cylindigz 1: electronic/ambient
took a long break from listening to any music, now i'm back on a big kick. the break was nice but it's also been nice to get some new blood in the Cylinder Canon. Will be splitting the albums up into different lists, by genres (1 per day of course). these are the bleeps and the snoozies |
| 1 |  | Djrum
Under Tangled Silence
idm/uk bass |
| 2 |  | Surgeon
Shell~Wave
acid techno/dub techno |
| 3 |  | Andrea
Living Room
breakbeat |
| 4 |  | Forest Drive West
Masking
uk bass |
| 5 |  | Major Axis
Fade 2 Dusk
atmospheric drum and bass |
| 6 |  | Sever (LVA)
Sever
5/5 - instrumental hip-hop/glitch
Immaculate vibes |
| 7 |  | DJ Speedsick
Dance With The Devil
industrial techno |
| 8 |  | Iceman Junglist Kru x Degradation
Processed World
ambient dub |
| 9 |  | Breaching Static (Label)
Flatline Replica (Various Artists)
4.25/5 - ambient/dark ambient/ambient noise - A darkly mesmerizing compilation of tense and eerie ambient pieces, some of which approach dark ambient or ambient noise territory. Out of the 8 tracks, 1, 4, and 5 are especially
stunning, but the only one I can say I didn't really like was 6 - that one was a bit austere for my taste. Overall though, very highly recommended for fans of these styles. |
| 10 |  | w. baer
daed dne
4.5/5 - deconstructed trapbient or something - Comfortably warped and offhandedly inventive as it goes, like it’s so self-conscious that it’s never quite satisfied with how it expresses itself. Yet there are resplendent glimmers of hope here that shine their damndest through the sickly saccharine soundscape, reaching from the album's fleshy emotional core that pulses with childlike fervor, as exposed as a fire in a snowstorm. |
| 11 |  | ARS WAS TAKEN
HOLD ON 2 ME
deconstructed club/latin electronic |
| 12 |  | Goreshit
TT-01
hardcore breaks (live) |
| 13 |  | 2814
新しい日の誕生
vaporbient |
| 14 |  | Charles A.D.
Cyclone foraging
minimal techno |
| 15 |  | Charles A.D.
Urban night’s
[2] |
| 16 |  | Charles A.D.
Ice algae
4.2/5 - [3] - def one of the best of the year so far |
| 17 |  | Big Bud
Infinity + Infinity
atmospheric drum and bass |
| 18 |  | MPU101
MPU103
4.2/5 - ambient/downtempo - I normally try not to assign influences to artists I listen to based on what I think I hear, because I don't really know. But these guys legit sound SO MUCH like Boards of Canada it's uncanny. However, since BoC isn't really active anymore, it's nice to have someone filling that spot again. |
| 19 |  | MPU101
MPU106
[2] |
| 20 |  | Wisdom Teeth
Pattern Gardening (Various Artists)
4.7/5 - microhouse/tech house/ambient house/minimal techno - Definitely one of the best of the year. A quirky, shiny, luscious and lovely microhouse/techno VA compilation - 22 tracks and each one is brilliant in its own way. Something of a dream come true. Easily one of the best VA comps Ive come across. |
| 21 |  | Various Artists
Braindance
4.5/5 - idm/progressive breaks/ambient techno |
| 22 |  | BEAN
Dawn
deconstructed club/breaks |
| 23 |  | DJ Charme
Charme
4.5/5 - deconstructed club/uk bass/progressive electronic |
| 24 |  | 7038634357
Waterfall Horizon
ambient pop/progressive electronic |
| 25 |  | Sleep Research Facility
Deep Frieze
ambient/drone |
| 26 |  | Gabriel Muñoz
HARD32
garage/techno |
| 27 |  | H TO O
Cycle
ambient/progressive electronic |
| 28 |  | Robert Hood
Minimal Nation
minimal techno |
| 29 |  | Christian Kleine
Electronic Music From The Lost World 1998-2001
mixed bag, idm/downtempo/dnb/ambient techno, etc... |
| 30 |  | Brachliegen Tapes
Request Stop (Various Artists)
grime/industrial/techno/noise/field recordings/experimental |
| 31 |  | DjRum and Struction
Struktur
idm/uk bass/future garage - Djrum and Struction are the same person, this album is actually by 'Djrum vs. Struction' but whatevs |
| 32 |  | Fields Of Mist
Secrets of The Nebula
4.1/5 - ambient techno/dub techno - another heater from Ilian Tape |
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