Experimental Electronic Music
Lake Haze trades in his signature atmospheric style for a funkier groove on his latest EP, Geonomic Fusion. Prioritizing acid leads and steady grooves, the Lisbon-based producer presents seven electro tracks that seem old-school inspired, but that don’t come off as dusty in any way.
Rarely does a project feel so eclectic yet so cohesive, a sprawling, hypnotic sound-world where repetition seems impossible, and every listen reveals a new path through its immersive maze.
Sound becomes motion, and feeling takes form—these are the elements 4T Thieves effortlessly reveals. I Can Dream of Bubbles, released on Mahorka in November 2024 and later honored on our Best of 2024 list, continues to resonate long after its debut.
Algorythm of Hate is an intense plunge into the wreckage of noise and industrial dissonance—a raw, calculated demolition of structure that invites listeners to find order in the ruins.
Marc Brinkerink, the Haarlem-based sonic architect behind the moniker, dissects glitch into finer, more intricate fragments—hyper-glitch, laced with shadowy undertones.
Billow Observatory create an affordance structure for the escape, The Glass Curtain finding a fine balance between dark-light binaries, at once euphonic and tenebrous, engaged and unmoored, a portal opened to elsewhereness.
Antenne (Remixed) is a concise yet potent collection that illuminates the vibrant edges of experimental electronic music—reimagined with a fresh pulse, not as a faded echo of the past, but as a bold, forward-looking resonance.
VSESLAV (aka Stanislav Sevostyanikhin) masterfully weaves shimmering layers of ambient textures and flowing synthesizer currents on Dryoma to craft immersive sonic relics that transcend conventional notions of time and dimension.
A sleek split 12″ release on the freshly minted Beyond Jupiter label offers an invigorating traverse steeped in hopeful energy, melodic textures, and finely crafted techno from two multi-talented producers.
Saturation Index unfolds naturally, revealing a stream of delicate, fluttering melodies that craft an elegant balance between the comfortingly familiar and the boldly new.
Coupled with intense rhythmic hooks and jaunty infectious melancholy lyrics, these short sweet pieces make me feel joyful and full of hope, even as the lyrics are moody and depressing.
