There are more than enough drone composers at work that we can begin to really appreciate post-drone music. Drone composers have opened our ears to works of ecstatic stasis, in which micro-shifts in texture and tone take center stage. In post-drone music, as exemplified by the exceptional “Yellow” from Darren McClure, those same elements are brought back into a more traditional compositional format, with a structure of give and take, in which thematic development plays a substantive role. The track is from McClure’s album *Primary Locations*, which was released earlier this month on Dragon’s Eye Recordings. Each of the tracks on *Primary Locations* investigates the sonic equivalent of the visual spectrum, and also comprises field recordings consistent with the theme. “Yellow,” for example, includes audio recorded on a “metal overpass supporting train lines.” This explains the rough shudder and brief snippets of bird song, among other facets of the piece.
Track originally posted at [soundcloud.com/dragonseyerecordings](https://soundcloud.com/dragonseyerecordings/darren-mcclure-yellow-36233173-137963209). More from McClure at [darrenmcclure.bandcamp.com](https://darrenmcclure.bandcamp.com/) and [soundcloud.com/darrenmcclure](https://soundcloud.com/darrenmcclure/).