Tag: Electronic

  • Various Artists – [2010] Don’t believe the hype

    Various Artists – [2010] Don’t believe the hype

    This compilation by the Italian dance music netlabel Sostanze Records is for the inclined connoisseurs of glitchy drum & bass. Nothing stands still, everything is beat. And yes, you don’t have to believe the hype that is made of this genre to enjoy this incarnation. Following: two tracks as short previews, then the download/release page/streaming…

  • Various Artists – [2011] SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!

    Various Artists – [2011] SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!

    What happens if you let chiptune artists create Funk music? This compilation, I would say. Stuffed with citations from classic video games, this 18 track long release well states that chiptune music has evolved much since its initial days. Too broad is the span of music styles, so that the two presented tracks are only…

  • Tearsfallen – [2012] A Deeper Sense of Nothingness

    Tearsfallen – [2012] A Deeper Sense of Nothingness

    Not conventional music for not conventional people is the tagline of Hunter Netlabel, specialising in electronic ambient music. This week’s release is from artist Tearsfallen: atmospheric, space movie soundtrack. It also reminds me a bit of the soundtrack of the Portal video game series. Cold and technique ambient sounds-capes, well stirred by urging drum patterns.…

  • Various Artists – [2004] Intelligent Toys 2

    Various Artists – [2004] Intelligent Toys 2

    This is my fourth review about a release from the netlabel Sutemos (these were the previous reviews). Intelligent Toys is a series of compilations with cutting-edge to avant-garde electronic music. Back in 2005 when I first downloaded them, I found them too experimental. But this time, they make a furious comeback into my music collection.…

  • Filthy Kicks – [2009] Dirty Little Secret

    Filthy Kicks – [2009] Dirty Little Secret

    Filthy Kicks is a music producer from London, teasing us with this gem. Is it a concept album? Yes, oriental influences. Is it dance music? Absolutely. Await to be blown away by this blend of drum & bass, dubstep, orchestral sounds and a voice… what a voice!

  • Various Artists – [2012] Star-Cake

    Various Artists – [2012] Star-Cake

    I follow the netlabel Starquake since its first furious début compilation Quaking Stars about one year ago. Since then, they constantly delivered high quality, hard and edgy electronic dance music . In this review, I describe my favourite tracks from their anniversary release Star-Cake.

  • Workbench – [2006] Zoo

    Workbench – [2006] Zoo

    This ambient release from Kahvi contains over 80 minutes of relaxing background music. No spiritual, new age enlightenment tunes with water effects. But only clear and calm electronic music. I like this kind of music for programming, reading or just relaxing. Like usual, I present two tracks to pull you in, too!

  • O.Z.O.N. – [2011] Yearning for Grace

    O.Z.O.N. – [2011] Yearning for Grace

    O.Z.O.N. is a talented music producer from Ukraine. He has released over a dozen albums and singles on Jamendo so far. Here I present his first full-length album that features at least three gems of electronic dance music. But hear for yourself…

  • Stay Ali – [2008] If Only Leiner Came Back

    Stay Ali – [2008] If Only Leiner Came Back

    Stay Ali are among of my favourite electronic music artists. They virtuously mix dance music with vintage game console sound (chiptunes). I already wrote a review of Vati Vati EP some years ago, which I prefer as my favourite EP. This release is published at Superbutton, a netlabel that specialisesd in chiptunes and closely related…

  • Various Artists – [2005] Red, Green, Blue & Other Summer Feelings

    Various Artists – [2005] Red, Green, Blue & Other Summer Feelings

    The netlabel Sutemos releases excellent electronic music since 2004. This sampler is the first I stumbled into first. It took me some time to discover the beauty of most songs; it is well hidden from the casual listener by slow and silent composition. It is best heard late in the evening in a thoughtful mood.…

  • The Easton Ellises – [2011] EP One

    The Easton Ellises – [2011] EP One

    Take 80’s Pop, add New Wave à la Poni Hoax, stir and serve on a dimly lit dance floor. That’s a rough verbal description of the début release of The Easton Ellises at Enough Records. Five distinct songs with catchy riffs and great production are packed into this twenty minute long EP. Read on for…

  • Oneiro – [2010] To The Stars

    Oneiro – [2010] To The Stars

    Do you know that kind of music that is repetitive, nearly boring but addictive nevertheless? Oneiro follows this recipe and made me an addict. I would classify this release loosely as indie electronica with shoegaze elements. Another way to describe them: the introvert brothers of MGMT. Anyway, their music is addictive background music for calm…

  • Bitbasic – [2010] Pixel Mixel

    Bitbasic – [2010] Pixel Mixel

    bitbasic releases “playful glitchy electronic music” freely. Very kind of him. Pixel Mixel is still his latest album, released 2010 at rec72, a netlabel based in Cologne, Germany. His music hovers between house, instrumental pop and IDM. This album has eleven tracks, some more silent, some are full of beats. Like usual, I present my…

  • Professor Kliq – [2010] Movements EP

    Professor Kliq – [2010] Movements EP

    Professor Kliq is my favourite free dance music composer. Now that his music has made it to Jamendo, whose catalogue now is mirrored on the Internet Archive (yippie!), I’m able to write a proper review for one of his albums here. Movements EP is his roughest album so far, quite similar to Daft Punk vs.…

  • Iambic² – [2007] Under These Stars, We’ll Sleep Again

    Iambic² – [2007] Under These Stars, We’ll Sleep Again

    Electronic piano ambient. A smash-hit, considering that it is a forerunner for a niche genre with a niche publishing model in 2007.