Igloo Magazine

Somatic Responses :: Clone Aware (Acroplane)

Reviews 12/26/2010 by Robert Galbraith

All of the tones used are unique and very deeply processed; one would liken it to an alien life form trying to interpret the music […]

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Sero :: Interception System EP (x0x)

Reviews 12/22/2010 by Robbie Geoghegan

Sero’s original is a cold piece of Japanese Telecom electro with just the right amount of old-school electro inserted into the text. On the back […]

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Exillon :: Mean Rich Mud EP (Detroit Underground)

Reviews 12/22/2010 by Robert Galbraith

Embracing the sound of classic IDM, Exillon’s Jay Fields infuses this six track EP with healthy doses of acid, electro, and dubstep. Exillon’s Mean Rich […]

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V/A :: Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outerspace (Tectonic)

Reviews 12/20/2010 by Robert Galbraith

The original tracks are a sharp contrast to the Scientist mixes; most of them sitting on the more minimal end of the spectrum. This is […]

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EOD & D’Arcangelo :: Double review (030303)

Reviews 12/19/2010 by Robbie Geoghegan

Where EOD explores some of the warmer notes of IDM, the D’arcangelo boys have gone down the route of experimental machine sounds. Nevertheless, both have […]

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Crewdson :: Dust EP (Slowfoot)

Reviews 12/19/2010 by Craig Hitchings

Dust EP is a phenomenal debut, proving that Crewdson will be one to watch in the future. In short, he’s managed to create something that […]

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NOT BREATHING :: Megamix by DJ Metrognome

Features 12/19/2010 by igloomag

Not Breathing’s menacing synth distortions and mangled audio debris are set on fire behind the hands of Karl White (DJ Metrognome) Not Breathing‘s menacing synth […]

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Juanpablo :: Dream EP (Frigio)

Reviews 12/18/2010 by Robbie Geoghegan

This isn’t hard minimal electro, or breakbeat material, it is electro with subtle hints of techno and elements of house in the mix… an EP […]

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Igloo Trax Vol.2 :: The Most Music (Igloo Magazine)

Newswires 12/15/2010 by igloomag

“…Igloo Trax Volume 2: The Most Music (a digital download release commemorating Igloo Magazine’s 10-year anniversary) can be described as a vivid cross-section through a […]

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Eleven Pond :: Bas Relief (Dark Entries)

Reviews 12/15/2010 by Robbie Geoghegan

The record is a monument of 1980’s synth music. It has the clever melodies, the electronic composition and the freshness of a new style of […]

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Kyle Bobby Dunn :: Pour Les Octaves (Peasant Magik)

Reviews 12/14/2010 by Greg Dutcher

The whole tape (yes, a C30 cassette!) has the same effect as watching a perfume commercial on mute: a beautiful, alluring, and determined attempt, limited […]

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