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Reviews
Mathmatrix :: Brazda lui Novac (Self Released)
Mathmatrix is back, and Victor Popescu serves up a third full-length treat—a meticulously crafted IDM dessert bursting with fresh energy and inventive flavor.
Noumen :: Altum (Central Processing Unit)
Andriy Vezdenko’s Noumen elevates Altum into a singular realm, where fractured rhythms, lush downtempo, and meticulously sculpted IDM converge into a dazzling, otherworldly journey.
Scanner :: Forces, Reactions, Deflections (quiet details)
Scanner’s Forces, Reactions, Deflections distills three decades of restless sonic curiosity into a quietly breathtaking work that proves Robin Rimbaud is still redefining how — and how deeply — we listen.
syringeee :: Plateau EP (Weirdrum) — [concise]
Daniil Chernov’s Plateau EP surges through six abstract, timbre-rich sound sculptures that morph from drone-fuzz murmurs to cinematic swells and fractured rhythmic architectures, culminating in a bloom of distorted yet delicate beauty.
Torre di Fine :: EP2 (Winter In Venice)
In a world overflowing with unheard music, Torre di Fine’s EP2 cuts through the noise with a raw, heart-forward surge of distortion, emotion, and shimmering post-rock energy that reminds us why human-made sound still matters.
Shubharun Sengupta :: Interstices (Printiig) — [concise]
Forged from molten noise and fractured signals, Interstices erupts as a singular ascent through glitch-scarred rhythms and microscopic sonic debris, compressing six turbulent extractions into one tightening, otherworldly pulse.
Dubree :: Ratio et Сaritas (Mestnost)
Time becomes a resonant vessel in Dubree’s Ratio et Caritas, carrying listeners through nostalgia, memory, and forward-moving emotion in one continuous, reflective current.
Windscreen Strings :: Prototype (Self Released) — [concise]
Prototype detonates with microscopic glitches and prismatic electronic pulses, distilling nine tracks of tangled melody and flickering rhythm into a single luminous surge of future-leaning sound.
Ben Pedroche :: Independent As F***: Underground Hip-Hop From 1995-2005 (Velocity Press)
Hip-hop was never my main musical obsession, but it pulsed through the background of my youth—skate sessions, cheap forties, porch-side blunts—quietly shaping the soundtrack of growing up. Ben Pedroche’s Independent as F*** a vibrant history of indie rap from 1995–2005, taps straight into that world, revealing how artists built their own freedom and infrastructure far from the grip of major labels.
Neosintetico :: The Voice of Energy (Pueblo Nuevo)
Chilean electronic maverick Julio Pérez Solis (aka Neosintetico) detonates The Voice of Energy with an 11-track blast of breakbeat, dub, electro, and industrial firepower, instantly staking his claim as one of 2025’s essential disruptors. Bass-driven reggae flashes, Kraftwerkian pulses, and brutal hybrid mutations collide in a turbulent, genre-scorching surge that hits like a rogue transmission from the future.

















