Experimental Electronic Music
Interlinked through shared signal and intent, Reticle emerged in early 2024 as a transatlantic alliance between Málaga’s inoperative system (Diego Ruiz) and Portland producer b0t23 (Beau Crouch), setting the foundation for a forward-leaning electro vision now pushed further through radical reworks of “Iluvia” and “Simplo” courtesy of ADJ, Justin Maxwell, Ignatius, and Rec_Overflow.
Highlighting hundreds of releases in 2024 (and allowing December to set in), we’ve compiled a list of our favorites along with links to their corresponding Igloo reviews and release pages. Since the lists are arranged alphabetically by artist—and a snapshot of tracks are featured in our Soundcloud playlist along with selected Bandcamp tracks and random artwork selections—there are, as usual, no winners or runners-up.
These multi-talented musicians easily fall into the scope of exp-electronics we embed ourselves within each and every day, while Mitoma’s distinctive remodeling gives these already potent recordings an additional level of reconstruction, or fragments.
Patterned Media returns with the first installment of a two-part remix compilation— b0t23 + inoperative system, Reticle Remixes Pt. 1 with remixes from across the pond by Senmove (Spain), Roel Funcken (Netherlands), Adrien d’Elzius (Belgium), and Hexalyne (Romania). Album art by b0t23.
Sin Ciclo skillfully combines downtempo elements with breakbeats; sprinkling nostalgic electro fragments and melodic threads with pummeling effects.
This collaboration started the same time as the label in 2021 (during the global pandemic) as we struggled to reconnect with the world around us. Track ideas were started in Spain by inoperative system as simple sketches and finished in the USA by b0t23.
A collection of tracks by various artists for your enjoyment. Deep vibes, heavy sound design, tasteful glitches, and interesting rhythms are what it is all about.
After covering several hundred releases in 2021, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged here. As usual, there are no […]
Patterned Media launches debut compilation Volume 1 Alignment on Friday June 4th — a quintessential collection of like-minded experimental electro, downtempo, bleeps’n breaks, and modular […]
