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San Francisco Bay Area composer, producer, and musician Dren McDonald released Vox Pterous via Appearing Records this summer. The album takes the instrumental architecture of his acclaimed 2023 rec…

Bay Area composer Dren McDonald's latest project, Vox Pterous, came out at the end of July. The project has a deep backstory: back in 2023, he built Pterous — a collection of instrumental pieces as a ...

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“Sometimes the only way to survive a loss is to create something,” Dren McDonald once admitted while working on his previous instrumental album, “Pterous.” At the time, that…

Things, for the most part, happen in the same way each day. Occasionally, we’re convinced that we can make sense of them. Sometimes, we even feel like we can hold dreams in the palm of...

San Francisco-based composer Dren McDonald‘s album Vox Pterous is a deeply emotive exploration of grief, memory, and transformation, inviting a remarkable ensemble of singers into richly layered sonic...

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Revered composer Dren McDonald returns with Vox Pterous, a new new take on his expert 2023 album Pterous.

The catalog of Dren McDonald's releases/soundtracks on CDs and LPs in small quantities (leftover from various distributors, promotions etc). Occasional apparel as well. Pick them up while you can!

6 track album

California-based musician Dren McDonald will return this week with his new album, Vox Pterous, which will be released via Appearing Records.  One of the stunning singles from the album is “Fading”, a ...

Derrière la beauté suspendue de « Resting of Light », il y a un nom qu’on n’attendait pas forcément : Hardy Fox. Le compositeur californien Dren McDonald l’a confié lui-même, la chanson lui est direct...

Dren McDonald’s new single, Resting of Light, has a sonic similarity to Steve Reich, Kronos Quartet, and Björk. Its arrangement sounds amazing, highlighting multi-layered playing that’s constantly…

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Resting Of Light is the result of a fresh collaboration between Dren McDonald x Carla Kihlstedt x Amelie Anna - full Rock review inside.

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"Resting of Light" is a seven-minute eulogy that approaches an absolute absence of emotion before drawing back toward literal grief. The composition stands as