Both Martin Boulton (aka Min-Y-Llan, Touched Music founder) and Jeroen Bax (aka exm) build incredibly surreal audio worlds. As their earlier releases were characterized as a “real demonstration of powerful synergy,” this eponymous release draws a recognizable pulse.
Author: Pietro Da Sacco
Ne Tvoy Drug :: Veter EP (Mestnost)
Veter glides by like gentle snow falling in the heart of winter, with its melodies drifting past light technoid flutter and a crisp chill in the air.
V/A :: IDMf Retrospective Vol. 5 (Glitchpulse)
This closing retrospective explores a dozen sculpted electronic textures and tones, where rhythmic audio structures collide and collapse, crumple and fold, as the Australian label shifts into the forward-thinking Glitchpulse Records outfit.
Consul :: 3033 (Self Released)
Mert Büyüksağnak (also known as Consul) makes a strong debut breakcore and braindance collection, tearing through the speakers with splintered beats galore.
V/A :: Sampler IV (Facade Electronics)
Northern Mexico’s Facade Electronics’ annual compilation titled Sampler IV (aka Sampler IV. Present and future. Facade Electronics 2020-2025) shifts into their fourth of the series, representing fourteen tracks that spark and shimmer at all the right angles.
Wankers United :: Zootech (Evel)
Diving head-first into Wankers United’s (also known as Thomas Lanza) most recent album, Zootech, for Evel, and we’re hypnotized by its melodic disintegration and glitch-laden groove.
Jacek Doroszenko :: Identity Values (Audiobulb)
Where atmospheric waves coalesce, drifting sonic ice-sheets scrape up against each other as Identity Values subtly gains momentum while aligning with Audiobulb’s extensive Rolodex of abstract sound sculptors.
V/A :: Errormatic Vol.4 [The Collective] (Clean Error)
This assemblage being the fourth of the series, cascades without form, veering between the boundaries of experimental sonic media and next-level hyper glitch mechanisms, and is curated within introspective, low-flying IDM/braindance morsels.