Sometimes the artist doing the design on these experimentally classic releases deserve as much credit as the actual artist performing and constructing the sounds. A […]
Author: igloomag
The Neferiu Complex
Nate Schmold, who goes by the moniker Mantra, has been producing electronic music for 5 years, starting back in 1996 when he was 16 years […]
Ecotone :: Arbour (Demo)
Kyle Hodgson, a 24-year-old producer hailing from Calgary, Alberta sent a two track demo in my direction a few weeks ago, and I can’t help […]
Orbital :: The Altogether (FFRR)
Orbital. Now more pop than ever before. After several listens I’ve found three really good tunes on Orbital’s new album. “Funny Break (One Is Enough)” […]
Vert :: Nine Types of Ambiguity (Sonig)
Squeaks and hisses. But also beautiful melodies. Vert doesn’t believe in making it to easy for the listener, but those who get past the unconventional […]
V/VM :: HelpAphexTwin/1.0 & 2.0 (V/VM Test Records)
These two 3″ CDs are as close to a black grail of blasphemy as the world of IDM can come to – at least until […]
Matmos :: A Chance To Cut Is A Chance To Cure (Matador)
The idea of an entire album made largely of the sounds of various surgeries and medical procedures is a morbid thought for most of us. […]
Five EP Mini-Reviews by Henrik Str
::..:::…..:..::….:::::..:::..:::::::……:::…::.:::….::::..:..:::…::…….::::: Hans Appelquist :: The Xiao Fang EP (Mjäll) The sixth ten-incher from Swedish label Mjäll is pressed on good looking transparent cyan vinyl. The […]
Vladislav Delay :: Anima (Mille Plateaux, CD)
Vladislav Delay is one of those projects people either love entirely or hate completely. While Entain floated along with hints of rhythm, broken and punctuated […]
Muslimgauze :: Your Mines In Kabul (Staalplaat, CD)
Though there are a thousand and one criticisms of the body of work of the late Bryn Jones, one point is inarguable – his provacative […]
Merck Records: Visual Brain Music..
I caught up with Jackson, the elusive owner of Merck Records at JFK airport in New York, on a layover from a flight between Miami […]

















