After covering several hundred releases in 2023, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.
Author: igloomag
Philippe Blache :: Across the Silence and the Shade (Mahorka)
Sprawling and entrancing walls of sounds, lapping waves of noises, sinuous e-guitar motifs, ruminating drones, processed cathedral-ish chorus, engulfed church organ patterns…
Plastikman :: Sheet One (30th Anniversary Edition Remastered) (Mute/NovaMute)
Vinyl reissue of Richie Hawtin’s groundbreaking debut album Sheet One as Plastikman.
Derrick Stembridge :: Facewithin EP (Labile) — Video premiere
“Facewithin” sets the stage for a larger artistic narrative that explores the crossroads of time, technology, and the complexities of the human mind.
Drifting In Silence & EJRM :: “As You Drift Away” — Video premiere
The added influence from EJRM infuses new depth to the already sonically rich and textured soundscape, expanding the boundaries of Drifting In Silence’s quintessential tranquility
Less Bells :: “Feral Ghosts Of The Golden West” video premiere from The Drowned Ground (Meadows Heavy)
The 3d release from Less Bells invites the listener on a tour of deep time, wind mountain villages, secret caverns and Victorian parlors.