Wisp: The Shimmering Hour

At first listen a week ago, this album seemed a bit cheesy, but it perfectly accompanies warm, sunny weather like today.
tags: idm melodic rephlex wisp
May 7, 2009 in Reviews: IDM

David Penna: Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device

David Penna’s album from late last summer is wonderfully refreshing, making it a perfect choice for the first day of spring. Penna crafts drum and bass beats, but keeps them from sounding dated with sweet, jazzy melodies.
tags: davidpenna drumnbass jazzy melodic
Mar 20, 2008 in Reviews: IDM

Various: Ikude

Somehow this CD got stuck at the bottom of my to-review pile. Upon re-listening, I discovered a nice collection of understated, melodic IDM.
tags: compilation glitch hip-hop idm laputa melodic naono parallelworlds pascal riamiwo shima signalform tachikoma
Nov 2, 2007 in Reviews: IDM

Freescha: Freeschaland

In the trinity of artists recording analogue synthesizers to wobbly tapes, Boards of Canada is the father and Christ. is obviously the sacrificial son. That would, appropriately, make Freescha a ghost. While Nick Huntington and Michael McGroart have been creating music since the late nineties, they are often overlooked, perhaps due to their California location. This retrospective of their first three EPs is evidence of just how essential they are.
tags: attacknine freescha idm melodic
Oct 21, 2007 in Reviews: IDM

Christ.: Blue Shift Emissions

Analogue electronics and wistful melodies.
tags: benbecula christ melodic
Feb 25, 2007 in Reviews: IDM

January Roundup

Yard, Compost, Lackluster, Boltfish, and Desperate Man Blues.
tags: blues boltfish bussard compost davidnewlyn dvd house idm kahvi lackluster melodic sektor slsk taborshell yard
Jan 31, 2007 in Reviews

Xela: For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights

A glitchy, melodic classic.
tags: glitch idm melodic type xela
Jan 21, 2007 in Reviews: IDM

Kettel: "Prairieplant 2" MP3

Courtesy of Kracfive and Reimer!
tags: kettel kracfive melodic mp3
Aug 8, 2006 in MP3s

Ochre: Lemodie

Lush, melodic electronics. I’d love to hear him explore more unusual instrumentation.
tags: benbecula melodic ochre
Jul 6, 2006 in Reviews: IDM

Kettel: My Dogan

As much as I love Kettel, this album’s not as good as last year’s.
tags: kettel melodic sendingorbs
Jun 23, 2006 in Reviews: IDM