Murmur is an acoustic drone

Drone (music)

In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any part of a musical instrument that is just used to produce such an effect.-A musical effect:A drone...

 ensemble from New Orleans who play tone/space improvisations based on a single note. Originally founded by minimalist sound artist potpie (musician)

Potpie (musician)

Occasionally known as DJ Potpie, the sound artist potpie from New Orleans is a prolific solo musician who records and produces his own material, and releases it on the Backporch Revolution label...

 and recording on the Backporch Revolution

Backporch Revolution

Backporch Revolution is an independent record label, netlabel, and artists' collective from New Orleans, Louisiana, probably most noted for releasing material by Chef Menteur, potpie and other New Orleans underground artists...

label, the membership changes with each performance/recording and has contained anywhere from two to twelve members.

They are most noted for recording the 2007 release "Fermata" live entirely inside a fermentation tank the Dixie Brewery in New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina.

Releases include:

• Subterranean Raga, Vol. 1 (2002)
• Release (2003)
• Fermata: The Dixie Brewery Fermentation Tank Session (2007)

External links

1. Artist page at Backporch Revolution http://www.backporchrevolution.com/artist.php?id=5
2. "Fermata" review from Offbeat magazine: http://offbeat.com/artman/publish/article_2721.shtml