What I like best about this album is that the stories told are all about texture and emotion, sometimes dark and powerful, sometimes delicate yet commanding…
Tag: IDM
Mr. Projectile :: Slow Motion Hailstorm (La Luna / Wex)
Matthew Arnold’s sound has changed since his Toytronic days, although not drastically. The tender melodies of the past remain, the lightness of touch, with innovations in musical design…
Retic :: mind blind found sound (Self Released)
Reminding us of earlier times when artists like Arovane, Phonem, Lackluster (et al) crafted delicately woven and fresh electronics, Retic traverses familiar sonic terrain.
Cathode Ray Tube :: The Burning Century EP (Triplicate)
The Burning Century gathers and distills, shifts and rattles, yet somehow manages to seep into the subconscious.
Jacek Doroszenko ft. Ewa Doroszenko :: Bodyfulness (Audiobulb)
You recognize things, and sometimes you don’t; the same thing one has with the real and the virtual. Quiet and pleasant music, perfect pass time music, the soundtrack for modern living.
Herva :: Seez (Planet Mu)
Review and interview — Generative by nature, there is still a meticulous attention to detail that Herva has by design, sought after through their recording sessions using custom built hardware and exploration and discovery inside coding environments.
XZICD :: XZICD (Self Released)
XZICD is heavily focused on the meaning of memories, dreams, family bonds and if these are truly the characteristics which shapes us, all under a narrative thread that follows the album from beginning to end.
Aelk Minsur :: H EP (Self Released)
It appears that one of our favorite sonic alchemists has dived into much darker waters. Noise ambient and experimental electronics consistently intermix, yet with Aelk Minsur, there’s […]
4T Thieves :: The Vinyl Loop (Pingdiscs)
Overall, The Vinyl Loop is a breath of fresh air as it brings the ambient genre into an area that is specific; not too esoteric, but not too beat-heavy. It all seems deliberate and balanced in my ears.
Clark :: Body Riddle (Remastered) (Warp)
Well, this month it appears that one of my calls is answered with the repress of Clark’s 2006 Body Riddle—not only that, but it’s accompanied by a new collection of previously-unreleased and hard-to-find works, 05-10.
Cuadroped :: inurmaul EP (Heterodox)
There’s a gritty and nostalgic flare surrounding inurmaul by Cuadroped; downtempo beatwork rolled up into bite size tracks ranging from 60 to 150 seconds is no ordinary feat.
















