predisposed toward darkness. Just look at the cover art for Black to Comm; or the compositional corpses found in the BABEL hardback
BABEL ~ Thirteen Exquisite Corpses
“Consequences” is a great rainy-day game I remember playing with my grandparents. Following the same narrative formula, each person writes one line of a story, before passing the folded paper to their neighbour. The end result is an absurdist, comical
BABEL ~ Thirteen Exquisite Corpses
“Consequences” is a great rainy-day game I remember playing with my grandparents. Following the same narrative formula, each person writes one line of a story, before passing the folded paper to their neighbour. The end result is an absurdist, comical
EUS ~ Devenir
In the late 6th century BCE, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus asserted that change is the only constant in life. Nevertheless, humanity has continued to struggle with the idea that nothing is permanent. Centuries later, EUS (Costa Rican droner extraordinaire Jose Acuña) probes
EUS ~ Devenir
In the late 6th century BCE, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus asserted that change is the only constant in life. Nevertheless, humanity has continued to struggle with the idea that nothing is permanent. Centuries later, EUS (Costa Rican droner extraordinaire Jose Acuña) probes
V/A ~ On Corrosion
The drone release of the season is finally here: ten tapes in a wooden box, featuring nearly seven hours of music. This has been a labor of love for the Helen Scarsdale Agency as it celebrates its 50th release. On
V/A ~ On Corrosion
The drone release of the season is finally here: ten tapes in a wooden box, featuring nearly seven hours of music. This has been a labor of love for the Helen Scarsdale Agency as it celebrates its 50th release. On
Black House Triangle ~ Id Ego Superego
Black House Triangle has given listeners a space in which to ’embrace discord, cacophony, accidents, hypnosis’. Because of its exploration of discord, Id Ego Superego is a naturally-dark design, and an ominous start to the shrivelling of 2019. Listen to
Black House Triangle ~ Id Ego Superego
Black House Triangle has given listeners a space in which to ’embrace discord, cacophony, accidents, hypnosis’. Because of its exploration of discord, Id Ego Superego is a naturally-dark design, and an ominous start to the shrivelling of 2019. Listen to
a closer listen 