A vivid and surreal melange unfolds at every possible corner—blending ambient, acid, IDM, electro, bass, glitch, downtempo, techno, breaks, bleeps and an assortment of definitive leftfield sounds.
Unveiling several heavyweights in the IDM and abstract electronic music scene
Matthew Hampshire recently released this 3CD mega charity compilation on his newly established Pulse State imprint with proceeds going to Dogs Trust—inspired by Touched Music’s Martin Boulton who offers his own contribution as Min-Y-Llan. The 33 tracks on Tails of the unexpected set a high bar—unveiling several heavyweights in the IDM and abstract electronic music scene including Plaid (remixed by LA Synthesis), Humanoid, Roel Funcken, Buspin Jieber, Karsten Pflum, Logreybeam (remixed by Murya), The Gasman, ΠΕΡΑ ΣΤΑ ΟΡΗ, Sun Electric (remixed by Christ.), Scape One, Sun Glitters and many Igloo favorites like exm, Carbinax, Auberg1ne, BLAEN, Mause, Letters From Mouse, Skurken, and Myoptik with triggered sparks coming from Cypha, Inkipak, Komarebi, Sven Kössler, Ian Lee and Eric “the” Taylor (and many more). A vivid and surreal melange unfolds at every possible corner—blending ambient, acid, IDM, electro, bass, glitch, downtempo, techno, breaks, bleeps and an assortment of definitive leftfield sounds takes Tails of the unexpected quickly to the top of our best picks for 2021 and is a compilation with lasting appeal.
Tails of the unexpected is available on Pulse State. [Bandcamp]
