Category Archives: Drone

V/A ~ Inner Demons Batch 2024B ~ Part Two

Last weekend we covered the first eleven of Inner Demons‘ massive 33-strong Batch 2024B.  Today we’ll cover the middle 11, and next weekend we’ll finish the set.  The whole idea of releasing so much music in a single day is

V/A ~ Inner Demons Batch 2024B ~ Part Two

Last weekend we covered the first eleven of Inner Demons‘ massive 33-strong Batch 2024B.  Today we’ll cover the middle 11, and next weekend we’ll finish the set.  The whole idea of releasing so much music in a single day is

Nonconnah ~ Nonconnah vs. the Spring of Deception

It’s always nice to return home and be welcomed by old friends.  After years away, Nonconnah (Magpie + Denny Wilkerson Corsa) has returned to Absolutely Kosher, which has greeted them with open arms; label mates Spencer Krug and Spaceheads lend their

Nonconnah ~ Nonconnah vs. the Spring of Deception

It’s always nice to return home and be welcomed by old friends.  After years away, Nonconnah (Magpie + Denny Wilkerson Corsa) has returned to Absolutely Kosher, which has greeted them with open arms; label mates Spencer Krug and Spaceheads lend their

V/A ~ Inner Demons Records Batch 2024B ~ Part One

Inner Demons Records has done it again, releasing 33 EPs and albums in a single day!  This will be the last physical batch before a switch to digital, so act now to procure a copy of your favorite 3″ or 5″

V/A ~ Inner Demons Records Batch 2024B ~ Part One

Inner Demons Records has done it again, releasing 33 EPs and albums in a single day!  This will be the last physical batch before a switch to digital, so act now to procure a copy of your favorite 3″ or 5″

Başak Günak ~ Rewilding

Those familiar with the work of Başak Günak as Ah! Cosmos may be caught slightly off guard by the sound of Rewilding, which eschews beats in favor of intricate textures.  But there have always been other influences in Günak’s productions, for example

Başak Günak ~ Rewilding

Those familiar with the work of Başak Günak as Ah! Cosmos may be caught slightly off guard by the sound of Rewilding, which eschews beats in favor of intricate textures.  But there have always been other influences in Günak’s productions, for example

Marcus Fjellström ~ The Last Sunset of the Year

When is a soundtrack not a soundtrack?  Seven years ago, Marcus Fjellström recorded the score for the first season of The Terror, based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, published a decade before.  On the surface, the plot line

Marcus Fjellström ~ The Last Sunset of the Year

When is a soundtrack not a soundtrack?  Seven years ago, Marcus Fjellström recorded the score for the first season of The Terror, based on Dan Simmons’ novel of the same name, published a decade before.  On the surface, the plot line

Sarah Davachi ~ The Head As Form’d In The Crier’s Choir

Our review of Two Sisters, Sarah Davachi’s 2022 album, compared the listening experience to going to church. It’s a similar feeling playing her latest release, except possibly on a grander scale, akin to finding a pew in an ancient cathedral

Sarah Davachi ~ The Head As Form’d In The Crier’s Choir

Our review of Two Sisters, Sarah Davachi’s 2022 album, compared the listening experience to going to church. It’s a similar feeling playing her latest release, except possibly on a grander scale, akin to finding a pew in an ancient cathedral

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Drone

Descending from the heights of yesterday’s massive ambient preview, we come to a smaller but no less powerful calendar of drone.  This season’s schedule includes a double album from an artist whose 2022 record was our Album of the Year

Fall Music Preview 2024 ~ Drone

Descending from the heights of yesterday’s massive ambient preview, we come to a smaller but no less powerful calendar of drone.  This season’s schedule includes a double album from an artist whose 2022 record was our Album of the Year

Johnny Bell ~ Field Trips

“Banjo drone” is the very definition of a micro-genre, currently so small we’re not aware of any other album in it.  This is the solo territory of New Mexico’s Johnny Bell, who approaches music with a collector’s ear and offers

Johnny Bell ~ Field Trips

“Banjo drone” is the very definition of a micro-genre, currently so small we’re not aware of any other album in it.  This is the solo territory of New Mexico’s Johnny Bell, who approaches music with a collector’s ear and offers