Icosagon marks 20 years of IDMforums, bringing together artists from across the community’s history in a two-volume release that reflects its collaborative spirit and evolving sound.
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MOSTRA Barcelona 2026 :: Fifth Anniversary
Positioned as Barcelona’s independent alternative to large-scale festival culture, MOSTRA marks its fifth anniversary in 2026 with a special France-focused edition—expanding its year-round cultural program while reaffirming its commitment to curated, community-driven electronic music beyond the commercial circuit.
Éliane Radigue (Jan 24, 1932 – Feb 23, 2026) :: The Art of Listening
With the passing of Éliane Radigue, experimental music loses a quiet revolutionary whose patient, enduring tones transformed listening itself into an act of presence.
aus + The Humble Bee :: Chalybeate (FLAU)
Conceived during a month-long Autumn 2024 residency in the Onsen town of Ikaho, Chalybeate distills aus and The Humble Bee’s bath-born installation into a mineral-rich ambient work where listening becomes a bodily immersion, steeped in steam, stone and subterranean drift.
Dirk Serries :: Infinite and Unbound (Projekt)
Dirk Serries (formerly vidnaObmana) marked a new year with Infinite and Unbound, five long-form works wrought in real time with simple guitar+FX. A veteran’s touch […]
Algorithmic Art Assembly returns to Gray Area, March 26–28, 2026
Algorithmic Art Assembly returns to Gray Area March 26–28, 2026, fusing cutting-edge algorithmic music, process-driven art, and radical ideas into three days and nights of sound, code, and collective experimentation.
The Talking Castle :: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack by Near Minerals (Difficult Art & Music)
A very English children’s story about death: Difficult Art & Music present A.C. Fayler’s novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals. Kickstarter campaign.
Remembering Ken Downie of The Black Dog
In this tribute, Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) reflects on the passing of Ken Downie—founding member of The Black Dog—whose absence leaves a rare and resonant silence in electronic music, shaped by intelligence, restraint, and a belief that machines could think, feel, and remember.
Big Blood :: Electric Voyeur (vinyl) (Psychic Sounds / Dontrustheruin)
Big Blood’s digital only release Electric Voyeur, from the very tail end of 2024, is now out on vinyl from Psychic Sounds.
Rafael Anton Irisarri :: Points of Inaccessibility (Black Knoll Editions)
Points of Inaccessibility merges Rafael Anton Irisarri’s immersive sonic improvisations with Jaco Schilp’s dissolving point-cloud imagery to create a haunting meditation on distance, memory, and […]
















