WL//WH Weekly Electronic Music Tips

Weekly Electronic Music Tips // APRIL #14-24

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

  • NECRO-PODCAST 049DROWNED

DROWNED is an Argentinian DJ/Producer, also known as Proyecto Basilisco. His Techno sound is characterized by intense atmospheres, haunted voices and frenetic rhythms, but without losing the danceable side. 

  • Dutch lo-fi /acid /hypnagogic /techno /electro funk musician Danny Wolfers from The Hague, LEGOWELT – “Enchantress 1200” from the upcoming “Like a Song From Your Dream” LP 12″ [L.I.E.S.Records]

First luscious teaser from an upcoming album rife with ultra-RAW hypnagogic lo-fi electrofunk brilliance from the “king of Smack”,  a The Hague-style Electro classic in the making that snakes and slithers ceaselessly over you, dizzyingly reeling, groovily stifling and utterly sublime.

  • Italian EBM /industrial /techno berserker DJ-producer Endless Nothing – “Abuse” off V/A “Suicide Rituals Vol.1” LP cassette [Phobia Tapes]

Seismic stark, and hard-hitting industrial-techno workout from the Italian metal berserker combining ruthlessly thudding kicks, booming rumbling snares, and drilling undulating basslines, relentlessly inducing convulsive mosh pits to impact the darkest and grungiest dancefloor corners.

  • UK ambient /drone /dub /chillout /experimental /veteran electronic producer/musician (one half of The Grid, and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve), Richard Norris “Weatherall’s Last Stand (No Pads dub)” from “Weatherall’s Last Stand” EP

A vivid and entrancing downtempo immersion into chill-out, tripped-out, dubby Weatherall-esque electronica, serenely chugging over loose-limbed crisp percussions, warm bass grooves, acidic tones, and gorgeously finely twinkling exotic guitar melodies, to give blissful sheens of sun-dappled Balearic-tinged ambience.

  • Los Angeles-based ambient /drone /ethereal /meditative /soundscape solo project of Cynthia Bernard, aka Marine Eyes “Mended Own” from “To Belong” LP [Past Inside the Present]
  • UK ambient /cinematic /minimalist /modern classical /electronic producer, pianist and vocalist, Tom Adams “Lines” from “Golden Waves (Remixes & B-Sides)” EP [Moderna Records]
  • Seattle, WA ambient /drone /neo-classical musician Kyle Preston “Silent Depths Await” (Single)
  • Ambient /drone /minimal /electronic duo of Australia‘s Lawrence English (Room40 label owner) and Canada‘s Scott Morgan (aka Loscil), aka Loscil // Lawrence English “Sienna” from “Chroma” LP [Room40]
  • Toronto, Ontario ambient /drone /new age /soundscape /electronic sound artist Bradley Sean Alexander Deschamps (curator of Polar Seas), aka Anthéne “Hold Eternity” from the album “Present Tense” [Stereoscenic Records]
  • UK ambient /drone /electro-acoustic /modern classical /experimental collaboration, Simon McCorry & Wodwo “Every Creeping Thing” from the album “Every Creeping Thing” CD [Whitelabrecs]
  • New York/Iceland-based Japanese ambient /field recordings /electro-acoustic /experimental composer Masaya Ozaki “Siskin” from “Mizukara” LP CD/12″ [laaps]
  • Valencia, Spain IDM /ambient /drone /chill /electronica sound artist Agustín Mena, aka WARMTH “The Distance (Slowed)” from “Mourning Ghost (Slowed)” slowed version of the 2023 album [ARCHIVES]
  • Miami, South Florida experimental /ambient /drone collaboration between the duo of marine biologist Colin Foord and musician J.D. McKay (aka Coral Morphologic) with fellow electronic producer Nick León, aka Coral Morphologic & Nick León “Deep Call” from “Projections of a Coral City” LP [Balmat]
  • Brighton, UK-based ambient /drone /archival Maltese home recordings /experimental /electronic project of Phantom Limb label boss and musician James Vella, aka A Lily “Kemm Nixtieq Li Qed” from the “Saru l-Qamar” album [Phantom Limb]
  • German pop ambient /deep techno collaboration of Regensburg-based Markus Guentner and Affin’s Joachim Spieth, aka Guentner | Spieth “Nukleus (Rafael Anton Irisarri Rework)” from “Overlay Reworks | Pt. 1″ EP lathe cut 10” [Affin]
  • Exeter, UK-based experimental /ambient /drone /electronica project of Greig Baird, aka Moss Covered Technology “A Farewell Object” from V/A “Sky Within Us” charity compilation [Polar Seas]
  • UK ambient /jazz /chillwave /hauntology /dream pop /electronic project of Ben Holton (epic45, My Autumn Empire, Birds In The Brickwork), The Balloonist “Pebble Mill At One” from upcoming LP “A Quiet Day” via Wayside & Woodland Recordings
  • Kashiwa, Japan ambient /anime music /soundtrack /barber beats /chillout /downtempo producer Solemn Oath / 厳粛な誓い “Episode 6: Captain Yamada” from「Solemn Oath’s Manga Series • #001 • Black Unit G」LP [NO PROBLEMA TAPES]
  • Los Angeles, CA ambient /spiritual jazz /new age /folk /experimental duo Carlos Niño and Jesse Peterson, aka Turn On The Sunlight “Care For All Beings” from cassette album “Canoga to Haʻikū” [Moon Glyph]
  • Yorkshire, UK experimental /ambient /kosmische /analogue synth musician Craven Faults “Deipkier (Thwaite Watermill)” from the cassette album “Thwaite Watermill” (Live performance & location recordings 9th & 10th September 2023) [The Leaf Label]
  • UK cinematic analogue synth electronica producer Martin Jenkins aka Pye Corner Audio “There’s Dust On It”
  • Berlin-based ambient /dub techno duo of Basic Channel dubwise vocalist and Rhythm & Sound legend Tikiman, and René Löwe of Chain Reaction‘s Vainqueur fame, Paul St. Hilaire & René Löwe “A Faith (Vox Mix)” from the reissue of the 2003 classic “Faith” EP 12″ [Kynant Records]
  • Queens, NY ambient /jungle /breaks /dub /drum & bass /experimental electronic producer and visual artist Will Simpson, aka Crime Friend “Orange Cranky” from cassette EP “Vol. 2” [Primordial Void]
  • UK ambient /IDM /techno /electronic producer Cult 48 “Defang” from “From The Ashes” LP 2xCD [Neo Ouija]
  • Italian veteran ambient /electro-acoustic /jazz /experimental /electronica soundtrack composer, sound engineer, and producer (Pete Namlook, Letherdive, Yamaoka, ILUITEQ, and Alio Die etc.), Lorenzo Montanà “Nympalidea” from upcoming 29th album “VION” [n5MD]
  • Athens, Greece Ambient /IDM /Experimental producer Bakis Sirros, aka Parallel Worlds “Artiphon” title track of the album “Artiphon” [Móatún 7]
  • Montreal, Quebec lo-fi /bedroom pop /experimental /dub /synthpop act Paloma Flash – “Mode d’emploi” from the cassette album “Bed Songs” [Notte Brigante /Crochet Disques]
  • North Devon, UK eclectic experimental electronic producer Will Fisk “Satie And The Crow (feat. Sif Augustdottir)”
  • Berlin-based wave /minimal synth-pop /electronic duo Andrea Noce (Eva Geist) & Alexander Arpeggio (spAceLex), aka Andrea & Alexander – “Olias” from “MUTANTHEADS” split 7″ single with Tina [Sameheads / Mutant Radio]
  • French ambient /house /psych /techno /dark disco /experimental electronic collaboration between Parisian producers Gilbert Cohen (DJ Gilb’R) & Nicolas Chaix (I:Cube), aka Château Flight “Elastigum (digital only bonus track)” from the double album “La Folie Studio” 2xLP 12″ [Versatile]
  • Rome, Italy psych groovy downtempo DJ-producer Mondocane “Incantesimo”(featuring the voice of the popular and legendary Roman singer Gabriella Ferri) title track of the “Incantesimo” EP [IVREATRONIC]
  • Mexican acid /Balearic /disco /cosmic /deep house /psychedelic /downtempo producer La Guardia De La Luz “Tigre de Bengala (feat. La Zorra Zapata)” from “Paranormal” EP [Hell Yeah Recordings]
  • Brazilian ethnic /tribal /psych /slow-mo /downtempo /electronic trio Japanese Limo Boys “Kouroussa” from “Battle Shout” EP [Nein Records]
  • Berlin-based Italian 90s /Progressive House /Trance /Breakbeat /Techno producer Francesco Mingrino, aka Younger Than Me “Sonnenalle” from “Love, Hate and Love” EP [SKYLAX RECORDS]
  • Swedish acid house /rave /dark disco /psych /hypnotic techno production duo Mårten Attling and Robert Folkesson, aka Mindbender & The Machine Soulaka “No Way (Raw Filth Mix)” from “No Way” EP [When Disco Goes Wrong]
  • Tel Aviv‘s cosmic /organic house /electronic producer Kadosh – “Paradise Lost (Simple Symmetry Remix)” off ” Amoladore” EP [Human By Default]
  • Toronto/BerlinMauritius ambient /psych /trance /breaks duo Pletnev & Fourmi Rouz, aka Moisk – “Tetris Life (Anatolian Weapons Remix)” off upcoming “Tetris Life” EP [Terra Magica Rec.]
  • London-based acid house /dub /deep techno /electronic DJ-producer Pete Bones “Lady On A Grey Day (Justin Robertson‘s Deadstock 33s Dub)” from “Lady On A Grey Day” EP [Red Ant Records]
  • London-based Italian-born ambient /Berlin school /synth /electronic musician (fka Hypercube), Rodrigo Passannanti “Planet Of Visions” from the upcoming “Omnipresence” LP [EC Underground]
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK IDM /jungle /techno /electro /electronica producer The Jaffa Kid “Kenneth” from “Universal Language” EP
  • Edinburgh, Scotland acid /techno /electro producer Dave Paton, aka Wee DJs “Make It Work” from “Foundation” EP [This Machine Is Broken]
  • Bristol, UK bass music /house /drum & bass /dub /breaks /techno /jungle veteran producer Om Unit “Entity” off 2x 12″ “Fragments” EP
  • Belgian EBM /techno /electro /electronic artist Franky Deblomme, aka CUBIC “BCL (basic edit)” off upcoming “Back To Basic” album [Alfa Matrix]
  • French ambient /breaks /Detroit techno /acid electro /electronic producer from Reims, Bruit Fantôme “All Humans” from upcoming “Egypte Pyramide” EP [Ethos Records]
  • Dutch lo-fi /acid /techno /electro funk musician Danny Wolfers from The Hague, LEGOWELT – “Alpha Juno Storm Watch” from the “The Sad Life Of An Instagram DJ” EP 12″ [Selvamancer]
  • Toulouse-based industrial /ambient /tribal  /noise /Middle East /soundtrack /techno producer Couronne De Merde – “Nirgendwo Mediterranea” from the upcoming “Baby Justice in a hornet’s nest” Palestinian humanitarian fundraising album [Self Release]
  • Derry-based industrial /techno /experimental electronics /EBM project of Christian Donaghy, aka Autumns “The Spanish Dancer” from V/A “Keep The Children Safe #2” Palestinian fundraising compilation [Industrial Coast]
  • Canadian darkwave /industrial /darkgaze solo bedroom music project from Montréal, Plague ’94 “Disappearing Act”
  • Berlin-based, Polish EBM /industrial techno producer Monya “Kleines Mädchen in mir (Years of Denial Remix)” from “Euphoria” LP [HANDS]
  • Italian industrial /EBM /techno DJ-producer Nghtly “Mastery Of One’s Mind” off upcoming “An Afflicted Body” EP 12″ [Persephonic Sirens]
  • Berlin-based cyberpunk /industrial /dark electronic /EBM American/Cuban producer Joey Blush, Blush Response “Avulsion” from upcoming LP “SPRAWL_” via Artoffact Records
  • Parisian industrial techno DJ-producer Substencia – “Pervasive Ignorance (The Undertaker’s Tapes Remix)” off “Pervasive Ignorance” EP [TJALK RECORDS]
  • Montreal, Quebec darkwave-tinged noise /industrial /electronic artist Renonce “Fracasse” from the upcoming album “Nuisance sonore” [Verboden / Negative Gain]
  • Osaka, Japan industrial /noise /hard techno producer Ryuji Takeuchi – “Either” [Blame Records]
  • Los Angeles-based industrial /rhythmic noise /harsh techno electronic producer Ryant Reeleyes (original DJ & Co-Founder of Das Bunker/Power Noise North American Movement), aka Pyroclastic “Shiva Diva (I am made of mixed metal)” off the album “Enter Temple of Shiva Exit Tomb of Parvati”
  • Japan/Ukraine dark ambient /cinematic /hard techno duo B.A.R.K x ZANTHIIA “SUBKUTAN (ANHL Remix)” from “SUBKUTAN” EP [Revok Records]
  • Ukrainian EBM /Cold Body Music producer Revolt “The Wait Is Worth It (Alen Skanner Remix)” from the album “Unfulfilled Promises” [Khoinix]
  • Spanish EBM /dark disco /dark electro /synthwave Dj/producer from Bilbao and Eclectic Reactions Records label co-founder, WLDV “Trinity” from “Black XX Plague” EP
  • Bordeaux‘s coldwave /minimal wave project, Cold Colors – “Désillusions – Volcan‘s Blinding Light Mix” originally included in the 12″ Mini-LP “Vanishing Dreams” [Waste Editions]
  • “Ghosted Me” [Tronik Youth Club Edits]
  • Bristol, UK experimental /no wave /dub /breaks /hip-hop /electronic artist YOKEL “ONE 4 ZEE” from “4 A.M” EP 7″ [Accidental Meetings]
  • UK/Hong Kong rave /acid house /techno producer and Klasse Wrecks label boss, Luca Lozano “Number One Difficult Man” from “Number One Difficult Man” EP 12″ [Klasse Wrecks]
  • Ann Arbor, MI jakbeat techno /acid-house producer and Bopside founder Tadd Mullinix (Dabrye, X-Altera, Charles Manier), JTC “All Access” from “All Access No Excess” EP [BOPSIDE]
  • UK Cosmic Acid House producer Shunt Voltage – “Primed Up” off upcoming V/A – “Shelter Me – In Crisis Listening Party In Aid Of Homelessness In The UK” charity compilation featuring some of the most talented artists and producers from the renowned ALFOS scene
  • Florence-based electro /Italo /acid /house /techno Dj-producer and Tropical Animals label head Ricardo Baez – “Angelina (Bawrut Remix)” from “Angelina” EP [Tropical Animals]
  • Stoke On Trent, UK acid house chug disco producer Rich Lane, aka Chug Norris “New Man (Instrumental)” from “New Man” EP [Cotton Bud]
  • Afro-disco /cosmic-disco collaboration between Italian Afro-funk master trio and renowned London-based producer-musician, aka Savana Funk & Gaudi “Raha” from “Raha / Orewa” 7″ single [Record Kicks]
  • Mexico-based acid house /trance /psych /indie dance Argentinian DJ-producer, Thomass Jackson – “The Trance Of Bird Watching (Chez de Milo Remix)” off “The Trance Of Bird Watching” EP [Playground Records]
  • Lithuanian dark disco /tribal /ethnic /electro /broken beats /electronic producer John Patter – “Do You Need Me (Azaria Remix)” off upcoming “Do You Need Me?” EP [Logical Records]
  • Paris-based Dark Disco /Synth /Dark Italo /EBM DJ-producer Karassimeon “STSFXN” [Ombra INTL 029]
  • Death In Vegas – “Hands Around My Throat (Jackit ‘Razorblade’ Edit)”
  • German Dark Disco /Indie Dance /Electronic /Melodic House Dj & Producer, Kurt Kjergaard – “Robotic (Sugar Rody Remix)” off “Robotic” EP [Emerald & Doreen]
  • New York Hi-NRG /house /dark disco /Italo disco /indie dance /electronic DJ, producer and new 99FVR label founder, Kate Stein “SNAFU (Mala Ika Remix)” off upcoming “SNAFU” EP [99FVR]
  • Netherlands indie dance /synth wave /cosmic /Italo disco producer Doctr – “Where Do We Go From Here (Valerj “Never Stop” Remix)” off “They Are Coming” EP [Mélopée Records]
  • German/French indie dance /dark disco /neo-Italo collaboration Alemao & Rems Martinez – “Boys Revenge (Mundo D Electroclash Remix)” from upcoming “Acid Boys” EP [Espacio CIELO]
  • Mexican/Italian acid /electro /techno /Italo disco duo Rodion & Mammarella “Un Segnale Di Speranza (Fabrizio Mammarella Dub Mix)” from “Un Segnale Di Speranza” single off the upcoming album ‘’Musica E Computer’’ [Slow Motion Records]
  • Italian nu-Italo disco duo Matteo Mussoni and Nicola Zucchi, aka Sparkling Attitude – “Dov’eri Sabato Sera” off upcoming EP 12″ [BORDELLO A PARIGI]
  • Italian old school house /Italo disco maestro Enzo Elia “V40” off “V40” EP [Compost Disco]
  • 1996 Italian trance classic Datura – “Angeli Domini (Amarcord ‘Orate Pro Nobis’ Edit)”
  • Brazilian indie dance /synth wave /Italo disco artist Vasconcellos “Italo Metálico (Bizzarro Universe Remix)” off “Italo Metálico” EP [Inner Shah Recordings]
  • Welsh ambient /folk /shoegaze /post-rock solo-collaborative project of Swansea based musician Stephen Johnston, Lagadranta “Reverence” debut single via Lavender Sweep Records
  • Brittany, France ambient /experimental /acoustic /medieval /folk /electronic producer Glamourie “Fog Over the Tumulus” from the album “Lady from the Outside” [Kalamine Records]
  • Miami-based ambient /drone /kosmische modular synthesist Dania Sixto “I” from the cassette album “Temporal Lapses” [Noir Age]
  • Koblenz, Germany-based ambient /drone /modular synth /experimental musician Oberlin “Saturday Morning Haze” from “The Softest Lace” LP
  • UK ambient /drone /experimental /veteran electronic producer/musician (one half of The Grid, and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve), Richard Norris “Freetones April” from “Music For Healing – Freetones April” long-form album
  • New Mexico ambient /cosmic unconventional atmospheric electronic musician and composer Jana Rockstroh, aka Jaja “Wherein the dark void” from the long-form album “Sternenseele”
  • Australian ambient /tape loop /electroacoustic /modern classical pianist, composer and performer Lisa Lerkenfeldt “Cobwebs (Extended)” off upcoming cassette album of remix and new music “Suite For The Drains”