List of drone artists

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. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• References

A

• Oren Ambarchi ^[1]

B

• William Basinski
• Boris ^[2]

C

• Ethel Cain ^[3]
• Celer ^[4]
• Lawrence Chandler ^[5]
• Tony Conrad ^[6]
• Clayton Counts

D

• Kyle Bobby Dunn ^[7]

E

• Earth ^[8]
• Emeralds ^[9]

F

• Forest Management ^[10]

G

• Growing (band)

H

• Keiji Haino ^[11]
• Tim Hecker ^[12]

I

Rafael Anton Irisarri

J

Jo Blankenburg

K

• Neil Keener

L

Lankum

M

• Kali Malone ^[13]

N

• Natural Snow Buildings ^[14]
• Phill Niblock ^[15]

R

• Éliane Radigue ^[16]

S

• Stars of the Lid ^[17]
• Sunn O))) ^[8]

T

• Theatre of Eternal Music ^[6]

• The Dead Texan ^[6]

V

• Vibracathedral Orchestra ^[18]
• Vision Eternel ^{[19] [20]}

W

• Yoshi Wada ^[21]

Y

• Yellow Swans ^[22]
• La Monte Young ^[8]

References

1. Neyland 2012.
2. "Boris Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
3. Curto 2025.
4. Michel, Patrick St (2020-07-16). "Celer's musical diary offers an escape into his personal experiences". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. Pareles, Jon (1996-09-05). "In a Stasis of Sound: Dron-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-ne". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-08-22.
6. Dayal 2016.
7. Sherburne 2019.
8. Licht 2013.
9. Sherburne, Philip. "Emeralds: Solar Bridge". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
10. "A Guide to Constellation Tatsu's Wide-Ranging Experimental Cassette Music". Bandcamp Daily. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
11. "Keiji Haino: the interview". Time Out Tokyo. 2012-07-06. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
12. "Tim Hecker Shares 10-Minute Drone Meditation "Keyed Out": Listen". Stereogum. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
13. McTernan, Conor (January 27, 2023). "Kali Malone - Does Spring Hide Its Joy feat. Stephen O'Malley & Lucy Railton". Resident Advisor . Retrieved February 10, 2023.
14. Masters & Currin 2013.
15. Masters 2013.
16. Powell 2010.
17. Ankeny.
18. Keenan 2002.
19. Koczan, JJ (February 14, 2023). "Vision Eternel Post Previously-Unreleased Track "Sometimes in Absence"". The Obelisk. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
20. Koczan, JJ (August 28, 2017). "Vision Éternel Premiere Video for "Pièce No. Trois"". The Obelisk. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
21. Robin 2021.
22. Masters, Marc. "Yellow Swans: At All Ends". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-10-15.

Works cited

• Ankeny, Jason. "Stars of the Lid Biography". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 2022-02-05.
• Dayal, Greta (April 12, 2016). "Tony Conrad: Five of the Best Moments by Dream Syndicate Drone Pioneer". The Guardian . Retrieved 2022-02-04.
• Keenan, David (April 2002). "Vibracathedral Orchestra". The Wire . No. 218. London. p. 12. ISSN   0952-0686.
• Licht, Alan (May 1, 2013). "The Hum of the City: La Monte Young and the Birth of NYC Drone". Red Bull Music Academy . Red Bull . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
• Masters, Marc (December 2, 2013). "Review: Phill Niblock – Nothin' to Look at Just a Record". Pitchfork . Conde Nast . Retrieved 2022-02-04.
• Masters, Marc; Currin, Grayson (April 22, 2013). "The Out Door: Sonic Omnivores". Pitchfork . Conde Nast. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
• Neyland, Nick (August 30, 2012). "Oren Ambarchi – Sagittarian Domain". Pitchfork . Conde Nast . Retrieved 2022-02-05.
• Powell, Mike (January 7, 2010). "Review: Eliane Radigue – Triptych / Vice Versa, etc". Pitchfork . Conde Nast . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
• Robin, William (June 5, 2021). "Yoshi Wada, Inventive Creator of Sound Worlds, Dies at 77". The New York Times . Retrieved 2022-02-03.
• Sherburne, Philip (June 1, 2019). "Review: Kyle Bobby Dunn – From Here to Eternity". Pitchfork . Conde Nast . Retrieved 2022-02-04.
• Curto, Justin (January 8, 2025). "Who's Afraid of New Ethel Cain?". Vulture . Vox Media . Retrieved 2025-01-09.