Marking their 10th year of “underground electronics, mangling ears and brains since 2009,” thousands of sounds converge and break apart, broken bits are then assembled again, yet they somehow coalesce into a smorgasbord of utter creativity. If you’re looking for a starting point for abstract electronics, then S27-X is your definitive source and should not be missed.
Marking their 10th year of “underground electronics, mangling ears and brains since 2009,” one can’t help but be perplexed at how much original content (54 tracks in all, 27 per chapter) can be mustered for a name your price fee on Section 27’s S27-X compilation. Some of the top IDM, acid, electro, breaks, bass, noise, braindance, experimental, techno, rhythmic, hardcore, ambient, synthesizer, abstract, and downtempo musicians from across the globe have pitched in to make S27-X a multi-faceted breakout compilation that elevates each artist and genre like no other. Such effort, energy, and determination allows for a compilation of this caliber to rise to the top of our Best of 2019 list—its varied soundscape is a culmination of everything each musician does so well. Thousands of sounds converge and break apart, broken to bits then assembled again, yet they somehow coalesce into a smorgasbord of utter creativity. If you’re looking for a starting point for abstract electronics, then S27-X is your definitive source and should not be missed. Highlights include ADJ, Alessio Bargiacchi, C0ma & Zohell, Exm, JFrank, Jimmy Penguin, Johnny Jitters, Juno Lazermachine, Kri Tik, Michael Valentine West, Min-Y-Llan, Mister Keys, MTCH, Organism, P è n i n ș o l a r, Hanut Munson, IlariaBoffa, Re-Arbeiten, Stormfield & Nonima, and Valance Drakes & Qebo—listen to the S27-Select (Pietrobot mix) below to get a taste.
S27-X is available on Section 27 (Chapter 1 | Chapter 2).
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