A solid and rich release with the power to take you to the good old IDM-era and to also pull you right back to the present, with the use of contemporary elements.
Author: Cris Quizzik
QNTM CTRL :: The Eagle And The Senses EP (Oblivious Transfer)
It’s an extraterrestrial sonic experience composed with sample and timbre choices which, accompanied by the album artwork and a comic illustration insert sheet, take you to a journey through space in a dime.
Valance Drakes :: A Patternless And Endless Soul (YUKU)
While listening to this work one can relate to sounds from a slow-paced edIT to Funkstörung, Matmos, Burial and Autechre, all mixed together inside a Gregorian-reverbing chamber.
Dfaniks :: L3 (Errorgrid)
This work is quite rich in terms of rhythm and layering details in sound design, while a main glitch aesthetic mark permeates through all tracks.
Adam Jay :: The Inevitable Demise (Detroit Underground)
Adam Jay often revisits old-school drum machines and spacey synth timbres that expose his experience regarding dance music culture.
clocolan :: Empathy Alpha (Redpan)
The retro-future cinematic feel is complemented with a very creative mixture of spoken words, oscillators, dirty ambient textures, computer-controlled bleeps, drones and powerful lead synths.
Snakes Of Russia :: My Arms Bend Back (Errorgrid)
A powerful sample of the artists’ dexterity and skills in sound design to catalyze one’s mind in creating an arsenal of imagery to evoke emotion with ease.
Aelk Minsur :: Continuity and Discretion (Kaer’Uiks)
The mini album Continuity and Discretion shows how fragmented and chaotic the artists’ creative soul is, although a mysterious glitch-panning reverb aesthetic lineage amalgams the whole release.
The Junglechrist :: Madness EP — Stazma :: Leftovers EP (Concrete Collage)
Madness EP is a delicious treat for breakcore jungle aficionados, whereas Leftovers features a bonus varied genre compilation featuring IDM original tracks plus glitch hop and (additional) breakcore remixes.