Experimental Electronic Music
These soundscapes exist within a delicate balance of fragility, inchoate shape and form yet held together with a structure and purpose set forth by the composer himself. It bears repeated listenings which will bear different fruit each time, and comes highly recommended.
It is wonderful to see YUYAY back releasing. It is a label that has always sought out eclectic and open styles, refusing genre pigeonholes in its pursuit of lesser heard music. XY0815’s This Tool Has No Options is a sure expression of this mandate. An LP that took its cue from the past with tracks that will undoubtedly continue to sound fresh for years to come.
Swimming together in the tangential downpour of torrential media percussion and repercussion, all of this material can be considered as an excavation of a lost futurist consciousness.
Here, he dives headfirst into bold ideas and uneasy experimentations, echoing the spirit of fellow sonic explorers like Kim Cascone and Francisco López—both of whom he has collaborated with under the banner of his boundary-pushing label, Nexsound.
As fragmented, scattered rhythms flutter through the landscape, the depth and intricacy of Bunker Symphonies II reveals a generative flow that never feels forced.
The level of meticulous detail embedded in AE-13 suggests months of thoughtful curation, with emotive swells and shifts lingering in the background, shaping a pair of tracks that exude a sense of refined craftsmanship.
Beyond the Black Hole’s debut (Protonic Flux) is the result of years of live performances, with Renzo Gorrio and Richard Haig crafting a sound that ventures just beyond electro’s rugged edges.
Despite being a split release, Imagined / Awakenings strikes a careful balance between two talented audio sculptors, offering a propelling blend that entices listeners to return again and again, discovering new layers with each play.
In Archivo 2001-2009, FAX captures a defining era of his career while offering listeners a glimpse into the evolution of his artistic voice. The album is a playful fusion of experimentation and nostalgia, delivering a familiar yet refreshing experience—like slipping into a well-worn pair of shoes, its sounds remain timeless.
A masterclass in refined experimental bass’n breaks, where each remix pulses with precision, yet vibrates with raw, unconstrained energy.
This heavy dark ambient drone album explores themes of false hopes and empty feelings, reflecting the absence of hope in our seemingly meaningless lives. These extended dark atmospheres feature a blend of warm soundscapes, melodic synthesizer accents and raw scratchy elements.
