Belong’s return with Realistix IX is quite a success. They improve significantly on where they had left off and also make use of their noisy aesthetics, combining the two into a satisfying sonic collection.
Reviews
Fennesz :: Venice 20 – 20th Anniversary Edition (Touch)
Venice is an album that continues to work extremely well, even after 20 years. The combination of lighter-sounding loops with sounds that are more distorted results in a complexity of tone and texture as this remastered version emphasizes.
Maes Y Circles :: Maes Y Circles (GOTO)
Maes Y Circles’ self-titled album is a solid work with some great tracks. Audio technology is showcased, but because the sounds are of a vintage quality hearkening back to musicians such as Tangerine Dream and Vangelis.
clocolan :: Monday Kid (Redpan)
clocolan’s soundscapes are encapsulated by a multitude of spectral tones and drones, while dreamy, textured layers present an uneven yet well-balanced veneer.
Ken Ishii :: Reference To Difference (Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition) (Sublime)
Reference to Difference was made when Ken Ishii’s musical ability was beginning to take root and bloom, a time when music was shifting into something new and unheard. A release of the annals of electronic music history, lovingly, and thankfully, revived.
Zságer Balázs :: Aqua Obscura (Free Sequence)
Built over long soundscapes, noisy field recordings and hypnotizing harmonic clusters, Aqua Obscura completely takes over our attention, swimming on a magical journey that directly touches our inner consciousness.
V/A :: Seventeenth Listen (People Can Listen)
Another potent assortment of vibrant and well-crafted IDM morsels to savor, brought to you by the consistently dependable People Can Listen label from Minsk, Belarus.
BUNKR :: Antenne (VLSI)
Antenne effortlessly maps a new direction for saccharine synth-infused electronica while feeling like a call to the nostalgia and perplexing soundscapes from a few decades ago.
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