Not as well known as some of his Dutch counterparts who have emerged over the last 15 years from labels such as Bunker and Strange Life, Ian Martin has been existing on the fringes of that scene for a while now. With the help of Seattle based Further Records he has garnered some more attention most notably via the eerie brilliance of 2012’s Mechanical Rain LP. Since then Panzerkreuz have re-released his work that originally featured on this 12 vinyl box set as 2 single releases, a heavy mixture of ambient and slo-mo beat focused synth workouts. Electronic music stripped down to it’s essentials – he uses a bare minimum of equipment for each project – there is an enticing amount of depth within his work. His latest effort, The Wanderer comes via ISM cohort Meschi’s tape label, Elephant Recordings. He’s delivered us a weird and wonderful mix of suitably odd ball selections, from the likes of Fad Gadget, Clatterbox and Telex. Do it.
IAN MARTIN – I WANT YOUR BRAIN (download)
RAY COSMIC – You Better Keep Goin
ANAALHIVAIHE – Nälkä 4
PERFEKT DEFECT – Geradio Tonkium
SURVIVE – Black Mollies
CLATTERBOX – Low Maintenance
DMX CREW – Dydramol Theme
FAD GADGET – Arch Of The Aorta
DAVID ROTTMEYER – Repeat Madication (Electronome rmx)
F. GUILLOTINE – You Suck
ENDFEST – Exodus
TAPENADE – Untitled
ELECTRONOME – Bro
TELEX – I Want Your Brain