ACL 2013: Top Ten Drone

In a classroom, a drone is a nuisance, but in music, it’s an attraction.  These artists know that drone is more than sustained sound; it’s texture, movement and tone.  Songs hum like appliances, grind like motors & clank like factories.

Daniel Menche ~ Marriage of Metals

The gamelan has been getting a lot of attention this year, with Onkalo, Glochids and Oregon’s own Daniel Menche introducing the instrument’s tones to a larger audience.  When Menche was afforded the opportunity to explore, experiment and record in The Venerable Showers