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.
Tag: Ambient
Roel Funcken :: S1.MK2 (Self Released)
By pushing and pulling on a vast tapestry of textured noises and glittery soundscapes, the exploratory nature of this album is offset by its attention to nuanced, imprecise and sparkling electronic flutter.
Seigo Aoyama :: On The Drift (Audiobulb)
Darker strands mix with lightened pitter-patter tones that simply fade away. These unusually magnetic sonic traverses detail organic, nostalgic, and atmospheric forays that should be absorbed as a whole to even begin to capture its aural glow.
ΠΕΡΑ ΣΤΑ ΟΡΗ :: IMMI EP (MUSAR)
On IMMI, the ominous mood is offset by ricocheting beatwork and breakbeat impulses that never outstay their welcome.
Rudy Adrian :: As Dusk Becomes Night (Spotted Peccary)
Each piece an ebb and flow connected by atmospheric notes, drones, and extended waves. Creating a dreamlike soundscape—a place to drift away to—Rudy Adrian carves a serene landscape of dust, debris and delicate structure.
Driftmachine :: Spume & Recollection (Umor Rex)
Celebrating Umor Rex’s 15th anniversary, Spume & Recollection is an encapsulating 40 minutes—tranquilizing the senses with emphasis on pulsing lo-fi drums and subtle bass elements throughout.
Marihiko Hara & Polar M :: Music For Home Vol. 1: Our Season EP (mü-nest)
A well rounded, well produced and very subtle melodic interval, drifting from quiet scenes of snow falling minimal synthetic leads to some of my favourite lo-fi, imperfect sound effects and noise ridden atmospheres.
mōshonsensu :: Solemn Grandeur EP (Abstrakt Reflections)
If mōshonsensu wanted to capture that certain IDM soundscape from yesteryear, he certainly hits the target with Solemn Grandeur.
Marco Simioni :: Phaneron EP (Detroit Underground)
Embarking on classic/early-era Warp electronics with an Artificial Intelligence lacquer, Marco Simioni administers a quintette EP for Detroit Underground. Filled with rapid-fire glitch and Aphex Twin’style acid twitches, there’s a mystic calm that transpires track by track.
Syl Kougaï :: Modular Series • Season-01 (Self Released)
Patched, programmed and tweaked by a modular electronic craftsman, Modular Series • Season-01 showcases not only overlapping and dense audio compositions, but also merges a personal and human feeling throughout this visceral visual and auditory display.
Infinite Scale :: A Little Tale of Forest Lewis (Ecoshock)
Swelling strings and a meditative piano line play out the end of the release. The stylistic detour into pure-ambient suits Palda’s skills well and overall A Little Tale of Forest Lewis is a soothing, well-crafted listen.
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