A tried-and-true collection of mechanical sound structures, fidgeting synth workouts, and blissful melodic strands submerged in tightly threaded beat patches settled on a solid foundation.
Tag: Modular
Ian Boddy :: Coil (DiN)
When you dive into these analogous time capsules, the soundscapes and soundtracks seamlessly come to life, as if only a few machines were massaged to create such audible treasures.
Parallel Worlds :: Plector (DiN)
Plector sees Parallel Worlds on his third solo mission with DiN, and once again encapsulates darker atmospheres, especially as the opening title-track showcases so well.
exm :: comp (Dyadik)
Everything on this release is easy to put on again and again, with so much going on it’s virtually impossible to take it all in during one sitting. Careful which track you choose to repeat though as you could easily lose your week to this one.
Julien Guillot :: Pink Snow (Concrete Collage)
This album is also some sort of a tribute to everything non-linear and unpredictable in the audio world, such as analogue circuits, tubes, spring reverb, tapes, all those things that made those pieces sound as they sound.
Yellow Salamand’r :: The Best Of Yellow Salamand’r (Self Released)
Foraging through massive amounts of data and reconstituting them into byte-size recordings that have sporadic start and end points, The Best Of Yellow Yellow Salamand’r is a perplexing and dense assortment worth diving into head-first to unravel its mysterious trip.
Fractalyst :: Watchtower (Cryo Chamber)
This is theater, this is a type of dark story told by sound and I want to go back. There is something behind me now.
Fetcho :: Fetcho (Schematic Music Co.)
This one slipped by our radar earlier this year (May 2022)—Fetcho (aka Brandon Knocke) delivers a wide range of sonic delights and we’re back on track with his self-titled on Schematic Music Company. Busting through in-your-face electronics and polished braindance elements…