It comes but once a year, WE FORFEIT’s top tracks of 2022. Tough year, seems to be the mantra of life there days. Nevertheless, the lads bury the spike of reality with a selection of nourishing sounds that guarantee to warm away the horrors staring back at you.
Tag: IDM
Arovane :: Icol Diston — 2023 Remaster (Keplar)
Since his first releases in the late 1990s, he’s always made music that bears a resemblance to his peers while being wholly unique.
Derrick Stembridge :: Past Present Future: Archive I (Labile)
The album’s almost cyber-punk and relentlessly austere energy also veers into musical territory inhabited by Ghostly International-signed acts.
Suumhow :: Extra Failed Items (n5MD) — Video premiere
Where earlier notable artists such as Funckarma, Funkstörung, Gescom, and Proem are touching points, Suumhow successfully shape their sound as the new benchmark connecting them together.
Mike Griffin (Energy No. 13) :: The life of the DJ, artist, & co-label owner (ECU)
Meet Mike Griffin, the sonic wizard behind Energy No. 13, hailing from the dynamic music scene of South Florida. With roots deeply entrenched in the world of rock and metal, he made a thrilling transition into the electronic music realm during the mid-1990s…
Stasis :: Quondam Sequences (De:tuned)
Listening to Stasis’ output from the 1990s, Quondam Sequences inhabits a different space. The earthy tones that characterize Pickton’s sound are present, but they are not central. Instead, this three tracker explores a shifting focus where new ideas and instruments begin to merge.
RAN :: Birds (Adepta Atanor Collection)
It’s a treacherous drum’n bass maze to navigate—where braindance, extremely saturated beats, low-end breaks, and explosive rhythms collide with the might of a fully-loaded semi truck.
Benge :: Polyrhythmic Electronica (System Of Objects)
Rather skeletal in nature, Polyrhythmic Electronica is mainly dialed in on the glitched out percussion from classic drum machines that sit comfortably atop squelchy synth bass tracks—best enjoyed on a night time drive through the city.