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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555wick
AFTRL1FE
ANDROMEDA
Abul Mogard
Aidan Baker
Alex Zhang Hungtai
Ampermut
Anders Vestergaard
Arovane
Bachelor's Grove
Chronotope Project
Colleen
Costamato
DFZM
Dan Korshunov
Dead Voices On Air
Disk_kurz
DoctorSpook
Dreaming Of Solfeggio
Dyb Ro
Eluvium
Erik Wøllo
Ex∧
FIZICA
FRAXU
Fede Scaglioni
Felix Ardenne
Fennesz
Fils FRT
Fēlēs
G1nter
GENSYXA
GODHANDUSA
Grey October Sound
Grief
Hammock
High Galaxy Music
Hildur Guðnadóttir
IAMDOOMED
Iostra
Iskarelyn
JK Flesh
Jozef Van Wissem
KALENN
Krupek
LAZER DIM 700
Latelonius
Lauge
Laurel Halo
Lia Kohl
Lokki
Lowpoh
M. Sage
Machine Six
Manual
Masayoshi Fujita
Memphis.
Merzbow
Morton Feldman
Muslimgauze
NBSPLV
NOAM
Neurosis
Nikos Platyrachos
Noblonski
Nono
Obviousgod
Perry Frank
Peter Broderick
Prurient
Rainfall Place
Rhucle
SIL3A
SINN6R
SWIM
Slow World
Static Noise Bird
Steve Reich
Sylvain Chauveau
Terry Riley
The Black Dog
Tineidae
Tjore
Unusual Cosmic Process
Uriel Pierce
VOLOJZA
VXLLAIN
VZEUS
Warmth
White Noise Radiance
Whitney Johnson
Xmit
Yoann Moulin
floomyy
sace6
shhieda
swedm®
zakè
ТУ-134
White Noise Radiance
Continental
DFZM
ANDROMEDA
Vacra
Brian Eno
TXVSTERPLAYA
NBSPLV
Brown Noise
Ocean Waves For Sleep
Ruído Branco
Ryuichi Sakamoto
LAZER DIM 700
Silent Bob
Cave 110
Zago
Eternalistic
saraunh0ly
Harold Budd
Ren Lockhart
Ben Russell
Grouper
Txmy
SIL3A
VXLLAIN
Coseae
John Cale
Chantress Seba
emptiness
FORTUNA 812
Binaural Beats Sleep
Obviousgod
Tobias Sten
Spatia Sonica
Caleb Burhans
Fire Sounds
Clarice Jensen
El Ruido Blanco
Aquilegia
BodyHI
G1nter
breathe.
The Sound Reserve
Pink Noise
surround.
Fonos
ORO600
Haldur
Oroshi
Voania
Zion Llama
Jérôme Rebotier
Daniel Lopatin
ekhoe
Forest Sounds
Nature Recordings
Nature on Record
Fan Sounds
Lulu Helensworth
Galactica Pivot
Deep Vibrations
Gjenklang
Lake Melville
Vera Teltz
Deep Sleep Hair Dryers
Adventurine
Celestial Whisperer
Draumur
Oberohn
Ourson
Sleep Sounds Ambient Noises
Lauge
Rainfall Place
GODHANDUSA
TVLM
sace6
Hair Dryers for Background Noise
Kim Nalah
The Mist
WeatherBug
Odymel
Jabba
Streaming Waves
Pause
bomull
Zbig
oddworld
ZECCA
Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U.
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Spring Euphemia
IMP.
Julian Nema
White Noise Workshop
Priy
Saltyngget
Aodion
932sounds
The Pink Noise
Aitne