Tag: Bass

Chit Chat with Ben Stokes of Dimensional Holofonic Sound

A veteran of groundbreaking music-video and visual collaborations, Ben Stokes puts his most personal stamp on Dimensional Holophonic Sound (DHS), his singular project blending acid electronics, old-school analog imagery, and experimental video production. Simultaneously, Stokes has built a distinctive career at the intersection of sound, art, technology, and visuals.

IXRQ :: Form & Fashion EP (SEQ:RUN)

For fans of CPU, Carl Finlow and electro’s wider continuum, IXRQ’s command of the language will be immediately apparent. But this isn’t simply reverence for what has been. These are familiar components arranged with enough curiosity to remind us that electro’s future has never been about inventing the machine. It’s about continuing to find new things for it to say.

Ruxpin :: Anemoia (Touched Music)

Most ingredients are well known, but it’s the ingenuity with which they are married into one homogenous alloy that makes Anemoia not simply a standout IDM piece in terms of production proficiency and storytelling, but an important milestone in the history of modern electronic music in general and, for me, a present and future classic.

Beatrice M. :: Sinking (Tectonic)

Rather than relying on brute force, Beatrice M. favors restraint, allowing space, texture and movement to do the heavy lifting. The result is a sophisticated, deeply atmospheric debut that confirms her as a compelling new voice within Bristol’s ever-evolving bass continuum.