Meditative, immersive, powerful. In meditative music, drones can be extremely useful. Conventional music has melody, lyrics and a dynamic structure such as rhythm, but drones will not grab your mind or imprison your thinking in the storyline of lyrics. Drones have texture and depth instead and the sustained, soothing, tones help to diminish persistent thinking. Actually, drones can draw your mind into a very deep state of relaxation.
This combined piece, Voyage1, is a journey through seven gently changing drones.
Listen with focus and keep drawing your attention back to the sound (it will get easier with time!). Listen in the moment and don`t think about what has gone and what might come. Engage with the depth of sound in each moment`s slice of the sound cake. Listen without judgement as to what might be a good or bad sound
This piece is a drone recorded live on the beach at 10pm, with some distant music in the background.
Listen with focus and keep drawing your attention back to the sound (it will get easier with time!). Listen in the moment and don`t think about what has gone and what might come. Engage with the depth of sound in each moment`s slice of the sound cake. Listen without judgement as to what might be a good or bad sound