DRONES is Swordplay, PT Burnem and Erick Ackers (who has worked with Swordplay before with their Double Rainbow project). DRONES is somewhere between folk and hip hop. Musically there is a lot of acoustic guitar with simple sparse beats and electronic sounds. The vocals have a deliberately slow and precise delivery with tonal hooks. The lyrics reference technology, dreams and a sense of disillusionment. It’s an interesting concept with a distinctive sound and the songs flow together well.

There is a limited edition vinyl release available from French record label Dora Dorovitch who also released Swordplay’s excellent Tap Water album

Unfortunately I am not really into Rickulos whose songs are a more standard folk pop sound. I would have preferred a full length DRONES album.