Experimental Electronic Music
In this tribute, Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) reflects on the passing of Ken Downie—founding member of The Black Dog—whose absence leaves a rare and resonant silence in electronic music, shaped by intelligence, restraint, and a belief that machines could think, feel, and remember.
Autechre’s Tri Repetae (Warp Records, 1995) marked a turning point in electronic music, fusing minimal rhythms, metallic textures, and abstract melodies into something both mechanical and deeply human. Three decades on, its futuristic pulse and experimental sound design still feel timeless, reaffirming the duo’s position as architects of music yet to come.
The Black Dog’s Loud Ambient channels the raw, methodical energy of ’90s British electronica, translating Sheffield’s margins—abandoned factories, council estates, and urban rhythms—into music that moves both mind and body. With a renewed love for classic drum machines and a disciplined architecture of arpeggio and bass, the album fuses ambient immersion with dancefloor rigor, proving that old-school craft can still feel urgent and alive.
In an era when artists grapple with the fear that everything meaningful has already been said, Warp Records looks back to those who defied such doubts. With the remastered releases of Sabresonic and Haunted Dancehall, The Sabres of Paradise return to remind listeners how originality can still sound timeless.
The ten tracks on offer have been meticulously remastered, breathing new life into the rich range of elements Paap originally employed. This dusting down accentuates the influence of Detroit on the record.
This latest edition celebrates this seminal AI series that marked a change in direction. With a litany of artists who pioneered modern electronic music, the album has become a holy grail amongst the faithful.
Carlos Martín aka Mynationshit is an artist of serious caliber. Based in Almería, this synth sorcerer has his own unique sound that combines a cold wave cleanness with more emotive elements.
Permutation are true sonic artisans, two who have been raised on the traditions of the best UK and US machine music.
Mixing subdued rhythms, acid-tinged notes, flexible low-end, articulated electro, and synthesizer echoes with a gravitational pull, I’d easily delineate this album to the originators of the electronica path that started it all in the early 90s.
This testament to sci-fi terror was written, recorded, mixed, engineered, and mastered by Morego Dimmer at DIM Studio in Tehran, with vocals, lyrics, bass, guitars, keys, synths, bells, and Sound Design by Morego Dimmer.
