Ultimately an EP that references early IDM years, including “connection” points such as Proem, Ochre, The Flashbulb, and Bad Loop—it’s succinctly mechanical and utterly balanced front to back.
Tag: Electronica
Marco Simioni :: FOMO (Detroit Underground)
Another incredibly surreal album of cutting-edge experimental electronic music from a gifted sound design artist.
WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #32 — 30 Years of Warp Records’ Artificial Intelligence
This latest edition celebrates this seminal AI series that marked a change in direction. With a litany of artists who pioneered modern electronic music, the album has become a holy grail amongst the faithful.
exm :: that little one in the corner (Waxing Crescent)
A massive, constantly expanding, throbbing brain that flickers through roughened Autechrean terrain and breaks up into hundreds of fragments as it passes into the subconscious.
Pentagrams Of Discordia :: Deprogrammed (Pulse State)
Speaking of cults, it’s not wrong to say there’s always been one around a certain Scottish duo, and if you’ve been missing them then I’m pretty sure this lot may have done away with them, drunk their blood and benefitted from the proceedings.
The World of Futuregrapher of Móatún 7 :: Árni Grétar
Móatún 7 — connecting the links between the music and the label that has embraced artists who have brought us sublime listening experiences in electronic music.
Iris Ipsum :: Pattern Language (Touched Music)
With a first audition, what jumps out most is the meticulous attention that appears to be given to drum patterns across the board. Individual measures frequently singled out and attentively modulated to inject a great deal of interest into the proceedings.
Dissolved :: Island Flux Remixes (Section 27)
With ambient synth swells, hardened glitch-mechanics, crunchy and ethereal soundscapes’n scrapes, Island Flux Remixes continues to be a magnetically charged giant drifting on IDM waters.
illocanblo :: Liminal Rhythms (EC Underground)
The initial EP showcases the Russians’ skill at odd blips, bleeps, and low end manipulation as well as acid breaks and pulsing electro hijinks in full gear. A stand-alone and exceptional EP, the remix compilation that follows is equally perplexing.