Highlighting hundreds of releases in 2024 (and allowing December to set in), we’ve compiled a list of our favorites along with links to their corresponding Igloo reviews and release pages. Since the lists are arranged alphabetically by artist—and a snapshot of tracks are featured in our Soundcloud playlist along with selected Bandcamp tracks and random artwork selections—there are, as usual, no winners or runners-up.
Tag: GOTO
Maes Y Circles :: Maes Y Circles (GOTO)
Maes Y Circles’ self-titled album is a solid work with some great tracks. Audio technology is showcased, but because the sounds are of a vintage quality hearkening back to musicians such as Tangerine Dream and Vangelis.
lifeisfeedback :: sado-mechanism EP (GOTO)
Similar to Richard Devine’s industrial synth-mechanics mixed with the rhythmic crunch-hop of Gescom, lifeisfeedback (aka Benjamin Chilton / Elevator Sound) sets a memorable tone as he opens an account with GOTO.
General Magic :: Nein Aber Ja (GOTO)
Combining field recordings, distorted electrical pulses, punctuated non-linear rhythms, and found sounds to create an oddly surreal mixture.
Extra :: Draw / Orb (GOTO)
Ambient music doesn’t come much deeper than this, or more engaging. Pure, deep ambient at its finest. An immersive longform ambient drone piece I’ve been a […]
William Fields:: Fictions (GOTO)
As William Fields’ catalog expands, we’ve seen a maturation over the years, and with Fictions, the artist steps into tangled glitch trenches unfettered.