Drone is often associated with minimalism, but it is slowly detaching itself from that term. In fact the newer drone out there can be thought of as very maximalist. I often use the term post-drone to define a type of drone music that is both complex and abstract. The complexity is not obvious though. It is unmasked by listening attentively.
The new genre revealed itself to me after listening to Tim Hecker’s Harmony in Ultraviolet for the first time. It was the first time I heard something really abstract and complex but still familiar somehow. I got a drone vibe from it, but it was more intricate than any other drone I’ve heard before. Post-drone just seemed like the best way to simplify the greater whole of Hecker’s wrath. Post-drone is simply drone with a lot going on.
Here are some examples of post-drone:
fahad baseer 