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Drone music, [2] [3] drone-based music, [4] or simply drone, is a minimalist [5] genre of music that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, [6] notes, or tone clusters called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy compositions featuring relatively slight harmonic variations.
In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. A drone may also be any part of a musical instrument used to produce this effect; an archaic term for this is burden (bourdon or burdon) [1] [2] such as a "drone [pipe] of a bagpipe", [3] [4] the pedal point in an organ, or the lowest course of ...
Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version is the debut studio album by the American rock band Earth, released on February 5, 1993 on Sub Pop.Produced by Earth and Stuart Hallerman, it was highly influential in the development of drone music, especially the drone metal subgenre. [3]
Earth is an American rock band originally based in Olympia, Washington and led by the guitarist Dylan Carlson. [1] [7] Initially active between 1989 and 1997, their early work is characterized by heavy guitar distortion, drones, and lengthy, minimalist song structures; their 1993 debut album Earth 2 is recognized as a pioneering work of the drone metal genre.
The band make drone music using a variety of instruments. They began using electric guitars with a psychedelic rock element and influences such as La Monte Young and Sonic Youth, but have moved more towards drone and expanded to use instruments such as tabla, flute, esraj, tanpura, Tibetan bols, and lap steel guitar.
The following is a list of notable artists who play, compose, have played, or have composed albums or pieces of drone music or drone metal This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Automaginary works because both excel at making music that feels thoroughly modern, but also ancient." [4] Marc Masters of NPR Music noted that, on the album, "the insistent, hypnotic pulses of NIS meld with Bitchin Bajas' drone-tinted layers like gentle rain falling from dense clouds." He singled out "Sign Spinners" for praise, commenting ...
Drone metal or drone doom [1] [2] is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Drone metal is sometimes associated with post-metal [ 5 ] or experimental metal .