Experimental Electronic Music
The nine tracks of Death Mask fall into techno. However, such labelling does this record a disservice. Richard Fearless is pushing the limitations of the genre and forging new paths within the sound. His ability, and years of experience, come to the fore as new audio explorations are charted.
This body of work stands as a singular achievement—uniting fractured percussion, deep low-end gravity, and razor-sharp production. Each piece resonates simultaneously as a cohesive statement and a series of singular visions.
As the murk of modern political unrest deepens, these artists illuminate the darkness with warped frequencies and broken beauty, refusing silence. In its sprawling chaos and cathartic clamor, Solidarity [complete] doesn’t just advocate—it agitates, igniting sparks of resistance in every distorted signal.
Across this collection of concise compositions, modular synthesizers stretch and twist, weaving intricate strands of melody beneath tough, textured Skittles-like surfaces.
William Fields & Synalegg form an unorthodox alliance—uncanny, compelling, and persistently on the frontier of rhythmic evolution. Their union reshapes auditory terrain, an enigmatic dialogue between circuitry and emotion.
Monologue Intérieur takes a more intimate, solitary path—rooted in daily life, field recordings, and almost post-Cage-like sparse and fragile piano sequences.
Ukrainian producer Andrey Kiritchenko, a deft multitasker, revisits early rhythmic IDM roots on Rust Trust, blending fleeting beats with subtle vocal flourishes.
These are soundtracks for forgotten horizons—the kind viewed distinctly on the project’s cover—where each composition unfolds in barren sequences of industrial hum, muffled turbulence, distant resonance, and vast auditory plateaus that seem to stretch without end.
A culmination of everything Day Before Us has cultivated over the past decade, while venturing into even more radiant, immersive terrain. For listeners willing to let go and drift in its pull, Dim Shores of Eternity is one of the most beautiful and haunting releases of the year—a spiritual monument built from silence, sorrow, and sublime sound.
By operating outside of the playlist protocol, Big Blood have once again given us something that goes beyond the test of temporary style. This is music for deep listening in the deep time of Deep Maine, and it shall abide.
Fresh from his music being picked up for a Ridley Scott Netflix production, Dalham brings the required noise in Cobra / And The Sun, a twin release from the estimable Castles in Space set to alter states across the planet.
