Tag: industrial

  • Observation n.65

    observation n.65

    Green boots

    Mantra meccanico

    ○ Sep 2025 | Label: Independent

    ■ Genres: Electronic / Industrial / Ambient
    ■ Rating: 7.5/10
    ■ Favorite track: “Sospensione temporale”

    ► That’s a deliberate march to an unknown horizon. Each step feels purposeful yet uncertain, carried by subtle pulses that suggest both movement and hesitation. The soundscape is wide and enveloping — textures drift and intertwine like shifting clouds, creating a sense of vastness tinged with melancholy. Time is slow, but it cannot be stopped.

  • Voices #32

    voices #32
    ◦ “voices” is the place where we ask, artists reply and you read.
    here we got:

    The Earl of Dean

    answering some questions. We have already observed his dub / industrial / experimental work here.

    [1. IDEA]

    ■ The A. O.: The track from “Silence About To Break” that we prefer is “Stardust Cluster”. Can you tell us how it came to light?

    ► The Earl of Dean: Interestingly this was the first track I actually released publicly albeit after getting some feedback from some fellow Edinburgh based artists Tayus and Last Post Society who gave me the confidence to make my music public and just roll with it. The track was me initially thinking id like to create a spacey ambient track and once I got the individual parts across my suite of synths and an inkling on how I’d piece the recording together I just went for it recording live .through my mixer into Ableton before mastering in Bandlab. I think I did 3 takes before I was happy with the track . Bear in mind I’d been playing about with my synths as a novice from September 2024 understanding the functionality and what I could extract sound wise from each of them. Painful at times but great fun!

    [2. CREATION]

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  • Observation n.58

    Observation n.58

    The Earl of Dean

    Silence About To Break

    ○ Jul 2025 | Label: Independent

    ■ Genres: Dub / Industrial / Experimental
    ■ Rating: 7.3/10
    ■ Favorite track: “Stardust Cluster”

    ► We are driven by a steady 60ish bpm kick, grounding the piece with a slow, heartbeat-like pulse. From this minimal foundation, glitch elements gradually emerge weaving themselves into the spacious soundscape. The pacing is deliberate, allowing each new detail to settle and reshape the mood without breaking the flow. This creates an attractive ambiguity.

  • Voices #25

    Voices #25
    ◦ “voices” is the place where we ask, artists reply and you read.
    here we got:

    Paul Padilla

    answering some questions. We have already observed his ambient / electronic work here.

    [1. IDEA]

    ■ The A. O.: The track from “Absent” that we prefer is “Chloral Suicide”. Can you tell us how it came to light?

    ► Paul Padilla: I was messing around on a Moog Subharmonicon, a fun and chaotic semi-modular synthesizer. Once I got the sequence that’s heard in the track, I decided to record it, which I did, while haphazardly patching a lot of random parameters to each other. That’s where a lot of the stutters and detuned notes come from.  After I had the recording on my computer, I manipulated it in a few different directions and layered the results. The final track became an interflow of the original recording with its mangled counterparts. I still don’t even really know what key it’s in.

    [2. CREATION]

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  • Voices #23

    voices #23
    ◦ “voices” is the place where we ask, artists reply and you read.
    here we got:

    EIII

    answering some questions. We have already observed his electronic / noise / experimental / industrial work here.

    [1. IDEA]

    ■ The A. O.: The track from “Refractions” that we prefer is “Refraction 4”. Can you tell us how it came to light?

    ► EIII: A little over a year ago, I was recording underwater sounds in the river that runs through the city where I live. The bubbling of the water, the trapped air released by my steps, and the occasional jet ski or motorboat formed the foundation of the piece. Later, I added layers of synths to build on that.

    [2. CREATION]

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  • Observation n.49

    Observation n.49

    Paul Padilla

    Absent

    ○ Jul 2025 | Label: Xytelon Records

    ■ Genres: Noise / Experimental / Drone / Industrial
    ■ Rating: 6.9/10
    ■ Favorite track: “Chloral Suicide“

    ► That’s a raw, immersive descent into chaos and texture. Harsh, distorted layers clash and dissolve. Metallic screeches, glitchy fragments and pulsing static collide in a soundscape that feels unstable yet intentional—like a broken machine struggling to breathe.

  • Observation n.43

    Observation n.43

    EIII

    Refractions

    ○ May 2025 | Label: Opal Tapes

    ■ Genres: Electronic / Noise / Experimental / Industrial
    ■ Rating: 7.7/10
    ■ Favorite track: “Refraction 4“

    ► Try this if you want to surf on fractured rhythms and distorted urgency. Layers of erratic synths and jarring percussive bursts mimic a nervous system on edge, creating an atmosphere both chaotic and hypnotic. Subtle modulations and ghostly textures surface just long enough to vanish, heightening the sense of unease.