What emerges is a searing collision of glitch, post-industrial menace, techno abrasion, and scorched-electronic textures—a surreal expedition into the darker dimensions of sonic architecture. This is not just a compilation; it’s a visceral map of the Northwest’s most daring sound manipulators.
Tag: Electronics
Luke’s Anger :: Ceiling Walker EP (Love Love) — [concise]
This is a meticulously crafted, forward-driving collection—an expertly executed display of machine soul and rhythm science. Luke’s Anger, it seems, is sharply dialed in.
Nazar :: Demilitarize (Hyperdub)
Like Nazar himself in the lyrics, Demilitarize appears inaccessible at first, using its abstraction and deconstruction as a shield. But a strong light still shines through this shell and sinks in a bit at a time, first with circumspection, then with warmth, until opening itself to repeated listens and blooming in all its beauty and intention.
Ndorfik & madebyitself :: Solos EP (People Can Listen) — [concise]
An elegant dialogue between nostalgia and nuance, where electronic music breathes with a steady, human pulse.
France Jobin :: Modulisme Session 123 (Modulisme)
In a series that has already delivered so many innovative performances, Jobin’s contribution feels both essential and personal. Modulisme Session 123 is a fascinating addition to her already stellar discography and a testament—proof that in the right hands, modular synthesis can become pure poetry.
Cratje :: Osmosis, discovery
Joeri Bruyninckx engages in a brief yet insightful conversation with Jonathan Cant—better known as Cratje, the Brussels-based sonic alchemist and co-founder of the transmedial electronic label Montage—to delve into the latest chapter of the evocative Songs From The Gutter series.
Aelk Minsur :: Want For Naught EP (Self Released)
The entire work pulses with a hauntological current, drawing from distant memories yet telling a story utterly untold. With warped instrumental frameworks and surreal compositional craft, Aelk Minsur and Devvin Giorgio prove themselves as masterful architects of otherworldly sound.
Moat Bells :: Nap Bud (A Person Disguised As People)
Gently corroded synth figures, filtered field recordings, and soft tape hiss assemble into scenes that feel lived-in rather than composed. These aren’t tracks in the traditional sense so much as zones—delicate, slow-form atmospheres tuned to the rhythms of stillness and peripheral awareness.
Kraftwerk Multimedia Tour 2025 :: 50 Years of Autobahn (Live in Portland)
Fifty years after Autobahn, they’re not reinventing themselves—they don’t need to. The ideas, sounds, and structures they laid down decades ago still feel relevant, even […]
Kettel :: Dubio (Aquatic Ape)
Every bit as eclectic, nuanced and playful as all of his previous work, Dubio is still Kettel, but reforged in a glittering new image. One that takes time to slither into the subconscious, but grows more compelling with each listen. One that compels a reevaluation of his entire oeuvre.
Oberman Knocks :: Vhoid-tek Rhoutes EP (Schematic)
Twisted and askew, yet irresistibly magnetic, Oberman Knocks delves ever deeper into fractured electronic frequencies, drawing us into his richly textured realms of intricate, noise-laden trajectories.
















