Oh Mr James’ I’m Not Here is a tight, retrofuturist ride through breakbeats, electro, and braindance, fusing nostalgic circuitry with crisp modern form. Across six tracks, it distills decades of electronic experimentation into sharp, rhythmic vignettes that hum with robotic soul and sci-fi flair.
Author: Pietro Da Sacco
Fallen :: Secret Prayers to the Wise Dormant Moon (ROHS!) — [concise]
Lorenzo Bracaloni (aka Fallen) crafts ambient music that feels like a quiet departure from the noise of everyday life, guiding listeners into expansive, reflective spaces. Secret Prayers to the Wise Dormant Moon captures this essence beautifully, blending gentle piano with cinematic tones to create a soundworld both intimate and uplifting.
vvhy :: why (Detroit Underground)
Yaporigami and Smany’s debut as vvhy on Detroit Underground crafts a world of glitch-infused intimacy and spectral emotion. Through fractured beats and haunting vocals, the duo shape an enigmatic soundscape that feels both meticulously constructed and beautifully intangible.
Cravagoide :: Hidden Sanctuary (Pulse State)
Cravagoide’s Hidden Sanctuary is a wistful, richly textured IDM suite that weaves ambient drift, downtempo rhythms, and cinematic atmospheres into a nostalgic yet forward-looking soundscape. Drawing inspiration from the golden era of Arovane and Seven Ark, it’s a meditative foray where memory and melody gently intertwine.
Dragon :: The Tullus Project (Clean Error)
Dragon’s The Tullus Project is a high-voltage plunge into the fractured circuitry of Clean Error’s Errormatic extension, fusing glitch-tech precision with post-human emotion. Blending scorched […]
Intelligent Life :: Qualia (Self Released)
Intelligent Life is a quietly immersive collaboration between Jeff Düngfelder, Mike Brown, and Joshua Trinidad that merges downtempo electronics with jazz-influenced instrumentation. With trumpet, contrabass, and ambient textures woven into a meditative whole, the album invites deep listening and emotional stillness.
Paul Fleetwood :: Cape Breton Files (Perimeter Junk) — [concise]
Cape Breton Files is a brief but immersive release from Paul Fleetwood, shaped during a solitary week on Nova Scotia’s coast. Across two tracks, it blends ambient textures and techno pulses, capturing both the stillness of nature and the hum of machinery in a meditative, tactile soundscape.
Max Devereaux :: Aguja (Facade Electronics)
Milwaukee-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, painter, and filmmaker Max Devereaux explores the tactile, physical potential of the turntable on Aguja. Through fragmented vinyl manipulation, layered improvisation, and sonic collage, Devereaux transforms noise and decay into structured chaos, echoing the experimental minimalism of artists like Oval and Alva Noto.
exm :: F T (Self Released) — [concise]
exm (Jeroen Bax) returns with F T, a 29-minute continuous composition that blurs the line between structure and entropy. Immersive and ever-morphing, it unfolds as a single, hypnotic current of glitch, melody, and abstract machinery—an intricate study in controlled sonic chaos.
TOKEE :: Путешествие Remixes (Mahorka)
With Путешествие Remixes, the evolution of ЛЕЯ continues—fifteen artists reinterpret the original’s emotional and textural depth through their own sonic prisms. The result is a unified yet kaleidoscopic reimagining, where each remix expands the source material into new dimensions of rhythm, mood, and atmosphere.
yyate :: Société oblique (Perceptual Tapes)
French sound artist and audio collage sculptor yyate (aka Vincent Caylet) crafts Société oblique as a delicate collision of noise and ambient haze, weaving field recordings, fractured electronics, and ephemeral textures into hypnotic drift. Released on Perceptual Tapes, the album hovers between abstraction and intimacy, where microscopic sonic gestures and dissolving tones evoke both fragility and quiet transcendence.

















