After covering several hundred releases in 2022, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged at igloomag.com/features/best-of-2022. As usual, there are no winners or runners-up as the lists are alphabetized by artist and selected tracks are featured on our Soundcloud playlist.

Igloo Magazine :: Best of 2022

issu is a London based DJ and producer with a deep love for dark, dance floor focused electro. With the release of his debut EP Elementary Particula on Science Cult, issu has emerged onto the scene with his unique take on the UK electro sound, characterised by driving synth lines, sci-fi atmospheres, and frantic, club ready electro beats.
Especially for our podcast, Issu recorded only a vinyl set.

Follow:
@issu34

Strange But Dance Music #75: Issu

01 - Orbital - Time Becomes - 1993 - Internal
02 - Orbital - Through The Night - 2003 - Emi
03 - Orbital - Adnan's - 1996 - Internal
04 - Orbital feat Alison Goldfrapp - Sad But True - 1994 - Internal
05 - Orbital - One Big Moment - 2012 - ACP Recordings
06 - Orbital - Easy Serv - 2004 - Orbital Music
07 - Orbital - Semi Detached (Peel Session) - 1994 - Internal
08 - Orbital - Initiation - 2003 - Emi
09 - Orbital - Funny Break (One Is Enough) - 2001 - FFRR
10 - Orbital - Science Friction - 1994 - Internal
11 - Shamen The - Hear Me O My People (Orbital - Delays Expected) - 1990 - One Little Indian
12 - Orbital - Halcyon - 1992 - Internal
13 - Orbital - Forever - 1994 - Internal
14 - Orbital - Attached (Peel Session) - 1994 - Internal
15 - Orbital - Untitled - 1991 - FFRR
16 - Orbital - Chime - 1989 - Oh'Zone Records
17 - Orbital - Stringy Acid - 2012 - ACP Recordings 
18 - Orbital - Oi! - 2001 - FFRR
19 - Pied Piper The - Kinetic (Orbital Remix) - 1991 - Absolute 2 Records
20 - Orbital - Open Mind (Orbital Remix) - 1991 - FFRR
21 - Orbital - Satan - 1991 - FFRR
22 - Orbital - Fahrenheit 303 - 1991 - FFRR
23 - Orbital - Omen - 1990 - FFRR
24 - Orbital - Kein Trink Wasser - 1994 - Internal
25 - Orbital - Belfast - 1991 - FFRR
26 - Orbital - The Box (Part 1) - 1996 - Internal
27 - Orbital - L.C.1 - 1991 - FFRR
28 - Orbital - Old Style - 1999 - FFRR
29 - Orbital - Impact - 1993 - Internal
30 - Paul Hartnoll Feat Robert Smith - Please - 2007 - Kids
31 - Orbital And Angelo Badalamenti - Beached (Long Version) - 2000 - FFRR
32 - Orbital - 2 Deep - 1990 - FFRR
33 - Kraftwerk - Expo2000 (Orbital Mix) - 2000 - Kling Klang
34 - Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind The Mask (The Orbital Remix) - 1992 - Alfa
35 - Orbital - The Girl With The Sun In Her Head - 1996 - Internal
36 - Orbital - Pants - 2004 - Orbital Music
37 - Orbital - Walk Now - 1993 - Internal
38 - Abfahrt - Come Into My Life (Hart Fab Mix) - 1993 - Guerrilla
39 - Orbital - Sunday - 1992 - Internal
40 - Orbital - Technologicque park - 2002 - Universal Records
41 - David Gray - Please Forgive Me (Paul Hartnoll Remix) - 1999 - IHT Records
42 - Orbital - Lush 3.1 & 3.2 (Double Lush) - 1993 - Internal
43 - Orbital feat Alison Goldfrapp - Nothing Left Out - 1999 - FFRR
44 - Pressure Of Speech - X-Beats (The Orbital Mix) - 1993 - North South
45 - Meat Beat Manifesto - Mindstream (Mind The Bend The Mind) - 1993 - Play It Again Sam Records
46 - Orbital - P.E.T.R.O.L. - 1996 - Internal
47 - Orbital Feat Alison Goldfrapp - Are We Here? - 1994 - Internal
48 - Orbital - Doctor? - 2001 - FFRR
49 - Orbital - The Box (Vocal Reprise) - 1996 - Internal
50 - Orbital - Tootled - 2001 - FFRR
51 - Orbital - Dwr Budr - 1996 - Internal

Orbital - Bailando De Rave En Rave - David Aragón

Permutation - Epicycles [PERMUTATION 02] (12" vinyl/digital)
Release Date: 3 June 2022

Buy here (12"/digital):
https://linktr.ee/permutation02
https://permutation.bandcamp.com/album/epicycles

Test pressing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwp8yovfXIk

Reordering musical elements, patterns, and machines, Permutation is a duo of music producers from Barcelona who bridge influences from electro and techno to 90s IDM and ambient electronica. Their second release presents three tracks developing a nuanced sonic palette of syncopated electro rhythms and intricate percussion immersed in a dreamy contemplative atmosphere.

A1. Eclipse
B1. Manifold
B2 Inner Motion

Distributed by Inch by Inch (@inchbyinchdistribution): https://inchbyinch.eu/release/19098467

Epicycles (PERMUTATION 02)

Epicycles 12"/DL [PERMUTATION 02] (preview)

Show #258
Breaking Waves 4-7-22
1. Lardossen - Senza Tempo
2. Free Julian - In Time
3. Marshall Applewhite - Now Come Here and Touch Me
4. DYR - Skippy (Axel Sundelin Remix)
5. Scape One - Cosmic Beat Waves
6. Sav-E - Babyboomer
7. Crazed - Vida De Maloka
8. Kerrie - Return To Nazca
9. Kerrie - TT Drone
10.Sav-E - Bender
11.E-Machinery - One Man Many Machines
12.Scape One - Impulse Drive
13.Enigmatic Astronaut - Electrónica underground
14.Lunar Tropics - Electric Fling
15.0=3 - A Single Grain

Breaking Waves 4-7-22

There was a tear in poor Robbie’s eye when Chris mounted the steps of that bus for Valencia. Yet change means new opportunities and WE FORFEIT have been lucky enough to have play a handful of times at the wonderful Killing Time in Valencia. 
The last time the lads were there, a two hour set of caustic and raw electronics was the serving. Robbie was up first and sadly only his part of the mix survives. Nevertheless, the memories of a cracking night with las fallas at Happy Mondays will be cherished for years to come.
This episode starts off with some a favourite from Dark Entries, the klepto-electro new beat of Grey House opens before some mellow techno machinations care of John Beltran, DJN4 and Gerd. Chris takes over with some new Chicago house grit with some friendlier numbers sprinkled in with Paul Hardcastle and our favourite Hyboid.
Our mix goes from weirded wave into acid absolution and then dives headlong into some hedonism, even a bitta Kraftwerk in there.

Muchas gracias a todos de Happy Mondays, Killing Time y HC Records. Un abrazazo!

Grey House :: New Beats the House (@darkentriesrecords)
@john-beltran :: Brilliant Flood (@kassemmosse & @mmup Remix) (@delsinrecords)
DJN4 :: Bolognase (@emotional-rescue) @djnormal4
@gerd:: Planet F.D.M.X. (Mix 909) (Royal Oak)
Mutant beat dance :: vibrational nature (the spirit center) (Nation)
JTC feat. Rodger Devine :: The Monolith (Nation)
Paul Hardcastle :: 19-The Final Story (Chrysalis Records)
Pusscat :: Crack is Whack (@cremeorganization)
@hyboid :: Italians and Spacemen (@bordelloaparigi)
Kissing The Pink :: The Last Film (Medusa Edits)
An-i :: Gutz (Cititrax/@minimalwave) @lee-douglas
James T. Cotton :: The Boxx (@ghostly)
The Sun God (@somuchnoise2beheard) :: The Library Of Babel (@biorhythmrecords)
@vernonn :: Pfonk4dawgz (@night-gallery)
@qnete :: Grey City Anthem (@zckr)
@front242official :: Headhunter (Red Rhino)
@umwelt-music :: State of Matter (@shipwrec)
@gesloten-cirkel :: Zombiemaschine Acid (Murder Capital)
@philippgorbachev :: 5th New Century Feat. Polina (PG TUNE)
@hugomassien & DJ Haus :: Network Processor (@uttuclub)
Kraftwerk :: The Telephone Call (Kling Klang EMI)
@anbau :: Disco Z (@aspectohumano)

Emitió a través de Radio Relativa 06/05/22

Radio Relativa #28 - LIVE @ Happy Mondays (Valencia)

No more needs to be said when it comes to electro and Kurt Baggaley’s Scape One alias. A true innovator and lover of sci-fi and a huge inspiration to the label, ‘Distant Skyline’ as an EP features 5 original Scape One tracks as well as a remix from Detroit’s Ectomorph as they bring a sleazy and groovy remix of the title track.

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Scape One - Warm Washerette

A West Coast G-Funk tribute to my Southern California roots. MPC triggering TR8S, MC101, Microfreak, Rev2, Hydrasynth, SH01, Minilogue, and Peak.

Live performance of the track here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPEm5OiJWQM&t=85s&ab_channel=DVSNME

Unreleased DVS NME

DVS NME - Reserve Army Of G-Funk

My track for a new 55-track Ukrainian benefit compilation from FTP that features the likes of Henry Hearse, Ord Elnar, Dcast Dynamics, Astytekk, TEXTASY, Amadeezy, Polar Attraction, Luke Eargoggle, Fredrich Ernst, Generali Minerali, and many, many more. All proceeds from this release will go to balistyka.ua/pidtrymai .

Video performance of the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vut9xmRZV9U&ab_channel=DVSNME

Released April 30, 2022
Album Artwork By: Olle Holmberg
Mastered By: DJ Anunak

Yellow Blue

DVS NME - State Capture (Yellow Blue compilation on FTP)

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Synchrophasotron

Alides Hidding - Hollywood 7
Art Fine - Dark Silence
Doctor's Cat - Feel The Drive (House Drive Remix)
Shannon - Give Me Tonight
Shantelle - Love Attack
The Beat Club - Security
Lama - Love On The Rocks
Mata-Hari - Mata-Hari
Valaree - I Love To Love
Valery Allington - Stop
Bamboo - Spaceship Crashing
Methusalem - Zombie
The Immortals - The Ultimate Warlord

Recorded live in Rotterdam.

https://www.operator-radio.com/artists/dank-matter

Dank Matter @ Operator Radio 27th May 2022

Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3B5O1d4
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A1 Nuron - The Coded Message

Taken from the upcoming 'Nuron + Fugue - DAT Tapes 1993-1994' LP, released 28 October 2022 on De:tuned.

www.facebook.com/detunedrecords

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A1 Nuron - The Coded Message

Stream, download or order 'Ultra Truth' on limited edition double white vinyl, blue cassette or CD: https://ffm.to/ultratruth

Daniel Avery's most ambitious and accomplished studio album to date, 'Ultra Truth', is out now on Phantasy + Mute.

'Ultra Truth' offers a very different listening experience to any of Avery’s previous records. It inhabits its own world of sound, a construct built in Avery’s Thames side studio with collaborative help from a host of friends: the production touch of Ghost Culture and Manni Dee, the vocals of HAAi, Jonnine Standish (HTRK), AK Paul and the voices of Marie Davidson, Kelly Lee Owens, Sherelle and James Massiah.

Ultra Truth

Stream / Order Album

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Taken from the album "Photisms", released on Kaer'Uiks

»C Mantle opens the floodgates on Photisms. / … shedding light; especially in the dark, on the exciting new Photisms with Kaer’Uiks. / It’s a whirlwind of creative and mechanical activity that flexes and deforms along the way. / We’re still baffled at C Mantle’s scope of audio work and utterly enjoying this one inside and out!«
(Pietro Da Sacco / Igloo Magazine)

Photisms

Gr nul;te

Gr Nul;te

Grig Starts A Cult!

Igloo Magazine is an electronic music e’zine publishing articles about current, classic and upcoming music from around the globe. Our mission is to introduce readers to the burgeoning undergrowth of electronic musicians by covering a wide range of genre’s including ambient, experimental, dub, dubstep, shoegaze, electro, techno, drone, IDM, industrial, post-industrial, and all the debris in between. Pulling together a vast tapestry of like-minded contributors, the virtual Igloo doors officially opened December of 2000. We consistently seek to provide coverage for musicians creating left-of-center music that is not necessarily covered in general music media. Igloo Magazine publishes articles in the capacity of Newswires, Reviews, Features and Profiles for artists that wouldn’t normally receive the light of digital ink.

Reordering musical elements, patterns, and machines, Permutation is a duo of music producers from Barcelona who bridge influences from electro and techno to 90s IDM and ambient electronica. All tracks are written and produced by Dmitry Bogdanov and Edgar D-Mode.

► Buy 12" & digital
bandcamp: https://permutation.bandcamp.com

online vinyl shops:
PERMUTATION 02 • https://linktr.ee/permutation02
PERMUTATION 01 • https://linktr.ee/permutation01

► Vinyl distribution:
PERMUTATION 02 • https://inchbyinch.eu/release/19098467
PERMUTATION 01 • https://inchbyinch.eu/release/19098458

► Contact:
info@permutation-records.com

Epicycles 12"/DL [PERMUTATION 02] (preview)

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