Boards of Canada’s Music Has the Right to Children stands as a quintessential cornerstone of downtempo electronic music—a seminal release that propelled the enigmatic duo of Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin into a boundless realm of nostalgic reverie. In this edition of our “Flashback” column, Anne Jackson revisits the album’s haunting landscapes, with particular focus on “Telephasic Workshop,” a track that encapsulates a paradoxical beauty: at once claustrophobic and transcendent in its sonic intricacy.
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Russell Haswell :: Never stop
Russell Haswell is a 55-year old electronic musician and visual artist, most well-known for his extreme computer music. He currently lives in Glasgow, having worked together with Aphex Twin, Florian Hecker, Merzbow, Mika Vainio, Yasunao Tone and Peter Rehberg and released on labels such as Warp, Editions Mego, and Diagonal.
Mantle of Gets :: Repr.pn Store (10-17) (Uchelfa)
These gentle, brief, and succinct soundscapes are resonant and melodious as they drift and cascade, enabling Mantle of Gets to deliver a relaxing piano-focused album that simply soothes the senses.
Simon Pyke / Freeform :: Four Flex One EP (Self Released)
All in all, calming ambient techno mosaics and expertly crafted soundscapes flourish within Four Flex One. Simply captivating.
V/A :: We Are Reasonable People (Warp) — 26 years later!
A memorable snapshot of an era which many longtime Warp aficionados think of fondly as representing the very pinnacle of the label’s musical prowess, and for anyone wishing to delve further into Warp’s back catalog, a handy list of every WAP (singles and EPs with catalog numbers from 1 to 99) and WARP (albums with catalog numbers from 1 to 55) release up to that time was included inside the compilation’s CD booklet.
Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2023
After covering several hundred releases in 2023, 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.
Tatamax :: Fairy Glen Appearances (20 Year Digital Edition) (Skam)
Twenty years later, Fairy Glen Appearances, which was first made available on skassette02 in 2003, is now available digitally through Skam.
Mantle of Gets :: Porto D311022D5810 (Uchelfa)
Building up and breaking down, the recording slowly melts in front of our eyes, its magnetic pulse and downtempo distortion is utterly sublime.
Mantle of Gets :: Lisbon D300422D5409 (Uchelfa)
This recording, with all its dust, debris, and dense sound sculptures, dives straight through the magnetosphere and doesn’t hold back.
Arpanet + The Book of Drexciya (Apr 8, 2022) — IWF Substation UK
Gerald Donald (of Drexciya, Dopplereffekt, Der Zyklus, Heinrich Mueller, Japanese Telecom, Zwischenwelt, and many more artists) will be performing a rare (and only UK date) live A/V performance coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Arpanet’s first release, Wireless Internet.
Made :: When Straight Lines Become Curves EP (brokntoys)
A blast from the pasts’ future, still intact and ever forward-thinking electronics not to be missed.

















