4 posts tagged “idm”

After a brief hiatus, I return with a music post on a Monday. As you might have noticed, I have made an attempt to provide more of a variety of posts recently, both serious and not-so... serious. I hope you can tell the difference between the two.

This Monday Music track is noisy and long, but it's a good 'un, not necessarily despite those two facts, but rather because of them, at least to my ears anyway: 

http://www.last.fm/music/Servovalve/_/Noshrum%2B%252F%2BT.I.M.?autostart

The band is Servovalve and the song title is - rather ambiguously - "Noshrum / T.I.M." taken from their "Le Sixieme Doigt" album on M-tronic.  I believe that the title translates from the French as "The Sixth Finger".  I have no idea what this refers to except that there is a film and a sci-fi episode of Outer Limits with the same name.  Coincidence?  Maybe, unless you don't believe in coincidences, which would be interesting because neither do I.  Would that be a coincidence?

Yes, the track is noisy and long and it's a challenging listen, but it's got a really great evolving machine-like dynamicism to it, as well as some chunky grooves and percussive panache. 

Chunky grooves and percussive panache?  What kind of descriptions are those?  More evidence, if any were needed, that I would have never made it as a music journalist, but then again

a) I had and have no ambition to become one and
b) never made claim to be one, so
c) I think I am in the clear.

I hope that you find something to enjoy in the track.  If not, then there are worse ways to spend twelve minutes of your life. 

Three repeat listens to a Cheeky Girls' track, for example.

Have a great week!

It's definitely Monday and the post that follows is definitely about music, so I can without hesitation proclaim this to be a Monday Music post.

This week's track is from the same album as last week "Collect:Erase" but by the other artist on the co-authored compilation - Scrap.edx.  The track is titled "DIMM0004 Sector 3" which I am sure will mean something to somebody somewhere, but frankly it means nothing to me, Vienna. It's glitchy, punchy and is full of wholesome goodness suitable for all the family:

http://www.last.fm/music/Scrap.edx/_/DIMM0004+Sector3+%28Erase%29?autostart

Enjoy!  And have a glitch-free week, except for the music.

In lieu of a longer post which I'm planning, here rather appositely is a regular Monday music post. 
It's on or about monday, it's about music and it's about to be posted.  So, that's all boxes present, correct and duly ticked.

Stendeck is one of those one-man electronic music projects that really capture the imagination and provide a big sloppy raspberry into the face of those who think that electronic music cannot be emotion-laden or is simply music-by-numbers made by and for those who don't really appreciate the art. 

This particular track, from the album "Faces", has all the ingredients required - some glitchy white noise percussive rhythms, floating ethereal pads and gentle undulating synth lines.  And underneath it all some brooding  and slightly threatening undercurrents...

http://www.last.fm/music/Stendeck/_/Like+Falling+Crystals

Perfect for a cold winter's day, I think.
You can almost feel the ice crunching underneath your feet and ice cold water dripping from overhanging icicles.

But enough of what I think - have a listen for yourself.  And do your own thinking, thank you.

Have a good week!

Today's, in fact, this week's, Monday music is a track by an artist I recently stumbled upon - Tonikom.  They're an almost indefinable mix of styles - a bit IDM, a tad trip-hop, a smidgeon of drum and bass, a sprinkling of acid and techno, and a smattering of industrial.  But don't let that put you off... this deserves a listen no matter what your taste is.

This is the corking opening track from their album "Epoch" - Running As Fast As I Can:

http://www.last.fm/music/Tonikom/_/Running+As+Fast+As+I+Can?autostart

It starts out good - all swirling and echoing synth lines, floating melodies mixed with layers of other good stuff  - and it just gets better from there as the track develops.

Belt up and enjoy your trip.