Category Archives: Drone

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

Sleep Number ~ Sunspill

This is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. As followers have come to expect, it is also the day to uncork a new edition of VISUALS Wine’s Ritual

Sleep Number ~ Sunspill

This is the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. As followers have come to expect, it is also the day to uncork a new edition of VISUALS Wine’s Ritual

EUS ~ Completud

The origins of Completud can be found in last year’s Culminación del Bosque, which José Acuña recorded as Contradicta.  Opening tracks “Revelación” and “Espejo Divino” (“Revelation” and “Divine Mirror”) express a yearning for the Divine, and hope of eventual contact. In Completud, the

EUS ~ Completud

The origins of Completud can be found in last year’s Culminación del Bosque, which José Acuña recorded as Contradicta.  Opening tracks “Revelación” and “Espejo Divino” (“Revelation” and “Divine Mirror”) express a yearning for the Divine, and hope of eventual contact. In Completud, the

Theresa Wong ~ Journey to the Cave of Guanyin

Good questions are always more interesting than their answers. “What does the cello sound like?” seeks a factual, closed response, which most of us could easily produce in fairly short order. Through her work, however, Bay Area-based composer and Guggenheim

Theresa Wong ~ Journey to the Cave of Guanyin

Good questions are always more interesting than their answers. “What does the cello sound like?” seeks a factual, closed response, which most of us could easily produce in fairly short order. Through her work, however, Bay Area-based composer and Guggenheim

Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers

Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus.  From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable.  While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer

Sage Martens ~ Chamber Music for Lawn Mowers

Summer is near, bringing the roar of lawnmowers, drowning the dawn chorus.  From push mowers to ride-a-mowers to massive multi-blade vehicles, the sounds are inescapable.  While many wear headsets (tacitly admitting that they are contributing to noise pollution), others prefer

Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos

As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series.  El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its

Concepción Huerta ~ El Sol de los Muertos

As Grand River has chosen wind as her subject and Concepción Huerta has chosen fire, the Umor Rex label may be working toward an Elements series.  El Sol de los Muertos (The Sun of the Dead) features a volcano on its

Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines

With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium.  Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”

Gwen Sainte-Rose ~ Collines / Racines

With physical releases on the wane, it’s comforting to open the Collines / Racines box to find small posters, photo cards, and ephemera foraged in the forests of Belgium.  Reading that the objects were collected by “the musician and her acolytes,”