Tag: IDM

Max Devereaux :: Aguja (Facade Electronics)

Milwaukee-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, painter, and filmmaker Max Devereaux explores the tactile, physical potential of the turntable on Aguja. Through fragmented vinyl manipulation, layered improvisation, and sonic collage, Devereaux transforms noise and decay into structured chaos, echoing the experimental minimalism of artists like Oval and Alva Noto.

Lovetrip :: Paraphony Part Two (Neo Ouija)

Lovetrip’s latest album channels the spirit of Warp Records’ early-’90s Artificial Intelligence era, drawing on the emotive depth and sonic innovation that defined legends like Autechre and B12. Rather than replicating the past, it reimagines it—delivering a richly textured, forward-looking homage that stands as one of 2025’s most compelling electronic releases.

Skurken :: Nótt (Touched Music)

Skurken’s Nótt marks a striking evolution in Jóhann Ómarsson’s sound—retaining the emotive depth of earlier works while exploring a broader, more varied electronic palette. Released on the ever-reliable Touched Music, it’s a cohesive and heartfelt journey through texture, rhythm, and reflection that both honors the past and points clearly toward the future.

Somaticae :: ENIAC EP (Evel) — [concise]

Evel remains unwavering in their pursuit of fringe electronics and mangled sonic artifacts, sustaining the IDM undercurrent with an ear for the abstract and the arcane. Somaticae’s ENIAC is a two-track, sixteen-minute plunge into disjointed circuitry and alien signal paths—where noise, rhythm, and atmosphere collide in cryptic harmony.