The energy of his breakbeat manipulations is tamed by soft billowing clouds of enveloping sound, giving us an ideal listening for anyone who misses the glory days of ‘intelligent’ drum and bass, and eventually wants to feel it in our bedroom still.
Tag: A Strangely Isolated Place
36 :: Reality Engine (Past Inside The Present)
As one of the most prolific ambient/synth artists to date, Reality Engine is hardly surprising as it’s a continuous work of widescreen modern ambient electronics just as expected.
Pjusk & Arovane :: Svev (Polar Seas)
This new album presents intricate, diversified and ultimately swelling soundscapes of magnetic grandiosity.
Christian Kleine :: Environmental Cure (Self Released)
Christian Kleine’s tenth album is a pleasant departure from the standard; deftly showcasing electronics of the late nineties and immersing them in an emotional and sonic instrumental stew.
Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2023
After covering several hundred releases in 2023, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.
Arovane :: Polymer (Quiet Details)
Zahn, though, never lets any innovation imperative efface the musicality at the heart of the matter; his compositions lie on a cline between minimalism and sound design in a melodic ambient zone…
A Strangely Isolated Place :: Where it all began (for the label)
Ulrich Schnauss’ influential album is twenty years old, and A Strangely Isolated Place’s Ryan Griffin invites us to learn more about his imprints origins.
Viul & Benoît Pioulard :: Konec (A Strangely Isolated Place)
The whole naturally transcends reductive description in deeper listening mode, from which arises a tenor marked by a kind of wistful unease.
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