Rick Sanders is a Dutch sound artist known for his ultra-limited releases. His new album, The Arrow of Time, released on indie label Dronarivm, blends ambient and electronica to explore time, space, and perception. With hypnotic textures and a visual, atmospheric depth, it appeals to fans of Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana, and Japanese environmental electronica.
Tag: Sound Design
Tom Hall :: Trip Computer album launch @ Gray Area (San Francisco 8/16/2025)
Tom Hall presents Trip Computer album launch—a powerful new audiovisual performance marking two decades of exploration in experimental sound, systems, and synthesis. Featuring special guests r beny, Testu Collective, Amma Ateria, and Sharkiface, this event brought together boundary-pushing artists for an immersive night of sonic and visual experimentation.
Sundetone :: Aa (Tokinogake) — [concise]
This uneasy passage through shadow takes gentle hold, offering no easy reassurance. Soft bells, stretched synths, and sandblasted glitch flicker in and out—never quite defined, but carrying a fragile pulse that holds fleeting moments together.
Silo Arcane :: Silent Moment (EQ)
In this quietly assertive release, Silo Arcane reaches for something just beyond human frequency—music tuned to the pulse of dark matter, where drones breathe and space folds in on itself.
Kero X Gotshell :: Vacuum (Detroit Underground) — [concise]
Vacuum weaves glitch and sci-fi techno into an atmospheric fabric both hypnotic and volatile, its fragments orbiting in strange harmony. An echo from a future imagined long ago—contained, uncontained, and defiantly singular.
Tom Hall :: Trip Computer (Sonoptik)
Tom Hall sculpts granular textures and rhythmic fragments into form—an exercise in data compression through tactile, resonant frequencies. Bass pulses, tonal debris, and percussive detail coalesce into a focused, razor-sharp sound world. Each track breathes with emotion, even as it lives inside the circuitry.
Michael Valentine West :: Liquid architecture (Evel)
These works feel like sonic residue from a scorched reality—assembled gradually, layer upon layer, into contemplative yet fractured shapes. MVW crafts immersive, multidimensional pieces where evolving sound design breathes slowly, alternately swelling and dissipating, constructing only to deconstruct.
Lichon :: It’s Always About Us EP (Fungus Amungus)
The three pieces deliver an emotionally transportive, transformative, spacious, ominous, and lamenting experience for meandering string textures and slowly-evolving patterns. A sensient and uplifting spiritual […]
HardWired :: Travelling at the Speed of Light EP (Onset Audio) — [concise]
Slovenian duo HardWired forge sonic architecture with brutal clarity, marking their debut on Onset Audio through scorched beats and basslines driven by raw intensity.
Vortex Count :: Mantra Remixed (Polygon Network) — [concise]
Together, these explorations form a captivating mosaic of splintered downtempo clicks and cuts, crafted from the upper echelons of experimental electronic music.
Kettel :: Inmate Shuffle EP (Analogical Force)
A vibrant array of rhythmic and melodic flourishes defines Inmate Shuffle, a five-track suite from renowned Dutch IDM craftsman Kettel (Reimer Eising). Each piece, concise at around five minutes, showcases his enduring ability to fuse intricate beats with poignant, melodic expression.

















