Drone Zone was the very first SomaFM channel, and it still defines the network's ambient wing. Broadcasting from San Francisco as part of Rusty Hodge's listener-supported, commercial-free SomaFM — launched in February 2000 — it plays deep space music: long, beatless drones and atmospheric textures from artists such as Steve Roach. This 128k MP3 feed is the classic way listeners worldwide drift, focus and sleep to it.