Dntel has always been attuned to the minutiae that could elevate a song from a series of vague intentions into a fully formed experiment.
Tag: Abstract
Romanowitch :: Inner City EP, Hyperglitch series (Detroit Underground)
The songs themselves refuse to follow simple conventional structures and instead take on lives of their own.
O C O S I “This Year’s Hex” — Video premiere
An emphasis on heavy, heavy beats supporting deep, shuddering bass and dark atmospherics. With the drums playing such a heavy role in these songs one […]
Dez Williams & Fleck E.S.C. :: Double EP review (Woodwork)
Unleashing next-level electronics shaped into pulsing electro configurations that cast incredibly rugged IDM and broken beat shadows.
V/A :: Distance: Sounds for an Empty Space (Clan Analogue)
The soundscapes offered by these 10 musicians fills the “empty space” where no perceivable objects, distractions, or tangible endpoints are in site.
Imbued Vagary :: Hexalogy 6 CD (Floating Fish Studios)
From abstract industrial noise-scapes to modular and synthesized fluctuations, Imbued Vagary maintain focus on each of their unusually perceptive pieces.
Eomac :: Cracks (Planet Mu)
For Cracks—which was produced in a rural part of Ireland without any outside pressure—Eomac showcases an aptitude for more upfront and punctuated techno, sliced breaks, and broken beat strains.
second seasons :: Parse, Care (Schematic)
A fascinating study of what happens when you apply Autechre levels of technology to making more directly accessible but still experimental beats.
Synade :: Synade (Megatape)
A visceral collection of organized electronic mayhem from broken breaks, heavier hitting drums, blips’n bleeps, erratic breakcore vs braindance, early synth-pop/punk, acid noodling and did we mention low-end rattling?
exm :: Post Acuem (Self Released)
exm manages to dive into blissful sound design elements that at once sound mechanical and arcane but somehow also exude emotivly magnetic attractions.
Chaircrusher :: Stars Have Fallen (Triplicate)
Taking us back to early DeFocus, Delsin and Neo Ouija days where lightly sprinkled electronics birthed IDM’s trajectory into melodic and blissful moments, Chaircrusher captures familiar terrain with luminous sonic bubbles.
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The Mellowtrons :: DUB da Beat EP (Self Released)
Marina Herlop :: Dja Dja (Self Released)
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Vigilant :: Thread of Memories (Glacial Movements)
Dead Edit :: Signal Loss (Self Released)
Julien Ash + Philippe Neau :: Les allées tourbillonnaires (Mahorka)
The Winter Residence :: How the Night Falls (Self Released)
Neutrino Effect :: They Shall Bring Death Upon Us (Labile)
