It is wonderful to see YUYAY back releasing. It is a label that has always sought out eclectic and open styles, refusing genre pigeonholes in its pursuit of lesser heard music. XY0815’s This Tool Has No Options is a sure expression of this mandate. An LP that took its cue from the past with tracks that will undoubtedly continue to sound fresh for years to come.
Tag: Clear Memory
En Direct :: The Illusion Of Control (Clear Memory)
Despite the black matter of the eight tracks, the floor is not forgotten with the Leipzig outfit delivering some angular and angry body music amongst their lancing electro and psychological experiments. A soundtrack for the world we, somehow, find ourselves in.
V/A :: Clear Memory 012 (Clear Memory)
A cornerstone of the Leipzig imprint has been drawing on local talent, gathering fellow machinists on compilations to showcase the talent of their city and their sound. Clear Memory 012 is the eighth such collection to date.
Dog Balls :: Tell It To My Dog EP (Clear Memory)
Hayter and Milium draw on a spread of styles to produce their unique sound, toying with the seriousness of genre tags while seriously surprising the listener along the way.
Robyrt Hecht :: Yskayan Knowledge (YUYAY)
The strictures of electro mean that individualism can be difficult to achieve. With Yskayan Knowledge, Hecht not only expresses himself in a unique manner, the Leipzig musician is proving that the sounds of frigid funk are wide and varied.
Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2022
After covering several hundred releases in 2022, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.
WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #25
The lads are back after the Christmas break with a show brimming with quality. Every genre under the electronic sun is explored.
Robyrt Hecht :: Type EF (Clear Memory)
Modern electro can often be a stony-faced affair. This 12” is anything but. Energy-filled and diverse, Type EF is a celebration of a sound rather than a strict and stoical following of a style.
WE FORFEIT (Mix 29) :: Radio Relativa #12 — Eoism & Robyrt Hecht
Sit back, grab a beer and enjoy more than two hours of music taking in synth, techno and serious dose of electro from Eoism of […]