Otsubo Kazuhisa on Drone(s)

Another live performance, this one an extended synth drone, by Otsubo Kazuhisa, who’s based in Japan. It’s a thrumming, compelling performance, with multiple layers of whirring and humming all going at once, ranging from a high shimmer, to a husky foundation, with gleaming pulses somewhere in between. At times, especially around three quarters of the way through, it sounds like voices are emanating from the void, and those voices make some of what came before sound almost glottal and gutteral in retrospect. Per its title, the track was recorded on November 9, 2025, though only released as of November 17. More at instagram.com/otsubo.