Questions - Psych Drone

As I mentioned on my Advanced Research Strategies blog, I would be asking my subjects some questions to get a better understanding of their preferred genre. Here are the questions and the response I got from my subject for the sub-genre psych drone

1. What imagery do you associate with Psychedelic Drone?
   With psych drone I'd say stuff like white noise, great open washed out deserts.
   
2. What kind of videos/film do you associate with Psychedelic Drone?
   
   In terms of films I would say Monte Hellman's 1967 western The Shooting would qualify. It has a real underlying sense of dread to it and the stark desert provides a repetitive landscape. Stan Brakhage's Dog Star Man would definitely qualify as would Andy Warhol's Manhattan. I'd associate drone with more experimental, installation type film and video. 
   
   
3. What is cliche Psychedelic Drone?
   
   Drone cliches include long tracks and each track can last 10/20 minutes. [sorry I'm not good at this question!!!]
   
4. What does someone who listens to Psychedelic Drone wear?
   
   I don’t think there's a particular 'look' for psych-drone music. Maybe something similar to the grunge movement from the late-80s/early-90s – baggy shirts, Converse, long hair – for the younger listeners.
    
5. What does listening to Psychedelic Drone make you feel like?
   It makes great background music, especially at night. Drone is what it is and describes itself through its name – droning, repeated, low notes. It's not something you listen to on the bus but it can help you relax.
   
   
6. What kinds of bands are your favourite Psychedelic Drone bands?
   
   Vision Fortune, Stars of the Lid, Topaz Rags, Pocahaunted, Robedoor and I'd say there were elements of psych drone in bands like The Velvet Underground, particularly in the song Venus in Furs, and you can incorporate bands like Can, Loop and Spacemen-3 too.