EyeDeeAm,
just a few recommendations. if you managed to grab a copy of 1/Tau
(believe only 500 'pressings' of this self-released CD were made...),
definitely try to hunt down a copy of Don't Dolby. (also limited...
managed to snag a copy from Modern Music..) a great mixture of sample
manipulation and 'random' melodies. (kinda fading in and out as 'dead
air' chops the various tracks up into smaller pieces..) nothing that
you can really tap your foot to, but probably best described as the rest
stop between Mego and Skam. oh yeah, last time i checked, modern music
had ONE copy of 1/Tau in the CD rack. (it's worth the twenty something
bucks...)
also of note is the release by Pluramon. idm or not?? don't really know
how you'd 'categorize' it, but it's damn tasty. (werner, schmikler, and
liebziet aim to please...) plenty of acoustic guitar, various drum
kits, some drum machines, and some radio noise / broadcasts in the
backround. (with a few samples and synth pads floating around here and
there..) it's disjointed, funky, soothing, ambient, and at times quite
minimal. nifty to say the least...
last but not least (haven't seen any reviews / remarks posted about this
limited burn..) is the subconcious geography compilation. straight up
great idm material. fav. tracks are those by jowonio productions and
qwerty. some tweaked d'n'b releases with a perfect mix of your 'not so
ordinary' melodic compositions. slick packaging and a promising step
forward for this up and coming label. (not to mention the bands /
artists contained on this CD..)
as for the stuff on 'other' labels (being those that aren't listed as
your 'typical' idm representative..), also check out newt, pal, imminent
starvation, not breathing, phil western (philth of download, off and
gone, float point, etc...), winter kalte, soma, and black lung to name a
few..
anxiously waiting for the 242 gang to hit D.C,
christian
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