Category Archives: Drone
Anders Brørby ~ Mulholland Drive, 1984 / Phoenix Down
2016 was a prolific year for Anders Brørby, who began the year with Nihil (one of our Top Ten Drone Albums of 2016), followed it up with a split release on Land Animal Tapes, and topped off the year with this pair
Anders Brørby ~ Mulholland Drive, 1984 / Phoenix Down
2016 was a prolific year for Anders Brørby, who began the year with Nihil (one of our Top Ten Drone Albums of 2016), followed it up with a split release on Land Animal Tapes, and topped off the year with this pair
Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Imperfect
As people around the world use the new year as a welcome opportunity to put their mistakes behind them, Juan Antonio Nieto does the opposite. He celebrates the mistake, the glitch, the digital error; he calls his
Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Imperfect
As people around the world use the new year as a welcome opportunity to put their mistakes behind them, Juan Antonio Nieto does the opposite. He celebrates the mistake, the glitch, the digital error; he calls his
ACL 2016: Top Ten Drone
While ambient music can be surprisingly loud, drone can be surprisingly soft; the genres dance around each other like yin and yang, never separating yet never quite reconciling. In each genre, the sharpest contrast makes the biggest impact. Drone can
ACL 2016: Top Ten Drone
While ambient music can be surprisingly loud, drone can be surprisingly soft; the genres dance around each other like yin and yang, never separating yet never quite reconciling. In each genre, the sharpest contrast makes the biggest impact. Drone can
An Already Dead Tapes Quartet
Brooklyn’s Already Dead Tapes continues to release music at a ridiculous pace, faster than the normal consumer can fathom. We’ve chosen four recent releases to highlight, including one of the label’s best to date, which isn’t even a tape! We wanted to
An Already Dead Tapes Quartet
Brooklyn’s Already Dead Tapes continues to release music at a ridiculous pace, faster than the normal consumer can fathom. We’ve chosen four recent releases to highlight, including one of the label’s best to date, which isn’t even a tape! We wanted to
Svetlana Maraš and Bodies Under The Waterfall ~ Angry Ambient Artists Vol. 2
There’s been a lot of news to be angry about this year, from terrorism to Brexit to the U.S. presidential elections to the ongoing crisis in Syria. What to do with all this anger? The healthiest approach is to channel
Svetlana Maraš and Bodies Under The Waterfall ~ Angry Ambient Artists Vol. 2
There’s been a lot of news to be angry about this year, from terrorism to Brexit to the U.S. presidential elections to the ongoing crisis in Syria. What to do with all this anger? The healthiest approach is to channel
Canti Magnetici ~ Tape Batch #2: Luca Garino, Videobasic, Absent Outfit, Danny Clay + Greg Gorlen
Serious question: Why release music on tape? The resurgence of tape labels in recent years has been met with a seemingly never-ending flood of condescending think pieces. I’m against fetishization and nostalgia more than most, yet I think it’s important
Canti Magnetici ~ Tape Batch #2: Luca Garino, Videobasic, Absent Outfit, Danny Clay + Greg Gorlen
Serious question: Why release music on tape? The resurgence of tape labels in recent years has been met with a seemingly never-ending flood of condescending think pieces. I’m against fetishization and nostalgia more than most, yet I think it’s important
Gianluca Favaron | Anacleto Vitolo ~ Zolfo
Crispy, crunchy, and crackly ~ these are the sounds of Zolfo. In real life, we hear such sounds in crumpling paper and leaves underfoot. In the electronic realm, they surface in cellphones, computers and amplifier feedback. Blend organic and electronic,
Gianluca Favaron | Anacleto Vitolo ~ Zolfo
Crispy, crunchy, and crackly ~ these are the sounds of Zolfo. In real life, we hear such sounds in crumpling paper and leaves underfoot. In the electronic realm, they surface in cellphones, computers and amplifier feedback. Blend organic and electronic,
Desolate Horizons ~ The Story of the Sun and Its Fiery Death
Desolate Horizons (Constantine Horizon) has been releasing music on a steady basis for the past few years. Perhaps best known for a pair of watery split EPs with Endless Melancholy (Wide as the Golden Ocean / Deep as the Dark Blue Sea),
Desolate Horizons ~ The Story of the Sun and Its Fiery Death
Desolate Horizons (Constantine Horizon) has been releasing music on a steady basis for the past few years. Perhaps best known for a pair of watery split EPs with Endless Melancholy (Wide as the Golden Ocean / Deep as the Dark Blue Sea),
a closer listen 