Tag: IDM

IXRQ :: Form & Fashion EP (SEQ:RUN)

For fans of CPU, Carl Finlow and electro’s wider continuum, IXRQ’s command of the language will be immediately apparent. But this isn’t simply reverence for what has been. These are familiar components arranged with enough curiosity to remind us that electro’s future has never been about inventing the machine. It’s about continuing to find new things for it to say.

Ruxpin :: Anemoia (Touched Music)

Most ingredients are well known, but it’s the ingenuity with which they are married into one homogenous alloy that makes Anemoia not simply a standout IDM piece in terms of production proficiency and storytelling, but an important milestone in the history of modern electronic music in general and, for me, a present and future classic.

omni causa :: aux4444 pt.1 (mindcolormusic)

A label that kept going, kept releasing, kept refining a shared aesthetic without compromise or concession to trends. aux4444 pt.1 carries all of that history in its drum patterns and melodic builds, and it sounds better for it. This is what underground electronic music looks like when it’s done with genuine conviction over a sustained period of time.

Beatrice M. :: Sinking (Tectonic)

Rather than relying on brute force, Beatrice M. favors restraint, allowing space, texture and movement to do the heavy lifting. The result is a sophisticated, deeply atmospheric debut that confirms her as a compelling new voice within Bristol’s ever-evolving bass continuum.

Wahn :: Re: Echo Mist Light (Mahorka)

Re: Echo Mist Light offers a spellbinding collection of re-imagined pieces based on the initial album by Wahn. This release celebrates the 500th release of the independent imprint, a well-known publisher which cannot be missed by avid followers of adventurous and multifaceted forms of electronic music.