Abstract Electronic Music Coverage http://www.igloomag.com Toshoklabs RSS Agent en-us Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:05:21 CDT editor@igloomag.com Igloo Mag 2000 - 2005 http://www.igloomag.com/igloo_logo-rss-144.jpg http://www.igloomag.com 144 144 Abstract Electronic Music Coverage Welcome to Igloo - an online electronic music magazine bringing you the best in current and classic idm, electronic, experimental, ambient, glitch, techno, and all the digital debris in between for your visual and audible pleasure. Igloo Mag was created as an outlet for information on current releases, upcoming artists and labels, and is driven by the enthusiasm of individuals who are just as inspired about promoting the music as they are by listening to it. Sit back, relax, and make yourself at home. Igloo Magazine editor@igloomag.com Music igloo magazine absctract electronic music coverage trax http://igloomag.com/features::1818::MAGIC_WAVES_Summer_Festival_Corisca_Studio_London_July_10_11_2009_ 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..." Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:07 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1819::V_A_Pop_Ambient_2009_Kompakt_ 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..." Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:07 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1820::Martin_Schulte_Depth_Of_Soul_Lantern_ 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..." Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:07 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1813::Robert_Logan_Accurate_Spit_Boy_EP_Inscape_Slowfoot_ 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..." Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:23 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1814::M.Peck_Dysmha_Chaotic_Underworld_ 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..." Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:23 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1815::orchestramaxfieldparrish_presents_%26_198%3BRA_To_The_Last_Man_Index_Of_Dreaming_Faith_Strange_ 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..." Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:23 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1816::Microthol_Binary_Systems_TRUST_ 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..." Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:23 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1817::Ed_Davenport_Studio_395_EP_Autoreply_Music_ 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..." Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:23 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1810::Lissom_Clinker_Dragons_Eye_ 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...." Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:13 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1811::Drafted_by_Minotaurs_Aversion_Therapy_Infraction_ 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..." Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:13 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1812::V_A_Maskindans_Norsk_Synth_1980_1988_Hommage_ 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..." Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:13 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1809::Urban_Tribe_Social_Engineering_TRUST_ 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..." Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:06 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/newswire::1292::KUCI_88.9_FM_2009_Annual_Fund_Drive 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. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:26 CDT editor@igloomag.com (Press-Release) http://igloomag.com/profiles::1807::Machine_Drum_Want_to_1_2%3F_Normrex_ 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..." Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:26 CDT gabriel@igloomag.com (Gabriel Weinstock) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1804::Ultre_The_Nest_And_The_Skull_Audiobulb_ 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..." Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:11 CDT alan@igloomag.com (Alan Lockett) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1805::The_Fascination_Movement_Remix_Vol._1_Aube_ 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..." Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:11 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/profiles::1806::MELLOPHONIA_Label_Profile 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..." Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:11 CDT robbie_geoghegan@igloomag.com (Robbie Geoghegan) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1803::REWOUND_Volume_13_By_Pietro_Da_Sacco 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. Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:05 CDT pietro@igloomag.com (Pietro Da Sacco) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1802::Harmonic_313_When_Machines_Exceed_Human_Intelligence_Warp_ 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..." Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:31 CDT jerichomaxim@igloomag.com (Jericho Maxim) http://igloomag.com/reviews::1801::Overview_DigitalNimbus_Playlist_321 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. Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:29 CDT pietro@igloomag.com (Pietrobot)