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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AFTRL1FE
ARAWL
Aerial Ruin
Animator
Bell Witch
Chantress Seba
Claire M Singer
Ctrl
Czaha
DFZM
Dan Korshunov
Debit
Devin Shaffer
Dog Music Zone
Drew McDowall
Drowse
Dubb Parade
Empty7
Ensemble Modern
Erda
Erick Endres
FIZICA
Faaka
Fede Scaglioni
Frelonz
GHOLD
Hildur Guðnadóttir
IAMDOOMED
INVADR76
Ictus
Iskarelyn
Jens Pauly
John Cale
Jonny Alias
Josef Akin
KHAG3
Kali Malone
Keiji Haino
Krupek
LAZER DIM 700
Laedon
Laurie Spiegel
Lawrence English
Lennart Altgenug
Lia Kohl
Lowpoh
M.O. Nomad
MEITEI
Machine Six
Merzbow
Mike Parker
Mr. Chaff
NAAC
NBSPLV
Oneohtrix Point Never
Quiet Luke
Quinto Memento
R Climent
RGB
ROM
Rudy Adrian
Ryuichi Sakamoto
SAKRAL
SWIM
Seefeel
Shadash
Silent Bob
SleepBye
Slow World
Stephen Vitiello
Steve Roach
SwanNek
Takuro Okada
Tantok
The Black Dog
The Narrator
Tozha
Uaigl
Unusual Cosmic Process
VXLLAIN
WHULFUDS
Wardel
Warmth
William Basinski
Xzafrane
Yavomag
Yoann Moulin
alexrainbirdSessions
bod:mod
botaniist
etu
floomyy
katanaban
moonspire
mou
saraunh0ly
sleepazoid
soft centre
wowflower
White Noise Radiance
Continental
DFZM
ANDROMEDA
Vacra
TXVSTERPLAYA
Brown Noise
NBSPLV
Ruído Branco
SIL3A
Ocean Waves For Sleep
G1nter
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Silent Bob
LAZER DIM 700
Eternalistic
Brian Eno
saraunh0ly
Luther
Harold Budd
Ren Lockhart
Ben Russell
Grouper
Txmy
VXLLAIN
Spatia Sonica
John Cale
FORTUNA 812
Chantress Seba
Binaural Beats Sleep
Kanisan
Coseae
Tobias Sten
Fire Sounds
Aquilegia
Caleb Burhans
BodyHI
Clarice Jensen
El Ruido Blanco
The Sound Reserve
Oroshi
Haldur
surround.
emptiness
Fonos
Pink Noise
ORO600
breathe.
Lulu Helensworth
Voania
Forest Sounds
Zion Llama
Deep Vibrations
Nature on Record
Nature Recordings
Fan Sounds
ekhoe
Galactica Pivot
Jérôme Rebotier
bac
Draumur
Deep Sleep Hair Dryers
Ourson
Sleep Sounds Ambient Noises
Vera Teltz
Fēlēs
Lake Melville
Gjenklang
Oberohn
Rainfall Place
Celestial Whisperer
Adventurine
Pause
Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U.
Spring Euphemia
GODHANDUSA
Kim Nalah
bomull
Odymel
ZECCA
Jabba
oddworld
Zbig
Hair Dryers for Background Noise
The Mist
april27
Streaming Waves
WeatherBug
Saltyngget
Erda
Julian Nema
DJ.Silence
Nokyo
unvrsl frqncy
Priy
932sounds
Susumu Yokota
White Noise Workshop
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