Experimental Electronic Music
Even if the album as a whole isn’t trying to make all of these different styles work together, RamonPang seems to be able to achieve something interesting with all of them, as despite some harsh contrasts in the tracklist, all the tracks eventually manage to pull me in and make me accustomed to their new sound.
Based in Toronto, Jonah K’s Shadow Work / Alia Of The Knife EP for Onset Audio packs a powerful audio punch.
Joel Tallent, also known as the multi-talented sound manipulator Jvox, makes a triumphant return to Component with a ten-track instrumental electronic feast connected by dizzying melodic structures.
This EP consists of tracks that were recorded in the past, but didn’t fit on the project’s aesthetic at the time since they were more acid oriented.
Processing 23 relatively short tracks of off-kilter exp-electronics, drill’n bass, ambient, noise, glitch, braindance, and space station soundtracks, the album is filled with atmospheric debris and four PSAs to keep us in check along the way.
Macte Animo! is an industrial synth buffet of audio bliss featuring two tracks that did not find their way onto the Obscura album from 2023.
Lovingly compiled with fellow digger Rudi de Groot, the collection digs deep into the rich history of electronic music in The Netherlands while bringing these special tracks to a brand-new audience. An exciting retrospective from an imprint full of promise.
Seamlessly eliciting core four on the floor beats and pummeling electronics, dyLAB’s plethora of corrosive and hypnotic technoid forms are arranged flawlessly from front to back.
For over a decade, Ruby My Dear, real name Julien Chastagnol, has been a prolific practitioner of breakcore electronics. His latest for Analogical Force carries on the spastic sonic legacy he has perfected, with melodic fissures and shattered beats galore.
Bouncing Dance outlines Clean Error’s goal to revive the early IDM era and present new and intriguing sound sculptors who continue to develop fresh and original methods to portray it.
The Cádiz, Spain-based Evel Records imprint was established in 2015 with a strong passion for cultivating definitive braindance and abstract sound structures. Nine years later and the label celebrates its 50th release in 2024 with none other than Global Goon and his long ranging album Adopt Me.
