Join Harry Sword in conversation with David Bramwell, for an exploration of the sub-cultural and spiritual significance of ‘the drone’. Sword is the author of the acclaimed Monolithic Undertow, which took the idea of the drone – sustained tone – as launch pad for an exploration across musical, mystical and sub-cultural frontiers. From the neolithic burial chambers of Malta to the psychedelic glory of Hawkwind; the vital influence of Indian drone traditions on the 1960’s counter culture to the thieving doom and stoner rock underground of today, Sword will reveal how – and why – sustained tone has provided the backdrop to so many vital underground movements, and also the personal and spiritual significance of the ‘universal hum’ around the world and down millennia.