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The queen of drone & tape music, Eliane Radigue is now 78 years old. Junkmedia had an article on the occasion a few weeks ago: Radigue's music is frequently described in terms that may make it sound like equal parts ether and airy space-bliss, a fair characterization of many of the current drone artists Radigue has influenced. In fact, she creates her sounds in a labor-intensive process of imperceptibly measured sonic increments, moving her hands between knobs, patches, potentiometers and a stop-watch, paradoxically creating the sensation of luxuriant drones outside of [...]

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