Igloo Magazine

V/A :: Electroconvulsive Therapy Vol 1 (Medical)

Reviews 12/03/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Medical Records, since the label’s inception, has been a two record at a time imprint. Now it’s time to buck the trend. Medical have three, […]

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Ket3m :: Syn3rgy (Self-Released)

Reviews 11/30/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

Syn3rgy is four bursts of computer virus pop. Ket3m is a brand-new duo made up of Shay Nassi (aka Mise_en_ scene) and Tom Kemeny (apparently […]

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Stu Crosbie :: Dark Arts 03 (Dark Arts)

Reviews 11/29/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

There’s something moreish and murky in Dark Arts 03, from the surreptitious soundscapes to the full out clout of some tracks. It’s either a wise […]

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Kaboom Karavan :: Hokus Fokus (Miasmah)

Reviews 11/29/2013 by James Knapman

Hokus Fokus successfully subverts one’s preconceptions of what qualifies as an enjoyable noise, managing to be approachable and challenging in equal measure. There are three […]

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Omenya :: Kali Mantras (Soleilmoon)

Reviews 11/28/2013 by Stephen Fruitman

The holy chanting woven into the warm ambient of Kali Mantras is omnivorously reverent and could just as well emanate from Africa, Canterbury or Jerusalem. An especially […]

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Mitoma :: Iso:Forms (Brainstormlab)

Reviews 11/28/2013 by Pietro Da Sacco

A collection of a dozen interplanetary electronics that range from hazy ambient sunbursts to definitive technoid slivers. Just in time for the cold, brisk Winter […]

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Nebulo :: Castles (Hymen)

Reviews 11/27/2013 by Pete Marshall

By layering a vast array of morphed synths and samples on top of a skeleton of unassuming beats, Nebulo creates a lonely sort of electronic […]

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V/A :: World Electronix 4 (Cultivated Electronics)

Reviews 11/27/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

The UK’s Cultivated Electronics is continuing its World Electronix series. After three excellent installments it’s time for the fourth, revisiting some old favorites whilst adding […]

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Pattern Behavior :: Pattern Behavior (Component)

Reviews 11/26/2013 by Philippe Blache

An eclectic and multi-textured electronic music release which deliberately sounds as an imaginary soundtrack through furiously nightmare-ish, isolationist and beatific splendor. Devoted to uncompromised and […]

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Titonton Duvanté :: Provocative EP (aDepth Audio)

Reviews 11/26/2013 by Robbie Geoghegan

Titonton Duvanté has nearly two decades of experience behind the synthesizers. On imprints like Dan Curtain’s Metamorphic Recordings and Loop Sounds Duvanté has sculpted rich […]

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SaffronKeira + Mario Massa :: Cause and Effect (Denovali)

Reviews 11/24/2013 by Nocturnal Ghost

Whether taken in small doses or as a whole, Cause and Effect arouses the mind and stirs the soul. Powerful, surrealistic, mysterious, beautiful. Sardinia’s SaffronKeira […]

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