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Tag: Downtempo
V/A :: Dimensional Ark (The Irrational Media Society)
Clips, clicks, and cuts slither about on Dimensional Ark, a myriad of electric pulses set to stun the ears in broken electro formation from the […]
Weldroid :: EXPTIME EP (Section 27)
EXPTIME revolves around therapeutic electronics to both calm and clutter the senses and it achieves just that. “The Unterman” glows as if culled from a missing […]
Midday Static & Faex Optim :: Double review (Self-Released/Carpe Sonum)
Combining the latest albums by Midday Static (Verichrome, Self-Released) and Faex Optim (Look Around You, Carpe Sonum) creates an utterly sublime and nostalgic reality. Verichrome […]
2methyl :: Etched (Agnost1k)
A definitive leftfield industrial avalanche, Etched is a textural bass and beat smorgasbord that pushes sounds of chaos to the edge. Reminiscent of early Amon […]
In Rotation :: Multi-view (June 2017)
In rotation for the past few weeks, this multi-view reveals the latest sonic landscape from five talented musicians. Plenty of brittle, glitch, abstract, noisy, mechanical and […]
Krystal Math :: Night Tones EP ([d]-tached)
Reminiscent of early Quinoline Yellow, Miles Tilmann, and Gimmik, classic IDM blips and clicks run rampant on Night Tones. Krystal Math (aka Manchester-based Christopher Tilmouth) […]
Sun Sea Sky :: Three new releases and vinyl giveaway! (Melorman / Blochemy)
Three releases from Charleston, IL-based Sun Sea Sky are due for release in June—Melorman‘s limited vinyl release Somewhere, Someday LP (his first since the well-received 2013 […]
Boulderdash :: Just some parsecs away from home (DSM / Audionaut Capsule)
Boulderdash manage to hone their vintage IDM skills, finding new ways to thread emotive melodies, all the while utilizing hardware to create soft sound escapes for […]
Scarper :: Warmer Squares (Plexus)
Warmer Squares is not, however, solely reliant on resurfacing rave tropes from a previous party generation—more so it throws a current day take around what […]
Midday Static :: Ektachrome (Self-Released)
References, contrasts and comparisons aside, Midday Static fine tunes his sound with Ektachrome, an album that is lively and condensed in a thick kaleidoscopic downbeat […]
















