But it’s not all splatter. Soaring synths pierce the darkness with moments of light reminding me to look for that light, follow it down the tracks even as metallic crashes continue to cascade into crumbling piles of rust.
Tag: Mike Cadoo
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.
Dryft and Tangent :: Acquiesce (n5MD)
Acquiesce has more to do with the universe and its mysteries than it does being defined to any one genre.
Dryft :: From Stasis (n5MD)
Dryft exist in that sweet spot between classic IDM sounds and the more ambient end of the (rhythmic) noise and industrial genres.
Dryft :: The Blur Vent (n5MD)
Cadoo turns in some of his most breathtaking work, which masterfully delivers that sublime admixture of beauty and harshness. This is a tough review to […]
Bitcrush :: Collapse (n5MD)
The emotive push-pull effect of Collapse is very much intact from start to end as strings and drums are effortlessly pushed to extreme levels—a milestone […]
Erode :: Horizon (Tympanik Audio)
Faded landscapes, lost in time and a world at peace, devoid of human life… is this just a glimpse of what’s really behind the mirror? […]
Winterlight :: Hope Dies Last (n5MD)
Winterlight manages to unearth a sense of nostalgia that temporarily converts darkness into light, sharpness into haze, and grittiness into serenity. These surreal audio elements […]