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,…

Synth Sense

Members: Daniel Kiley, Raymond Lewis. Genre: Dark Ambient, IDM, Downtempo.. Biography: Sense Sense is an experimental electronic project from Ashford, Kent, UK. They describe their sound as, “Futuristic, sophisticated, hi-tech soundscapes that wouldn’t sound out of place with some mech anime playing. Immersive mood music to match the world of tomorrow.” Albums: • Tomorrow’s World (2012) • Perfect Symmetry (2015) EPs: • After Dark EP (2010) •…

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…

Haloed

Members: Barrett Busch. Genre: Dark Ambient, Drone, Soundscapes, IDM. Biography: Haloed is a dark ambient IDM project by Barrett Busch. The project is best know for its “Off-World” album which is a re-imagined soundtrack of the film Blade Runner. From the band’s bio: Frequencies from another place. Recommended uses: meditation, dreaming, focus, catharsis, transcendence. Albums: • Off​-​World (2017) • Paradox Lost (2019) • Suspended Annihilation ‎(2019) EPs: •The…

CYBER CRASH 2000

Members: Unknown. Genre: Dark Ambient, Soundtrack. Biography: CYBER CRASH 2000 produces ambient soundtracks for imaginary movies. From their bio: Despite a limited run at the time of release, Pak Nam-Gyu’s 1987 tech-noir classic CYBER CRASH 2000 has gained a small cult following among 20th century completionists. Equally praised for its ominous predictions and panned for its overuse of cyberpunk clichés, the film dealt with complex themes…

Android Lust

Founding Members: Shikhee D’iordna. Genre: Industrial Biography: Android Lust is just one person and the brainchild of musician Shikhee D’iordna. Born in Bangladesh, grew up in England and later moved to the New York City. After two independent label releases Shikhee released The Dividing on her own in 2002, bringing her to the attention of Projekt Records, who signed her and re-released the album. Outburn…