Droneroom

droneroom
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Background information
Origin	Tennessee, USA
Genres	Drone, Country, Experimental
Years active	2012 - Present
Labels	Desert Records, Somewherecold Records, Echodelick Records, Ramble Records, Sweet Sounds, Banana Tapes, Electric Relics, Humanhood Recordings, Moonlight Cypress Archetypes, Doodlehound
Associated acts	Brother Ares, Buddhist Pill, Endless Body, The Minor Second, Dronestore Cowboys, Rabbit Hash, Jesus' Twin Brother
Website	droneroom Facebook
Current members	Blake Edward Conley

droneroom is a one-man drone/experimental project originating in Nashville, Tennessee and currently residing in Tacoma, Washington, USA. With Blake Conley as the sole member, droneroom formed in 2012 as a side project before evolving into Conley's main musical endeavor. droneroom's sound lies into themes of minimalist experimental drone with country and twang elements. While most of droneroom's works feature an electric guitar and several pedals, some works have also featured banjo, pedal steel and occasionally vocals.

To date droneroom has released over a dozen albums among several extended plays and digital Bandcamp exclusive releases. Among the frequent studio output, droneroom has performed live in various parts of the United States.

History

droneroom would be founded in 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. In the project's first few years, Conley recorded two EPs and two albums under the droneroom name. Upon moving to Louisville in 2016, droneroom would begin performing more frequent live shows and work on new material, eventually leading up to Jesus Year in 2018 to positive reviews.

Following the release of Jesus Year, droneroom would sign with Somewherecold Records for their next album I'll Make It Up To You, I Swear..., along with performing throughout the Kentucky and Tennessee area. In 2020 droneroom would follow with another studio album, a compilation album and a CD re-issue of Jesus Year. In late 2020 Conley would re-locate to Las Vegas, Nevada. Through 2020 and 2021 Conley would release several EPs to coincide with Bandcamp Fridays. Conley would be unable to perform live living in Nevada so numerous albums of material would be recorded. The collection of EPs (With one exception) would be released as My Marionette Days Are Over via Australian label Ramble Records in June 2022.

Whatever Truthful Understanding would see release on 15 April 2022 via Desert Records, garnering critical praise. Leading up to it's release, Conley would do a recurring series entitled "Whatever Thankful Understanding" showcasing several recurring contributors to various droneroom releases.

Conley would re-locate back to Tennessee in the Summer of 2022. This would culminate in live performances in Kentucky and Tennessee, the first of which in many years. Two more albums would see release in 2022: Easy Payday on 11 November 2022 via Tennessee label Moonlight Cypress Archetypes and The Most Gorgeous Sleep on 2 December 2022 via Australian label Ramble Records. In 2023 Conley would re-locate to Tacoma, Washington.

You Drown Out The Crowd would be released on 14 February via Histamine Tapes, while further albums were being announced. Ultimately droneroom would release three albums in the Month of April: Life Ain't Worth The Drown via Imploding Sounds on 19 April, Secondhand Failures via Marginal Glitch on 28 April and Rusted Lung on vinyl on 28 April via Echodelick Records and Ramble Records. droneroom would return to Somewherecold for The Best of My Love on 22 September 2023. droneroom would perform live again in various parts of Washington state.

On 22 January 2024, droneroom's next album Barstow Deluxe would be announced and set for a 29 February 2024 release via Doodlehound, the art alias of recurring artist and typographer Cory Fusting. It would be a re-issue of the Bandcamp EP released in 2022 entitled Last Seen in Barstow with additional tracks, morphing this collection of unused tracks into it's own album.

Discography

Studio Albums

• Trying to Remember What I Remember (2014, Self-Released)
• Primitive Loop (2015, Self-Released)
• Jesus Year (2018, Banana Tapes; 2020, Somewherecold Records)
• I'll Make It Up To You, I Swear... (2019, Somewherecold Records)
• The Other Doesn't (2020, Humanhood Recordings)
• Negative Libra (2021, Somewherecold Records)
• Neon Depression (2021, Electric Relics Audio Artifacts)
• Whatever Truthful Understanding (2022, Desert Records)
• Easy Payday (2022, Moonlight Cypress Archetypes)
• The Most Gorgeous Sleep (2022, Ramble Records)
• You Drown Out The Crowd (2023, Histamine Tapes)
• Life Ain't Worth The Drown (2023, Imploding Sounds)
• Secondhand Failures (2023, Marginal Glitch)
• Rusted Lung (2023, Ramble Records; Echodelick Records)
• The Best of My Love (2023, Somewherecold Records)
• Barstow Deluxe (2024, Doodlehound)
• Nothing if Not Worrisome (2024, Electric Relics Audio Artifacts)
• As Long As The Sun (2024, Somewherecold Records)

Singles / Extended Plays

• So Much Magnetism (for Caleb Greene) (Extended Play) (2012, Self-Released)
• Piss Poor (Extended Play) (2015, Sweet Sounds)
• The Coyote Adrift in the Unfamiliar (Single) (2020, Silber Records)
• Desert Hearts (Extended Play) (2021, Self-Released)
• I've Got Troubles You've Never Heard Of (Extended Play) (2021, Self-Released)
• Cockfighter's Lament (Extended Play) (2021, Self-Released)
• Both Ways Is The Only Way I Want It (Extended Play) (2021, Self-Released)
• Sage Metallic (Extended Play) (2022, Self-Released)
• Last Seen in Barstow (Extended Play) (2022, Self-Released)

Live Albums

• Dancing Plastic Flowers (2022, Self-Released)
• Sometimes You Don't Come Home At All (2022, Self-Released)
• Live at Peter's (2022, Self-Released)
• Live at Random Sample (2023, Self-Released)
• No Day Is Costume Day (2023, Self-Released)

Compilations

• Blood on Blood (2020, Somewherecold Records)
• My Marionette Days Are Over (2022, Ramble Records)

Members

• Blake Edward Conley - Guitar, Lap Steel, Effects, Vocals (2012 - Present)

Tours

• 2019 Mini-Tour (With Nonconnah) (2019)
• 2019 Autumn Tour (With Nonconnah) (2019)
• 2022 Summer Shows (With Nonconnah) (2022)

External Links

• Bandcamp
• Droneroom's Bandcamp on Somewherecold Records
• Droneroom's Bandcamp on Humanhood Recordings