Experimental Electronic Music
As 2026 begins, we return to our now six-year ritual at Igloo—bending time slightly to celebrate the finest albums of the past year, from 2025 standouts on labels like Warp Records and Clone to reissues and timeless cuts by Aphex Twin and The Sabres of Paradise, all fueling our tradition with renewed magic and momentum.
Aging brings aching bones and nostalgia, but the lure of nightlife still draws the narrator to The Hague’s IFM Festival, where they reconnect with Robyrt Hecht and the Clear Memory crew. Hayter’s debut LP, Second Set Of Ears, showcases his evolution through moody electro and precise percussion, affirming both his maturity as an artist and the label’s enduring vitality.
A cornerstone of the Leipzig imprint has been drawing on local talent, gathering fellow machinists on compilations to showcase the talent of their city and their sound. Clear Memory 012 is the eighth such collection to date.
Hayter and Milium draw on a spread of styles to produce their unique sound, toying with the seriousness of genre tags while seriously surprising the listener along the way.
This fourth release has further solidified Clear Memory’s position in the realm of electronics. The label is cultivating an enviably productive collective of musicians with […]
The ashen moodiness of Hayter, the inflamed energy of Mr Beef, the juddering anti-pop darkness of Stranded Wires, all bring their own unique slant to […]
