ø is a formidable collection—unyielding and magnetic. Its unraveling of fierce electronics and warped rhythmic intent cements it as one of 2025’s most unforgettable releases. Stark. Brilliant. Relentless.
Tag: Best of 2025
Factsimile :: Its all in the facts (Neo Ouija)
Life scatters its milestones unevenly—some slip into obscurity, while others remain etched in the mind, vivid despite their distance. These rare memories, intimate and haunting, reawaken with uncanny clarity when immersed in soundscapes like those crafted by Factsimile.
Night Owl Committee:: Drownded EP (Isness/Analogical Force) — [concise]
As Drownded flows, it wavers between freeform exploration and meditative stillness, riding an arc that’s as hypnotic as it is grounded.
Peltiform:: TRIPTYCHS (Section 27)
Poised between sci-fi drift and ambient disintegration, this collection stands as a sleek, introspective traverse—shaped by three luminaries of experimental electronic art.
The Mellowtrons :: Protected EP (Voidstar Productions) — [concise]
A frenetic voltage crackles—diffuse yet finely honed into serrated, dub-drenched silhouettes—across Protected by The Mellowtrons (aka Lee Walker).
Tom Hall :: Trip Computer (Sonoptik)
Tom Hall sculpts granular textures and rhythmic fragments into form—an exercise in data compression through tactile, resonant frequencies. Bass pulses, tonal debris, and percussive detail coalesce into a focused, razor-sharp sound world. Each track breathes with emotion, even as it lives inside the circuitry.
Snowbeasts & Solypsis :: Extinction Burst (Component)
Despite a 2,500-mile distance and sprawling solo discographies, Snowbeasts and Solypsis operate here as if face-to-face—crushing boundaries, igniting audio wreckage, and forging bold new altars of sound.
Michael Valentine West :: Liquid architecture (Evel)
These works feel like sonic residue from a scorched reality—assembled gradually, layer upon layer, into contemplative yet fractured shapes. MVW crafts immersive, multidimensional pieces where evolving sound design breathes slowly, alternately swelling and dissipating, constructing only to deconstruct.
bvdub | Brock Van Wey :: Unbreakable
Unbreakable is a passage, a sweet wound, an epiphany that digs and mends. An act of love to be lived in silence, eyes closed, in the darkness of a room or of the soul.
Almost An Island :: Almost An Island (Past Inside the Present)
In an increasingly busy, digitized world, this record is a quiet refuge. It’s the sound of connection—between collaborators, between memory and place, between heart and horizon. With their debut, Almost An Island have crafted something truly special: an album to live with, return to, and slowly get lost in.
Field Lines Cartographer :: Resplendent In The Light Of The Universe (DiN)
Across these eight sonic vignettes, time seems suspended. Sounds drift and sway with gentle persistence, built around nuanced timbres and understated layers. Flecks of modular signal—sporadic blips and radiant pulses—bring flickers of color to an already tranquil soundscape.
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