Experimental Electronic Music
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.
For the slew of strong releases that come our way from Touched left, right, and center, it’s easy to forget that the label has its roots in the compilation and that it’s something they’re incredibly good at.
If the centuries-long trends of science are anything to go by, then Plaid might just be the mystics of our time with their ability to master it with everything they put out there.
From the first machinations of 030303 and its partnership with Marguerita Records to Rephlex parties and Lowland festival memories, this is a journey deep into the heart of a DJ collective and label…
A solid and rich release with the power to take you to the good old IDM-era and to also pull you right back to the present, with the use of contemporary elements.
For me, Yimino sits on that ever-dependable pedestal upon which the most reliable of artists are placed, those that you can count on with each play to engage you and satisfy your needs.
Label relaunch and digital 1996 – 2010 archive catalogue re-issue and introducing the debut EP from new MAS™ signee, Noayama with Yama Calling.
What may seem minimalist in parts, is intrinsically woven into a dense yet breathable tapestry in sonic design that seems to play to Macionis’ strengths having worked extensively in television and film.
Dropping each part over October, November, and December, we can expect to be taken on an in-depth journey showcasing selections from a label that has built up a reputation for high-caliber releases from top-drawer artists.
This album feels like a soundtrack to a photographer’s day out in late summer or early autumn, capturing Sheffield at its brutalist best.
