Brimming with emotive electronics and sharp rhythm patches, Exit Only gives machine music a soul, capturing its essence seemingly out of nowhere.
Tag: IDM
🎄(X4)
X4 reminds us that just the right amount of brittle and jovial electronics is needed to get us through the end of the year.
KORTIKO :: Course Interference EP (Errorgrid)
The semi-tribal ambient-industrial and glitch manifests KORTIKO extracts from his machines on Course Interference is an utterly intense experience.
4T Thieves :: The Time Machine EP (Self Released / Black)
A surreal blend of sonic hues reminiscent of the Boards of Canada, floating along the edges of ethereal time capsules and atmospheric textures and tones for as far as the eye can see.
Utility Player :: AutoStrada (Rednetic)
The inclusion of Warp Records’ Artificial Intelligence-era themes from the mid-90s is as brief and crisp as ever, with brittle and minimal techno extrusions rounding off the edges.
Greystar :: playground 1 (Self Released)
Playground 1 is an EP of six braindance and brittle melodic data streams that can also be found via previously released compilations—particularly with X4 Records.
General Magic :: Nein Aber Ja (GOTO)
Combining field recordings, distorted electrical pulses, punctuated non-linear rhythms, and found sounds to create an oddly surreal mixture.
Life As Sleep :: Don’t Do Anything (Schematic)
Featuring raw/minimal electro and a smattering of old-school breaks, bass, dub, and technoid patterns…