Drones

A blog all about drone, ambient, noise, post rock, experimental and shoegaze music. Suggestions are welcomed.

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Jérôme Noetinger & SEC_ live performance @ Machito, Torino, Italy, organized by La Délirante & Noise Delivery, 16 October 2015 [via URSSS]

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Fennesz. Liminality.

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Taken from the upcoming album ‘Marram’ by Wil Bolton featuring special guest appearances by Christoph Berg and Edward Farrow.

Mastered by James Plotkin Released through Fluid Audio Available: May 2015

http://www.fluidaudio.co.uk

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Andrea Belfi - “Natura Morta” out november 7th on Miasmah. Natura Morta, “dead nature” or “still life”. This album can be understood as a powerful study of the minute details of the art of electro-acoustic composition, as much as the Renaissance “nature morte” were a masterful display of the artist’s skill in portraying the glow of a ripe fruit, or capturing the light beaming on a vacant chair. Six tracks, to be listened to as two long explorations in the art of variation and repetition. Layers of drums and percussions intertwine with synth waves making the portrait come to life, detail after detail, until a complex figure emerges from the white canvas. The constant, unsteady sounds, wavering noise, swirling cymbals, and distant feedback gently pull the listener into the picture, letting them enjoy every detail of this beautifully staged compositions. Recorded at EMS studio, Stockholm, ZKM in Karlsruhe and at the legendary Funkhaus in Berlin, this album mixes influences from both Italian minimalism and the electro-acoustic contemporary scene. Somewhere in between the electronics of Keith Fullerton Whitman, the percussive repetitions of Jon Mueller, and the atmospheric sensibility of Pan-American.

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Endless, by Wolf Maps.

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Neither scene nor heard: a journey through ambient music

As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of ambient music. This fantastic article outlines the history of ambient music, takes a look at the present and hopes to unlock the future. Past, present and future, if you believe in those sorts of things. It’s a long but transcending read. And there’s a lot of music linked for your listening pleasure. Special shout out to tvsfolder!

What is ambient music? (No I’m not joking). Seeing as many of my friends don’t even know what it is, this could prove a very helpful entry point. And to rip a quote directly from ambient music pioneer, Brian Eno’s ‘Music For Airports’ (1978) liner notes:

“Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is interesting”. 

Which to most people means, it’s background music. But to go one step further, and a more interesting quote from Eno to consider:

“An ambience is defined as an atmosphere, or a surrounding influence: a tint. My (Brian Eno) intention is to produce original pieces ostensibly (but not exclusively) for particular times and situations with a view to building up a small but versatile catalogue of environmental music suited to a wide variety of moods and atmospheres”.

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The Seaman & The Tattered Sail, Light Folds.

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"In all it seems ’Glasshouse’ is just that, a place where you’ll need to move about carefully to let the sound waves travel unfettered and undisturbed. Leaving a ray of light to shine in and disperse in all manner of color, this audio architect reveals a calmed emotive sound-escape that is serene, polished and quite nostalgic.”—Igloo Magazine

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Lee Gamble ‘Diversions 1994-1996’ (PAN 33) 12”/DL - Release Date: Nov 2nd 2012 ‘Diversions 1994-1996’ is made up entirely from samples from the collection of Lee Gamble’s Jungle cassette mixtapes. The audio has been subjected to analog and digital deformations, whilst trying to extract, expand upon and convey particular qualities emblematic of the original music. http://pan-act.com

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The Missing Eleven Days, by Tanner Garza.

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Listen/purchase: Michiru Aoyama - 暖かな季節 (Warm Season) - OI013 by organic industries

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Taken from Wil Bolton’s  upcoming album 'Bokeh' which will be out on Home Normal in August, in an edition of 500 CDs in handmade oversized washi card with insert.

The Japanese ボケ味 (‘boke-aji’) relates to a ‘blur quality’, and has in time come to be known as a photographic technique by which ‘out-of-focus’ points of light are processed by certain lenses. You can get ‘good’ or ‘bad’ bokeh which often refers to the level of distraction in the image, with the good of course, enhancing the image somehow in its own mysterious way.

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Solo Andata - Ablation (from Solo Andata)

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Listen/purchase: Saman by Hildur Gudnadottir

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Lubrificare.

from "Evento Dispari", by AMK & Tanner garza.

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Waves Chrashing Piano Chords.