Style: Ambient Americana, Drone-Folk, Spectral Blues, Free Improvisation
Vibes: Nocturnal, Mournful, Murky, Hypnotic, Haunting, Lonely, Melancholy, Bluesy, Meditative
Musical Qualities: Slow, Droney, Soft, Lo-fi, Atmospheric, Solo, Improvisation, Sparse
Loren Connors – The Departing of a Dream Read More »
While this live broadcast was originally selected & sequenced spontaneously, it retrospectively appeared to move through some interesting movements. The introductory set of ambient pop & minimalist folk is followed by a long stretch of Japanese Psychedelia from four different decades. During the second hour we venture through jazz fission, abstract rap, and microtonal psych before closing the show with a trio of ethereal folk meditations.
Sonic Gnostic Research 01.10.24 [Bed Crumb Archives] Read More »
Style: Drone-Folk, Acid Folk, Guitar Soli (LP2)
Vibes: Nocturnal, Intimate, Desert, Raw, Lethargic, Melancholy, Autumnal, Haunting, Mellow, Peaceful
Musical Qualities: Home Recording, Acoustic, Sparse, Lo-Fi, Droney, Instrumental (LP2)
Ilyas Ahmed – Between Two Skies / Towards the Night Read More »
Style: Free Folk, Lo-Fi Psych, Mystical Folk
Vibe: Mysterious, Mystical, Communal, Murkey, Nocturnal, Ritualistic, Spacey, Eclectic, Hallucinogenic, Haunting
Musical Qualities: Vignettes, Lo-Fi, Acoustic, Droney, Collage, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Electro-Acoustic
The Tower Recordings – Folk Scene Read More »
Style: Irish Folk, Dark Folk, Avant-Folk, Acoustic Drone
Vibe: Haunting, Sombre, Rootsy, Storytelling, Ominous, Melancholy, Dark, Death, Intense, Ritualistic, Spiritual
Lankum – False Lankum Read More »
Style: Free Folk, Electroacoustic Drone, Ritual Psych
Moods: Witchy, Meditative, Visceral, Nocturnal, Ritualistic, Occult
Musical Qualities: Dhrupad, Noisy, Acoustic, Improvisation, Dissonant
Instrumentation: Cello, Guitar, Violin, Tamboura, Electronics, Strumstick, Maestro Rhythm King, Vocals, Omnichord
Black Forest / Black Sea – Portmanteau Read More »
Style: “Desert Continuum”, Psychedelic Drone, Free Improvisation, Avant-Folk
Moods: Desert, Ritualistic, Spiritual, Meditative, Hallucinogenic, Nocturnal
Musical Qualities: Droney, Electro-acoustic, Solo Improvisation, Noisy, Instrumental
Instrumentation: Shahi Baaja, Electric Guitar, Autoharp
Derek Monypeny – Cibola Read More »
Style: Ambient, Dream-Folk, Drone Pop
Moods: Melancholy, Nocturnal, Cosmic, Grainy, Contemplative, Lethargic, Meditative, Peaceful, Intimate, Ethereal, Loner, Haunting, Dreamy, Hazy, Meandering, Monochrome, Murky, Soothing
Musical Qualities: Atmospheric, Droney, Lo-Fi, Home Recording, Loops, Simple, Slow, Soft, Solo
Grouper – A I A: Alien Observer Read More »
These ceremonial meanderings are the interrupted transmissions of campfire songs picked up by intergalactic satellites. Past and future collapse as old-timey banjo melodies fade into squiggly synthesizers and lo-fi electronics. Distant harmonicas sink behind thick fogs of ghostly whirring, while warped slide guitar, drone fiddle and echo percussion bubble through the folky primordial soup
The Futuristic Folk of The Tower Recordings [Vol. 1 & 2] Read More »
“Way of the Pilgrim” unfolds as a 4-movement suite of dark acoustic summoning rituals, spiritually connected to a mystical lineage of wyrd-folk practitioners through the ages. That strangely familiar feeling of being lost in the woods, of venturing into the archetypal unknown, pervades the atmosphere right from the opening… [Click for full review]
Recommended if you dig Six Organs of Admittance, Fursaxa, Robbie Basho, Third Ear Band
Seven Rivers of Fire – Way of the Pilgrim Read More »
Style: Ritual Folk, Experimental Songwriter
Mood: Nocturnal, Ritualistic, Shadowy, Occult, Dark, Alchemical, Mystical, Sombre, Funereal
Musical Qualities: Slow, Microtonal, Droney, Lyrical, Dissonant, Acoustic
Jaköb Battick & Tongue Depressor – Raise the Dead Read More »
Style: Free Folk, Drone, Avant-Folk
Vibe: Nocturnal, Shadowy, Cautious, Hypnotic, Ritualistic, Eerie, Existential, Murky, Psychedelic
Musical Qualities: Droney, Improvisation, Loops, Slow, Loose, Dissonant, Chants, Atmospheric
Charalambides – Joy Shapes Read More »
Style: Free-Folk, Ritual-Drone
Vibe: Nature, Mystical, Ritualistic, Dreamy, Forest, Hallucinogenic, Nocturnal, Hypnotic, Sombre
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Droney, Repetitive, Mantra, Electroacoustic
Instrumentation: Harmonium, Vocals, Guitar, Harp, Cello, Flute
Fursaxa – Mycorrhizae Realm Read More »
Style: Ritual Folk, Psych-Folk, Free Folk
Vibe: Ritualistic, Mysterious, Raw, Seeking, Nocturnal, Forest, Witchy, Sombre, Shadowy, Hypnotic
Musical Qualities: Droney, Acoustic, Improvisation
Six Organs of Admittance / Charalambides – Songs from the Entoptic Garden Vol. 2 Read More »
Style: Psych Folk, American Primitive Guitar, Ritual-Folk
Vibe: Forest, Ritualistic, Seeking, Mystical, Witchy, Nocturnal, Adventure
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Droney, Fingerstyle, Loose, Percussive, Modal, Raga
Six Organs of Admittance – Dust & Chimes Read More »
Style: Swamp Psych, Southern Gothic, Country Drone
Vibe: Haunting, Murky, Brooding, Bluesy, Adventure
Musical Qualities: Droney, Suite, Improvisation, Crescendo, Modal
Instrumentation: Electric Guitar, Organ, Grendel Drone Commander, Drums
Jenks Miller and Rose Cross NC – Blues for WHAT Read More »
Style: Hermetic Folk, Free Folk, Ritual Psych
Vibe: Ritualistic, Nocturnal, Hallucinogenic, Mysterious, Hazy, Hermetic, Hypnotic, Introspective
Musical Qualities: Droney, Acoustic, Atmospheric, Instrumental, Percussive
Instrumentation: Acoustic Guitar, Sitar, Tabla, Violin
500mg – Apocatastisis Read More »
Style: Gothic Drone-Folk, Mystical Americana, Ritual-Psych
Vibe: Shadowy Spiritual Journey; Western Ghost Stories; Backporch Mysticism;
Apocalyptic, Cathartic, Haunting, Rustic, Ritualistic, Loner, Dark, Perilous, Murky, Intertwined
Musical Qualities: Droney, Suite, Improvisation, Thematic, Dynamic, Atmospheric
Instrumentation: Electric Guitar, Harmonium, Organ, Vocals, Percussion
Horseback – Piedmont Apocrypha Read More »
Style: Bedroom Psych, Drone, Noise Pop, Shoegaze, Space Folk
Vibe: Nocturnal, Murky, Dreamy, Introspective, Hazy, Hypnotic, Intimate, Washy, Ritualistic
Musical Qualities: Feedback, Drone, Atmospheric, Noisey, Lo-Fi
Flying Saucer Attack – Chorus Read More »
Style: Gothic Americana, New Weird America, Country-Drone
Vibe: Haunting, Western, Pastoral, Moody, Rainy, Loner, Dark
Musical Qualities: Droney, Lo-fi, Atmospheric, Improvisation
Instrumentation: Banjo, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Field Recordings, Percussion, Harmonium
Jenks Miller / James Toth – Road to Ruin Read More »
Style: Avant-Folk, Tribal Drone-Doom, Southeast Asian Folk Music
Vibe: Ceremonial, Apocalyptic, Aggressive, Hypnotic, Murky, Shadowy, Dark, Tribal
Musical Qualities: Percussive, Acoustic, Fuzzy, Heavy, Loops, Noisy, Repetitive, Droney, Extended Technique, Electroacoustic
Instrumentation: Homemade Bamboo Instruments, Electroacoustic Treatments, Percussion, Throat Singing, Chants
Style: Psychedelic Drone, Free Folk
Vibe: Ritualistic, Hypnotic, Cathartic, Earthy, Psychedelic, Communal
Musical Qualities: Acoustic, Drone, Improvisation, Live, Dissonant, Instrumental, Dynamic
Instrumentation: Piano, Fiddle, Harmonium, Gong, Bells, Singing Bowl, Percussion, Banjo
Pelt – Reticence / Resistance Read More »
Style: Drone, Tape Music, Ambient, Drone-Folk
Vibe: Nocturnal, Haunting, Hypnotic, Ethereal, Meditative, Warm, Nature, Nostalgia
Musical Qualities: Sound Collage, Instrumental, Field Recordings, Collage, Electro-Acoustic, Noisy, Home Recording, Vignettes
Instrumentation: Tapes, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Piano, Drum Machine, Synthesizers, Bass, Keyboard, Percussion, Bass Clarinet (B2)
Ilyas Ahmed & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma – You Can See Your Own Way Out Read More »
Style: Psychedelic Drone-Folk, Free-Folk
Vibe: Forest, Mystical, Nocturnal, Mysterious, Exploratory, Abstract, Spontaneous, Murky
Musical Qualities: Electro-acoustic, Improvisation, Lo-fi, Loops, Drone, Collage, Suite, Atmospheric
Black Forest / Black Sea Read More »
A brooding, droney cover of Neil Young’s Revolution Blues.
Jakob Battick & Tongue Depressor – Revolution Blues Read More »
Amidst the icy winds of tribal drones and pagan folk rituals, there are moments of mystical serenity in the music of Natural Snow Buildings, like serendipitously finding warm shelter while lost in a punishing blizzard.
Natural Snow Buildings – The Snowbringer’s Cult Read More »
Style: Psychedelic Folk, Drone-Folk, Lo-Fi Songwriter, Neo-Psychedelia
Vibe: Loner, Nocturnal, Forest, Sombre, Autumnal, Spacey
Musical Attributes: Lo-Fi, Noisy, Atmospheric, Droney
Flying Saucer Attack – Further Read More »
Rituals of the Moonlit Wood is a 100-minute vinyl mixtape for those unafraid to venture into the depths of the shadowy unknown….featuring nocturnal and ritualistic music of the acid-folk, drone, and experimental varieties.
Rituals of the Moonlit Wood [DJ Mix] Read More »
Released in 2011 on Blackest Rainbow Format: LPx2, 180g Ltd. to 750 copies
Natural Snow Buildings – Waves of the Random Sea Read More »
