The genre of IDM has always been a contentious one with many people having their own interpretations of what music can actually be classified IDM. One thing that is certain is that most IDM music involves the use of complex beat patterns and possibly various weird non-musical noises. New Age music, on the other hand, […]

This very album by Lackluster is the first ever release of the netlabel Monotonik, dated year 1999. This album should prove how talented Lackluster is; when music technology was not that advanced and cheaply available as it is today, Lackluster could write such wonderful IDM/Ambient tracks which noone would have believed it is done more […]

So far, gratisvibes has covered CC music from places like Europe and America but we have yet to look at music from Asia. Hijiyama Project comes from Japan and is the brainchild of Hamish Low. Unlike previous gratisvibes blog entries where we covered EP/Albums, this time we’re covering a collection of songs that the artist […]

Wisp is one great IDM artist. He, in my opinion, is comparable to the father of IDM, Aphex Twin and probably Squarepusher.
‘In A Blue Face’ is full of IDM tracks of different moods and varying tempo. The melody is great, the beats are great, the variations are even greater. If you’re a sucker for rhythmic […]

Seriously, these are not toys at all. This is one of the best IDM compilations I’ve ever heard of. 2 CDs 28 tracks by 24 different artists. All of them are original songs written for this very compilation and have not been released prior to this.
If you are new to IDM, this is where you […]

There has always been a special place in my heart for nostalgic melodies, warbly vocals and catchy beats. In Jan Morgenstern’s Deceptions EP, all these themes collide to form a great supernova of sound that totally pushes the listener to the edge and back. A great feeling passed over me when I listened to Jan’s […]

Sleepy Town Manufacture has been one of my most-liked electronic music artists. They have made quite a name for themselves among the electronic music fans and yet a lot of their works still remain free.
This album is one of their best free releases, with not one but two CDs full of great ambient, IDM-ish music. […]

This one is for all those IDM fans out there that like their music with a melodic tinge. Kilowatts aka James Watts is an electronic musician that has been prominently featured a few times on the netlabel - the Kahvi Collective. In the Pasta EP, Kilowatts brings pasta inspired music to your ears. The detailed […]