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
ASUNA
Aleksi Perälä
Alex Zhang Hungtai
Ampermut
Amulets
Animator
Aphelyon
Arovane
Ben Frost
Bergui071
Brown Noise
Carl Stone
Cave 110
Ch12
Chantress Seba
Christina Kubisch
Christina Vantzou
Cosmin Guraliuc
Dan Korshunov
Dead Voices On Air
Dianic
Dima PROKOPOV
DoctorSpook
El Ruido Blanco
Elias Kiefer
Ensemble Modern
Erda
Exus186
FIZICA
Felicia Atkinson
Fumitake Tamura
Fēlēs
GODHANDUSA
Gnod
Hecate Music
High Galaxy Music
Hollan Holmes
Ishq
Ivan Herzog
JK Flesh
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
LAZER DIM 700
LFH PROJECT
Lauge
Laurel Halo
Lawrence English
Leila Abdul-Rauf
Lia Kohl
Lowpoh
M. Sage
M.O. Nomad
Machine Six
Memphis.
Música Para Perros
NAUTOFON
NBSPLV
Noblonski
Nono
Obviousgod
Oneohtrix Point Never
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Rainfall Place
Rutger Zuydervelt
Ruído Branco
SIL3A
SWIM
Sacred Seeds
Seefeel
Sensitizer
Serena Gabriel
Shadash
Sleep Sounds Ambient Noises
Slow World
Spacecraft
Steve Reich
Steve Roach
Swash
Terry Riley
The Black Dog
Tineidae
Tûtu
VARUS
Vacra
Xopowo
Yavomag
Yoann Moulin
Zago
Zikosis
emptiness
etu
floomyy
isolated
saraunh0ly
sunn O)))
swedm®
СТИНТ
ТУ-134
White Noise Radiance
Continental
DFZM
ANDROMEDA
Vacra
Brown Noise
Brian Eno
NBSPLV
TXVSTERPLAYA
Ocean Waves For Sleep
LAZER DIM 700
Silent Bob
Cave 110
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ruído Branco
Zago
Eternalistic
saraunh0ly
Harold Budd
Grouper
Ben Russell
Ren Lockhart
SIL3A
Txmy
VXLLAIN
FORTUNA 812
Chantress Seba
emptiness
Coseae
Obviousgod
John Cale
Spatia Sonica
Binaural Beats Sleep
El Ruido Blanco
Tobias Sten
Fire Sounds
BodyHI
Aquilegia
G1nter
Clarice Jensen
Caleb Burhans
Haldur
Pink Noise
The Sound Reserve
surround.
breathe.
Oroshi
ORO600
Fonos
Galactica Pivot
Zion Llama
Lulu Helensworth
Nature Recordings
ekhoe
Voania
Nature on Record
Deep Vibrations
Jérôme Rebotier
Forest Sounds
Fan Sounds
Adventurine
TVLM
Deep Sleep Hair Dryers
Lauge
Gjenklang
Rainfall Place
Celestial Whisperer
Oberohn
Lake Melville
Daniel Lopatin
Ourson
Vera Teltz
GODHANDUSA
Draumur
Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U.
WeatherBug
bomull
The Mist
Kim Nalah
Spring Euphemia
Jabba
Odymel
sace6
Hair Dryers for Background Noise
april27
Streaming Waves
oddworld
ZECCA
Pause
Zbig
Nokyo
Aitne
White Noise Workshop
unvrsl frqncy
Erda
IMP.
Julian Nema
Aodion
The Pink Noise
On Dunes