Category Archives: Drone
XOR ~ Moss and Mud
We’ve been following the rebuilding efforts of Asheville, North Carolina, home of Burial Beer / VISUALS Wine, since the devastation of Hurricane Helene on September 28. The Ritual of Senses series will be returning on February 7, but in the meantime, Asheville’s XOR (now
XOR ~ Moss and Mud
We’ve been following the rebuilding efforts of Asheville, North Carolina, home of Burial Beer / VISUALS Wine, since the devastation of Hurricane Helene on September 28. The Ritual of Senses series will be returning on February 7, but in the meantime, Asheville’s XOR (now
Jana Irmert ~ When I Dissolve
When I Dissolve is a fitting title on multiple ongoing levels. The album collects Jana Irmert‘s compositions for Henrike Meyer’s autobiographical documentary To Be An Extra, which is about Meyer’s attempts to be noticed in the movie industry while she films
Jana Irmert ~ When I Dissolve
When I Dissolve is a fitting title on multiple ongoing levels. The album collects Jana Irmert‘s compositions for Henrike Meyer’s autobiographical documentary To Be An Extra, which is about Meyer’s attempts to be noticed in the movie industry while she films
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Happy New Year! We’re not wasting any time, as winter is already ten days old and the first big release day of the year is only two days away. This is already shaping up to be one of the best
ACL 2025 ~ Winter Music Preview: Ambient & Drone
Happy New Year! We’re not wasting any time, as winter is already ten days old and the first big release day of the year is only two days away. This is already shaping up to be one of the best
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Drone
In each of the past six years, a female composer has taken the top spot in our overall year-end list. If this happens again next week, the eventual winner may come from the land of drone, as seven of our
ACL 2024 ~ Top Ten Drone
In each of the past six years, a female composer has taken the top spot in our overall year-end list. If this happens again next week, the eventual winner may come from the land of drone, as seven of our
Yara Asmar ~ Stuttering Music
By 2006, more than a decade and a half after the conclusion of the Lebanese Civil War, the city of Beirut seemed to be experiencing an era of cultural resurgence. The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon had finally ended in
Yara Asmar ~ Stuttering Music
By 2006, more than a decade and a half after the conclusion of the Lebanese Civil War, the city of Beirut seemed to be experiencing an era of cultural resurgence. The Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon had finally ended in
Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ FAÇADISMS
What are the chances that two albums inspired by brutalist architecture would be released in the same season? FAÇADISMS, to be unveiled on Rafael Anton Irisarris very own Black Knoll imprint, arrives on the heels of mHz’s Material Prosody on
Rafael Anton Irisarri ~ FAÇADISMS
What are the chances that two albums inspired by brutalist architecture would be released in the same season? FAÇADISMS, to be unveiled on Rafael Anton Irisarris very own Black Knoll imprint, arrives on the heels of mHz’s Material Prosody on
Andrew Ostler ~ Dots on a Disk of Snow / The Blind Sublime
Andrew Ostler is a sonic chameleon, but it’s hard to understand how much of a chameleon he is without going through his back catalogue. After Electronic Sound magazine named Ostler one of their “50 Key Modular Artists,” he released a saxophone heavy,
Andrew Ostler ~ Dots on a Disk of Snow / The Blind Sublime
Andrew Ostler is a sonic chameleon, but it’s hard to understand how much of a chameleon he is without going through his back catalogue. After Electronic Sound magazine named Ostler one of their “50 Key Modular Artists,” he released a saxophone heavy,
V/A ~ Resistance | Compilation of experimental music from Ukraine
When Kaleidoscope, Igor Yalivec‘s initial compilation of experimental music from Ukraine, was released in 2019, it was an innocent, entry into a scene that many had not yet discovered. When Liberty was released in 2022, everything had changed. Two months earlier, russia
V/A ~ Resistance | Compilation of experimental music from Ukraine
When Kaleidoscope, Igor Yalivec‘s initial compilation of experimental music from Ukraine, was released in 2019, it was an innocent, entry into a scene that many had not yet discovered. When Liberty was released in 2022, everything had changed. Two months earlier, russia
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