Experimental Electronic Music
This tribute is for Pete Namlook. To honor his memory, I brought together several artists who had worked with him or released music on his label. It has been an intense labor of love spanning nearly two years, and I am profoundly grateful to everyone who contributed their sounds, their hearts, and their spirit to this project. ~Lorenzo Montanà
As a global electronic music family, we come together in hopes that our words will do justice to honor the beautiful soul that was Árni Grétar Jóhannesson (Futuregrapher). Written by Anne Jackson with support by Mick Chillage.
These transmissions are on just the right frequency for slowing down and finding your own signal in the noise. Comprising of two pulsating long-form pieces it is easy to get lost in these tones that undulate between earth and sky.
After covering several hundred releases in 2023, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.
Think of all of the most highly regarded compilations of this ilk, and I think you will find fewer with such a rich and diverse selection of artists, coming together to deliver a tour de force of ambient.
After covering several hundred releases in 2022, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.
Steve Brown devoted a great deal of time and energy to fostering a sense of community. The Sonic Landscapes Mission represents 53 sound expeditions celebrating his love for electronic music…
Mick Chillage recently provided a comprehensive, insightful and entertaining interview session with Jason Martin. Somewhere in here is the guide to understanding the mind of a prolific ambient producer, and more…
Primarily an IDM album interspersed with long ambient passages and the occasional nod to the past with some retro analogue motifs that instantly recall moments from 90s ambient techno.
![Hasbeen :: Bunker Symphonies II (Clean Error) — [concise]](https://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/hasbeen-bunker-symphonies-ii_feat-75x75.jpg)
![Extrawelt :: AE-13 (Adepta Editions) — [concise]](https://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/extrawelt-ae-13_v_feat-75x75.jpg)
![Beyond the Black Hole :: Protonic Flux EP (Nebleena) — [concise]](https://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/beyond-the-black-hole-protonic-flux_feat-75x75.jpg)
![H. Ruine, Mikhail Kireev :: Imagined / Awakenings (Mestnost) — [concise]](https://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/h-ruine-mikhail-kireev-imagined-awakenings_feat2-75x75.jpg)
![Squaric :: 808 [Remixes] (Diffuse Reality) — [concise]](https://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/squaric-808-remixes_feat-75x75.jpg)
