Category Archives: Drone
Olli Aarni ~ Nielu
Finland’s Olli Aarni enjoyed a prolific 2017, releasing a ratio-based loop LP, a triple tape of water recordings, a shared project with Mia Tarkela including a mushroom photo zine, and a split tape with Nuslux that sounded like a music box lullaby
Olli Aarni ~ Nielu
Finland’s Olli Aarni enjoyed a prolific 2017, releasing a ratio-based loop LP, a triple tape of water recordings, a shared project with Mia Tarkela including a mushroom photo zine, and a split tape with Nuslux that sounded like a music box lullaby
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Drone
2017 was a pivotal year for the drone genre, formerly considered the least political of all genres. Yet as the noise of the world increased, so did the interest of artists in using drone and noise as commentary. By creating
ACL 2017 ~ Top Ten Drone
2017 was a pivotal year for the drone genre, formerly considered the least political of all genres. Yet as the noise of the world increased, so did the interest of artists in using drone and noise as commentary. By creating
Stelzer/Murray ~ Connector
Brendan Murray and Howard Stelzer are two experimental vets from the Boston scene that have merged their musical talents for the first time — amazingly, considering their long friendship — to produce Connector. The potency of Stelzer and Murray’s music
Stelzer/Murray ~ Connector
Brendan Murray and Howard Stelzer are two experimental vets from the Boston scene that have merged their musical talents for the first time — amazingly, considering their long friendship — to produce Connector. The potency of Stelzer and Murray’s music
Tonesucker ~ Memento Mori
Years have passed since we’ve heard from the English band Tonesucker, but they’ve come back in a big way. The new album arrives in a box that contains a USB stick, a series of postcards, and a small sachet of grave
Tonesucker ~ Memento Mori
Years have passed since we’ve heard from the English band Tonesucker, but they’ve come back in a big way. The new album arrives in a box that contains a USB stick, a series of postcards, and a small sachet of grave
MYMK ~ The Memory Fog
The SØVN collective has become known for careful attention to packaging, a recent highlight being the wooden box edition of Amelia Devoid’s Hypogeum. But their latest release takes the cake. The tape is enclosed in a concrete box that can’t be opened
MYMK ~ The Memory Fog
The SØVN collective has become known for careful attention to packaging, a recent highlight being the wooden box edition of Amelia Devoid’s Hypogeum. But their latest release takes the cake. The tape is enclosed in a concrete box that can’t be opened
Aquarelle ~ Leave Corners
Autumn is a time for reflection and evaluation, a pause before giving thanks, an opportunity to put all things into perspective. Four years after August Undone, Ryan Potts again releases an album that is perfect for fall, its measured pace
Aquarelle ~ Leave Corners
Autumn is a time for reflection and evaluation, a pause before giving thanks, an opportunity to put all things into perspective. Four years after August Undone, Ryan Potts again releases an album that is perfect for fall, its measured pace
DR ~ Hovering
Hovering is settled music. The drone-influenced notes fall like dashes of cold rain from a cloudy sky. Hovering‘s opening drone lasts for eighteen minutes, moving at a pace slower than an elderly snail…but it is moving, and it is progressing,
DR ~ Hovering
Hovering is settled music. The drone-influenced notes fall like dashes of cold rain from a cloudy sky. Hovering‘s opening drone lasts for eighteen minutes, moving at a pace slower than an elderly snail…but it is moving, and it is progressing,
Aris Kindt ~ Swann and Odette
Of the copious entry points into Aris Kindt’s Swann and Odette, the notion of memory—in all its complex wonderment—serves as the most logical. Francis Harris and Gabe Hedrick meld an impressive range of styles to bring their Proustian evocations to
Aris Kindt ~ Swann and Odette
Of the copious entry points into Aris Kindt’s Swann and Odette, the notion of memory—in all its complex wonderment—serves as the most logical. Francis Harris and Gabe Hedrick meld an impressive range of styles to bring their Proustian evocations to
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