Category Archives: Drone

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Robert Curgenven ~ They tore the earth and, like a scar, it swallowed them / Sirène

The internet age poses both opportunity and difficulty for the politically minded instrumental composer.  The opportunity is that the liner notes can be shared far and wide, even to those who don’t purchase the music.  The difficulty is that many

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Forest Management ~ Reservation

The amber street lights glow against the cold concrete of the sidewalk. The white lights yawn over the deserted lanes of the highway, and both look dim against the black of the night sky. Your car, dusty from the journey,

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the

Michel Guillet ~ Unstable Distance

Parisian Michel Guillet‘s impressive resume dates back to the turn of the century: film work, dance scores, concerts and collaborations.  Unstable Distance is his fourth album.  The stated goal: “to create continuity with discontinuity.”  While the artist succeeds in his goal, the

Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day

Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that

Drophead vs. Silent Land Time Machine ~ From Ashes Comes the Day

Days becoming longer. Winter getting warmer. Plants spawning from the seeds of their ancestors. Nature in all her cyclical inevitability. It has even been said that human-made events are subject to the same – the economist Edward Dewey claimed that

Chris Strickland ~ Animal Expert

Chris Strickland is worried.  This is his first release, his five-year labor of love, and he’s afraid that people will listen to it too quietly, or not closely enough.  But there’s no need to worry ~ Animal Expert is a rewarding

Chris Strickland ~ Animal Expert

Chris Strickland is worried.  This is his first release, his five-year labor of love, and he’s afraid that people will listen to it too quietly, or not closely enough.  But there’s no need to worry ~ Animal Expert is a rewarding

Stara Rzeka ~ S/T

We’ve been greatly enjoying the output of the Infinite Greyscale label, whose 10″ vinyl releases are always coupled with creative artwork and screen-printed vinyl.  This is the fifth release for the label, and the fifth we’ve reviewed, which may not

Stara Rzeka ~ S/T

We’ve been greatly enjoying the output of the Infinite Greyscale label, whose 10″ vinyl releases are always coupled with creative artwork and screen-printed vinyl.  This is the fifth release for the label, and the fifth we’ve reviewed, which may not

Thomas Carnacki / Vulcanus 68 ~ Split LP

If you think the cover is great, wait ’til you see the vinyl.  And if you think the vinyl is great, wait ’til you hear the music.  This disturbingly elegant split LP is a perfect October release, and would make

Thomas Carnacki / Vulcanus 68 ~ Split LP

If you think the cover is great, wait ’til you see the vinyl.  And if you think the vinyl is great, wait ’til you hear the music.  This disturbingly elegant split LP is a perfect October release, and would make

Pouya Ehsaei ~ There

While every instrumental album is open to interpretation, some beg to be discussed.  Pouya Ehsaei‘s There is one of them.  This ambitious work from the Iranian sound artist introduces Iranian music samples, then pulverizes them with processing and electronics.  If this work

Pouya Ehsaei ~ There

While every instrumental album is open to interpretation, some beg to be discussed.  Pouya Ehsaei‘s There is one of them.  This ambitious work from the Iranian sound artist introduces Iranian music samples, then pulverizes them with processing and electronics.  If this work