It’s kind of an “oldschool minded”, classic type IDM record. Close to my heart, feels right, calm.
The Black Dog – The Grey Album
Martinou – Chiral
Pop ambient with dub and trance vibes. I wouldn’t choose it for conscious listening, but great for work.
Siu Mata – Amasia
Dubstep tunes with some psychedelic angle. Good album to start music discovery from.
Adam Tristar – Suicide Neighborhood
I saw Adam Tristar on a goth club night headlining after like ten other concerts. It was a duo performing live and they stood out so much from the others, like it would be a professional act after a list of DIY bedroom bands. Well, that’s probably a pretty good approximation of what happened.
The music is all along the goth aesthetics with electronic coldwave synths. Hits close to my heart.
Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760
This is a very nice IDM record. Other than that, my relationship to this is quite neutral, and saying that as a long time Aphex Twin fan. It just doesn’t have any specificity to this time and place, and it also doesn’t invoke memories strongly enough so it would be clearly on the nostalgia side. It’s like the B sides collection of records from twenty years back. It’s… fine.
nthng – There Is A Place For Me
Peaceful downtempo electronics. Music to work by.
Bot1500 – Surreal
It’s a little gem on the IDM-techno axis with an ambient mood. Beautifully crafted music.
O’Flynn x Frazer Ray – Shimmer
Pleasant house and jungle sounds, backdrop music, great for work.
Modeselektor – Extended
Electronic music on the bass side and with lots of flow and power to it. Based on the most recent Moderat and Modeselektor records, my take is that the Moderat project was great for two records but it should be left behind to shine from the past and Modeselektor should rather do what’s really their thing. This record is as awesome as any other Modeselektor output, instantly wanting to hear them play live and rock the roof off.
Priori/RED – Nigh
It seems like 2022 was the come-back year for the classic IDM sound.