Igloo Magazine

Access To Arasaka :: Geosynchron (Tympanik Audio)

Reviews 01/05/2012 by igloomag

Whether or not Access To Arasaka is trying to create soundtracks for extraterrestrial cafes, he’s certainly able to attract the attention of (us) earthlings by […]

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Sense :: Selected Moments Volume 1 (Psychonavigation)

Reviews 01/04/2012 by James Knapman

Raisbeck delivers track after track of meticulously produced and emotionally charged mood music of the highest calibre that both recalls but never imitates a myriad […]

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Colin Andrew Sheffield :: Slowly (Mystery Sea)

Reviews 01/04/2012 by Stephen Fruitman

Another singular volume in the congenial discography of Mystery Sea, the tiny, perfect Belgian label that lovingly packages each of its CDRs in intriguing abstract […]

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Anna Logue / Mannequin :: 2011, a year for some collaboration

Reviews 01/04/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Too often labels become ego centric and lone projects. Both imprints have realised a common love of synth wave and minimal pop, the pair working […]

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Xsoz :: Thoughts in Silence (33)

Reviews 01/04/2012 by igloomag

Thoughts In Silence is a more aggressive and upfront album compared to previous work yet maintains a congruent slice of industrial complexity. [Direct download] If […]

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Phoenecia :: Demissions (Schematic Music Co. / Detroit Underground)

Reviews 01/02/2012 by Pietro Da Sacco

Not only are the duo of Joshua Kay and Romulo Del Castillo still pursuing sonic creations in a myriad of formations (film, soundtracks, collaborations and […]

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Tapage :: Overgrown (Tympanik Audio)

Reviews 01/02/2012 by igloomag

Breaking through exp-electronics, each track holds its own while shedding its skin every couple of listens. Absorbing Tapage’s Overgrown requires an attentive ear as it […]

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Marcel Dettmann :: Conducted (Music Man)

Reviews 01/02/2012 by Alan Lockett

Dettmann conducts his brute orchestra of kick-pulse, synth-stab and bass-throb with predictable pazazz, choreographing anthemic and abstruse, antiques and curios, deriving gains from playing tradition […]

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D.Carred / Hysteric :: EP double review (Bordello A Parigi)

Reviews 01/02/2012 by Robbie Geoghegan

Winter may be here, but Italo sun is rising in the Netherlands. In 1985 D.Carred cut two pieces of golden ray Italo. In recent years […]

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The Carapace :: Moments In Time. (Signifier)

Reviews 01/02/2012 by igloomag

Created as meditative sonic shifts, Moments In Time. is a strong album filled with three years of thoughtful staging. 2009 represents subtlety, 2010 reflects strain […]

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