Instead of adding, he subtracts. Instead of layering, he strips. Instead of giving in to gear acquisition syndrome, he frees himself by choosing one.
Tag: IDM
Keef Baker :: GFX (Self Released)
Keef Baker returns with GFX steeped in the spirit of classic IDM, a nod to both vintage audio aesthetics and the gritty charm of early graphics eras.
bvdub | Brock Van Wey :: Unbreakable
Unbreakable is a passage, a sweet wound, an epiphany that digs and mends. An act of love to be lived in silence, eyes closed, in the darkness of a room or of the soul.
V/A :: Making Things Happen: Netlabel Day 10th Anniversary Compilation (Mahorka)
Key actor and indie label in the vast panorama of modern day electronica and sound art, Mahorka started its creative adventure back in 2000-2001 with strongly aligned ideas to participate actively in advanced experimental music worldwide and from various cultural horizons.
KILN :: Lemon Borealis (A Strangely Isolated Place)
Indeed over the course of this first for ASIP KILN fire shivering shapes and febrile forms into a timbral trade-off of hi v. lo-fi; a quiet riot of rhythm’n’sound ranging from “DrnkGrlfrnd” with its ‘aquarium-on-fire radiance’ to “Maplefunk Diptych”’s ‘garden groove of field-recorded percussion’ to the ‘sizzling whiteout’ of “Deacon Rayhand.”
Hydroplane :: Zquidvazion EP (Schematic / Nebleena) — [concise]
From start to close, Gorrio weaves a tightly knit narrative—electronic language spoken fluently, rhythmically, and with striking clarity.
Cathode Ray Tube :: Canciones en la clave de Pelea (Condition Human) — [concise]
Something jagged and instinctive pulses through Cathode Ray Tube’s latest four-track transmission—just over thirty minutes of fractured rhythms and kinetic sputter.
Loop Year :: nine (Self Released)
nine is best experienced in full—an immersive journey that never feels confined by its sonic architecture, instead showcasing a collective of artists fully in tune with subtlety, mood, and musical balance.
Nosivel :: Knowledge & Ignorance EP (Glitchpulse)
Across 24 minutes, these compositions crawl, stagger, and spark with an urgency that feels both deliberate and unrelenting.
V/A :: Perimeter Loops Vol. II (Perimeter Junk)
A tightly curated suite of short but potent DJ tools: compact, flavorful, and rhythmically cohesive. In this second volume, Perimeter Loops Vol. II navigates an eclectic terrain—swapping between buoyant, downtempo, and propulsive loopscapes.















