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Drone
- Genre family
- Experimental / Avant-garde
- Starting recordings
- 50
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 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Hail Mother Dart Hail Hail2021 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 02Craters2017 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 03Эпизод II2000 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 04Эпизод I2000 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 05phases (everything, forever)2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 06Dark Wood2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 07III2025 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 08Riverhead2016 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 09Smoke Rises From the Deccan Traps2024 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab 10Lumière2005 · Drone · droneOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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LOCAL GRAPH
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