"I started writing the Drones pieces as a method of developing harmonic ideas over a static structure. The idea is something not unlike singing along with one's vacuum cleaner, or with the subtle but constant humming found in most dwelling--places. We surround ourselves with constant noise, and the Drones pieces are an attempt to honor these drones and stylize them." Nico Muhly Drones consist of the Nico Muhly's tree EP's Drones & Piano, Drones & Viola and Drones & Violin, with a special bonus composition. Performing the pieces are Bruce Brubaker, Nadia Sirota and Pekka Kuusisto along with Muhly himself. Drones was recorded and produced by Valgeir Sigurosson in the Greenhouse studios in Iceland.