Modal Operandi is a fulfilling listen. Tracks bear fruit through melodic complexity and the inclusion of quiet, often minute details that can be more and more readily detected on repeat listens.
Tag: Experimental
Exan :: Offset One EP (Errorgrid)
Offset One wraps things up in just over 30 minutes, yet it has enough energy to fuel an entire album.
Michael Valentine West :: comp/COMP (uvg212)
You might even draw parallels to the early works of Mouse On Mars, Autechre (“Gantz Graf” era), or even Richard Devine’s industrial-leaning sandblasted synthesizer techniques.
Synthetic Ecology 2 :: Finding the edge, some thoughts about ‘experimental music’
Experimental music can mean many things—often tracks are beat-less or off-beat, atonal or noisy, or in some way either more or less dense than other genres. My point is not to establish orthodox genre boundaries.
Celer :: Cursory Asperses (Room40)
It has very spacious music, minimal development, and is best enjoyed on a medium volume level, filling up your space without being too much of a presence.
Dr.Nojoke :: M EP (Clikno)
M offers a multitude of low-flying techno spheres that are frequently obscured by its own translucent exterior shell before revealing intricate acoustic layers.
VAAG :: “Kookoe” video premiere — from the album Perfect Imperfection, Point Source Electronic Arts
Skittering, tumbling beats slip and slide past each other, narrowly avoiding collision in an erratic but choreographed dance. Strange, warbling melodies and crackling electrical discharges […]
V/A :: Into The Luminous Future: Cottage Industries 12 (Neo Ouija)
The nostalgia is palpable. Braindance, glitch, electro, acid, funk, electronica, and vintage soundscapes reach into the luminous future.
Electro-Wired :: The Legacy of Andy Barton, Founder of Bass Agenda
Through the Bass Agenda platform, Barton cultivates a dynamic environment that nurtures creativity and collaboration, serving as the hub for both established and up-and-coming artists.
Music Mondays 011 :: David Sylvian, Gone To Earth
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week, David Sylvian.
exm :: fjirtich (Self Released)
It’s almost as if these soundscapes are about to collapse; microscopic rhythms vanish and a skeletal outline is all that remains in its final minutes.
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2View — memorysound/Fading Bright & Spectrical/Litchfield (Perceptual Tapes)
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iNFO :: Sorry I Didn’t Realize (Touched Music)
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