Icosagon marks 20 years of IDMforums, bringing together artists from across the community’s history in a two-volume release that reflects its collaborative spirit and evolving sound.
Tag: Downtempo
Calx :: Time Vortex (Pulse State)
Time Vortex finds Calx locked into a focused pulse—eight lean tracks where disciplined acid lines, dub space, and crisp electro-techno rhythms move with quiet confidence and purpose.
Spacelike :: Spy Satellite EP (Lightlike) — [concise]
Spacelike’s debut suite Spy Satellite threads orchestral depth through shadowed ambient synths, guiding listeners from the expansive surge of “Points In Space” to the delicate, dissolving glow of its closing title track.
Boards of Canada :: Geogaddi (Warp) — 24 years later
Boards of Canada didn’t just shape how we hear music — they reshaped how we experience reality, and Geogaddi remains their most unsettling proof: a deliberately disorienting, symbol-laced descent where warmth masks dread and mystery is the message.
The Horn :: Troglodyte Tracks (Self Released)
Steve Horn returns with Troglodyte Tracks, a taut, hard-hitting set of electro-funk cuts that dig into the roots of machine music while driving it forward with grit and purpose.
Vivid Stars Forgotten :: Seven Light Rays (EQ)
Seven Light Rays drifts through eight weightless realms, where Vivid Stars Forgotten crafts a hushed, cosmic escape of slow-burn ambience, submerged bass, and dissolving light.
Allis :: ♾️ / 〇 EP (The Collection Artaud) — [concise]
Sporadic broken beats and dark ambient strands collide in Allis’ twin cuts, where deconstructed electronics pulse with shadowy futurism and restless, splintered rhythm.
Deadbeat :: Kansai Botanicals (quiet details)
Kansai Botanicals unfurls as a hushed, rain-soaked meditation where pastel-toned dub textures and music-box melodies intertwine with nature’s quiet pulse, revealing an intimate sonic ecosystem of hidden detail, fragile beauty, and deeply felt introspection.
Kayla Painter :: Tectonic Particles (quiet details)
Kayla Painter’s Tectonic Particles delicately choreographs micro-worlds of sound—melding subtle melody, diverse timbre, and found sonic textures—into minimalist, immersive compositions that trace the small processes shaping the universe, from stardust to stalactites and seeds, with her technical mastery matched by a tactile, art-driven presentation.
AES DANA :: Perimeters (Remastered 2025) (Ultimae)
AES DANA, the electronic alias of Vincent Villuis, crafts immersive, listening-driven soundscapes where precision, patience, and subtle detail transform every frequency into memory, with Perimeters—now remastered for 2025—standing as a masterful testament to his cinematic, contemplative vision.
Atlea :: Optics EP (Katabatik)
A shadowed pulse circles Optics, as Atlea folds primal electronic textures, finely etched vocals, and dark techno motion into a hushed yet magnetic release that lingers at the edges of perception.
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