Experimental Electronic Music
As 2026 begins, we return to our now six-year ritual at Igloo—bending time slightly to celebrate the finest albums of the past year, from 2025 standouts on labels like Warp Records and Clone to reissues and timeless cuts by Aphex Twin and The Sabres of Paradise, all fueling our tradition with renewed magic and momentum.
Oh Mr James’ I’m Not Here is a tight, retrofuturist ride through breakbeats, electro, and braindance, fusing nostalgic circuitry with crisp modern form. Across six tracks, it distills decades of electronic experimentation into sharp, rhythmic vignettes that hum with robotic soul and sci-fi flair.
Electronic music pioneer Ed Upton, aka DMX Krew, has been shaping underground sounds for over three decades. In this interview, he reflects on his early days, musical evolution, and the inspiration behind his new album No Way To Control It.
An ambitious and quietly dazzling release, this is ambient music as architecture: expansive, intimate, and brimming with quiet wonder. A standout of 2025, and a testament to two artists in rare alignment.
Lake Haze trades in his signature atmospheric style for a funkier groove on his latest EP, Geonomic Fusion. Prioritizing acid leads and steady grooves, the Lisbon-based producer presents seven electro tracks that seem old-school inspired, but that don’t come off as dusty in any way.
Across four tracks steeped in acid-drenched techno and breaks-infused electro, Hall explores the fringes where IDM subtleties and off-kilter rhythms coalesce.
Sleek Vibra is a sensory onslaught—audio shrapnel whirling from all directions—casting the label’s darkest silhouette yet. This is power electronics refracted through the cracked lens of retrofuturism, where the future is haunted by echoes of an analog past.
Every bit as eclectic, nuanced and playful as all of his previous work, Dubio is still Kettel, but reforged in a glittering new image. One that takes time to slither into the subconscious, but grows more compelling with each listen. One that compels a reevaluation of his entire oeuvre.
It’s Cancelled is a top-tier EP for 2024, and is a strong and comprehensive collection of six tracks with mind-blowing tectonic tempos, low-flying bass-beats, and magnetized electro-nics.
Alberta Balsam certainly has our ears peeled for what’s in the pipeline as this EP needs a companion piece.
