Tineidae

Members: Pavlo Storonsky. Genre: Dark Ambient, IDM, Downtempo, Electronica, Industrial, Glitch, Drone. Biography: Tineidae is a Warsaw-based project of Ukrainian composer Pavlo Storonskyi. As Tineidae draws from an array of genres and styles to produce a unique blend of beat-heavy industrial IDM, ambient electronica, and atmospheric soundscapes. Influenced by science fiction, especially cyberpunk , Storonskyi’s works tells aural stories of dark futurist wastelands, dystopian megacities,…

Kagami Smile

Members: Ryan Hill. Genre: Ambient, Dreampunk. Biography: Shenzhen-based ambient/electronic producer Kagami Smile has been one of the most prolific musicians over the last couple years, dropping nearly a dozen records of swelling, meditative lo-fi soundscapes. A couple highlights includes his 2018 release “Anxiety” and 2020’s Blade Runner-inspired “Dream Residue” album. Lush and mesmerizing, Kagami Smile’s music is a dreamlike mesh of ambient-techno alive with fluid soundscapes,…

In Quantum

Members: Eric Peterson. Genre: Ambient, Dreampunk. Biography: In Quantum (IQ) is a dark project originally from Sweden now based in the United States. Peterson’s interest in making music began when a friend him a mix tape of older industrial music acts such as Einsturzende Neubauten and Skinny Puppy. In his own words, “I was immediately hooked on how synthesizers, drum-machines, and aggressive vocals ran through multiple distortion…

Fornax Void

Members: David Elsener. Genre: Ambient, Dreampunk, Atmospheric. Biography: Fornax Void is an audiovisual arts project founded by David Elsener in 2012. David’s educational background lies in Visual Communication and Computer Technology. Before other topics, the project’s main source of inspiration is the technology and design language of the late 20th century. Practically, the work of Fornax Void makes extensive use of older technologies: vintage digital…