Category Archives: Drone
AMULETS ~ Sierra Highs
Want to do something good in the new year ~ to make a difference, and in so doing, receive some lovely music? Do you have a dollar? We know how to put it to good use. AMULETS’ new EP is
AMULETS ~ Sierra Highs
Want to do something good in the new year ~ to make a difference, and in so doing, receive some lovely music? Do you have a dollar? We know how to put it to good use. AMULETS’ new EP is
ACL 2015: Top Ten Drone
Extended tones form the basis of Drone, a category that can be as soft as a refrigerator hum or as loud as the military plane that adopted its name. But there’s so much more to the genre than simple extension.
ACL 2015: Top Ten Drone
Extended tones form the basis of Drone, a category that can be as soft as a refrigerator hum or as loud as the military plane that adopted its name. But there’s so much more to the genre than simple extension.
Bas van Huizen ~ Kluwekracht
The return of Bas van Huizen is a welcome late-season surprise. We last heard from the Dutch artist under his Shoganai moniker, with an album that made our Top Ten Drone of 2013. The tracks here may be a little older, but they
Bas van Huizen ~ Kluwekracht
The return of Bas van Huizen is a welcome late-season surprise. We last heard from the Dutch artist under his Shoganai moniker, with an album that made our Top Ten Drone of 2013. The tracks here may be a little older, but they
En ~ City of Brides
En‘s City of Brides travels a long way before it ends. While incorporating elements of ambient, drone, and electronic music, it’s a sonic mélange that works. The third album from Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, it exudes some of that hazy
En ~ City of Brides
En‘s City of Brides travels a long way before it ends. While incorporating elements of ambient, drone, and electronic music, it’s a sonic mélange that works. The third album from Maxwell August Croy and James Devane, it exudes some of that hazy
Gonçalo F Cardoso & Ruben Pater ~ A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics
The word “drone” was coined to describe the sound made by the male bee. Over time, this definition was expanded to include any sort of low continuous hum. Our Drone section covers sound art in this spectrum. Yet in recent years,
Gonçalo F Cardoso & Ruben Pater ~ A Study into 21st Century Drone Acoustics
The word “drone” was coined to describe the sound made by the male bee. Over time, this definition was expanded to include any sort of low continuous hum. Our Drone section covers sound art in this spectrum. Yet in recent years,
Deison/Favaron ~ Nearly Invisible
Deison and Gianluca Favaron have each appeared on our site before, both as solo artists and as collaborators; this is the first time they have worked together on a full-fledged work. Nearly Invisible is a measured study in deteriorating texture, a testimony
Deison/Favaron ~ Nearly Invisible
Deison and Gianluca Favaron have each appeared on our site before, both as solo artists and as collaborators; this is the first time they have worked together on a full-fledged work. Nearly Invisible is a measured study in deteriorating texture, a testimony
Shapednoise ~ Different Selves
Shapednoise is the perfect name for this project from the owner of Repitch Recordings. One imagines bundles of sound, scratchy and serrated, being molded by a pair of sonic hands into unusual audio shapes. The album starts with menacing beats and
Shapednoise ~ Different Selves
Shapednoise is the perfect name for this project from the owner of Repitch Recordings. One imagines bundles of sound, scratchy and serrated, being molded by a pair of sonic hands into unusual audio shapes. The album starts with menacing beats and
Siavash Amini ~ Subsiding
Iranian artist Siavash Amini follows up last year’s fine What Wind Whispered to the Trees with an ever fuller album. This time around, his guests contribute not only violin, but viola and clarinet. The result is a sound that is somewhere between drone and
Siavash Amini ~ Subsiding
Iranian artist Siavash Amini follows up last year’s fine What Wind Whispered to the Trees with an ever fuller album. This time around, his guests contribute not only violin, but viola and clarinet. The result is a sound that is somewhere between drone and
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