Dronæment is active since 1997 and is the main musical project of Marcus Obst who lives in the South area of what once was East Germany. After a few amazing tape albums he joined the Drone Records series with the "Wassermond" 7", which was based on a collaboration with Jim De Jong, followed soon by a split LP with The Infant Cycle (Jim De Jong again....). Since then he released some marvelous albums on Dachstuhl, Nauze [Muzick], Mystery Sea, Le Cri De La Harpe and Field Muzik. Everyone with an even small interest in Drone / Experimental music should immediately put their hands on them. After the wonderful "Yr" (released with the help of our friends at Blade Records) and "Allein... Unter Menschen" (a remastered CD-R version of one of his early tapes), this is the third Dronæment album released by Afe. Needless to say that we're very proud about this.

Ezoterick Muzick was inspired by repeated listenings of indian traditional music and is a successful attempt at creating meditative / relaxing ambient music. The disc opens with "Morning", a track with a droney background mainly topped with bells and birds sound. Treated samples of indian strings instruments fade in and out along with voices and assorted discreet noises. "Ezoterick Muzick I", first part of a trilogy, consists of a minimal but very effective repetitive tone which is quite mind-altering. With its reverberating droning, "Ganga" is a classic Dronæment track, almost undisturbed in its flooding, with the only added flavours of a few voice samples and percussions.

"Ezoterick Muzick II", starts right from where part I ended, adding a simple percussive pattern and effects to the basic floating tone. Coming at half of the album, "Trip to Surja" is built on a rhythmic pattern programmed on an old drum-machine. Its pulsating beats and oscillating synth lines have a shiny mood, just like looking at the sun keeping your eyes closed. Beginning with field-recordings of birds, bells and water sounds backed by a synthesizer, "Yamuna" is another Dronæment classic. A sitar and other various samples / ambiences also appear along the road. With its twelve minutes, "Mathura" is the longest track of the album, showcasing more field-recordings and samples in a consolidated way. "Ezoterick Muzick III" apparently closes the disc with pulsating synth sounds but there's still time for an unexpected surprise...

Limited edition release of only 150 copies!

   Packaging: Pro-CDR in resealable sleeve with pro-printed cardboard insert
   Release Date: April 2006
   Running Time: 69:10