Heiki Sillaste draws on his industrial roots while riffling through ambient, electro, house and techno. He selects elements from these varied genres with such a discerning ear that his compositions are never cluttered nor crowded.
Tag: Suction
Analytica :: Strategy of Tension (Ice Machine)
Their words pull no punches, they are fired with conviction and intent. Softening this directness is the composition of their songs, the rich instrumentation smoothing corners without diluting the message. An accomplished album from a political and polyphonic partnership.
WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #36 — Mixtape WLDV
WE FORFEIT return to our semi-regular Mixtape series. Following on from the excellent assortment of Carlos Martín, aka Mynationshit, the lads remain on the Iberian Peninsula and head north.
Music Mondays 005 :: Cabaret Voltaire and the birth of techno
With a brief look at some notables along the road, Chang Terhune’s Music Mondays aims to shed light on both new and old(er) music over a wide spectrum of sound (and vision). This week: Cabaret Voltaire.
D’Arcangelo :: Somewhere in time
This summer, Aphex Twin chose D’Arcangelo to open for his show in Verona, Italy. In other words, this is the perfect occasion for a thorough retrospective interview with the experimental twins.
Lowfish :: Grey With Breaks (Suction)
The multi-talented synth sound sculptor is still at the top of his game, extracting every ounce of rugged and rich robot music from his machines and keeping the results uncomplicated.
Lowfish :: Thaw EP (Analogical Force)
Within these thudding analog bass lines and sandblasted harmonies, de Rocher continues to pierce raw elements of electro and braindance.
Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2022
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.