Dryft is the primary electronic outlet for Mike Cadoo, best known as one half of the influential industrial/ambient duo Gridlock. Launched in 2000 with the album 'Cell', the project initially served as a high-energy exploration of 'technoid' - a fusion of industrial textures with the rhythmic complexity of drum and bass.
Over two decades, the project has evolved from its initial aggression into a more nuanced, melodic form of IDM, characterized by lush synth pads and intricate glitch-percussion. Cadoo's work as Dryft is central to the American IDM and industrial-techno scenes, often associated with labels like n5MD and Unit. The project is critically respected for its high production values and its ability to maintain a consistent 'urban solitude' aesthetic across varying tempos. While Cadoo's other project, Bitcrush, leans into shoegaze and post-rock, Dryft remains his most rhythmically adventurous work, bridging the gap between the dancefloor and the laboratory.
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