Experimental Electronic Music
More than a sampler, Pulse State: SAMPLER 1 is a living transmission—an immersive, precision-curated surge of IDM and off-axis electronics where past and future signals collide, experimental sound mutates in real time, and meticulously engineered worlds unfold in motion.
Skurken’s Nótt marks a striking evolution in Jóhann Ómarsson’s sound—retaining the emotive depth of earlier works while exploring a broader, more varied electronic palette. Released on the ever-reliable Touched Music, it’s a cohesive and heartfelt journey through texture, rhythm, and reflection that both honors the past and points clearly toward the future.
Full Spectrum, a perplexing assemblage put together by Richie Welch, includes beautiful and colorful artwork by Matt Hampshire (Pulse State), distinctive mastering by exm, and a start and conclusion without any fuel loss along the way.
Móatún 7 — connecting the links between the music and the label that has embraced artists who have brought us sublime listening experiences in 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.
Dagur delivers tonnes of warmth, melodies and evocative percussion that when working on concert take the listener to places less known.
Two years on from the original Found Sound compilation, the cunningly-titled Found Sound 2 has arrived. It follows in its footsteps, not just sonically—with an […]
Fans of strongly pop infused IDM should take heed of this new album from the Icelandic Skurken. Already an established musician in his own right, […]
Iceland has always been a breeding ground for high-quality music in a variety of genre contours. Young Möller Records takes the electronic formula to new […]
At times translucent and thought provoking, fragments of The Three P’s of Electronics (Plone, Plaid & Plod) manage to overtake the ears with melodic, plush […]
