Reviews:

"Amazing!"

"I have been playing Wobble and Buzz for a number of weeks, it's one of my faves. The intro is brilliant and the whole tune is a standout for me and has Dubstep vibes. I am a big fan."

Sonny Ji, BBC Radio Asian Network (UK):

"Beautiful piece of dubstep this [Hold Your Vision]."

Bobby Friction, BBC Radio Asian Network (UK) » Indidginus was Bobby Friction's BBC Introducing Artist for the week of 10th October 2011. Excerpts from the shows:

"Indidginus makes hardcore, challenging, dub-heavy electronica, and that's why we showcased him."

"He's pretty sick you know.... Amazing dubstep."

"Proper in-your-face dubstep. I love his vibe."

"Loving the sonics on Hold Your Vision."

"Out Of The Dark, to me, is cutting edge in a Western way, and cutting edge in an Eastern way as well. It's cutting edge and existing in two different places at the same time, and that's why I love it."

"Bigging up Indidginus rep'ing South Africa, and bigging you up if this music moves you, coz if it moves you then you're moving me too."

Generation Bass (UK/USA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by DJ Umb:

"Dubstep, dub, dancehall and a lot more in between, yess, what more could you ask for! Really, really great work here and an album worth buying cause it's pretty diverse and full of Transnational Bass flava's and is great to play out, listen to at home and include in your mixtapes. Surprise hottt album of 2011.... on the strength of this album, you better a keep an eye on this dude, he is one to watch!"

"Awesome album... One of my faves of 2011 so far..."

Red Bull Studios (South Africa) » Review of Sofa Surfer:

"This may just be one of the best bass and beats albums of the year."

Mad Decent (USA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Caballo:

"Normally, Listeners or Dancers just enjoy a good set from djs or artists, and sometimes they are unaware of the continuous changes in the music industry/scene. Lately, there has been a buzz between producers who have polarized certain "fever". In fact on many forums or even FB groups some people/labels/producers are slowly showing an impressive variety of so called "World Music" as the counterpart of "fast-produced" genres.

Mad Decent, will show on this post a glance of some of the most relevant "world music" releases during summer 2011.

Post Dancehall/Dub/Balkan and much more can be found on South African live act Indidginus and his latest Sofa Surfer album. Babylon King and Wobble and Buzz are great examples of post Dancehall."

Tropical Bass (Germany) » Review of Sofa Surfer voted best overall album of 2011 by Caballo and top album by Leub:

"This album is simply a great example of how post dancehall should be done!! Amazing production!!!"

OkayAfrica (USA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Killakam:

"South African producer Indidginus' tunes lean towards the very bass-heavy, post dancehall realm. In Babylon King, he's joined by Cape Town reggae singer Teba Shumba for a blown-out electro riddim that touches on topics like Marcus Garvey, biblical stories and (necessary) high-grade spliffs. The thick rumbling bass grabs the ear immediately as Teba lays out race divisions: "Blacker than the Panther them whiter than cocaine." Indidginus' Sofa Surfer LP is out now."

London Street Art Design Magazine (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Cyrus:

"Wicked new chilled out global dubstep grooves from South African based producer Indidginus and a host of collaborators hits the streets...

Heaving bass ends and sunshine soaked tropical grooves whirl through filthy urban drops and gloriously unexpected tribal influences as Indidginus surfs global sofas whipping together a furious fusion of collaborators, riddims, flavas, twinkling soul and genre unspecific, digital passion. An album in the classic sense - themed yet utterly diverse - Indidginus blends world music and flashes of deep left field into fascinatingly unexplored territory as glittering basslines wrap themselves round haunting, heartfelt vocals, playing the all embracing off the down n dirty as a succession of liquid, intercontinental, trans-dimensional melodies float across the synthesis.

Tracks as diverse as the psy breaks, Balkan laced trance of Madam Blerta's Carnival with OOOD melt into the heartstrings of Lost Coast featuring Shamen guitarist Colin Angus who is a million miles away from the dubious pop of his former band and dripping with all the emotion of the blues. Suns of Arqa lay down the ethereal vocals on Out of the Dark before the heavy dancehall vibes kick to the fore with Wobble and Buzz featuring Raggasouljah, ruffin' up the pace and the calypso, arabian flavours of Mercy Me feat. EJ Von Lyrik, Steve Newman and Fletcher sail away on a pacific breeze.

An intriguing album from someone definitely to keep an eye on as the he continues surfing those sofas and swapping the cushions round as he goes. Fantastic stuff."

BeatsMedia (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Rachel Rixham:

"Sofa Surfer the album delivers sun-dripped beats, tantalizing hooks, and explosive dubstep lines, making this album a perfectly blended, super twangy, booty-shaking cocktail for the hot summer months. Tracks such as Mercy Me, Babylon King, and Dark Sky Island vocals deliver a soulful Caribbean energy, while devoid of vocals Lost Coast, Algoriddim, and Sunrise over Sapporo envelope the mind with a vast display of bustling Middle-Eastern scenes, sculpted skylines and sandy beaches of sound.

Out of the Dark and Wobble and Buzz, offer a potent slice of the darkside with the injection of quasi-dangerous basslines, and deep rooted ragga beat and bounce. Paving the way for Indidginus to complete the admirable journey with Madam Blerta's Carnival, which is a super elative track that unleashes the street party atmosphere, while seducing your senses with rich animated vocals, and illuminated mirages - a memorable finish to a very creative and ingenious album."

Tropical Bass (Germany) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Alexander Leubecher:

"I have a new favorite! A couple of days ago, I've stumbled upon a super awesome south african Dancehall - Dubstep tune produced by Indidginus from Cape Town! The tune called Babylon King. features the local Reggae Artist Teba on the vocals! At first I just was interested in this banger, but after listening to the whole album, I've discovered that it has so much more to offer...

This is a very varied album with lots of great collaborations, I'm sure, I'll never get bored of it! Sofa Surfer is a musical journey through Dub, Dubstep, Dancehall, World-Fusion, Electronica and Dance, flavored with global beats and an extra portion of african vibes! Prelisten some of these wicked tunes here - http://indidginus.bandcamp.com/album/sofa-surfer.

This one is even for free, in exchange for your email address! I like the vocal sample very much - http://indidginus.bandcamp.com/track/sunrise-over-sapporo.

And I'm pretty sure some of you guys will love this tune! Don't know who this Madame Blerta is, but she definitely knows how to party!!! http://indidginus.bandcamp.com/track/madam-blertas-carnival

If you want to support Indidginus follow one of these players to his bandcamp page! And finally here is an Indidginus mix and a interview done for 5FM plus a free tune from his soundcloud: Indidginus 5FM Ultimix | Indidginus Hold Your Vision free download"

GuGu Soundsystem (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Jake Twell:

"Finally I've gotten round to putting this up... Its been sitting in my inbox a while getting better and better everytime I listen to it. Its all about the idea that Michael Martin (A.K.A Indidginus) is on at the moment.... It's dubstep/reggae/dub/dancehall inspired tunes, with live digeridoo bass! I think its a really interesting concept... Def some interesting noises going off here... He has an album popping off right now as well... The Sofa Sufer Album...

To get a taste of what he's about... Check this vid out - www.youtube.com/watch

Very very cool ideas. The album itself is very "feelgood" music, ranging from reggae dub, to dancehall, to dubstep riddims; a mashup from these influences gives off a big vibe nothing but deep, heavy and large. Check out the Sofa Surfer album promo mix as well - soundcloud.com/indidginus/indidginus-sofa-surfer-album

If you like what you hear, and want to get your hands on the album, get onto Indidginus's Bandcamp page - Sofa Surfer Album."

BPM Magazine (South Africa) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Mickdotcom:

"Kicking off with a day-glo bang, Sofa Surfer meets and squashes the expectations conjured by their enviable team of local and international guests. Mercy Me struts the door open with a lascivious grin of know-how and can-do, legendary African Dope producer and turntablist Fletcher helps keep the gleaming ragga-dub beat on a taut leash while Tananas' fretboard guru Steve Newman brings Middle-Eastern chime. Brilliant stuff. Dark Sky Island is guided through its kinky brass and riddim by the lovely throat of one Francesca Krnjak - I defy you to stop your shoulders from snaking along to the lazy kink. Next up is Lost Coast, notable for its use - and the first my ears have encountered such a twangy delight - of what seems to be electronic guitar, digitally sculpting blue skies and beaches of sound, super super cool! Elsewhere early Warp soundscapes are recalled, as on Sunrise over Sapporo's perfectly pixellated Tokyo aura. Great stuff all round, Indidginus also succeeding in creating songs that function as such - that is, sonic narratives that rise beyond the confines of (admittedly potent) beat and bounce. Mucho recommended, and not just by me meself - The Orb say so too!"

The Untz (USA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by William Soto:

"Indidginus's influences are as varied as his styles are dynamic. His latest album, Sofa Surfer - slated for release July 23rd - reflects his ability to blend a slew of disparate genres into one seamless collection. Drawing from sources that include dubstep, dancehall, and world fusion, producer Michael Martin constructs a solid album that blends these forces into a truly cohesive work.

Surfer's opening cut, Mercy Me, can only be vaguely categorized as tribal-dubstep. It's the start of a journey that can only be illustrated using hyphenated words and hand motions, along with a demonstrative head bobble. As the album progresses, the intensity of basslines and imposing vocals rises. By the third track, the instrumentation shifts with the introduction of guitars and the subtle, but distinct, sound of brass. Midway through the album, the appropriately named track Lost Coast, indeed evokes a sense of wandering and estrangement. Hymn-like vocals accompany the disjointed background of drums and guitars, seguing into the second half of the album.

Algoriddim draws upon Indidginus's dubstep influences as a more imposing bassline begins to shoulder its way into the foreground. Most notably, the track is devoid of any vocals - which is a significant change of pace from the very vocal first half of the album. As the title suggests, Sunrise over Sapporo sets the tone for the rest of the album by introducing the dubstep that forms the basis of the remaining tracks. The very heavy tribal and world fusion influence again becomes apparent in Out of the Dark, which includes both vocals and instruments that border on the otherworldly. For Wobble and Buzz, Indidginus utilizes the talents of certain locals - Raggasouljah, 7Ft Soundsystem and Tully McCullagh - in order to invoke a solid reggae approach. OOOD helps to end the album on a psychedelic note, bringing a fitting end to a distinct and unique album that gives credence to the varied and ingenious production abilities of Indidginus."

The Soapbox (SA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Craig Prinsloo:

"Sofa Surfer like most albums is a journey into sound. This journey however puts a mischievous smile on your face and an imaginary lighter in your hand, fully thrusted into the air as you melt harmoniously into your couch.

This blend of Dubstep, Dub and Dancehall inspired ear candy features artists, pioneers in their fields of sound such as EJ Von Lyrik, Steve Newman, Fletcher, 7Ft Soundsystem and Riccardo Moretti, just to name a few. A well balanced fusion of sound and energy sure to inspire a touch of madness and folly.

With tracks such as Dark Sky Island (feat Francesca Krnjak and Riccardo Moretti), Lost Coast (feat Colin Angus) and Algoriddim (feat Seb Taylor), which left my mind blown, you will surely enjoy, and like all good music, enjoyed again and again. This debut album of Indidginus has received a well deserved following, attracting attention and support from heavyweights in the industry. Red Bull Studios have come onboard the Indidginus boat and what is to follow is sure to be interesting and well anticipated.

Sofa Surfer is an all around enjoyable listen and I can't wait to experience Indidginus play these tracks live at the next outdoor music festival, club or communal stomp session. The louder the better, the deeper the bass line the broader the smile."

SevenR - BPM Magazine (SA) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Riqardo Neves:

"Michael Martin (aka Indidginus) is well known for his excellent didgeridoo play at Cape Town psytrance parties. He has written music for TV, radio and film and worked with Colin Angus (The Shamen) amongst others. This album contains a diverse mix of styles eg Dubstep, dub, dancehall, world-fusion, electronica and it's alternative sound puts it on the cutting edge of electronic music. The collaborations are made up of a melting pot of varied artists namely Teba Shumba, EJ Von Lyrik, Steve Newman, Fletcher, Francesca Krnjak, Riccardo Moretti, Colin Angus, High Frequency Bandwidth, Seb Taylor, Tripswitch, Suns of Arqa, Raggasouljah, 7Ft Soundsystem and OOOD. Some of the tunes weave an esoteric fabric of sound and created images of travel through deserts and forests. It took my mind on journeys of exploration and created a total feeling of calm; while other tunes were amusing and had me reaching for the bong or bouncing in da dancehall. I never got bored as the music and styles were constantly changing. Madam Blerta's Carnival is his collaboration with OOOD and the gypsy sound is wonderfully enchanting, my favorite track. Recommended."

Morpheus Music (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer:

"Sofa Surfer is a lively album of dense beats and lumbering basses that wanders confidently across a range of associated genres. There are passages of slick chillout with stratospheric pads and vivid synth melodies such as the Indidginus/Tripswitch collaboration Sunrise Over Sapporo. There are international elements arising frequently in the form of global percussive flourishes and fusions or effected chants and instrumental samples. More prominent though are the gutsy dub/reggae features and brutally insistent dub/dance grooves where zapping synthetic bass lines underpin the 'riddims' in prowling, languid dominance and gravelly male rasta rhymers growl round the centre stagse. There are vocal tracks such as Dark Sky Island featuring Francesca Krnjak and Riccardo Moretti where a lush feminine voice sings a lazy, sensual lyric over the echoes and stabs of an edgy soundscape; Madam Blerta's Carnival also features a female chant repeating and morphing upon a thumping dance extravaganza courtesy of Indidginus and OOOD... The nine powerful tracks of high quality downtempo dance can be explored at the Indidginus website or via Soundcloud."

Aerial Noise (Canada) » Review of Sofa Surfer:

"The man known as Michael Martin has sent us a truly refreshing concoction of well thought out electronica that has been served wonderfully from his ever-enduring Indidginus melting pot of enriched ambience, uplifting breaks, and gorgeous dub and dubstep enhanced positive progressive.

If there was certainly an album to unravel the mind and provoke the senses in digesting more and more food-for-thought, Sofa Surfer would indeed have any grocery store card brand reaching for its pockets and demanding that it had an unlimited amount of points credited to this Michael Martin production time and time again.

Originally from the United Kingdom and now based in Cape Town, South Africa, the imagination that follows Michael around has lead to a splendid collaboration-centerpiece of new flavours inspired by the likes of Tripswitch, HFB, Colin Angus, Suns Of Arqa and 7ft Soundsystem. So to continue from where Circa Diem left off, Indidginus indeed paves the way for all present day, and future bound artists to excite, titillate, and to appreciate, electronic dance music happiness for all of us to savour.

Sofa Surfer is out on 23rd July 2011 but you can get a sneak overall taste from his magnificent Soundcloud album-megamix, as well as from any of the five audio samplers featured also. The live element of the didgeridoo has never sounded more grander."

Tjoonz (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Marc Dingena:

"We love music. That's why we share :) The basics of Tjoonz are sharing new and undiscovered music with you. We are honored to have received our first album for review. There's also an album mixtape available, so continue reading! Now keep in mind I've never really reviewed an album before, and I'm not some sort of critique either. So I will just give you an honest opinion as a listener.

Sofa Surfer is an impressive blend of dubstep, dub and dancehall. It manages to work exotic vocals into a downtempo mix of world-fusion music. Sofa Surfer is something you would play to wind down. This is something for at the end of the night. The sounds are fresh, it feels like making a new discovery in music simply because there isn't much like it: Indidginus has done a good job finding his own sound.

The album starts off with Mercy Me. The strings and vocals get you in a trance quite quickly. This tracks sounds pretty well layered and pleases every frequency of your ears. From there the album takes you deep into more downtempo tracks, until right at the end where it picks you up for another ride on Madam Blerta's Carnival, which has a bit of a house vibe going on; another example of how much variety this album has.

My favorite tracks are Lost Coast and Sunrise Over Sapporo. Lost Coast has some guitar action going on, something that appealed to me when I first heard Halo by Shackles. Lost Coast is much calmer and much more refined, though. An excellent journey! Sunrise Over Sapporo appeals to me because of the eastern influences, something to dream away to. It's very laid back and reminds me of a lot of stuff Number9 used to play for Tjoonz, specially the Phaeleh mix. You can download Sunrise Over Sapporo for free!

Sofa Surfer features collaborations with Teba Shumba, EJ Von Lyrik, Steve Newman, Fletcher, Raggasouljah, 7Ft Soundsystem, Francesca Krnjak, Riccardo Moretti, HFB, Seb Taylor, Suns of Arqa, Tripswitch, Colin Angus and OOOD. It's set to be (digitally) released on Indidginus' own label - Indidginus Music - on July 23, 2011.

Add this album to your seriously-chilled-out-sounds arsenal. Get ready for Indidginus!

365 Albums a Year (Canada) » Review of Lost Coast from Sofa Surfer by Michael Johnson:

"Featuring Colin Angus of late '80s/early '90s dance-rock mad scientists The Shamen on guitar, this track from far-reaching, worldly electronic act Indidginus elevates way above any basic expectations. Angus' guitar pours forth in oceanic swathes, twisting through morphing though ever-weighty space rock chimes for the six minute entirety. The nature of the melodies ensures that its sonic h10 is always reflecting the starlight. This comes against a backdrop of screw-faced electronics, slip-sliding dub-style drops and clanky drumwork. All in all it comes out sounding immensely Frusciantian; a rock delight with a distinctly electronic sheen."

Oliver Giving (Canada) » Haiku review of Sofa Surfer:

"A wide palet of styles
Soothing on the mind
Definitive sunrise tunes."

Sun is Shining (UK) » Review of Sofa Surfer by Martin Woods:

"Michael Martin takes a new direction featuring collaborations from both his native UK and his adopted home South Africa. Focusing loosely on dancehall and dub-step the album builds nicely until track five, when wallop! Seb Taylor's (Kaya Project) blues guitar meets bass heavy dub-step. This is not a fusion to be sniffed at. It's pure brilliance.

The following two tracks collaborations with down-tempo favourite Tripswitch and pioneers in the dub fusion of Indian Classical and Rastafarian Iyabinghi drumming Suns Of Arqa are also highly impressive. Overall I'd say this is a very listenable release with three stand-out tracks. So why not have a listen to the Sofa Surfer mash up and judge for yourselves."

VibrationsMusic Magazine (FR) » Review of Sofa Surfer:

"Originaire de Cape Town et actif depuis le milieu des années 90, Michael Martin produit ses lignes de basse grâce à un didgeridoo et cette résurgence tribale lui a permis de développer un son inhabituel. C'est le cas de Sofa Surfer réalisé par le biais de son projet Indidginus. Tout en gardant en gardant le son brut du dubstep, les productions lorgnent du côté des nappes apaisantes de l'electronica ou de la pop globalisée.

Arrivé un peu à l'improviste avec ce nom à coucher dehors, essayez seulement de vous souvenir de son orthographe dans deux jours, Michael a récemment généré une émulation conséquente aussi bien auprès des jeunes amateurs de dancehall que chez des vétérans comme The Orb."

iDJ Magazine (UK) » Review of Tripswitch - Strange Parallels Remix EP by Pathaan:

"The original contains intricate, multi-layered beats, ethereal pads, smooth sub bass, shoegaze guitar washes and a truly epic and memorable guitar melody, trust me when I tell you it simply doesn't quit. For wondrous riddim head straight for the range of remixes from Tim Healey, Shiloh, Aurtas, Koan, Indidginus and Scorb, each one giving you a wide range of sounds from faraway places like Japan, Russia, Cape Town and Canada and spanning several genres."

Data Transmission (UK) » Review of Tripswitch - Strange Parallels Remix EP by Matt Oliver:

"Seven remixes chronicle the lapping of Tripswitch's lilac seas, bringing to the shore soft rock guitars and teardrop pianos, where all is either calm sailing or on the brink of a seaman's funeral. Though it's a slow starter to catch alight (though relaxation is not a fast-moving sport) and doesn't expand much past chillout's 10 Commandments, Nick Brennan masterminds sensory ambience that can slow or quicken heartbeats come shine or snow.

Purple and Tim Healey install the peace-craving synths on the breakdowns for their urgent electro-house that's by far the sparkiest plug of those assembled, though parts of its fieriness does sound a lot like Girls Aloud's Jump. Ouch. Shiloh's rolling thunder touches Balearic hearts and sets the standard, in a conventional but loving dream house way, for fulfilling the original's best interests as its six strings continue to stretch and wander. Japan's Aurtas repeats the feat, his bolshily fuzzed house embracing the night sky and intuition of electricity, setting off fireworks of passion on the low even if those guitars continue to wear 'drive time' as a badge of honour.

The harmony is beckoned through the undergrowth and by the low murmurings of Brennan's Codemonkey pen name, who isn't a malevolent sort but doesn't withhold from posting grimmer tidings either, followed by Koan's Russian isolation of half-breaks and bringing in trance glimpses of light amongst downbeat, moment of truth movements. Continuing its airmiles patronage, Indidginus deliver from Cape Town another depth skirting, electro-house quiet storm brought to the surface by angelic mermaids. ODT's psy-trance shake-up initially veers off too far from the source, but progresses to bring the heart-string tugging back within its eye-line."

Aerial Noise (Canada) » Review of Tripswitch - Strange Parallels Remix EP by Matt Oliver:

"Glorious, glorious, glorious! When a guy like Nick Brennan aka Codemonkey and Tripglitch release singles of this quality, then your soul and audio mind just really wants to melt.

Fantastic, subtle euphoria is embedded throughout these remixes with the Original Mix being the main centre point for bestowing such creativity.

Highlights include the Indidginus remix which has an apparent, part balearic and part uplifting rapture to it, Shiloh's and Koan's own respective remixes and Purple vs. Tim Healey's re-rub - which is housey and rockin' - 100%!"

Revolve Magazine (UK) » Review of Feast or Famine by DJ Photon:

"Every now & then a label sends Revolve a real gem which is off-the-wall, original & displays imagination & incredible musicianship. This is one of those. 130-138bpm but more psychedelic than progressive. An artist album from South Africa by Michael Martin with its funky & electronically interpreted African rhythms which bounce with vitality like on Tokalosh or Lotus Eaters with the sampled singers & sweeping OMD-like 80s chords. The CD finishes with a collaboration with Pablo Sandoz: Colin Angus from The Shamen & Matt Catt. Amazing with its very "conscious" Terence McKenna samples. Highly recommended for any music lovers."

BPM Magazine (SA) » Review of Feast or Famine by Josh:

"Michael Martin has been playing at festivals for years now, many of them being in our mother city, making the name Indidginus well renowned in our local psytrance scene. Following his downtempo album Align on the same label, he now brings us this progressive treat filled with funky rhythms and fun melodies. Ranging from 130 to 139 bpm and finishing off with a down tempo track, these tunes project a positive energy that's playfully psychedelic and extremely groovy. His signature sound can be best described as sharp kicks, electrifying bass lines and crystalline voice samples with added local flavour. Containing anthems and fillers, Feast or Famine provides an experience that is equally suitable for home listening and dance floors."

PsyMusic (UK) » Review of Feast or Famine by Full Lotus:

"Indidginus is South African producer Michael Martin who has been actively making music in the scene since 2001 and playing didgeridoo since 1996. Feast or Famine is his second full length release and it's a colourful journey into the down tempo side of psychedelic music with a unique Indidginus twist. Released at the end of 2008 on Micro Dot music from Cape Town, this is one hell of a fun album that can only be described, in my opinion, as accomplished clean sounding groovadelic music. Kicking off with a reworking of the classic Funky Town, the tunes take in a range of influences from ethnic sounds through to electro in places and beyond. It has an infectious funky feel permeating the tracks and keeps you on tenterhooks eagerly awaiting the next sound or groove and ensures that those feet keep on tapping away furiously. This has quality written all over it and is as refreshing as it is original. With the tracks ranging in speed from 113 to 139 bpm, this album is excellent sunshine music that should not be restricted to just the global psychedelic trance scene but should go and infect the rest of the global electronic dance scene. The album is a veritable feast, with the famine coming only when it ends."

Review of Feast or Famine by Axis Mundi (USA):

"Hailing from the South African hub of Cape Town, UK artist Michael Martin, known as Indidginus, has been making waves and dancefloor shakers for over a decade. For even longer, Michael has been an avid musician and multi instrumentalist, and has made quite a name for himself across many genres and industries of music, having played alongside, and collaborated with, many respected artists, from the legends OOOD and The Orb to Ishq and Eat Static. Michael has the talent, experience and drive to make his recent release, Feast or Famine, a dancefloor booster built also to be enjoyed in more relaxed settings as well. With professionally expert mastering by Colin Bennun of OOOD notoriety, Indidginus has obviously put great amounts of effort and time into his collection of musical creations, and the result is remarkably noteworthy. Feast or Famine, simply put, is a masterful collection of ten solidly arranged masterpieces displaying unique talent found nowhere else on Earth, which will be evidenced to the listener from the first rotation in your players ever onward.

Funky Town » Indidginus launches the listener straight into a mojo-filled, old-timey disco groove in his cleverly appealing remake of the classic anthem Funky Town. His unique take on this hit is a perspective refreshing journey into the soul of funk interpreted through the lens of 21st-century audio synthesis and digitalism.

Tau Ceti » A haunting, cybernetic zen-approaching into curtains the entryway into a realm of groove. Bass as ripe as a red apple pumps out foundations of crisp, percussive rhythm hits and eerily bobbling melody and pad arrangements. Touches of ancient tribalism collide with futuristic musical technology and innovative technique.

Tokalosh » Bouncy ethnic percussion accompanies thick, key-changing basslines at the outset, and as the sound progresses, more and more pleasing layers filter in. Soothing washes of pads and glitchy foreground rhythms wend their way about the soundscape, with a surprise twist of moods midway through.

Law of One » Indidginus picks up the pace with this nighttime full on stomper which ressurects the old school Ajuna sound with acidic innovation. Breakbeat basslines timed by four on the floor kickdrums keep the flow moving with serpentine precision. Between the percussive elements and Indian raga vocals, Law of One imparts unmistakable feelings of sound come to life.

Lotus Eaters » This funktastic thumper serves up heaping servings of churning, warm bass, kinetic kickdrums and srisp, slapping snares. With plenty of glitchwork, melody and vocal segments, Indiginus' energy lends itself well to the uplifting buildups of positive dance vibrations which characterise this sound so well.

Surya » With Surya, Indidginus has crafted you a sonic transport vessel taking you to previously unknown dimensions of digital sound. Pulsating rhythm stacks atop foot tickling bass and is in turn the strata for vaulting melodies. Each arrangement opens doorways for sequentially edgier and more aggressive, piercing layers.

Substrata » Taking you to heavenly realms found seemingly within the hidden cavernous reaches below, these masterfully arranged layers of ear-tickling waveforms postulate new scientific fields of geomusicology. Panoramic percussion and bouncing leads play your senses like a violin and keep the dancefloor in motion.

Cosmic Trigger » Indidginus lays out a superbly pleasing morning rocker fueled by multicultural musical influences infused with a newly defined sound. Each layer, crisp and distinct, grips you and adds to a track that is as much a timeless journey through Earth's timeline. Cosmic Trigger is a masterfully synthesized six minute fusion of ancient and modern traditions.

Faerie Tale » An intro of crystalline, temporally altered glass sweeps cascades straight atop thumping bassbeats and a baseball team's worth of synth arrays which play their parts in seemingly hive-mind unison. Melodies made up of this many sorts of sounds stay fresh for many rotations, and topped with plenty of dancefloor funk make this a must-have for energy ressurecting playlists.

Gene Swarm » Indidginus' finale track to his latest and greatest album to date packs every inch of the artist's experimental intuition and knowhow until the very end. A chilled out, downtempo beat diverges away from the accepted norms of trance music and explores this artist's true sense of diversity and musical imagination and potential."

Slackline Radio (USA) » Review of Align by Chris Lindsey:

"As the name implies, Indidginus is a look into foreign cultures where the sounds are only local to those inhabitants of the region. Michael Martin is Indidginus and he resides in Cape Town where the land of Africa meets the sea on its southern shore. South Africa is a melting pot influenced by many cultures from around the globe. So too is the work of Indidginus. Martin pulls together an expression of the world's music, blending electronic beats amongst the sounds of his personal didgeridoo. Foreign instruments and languages work to transport his modern medium of electronic music. On Align, you will find raw beats that graduate to the school of the old world with sounds and instruments dominated by ceremonial rhythms.

Martin has been creating music for several years now. It began with a love of the didg and a personal trip to Tanzania where the idea burst to incorporate his instrument into danceable music. His journey into electronica transformed into his solo work as Indidginus. Along his musical voyage he collaborates with Matt Hillier of Ishq on a project entitled Open System. Ishq records on the international Interchill Records, a location not unsuitable for Indidginus given the overwhelming influences of organic music. The style of Indidginus and Ishq meld together beautifully and their collaborative work can be heard on several tracks of Align.

On Doors to the Deathless we hear Martin's experimentation of incorporating the didg into electronic music. Initially, this track slowly starts with chants and ambient soundscapes that build to a discernible rhythm. An organ begins and makes it feel like some truly religious experience. The didg is added for complexity in subtle waves.

On Machu, Martin collaborates with Josh Hawks and they bring an ethnic beat of maybe some Mayan or South American culture. It is a slow beat raised with an interesting base line and occasional funky, twisted noises. Some rolling synths along with a traditional morphed flute transport this track to a distant, remote village unknown to many outsiders. You can hear the influence of another culture as the electronica carries this historic music to a new age.

Off we go to the Indian continent on Chakrasonic. Not unlike the Hindustani or Qawalli, Chakrasonic drives home the sounds of traditional Indian or Pakistani music as we hear a male vocal wash over the beats. The rhythm is upbeat with distorted sounds that carry a curious connection to some of the more traditional sounds of this regional style of music.

The incorporation of worldly music into electronica is nothing new and in fact, it has been going on for some time. But as time goes on, one occasionally finds an interesting twist where the ethnic sounds are changed and modernized in an entirely new and refreshing way. For Indidginus, Align solidly falls into this category."

CD Baby (USA) » Review of Align by Greg Perkins:

"Align is a genre defying, funkydelic, shapeshifting disc of wonders. Continuously moving and ever changing, there is a feeling of listening to some future intergalactic DJ mixing together an off-air disc for his trip to Earth. Indeed beneath the vast range of stylisms and samples and atmospherics, there is an underlying unity, somewhat of a story, a voyage into the essence of Earth, in all its tribal coherance and industrial dissonance. In its seemingly abrupt yet retrospectively fluid and necessary transitions, there is an organic growth of sonic character and understanding.

All the tracks on this CD are good. Some are great. I'd imagine that the selections I have from this set are going to be wildly different from the ones that another person would choose, so strong is the diversity of its character. I'm a sucker for atmospherics, and having heard Cy and New Horizon, I'd say those are my picks, and I'm greatly looking forward to the upcoming Open System collaboration, and of course whatever else Michael has up his sleeve...

Dynamic and inviting, this is a greatly worthwhile communication from an active mind."

BPM Magazine (SA) » Review of Align by Seeka:

"Mike Martin aka Indidginus has been involved in electronic music for a good ten years or more aside from his didgeridoo playing. Having worked on several soundtracks for TV commercials as well as other film related work he has somehow found time to complete a full length, somewhat ambient, down-tempo electronica album that has a slight psychedelic slant to it. I say slight because the emphasis is very much on easy, smooth listening here. Somehow Mike manages to combine a host of world sounds with robotic synthy squelches and Arabic type melodies that come together quite cohesively. Its certainly a little left of centre, and as such is fitting that he should release Align on Microdot Records who are no strangers to serving up something different."

Discogs (Worldwide) » Review of Kaleidoscope by HMVH:

"Organic goa-trance on a trip to nowhere:

Starting off with what appears to be a heartbeat and turning into an increasingly loud howl from submolecular inner space that evolves into sounds of nature, the first (and longest) track takes the listener back to what might be the very dawn of time.

We witness the birth of nature and an intelligent being that wants to speak. It tinkers with a mélange of 'ethnic' (Indian and Arabic) instrumentation, then violently awakens during track #2 where it learns rhythm, percussion, dub and strums a bit of guitar before finally leaning into a deliciously tortured electric guitar solo that, sadly, goes extinct before it has chance to evolve into a higher form.

According to his résumé, Michael Indidginus Martin also pays the bills by creating soundtracks for short films and adverts. I cannot claim to have heard/seen any of them but I can very well imagine that he is good at it... Very good, in fact.

What we have here is living proof that Mr. Martin is quite adept at creating interesting soundscapes, largely based on his didgeridoo and a patchwork of samples and sounds that this reviewer cannot shake the feeling were not created specifically for this album but rather originate in a reservoir of previous unfinished efforts that lacked a specific direction.

This may or may not also explain the title Kaleidoscope.

Myriad, for instance, demonstrates noteworthy drum programming skills (perhaps the influence of ex-stalwart Colin Bennun), and these would be a pleasure to hear more of.

Spritual Spearmints could've been another stand-out track if it got to a point: it builds up and up and up, and the expected climax ends with its end and the beginning of the last track that really does sound like a remnant from the MOD/tracker days and the only one that includes proper vocals which are, admittedly, almost angelic and dreamy - in a positive way. And the journey ends thus.

Still, Mr. Martin does manage to dish up his individual servings with a common flavour - one which demands a serious sound system and enough pressure to extract those wonderfully low and primordial frequencies out of this smorgasbord of an album."

Chai Shop (Germany) » Myriad (from Kaleidoscope album) voted in DJ Top 10.

Discogs (USA) » Review of Spiritual Spearmints on Kaleidoscope album & Mountain High compilation by Martin Møller:

"Ahh, this one is so damn cool... Indidginus nailed it! The perfect chilled, moody ambience is there from the get go, with organic sounds - wind, water, chanting.... How beautiful!"

Trance.net (Denmark) » Review of Spiritual Spearmints on Kaleidoscope album & Mountain High compilation:

"This is a beautiful track with a tribal female voice, floating sounds, deep dubby bass and a simple melody."

Isratrance (Israel) » Review of Spiritual Spearmints on Kaleidoscope album & Mountain High compilation:

"Michael Martin from the UK give us psychedelic ambient at its best, with great sounds, nice production, and great didgeridoo sounds that flow from side to side in the mind :-] Mike Indidginus - brilliant work mate. Great psy chillout :)"

Psynews (France) » Review of Myriad on Kaleidoscope album & Angelic Science compilation:

"An incredible track, & a great way to enter an album."

Wirikuta (Austria) » Review of Myriad on Kaleidoscope album & Angelic Science compilation:

"The Angelic Science compilation showcases strictly the best in creative psychedelic downtempo from the far north, with additional sonic sorcery from the United Kingdom. Dubby and spaced out, perplexing, surprising and cutting edge all the way this compilation is the match made in heaven for sofa surfers. The compilation starts with Myriad by Indidginus. Hailing from London Michael Martin brings us a beautiful, tribal downbeat track, co- produced by Colin Bennun of Unconscious Collective/ OOOD fame."

Computer Music Magazine (UK):

"Quality stuff here: trancey beats, ethnic percussion and gentle incidental sounds have been combined with live didgeridoo. Some very nice synth work and inspirational rhythmic percussion sit together almost perfectly, and there are enough detailed sections to keep your ears open and your eyes wide...."

Future Music Magazine (UK):

"Well produced music with a nice spectrum of sounds. This would be ideal soundtrack music, which is meant as a compliment!"

24.com (SA):

"IDM goes global village on this chilled cocktail of didged-out psybient trance, downbeat electro and spaced in Asian dub scapes courtesy of expatriate UK knob-twiddler Michael Martin."

Isratrance (Israel) » Review of Psytelligence compilation. Superstring is track 9:

"Just when.... you think that the compilation is over, we get that metallic guitar by Indidginus and a tribal beat. The track is opened slowly slowly, progresses and evolves with very emotional and beautiful sounds and melodies. Bottom line: The last 3 tracks are worth getting this compilation alone, but the rest ain't that bad either Favorites: 3, 6, 7(!), 8(!!), 9(!!!)."

Psy Reviews (UK) » Review of Psytelligence compilation:

".... the closing track Superstring from Indidginus is purely gorgeous: contemplative morning music, with loads of ticklish melodies to get those hairs on your neck standing up."