Drones And Tones Present
Winter Ritual: Experimental ambient melancholia music
With Black Brunswicker, Rhubiqs + Bretwalda
Spin The Black Circle, Worcester, WR1 2QX
Saturday 28th February 2026 – 7:00pm
Drones and Tones present Winter Ritual – an evening of experimental ambient melancholia headlined by touring artist Black Brunswicker, supported by Rhubiqs and Bretwalda.
Black Brunswicker is the solo project of Etta Helfrich. Originally from Indiana, USA, Etta moved to Manchester in 2020 and has been based there since. Self-described as ambient folk melancholia, Black Brunswicker is a synthesis of Etta’s musical interests: American primitive and new age guitar, ambient drones and tape-based experimentation, and ecological field recordings. Drifting guitar melodies, awash in a sea of reverb, are anchored by the soft movements of tape loops and field recordings, creating an immersive listening experience. It’s music with no place to be, encouraging introspection.
Tom Squires, aka Rhubiqs, is a London-based composer and sound designer. He produces beautiful electronic soundscapes, rich in texture and ambience. “On Aegis of Silence… Squires produces his best so far. Finding new ground to cover, the results here are something completely dynamic. The more you listen to each of these nine tracks, the more you realise just how removed they are from one another, each possessing their own language” – Sun 13
Bretwalda creates medieval soundscapes and dark age dub: Pre-industrial music for post-industrial people. This isn’t dungeon synth – no heroes, no dragons, and absolutely no bards! Think music for dying in a hovel from bubonic plague at the ripe old age of 32.
Join us at Spin the Black Circle Worcester on Sat 28 Feb!