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Emil Klotzsch –“Feinquisit” (Netlabel one)
Emil Klotzsch from Cologne, Germany, has a special kind of taste. His music is filled with experimentation and juggles with the expectations of the listener. Klotsch's music can be filled with pop and...
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’82nd ave –“Crowd Of Zero” (yukiyaki)
IDM Electro Downbeat | David Williams aka '82nd ave enjoys building, transforming and playing around with beats. Somehow I am sure musicians like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher or Cristian Vogel had a big...
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Siblings –“Litter EP” (No Type)
Campy Pop Music | While most of the elder netlabel disappeared from the surface, some keep up the good work and come up with fancy releases every once a while. The Canadian No Type label (the one with...
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VA –“Intelligent Toys 4” (Sutemos Netlabel)
Electronic Music Compilation | The "Intelligent Toys"-compilation-serie from Sutemos is a garant for an excellent choice of IDM music. Like its predecessor the long-awaited fourth part is filled with...
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Maguett –“Ceramicboy” (ElectroSound)
Beatladen Electronica | ElectroSound is the slightly more Pop-orientated Musica Excentrica spin-off. Both Netlabels feature challenging (electronic) music from Moscow and Western Russia. Dmitry Drozdov...
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Mickey Eats Plastic –“To Kill the White Glamour – Reworks EP 1” (Sijis Netlabel)
Eclectic Remix-Collection | I posted a demand-note for the upcoming Bluermutt-album a few days ago. Well, I hope you don't think myself to be too much of a bore, but I have to mention that Mickey Eats...
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Pirata –“Minimental” (Pueblo Nuevo)
Spherical Electronic Spacetrip | You can describe music by pirata best if you compare him with the well-known label Elektrolux. Like many artists and releases on Elektrolux Pirata produces a spherical...
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Pleq –“Songs of Sens and Nonsens” (Envizagae Records )
Dark and Urban Sketches of IDM | Pleq a.k.a. Bartosz Dziadosz is a young producer from Katowice in Poland. "His motives in sound resemble an abandoned ironworks garage during the industrial revolution,...
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Krowley –“Four Pieces” (Autark)
Postmodern Renaissance Music | Autark is a new Austrian Netlabel, "Four Pieces" is their second release. While I was preparing to write something about their first release (a two-track EP of decent...
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Tanox –“Astronomia de Balcon” (Pueblo Nuevo)
Cool Ambientish IDM | "Astronomia de Balcon" on Pueblo Nuevo is a small 5-tracker-ep with cool digital ambient music with some breakbeat-trickery. The sound is crystal clear and delivers us known...
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Iqtu –“Embarrassing Triangle” (II-Music)
A magic Joyride | Although this sounds like Intelligence Dance Music at the first sight, it is not. "Embarrassing Triangle" from Iqtu is a magic trip. The album is one of those releases that I got so...
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Modul –“Complete Remixed” (Phonocake Netlabel)
IDM-Remix Project | The original song by Modul for this complex remix-project was released on Electrosound.ru. The melodic song "Complete" is a deep, sweet and slow-motion song with a catchy bleeping...
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Human Terminal –“Press any Key” (Rec72 Netlabel)
IDM and Drum'n'Bass from Russia | Human Terminal is a very promising artist from Russia. The silent ways and floating numbers sometimes give me the idea from "Future Sound of London", but is a somehow...
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Candlestickmaker –“Seeds” (Upitup Netlabel)
Cute Melodic Drill'n'Bass | If Hello Kitty enjoys some LSD and Speed and begins to dance, than our hyperactive cute cat listens to Candlestickmaker. Because the musicfreak from Romania, spanks her...
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Various –“Intelligent Toys 5” (Sutemos Netlabel)
A Giant and Hell of a Compilation | The Intelligent Toys Series is one of the most extraordinary Netlabel Series to date featuring finest electronic music from IDM to Ambient to Electronica. With their...
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Koen Park –“84′ 85′” (Acroplane Netlabel)
Melodica Electronica | This release came as a surprise for me, a sweet one though. Koen Park is the IDM moniker of Ian Hawgood, a guy featured a lot at Phlow Mag and whose name you probably heard...
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Various –“Cen Art” (Soulseek Records)
Chill Out Compilation | Once upon a time Soulseek was the filesharing platform for real music lovers. Maybe it is still today... I lost track but what I kept in mind is this wonderful project called...
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Winnie The Shit –“Sons Grave”
Subbass and Breakbeats | In "I love you" an 808-like bassdrum kicks relaxed in slow-motion. Some drive give the shuffled Dubstep-inspired beats around it. But what makes Winnie The Shit's love-song so...
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2nd mouse –“levite” (Fwonk Netlabel)
IDM Jam Session | The first of the twins is the endearing and imaginative way that Chris Da Mouse, aka 2nd Mouse (could that be his real name?), introduced his new album "Levite" in an email that...
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IJO –“Selektida” (Sutemos Netlabel)
Electronic Music Diary | "Selektida" is one big album. Containing three CDs - better called parts. It is an representation of the last five years of IJO's music experiences and his passion for music in...
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