WL//WH Weekly Electronic Music Tips

Weekly Electronic Music Tips // OCTOBER #40-24

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

  • Gladiocast #46 – MYNATIONSHIT

Mynationshit is the alias of Almeria-based, Spanish producer and Waste Editions label head Carlos Martin with a gripping and hypnotic selection edging Ambient, Dark Wave, Electro and Industrial sounds.

  • Argentinian Industrial /Techno /EBM artist KRSSV – “Trampa” off upcoming “RUFI​Á​N MAGAZINE” album [self-released]

Our old acquaintance Buenos Aires producer KRSSV provides the first teaser from his upcoming debut DIY full-length album with a restless and roiling bouncing EBM-infected stomp, slathered with bursts of bleak Electro string drama and angsty post-punk moodiness.

  • Toulouse, French ambient /bass /percussive /trance /dubstep production duo Jan Loup & Son du Maquis – “Farfala dub” off “Farfala dub” EP [Markham Road Records]

South of France duo’s new aural vision rolls over swaying warm dubwise vibes, crisp percussive cracks, infectious bubbling bass throbs, spellbinding harp glitters and airy synth washes, to coalesce organically into an exotic, sultry, trippy affair.

  • The Hague, Netherlands experimental /techno /electro producer Manta “E Hx 6” from “Enhancer” EP [self-released]

Bred in the renowned enduring techno and electro scene of the West Coast, the DIY Dutch producer explores tightly bound strains of timeless dark and moody Electro Funk, through fast-paced jittery steely rhythmic patterns and buzzing low ends, glazed in melancholic drifting strings, to encapsulate both immersive and unsettling, dystopian sci-fi atmospheres.

  • Stockholm-based ambient /modern classical Finnish pianist and composer Iiris Viljanen – “Gianni (early version)” from upcoming V/A “A song is a dream (and dreams are real​!​)” compilation 2xLP 12″ [sing a song fighter]
  • UK ambient /drone /tape music /electroacoustic /modern classical /experimental project of musician Euan Millar-Mcmeeken (aka glacis, Graveyard Tapes, Gallowglas) and multi-disciplinarian artist Craig Tattersall (The Remote Viewer, and The Boats), aka Civic Hall “II” from the upcoming “The Trembling Line” LP part of Lost Tribe Sound’s 11 album series, ‘Maps to Where the Poison Grows’ CD [Lost Tribe Sound]
  • Dutch ambient /drone /meditation /electronic creative composer, Líom “Has Left The Chat” 2-track single
  • Sierra Leone-native, NYC-based ambient /field recordings /experimental /electronic producer Lamin Fofana “Intimacies of Affliction” from V/A “Temporary Stored II” curated by Nairobi‘s sound artist KMRU 2×12″ LP [OFNOT]
  • Sardinia, Italy ambient /drone /neo-classical /electro-acoustic /piano /electronic producer, Federica Deiana “Tempest” from “Tempest” EP [Home Normal]
  • Stockholm, Sweden ambient /improvisation /soundtrack /neo-classical collaboration Trio Ramberget & Matti Bye “Angle Of Incidence” 2nd single
  • Scotland, UK ambient /drone /electro-acoustic /guitar /piano music project of musician and photographer, Samuel Death, aka Tides “Kai” from the cassette debut LP “By The Shoreline” [SoundGhost]
  • Hastings, UK-based, Dundee-bred ambient /drone /soundscapes/ electroacoustic music project of artist Euan Alexander Millar-McMeeken, aka Glacis “Not Words Alone” from the next CD album “This Darkness From Which We Cannot Run” [Whitelabrecs]
  • Pound Ridge, New York ambient /minimal /field recordings /electro-acoustic /electronic artist and 12k Label founder, Taylor Deupree “Looming Brittle” from the upcoming album “Ash” [Nettwerk]
  • Belgium-based ambient /drone /experimental /electronic musical project by musician, producer, and sound designer Pierre Nesi, aka Owl “Spectral Ritual” from the cassette album “Celestial Echoes” [Muzan Editions]
  • German pop ambient /drone /deep techno collaboration of Regensburg-based Markus Guentner and Affin‘s Joachim Spieth, aka Guentner Spieth “Scope (Abul Mogard rework)” from “Overlay Reworks | Pt. 2 (by Pole & Abul Mogard)” EP 10″ [Affin]
  • Danish ambient /classical /experimental artist Mercury Ribbon – “Little Morningstar” from V/A “Our Star Is A Fleeting Image” triple cassette compilation to celebrate 10 years of Copenhagen‘s Janushoved label [Janushoved]
  • Melbourne-based ambient /cinematic /beats /electronic multi-instrumentalist, producer and sound healer Phoebe Dubar, aka IKSRE “Black and Purple (anthe​​ne Remix)” from “Unfurl / Refurl” special double-album cassette tape edition for IKSRE’s 2019 debut album ‘Unfurl’ and its accompanying 2024 remix collection ‘Refurl’ [Hush Hush Records]
  • Bay Area-based minimal experimental electro-acoustic sound artist and filmmaker John Davis “Verichrome” from “Landlines” album 12″ [Students of Decay]
  • New York-based ambient dub techno producer (aka Beat Pharmacy), Brendon Moeller “Cloudburst” from “Mirage” LP [quite details]
  • Tunisia ambient /minimalistic /leftfield /polyrhythmic /dub /deep techno /electronic Livity Sound alumni music producer, Azu Tiwaline “Canop​é​e Imaginaire (Polygonia Remix)” from “The Fifth Dream (Remixes)” EP 12″ [I.O.T Records]
  • Bristol, UK ambient /drone /chillout /electronic project Saloop “The Old Gods Are Watching​-​Continuous mix” from “The Old Gods Are Watching” LP [Neotantra]
  • North Berwick, Scotland based, Leeds-bred ambient /experimental electronic musician active since 1988, Iress “Speedphreak” from “FORESHADOWING” EP [FRBH Recordings]
  • Scotland, UK ambient /field recordings /synth /experimental electronica musician, Sam Annand “Cartesian Sequence Pt. 1″ off upcoming 12” LP “Cupar Grain Silo” LP [Blackford Hill]
  • Bradford, UK-based ambient /drone /minimal /jazz /post rock musical collective based around a core of Gavin Miller (aka worriedaboutsatan) and Sophie Green (ex member of Her Name Is Calla), Marta Mist “Puzzle” from the CDr fourth full-length album “Windows” via Sound In Silence
  • UK/Ireland ambient /folktronica collaboration Ryan Shirlow & David Colohan “Through Me, You Pass (feat. Brittani Hennessy)” from “Through Me, You Pass / Through You, I See” lathe cut 7″ EP [Fenny Compton / Woodford Halse]
  • Wales, UK ambient /downtempo /experimental /hauntology /electronic sound artist and Plenty Wenlock Records founder, Eric Loveland Heath “1” off the CDr album “Fragments (Volume One)” [Plenty Wenlock Records]
  • Los Angeles-based ambient /horror /soundtrack /folk /hauntology /electronica musician and composer Klaus Morlock “Timeslip at Crail Harbour” title track of “Timeslip at Crail Harbour” LP [Woodford Halse]
  • French project ambient /IDM /electro /techno brother duo David and Nicolas Gaugain, aka G​-​Prod – “Synaps” from G-Prod vs. Árni Grétar‘s split 7″ single “Raven” [Móatún 7]
  • Los Angeles-based veteran ambient /IDM /dub /experimental electronic UK producer (High Stepper, James Hardway, Magnetic, Technova, Oicho), David Harrow “Convocation” from “Animal Collective” EP
  • UK cinematic /kosmic /analogue electronica producer Martin Jenkins aka Pye Corner Audio “Noise Inject” single
  • Yorkshire, UK experimental /ambient /kosmische /modular synth musician Craven Faults – “Sun Vein Strings” from the upcoming vinyl 12″ LP “Standers” [The Leaf Label]
  • Chester, UK-based ambient /field recordings /folktronica /glitch /electroacoustic /experimental electronic musician and former folk artist Carl M Knott (Wonderful Beasts, Spacelab), aka boycalledcrow “magic medicine” from upcoming cassette LP “eyetrees” [Hive Mind Records]
  • New York dark ambient /drone / electronic collaborative project of Kodomo and Micah Frank, VONDISY “Saka” from “VONDISY 1” LP [SOIL]
  • Glasgow drone /bass /dub /experimental electronics project scopeotaku “Passive Resistance” from the 4th cassette album “System Failure”
  • UK acid /electro /chug /techno /electronic project of Andrew Weatherall & Nina Walsh, aka The Woodleigh Research Facility “Tempesta” from upcoming unreleased 4-track EP “Vous Du Music” (recorded between 2016 and 2017) 12” [Byrd Out]
  • Ambient /techno /experimental collaboration, originally created in 2013 for live performances at the Festival La Bâtie in Switzerland, between British psychedelic artist and Spacemen 3 founding member Sonic Boom, and Swiss electronic/shoegaze musicians SINNER DC, Sonic Boom & SINNER DC “Ask For The Moon” from the vinyl 12″ album “Maps”[Mental Groove Records / Musique Pour La Danse] ASK FOR THE MOON
  • Brännö, Swedish indie dance /psychedelic disco /acid house collaboration Högt I Tak & Mindbender “Mental Raver (H​ö​gt I Tak Acid Is Cool Mix 2024 Remaster)” [When Disco Goes Wrong]
  • New York-based experimental/psych /techno /breaks /ethnic /jackbeat /electro Bay Area-bred American/Iranian DJ-producer and live act Sepehr “Incubus In The Garden” from “Eden’s Desire” EP 12″ [Shaytoon Records]
  • Tel Aviv-based acid /psych /disco /house /indie dance producer Omer Zoltek – “Hippies Invasion” from “Boom Shankra” EP [New Day Everyday]
  • Offenbach, German ambient /acid /breaks /tribal /drum & bass /trance /downtempo DJ-producer Kalocain (aka Steppin’ Wolf and 1/2 of Recht Auf Rausch), aka AJO “Kawanone from “God Is A Single Infinite Painting That Has No Frame” EP [Ethos Records]
  • Californian bass /percussive /breaks /steppers duo Baalti – “Third Umpire” from V/A “MONIKER004” EP [Club Moniker]
  • Barcelona drone /percussive /house /psychedelic /acid producer Priorat “Silhouettes (Original Mix)” from “Fills De La Licorella” EP [Playground Records]
  • UK trip-hop luminare Tricky‘s new project with Parisian producer Mike Theis, aka Theis Thaw “Fly To Ceiling feat. Rosa Rocca​-​Serra (David Holmes Remix)” original track from the upcoming debut album “Fifteen Days” [False Idols]
  • Parisian experimental /house /death disco /dub /psych /electronica producer Antoine Harispuru aka GOLDEN BUG “Ricochet” from the 5th LP “Piscolabis II” [La Belle Records]
  • US ambient /IDM /cinematic /electro artist Vanna Carr, aka Analogous Doom “Tidal Encounter” from „Collapsar“ EP 12″ [Vortex Traks]
  • Budapest, Hungarian neo-futuristic electro producer, Norwell “Greta” from the upcoming 2-track single [Dalmata Daniel]
  • Oslo, Norway ambient /techno /breaks /electro-funk  producer Anders Hajem – “You Are The Product” off forthcoming V/A Compilation “FNS005” [Fear No System]
  • Terrassa, Spanish retro-futuristic /electro producer Ivan Arnau, aka Dark Vektor – “Des_Control” off V/A “10 Years of Microm Records” EP 12″ [Microm Records]
  • German enigmatic Electro ace ELEKTROTECHNIK “Form” single
  • Swedish Techno /Electro DJ-Producer Dataintrång “BitTorrent (P2P)” from “World Wide Web” EP [Stilleben Records]
  • Medellin, Colombia-based new label and acid leftfield house side project of Faunes Efe (aka Filmmaker), aka Vibranz – “Oddballs” off upcoming “Creative Destruction” LP [Chromaudio]
  • Moscow Acid /EBM /Industrial /Dark Wave /Electro duo, Disco Morato “Ultime” off V/A “Trust the Rust Vol​.​2” compilation [KRI]
  • Berlin-based rave /breaks /techno duo of hardware heads FJAAK – “Mechanic Love (Miss Kittin & The Hacker Remix)” [SPANDAU20]
  • Berlin-based industrial /hard groove /hard techno producer Dominik Mu​̈​ller – “Too Many Posers” from V/A “Worldwide Heavy Industries Vol​.​1″ EP 12” [Brutal Forms/FLUX Music Art]
  • Athens-based Greek experimental /industrial /dark techno producer Sawf – “Pissa” off “Stografio” cassette [HOMVA035]
  • Vienna-based, Polish ritual /industrial /drone /techno /dark electronic artist Zosia Holubowska, aka Mala Herba “Ani Boga Ani Pana Feat. Requiem” off upcoming collaborative album “Wounded Healer” [White Forest Inc.]
  • Chicago-based Industrial /EBM /Techno Body Music /Dark Electro Puerto Rican producer La Sanguijuela “El Llamado del Vacío”
  • Italian EBM /industrial /noise /techno duo Vittorio Di Mango x SFRMHL “Alchimia” from upcoming LP “Danza” [X-IMG]
  • UK based new beat /rave /industrial /post-punk project of French musician, DJ and producer Jerome Tcherneyan and Czech performance artist and DJ, Barkosina Hanusova, aka Years Of Denial “Lover’s Crime (The Hacker Remix)” from “Suicide Disco Vol. 2 Remixes” LP 12″ [VEYL]
  • Russian EBM /electro-industrial artist Alexey Mironyuk aka Velax “The Healer (Space Control Mix)” off “The Healer” maxi single [Industrial Insights]
  • French EBM /techno /wave /dark electro collaboration Moravie & xPaola – “FADE AWAY” single
  • California EBM /body music /wave /dark disco /darkwave artist Wound Care “Pretty Pretty” off “Damas De La Espada” EP
  • Late-90s L.A.-based hard rock /metal duo featuring former Tura Satana frontwoman Tairrie B. and husband-guitarist Mick Murphy, My Ruin – “Terror” (WLDV Edit) originally from 1999
  • Mar del Plata-based EBM /Techno /Industrial /Trance /Synth dj-production duo 909distortion & AxggaA – “Anti​-​Stryker” from V/A “Strict Tempo: Volume One (Part 2)” 2xCD compilation [Strict Tempo]
  • Berlin-based dark disco /new wave /electronic live project of Local Suicide & Kalipo, aka Dina Summer “Schall & Rauch” from “Girls Gang” [Iptamenos Discos]
  • Rennes, France Synthpop /Indie Dance /Dark Disco veteran DJ and co-founder of “Made.festival” Jabba 2.3 – “Tamerelaships” [Feinstoff]
  • Danish EBM /wave /neo-Italo /indie dance producer Silent Cure – “Bassplayer (Pyrame’s Dystopian Mix)” off next “Bassplayer” EP [Thisbe Recordings]
  • London, UK rave-techno-punk duo formed by Duncan X & Lee Fraser in the early 90s, Sheep On Drugs “Music For Sheep On Drugs” from “Rare And Unreleased” LP
  • Manchester, UK based rave /acid house /Italo disco /’Manctalo’ producer and Red Laser Records boss, Il Bosco “Notio Botherdini (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix)” off “The Darkroom” EP 12″ [Red Laser Records]
  • South Korean Italo disco /synth wave /indie dance /electronic DJ-producer, Shubostar “Silencio” off upcoming V/A “Make Italo Disco Great Again Vol. IV” compilation EP [Cracki Records / Fauve Records]
  • Tel Aviv-based acid house /dark disco /indie dance /electronic music artists, Arad Maor & Zilber “Negroni (Original Mix)” from “Passion” EP [HEARec]
  • California ravey electro house /indie dance act Drugface “Fireworks (Orchid Remix)”
  • London, UK house acid techno producer Jezebell “The Big Time” from “Cream Tease” EP
  • San Francisco indie dance /techno /dark disco veteran DJ, producer, and label boss at Roam Recordings (aka JP Soul), Jason Peters – “In the Dark (Vhyce Remix)” off “In the Dark” EP [Roam Recordings]
  • NameYourPrice Edit 015 // “1Night Only” 90s-tinged progressive edit by a prominent member of MadridPachanga Djs” [Les Yeux Orange]
  • Saint Petersburg‘s acid /trance / EBM /indie dance DJ-producer Eklektique – “Asyd” off the collaborative EP “Black Vision” with Anastasia Zems [Sinchi]
  • Leicestershire, UK-based ambient /post-rock solo project of Jon Attwood, aka Yellow6 “The End Is Near” from the new album “Sometimes It Seems Too Easy, Sometimes It​’​s Just So Hard” ltd. double and single CD via Sound In Silence
  • Ireland-based, English electro-acoustic /clavophone /experimental artist, musician and writer, Richard Skelton “Agnition” from the album “The Old Thrawing Crux” sonic fictions companion of the album “The Preliminaries” [Aeolian]
  • London, UK veteran ambient /electronic producer-musician (one half of The Grid, and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve), Richard Norris “Beltane” from “Music For Healing: Equinox” 3xCD Box Set
  • Greek dark ambient /drone /noise /industrial project Cobra Spiritual – “Olakala” off the two parts album “Olakala” [Agia Varvara Originals]
  • Japan ambient /drone /meditation sound artist (aka sphontik), KENJI KIHARA “Mystic Harmony” long-form single
  • US ambient /drone /soundscape /space music collaboration between MinneapolisPast Inside the Present label head Zach Frizzell and Chicago-based Nick Turner, aka zakè & Tyresta “Jade [unfurled]” from the album “Jade” CD [Zakè Drone Recordings]