Category Archives: Drone
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
Treha Sektori & Muhd ~ The Sense of Dust and Sheer
This 25-minute, single-track CD is part of a larger project, the hardbound book The Sensation of Being One of Them, credited to Dehn Sora, who is also part of Treha Sektori. It’s one of the most beautiful photo books we’ve seen in a while,
Treha Sektori & Muhd ~ The Sense of Dust and Sheer
This 25-minute, single-track CD is part of a larger project, the hardbound book The Sensation of Being One of Them, credited to Dehn Sora, who is also part of Treha Sektori. It’s one of the most beautiful photo books we’ve seen in a while,
Archivio Diafònico ~ The First Six
Italian cassette label Archivio Diafònico is about to turn one year old. Their newest releases compete a sextet of drone and noise works that when played in order progress from spooky to fearful, shaded to black. The volume levels increase, the distortion
Archivio Diafònico ~ The First Six
Italian cassette label Archivio Diafònico is about to turn one year old. Their newest releases compete a sextet of drone and noise works that when played in order progress from spooky to fearful, shaded to black. The volume levels increase, the distortion
Essence Music: Merzbow, Troum & raison d’être
Someone is working very hard over at Essence Music, because this pair of releases contains some of the most beautiful packaging we’ve seen all year. It’s also a brilliant showcase for three veteran artists (four if you count Troum as two) that continue
Essence Music: Merzbow, Troum & raison d’être
Someone is working very hard over at Essence Music, because this pair of releases contains some of the most beautiful packaging we’ve seen all year. It’s also a brilliant showcase for three veteran artists (four if you count Troum as two) that continue
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