For all the raw electronic tones that are manipulated with brute force, a robotic techno thump is at its core. Rugged, glitched-out techno, low-end bass and punchy […]
Author: Pietro Da Sacco
Sun Sea Sky :: Three new releases and vinyl giveaway! (Melorman / Blochemy)
Three releases from Charleston, IL-based Sun Sea Sky are due for release in June—Melorman‘s limited vinyl release Somewhere, Someday LP (his first since the well-received 2013 […]
Badrich :: _COMPILER LOG (Self-Released)
Mind boggling, and cause for likely Pacific Northwest seismic activity when played at high volume, Badrich’s sound is coherent and corrosive at the same time. […]
V/A :: Fragments (Numb Capsule)
Numb Capsule delivers a diverse range of predominately under-appreciated musicians that sculpt a very unique set of skills meant to dislodge any preconceived genre notions. Perhaps the […]
Boulderdash :: Just some parsecs away from home (DSM / Audionaut Capsule)
Boulderdash manage to hone their vintage IDM skills, finding new ways to thread emotive melodies, all the while utilizing hardware to create soft sound escapes for […]
Midday Static :: Ektachrome (Self-Released)
References, contrasts and comparisons aside, Midday Static fine tunes his sound with Ektachrome, an album that is lively and condensed in a thick kaleidoscopic downbeat […]
Crisopa :: Transhumante (Self-Released)
Crisopa eschews solemn, melancholic, and instrumental streams of colorful sound. Lively and draped in emotively calm layers. In late January 2017, Crisopa (aka Madrid-based Santiago […]
Aeriae :: Peril Triage EP (Clan Analogue)
Distilled harmonies carefully maneuver through an electrical maze, oftentimes scrambled all about in an organized chaotic brew. A refreshing EP of leftfield electronics from the […]
Enabl.ed :: Tipsy Haux 2.0 (Clean Error)
Overflowing robust beatwork and rugged melodic strands are featured start to end. If Toytronic was the go-to imprint for brittle and punchy IDM of the past, […]
Monoform :: Mea Culpa (Touched Music)
Monoform crafts definitive basslines, mechanized beatwork, and slightly chilled-ambient noodling—consistently leaning on distant, dense and mysterious/melodic sonic sculpting. Yet another benchmark release by Touched (Music For […]
Nickolas Mohanna :: Chroma (Karlrecords)
Chroma illustrates a disjointed 8-pc sonic tapestry, one that is sewn together by extraterrestrial acoustics making for a perplexing experience. Fuzzy, abstract and discordant noises are […]

















