2025 Best Tracks part. 10 (of 10)
We present our favorite tracks from 2025, more or less in a chronological order and finally we are at the last set of 10 tracks.
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VA – Former Friend [HUNGER005]
The ‘former friend’ V/A compilation sits with friendship in all its forms. Pure, ecstatic, everlasting. Ruptured, slow drifting, fast drifting, pretending to be strangers. Some things don’t last forever but this collection of unhinged West Coast energy, occult alchemy, and swampy electronics, just might.
Scan 7 – Resurfaced LP [TRESOR121X]
As the label turns 35 years, Tresor Records’ ongoing reissue series comes round to Scan 7’s 1999 album, Resurfaced. A true exemplar in the canon of Detroit techno, the LP is a further reminder of Scan 7’s confidence to patiently let the music unfold, never needing to overplay their hand. This is demonstrated from the first second as Random Soul opens with a slow downbeat and soft, almost imperceptible synths before quickly settling into a perfect groove whose power is present without the need for a hard edge. This strategy is utilised throughout the album in tracks like Black Wall and Unit Seven, while Invisible Invasion and Twisted Groov add in some intensity for deeper moments in the club.
Terrence Dixon – When Stars Remember [TRESOR384]
Detroit original, Terrence Dixon, returns to Tresor Records to kick off 2026 with ‘When Stars Remember’. Despite his thirty-year career, Terrence has always managed to keep a lower profile than his peers; he has given few interviews, preferring instead to speak through his music, with cryptic song titles hinting at the thoughts swirling around their creation. However, ”When Stars Remember” finds him stepping forward. ”I wanted to get closer to the dancefloor. I consciously made this one feel louder. Made with Tresor specifically in mind.” And the EP does just that: whilst many of the hall marks of a Terrence Dixon production are present, the drums are more forward, the synth arpeggios so bold that ”monumental” seems a better descriptor than ”minimal”.
Marcus Paulson – Public Housing EP [MOS038]
Marcus Paulson returns to MOS with four cuts of raw, emotive jacking house from Manchester to Amsterdam. Carefully selected and road tested by Aroy Dee we got a mix of good vibe melodies with a proper 90s warehouse feel.
Eden Burns – Big Beat Manifesto Vol. XI [PP121]
Eden Burns is back with another (un)holy 4 Track Ep. You can not stop the Big Beat Manifesto, it is here to capture dancefloors across the globe, gaining new followers by the minute. Give in to it, surrender to the beat & move your feet. Bless you in the morning. Peace and unity.
Toddsonic33 – Animal [RH-STOREJAMS031]
Chicago beat mathematician Toddsonic33 flipping it real dirty with 4 tracks that are part machine yet fully fused with soul, a sound that feels as authentic Chicago as it can get. With 2 featurings from fellow Chicagoan Don’s Mark Grusane and Darryn Jones, this is a real deep dive into the jackin’ drum sound from the windy city.
Defekt – Adaptive Fiction [RTTD029]
Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder keeps it disordered with legendary producer DeFeKT next up with his vision of twisted electro. ‘My Mother’ has a dark undercurrent but is doused in synth radiance that provides great comfort, so if you ask us, it’s a fitting title. It’s texture that again stands out on ‘Disastrous Infinity which has a squelch, acidic lead wriggling about the mix, pounding drums and crispy percussion that all pull back to reveal pixel-thin and eerie pads. ‘No Coffee’ is a dense and gauzy world of ice-cold melody and rigid grooves, and ‘Soaked’ turns the same vibe up to 11. ‘Phaser’ and ‘Early Morning Tea’ close out with opposing energies – raw and prickly, then more smooth and serene.
Lerosa – Blinded By Thinking [AS-31]
Italy-born, Dublin-based Lerosa is back after eight years on Assemble with his second solo EP. This release features four tracks crossing deep techno, acid, electro and breaks.
Sinitsin – Nonlinearity EP [TWDIG06]
Nonlinearity EP from Sinitsin explores asymmetry and controlled deviation within his electro mechanical framework. Kafkactrl reshapes the title track with fractured breaks and acid sequences. With this release, Tiger Weeds also launches a limited edition lathe cut series as an optional physical format. 12″ heavy weight 180g, crystal clear vinyl with full colour labels, housed in a transparent plastic sleeve.
Italo Deviance – Purple Galaxy [IDM-005]
Italo Deviance aka Marcello Giordani returns with the captivating ”Purple Galaxy”, a standout Electro/Cosmic gem crafted exclusively with warm analog synths, delivering an impeccable blend of vintage futurism and hypnotic groove. On the flip side, the previously unreleased ”Weightless” makes its vinyl debut: a sleek Acid/Disco cut pulsing with raw 303 lines, funky basslines otherworldly atmospheres perfect for late night dancefloors and collectors alike.
Trent – Yūshū No Bi [BLESSYOU033]
Further exploring his signature darker peak-time Cocktail D’Amore sound with highly effective collages of samples and added elements, Trent comes on strong at 127BPM with “BB Disco” on the A side, a disco percussive heavy 8 minute galloping excursion with an array of trippy layers, guitar and sound effects. B side goes more in the cosmic hole chugger realm with two hypnotic tracks at 111 and 106 BPM.
A Thousand Details – Lost Culture Paradise Club LP [TAR-LP4]
Repetition stops being mechanical and starts to breathe. Beauty is taken apart piece by piece to get rebuild with irony as A Thousand Details’ minimalism blinds the mind.
Yan Cook – Balance EP [PRRUKBLK149]
The genre-qualifying dub techno chord might be infectious enough in its own right, but Kiev technician Yan Pylypchuk aka Yan Cook knows how to make it speak. ‘Balance’ on Planet Rhythm hears him automate cutoff and resonant frequency in phase; as dynamics intensify, so do the timbres mouth off. Aside from that leading brilliance, ‘Brainwash’ follows as the A2’s calculating sack of sound, before the B’s ‘Ember’ and ‘Kazan’ floor the floor with their doomy, futuristic mecha-lomania.
POD & Edward Richards – Temporal Loop Transcendance [KVDD25009]
POD & Edward Richards bring part two of their journey into languid tempos and sonic explorations following their ‘Polar Phase’ EP. Mixing World Music, Techno, and Bass, the record flows with a deep narrative evoking worlds both illusory and known. Imagine an otherworldly voyage, chanting Shamans and tribal percussion, ayahuasca ceremonies, lifting the veil that separates worlds, the record looks to lift the listener and transcend the mundane plane into other dimensions. Pugilist nails the idea with his remix of the title cut, both invoking the deep tribal atmosphere whilst bridging to the world of club music.
Spammerheads – The Mire Chronicles Remixes [Banshees]
Banshees Records present a remix compilation for “The Mire Chronicles, ” the latest album by Spammerheads, an Electronic Music project based in Valencia (Spain). Includes six remixes by Black Dot, Israel Padilla, L.F.T., Scannoir, Velvet May and Years Of Denial.
Romphea – Blind Protocols [HIL014]
Romphea lands on Scottish imprint Hilltown Disco with his debut EP, Blind Protocols. A producer who’s been making serious waves worldwide, Romphea’s forward-thinking take on electro has already found a home on respected labels such as Pinkman, Tiger Weeds, FERMA, and recently on Hilltown Disco’s charity compilation. Romphea distills his sound on ‘Blind Protocols’ into a fierce club-ready statement. The A-side delivers three break-neck electro cuts, loaded with acidic pressure and gripping, sweat-driven drum workouts. Flip it over and the EP slips into darker territory, leaning into EBM influences with two killer remixes from Hayter and Timothy J. Fairplay.
E.R.P. – WGD 12010 [WGD1210]
We’re Going Deep welcomes 4 tracks of fresh material from pivotal electronic music maker Gerard Hanson, under his much prized E.R.P. alias.
Scott Ferguson – Future / The Detroit Contemporary Parties [VEL001]
Veloziped presents two tracks from Mahogani Music contributor and Ferrispark Records label boss, Scott Ferguson. Future is an ‘Electro Techno Bass’ speaker rattler followed by crunchy sample-based Detroit beatdown on the flip.
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