Podcast: Drone Magic with Sarah Davachi, Arushi Jain & Harry Sword
Expert insights from two musicians and the author of the definitive book on drone music. Available on Apple, Spotify and podcast platforms now
Tune into a talk on the power of drone with Sarah Davachi, Arushi Jain and Harry Sword
Explore the lasting power of drone from ancient rites to the modern underground. The next…
Free black metal – Mixed by Tom of England
“Duality, duality. Always duality.”
5 artists leading drone’s quiet revolution
From Caterina Barbieri to Ellen Arkbro, we look at the artists who are spearheading a new wave of drone
Sevendeaths – Torrent of Tears
We’re premiering the sweeping visual for Sevendeaths’ synth epic
Hedge Maze’s eccentric Kerb Hits offers up twilit drone and techno
There’s a sense of unaccountable distance meandering around Hedge Maze’s four track release for London-born…
Sunn O))) announce European dates, play in world’s largest maze
Sunn O))) have announced a string of dates across Europe including a one-off appearance in…
Tim Hecker – Love Streams
Here, over eleven heavily processed tracks, we hear the Canadian-born sound artist emoting within a world of nihilist electronics
William Basinski:
Celestial Frequencies
The charismatic composer tells Francis Blagburn about a new, Bowie-dedicated piece and his forthcoming unveiling of Shadow of Time
Artists turn Glasgow swimming pool into giant instrument
This is what a swimming pool sounds like If you’d ever wondered what it might…
Monthly New Music Roundup
Our shout on who you should be listening to this month
Föllakzoid – Feuerzeug
Chilean drone outfit Föllakzoid play absorbing, driving, Kraut-inflected drone
Sunn O))) – Kannon
Sunn O)))’s most recent, most devastating live iteration has ended each performance with vocalist Attila…
Sunn O))) to take over 6 Music’s Freak Zone on Sunday
Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) is set to guest host BBC 6 Music’s Freak Zone…
Shifted returns as Alexander Lewis
Occupying The Middle Circle is out now via Endangered Species Shifted has just surprise-dropped a…
SUNN O))) Announce Kannon
Drone behemoths Sunn O))) are back with their first album in six years Sunn O)))…
Prayer – Silence Before
It’s been over a year and not a word. Prayer’s been waiting silently on the…
Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio
Following last year’s Sonno, multi-instrumentalist and Nine Inch Nails guy Alessandro Cortini returns with more…
Blanck Mass shakes the doomsday blues
Ben Power’s Dumb Flesh is about human fragility – but he’s still just shooting the breeze
Denovali Festival
The experimental and boutique label Denovali from Essen, Germany, has always been focused on interesting…
Temples
Temples Festival returned for its second year, and judging by the range of international accents…
Denovali Festival London Final Line-Up Announced
The festival returns to London for the third time this year. You can now check…
Kerridge Live
Arrive late to a noise all-dayer in a church and expect to find yourself greeted…
Tim Hecker
Descending into the bowels of the good ship Thekla, its not insubstantial revamp still lingers…
Liz Harris closes the door on Grouper
Liz Harris’ final album might just be her best
Bohren und der Club of Gore + Stephen O’Malley
There is smoke everywhere. A mass of it builds above St John’s Church pews, cushioning…
Scott Walker + Sunn O)))
Fair to say that expectation weighs heavy with this one. Sunn O)))’s Greg Anderson and…
Prayer
With a background in classical guitar and piano, Midlands newcomer Prayer treats electronic music as…
Swans‘ Michael Gira attempts to control the maelstrom
“I’m on a cliff that is crumbling”, a dogged voice recounts from an earlier conversation….