Drone is an album of utility cues; each with a singular drive and intent. Some are simple and almost one dimensional while others writhe or pulse or push with a subtle beat. Lots of sub bass rumble, wide granular sounds and some cues that pulse or alternate on 2 bars for a nice edit flow that still feels like a drone or atmosphere. Keywords in this production are; drone, organic, pressure, intense, surge, dark, sub bass, granular, strings, brass, bell, cymbal, flute, wind, grainy, wide, thick, rusty, distorted, sizzle, whoosh, hit, pulse, beat, rhythm, echo, reverse, climax, horror, action, epic, movement, slicing, metal, swirling, churning, roil, aleatoric, tonal, atonal, cluster, rise,
This album explores the power and psycological impact of a single tone constantly repeated with growing urgency. These braaam, braahm or brass blasts relay an arcane gravity and consequence that, like ticking and hits, provide the editor with a pace and gives the picture importance and focus unlike any other soundtrack.
I wanted to keep a bunch of these Powerdowns organized so I created a separate album for each sub-category. Sub-Drops are deep, sine drops. Edge has more treble and distortion in the drop. Specialty do all sorts of things with a variety of tonal characteristcs and timings. Hits have a hit at the end of the powerdown that will naturally end the drop. Cues are created with a ticking, pulsing place to land if you need some space before going to another cue.
