Dronæment
Since 1997 Marcus Obst aka Dronæment is farming the musical field of drones and ornaments. On this acre stands some small shack. Made of wood from the bass-drone-forest. The walls got repapered with ornaments: loops and samples which get distilled out of many sound experiments and field recordings.
Dronæment was brought into being to create music which is able to
change apperception and reality. Or even the concepts of both. However
these sounds don’t insist on the listener’s subordination or
concentrated listening but functions rather as an empty canvas on which
environment and the NOW can take immediate access. So they can take the
audience to the shores of subconscious or maybe into the treetops of
confusion. But never will it take you into dark and menacing depths.
Even the darkness is aware of sun’s light, moon’s reflection and the
preparing of tea around five o’clock. Equivalent to Dronæment’s recent
work is a deep orange.
“Dronæment manages to be infused with a dignity and creativity widely appreciated by fans of contemporary experimentalism, and “serious” art music.” (Aural Pressure)
“Proceeding from a singular fascination for the interaction between elemental forces, natural phenomena, and all sorts of currents, dronæment's music is also an intuitive transcription of the experience of being rooted in the memory of a specific location...” (Mystery Sea)
“Using a wide array of analogue synths and of course field recordings, Dronaement comes with a darker version of ambient music with a bigger sensibility for the experimental side of ambient music." (Vital Weekly)
"Dronaement is able to mix real sounds with instruments and synthetic sounds in a fashion so warm, rich and beautiful that at times you’ll start to forget and just enjoy." (Cracked Fanzine)