Dark undertones and intricate percussion riffs dominate this album that starts off ominous in the first half and in the second part shines with rays of light and majesty poking through the heavy clouds.
Tag: Industrial
Sommerfeld :: Expansion EP (Ryu)
It is easy to get entrained on these beats, and they have just the right level of aggression to appease fans of noise and post-industrial music as they would those who are just in it for the pure power of the pulse that hits like a lightweight spinning a punching bag.
Heiki :: Valley Beyond (Suction)
Heiki Sillaste draws on his industrial roots while riffling through ambient, electro, house and techno. He selects elements from these varied genres with such a discerning ear that his compositions are never cluttered nor crowded.
Gridlock :: The Synthetic Form (Remaster/Reissue) (Viasonde)
The music of The Synthetic Form belies a humanity in its inception that gives it a timeless, powerful sound.
V/A :: Quantized Realities – Technology (Errorgrid)
The mighty label Errorgrid is host to an incredible stable of artists working in a wide variety of genres, modes and formats but all reminiscent of “a darker sound of a present future” as the label motto goes. Their Quantized Realities – Technology compilation is a perfect record of the label’s roster and sound.
Neosintetico :: Altered Electrical Transmission EP (Self Released)
Altered Electrical Transmission is an organic yet esoteric collection that unravels with an industrial and glitch/breaks pulse.
SubtractiveLAD :: Brutalist (Self Released)
Brutalist is an intriguing and varied collection of electronic tracks that reflect a smorgasbord of sub-genres, the most of which are readily identifiable by attentive listening.
Neutrino Effect :: Vapored Angels (Labile)
Vapored Angels’ relentless assault of harsh electronics and tortured instrumentals propels itself to our list of the best releases of 2024.
Under Konstruktion :: Woes EP (Ryu)
A punishing foray into splintered experimental post-industrial fragments gone awry.
Precenphix / Le Verger / Loopbasedzero / Orbiscorpus :: (Relative Shelter) EP (Not Yet Remembered)
This half-dozen selection from Not Yet Remembered features an impressive This half-dozen selection from Not Yet Remembered features an impressive lineup, bringing together skewed electronic sounds from Loopbasedzero, Orbiscopus, Le Verger, and Precenphix in a frantic sonic feast that is both mysterious and eerie.lineup, bringing together skewed electronic sounds of Loopbasedzero, Orbiscopus, Le Verger, and Precenphix in a frantic sonic feast that is both mysterious and eerie.
Thierry Arnal :: Brume EP (Adventurous Music)
This time around, for his sophomore release on Adventurous Music, four audible (re)constructions—under his own name—flutter about with ambient, atmospheric, drone, and what sounds like time-stretched instrumentation

















