These sound-art pieces express themselves via synthesizers and beautiful noise boxes, and yet they feel human and organic at the same time.
Author: Pietro Da Sacco
Cyd :: Haute Couture (Subsist & Faith Disciplines)
Cyd encompasses a wide-ranging musical style that ebbs and flows into abstract and delicate forms to more abrupt bass-infused IDM morsels.
Poborsk :: Astronaut Mom (Da ! Heard It)
Sliced, diced and often flickering musical fragments almost coalesce in a stream of data flows only to be sideswiped by constantly shifting pitter-patter beats and shuffling ambient patterns that seem invisible.
ADJ :: Wormhole Device (Pyramid Transmissions)
Wormhole Device showcases an artist continuing to excel at their craft; never afraid to detail every nook and cranny, every fissure and fracture, and to simply expose the sheer avalanche of electro-nics surrounding this multifaceted rhythmic core.
Roger van Lunteren :: AE–O6 (Adepta Editions)
A sonic couplet that counterbalance each other from erratic breaks and up-tempo percussion to downtrodden bliss to close it out.
William Fields:: Fictions (GOTO)
As William Fields’ catalog expands, we’ve seen a maturation over the years, and with Fictions, the artist steps into tangled glitch trenches unfettered.
V/A :: Human is Human’s Master Vol. 2 (Section 27)
A mighty compilation of darker electronic threads—coming from the all-too dependable Section 27 digital imprint—returns like a howling locomotive at 3am.
ADJ & Adrien d’Elzius :: Split EP (Arkada)
Arkada 004 is a powerful four-pack sonic assault on the senses that unsurprisingly punctuates abstract electro-breaks with machine-like precision.
Xenomorph Jazz Ensemble :: Glitches Grew (Roulette Rekordz)
Quite a surprise, and let’s say somewhat out of the blue, these seven tracks twist and turn with a multitude of bass and rolling instrumental rhythms we’re propelled to absorb.
Sk’p :: Mercurius (Clean Error)
The subtle melodic bits and tinier sonic elements that pierce through each track feel as if they’ve been carefully nurtured and curated for our attentive ears to consume.
Francois Dillinger :: -40.715921 EP (EC Underground)
Francois Dillinger’s overarching ability to redefine electro-nics is astounding and -40.715921 is a workout on the ears and body. Delivering next-level sonic transmissions from a distant galaxy…















