It's about time that Matt Waldron/Irr. App. (Ext.) got the recognition he deserves as one of the best experimental dronemakers currently around - the few discs of his available, after an ill-fated theory of unreleased works and failed signings, are all excellent, and the tenth ep in the Drone Works series obviously makes no exception. Beginning with a low-volume manipulation of unidentified popular music, it soon erupts in a powerful, exhilarating drone of bowed strings, which even reminds of historical minimalists like La Monte Young or Tony Conrad. It's close to the emotional outpouring of a masterpiece like "Ozeanische Gefuehle", but with an emphasis on static power rather than on changing layers. Another essential Drone Work!