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Elizabeth Alker takes us on a journey through sustained notes and uninterrupted tones in a homage to some of our favourite drones from ambient, electronic and orchestral realms. Amongst the selections are the haunting music of Japanese sound sculptor and 'signal alchemist' Sawako, the sombre viola dissonance of John Cale’s Velvet Underground, as well as a performance from Manchester Collective of the second movement of Edmund Finnis’ first string quartet. Plus there’s an excerpt from a two-hour drone ritual by Sweden’s Kali Malone in the company of Stephen O’Malley on electric guitar and Lucy Railton on cello; as well as dense textures courtesy of M-G Dysfunction from the Leeds label Don’t Drone Alone.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening Production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3