Sometimes, leaning heavily on the synthesizers, more on the piano, sometimes melodies shimmer around the corner, just as they can be entirely abstract. All of this is done with one objective, and one that he reaches: to play some excellent fine mood music.
Tag: Best of 2024
V/A :: Genome 4 (Point Source Electronic Arts)
The artists on the roster, each crafting their own fractured soundscapes, represent the state of experimental electronics in a decisive way as the appropriately named imprint actively pursues all types of visual-audio creation—bringing together a wide range of talented musicians.
Rudy Adrian :: Reflections On A Moonlit Lake (Spotted Peccary Music)
Reflections On A Moonlit Lake is a meditation on freshwater mysteries and the delicate feelings of being at a lakeside camp in the wilderness. Rudy Adrian paints sylvan scenes with sound. There are no maddening blood-seeking insects at this lake.
Recue :: Paramnesia EP (Analogical Force)
A 5-track release that shows his sonic versatility as he produces a dark and cinematic A-side versus an IDM/electro oriented B-side.
J Frank :: Shifting Baseline Cycle EP (Pyramid Transmissions)
Shifting Baseline Cycle seamlessly comes together as one coherent flow; sitting high on our electro radar as a quintessential dancefloor or armchair listening experience.
Roel Funcken & Cor Bolten :: Stark EP (Self Released)
The sounds of the cosmos describing itself. Six magnetized electronic components come together in the Stark EP—all in sequential order from 1 through 6.
Chad Mossholder :: Haptic Clouds (Schematic)
Designed to be listened to on headphones, Chad Mossholder finds more ominous micro-glitch nuances hidden behind these eight sonic peripherals.
Andrey Kiritchenko :: Maria (Touched Music)
A truly magnificent and exquisite illustration of influential electronics for the year 2024.
David Helpling & Jon Jenkins :: A Treasured World (Spotted Peccary)
The natural synergy between Helpling and Jenkins is well known for bringing their melodic ringing dynamics of cinematic electronics, somehow merging piquant flavors of rock sensibilities, ambient electronic, and limitless atmospheric space music.