Drone

The drone genre is characterized by its use of sustained sounds, often created through electronic manipulation or instrumental techniques, to produce a continuous, unchanging tone. Emerging in the 1960s and 1970s, drone music drew from avant-garde, experimental, and ambient traditions, with pioneers like La Monte Young and Tony Conrad pushing the boundaries of sound. The genre gained popularity in the 1990s and 2000s, particularly in the underground and noise scenes. Drone music often features minimalist, repetitive patterns, and is frequently used to create a meditative or immersive atmosphere. Its cultural significance lies in its ability to challenge traditional notions of music and sound, while also providing a sonic reflection of contemporary anxieties and introspections. Drone's relationship to other genres, such as ambient, noise, and experimental, is marked by its emphasis on texture and atmosphere over traditional melody and rhythm. What sets drone apart is its use of sonic stasis to evoke a sense of timelessness and spatiality, often incorporating elements of dissonance and tension to create a complex, thought-provoking listening experience.

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ANDROMEDA
Aidan Baker
Ampermut
Anders Vestergaard
Arovane
Bachelor's Grove
Bergui071
Chronotope Project
Colleen
DFZM
Dan Korshunov
Dead Voices On Air
Dima PROKOPOV
Disk_kurz
Dreaming Of Solfeggio
Dyb Ro
Ensemble Modern
Erda
Ex∧
FRAXU
Fennesz
Fils FRT
Fēlēs
G1nter
GENSYXA
GODHANDUSA
Grey October Sound
Grief
Hammock
High Galaxy Music
IAMDOOMED
JK Flesh
Jozef Van Wissem
KALENN
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Krupek
LAZER DIM 700
LFH PROJECT
Latelonius
Lauge
Laurel Halo
Lia Kohl
Lokki
Mablak
Machine Six
Manual
Masayoshi Fujita
Memphis.
Merzbow
Morton Feldman
Muslimgauze
Música Para Perros
NBSPLV
NOAM
Neurosis
Nicolas Leirtrø
Noblonski
ONS
Obviousgod
Perry Frank
Peter Broderick
Prurient
Pxter
Rainfall Place
SIL3A
SINN6R
SWIM
Serena Gabriel
Slow World
Static Noise Bird
Steve Reich
Steve Roach
Strumbrush
Terry Riley
Tineidae
Tjore
Tristan Allen
Unusual Cosmic Process
Uriel Pierce
VARUS
VOLOJZA
VXLLAIN
Warmth
White Noise Radiance
Whitney Johnson
Xmit
Yoann Moulin
ZYZZCVNT
Zago
Zikosis
emptiness
etu
floomyy
sace6
shhieda
sunn O)))
zakè
ТУ-134
White Noise Radiance
Continental
DFZM
ANDROMEDA
Vacra
Brown Noise
TXVSTERPLAYA
Brian Eno
NBSPLV
Ocean Waves For Sleep
Ruído Branco
Silent Bob
Cave 110
Ryuichi Sakamoto
LAZER DIM 700
Eternalistic
Zago
saraunh0ly
Harold Budd
Ren Lockhart
Ben Russell
Grouper
Txmy
VXLLAIN
SIL3A
Obviousgod
Chantress Seba
Tobias Sten
FORTUNA 812
Binaural Beats Sleep
John Cale
Coseae
Spatia Sonica
emptiness
BodyHI
Caleb Burhans
G1nter
Aquilegia
El Ruido Blanco
Clarice Jensen
Fire Sounds
Oroshi
Fonos
breathe.
ORO600
Haldur
surround.
Pink Noise
The Sound Reserve
Voania
Galactica Pivot
Forest Sounds
Daniel Lopatin
Zion Llama
Deep Vibrations
Lulu Helensworth
Jérôme Rebotier
Nature on Record
Fan Sounds
Nature Recordings
ekhoe
Oberohn
TVLM
GODHANDUSA
Rainfall Place
Sleep Sounds Ambient Noises
Ourson
Celestial Whisperer
Deep Sleep Hair Dryers
Adventurine
Gjenklang
Lake Melville
Draumur
Lauge
Vera Teltz
Odymel
Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U.
Kim Nalah
Zbig
Hair Dryers for Background Noise
oddworld
bomull
Pause
sace6
april27
WeatherBug
ZECCA
Streaming Waves
Spring Euphemia
Jabba
The Mist
Erda
932sounds
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White Noise Workshop
Priy
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