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Drone
- Genre family
- Experimental / Avant-garde
- 2020s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Drone
Drone is a branch of the Experimental / Avant-garde family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Drone is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Jim O’Rourke, Melo Anon and Anna von Hausswolff.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreExperimental / Avant-garde
Current genreDrone
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Hail Mother Dart Hail Hail2021 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 02phases (everything, forever)2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 03Theatre of Nature2020 · Minimalism · ambientOpen in new tab 04Dolore di Orsini2020 · Minimalism · droneOpen in new tab 05Persefone2020 · Minimalism · droneOpen in new tab 06Listening2020 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 07Careful, Beaver!2022 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 08Dark Wood2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 09Smoke Rises From the Deccan Traps2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 10Hospital Drones2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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