As the artists find their comfort zone in an assemblage of mangled industrial, bass, illbient, techno, downtempo, and even dub, Firelands showcases familiar shadows shifting in the dead of night.
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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.
Dragon :: From silence, impermeable space EP (Ryu)
From silence, impermeable space EP transitions, and fades away as if nothing ever happened. As if these peculiar disheveled electrical bits were perhaps a mirage; that once we’ve wiped our eyes to see better, only vanishes into thin air.
Jvox :: Strange Universe 3 (Component)
SU3 is yet another foray into the unknown; allowing its listeners to traverse distant and dense sound structures that are utterly unique and abstract, eerie and serene, chaotic and calm, and often at the same time.
Solypsis :: Recidivist (Component)
Solypsis drives a powerful wedge through the whole electronic scene—leaving a jagged and bumpy trail that very few are able to replicate.
Cathode Ray Tube :: Wandering Stars EP (Condition:Human)
Cathode Ray Tube’s form of crunchy industrial glitch and blurry hypnotics continues to expand via Wandering Stars’ 4-piece suite.
Cathode Ray Tube :: FOREBODING COLOURS EP (Condition:Human)
The myriad of ideas is baffling, the collection of found sounds is staggering, and how CRT manages to glue it all together remains a mystery.
Paratoma :: One x 3 EP (Self Released)
As the artist accurately describes, these are analog accidents that rinse, repeat, and reflect—stitched together like an aural set of strands. Both organic and orchestrated with a lively feel, One x 3 is a welcomed if not ghostly three-piece suite with nuanced exploratory sounds.
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