Experimental Electronic Music
Raw Øblations One condenses the ferocity of Errorgrid’s shadow-forged sonic world into a single, volatile strike—seven essential transmissions and one long-lost Nundale relic fused into a relentless surge of industrial intensity, experimental grit, and boundary-shattering electronic craft.
A compact release dissecting human vulnerability within accelerating digital noise, .XOR channels glitch-ridden industrial chaos into stark, magnetic focus. Its contributors grind through fractured signals and smoldering circuitry to forge a unified realm of shadowed electronic intensity.
What emerges is a searing collision of glitch, post-industrial menace, techno abrasion, and scorched-electronic textures—a surreal expedition into the darker dimensions of sonic architecture. This is not just a compilation; it’s a visceral map of the Northwest’s most daring sound manipulators.
From a higher plateau, four immersive and strange explorations create gut-punching patterns throughout.
Six tracks of artists brought together from differing sonic styles might sound like a recipe for disaster, but this collection shows that new ideas can come from different sources.
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.
The post-industrial expansion that Olivier Bernard Egli draws from his music machines pierces through Earth’s crust.
A mind-bending amalgamation of talented musicians finding themselves at the crossroads between an industrial-glitch fusion and deconstructed, dystopian sound worlds.
A blistering sonic assortment that doesn’t hold back in terms of sheer musical mayhem—managing to drive a charcoal grey wedge between rhythmic electronics and its […]
For those that recall the scorched electronic beauty of Tympanik Audio’s roster, or fans of M-Tronic, Hymen, and HANDS—Errorgrid has set the stage for electronic […]
