WL//WH Weekly Electronic Music Tips

• Strange But Dance Music LIVE #33: DARQHORSE
  

Jimmy Wormall, AKA Darqhorse is an Irish electronic producer, composer and sound artist known for fusing immersive sound design with experimental tripped-out Electro and abstract Braindance styles.

• Hamburg, Germany dark ambient /experimental /tribal /techno duo Space Drum Meditation “Nacre” from “Four Tusks” EP [Paryia]

Blending tribal rhythms with hypnotic techno, the Hanseatic duo drives into cascading crisp percussive shakedowns layered with mesmeric, looping bass pulses and feral swirling resonances, permeated with a heady mystical edge.

• UK ambient /jungle /drum & bass /electronic producer Unsyncopation “Division” from “Blast II” EP [Unsyncopation 02]

The second EP in the series from the enigmatic UK producer seamlessly blends intricate, crispy groovy percussive patterns and swift rolling broken beats, deep basslines, and immersive spaced out, atmospheric synth pads, to create both invigorating and deeply introspective listening, while effortlessly weaving smooth strains with tinges of anxious yet soulful grit.

• Glaswegian ambient /cinematic /downtempo /broken beats /soundscapes /electronic producer and owner of the Bricolage label and Gorecki Productions (aka Leit Motif), Fragile X “Totally Disconnected” from “Pattern Language” EP, a precursor of the upcoming album “Curves and Calculus” on Bricolage
  

Inspired by an obsession with fractals, the Scottish artist dives into the ever-changing, heady flux of intricate, transformative electronic sound textures, swirling in chaotic shapes through an endless, multifaceted and kaleidoscopic layer upon layer of broken rhythm patterns along with surreal, sharp and striking harmonic configurations, striving for a fine balance amid calm and clutter, to echo the sparkling, dynamic vibrancy from the fractals of nature.

• German ambient /neo-classical /post-minimalism /improvisational /piano artist Lorenz Weber “If Roses Fall” from “Not a colour” LP
  
• Berlin-based ambient /modern classical contemporary composer and pianist Nils Frahm “Listening Over” from “Night” LP [LEITER]
• Swedish dark ambient /modern classical /experimental electronica musician (one half of Roll The Dice), Malcolm Pardon “Side Effects” from the second LP “The Abyss” [The Leaf Label]
• Hyogo, Japan-based ambient /field recordings /piano artist Masakatsu Takagi “Marginalia #197”
  
• Norwegian ambient /electro-acoustic /electronic /pianist and composer (of the band Highasakite), Øystein Skar “Stok” from the upcoming LP “Hem” [Moderna Records]
• Seattle, WA ambient /drone /neo-classical musician Kyle Preston “Meltwater Elegy” (Single)
  
• Dresden-based Indonesian ambient /field recordings /electronic /experimental producer Yoga Nugraha Usmad “Fluid and Solid” from the upcoming album “Gurnida” [Phantom Limb’s Spirituals imprint]
• UK dark ambient /experimental /soundtrack /avant-garde project Several Wives “Higher Source” from the cassette album “Social Grace”
  
• Manchester-based ambient /field recordings /tape loops /experimental electronic producer Lily Mumby, aka Lapalace “New age night” from upcoming LP of the series “Music To Watch Seeds Grow Vol. 6 – Lavender” [Music To Watch Seeds Grow By]
• Japanese ambient /drone /chill /electronic producer Hiroaki Yamamoto – 氷花 – from the upcoming album – 雪解けの約束 (The Promise of the Melting Snow) – LP [Shimmering Moods Records]
• Novisibirsk, Russia ambient /nature /field recordings /electronic musician Dmitriy Redko (aka AstroPilot), Eternal Meadows “Barkwoven Dawn” from the EP “Fernshade Roam” [Echoes In The Valley]
• UK ambient /drone /soundscapes /electronic sound artist Henry Tarlow, aka The Silent Tide “A Shallow River” from “Memories” EP [Mare Nostrum Label]
• Victoria, BC ambient /drone /post-rock /modern classical /electro-acoustic sound artist Casey van Wensem, aka The Bird’s Companion, “A Place Outside of Time” title track of the upcoming album “A Place Outside of Time” [Whitelabrecs]
• North Bay, Ontario ambient /field recordings /psych /electro-acoustic project of Allister Thompson (aka Sons of Birches, Twilight Fields, and Khan Tengri), aka The Gateless Gate “The Empty Highway” from the upcoming EP “Birch and Jay”, accompaniment of the artist’s eponymous postapocalyptic/cli-fi novel
  
• Norwegian ambient /drone /electro-acoustic /neo-classical /experimental duo of cellist Erik Skodvin and pianist Otto Totland (both members of the Miasmah Quartet), Deaf Center “Erie (excerpt)” from the forthcoming two piece long-form LP “Reverie” [Sonic Pieces]
• Los Angeles-based ambient /drone /field recordings /experimental /multidisciplinary artist and composer Yann Novak “Context Collapse” from upcoming LP “Continuity” [Room40]
• Polish dark ambient /drone /dreampunk project (aka Sundrugs), Cursed Diamond – “Apparition” from the LP “Half Asleep” [Vivarium Recordings]
• London-based ambient /drone /experimental electronic producer Ewan Fisher “72” from “Less Gone” EP
  
• Italian ambient /drone /soundscape /electronic sound artist Pietro Zollo “Baum und Architektur–Rhythmen” off the new album “Peh Kah”, inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee [Adventurous Music]
• Leipzig, Germany ambient /drone /minimal /electronic multidisciplinary artist and founding member of the artist collectives Global Noise Movement and Adventurous Music (aka Signalstoerung, halo7, and Audible Masticators), aka Hendekagon “Circular Motion I” from “A Selection” LP [Neotantra]
• Kirkland, WA ambient /chill /experimental /synth /electronic musician (member of The Shins and Teardrops), Yuuki Matthews “Transient Glowing” from “Verdant Insight” LP
  
• Bristol, UK ambient /drone /electronic sound artist, Saloop “Sext” from the album “48.6492° N 2.0184° W” [Neotantra]
• Vancouver-based ambient /drone /experimental /electronica project of prolific composer Scott Morgan, aka LOSCIL “Silos” from the new album “Lake Fire” [Kranky]
• Shropshire, UK ambient /experimental /modular synth /electronic composer-producer Tom Kennedy, aka Swansither “Ronsack” title track of the upcoming album “Ronsack” [Subexotic Records]
• Ambient /downtempo /guitar /analogue syntheziser /electronica music live collaboration between UK modular electronic musician, Else Records and DiN labels founder, Ian Boddy and Norwegian guitarist and synthesist, Erik Wøllo, aka Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo “Abeona” from “Transmissions” LP (Recorded live at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool on 20th April 2024) [DiN]
• Preston, UK ambient /drone /modular synth /electronic project of Stephen James Buckley, aka Polypores – “Whorl” lead single from the upcoming “Cosmically A Shambles” LP [Cracked Ankles Records]
• New Orleans-based ambient /IDM /cinematic /orchestral /electronic composer and producer Reid Willis “Sincerio” off upcoming “Reliquary” LP [Mesh]
• Japanese ambient /IDM /techno /electronica producer Yasutaka Sato, aka Virgo “Far Away” from “Unreleased” EP [FORM@ RECORDS]
• Winterthur, Switzerland ambient /experimental /psych /mystic /atmospheric /deep techno producer Mateo Hurtado – “An Invisible Fire, Working In Secret” from upcoming split “Mercuri” EP with Varuna [Vysyon]
• Leipzig, Germany ambient /percussive /hypnotic /techno producer Marvin Hoyer, aka Vanta – “Dissociative Drift” from upcoming LP “Between Life And Death” LP [IO]
• UK ambient /IDM /dub /Detroit techno /breakbeat producer (aka M-Paths), Reverb Delay “Horizontal Rain (Paddy Thorne Remix)” from “Horizontal Rain Remixes” EP [Mighty Force]
• German ambient /deep /experimental /dub techno producer (aka Cold Form, Dubatech), Fatih Tuter – “That`s the game” off “Little Reminders” LP [Unknown Tribe]
• Canadian ambient /dub techno producers Essentia Sound & Ekodust “Static Horizon” from “The Dead And Dreaming” LP [Insectorama]
• UK pioneer dancehall /reggae /dub /experimental electronic producer and beatmaker Adrian Sherwood “The Grand Designer” title track of “The Grand Designer” EP ‘disco plate’ series [On-U Sound]
• Charleroi, Belgium ambient /IDM /experimental /downtempo /hypnotic techno producer (1/2 of Glÿph with Owl), Clearlight – “Breathing New Air (Owl Immersive Mix)” original track from Clearlight’s 5th LP “Moth Fur”
  
• Brussels-based ambient /drone /breaks /drum & bass /dub /trance /experimental techno DJ-producer Vital Cornet, aka Raär – “Edge Trigger” from upcoming LP “Incentive” [Omen Wapta]
• Turin, Italy ambient /breakbeat /leftfield techno DJ-producer ANDREA “Reactions” from the new LP “Living Room” [Ilian Tape]
• UK experimental electronic artist-producer WILL FLISK “Blow”
  
• Athenian ambient /experimental /dub /trance /acid /psych /folk /eclectic electronic producer Aggelos Baltas (Dream Weapons, Fantastikoi Hxoi), aka Anatolian Weapons “Amanes” from “Anatolian Weapons presents Volta” limited 7″ (edits from a couple of legendary Greek New-Wave tracks) [Persephone Records]
• South West of France ambient /acid /world /tribal /downtempo /bass /chug /psych /organic /electronic producer and Reptilian Business Records co-founder, Da Iguana “Kumbia Orgasmika” off “Reptil Kumbia Trance” EP [Reptilian Business Records]
• Australian-native experimental /acid /indie dance /trip-hop /organic /psychedelic /electronic producer and Multi Culti label founder (aka Die Orangen), DREEMS “Persepection” from V/A “Resonance: 10 Years Of Vibrational Sounds From The Heart Of Invisible Inc” 10th anniversary label’s compilation 2xLP 12″ [Invisible, Inc.]
• Warsaw-based, Ukrainian ambient /IDM /psych /trance /electronic DJ-producer Shjva “Zumi Tek” from “The Message” EP [Neptune Discs]
• Berlin-based, Italian-French rave /acid techno DJ, producer-vocalist-dancer and Sea~rène label head Giulia Fournier-Mercadante, aka GiGi FM “Calibration” off upcoming “Virgo Space Acid” EP [Sea~rène]
• Berlin-based Australian minimal /experimental /electronic /house /techno producer Klon Dump “Dame, vo regards” EP 1st release of the Delicate Bloom series [A Colourful Storm]
• The Hague, Dutch lo-fi /acid /hypnagogic /electro funk /polder techno sound alchemist Danny Wolfers, aka LEGOWELT – “Der Elegische Compressor” from “Synths Below Sea Level” LP collection (Tape Archives 1994-2005) [Axumisia Records]
• UK rave /acid techno producer Warren Young, aka KING MENTAL “Monday The Funday”
  
• Glasgow-based ambient /cosmic /psych /acid /house /techno producer Fluffy Inside “Mercury” from “Substances” EP [ACID WORKS]
• London-based acid /IDM /bleeps /breaks /electro anamorphic producer Cyanica “Pivotal” title track of “Pivotal” EP [Gestalt Records]
• Cadiz, Spain native progressive breaks producer JM Weinx “being is me” single [Emoxion Records]
• Malta rave /acid /house /breaks /electro producer Acidulant “Space For Crap” from “Planet Jack” EP [deadbeat Records]
• Berlin-based Italian electronic producer, DJ, live performer and owner of the Mannequin Records label, Alessandro Adriani – “Body Play” off the V/A Web3 collection “FRITTO MISTO” [Drums and Chants]
• Hamburg, Germany ambient /Detroit techno /electro producer Ronny Pries – “Square One” off “Zero Four Zero” EP [Abstract Rhythm]
• Saint-Petersburg-based dubstep /electro producer (aka NPLM), aka Monoblur “Beckoning” from “Radiant” EP [traxual]
• German techno /breaks /electro producer Elektrotechnik – “Sigma (Larionov Remix)” off “Kontrast” EP [Gladio Operations]
• Chornobyl, Ukraine sci-fi /techno /acid /electro producer Lectromagnetique – “Miracle” off of “Origin” EP [Bass Agenda Recordings]
• Italian techno /electro producer Golden Virgo “Unlogix (Original Mix)” from “Unlogix” EP [Strange But Dance Music]
• Slovenian breaks /techno /electro collaborative project of Laibach synth player/producer Damjan Bizilj, and producer Zeta Reticula (aka UMEK), Helga Neuer & Zeta Reticula – “Firebird” from the second and final EP “Firebird” [Mechatronica]
• Glasgows Acid /synth-driven Electro act Lifeforms “Downward” from “Downward” EP [Exiled Records]
• Rotterdam-based experimental /industrial /acid /noise /techno /electro project of Puck Schot, aka Acidic Male “Trust-Resist (Gavelman & VARIANT Remix)” off “Stutter Through Lust” EP [Lifeforms]
• Swedish industrial /hypnotic /minimal techno producer Kurir – “Stadig” from “ISOL” EP [EABE]
• Dublin‘s acid /rave /techno DJ/producer Sunil Sharpe “Yourba” from V/A “RAVEBREAKERZ 03” EP [RAVE OR DIE]
• Heraklion, Greece industrial /noise /techno /experimental producer Sirap – “Kido fucked my plants” from “Coded Catastrophe” EP [Brutal Forms]
• Spanish industrial /noise /techno producer IN:ØN “Psicosis” title track of “Psicosis” EP [Glanz+Elend sub-label’s Jesus loves the Underground]
• Batumi, Georgian experimental /industrial /dark ambient /ritual /techno producer Marooned “Famine” off “Famine” EP [Self-Released]
• Paris dark cinematic /industrial techno /electronic artist Substencia “Vertigo (Swærm Remix)” from “Swamps of Melancholia” EP [Venaeform]
• Brussels-based EBM /industrial techno DJ-producer OTTOMAN GRÜW “Circle Filth” off upcoming “Womb II” EP [X-IMG]
• Swedish industrial /electrowave /EBM producer Celldod “Punx På Syra – feat. Leroy Se Meurt” from “På Liv Och Död” LP [Electronic Emergencies]
• Catalunia, Spain experimental /EBM /darkwave /dark electro /electronic project of Oráculo Records owner Nico Cabañas (Synths Versus Me, Almax und Forte), ESTADO DE BIENESTAR “El Algo-Ritmo (de la Musa-Raña)” from “La Escorpiona y Guataque Punk” LP [Oráculo Records]
• Los Angeles electro-punk band NEOCONS – “Back To 0 (Emilio Dahmen Remix)” from “Back To 0 (Mixes)” EP [Swords & Chains Recordings / Non Stop Rhythm]
• Spanish EBM /minimal synth /cold wave /dark electro /synthpop duo from Lloret Del Mal, Synths Versus Me “Ballet Dancer (Minimal Maneuvers Review)” from the final release “So Far” EP 12″ (2015–2024) [22Recordings / Oráculo Records]
• Mexican EBM /electronic /dark disco DJ-producer and founder of Vaarian Records, Ninasonik “Furia” from V/A “Altered States Vol.12” EP [Sinchi]
• Berlin-based indie dance /disco punk producer Jakob Häglsperger (Frittenbude, Dina Summer), aka Kalipo “Any Compromises (Club Version)” new single [Iptamenos Discos]
• Mexico City minimal /techno /house /disco DJ-producer Carlos Alberto Cruz, aka GEISTECH – ” The Mexican”
  
• BLACK SABBATH – “PARANOID (YUSSI REMIX)”
  
• French IDM /acid /electro /Italo disco /experimental electronic producer and Abstract Reality label head (1/2 of Children of The Night), Pierre Labret “Discodrama” from upcoming “Acid Love Break Ups & Eternal Snow” LP [Abstract Reality]
• Los Mochis, Mexico downtempo /melodic techno /indie dance producer Fausto “I Don’t Remember Your Name” from V/A “ Zoo Compilation Volume 4” LP [Feines Tier]
• French acid /leftfield /trippy /indie dance production duo REMAIN & daWad – “Comatose (Silicone Soul & Prinze‘s Acid Dub)” [Kaputt.wav]
• French dark disco /melodic techno /indie dance producer Darlyn Vlys “Have You Seen” from “Climbers” EP [Octopus Recordings]
• Spanish-based bass /world /house /breakbeat /electro /electronic collaboration between Ibiza-based Lithuanian producer and Las Vegas-based duo Sian & Sacha Robotti,  Greta Levska & Third Culture – “Las Perras (Extended Mix)” off upcoming “Las Perras” EP [Get Physical]
• Canada-based tech house DJ-producer Return Of The Jaded – “Wattage In Your Cottage” [The Myth Of NYX]
• Berlin-based Russian dark disco /indie dance producer Eleonora – “Space Dust (Vhyce Remix)” off “Space Dust” EP [Feinstoff]
• Valencian indie dance /Italo trance /cosmic dark disco /electronic producer Mundo D – “Your Mind (Original Mix)” off “Game Over” EP [EspacioCielo]
• Parisian wave /Italo-disco /electro /house duo and Phosphor label heads, Blue Vision – “Human Experience” from “Brotherhood” EP [Phosphor]
• New York acid /nu-disco /indie dance producer Nackley – “Heartbreaker featuring Atahra & Child Of” from “Anger Management” EP [Bordello A Parigi]
• Athens, OH ambient /drone /electro-acoustic /shoegaze /minimal dub /post-rock /experimental electronic project of Ryan S Chamberlain, aka ARROWOUNDS “Across the Subterranean Mirrored Ocean (Edit)” from “The Loneliness of the Hollow Earth Explorer Vol. 1” LP [Lost Tribe Sound]
• Belgian ambient /post-industrial /tribal ambient /experimental electronica composer and ambient musician (aka Dirk Serries), Vidna Obmana “Quest (Moonstream – The Quest – Authentic Space)” (Originally released on 3″ CD on the Italian Amplexus label in 1994) [Projekt Records]
• Scotland, UK doom /psych /noise /drone project of Charlie Butler, aka Colossal Letdown “Molinari” from the cassette album “Luddite 6. Colossal Letdown” [Luddite Tapes]

Photo: © Henry Wilke 2017