drone music

Been listening to a bit of drone music from this online station Drone Zone http://scfire-ntc-aa05.stream.aol.com:80/stream/1032

Do you like drone music? Who are (if any) must-listen-to drone artists?

i don't even know what's the difference between drone and ambient

  On 7/30/2012 at 8:58 AM, eugene said:

i don't even know what's the difference between drone and ambient

In ambient music, stuff happens. In drone music, very little happens.

Eliane Radigue is all you really need.

  On 7/30/2012 at 12:00 PM, Bewarethefriendlyfoil said:

  On 7/30/2012 at 8:58 AM, eugene said:

i don't even know what's the difference between drone and ambient

In ambient music, stuff happens. In drone music, very little happens.

hah, i seriously thought it was the opposite

I don't also know what is supposed to be drone and what ambient and what just minimalism.. In my mind drone is more repetitive/unchanging and has less or no melodic content, but I don't know how widely that is the definition.

Anyway, if HAZARD is considered drone, then he's probably my favorite.

Not sure if it's drone, but you have to check out Oöphoi's The Spiral's of Time.

  On 7/30/2012 at 1:38 PM, eugene said:

  On 7/30/2012 at 12:00 PM, Bewarethefriendlyfoil said:

  On 7/30/2012 at 8:58 AM, eugene said:

i don't even know what's the difference between drone and ambient

In ambient music, stuff happens. In drone music, very little happens.

hah, i seriously thought it was the opposite

I like the crossover genres of ambient drone and drone ambient myself.

Yeah Hazard/BJ Nilsen is a fantastic musican, also check Phill Niblock

really loved this performance by niblock on ubu, need to get to know him better.

http://www.ubu.com/film/roulette_niblock_2000.html

obligatory

see them live if you get a chance!

  On 7/30/2012 at 12:09 PM, flurobox said:

Eliane Radigue is all you really need.

+1

all you need:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Vyj7jzzho

  On 7/30/2012 at 8:10 PM, luke viia said:

obligatory

 

see them live if you get a chance!

Didn't Sunn O))) start as a tribute to Earth? I like both of them (especially the recent Earth stuff) and they look really awesome live.

Yeah Sunn o))) for sure. My favorite by them is actually their most recent album Monoliths and Dimensions

Earth's early drone stuff like Earth 2 is extremely heavy and well done. This was the first example of drone metal I think. However I like sunn's take on it as much or more, while I prefer Earths output from the last 6 years especially Hex. These albums are in the drone tradition but they're fairly rhythmic too so they might not be suitable for this thread.

Mick Harris / Scorn has a side project called Lull that is droney, nice creepy ambient music

  On 7/30/2012 at 8:34 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

  On 7/30/2012 at 12:09 PM, flurobox said:

Eliane Radigue is all you really need.

+1

+2

Xela - The Sublime

Gregg Kowalsky - Through The Cardial Window

Twells & Christensen - Coasts

Zelienople - Hollywood

Barn Owl & The Infinite Strings Ensemble - The Headlands

BJ Nilsen - Vinyl

BJ Nilsen & Stilluppsteypa - Big Shadow Montana

Thomas Dimuzio is also someone i never see mentioned in here and his stuff is great. He is also the master at improvising/performing completely live his style of music from a moog guitar with a very custom effects rig.

Helm compiled a great primer on some of his favorite drone records. Here's a youtube playlist

Also...KTL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH5s5zcRRVM&feature=plcp

Some great stuff in this topic that I'd not heard before.

I recently picked up an album by a project called 'Eleh' called 'Location Momentum'. It's contemplative stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMO8mxtnMY8

Lichens is an AMAZING project by a guy called Rob Lowe. Seeing him live is absolutely transcendent...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmFJxu80s04

Also, Stars of The Lid's older material would fit into the Drone mold, and it's mind-blowing as many here can already attest...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETvKeB9SL0E

Yeah stars of the lid is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yrN-_RQNjo

Are there slow motion mosh pits at SunO))) concerts?

I came here to post this and saw this thread. Great!

http://twinfreaxx.bandcamp.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-drone-vol-1

Looks amazing. Drone remixes of pop songs.

Fans of Earth should check out Magic Lantern, good stuff, little less southern twang little more psychedelic but great stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6ifPhRx6H4