Phokusd is a concentrated collection of smothered audio works detailing some of the finest experimental electronic music that doesn’t overstay its welcome and constantly exudes top-notch production values front to back.
Tag: Glitch
Icky Reels :: FIND YA GURL EP (Self Released)
It’s almost as though we’re trapped in an extended dreamlike sequence surrounded by hundreds of found sounds, kaleidoscope visuals, and instrumental tones and pulses, complete with shuffled vocal samples, downtempo lounge excursions, and glitchy hip-hop slicing layers.
V/A :: Reticle Remixes Pt 1 (Patterned Media)
Patterned Media returns with the first installment of a two-part remix compilation— b0t23 + inoperative system, Reticle Remixes Pt. 1 with remixes from across the pond by Senmove (Spain), Roel Funcken (Netherlands), Adrien d’Elzius (Belgium), and Hexalyne (Romania). Album art by b0t23.
Wildsnail :: ADHD Breaks EP (Self Released)
To put it mildly, ADHD Breaks is a four-track EP that is both unrelenting and perplexing.
Druk Monet :: Something Foul EP (Glitchpulse)
Druk Monet, as a result, offers an unusual audible assortment—nothing particularly foul—that’s equal parts mechanical and organic, and all the while fascinating.
V/A :: VINT (Lapsus)
Twenty years in the making, Lapsus celebrate with this really neat compilation of slick IDM. Not always do various artists compilations have much reason behind them, but they’re always more appreciated than “best hits” or “singles” compilations; VINT, in particular, happens to also have thought behind it, as it’s not just a series of random tracks put together.
AZ-Rotator :: Magnetic Neutron Sudoku EP (Detroit Underground)
Simply put, the sporadic sound designs of AZ-Rotator are extremely infectious. From the onset of his latest EP, Magnetic Neutron Sudoku develops into a sleek […]
CRC X VC-118A :: Flow Zone (Touched Music)
Through Flow Zone, a sweet eight-track suite that combines melodic veils and abstract electro-nic structures, CRC X VC-118A provides a feast of acidic electro and breaks in this calming assemblage for Touched Music.
Witch Eyes :: Dimensions EP (Errorgrid)
From a higher plateau, four immersive and strange explorations create gut-punching patterns throughout.