Nadja - Touched

Genre: Doom Metal, Drone, Ambient
Year: 2003
About: Heavy yet beautiful, you can lose your mind in such a distorted wonderland.
Sounds Like: Methadrone, GREYMACHINE, Jesu
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Stars of the Lid Discography

Genre: Ambient, Drone
About: "Stars of the Lid is a duo specializing in drone-based ambient music. They list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner, Gavin Bryars, and Henryk Gorecki, as well as Talk Talk (both bands have tracks named "Taphead"), post-rock artists Labradford, and ambient innovator Brian Eno. Their songs are largely beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects-treated guitars along with piano, strings, and horns; volume swells and feedback fill the gap of rhythmic instruments, providing dynamic movement within the songs. Their sound has been described as "divine, classical drone without the tedious intrusion of drums or vocals"."
Sounds Like: The Dead Texan, Brian McBride, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Oren Ambarchi, Aix Em Klemm
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Music for Nitrous Oxide (1995)

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Gravitational Pull vs. The Desire for an Aquatic Life (1996)

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The Ballasted Orchestra (1997)

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Per Aspera Ad Astra (1998)

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Avec Laudenum (1999)

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The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001)

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And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)

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Carte-de-Visite (2007)

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aboombong - asynchronic

Genre: Ambient, Drone, Experimental
Year: 2010
About: This is one of the most experimental ventures to be released this year, and has plenty of interesting sounds and beautiful drones to submit you into an everlasting trance from start to finish. "Toys: field recording, split bamboo marimba, Turkish darbuka, Punjabi ektara, Vietnamese jack fruit danmo, camel bells, elephant bells, goat bells, bone cymbal mallets, Trinidadian tenor steelpan, homemade surdo, piano, 5-string prepared electric guitar, Kawai K3, sequencer, effects, tape-manipulation, drum kit."
Sounds Like: Forest Swords, Sigur Ros (Von-era), Famous Boating Party, Pete Swanson
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Have a Nice Life - Deathconsciousness

Genre: Shoegaze, Drone
Year: 2008
About: Incredible. Emotional tunes with droning backgrounds and melodic vocals. For the empty people out there, this double album will help you to feel.
Sounds Like: Jesu, A Place to Bury Strangers, School of Seven Bells, No Age, Lovesliescrushing
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Jesu Discography

Genre: Post-Metal, Shoegaze, Drone, Ambient
About: Justin Broadrick (of former Godflesh, Napalm Death, Final, and Techno Animal fame) claims that Jesu are not any of the genre's listed above, and that they make what he considers to be coherent and structured pop songs. By no means is any Jesu song a "pop" song, as every song is a different venture through the deep realms of drone and spacious metal. You can definitely hear all of Broadrick's various influences as each album defies many rules of the genre. Though they have not received much reception in the mainstream or underground universes, Jesu are a hidden gem that create incredible drone jams and metal epics.
Sounds Like: Godflesh, Isis, Pelican, Neurosis, Sunn O)))
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Heart Ache (2004)

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Jesu (2005)

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Silver (2006)

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Conqueror (2007)

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Sun Down/Sun Rise (2007)

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Pale Sketches (2007)

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Lifeline (2007)

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Why Are We Not Perfect? (2008)

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Infinity (2009)

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Opiate Sun (2009)

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Eluvium - Talk Amongst the Trees

Genre: Ambient, Drone
Year: 2005
About: Talk Amongst the Trees is Eluvium's third album, but is widely considered among fans to be his best. The albums heavily uses pedals and loop processing to layer every song with an intense, unique droning effect. The entire album has a depressed, environmental-apocalypse feel to it, but to some extent may invoke positive emotions in the listener as it can open your mind to the world around you. As the title suggests, this is an album that is best enjoyed amongst the trees. So roll up a few j's, put your headphones in, enter the woods and enjoy.
Sounds Like: Stars of the Lid, Tim Hecker, Jonsi & Alex, William Basinski
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