2009-07-03T00:29:39-06:00 http://www.igloomag.com/ Toshoklabs RSS Agent Editoreditor@igloomag.com Igloo Mag 2000 - 2005 http://www.igloomag.com/igloo_logo-rss-144.jpg Abstract Electronic Music Coverage http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1818&category=features

[<b><a href="http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/88/l_442bf5946fd6440bb641bd80c4fb9475.jpg">Flyer</a></b>] "...if you're after something more than scratch under the surface you might just find something very special; this Summer the <b><a href="http://www.myspace.com/magicwavesfestival">Magic Waves</a></b> festival in Corisca Studios London is a perfect example..."

2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1819&category=reviews

"...Sure, Kompakt's comps have never sought the insipid dolphin-dalliances and crystal-communings associated with commodified <i>Ambient</i>, but <b>PA2009</b> seems even more inimical to blithe relaxation, more steeped in a kind of blue than ever before..."

2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1820&category=reviews

"...<b>Depth of Soul</b> quickly establishes a recognisably ably Modell-ed dub-techno template with prickles of ambient detail, touches from the environmental and natural rubbed over to grain the beats..."

2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 2009-06-07T00:00:07-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1813&category=reviews

"...Robert Logan keeps his creations on a tight leash, though; it's all choreographed scissor-kicks, controlled texture-bleeding, with a dexterity of sound design beyond the brutalism of the cut-and-shut splice-and-dice merchants of mentalism..."

2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1814&category=reviews

"...If you're looking for (hubble-bubble toil and) trouble, you've come to the right place. Yes, if it's <i>Dark</i> you're looking for, <b>Dysmha</b> has it. In spades..."

2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1815&category=reviews

"...A double-set from what seems an even more hermetic vehicle than OMP, this ÆRA is one of stern synthetic driftscapes, with sounds mainly seeking upper spheres - of the ær rather than the earth..."

2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1816&category=reviews

"...There's a pretty big body of water, and a fair bit of land, between Detroit and Vienna; but some reason these guys get it. Microthol mirror the sinister side of Underground Resistance's sound but make it their own, as it is their own..."

2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1817&category=reviews

"...<b>Studio 395</b> is a split work, with "The Ballroom" coasting the lines of minimal dub techno and "The Well Tempered Clavier" adhering more to the techno standard. Davenport's sound is unapologetic, and there is something to be said for that..."

2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 2009-05-23T00:00:23-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1810&category=reviews

"...All in all, Clinker joins Lissom to form a doublet of finely wrought dronescapes to further cement the Dragon's Eye reputation for quality experimental electronics...."

2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1811&category=reviews

"...Overall, <b>Aversion Therapy</b> thrives on such productive tensions between genres and eras, as it does between live and recorded, spontaneous and pre-structured, making for engaging, at times thrillingly psychotropic, listening..."

2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1812&category=reviews

"... Deep ambient tones, post punk clatterings, slick electro pop numbers and discordant ravings flash and leap across more than forty digital positions. The listener is lead into a new world, one that inspires further exploration through glimpses of forgotten brilliance..."

2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 2009-05-13T00:00:13-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1809&category=reviews

"...This is not a 12inch of stripped and subtracted electro, but a complex compilation within the electro framework. The tracks have a depth to them that moves on from single chord sounds to create a tangled web of Detroit electro with that unmistakable uneasy twist..."

2009-05-06T00:00:06-05:00 2009-05-06T00:00:06-05:00 2009-05-06T00:00:06-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1292&category=newswire

(<b>April 27 - May 11</b>) KUCI 88.9 FM is a non-corporate and listener supported radio station broadcasting from the University of Irvine California that needs your donations to survive each year. Find out how you can support <i>Eclectic Music and Engaging Talk</i> this year.

2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 Press-Release http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1807&category=profiles

"...The "Machinedrum" sound features layers of shimmering syncopated keyboards in front of, and at times behind, crunchy, digital backing drums. The third element of the equation, the trifecta that makes it such a great sound, are the stuttering bits of rap and lyrics, pared down to their barest essentials, that creep into and out of the mix..."

2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 2009-04-26T00:00:26-05:00 Gabriel Weinstock http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1804&category=reviews

"...McNicholas, self-proclaimed abstainer from samples and presets, eschews DSP for live recording captures, preferring to use homemade means to achieve ends similar to laptop-toting brothers, the result coming out with a filmy scuzzed-up patina suggesting a vintage recording..."

2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 Alan Lockett http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1805&category=reviews

"...Remix records can be an inspiration, giving existing music a new flare whilst shedding light on fresh aural aspects. Yet, many are just lazy attempts of transplanting structures to opaque styles; this 12" does not belong to this category..."

2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1806&category=profiles

"...Mellophonia are pushing new pathways in cosmic disco. They haven't gone down the cleaner cut route of Lindstrom or Prins Thomas, they have utilized vintage synth sounds to produce a warmer 1970s rocket launch..."

2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 2009-04-11T00:00:11-05:00 Robbie Geoghegan http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1803&category=reviews

This review column by <b><a href="http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=author&author=1">Pietro Da Sacco</a></b> focuses on the emergence of new releases from around the globe (current, past or present) in almost any electronic genre. <b>Rewound Volume 13</b> features reviews for Benjamin Finger, Shoosh, Zerova, Skytree, Time Slips By and Me Raabenstein.

2009-04-05T00:00:05-05:00 2009-04-05T00:00:05-05:00 2009-04-05T00:00:05-05:00 Pietro Da Sacco http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1802&category=reviews

"...Mark Pritchard is one of my heroes, who until this record, had really not done any wrong. But this album just seems unfinished and not up to the standards that he set for the first 16 years of his career..."

2009-03-31T00:00:31-05:00 2009-03-31T00:00:31-05:00 2009-03-31T00:00:31-05:00 Jericho Maxim http://igloomag.com/doc.php?task=view&id=1801&category=reviews

This synopsis of new release coverage was broadcast on Digital::Nimbus <a href="http://digitalnimbus.com/playlists/dn_playlist.php?ShowID=321">Playlist #321</a> dated March 28, 2009. Artists include Mobthrow, Infinite Scale, Menu:Exit, Randomform, David Elsewhere, Parallel Worlds, Bluetech, 10-20, Mitkin and Tokyo Mask.

2009-03-29T00:00:29-05:00 2009-03-29T00:00:29-05:00 2009-03-29T00:00:29-05:00 Pietrobot