A list of some recent, current and forthcoming titles that are piquing our ears lately—it’s our attempt to point you to some notable releases worth investigating regardless of genre. As musicians continue to explore new worlds of digital to analog frequencies, igloomag.com seeks to digest, write and publish what these sounds look like. We’re hoping [...]
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Known Rebel :: Hollow (Tympanik Audio)
These fully formed sonic escapades tap straight into the heart—broken up by interspersed vocal samples and crumpled digital debris—that has Known Rebel scraping the finest segments of pure emotion-packed electronics for its audience. A tinge of post-industrial and wobbly bass breaks through via remix support from Jaime Irles, Mothboy, Roel Funcken, Lucidstatic, 2methylBulbe1ol and Access [...]
Access To Arasaka :: Geosynchron (Tympanik Audio)
Whether or not Access To Arasaka is trying to create soundtracks for extraterrestrial cafes, he’s certainly able to attract the attention of (us) earthlings by continually baffling the ears with high-definition audio sculpting. Sometimes it’s all about finding beauty buried in chaos which is precisely what Access To Arasaka (aka New York-based Rob Lioy) does [...]
Tapage :: Overgrown (Tympanik Audio)
Breaking through exp-electronics, each track holds its own while shedding its skin every couple of listens. Absorbing Tapage’s Overgrown requires an attentive ear as it continually registers new sounds on every spin. Peeling back texture after texture, each track bursts with plenty of effects, melodies, crackles, whirs and stutters to keep your brain in a [...]
DISPLACER :: Renaissance Festival Mix (Re-Edit)
Fresh off of his latest outing with Tympanik Audio (Night Gallery), Displacer (aka Michael Morton) performed live in Montreal, Canada at the Renaissance Festival (November 2011) celebrating 10 years of Ad Noiseam and Chromosome Syndicate. The mix was recently re-edited for Digital::Nimbus radio (Show #438) and now made available to igloomag.com readers. Layers of darkened [...]
c.db.sn :: …At The End Of It All (Tympanik Audio)
At the end of it all what remains is c.db.sn’s skillful use of balancing fluctuating temperatures with such an expansive breed of genres. c.db.sn outdoes himself with this debut for Tympanik Audio. Not entirely post-industrial, the prolific Chicago-based imprint unleashes a foray of left-field dub (minus its step), IDM-escapism and loosely tied emotive synth granules [...]
V/A :: Emerging Organisms 4 (Tympanik Audio)
Emerging Organisms Vol 4 breaks the boundaries of previous entries in the series, reflecting both the increased diversity of the label’s output and the compounding production polish and compositional complexity that the contributing artists gain with each new release. [Release page] Another year, another array of emerging organisms appear on Tympanik Audio‘s annual compilation series. [...]
Erode :: Horizon (Tympanik Audio)
Faded landscapes, lost in time and a world at peace, devoid of human life… is this just a glimpse of what’s really behind the mirror? Erode lets us see these parallel universes tucked away neatly on this digipak of apocalyptic beauty. [Release page] Since the unfortunate demise of Gridlock in 2005, few have filled the [...]
Ex_Tension :: Desert (Tympanik Audio)
The entire EP scans like the soundtrack to a full-on military operation and the introduction to “Desert” whilst perhaps a little lengthy, sets the scene brilliantly. Juddering bass pulses, scorched pads, the electronic tones of scanning equipment and the occasional intrusion of a tortured, twisted screech runs for a good eight minutes before anything approaching [...]
Haujobb :: Dead Market (Tympanik Audio)
While the sound may not be groundbreaking, Dead Market will definitely appeal to Haujobb’s existing fan base as well as fans of EBM in general and provides a nice appetizer for their upcoming full length. [Release page] Haujobb returns after an extended absence with their new single, Dead Market (a precursor to their upcoming New [...]
Stendeck :: Scintilla (Tympanik Audio)
At seventeen tracks Scintilla is quite the epic journey, another of those consistent Tympanik Audio releases that demand a straight-through listen, with loving care lavished upon all aspects of the production. [Release page] Sonnambula – Stendeck‘s last album released on Tympanik Audio back in 2009 – was something of a reference release for the label [...]
Undermathic :: “Saiph” video (Tympanik Audio)
A new video for Undermathic‘s “Saiph,” taken from the 10:10PM release on Tympanik Audio, animation by Szymon Skrypoczko. Here’s a snippet from the igloomag.com review written by James Knapman: “…In spite of all this urban intensity, Undermathic knows when to offer the listener the chance to take a breather, affording time and space to regroup, as [...]
Displacer :: Night Gallery (Tympanik Audio)
Layers of darkened tones are spread throughout, however, the post-industrial insignia associated with Displacer is stripped away in place of a more plasmic flow of evolved production skills. Trying to string together words describing Displacer‘s latest is easier said than done, and after having listened to the album several times, each experience sheds a previously [...]
Anklebiter :: Queue (Tympanik Audio)
Casually maneuvering electronics, post-industrial, shoegaze and sublime noise in a polished collection of elegant distortion, Queue stays on track without falling into the surplus pile of mediocrity. [Release page] Following up from last years I Will Wait, a virtual sandstorm of intricate post-industrialized fragments, scraped melodic movements and pensive rhythms, Tanner Volz brings together a [...]
Access To Arasaka :: Orbitus (Tympanik Audio)
Skillfully moving brushed sounds into new spaces, Orbitus bridges the void between distant post-industrial phases intermixed with exp-fluctuations and remains timeless with its universal electronic tapestry. [Download] Disparate landscapes of loosened soil and microscopic layers seeped in electrical debris cascade in the darkness on Orbitus, a (free) digital-download album of extraterrestrial appeal. Time lays dormant [...]
C.H. District :: Conclusion (Tympanik Audio/M-Tronic)
Always one to fuse scorched melodies with glitched electro-automation, C.H. District uses his tools with extreme precision, somehow camouflaging chaos with order. [US info page] Carved robo-industrial experiments gravitate around classic structures; Conclusion highlights the past and forges straight ahead and is a follow-up to the rhythmic acrobatics of Slides (2005). This is where time [...]
Undermathic :: 10:10PM (Tympanik Audio)
Undermathic has crafted something in 10:10PM that is naturally compelling, intense and narrative without being demanding or exhausting, the ever-changing pacing and mood handled with such style and subtlety that it is barely noticeable, making this one of the most straight-through listening experiences in the label’s history. [Purchase] On the tenth of October last year [...]
“Hello, Goodbye” :: SubtractiveLAD video essay by Director Tanner Volz
“This has taken me four months to write; time to call it done and put it out there. This is a long ramble of an essay about a music video project I helmed late last year, in advance of the release of the latest – and brilliant – album by SubtractiveLAD entitled Kindred.” The video [...]
TYMPANIK AUDIO :: 3View 2011.3
Despite significant changes in musical retail in recent years Tympanik Audio have successfully managed to maintain their popularity with a regular release schedule (mostly on physical formats) and a strong stable of both new and established artists. At the beginning of last year, Tympanik Audio opened their annual release schedule with a clutch of releases [...]
Access To Arasaka :: void(); (Tympanik Audio)
void(); is a combination of intricate, frenetic, glitchy beatwork and dark creeping atmospheric ambience. Sometimes perfectly cinematic and quite beautifully conceived, sometimes dark and ominous, and at other times random and abstract. [Listen | Purchase] With an avid interest in all things visionary and listing amongst his influences the American writer William Gibson and Russian [...]
Top releases of twenty-ten
With this article, 151 releases and 25 honorable mentions are highlighted as being titles that garnered the extra spins in 2010. These musicians (and associated labels) offered an abundance of quality productions coming from all corners of the globe with an emphasis on releasing music that doesn’t always follow a defined path. [January 2011] Twenty-ten [...]
TYMPANIK AUDIO :: 3View 2010.1 by James Knapman
It has been a busy and eclectic twelve months for Tympanik Audio with a good fifteen or so new albums under its belt since this time last year. Released in batches of between two and four albums at a time, the choice that is subsequently offered is no illusion and 2010′s roster displays a pleasingly [...]