Ohio River ValleyA dark southern track with banjo, longing fiddle, and acoustic guitarElectronic · 160 BPM · G minor1:45
3 versions: Acoustics · Guitars · No Fiddle
Acoustics1:45
Guitars1:45
No Fiddle1:45
BackwoodsOminous and tension building. This southern track is perfect for mystery and suspense and features electric guitarElectronic · 96 BPM · E minor2:24
4 versions: Banjo and Steel Guitar · Bass and Percussion · Crashes · Drone
Banjo and Steel Guitar2:24
Bass and Percussion2:24
Crashes2:24
Drone2:24
Desolate DronesAn ominous and haunting plucking banjo over brooding dronesElectronic · 139 BPM · E major1:57
2 versions: Acoustic · No Acoustic
Acoustic1:57
No Acoustic1:57
Snakewater TrailDark and gritty violin over a haunting deep bass with swells to build tensionElectronic · 95 BPM · E minor1:41
2 versions: Drone · Guitar Viol
Drone1:41
Guitar Viol1:41
Coal Mine KillerAn underscore track with dark drones, wailing harmonica, and droning organElectronic · 127 BPM · F# minor1:46
4 versions: Drone · Harmonica · No Harmonica · Organ
Drone1:46
Harmonica1:46
No Harmonica1:46
Organ1:46
Burnin ThunderwoodThis gritty electric guitar lead is perfect for building drama and tensionElectronic · 96 BPM · D minor2:30
2 versions: Drone · Guitar
Drone2:30
Guitar2:30
Crime of the SouthlandA chugging electric guitar track that builds mystery and has neutral sectionsElectronic · 90 BPM · E minor2:59
3 versions: Guitars · Less · Percussion and FX
Guitars2:59
Less2:59
Percussion and FX2:59
Death on the MississippiA serious and dark southern track with slow gritty electric guitars over ominous dronesElectronic · 96 BPM · Eb minor2:00
4 versions: Drone · No Acoustic Guitar · No Drone · No Electric Guitar
Drone2:00
No Acoustic Guitar2:00
No Drone2:00
No Electric Guitar2:00
Terror of the SouthwindDeep and subtle drones under tough and gritty electric guitar riffs and hits.Electronic · 100 BPM · D minor2:48
2 versions: Drones and Pulses · Guitars
Drones and Pulses2:48
Guitars2:48
TexarkanaA serious underscore track with deep bass pulses and subtle guitar notes to build suspenseElectronic · 100 BPM · E minor1:25
3 versions: Bass · Guitars · Scary Drones
Bass1:25
Guitars1:25
Scary Drones1:25
About this album
PHASE 67 : Southern Drones Rural / Mystery is a 10-song album from NEXT, released in 2022. It's electronic and drone music, dark, determined and mysterious, built on drone, electric guitar and bass. The songs run 90 to 160 BPM, in keys like E minor, D minor and G minor, and they're all instrumental. It's a natural fit for trailers, film and documentary work, TV and news promos and sports. Every song comes with stems (guitar, bass and drones) and alternate mixes, so it cuts to length without a re-edit.
Drew J Lerdal, Jonathan David Krentz, Emily Kristine Bjorke, Gavin Franzen Linnihan, Bradley Rounds, Mitch Lijewski, Brian Burke Reidinger, Darren Mark Drew
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