Dub Techno

After covering several hundred releases in 2021, many notables—including links to their respective Igloo reviews or release pages—are cataloged at https://igloomag.com/features/best-of-2021. 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 2021

Thin and smooth cuts for a tasty noise. 

Electronic music and Experimental sounds

Eletronik Zone

Qilin House Volume 11

A M B I E N T  10

Interessant

Electronic X

Sounds and noises

HD video available here:

www.sova-audio.co.uk/blog/studio-sova-16

STUDIO SOVA #16 :: LYNNE

28번째 꿈 이야기는 덴마크에서 활동중인 앰비언트 아티스트 Christian Samsara의 두시간 디제이 셋과 함께합니다. 
The 28th 꿈 kkum episode is a two hours DJ set by Christian Samsara, an ambient artist based in Denmark. 

Christian Samsara (@samsara-ultimae)
Christian Samsara는 덴마크 태생의 DJ이자 레코드 컬렉터이다. 일렉트로닉 음악에 대한 그의 여정은 어린나이에 시작되었고, 큰 열정을 품은 앰비언트 장르의 디제이가 되었으며 오랫동안 고향 덴마크를 비롯한 전 세계의 수많은 축제와 이벤트에서 공연해왔다.
자연과 고립된 장소에서 영감을 받은 그의 믹스는 깊은 영화적 사운드 스케이프와 유기적인 텍스처 레이어가 돋보이는 앰비언트/다운 템포/IDM 음악으로 이루어진다.
그는 2015년부터 Ultimae Records에 합류했으며, 다가오는 컴필레이션 발매를 위한 작품을 선정하고 있다.

Christian Samsara is a Danish-born DJ and record collector.
His journey into electronic music began back in his early teenagehood and after a few years, he discovered the electronic ambient genre which grew into his big passion and later on, lead him behind the decks.
Since the beginning of his DJ carreer, he performed at a great number of festivals and events accross the world and of course in his homeland, Denmark.
Inspired by the nature and isolated places, his mixes are often a selection of ambient / downtempo / IDM music with deep cinematic soundscapes and layers of organic textures.
He joins Ultimae Records in 2015 and is currently selecting works for an upcoming compilation release.
https://ultimae.com/artists/christian-samsara/

01. Spuntic - Hybrid Snow
02. Waveform Transmission - V 2.0-2.1 
03. Owl - Glimpse Of Decline
04. Martin Allin - Promise To Remember 
05. Primal Code - Country Of a Thousand Hills 
06. Maps & Diagrams - Kopangyang  
07. Muridae - Pillars Of Islam 
08. Sonmi451 - Pearl Jet 
09. Multicast Dynamic - Grain Extract 
10. Ishq - Lightship Signals  
11. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Kensington Gardens 
12. The Vision Reels - Eyes Open 
13.  LF58 - Iniziazione 
14. Claudio PRC - RE7 
15. Hybrid Leisureland - Exist Unreality 
16. Sonmi451 - Outer Shell 
17. Sanjib - Water Voilet 
18. Hybrid Leisureland - Strawberry Planetarium 
19. Porya Hatami - Sunrise Pylon 
20. Mehrdad Kanani - Sudden 

Mixed by Christian Samsara
Mastered by AES Dana @ Ultimae Studios
https://www.facebook.com/Ultimae.Studios

꿈 kkum 28 - Christian Samsara

Vespera

Despierta, Remedio, Cuenta

Orgias de Bordados

VA - Eleventh  Listen Teaser [2021]

세계 각 지역에서 활동하고 있는 독특하고 실험적인 예술가들의 깊고 기묘한 이야기를 선보여 온 꿈kkum 시리즈가 특별한 30번째 에피소드를 맞이합니다. 현대 일렉트로닉 음악의 장르적 경계를 허물고 있는 독특한 일본 아티스트 ENA의 30회 에피소드는 52분간의 라이브 퍼포먼스를 통해 섬세하게 디자인된 사운드와 불규칙한 패턴이 만들어내는 가장 깊은 초자연적 꿈 속으로 우리를 인도합니다.

ENA의 30번째 꿈kkum 에피소드는 vurt.의 밴드캠프를 통해 디지털 다운로드와 한정판 카세트 테이프로 발매되며, 비쥬얼 아티스트 나솔(Nahsol)이 연출한 뮤직 비디오는 vurt.의 유튜브 채널을 통해 공개됩니다.

Artist: @ena-iai
Buy digital/cassette tape: https://vurtseoul.bandcamp.com

꿈kkum series has presented unusual-deep stories of electronic/experimental music artists all around the world, it reaches the special 30th episode. The 30th episode accomplished by a very unique Japanese artist ENA who has destroyed the boundary of genres of modern electronic music leads us into the deepest supernatural dream created by meticulously designed sounds and irregular patterns during 52 min live performance.

The 30th 꿈kkum episode of ENA is released as both types of digital download and limited edition cassette tapes on vurt's Bandcamp page, and the music video by visual director Nahsol is uploaded on vurt's Youtube channel.

Live Performance, Mastering by ENA
All Visuals by Nahsol
Tape and Cover Design by Yoojun
Tape Manufactured by vurt. 2021

꿈 kkum 30 - ENA

꿈 kkum30

꿈 kkum 30 - ENA (Live)

𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑔𝑜
𝐼 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟
𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑛𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟
𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛
𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑝𝑡
𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑑
𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 

>> https://eternell.net/album/nocturn-i-v

@abraco-de-vapor

Nocturn I-V

Abraço de Vapor - Nocturn II

Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be

Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be (Nala Sinephro Remix)

Written and Produced by Agustín Mena
Mastered by E. Pertoldi at Organic Audio
Photography by Alexander Kopatz.
www.go70north.com
Faint028 // FaintCD028
Faint / 2021

SVLBRD - Solstice

https://clocolan.bandcamp.com/album/o-p-e-r-r-a-t-a

op+errata

1.self

This track is quoted from the album 'turn into blue'.
Listening to all tracks of the album and purchasing are available on the link below.

https://gallerysix.bandcamp.com/album/turn-into-blue

written, mixed, mastered by Hidekazu Imashige 
cover photo, design by Hidekazu Imashige

The Fountains Of Mellow

Compiler - Level 4 by Xephem Records @xephem-records
CATXCL4 - NIKE VOMITA - snd/wrm Brk V2
Mastered by Jake Fields

Xephem Records presents the "Compiler" series; A collection of short compilations featuring various artists from the Braindance community.

Compiler Level 4

NIKE VOMITA - snd/wrm Brk V2

01 Recondite - Torpid

Shortwave Memories

Formanta

~ Deep Breakfast 141 by https://soundcloud.com/romi808 (https://soundcloud.com/kizenrecords) ~

Tracklist:
01. Unknown field recording
02. Emika Elena - Reflection
03. Multicast Dynamics - Kone
04. Blòt Heathen - Neverending Night
05. Multicast Dynamics - Field Of Dreams
06. The Vision Reels & Barefoot - Internal Wave 4
07. Multicast Dynamics - Anima
08. Periskop - Immerse (Component V)
09. Heavenchord - Willow Tree
10. Lav & Purl - Altered States
11. Lav & Purl - Gateway To Ecstasy
12. Shoal - Free of Selves
13. OWL - Blackstone
14. Alan Backdrop - Grop
15. Bt Gate X-138 - Distant Pulse Wavelength Emulator
16. ASC - Red Sector L14
17. Oak - Otaku (ASC Remix)
18. The Vision Reels & Launaea - Disappear
19. Multicast Dynamics - Odd World
20. Projekt 22 - Haruspex
21. Lunar Convoy - k3lp
22. Source Direct - Two Masks
23. Ed Rush - Skylab
24. ASC - Common Ground

Kizen Records on bandcamp: https://kizenrecords.bandcamp.com/

Deep Breakfast 141 - Romi

from 'septembers längtan' - https://purl.bandcamp.com/album/septembers-l-ngtan

faded images from the forests and skies of my youth ♡

most of the tracks of this album date back quite far, some of them close to two decades. they represent visions from perspectives that no longer exist outside of these records. the person that shaped them is no longer here as a present experience, yet each and every image of life is imprinted into the fabric of consciousness, and that imprint will remain as long as this universe continues to exist and maybe beyond.

credits
released November 6, 2020

art by endlesstrains (Anton Novikov) –
www.flickr.com/photos/endlesstrains
http://endlesstrains.bandcamp.com

music by Ludvig Cimbrelius

septembers längtan

svalor

Taken from "Six Circuits" Compilation celebrating 6 years of Kaer'Uiks Label

Tcaresset

Traces Set

Artist : Portable
Title : Ripple Effect
Album : 'My Sentient Shadow'.
Label : Circus Company 
Format : 2xLP + digital
Cat Number: CCS120
Release date single : 10.01.2022
Description : Un titre downtempo et mélancolique, construit autour d’un texte poétique, aux échos néanmoins politiques, porté une nouvelle fois par la voix grave et les chœurs éthérés de Alan Abrahams.
Pre-order link : https://lnk.to/my-sentient-shadow
Fanlink - Ripple Effect: https://bfan.link/ripple-effect
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Artist :
FB : https://www.facebook.com/portableakabodycode/
SC : https://soundcloud.com/portable-aka-bodycode
IG : https://www.instagram.com/portableakabodycode/

Label :
FB : https://www.facebook.com/circuscompany/
SC : https://soundcloud.com/circuscompany
IG : https://www.instagram.com/circuscompany/
Linktree - Circus Company: https://linktr.ee/circuscompany

Premiere : Portable - Ripple Effect [Circus Company]

A Journey

"LOG" is a project by Miyauchi Yuri to create music at his own pace, leaving fragments of music with environmental sounds of the day and place whenever he feels like it. On his official website (www.miyauchiyuri.com), He upload demo versions made on the same day (or sometimes later). I think I will mainly record and produce music in Chiba, Japan, where I live, but He will also try to do it in various places such as expeditions and travel destinations.

www.miyauchiyuri.com

Log 2

Log_20210922

Log_20210904

hello friends!

New 7 tracks for your amazing journey by Heavenchord & Infinity Dots,
at our ambient / electronic label @secretdomainlabel

Please take care of nature <3

Also for you this FREE #SAVE EP's :
- secretdomainlabel.bandcamp.com/album/save-pacific-ep-free-dl
- secretdomainlabel.bandcamp.com/album/save-kamchatka-ep-free-dl
- secretdomainlabel.bandcamp.com/album/save-amazonian-forest-ep-free-dl
- secretdomainlabel.bandcamp.com/album/save-syberian-forests-free-dl
- secretdomainlabel.bandcamp.com/album/save-siberian-rivers-free-dl

Mastering - mmcm.ru

Buy & Support

Heavenchord & Infinity Dots - Spring Spiritual

The new album was released digitally on January 28, 2022. It contains 12 songs. I couldn't make it well for a long time, but after endlessly trying this and that, I managed to finish it. Maybe I wanted to make this kind of music when I was younger. The artwork was done by Yusuke Tsuchiya, a sculptor who is also my friend and lives in the next town.

Beta

Brinstar w/ Fugu

Behind Clouds

Essence

I'm very into straight 4x4 beats these days.
Here you can check some tunes of mine.
This time - with no aliases.

This is a free EP, but you can support it on Bandcamp:
http://daniilvavilov.bandcamp.com/album/night-boy-ep

Support

daniil vavilov - sustained

Feedback:
Answer Code Request (Ostgut Ton): "Killer!" 
Josh Wink (Ovum): "More solid takes on the dub side of techno inspired by timeless Basic Channel! Dig Melted the best to play out." 
Rose Mardit (DJBroadcast / Juno Plus): "Proper and totally evocative dub techno. "Timeless" is a word that gets thrown around a lot, but it really applies here. Fab reissue" 
Chrissy (The Nite Owl Diner): "nice!" 
Veniel Julien (Ovum): "timeless" 
Shinedoe (Intacto Records): "Thanks, love it!" 
DVS1 (HUSH / Klockworks): "melted vein for me!" 
Marcelus (Singular): "some very good dub techno! thx!" 
Maarten Mittendorf (Indigo Aera): "timeless......." 
Franck Roger: "excellent sound.. will play" 
Funk D'Void (Soma Quality): "wow" 
Bleak ( Delsin /Naura/ Deeply Rooted): "Dub techno to its finest! Thanks" 
Vince Watson (Bedrock / Cocoon / Ovum / Planet E / Poker Flat / Yoruba): "Dub. Done. Properly." 
James Priestley (secretsundaze / TSA Artists): "smooth operations... classy & classic stuff, thanks, great reissue" 
Slam (Soma Records): "strong release ­ thanx" 
Heiko Laux (Kanzleramt Music): "lovely spaces ;)" 
Stenny (Ilian Tape): "Thank you for this reissue! i love these timeless beauties! full support!" 
Dimi Angélis (A&S, ANGLS, Traut Muzik) (Dimi Angélis): "YEAH!" 
Voiski (L.I.E.S., Construct Re­Form, Dement3d): "old school! sounds great." 
J.C. (A Harmless Deed): "Wow!! THis is a great one. Thanks so much for sending. Will play it a lot." 
Tommy Four Seven [47]: "Dope" 
Nick Höppner (OstGut Ton): "This sound never gets old, so good! very happy about this rerelease as I didn't know about it before..." 
Alex Downey (Third Ear / Freerotation / Vivid Radio / [covert]): "Played Dust recently on my radio show, lush track... a well deserved re­issue. Actually one of the first records I ever sold when I first started working in the record shop. Simply sublime!" 
Discrete Circuit (AWAY): "pure dub techno!!! love it!" 
Dan Curtin (Metamorphic): "Melted Vain, great reissue, missed it first time around" 
XXXY: "top stuff" 
Charlton (Poverty is Violence / Mord): "Both Tracks are super strong :) cheers" 
Breach (Naked Naked, Aus): "really loving this record." 
Rolando (R3 / Ostgut Ton): "Melted Vein is the Stuff!!!" 
Angel Molina (Sonar Music): "great classic sound, Basic Channel came to my mind, thanks." 
Karim Sahraoui (Transmat/Cocoon/Mirakles): "Melted Vein for me thanks" 
Roland Appel: "bomb !! to be honest, I didn ́t know it..thanx for the reissue !!" 
Len Faki (Figure | Ostgut Ton): "beautiful!" 
Anton Pieete (Rejected): "this is GREAT! thanks a lot" 
Ben Sims (Symbolism): "timeless" 
Clara Moto (InFiné): "wow­great ep!" 
Alex.Do (Dystopian): "Ooooooh yesssssss....." 
Sascha Rydell (Fachwerk): "great, great, great...mny thx" 
Chymera (Ovum,Delsin): "Always a sucker for quality dubby techno" 
Rene Passet (Dj Broadcast / Oor / Kindamuzik.net): "Echo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Both tracks make me wanna play the old BC stuff. Now, where's my ganja?" 
Zadig (Construct Re­Form): "Perfect !! 2/2" 
Radioslave (Rekids): "Vibin'" 
Carlos Valdes (Studio Soulrock): "YES!!!" 
Blawan (Ternesc): "very nice to have these again, great tracks" 
GoldFFinch (Turbo, Dirty Bird): "great repress, thx !" 
Simone Gatto (OUT­ER): "Melted Vein works for me! will try out, thank you!" 
Etapp Kyle (Klockworks): "Such a good EP. I love both tracks!" 
Jonas Kopp (Traut / Manzel): "pearl!" 
Gingy (Clone): "So awesome" 
Roberto (Fossil Archive / Fachwerk): "Oh my god, awesome!!!!" 
DJ Billy Nasty (Tortured & Electrix Records): "Love it!!" 
Giles Armstrong: "great reissue!" 
Oliver Warwick (Juno Plus / IDJ): "Sublime stripped back dub business. Love it!" 
Franklin De Costa: "such a personal classic. still have my '95 copy and not to ruin in bought the repress." 
Eric Cloutier (The Bunker NY | TANSTAAFL): "two massive classics...huge fan!!" 
John Osborn (Tanstaafl Records): "Feeling Melted Vein" 
Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra­Musik): "Cheers!" 


Merv - Melted Vein - Styrax Records (Soundfile)

Merv - Dust - Styrax Records (Soundfile)

Melodic and atmospheric , this one deserves to be played from beginning to end.



Distributed by juno.co.uk

AA Ben Buitendijk  - Promised Land

out on Archives: https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com/album/renovatio

art by Brian Young ∣ www.instagram.com/losingtoday

Renovatio

ÆX005
Mastered by Ma Spaventi

Released under the @543ff monniker by @indigoaera.
Produced early 2014.

543ff -344432(ÆX005)

Döo

ORN023 Rhauder feat. Paul St. Hilaire - Sidechain (Original Mix)

Grafts (Expanded Reissue)

A glimpse into Holographic Prism – the third chapter of SKY, to be released in January 2021 with a vinyl and CD edition hosted by Past Inside the Present. www.pastinsidethepresent.com

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Source material and sound production by Ludvig Cimbrelius

Reimagined and remixed by Agustín Mena https://soundcloud.com/w_a_r_m_t_h

Artwork by ARIJ MOKA –
www.instagram.com/arijmoka
www.behance.net/arijmoka

Mastered by The Analog Botanist at the White Pillar Workshop, Winter 2020. www.analogbotany.com

Merope (SVLBRD Ambient Mix)

Making music as Warmth and SVLBRD.
Label owner of Archives and Faint.

12" Vinyl, CD and Digital on Archives.
https://archivesdubmusic.bandcamp.com

SVLBRD - Solstice

Warmth | SVLBRD