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
ANDROMEDA
ARAWL
Ab96
Abul Mogard
Aleksi Perälä
Ampermut
Bachelor's Grove
Brass Clouds
Christina Vantzou
Chronotope Project
Colleen
Costamato
Daguz
Dan Korshunov
Dead Voices On Air
Dreaming Of Solfeggio
Dubb Parade
Eluvium
Erik Wøllo
Fede Scaglioni
Felix Ardenne
Fils FRT
Fog Net
G1nter
GENSYXA
Gnod
Grey October Sound
High Galaxy Music
Hildur Guðnadóttir
IAMDOOMED
Iostra
JK Flesh
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Krupek
LAZER DIM 700
Lab 085
Latelonius
Lauge
Laurel Halo
Lia Kohl
Lowpoh
M. Sage
M.O. Nomad
Machine Six
Memphis.
Merzbow
Morton Feldman
Mr. Chaff
Muslimgauze
NBSPLV
NOAM
Neurosis
Noblonski
Obviousgod
Oliver Olson
Perry Frank
Peter Broderick
ROM
Rainfall Place
Razxca
Rhucle
Rrose
SINN6R
STERVELL
Seefeel
Silvan Joray
Skull Smith
Slim Vic
Static Noise Bird
Stephen O'Malley
Steve Reich
Steve Roach
Sylvain Chauveau
Terry Riley
The Black Dog
The Narrator
The Nightgate
Tjore
Tûtu
Unusual Cosmic Process
VOLOJZA
VXLLAIN
VZEUS
Warmth
Whisper
White Noise Radiance
Xmit
Yoann Moulin
ZYZZCVNT
Zai1k
floomyy
moonspire
sace6
shhieda
swedm®
ТУ-134
Хронос
White Noise Radiance
Continental
DFZM
ANDROMEDA
Vacra
TXVSTERPLAYA
NBSPLV
Brown Noise
Brian Eno
Ocean Waves For Sleep
Ruído Branco
LAZER DIM 700
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cave 110
Silent Bob
Zago
Eternalistic
saraunh0ly
Harold Budd
Ren Lockhart
Ben Russell
Grouper
VXLLAIN
SIL3A
Txmy
Spatia Sonica
Binaural Beats Sleep
John Cale
FORTUNA 812
Obviousgod
emptiness
Tobias Sten
Coseae
Chantress Seba
Caleb Burhans
BodyHI
Clarice Jensen
G1nter
Fire Sounds
Aquilegia
El Ruido Blanco
breathe.
Haldur
Oroshi
surround.
Fonos
Pink Noise
ORO600
The Sound Reserve
Jérôme Rebotier
Zion Llama
Forest Sounds
ekhoe
Lulu Helensworth
Nature Recordings
Fan Sounds
Galactica Pivot
Nature on Record
Daniel Lopatin
Deep Vibrations
Voania
Rainfall Place
Vera Teltz
Lake Melville
Deep Sleep Hair Dryers
GODHANDUSA
Sleep Sounds Ambient Noises
Oberohn
Draumur
Lauge
Adventurine
Ourson
Gjenklang
Celestial Whisperer
TVLM
Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U.
bomull
april27
Hair Dryers for Background Noise
Odymel
Pause
Zbig
Streaming Waves
ZECCA
Jabba
sace6
oddworld
The Mist
Spring Euphemia
Kim Nalah
WeatherBug
Julian Nema
Saltyngget
IMP.
Erda
Aitne
Priy
Aodion
The Pink Noise
White Noise Workshop