Experimental Electronic Music
Contrary Motion is an album for those who wish to embark on a journey of neurodivergence from the realm of traditional thought and soundwaves so as to access the remedies that will give them relief from the complexity of modern life. This is live audio that has been refracted through the studio by means of frequency hopping between Australia, Ireland and England.
In this luminous auditory foray, vintage electronic machines breathe new life as they intertwine and disintegrate into shimmering fragments of tone and texture.
Procedural Nuance hums with a cryptic vitality: glitch-funk pulses flicker beneath its concrete skin, while corrosive acid seeps from its fractured seams, an alchemical blend of decay and drive.
As the Spring draws in, the music keeps flowing here at WE FORFEIT. For this month, we have a label we love. We have Gated Recordings. Founded in 2019 by DJ Node and Jadey Smith, Gated has become an imprint of serious intent in the world of electronic music.
Meteorites isn’t just a succinct collection—it’s a sandblasted, sonic odyssey, a landmark release for 2025 that captures the essence of abstract electronic music at its most compelling and immersive.
It’s a meditation within a meditation, nested inside a larger invocation that defines the essence of Actions Made Audible—a work that firmly places itself within the Berlin School of music. Precision-engineered machinery with analog Mellotron tape loops feature layered structures, ambient textures, and an introspective flow.
In the dim corridors of experimental electronic music, where industrial textures fuse with ambient drift and fractured rhythm, a quiet evolution is unfolding. Circuitry and Shadows explores six compelling releases that blur genre lines, weaving metallic atmospheres, glitch-laden pathways, and modular pulses into dense, emotive audio collages. These works, drawn from visionary labels and artists, don’t just coexist—they resonate, forming a shared current within the shadowy stream of industrial-leaning ambient electronics.
Antler Records, the iconic label born in 1981 from the vision of Roland Beelen, rose anew in 2024—reborn, recharged, and resonating once more. Delving into its vaults, the label unveils a treasure trove of rare sonic artifacts, painstakingly compiled by Lieven De Ridder of Walhalla Records. But this revival isn’t just about the past—retrospective (and new) releases are on the horizon. The legacy lives on as history spins forward—until 2026.
At its core, Closing Our Eyes is an acoustic transformation through electronics—organic sound is deconstructed, reshaped, and reanimated into something beautifully unclassifiable.
Done literally with everyday objects you could find in anyone’s garage, Kate Carr’s Rubber Band Music exploits the various pitches and timbres you can obtain from rubber to then manipulate them via electronic means.
Magnetic showcases Luxus Varta and his ever-developing sound. Constructing the sextet, elements of breaks and electronica are folded into his overarchingly electro sound. Dark tones and clever compositions from an artist garnering deserved attention from both labels and listeners alike.
