Drone rock

Drone first entered into rock music in the 1960s, with raga-inspired psychedelia influencing everyone from pop acts to garage psych ravers (an early example being Paint It Black with its drone-inflected chiming melodies). Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Dead Meadow

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fuzzbunga

Drone Polka?

January 2013
outrenoir

Earth and the Velvets were already there. This is a term I've known for aeons but it seems underloved by journalists. I wouldn't include drone doom here beyond an aside, as drone rock has a certain definable sound to me (and dilution would only make this an even more obscure term) but it's a free country and any additions to the history would be welcome

December 2011
hypnotoad777

A couple here I don't get such as The Black Lips. But some obvious choices are missing. For heavier doom-oriented stuff, you'd have to include Earth, Sleep, and Om. I'd also put a few post rock bands in this category for more atmospheric stuff ..like Shipping News, Lichens... And what I think is the godfather of all drone bands - Trad Gras Och Stenar (Trees Grass and Stone) from Sweden. They were playing with drone back when Velvet Underground was (also not mentioned) and to a much deeper, ruminating, expanded degree.

November 2011
scapino

Earth's Pentastar and Skullflower's Last Shot At Heaven are the only two records I have that may qualify as Drone rock, but I fucking love them. I need to explore this more.

January 2011
Mr_Blakk

great but underused tag. didn't even have a wiki

January 2010
SovereignSongs

Bardo Pond is lovely

November 2009
Zebrajones

Perfect for long, lonely, stoned road trips.

March 2009
lockpickz

THE tag

March 2009