“[Enig’matik Records] explores rich soundscapes that often have deep emotional content, bringing music that really shines in a personal environment and invokes past memories with interesting and abstract visions.” Jake (aka Sun In Aquarius and Enig’matik director) connects with igloomag.com’s Five questions. Igloo Magazine :: When did Enig’matik Records start up and what was your [...]
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Dub Mentor :: Versions (EnT-T)
Dub Mentor’s warm, peeled-down arrangements, comprised of loping drum loops, chocolatey bass and treated field recordings for texture, lend these tunes the intimacy of late-evening jazz. In its pursuit of optimal clarity of sound, Tel Aviv label EnT-T has been compared favourably with ECM. The Manfred Eicher of this operation is Lior Suliman and his [...]
(val)Liam :: Dissolving Archetypes (Beats & Pieces)
Surpassing the limited confines of classification, Dissolving Archetypes bubbles in a mist of soothing percussive textures, tranquil atmospheric notes and wilting melodic layers. It’s inevitable that a series of adjectives will likely embed themselves in reviews of Dissolving Archetypes, (val)Liam’s third album released on Israel-based Beats & Pieces. Chill, downtempo, ambient, electronica and dub immediately [...]
Claro Intelecto :: Reform Club (Delsin)
It becomes clear that the “reform” in Reform Club points not only toward tighter, slicker production but also to the combination of tech house and dub oriented beats that has evolved so much since his 2008 release Metanarrative. There are multi-insturmentalists in the more physical world of music but in the world of electronic music [...]
wAgAwAgA :: Midnight Sampler (Record Label Records)
wAgAwAgA has an unusual take on music, with deep basses, really interesting beats and odd field recordings in abundance. He instantly stands out as having a unique style—not aggressive but not altogether passive. Innovative but not leaving the familiar completely in the shadows. I’ve been a fan of wAgAwAgA for a while now, ever since [...]
LUMEN :: Drawn Recordings Mix
An eclectic mix of leftfield, downtempo, dub/step, grit, dark ambient and bass music from UK’s Lumen—courtesy of Drawn Recordings. Sometimes you just have to loosen up and let the grooves take over. This mix by Drawn Recordings resident DJ/VJ Lumen is a syndicated mix for igloomag.com. “…Lumen has been knocking out some cracking sets of [...]
Quanta :: Overflow EP (Enig’matik)
Smoldering bass, trudging beats, spaced lyrical blurbs and precision mastering of low-end frequencies are perhaps Quanta’s finest points. [Release page] Turning more towards dub than its darker step-brother, Quanta (aka 18-yr musical veteran Shane Harris) is the latest signing for Australia’s Enig’matik, an imprint that has steadily nurtured its bass in many a form and [...]
DUB MAFIA :: Dangers at breakneck speed
Since forming just two years ago, Bristol based Dub Mafia have become one of the most formidable acts in the UK dance scene and beyond. The seven-piece band are synonymous with blending drum and bass, dub, dubstep, breakbeat and world music to create their own unique sound. And, with a strict policy of ‘no backing [...]
Crump :: Chiaroscuro EP (Slime)
A bouncy, rolling batch of minimal house tracks with a somewhat understated feel. It’s solid though, infectious and persistent, like a puppy needing a walk. I have to admit—Crump (aka Alex Crump)—is a producer that I’ve not come across before. He’s a Bristol lad with a bit of form and has just had his EP [...]
Kloudbreak :: Ghosts EP (Drawn)
When every piece of Ghosts taken into account, it can be said that this is one of the very few singles that have the ability to elevate the performance levels of other musicians. The emotional soundscape, haunting lyrics, and blatant creativity was a pleasure to not only listen to, but to think about as well. [...]
Eyelove :: Mysticism EP (Slime)
Awash with floaty processed guitars and trance inducing blurs of electronic ambience, the tracks are downtempo, laid back and deep with an air of reserved technical accomplishment in the production stakes. Not the usual thing you might expect from Slime, a label generally associated with the business end of the DJ market with releases from [...]
BROKEN20 :: 3View
These three releases (10-20′s Magnet Marsh, Isodyne’s Dreams Torn From The Sky and Nanorhythm’s Beyond the Green Wall) show Broken20′s faculties very much intact in their drawing together of fragments across the electronic spectrum from washed out wonk-tronica to headf**k techno. (February—2012) Broken20 is a nearly new label run by Marcia Blaine School for Girls [...]
Materia :: Komatiite EP (Slime)
Tight drums, deep bass, melodic and harmonic mastery wrapped up in intricate and evolving atmospheres and textures. Swedish born Bristol producer Materia has worn a lot of hats during his years producing music—which incidentally number quite a few now—from Drum and Bass to Tech House, and more recent forays into the steadily deepening black hole [...]
Velapene Screen :: What if they can’t trust you? (The Centrifuge)
The syncopated percussive breaks, acidic tones, busted rhythms, tweaked synth-distortions and overall flare for oblique maneuvers further exemplifies Velapene Screen’s honed skill-set. [Release page] Velapene Screen (aka Chris Ghiraldi) has been in creative mode for the past decade (plus or minus a few years). Having developed a glitch-laden propulsion with labels like Frozen Empire Media [...]
Kossak :: You Forgot To Kick It (Record Label Records)
Projecting outward from the likes of Gescom and/or Shadowhuntaz (Skam), Kossak’s focus on layering percussion and tumbling bass is refined and delves into broken slabs of funk, mechanical spillways, distorted tweaks as well as uplifting anthems that are discovered in the ashes. Kossak (also known as Lucas Patzek) joins a new breed of musicians unlike [...]
Tropa :: Weight Of The World EP (Self-Released)
As Tropa reconfigures his audio machines and software, it’s becoming more apparent that he’s capable of propelling himself further into the past in order to replant electronica’s lost seeds. Tropa switches gears for this self-released three tracker. Having pulled off a solid venture with Outside Recordings on Love, Songs, and Alibis, Weight Of The World [...]
ASYMMETRICAL HEAD :: Digital::Nimbus #442 Mix
A virtual smorgasbord of exp-electronics, techno and ambient deformations. Take a trip through turbulent waters as beats, bass and subdued noise weaves its way into your subconscious courtesy of Asymmetrical Head. Asymmetrical Head delivered a live in-studio performance on Digital::Nimbus radio on January 20th, 2012—a virtual smorgasbord of exp-electronics, techno and ambient deformations—is now available [...]
Me Raabenstein :: R (nonine)
Twelve tracks representing a cross-section of what could only be described as pure exploratory realms, Me Raabenstein’s audio-biography is detailed with clarity as it wisps by from 1997 — 2011. Me Raabenstein delivers a free download album retrospective of compositions from the past 15 years. Arranged, focused (and defocused) experiments through time, the nonine label [...]
Five questions for Drawn Recordings
Bristol’s Drawn Recordings have carved a niche for themselves among a myriad of electronic music imprints. What sets them apart is their persistent sifting of high-quality & low-rumbling excursions that touch the extreme edges of experimentation without falling off into the abyss. Igloo Magazine :: When did Drawn Recordings start up and what was your [...]
Phoenecia :: Demissions (Schematic Music Co. / Detroit Underground)
Not only are the duo of Joshua Kay and Romulo Del Castillo still pursuing sonic creations in a myriad of formations (film, soundtracks, collaborations and label operations), they continue to craft mind-bent rhythms that transcend time, coming across as minimalist tribal structures accented with electro’s dynamic low-pressure grooves and gelatinous shifts. We could always reference [...]
The Carapace :: Moments In Time. (Signifier)
Created as meditative sonic shifts, Moments In Time. is a strong album filled with three years of thoughtful staging. 2009 represents subtlety, 2010 reflects strain and 2011 reveals simplicity in all manner of sound structure. Not entirely drenched in industrialized voids — as some might expect from a Scrap.edx side project — Josh Colella (aka [...]
Ion Driver :: Waves (Addictech)
Dennis Bunton’s multi-instrumentalist talent on acoustic guitar and piano and his ability to draw elements from a wide array of electronic styles set this release squarely in our crosshairs; his skill at constructing complicated grooves that engage both mind and hips will keep it on our playlists for months to come. [Release page] This release [...]