All compositions are steady and laid back, showcasing intermingling patterns of varied lifeform, all of which allow for a great sense of escapism directly through the headphones.
Tag: Glitch
V/A :: Communication Themes Vol. 10 (Renraku)
Renraku continue to evolve as their revolving Communication Themes compilation series expands and contracts with creative and exploratory electronics.
Aeon Cub :: Vacant King (Kaer’Uiks)
The sometimes frenetic breaks and beats avalanche are counterbalanced by punctuated low-flying rhythms, taking us to those brittle and precision IDM releases of yesteryear (ref. Brothomstates, Karsten Pflum, Proem, Xela, Gimmik et al).
The Fire Video :: 海空時間電子宇宙 (Self Released)
The album starts off with fluctuating IDM and beat-infused choruses to jazz-blasted and grooving hip-hop sound sculptures, and eventually transforms into dreamlike fragments that appear to have no end and no beginning.
ALEPH :: EGO DEATH (Renraku)
A meticulously crafted album of definitive range, scope, and color, these dozen interconnected audio impressions grab the attention of time and space, shifting and skittering about.
Paratoma :: One x 3 EP (Self Released)
As the artist accurately describes, these are analog accidents that rinse, repeat, and reflect—stitched together like an aural set of strands. Both organic and orchestrated with a lively feel, One x 3 is a welcomed if not ghostly three-piece suite with nuanced exploratory sounds.
Jason van Wyk :: Threads (n5MD) — “Partial Dawn” track premiere
Each track is intelligently arranged and flow seamlessly throughout this very thoughtful and engaging album. The overall ambience is hauntingly beautiful and the melodies shine […]
Derek Piotr :: Making and Then Unmaking (Bit-Phalanx / DPSR)
Making and Then Unmaking concerns itself with these rough edges by understanding the confessional quality of folk, whose confessions need not be aesthetically fitting to […]
Proswell :: 生津波 (Self Released)
The layers of harmonic counterpoint, production polish, and textural depth take on additional meaning. 生津波 provided a creative outlet and target of focus for Misra during the writing process. Fortuitously, the finished product can provide the same benefits for us as listeners.
Michael Valentine West :: p23-6 (Kaer’Uiks)
With Michael Valentine West as our trail leader, these fragmented and fragile ambient/dreamlike sounds offer us the clarity and focus needed to energize and push us forward.
C Mantle :: The Trials of Herta Kosinsky EP (Gabber Noir)
A blisteringly wild ride through turbulent electronic mayhem that is saturated with deformed electro strands.

















