Ukrainian producer Andrey Kiritchenko, a deft multitasker, revisits early rhythmic IDM roots on Rust Trust, blending fleeting beats with subtle vocal flourishes.
Tag: Sound Design
Roel Funcken & exm :: Flyphel (Science Cult)
Flyphel emerges as a visionary construct—where Roel Funcken and EXM (Jeroen Bax), both seasoned sculptors of audio intricacy, converge to propel alien percussion into elevated dimensions.
Mike Lazarev :: Tarnished Tapes and Saturated Signals (Dronarivm)
Each track feels like an artifact—a fragment of a forgotten broadcast or the warped soundtrack to a dream you only half-remember upon waking.
Substak :: Forest Of Endless Sky (Neotantra)
Forest of Endless Sky forges its stylistic path in the pure tradition of spacious drone ambient music with its longitudinal abstract textures, sense of depth, tone colors, field recordings, and imperceptible variations.
LAITR :: Aphoir (Acroplane)
A vibrant fusion of crisp, intricate, and sandblasted IDM transmissions, this collection signals a bold new chapter for both the artist and the label.
James Shinra :: Meteorites (Analogical Force)
Meteorites isn’t just a succinct collection—it’s a sandblasted, sonic odyssey, a landmark release for 2025 that captures the essence of abstract electronic music at its most compelling and immersive.
SО̄ON :: Actions Made Audible (Electronic Sound)
It’s a meditation within a meditation, nested inside a larger invocation that defines the essence of Actions Made Audible—a work that firmly places itself within the Berlin School of music. Precision-engineered machinery with analog Mellotron tape loops feature layered structures, ambient textures, and an introspective flow.
Cratje :: Osmosis, discovery
Joeri Bruyninckx engages in a brief yet insightful conversation with Jonathan Cant—better known as Cratje, the Brussels-based sonic alchemist and co-founder of the transmedial electronic label Montage—to delve into the latest chapter of the evocative Songs From The Gutter series.
ALEPH :: REFRACTOR EP (Renraku) — [concise]
REFRACTOR stands as a testament to ALEPH’s ability to balance dancefloor focus with a deeply abstract sound palette, adding another standout piece to Renraku’s expansive High Tech/Low Frequency collection.
Michael Valentine West :: Detach Now (3OP) — [concise]
The listener is drawn into abstract formulas and affective textures by patterns of untranslatable structures.
Subjex :: Bedroom Research EP (Bedroom Research)
The chiseled electronics and shifting ambient layers are contrasted by an unyielding backdrop of restless synth swells and exceptional sound design, elements that are sure to carry themselves seamlessly into the next quarter century.

















