Category Archives: Drone
Maya Shenfeld ~ Under the Sun
Under the Sun is a study in contrasts: the way things are and the way things could be. Even the internal dynamics shift beneath the ears, from seismic drone to effervescent electronics, from oboe and recorders to organ and choir. While
Maya Shenfeld ~ Under the Sun
Under the Sun is a study in contrasts: the way things are and the way things could be. Even the internal dynamics shift beneath the ears, from seismic drone to effervescent electronics, from oboe and recorders to organ and choir. While
Kali Malone ~ All Life Long
Drone music in the past few years has seen a reconsideration of the formidable pipe organ. The instrument has of late been stripped of its religious trappings and recast as something capable of expressing unexpected range and versatility, a still-living
Kali Malone ~ All Life Long
Drone music in the past few years has seen a reconsideration of the formidable pipe organ. The instrument has of late been stripped of its religious trappings and recast as something capable of expressing unexpected range and versatility, a still-living
Meg Mulhearn ~ Let It Burn Through the Night
Ceremony of Seasons returns this week with its seventh pairing, a celebration of the winter solstice that expands to encompass the entire season. Again the winter wine was released on the solstice, and the album early in the new year.
Meg Mulhearn ~ Let It Burn Through the Night
Ceremony of Seasons returns this week with its seventh pairing, a celebration of the winter solstice that expands to encompass the entire season. Again the winter wine was released on the solstice, and the album early in the new year.
Leslee Smucker ~ Breathing Landscape / Concepción Huerta ~ The Earth Has Memory
Whatever medium of creation we explore, it seems artists never get too far away from the Earth and its landscapes. Some explore threatened environments, whilst others retreat into familiar terrain for nostalgia and remembrance. Two upcoming releases dwell on inhabited
Leslee Smucker ~ Breathing Landscape / Concepción Huerta ~ The Earth Has Memory
Whatever medium of creation we explore, it seems artists never get too far away from the Earth and its landscapes. Some explore threatened environments, whilst others retreat into familiar terrain for nostalgia and remembrance. Two upcoming releases dwell on inhabited
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Drone
If ambient music reflects the light of gently falling snow, drone represents the shift from gorgeous to dangerous: white-out conditions, howling winds, frigid temperatures, rattling pipes and overworked heaters. Not that beauty is lacking from drone; the genre finds beauty
ACL 2024 ~ Winter Music Preview: Drone
If ambient music reflects the light of gently falling snow, drone represents the shift from gorgeous to dangerous: white-out conditions, howling winds, frigid temperatures, rattling pipes and overworked heaters. Not that beauty is lacking from drone; the genre finds beauty
Zakè & Benoît Pioulard ~ eve
While I’m not exactly what you’d call a “believer,” let alone a practicing anything, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and like many Americans I have many positive associations with Christmastime. I’ve always especially loved Christmas Eve: The Feast
Zakè & Benoît Pioulard ~ eve
While I’m not exactly what you’d call a “believer,” let alone a practicing anything, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church, and like many Americans I have many positive associations with Christmastime. I’ve always especially loved Christmas Eve: The Feast
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Drone
Of the ten album covers below; four are mostly black, two black and grey. This year’s drone list is dark and foreboding, a reflection of uncertain times. Even the brightest cover portrays NASA data from a warming earth. The titles
ACL 2023 ~ Top Ten Drone
Of the ten album covers below; four are mostly black, two black and grey. This year’s drone list is dark and foreboding, a reflection of uncertain times. Even the brightest cover portrays NASA data from a warming earth. The titles
Lea Bertucci ~ Of Shadow and Substance
The anthropocene epoch has become a rich if grim source of inspiration for legions of artists. Defined as the period in which human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet, the epoch began some say in the
Lea Bertucci ~ Of Shadow and Substance
The anthropocene epoch has become a rich if grim source of inspiration for legions of artists. Defined as the period in which human activity started to have a significant impact on the planet, the epoch began some say in the
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