Downtempo IDM escapades are αlive and well, taking us further and further into this decade.
Author: Pietro Da Sacco
Billain :: Interceptor (single) (Renraku)
This 7-minute single explores broken techno and wraps them around disjointedly serene and rumbling drum’n bass blocks.
Stormfield & Mitoma :: Theia EP (Combat)
Perhaps some of the heaviest soundscapes we’ve heard in 2022, Stormfield & Mitoma pack more than the usual punch on Theia EP consisting of 4 original tracks and 5 remixes.
Riccardo Bazzoni :: Chrysalis EP (Errorgrid)
Chrysalis flows in its transitional state of dysfunctional beauty; where time becomes a loop and all manner of chaos is somehow rolled into one cohesive state of fluctuating calm. A powerful debut, no question.
Laconic Impression :: Epidemy (Acre)
Downtempo glitch-funk hip-hop and illbient breaks all rolled up into one massive smorgasbord.
Cat Breath :: Rift (Heterodox)
Rift reveals machined grooves tethered to turbulent and calm audible vistas—an alluring balance cosily found in darker experimental electronic corners.
BLAEN :: Carmarthen Dioxide EP (Welsh Modular Alliance)
More analog and synth-blasted madness from the ever-talented South West Wales, UK-based artist BLAEN (aka John Healy of Somatic Responses).
Lost Cat Magnet :: Experiments in Terra (Heterodox)
Eight darker strewn industrial-dub strands are presented by Lost Cat Magnet (aka Ricardo Acevedo) on Experiments in Terra.
Chairweiner :: P1LL5 EP (EC Underground / Dead Money) — Vinyl giveaway US residents!
P1LL5 is an extended player we’re very excited about, its musical flashbacks, and forward-thinking soundscaped orchestration is on par with the likes of Plaid, Boards of Canada, Amon Tobin, Clark, and Meat Beat Manifesto—a press-release comparison we’re in total agreement with.
V/A :: TUNCD2 (Móatún 7)
TUNCD2 delves into the trenches, delivering a cross-section of form and function, displaying a variety of genres and sub-genres.
HRYM & Friends :: Heimferd EP (Kahvi Collective)
Heimferd is an overflowing sonic stream that simply pulls on the heartstrings, gently plucking away in the background, not making too much of a fuss, and containing just enough momentum and emotional fuel to keep us drawn in.
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