Velum Break sets the stage for an expressive and ghostly sonic mishmash that is positively on point and pushes the braindance genre just a little further.
Tag: Downtempo
R_Garcia :: Ojo EP (Nophi)
With each new release Randy is able to create distinctive sounds that defy genre norms. Ojo his first solo release in six years is no exception to this—featuring drastic variations stylistically from track to track.
Hanut Munson :: Zoopraxiscopy EP (Evel)
On Zooproxiscopy we find Hanut Munson deliver tranquilized electronic layers of dust where delicate pitter-patter beats flutter in the wind and melodic notes drift somewhere in the margins while simultaneously moving colorful sound images.
IWDG :: In a Lonely Place (AW/RW 2020) — Andrew Weatherall tribute (Rotters Golf Club)
There’s something for everyone in this collection and not just for arguing about the merit’s of music and cover songs. A good listen for a […]
The Woodleigh Research Facility :: Facility 4 EP series (Rotters Golf Club)
Before his untimely death Andrew Weatherall and his long-time collaborator Nina Walsh planned a series of EP’s to span 2020. The advantage of such a long term endeavor is that it allowed their ideas to unspool and then reconstitute over long melodic lines inviting thought without demanding conclusions.
O C O S I :: 373AHELL (Ohm Resistance)
An emphasis on heavy, heavy beats supporting deep, shuddering bass and dark atmospherics. With the drums playing such a heavy role in these songs one could be forgiven for mistaking it for a Scorn release from a bygone year.
Chaircrusher :: Stars Have Fallen (Triplicate)
Taking us back to early DeFocus, Delsin and Neo Ouija days where lightly sprinkled electronics birthed IDM’s trajectory into melodic and blissful moments, Chaircrusher captures familiar terrain with luminous sonic bubbles.
mōshonsensu :: Solemn Grandeur EP (Abstrakt Reflections)
If mōshonsensu wanted to capture that certain IDM soundscape from yesteryear, he certainly hits the target with Solemn Grandeur.
V/A :: Tails of the unexpected (Pulse State)
A vivid and surreal collection unfolds at every possible corner—blending ambient, acid, IDM, electro, bass, glitch, downtempo, techno, breaks, bleeps and an assortment of definitive leftfield sounds.
4T Thieves & Pandacetamol :: The Electric Home (Kahvi Collective)
Recalling earlier times, miscellany voice samples, textured beats, and ambient strands drift to the outer margins. Dust particles shimmy in the wind, ephemeral melodies fade […]
















