Experimental Electronic Music
Mind Maps 7 stands as another richly rewarding chapter in an extraordinary body of electronic music—one that continues to push gently at the boundaries of ambient, downtempo and sample-based composition without ever losing its sense of warmth or wonder. Long may these maps continue to unfold, pointing listeners towards the kind of electronic music that still feels capable of surprising, transporting and quietly reshaping the landscape around it.
In Place of Language is a truly exciting record. In a time where much of electronic music harks back to the past, two trailblazers have combined to produce an EP that is firmly set on the future.
More than a sampler, Pulse State: SAMPLER 1 is a living transmission—an immersive, precision-curated surge of IDM and off-axis electronics where past and future signals collide, experimental sound mutates in real time, and meticulously engineered worlds unfold in motion.
Yage have taken a great bunch of pieces and turned them into something even more incredible, while scattering their own works (under the guise of FSOL) here and there.
For the slew of strong releases that come our way from Touched left, right, and center, it’s easy to forget that the label has its roots in the compilation and that it’s something they’re incredibly good at.
The last twelve months has dissolved into a kaleidoscope of similar news stories, mutating variants and a continued sense of unease. Thankfully there is always music to sooth the fevered brow; music and tradition.
From the first machinations of 030303 and its partnership with Marguerita Records to Rephlex parties and Lowland festival memories, this is a journey deep into the heart of a DJ collective and label…
A record that once again proves the dynamism of early techno and never die attitude of the TB303.
Amongst these is a taster of experimentation, yet the main course is one of bold and brilliant techno from a pioneer; seven tracks that build on from the past and will make many nightclubs shake, hopefully, in the near future.
A vivid and surreal collection unfolds at every possible corner—blending ambient, acid, IDM, electro, bass, glitch, downtempo, techno, breaks, bleeps and an assortment of definitive leftfield sounds.
One thing’s for sure though is that the care, talent and sheer outrageous creativity Plaid applies to each one of their remixes hasn’t changed one […]
