These two works showcase the range and ambition of Perceptual Tapes. Hyperliquid journeys inward, guided by memory, solitude, and stillness; Among Lunar Glaciers voyages outward, imagining alien topographies in shimmering, distorted detail.
Recent Posts
Renku Corporation :: Procedural Nuance (Noided Media)
Procedural Nuance hums with a cryptic vitality: glitch-funk pulses flicker beneath its concrete skin, while corrosive acid seeps from its fractured seams, an alchemical blend of decay and drive.
Alessandro Sgarito :: Appartenenza (Shady Ridge)
Appartenenza is an album that doesn’t try to explain itself, it invites you to live within it. It doesn’t demand your attention, but earns it with the quiet confidence of someone who knows that true beauty never announces itself.
BASTARD :: BASTARD.NFO EP (Renraku) — [concise]
Relentless, inventive, and impossible to ignore—this is electronic music at its most unrestrained. No pause, no breath—only forward motion and beautifully wrecked.
WE FORFEIT :: Interview & Mix (Node, Gated Recordings)
As the Spring draws in, the music keeps flowing here at WE FORFEIT. For this month, we have a label we love. We have Gated Recordings. Founded in 2019 by DJ Node and Jadey Smith, Gated has become an imprint of serious intent in the world of electronic music.
James Shinra :: Meteorites (Analogical Force)
Meteorites isn’t just a succinct collection—it’s a sandblasted, sonic odyssey, a landmark release for 2025 that captures the essence of abstract electronic music at its most compelling and immersive.
James Krivchenia :: Performing Belief (Planet Mu)
James Krivchenia fuses acoustic drums and a rich array of percussion with electronic textures, all anchored by deep basslines courtesy of Sam Wilkes and Joshua Abrams—each track features at least one of them, except for the opener.
Brian Eno & Bette A. :: What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory (Faber Books)
Faber proudly announces What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory, Brian Eno’s first new book in twenty-nine years, written in collaboration with Dutch artist and novelist Bette Adriaanse.
SО̄ON :: Actions Made Audible (Electronic Sound)
It’s a meditation within a meditation, nested inside a larger invocation that defines the essence of Actions Made Audible—a work that firmly places itself within the Berlin School of music. Precision-engineered machinery with analog Mellotron tape loops feature layered structures, ambient textures, and an introspective flow.
Circuitry and Shadows :: An audio collage exploration
In the dim corridors of experimental electronic music, where industrial textures fuse with ambient drift and fractured rhythm, a quiet evolution is unfolding. Circuitry and Shadows explores six compelling releases that blur genre lines, weaving metallic atmospheres, glitch-laden pathways, and modular pulses into dense, emotive audio collages. These works, drawn from visionary labels and artists, don’t just coexist—they resonate, forming a shared current within the shadowy stream of industrial-leaning ambient electronics.
Antler Records :: The early years
Antler Records, the iconic label born in 1981 from the vision of Roland Beelen, rose anew in 2024—reborn, recharged, and resonating once more. Delving into its vaults, the label unveils a treasure trove of rare sonic artifacts, painstakingly compiled by Lieven De Ridder of Walhalla Records. But this revival isn’t just about the past—retrospective (and new) releases are on the horizon. The legacy lives on as history spins forward—until 2026.
Recent Posts
Empusae & Maris Anguis :: Onryōtan (Cryo Chamber)
Meat Beat Manifesto :: Subliminal Sandwich — The original 1996 Melody Maker review, revisited 30 years later
anthéne :: Air Signs (Dronarivm)
whø? :: Riding The Bassline EP (Who Is Paula)
Kotra :: Dim Ren EP (Prostir)
Sound Synthesis :: Radical Meditation EP (Analogical Force)
Boards of Canada :: Inferno (Warp)
Daniel Mayer :: _Matters_ Traces of Codes from Afar (Cero)
