MP3: The Idealist - The knives are my eyes
It's hard to define exactly what it is that separates good drone music from bad. Melody? Rhythm? I'm not so sure. But I do know this: The Idealist is good drone. The opening track on his new album "I am the fire" fills the room with a warm glow as it ebbs and flows through its four-and-a-half minute course. This is not music for ambient background listening, this is something that demands to be cranked up loud enough so that it completely encapsulates your being. Headphones will do, but I think the speaker treatment works best as the bass is powerful enough to shake the room. This is music that's just as important to feel as it is to be heard. The listening experience should be just as physical as it is emotional. At full live volume, I bet it's absolutely transcendent.
The Idealist - The knives are my eyes