Category Archives: Drone

Daghraven ~ #1

Is it too early for Halloween?  Because here comes Daghraven with some dark sounds, just as the earth is turning light again.  For those who enjoy listening to haunted music, there’s never a bad time for a release, but the

Daghraven ~ #1

Is it too early for Halloween?  Because here comes Daghraven with some dark sounds, just as the earth is turning light again.  For those who enjoy listening to haunted music, there’s never a bad time for a release, but the

Wóma ~ Heofonwóma

Significantly, poetry has always been, in some way or another, about sounds. So what happens when you listen to dreams in a language that has been long gone from our everyday hearing? How does it feel to sense the whispers

Wóma ~ Heofonwóma

Significantly, poetry has always been, in some way or another, about sounds. So what happens when you listen to dreams in a language that has been long gone from our everyday hearing? How does it feel to sense the whispers

Gizeh Records: Dark Peak Series

Manchester’s Gizeh Records has been one of our favorite labels for years, and now they’ve stepped it up a notch with the sublimely shadowed Dark Peak series.  The first installments, from Æmaeth and Anders Brørby, set the bar high, leaving nothing to

Gizeh Records: Dark Peak Series

Manchester’s Gizeh Records has been one of our favorite labels for years, and now they’ve stepped it up a notch with the sublimely shadowed Dark Peak series.  The first installments, from Æmaeth and Anders Brørby, set the bar high, leaving nothing to

Nadja ~ Sv

Over the years, the prolific Nadja have recorded a few supremely interesting heavy/doom psych albums, pushing into new territories by expanding the basic sound of the genre towards the unexpected, whether in the form of shoegaze or ambient music. Sv

Nadja ~ Sv

Over the years, the prolific Nadja have recorded a few supremely interesting heavy/doom psych albums, pushing into new territories by expanding the basic sound of the genre towards the unexpected, whether in the form of shoegaze or ambient music. Sv

The Beacon Sound Choir ~ Sunday Morning Drones

Infinite Greyscale’s 10″ series returns with a pair of vocal drones ~ yes, you read that right, vocal.  Sunday Morning Drones is like the choral version of a Rhys Chatham experiment, with Peter Broderick at the helm.  To create these sounds, Broderick

The Beacon Sound Choir ~ Sunday Morning Drones

Infinite Greyscale’s 10″ series returns with a pair of vocal drones ~ yes, you read that right, vocal.  Sunday Morning Drones is like the choral version of a Rhys Chatham experiment, with Peter Broderick at the helm.  To create these sounds, Broderick

Yodok ~ IIII

Norway’s Yodok have swiftly followed up The Sky Flashes, The Great Sea Yearns, which made one of our year-end genre lists of 2015’s stand-out releases, with another leviathan of an LP. The band has since evolved (or devolved), however, dispensing

Yodok ~ IIII

Norway’s Yodok have swiftly followed up The Sky Flashes, The Great Sea Yearns, which made one of our year-end genre lists of 2015’s stand-out releases, with another leviathan of an LP. The band has since evolved (or devolved), however, dispensing

Tepe Gawra ~ A Rise in the Chalcolithic

A Rise In The Chalcolithic seems like an awakening, and as such is perfect for the launch of a new label.  Epic and immersive, the album has an ambience that feels huge, legendary and timeless.  The oversized CD jewel box

Tepe Gawra ~ A Rise in the Chalcolithic

A Rise In The Chalcolithic seems like an awakening, and as such is perfect for the launch of a new label.  Epic and immersive, the album has an ambience that feels huge, legendary and timeless.  The oversized CD jewel box

EUS ~ Luminar

Luminar is a wide, yawning gulf shrouded by mists of uncertainty and self-doubt. It spirals the listener into a kind of free fall, because its intense music challenges the mind on its associated, long-held beliefs. Luminar is rooted in the problems that

EUS ~ Luminar

Luminar is a wide, yawning gulf shrouded by mists of uncertainty and self-doubt. It spirals the listener into a kind of free fall, because its intense music challenges the mind on its associated, long-held beliefs. Luminar is rooted in the problems that