Mick Wills @ Outline Festival 2024
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Interactive – The Techno Wave [MEC028R]
“The Techno Wave” was the debut single released in 1990 by the iconic project founded by Jens Lissat and Ramon Zenker (Hardfloor). It quickly became one of the defining anthems of the so-called Frankfurt Tekkno scene that swept across Germany in the early ’90s, capturing the raw energy and rebellious spirit of the movement.
Cosmin TRG x DYL – Manevre [DET008]
Cosmin TRG is a Romanian producer who crafted some of the underground’s most innovative sounds a decade or so ago, before going off to work in other creative worlds. Here, for the first time, he links with countryman DYL for a special EP that is decidedly futuristic. ‘Manevre’ is Romanian for ‘manoeuvres’ and comes in three different parts. Each one is fluid minimal sound with deft rhythms, fizzing pads, eerie melodies, sub-aquatic motifs and always absorbing atmospheres. Tammo Hesselink also adds a remix that has more prominent drums, lurching loops and menacing dystopian energy.
Plunky & Oneness Of Juju – Made Through Ritual LP [STRUTLP330]
Strut present the first international release in over 30 years by legendary Afro-jazz group Oneness Of Juju with their new album “Made Through Ritual”. In 1975, the late DJ / producer and jazz distributor Jimmy Gray and James “Plunky” Branch joined a musical revolution, founding Black Fire Records and releasing the label’s debut album, the classic African Rhythms by Oneness of Juju. Now, Plunky brings this important musical relationship full circle with Made Through Ritual, produced by Plunky’s son Jamiah “Fire” Branch and Jimmy’s son Jamal Gray. The album takes a novel approach to beat culture. Working from demos created by Jamal using a selection of original jazz samples, Plunky took the tracks, replayed and re-interpreted the arrangements using live musicians. “The album explores the art of deconstruction and reconstruction in music – sampling, sequencing, and live improvisation merge with multi-track recording to craft intricate harmonies and arrangements,” explains Plunky. “The process became a ritualistic expression of creativity and transformation.” The resulting album is a fascinating listen. Opening with the meditative soul chant ‘Share This Love’ voiced by regular Oneness vocalist Charlayne “Chyp” Green, the album opens out into a series of jazz vignettes including the title track, ‘In Due Time’ and ‘Free Spirit’. The powerful album closer, ‘Children Of The Drum’ celebrates black culture and legacy through the poetry of Roscoe Burnem.
Traxx @ Dreams of Neon 04.07.2025
The Spy – Spiral [HIL012]
New release by The Spy on Hilltown Disco, featuring 5 synth-driven, emotive electro tracks (plus 2 digital bonuses), written and produced in the Netherlands with a new take on ‘Evil Wins’ by Berlin based electro don, Privacy.
ROI – Ungated [GTD]
Gated Recordings presents a digital EP of dancefloor electro from ROI, co-founder of Fanzine Records.
Cisco Cisco – The Heat [APERSONAL41]
Apersonal Music, the Barcelona-based imprint known for its sun-drenched blend of house and disco since 2010, presents the new EP by one of its longest-standing artists: Cisco Cisco. Portuguese duo Cisco Cisco are renowned for crafting emotional and uplifting house and disco, filled with hypnotic sampling and shimmering effects. Their sound has become a signature of Apersonal’s catalog, and The Heat EP is a glowing continuation of this.
Mayurashka – LSI Dreaming [RS074LP]
Japanese sensation Mayurashka arrives on Rhythm Section International with hypnotic incantations that playfully subvert house and techno tropes, creating wonderfully weird music that moves you.
VA – Wrong Era Vol.1 [WE019D]
Compiled by Label Head Fabrizio Mammarella, Wrong Era Vol.1 explores the label’s early spearhead releases, celebrating its seminal sound with 12 iconic tracks. The compilation includes remixes from fellow Slow Motion founder Franz Scala and originals from key players such as Curses, Ton Globiter and Aphonia who have helped shape the now unmistakable Wrong Era sound and sonic aesthetic.
DayVentura – Fear Of Knowledge 2025
Italian producer DayVentura returinig with a new beat release.
Lago – Gop Cast 139
Bill Vortex – Musiques Imaginogènes Vol.2 [SER017]
Bill Vortex is back on Serendip Lab. In this second album he takes us on a cosmic ride full of lush synth, funky bass lines and drum machine breaks.
Hysteric & Baguette present The Roquefort Files [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Hysteric & Baguette present The Roquefort Files as a name-your-price release on bandcamp.
Dez Andrés & Victor Kiswell – Casablanca LP [SPTLTE004]
‘Casablanca’ first started as a party exploring the depths of Arabic grooves from Northern Africa and the Middle East, brought to life by two musical legends…Parisian digger Victor Kiswell, known for his journey through the world’s rarest records and influential NTS radio sets, and Dez Andrés, a Detroit native whose roots in the city’s hip-hop and house scene are matched by his love for soul, fun, and jazz. The two artists have stepped into the studio to bring the same energy and ethos from their party to this album.
Masă-n curte @ Sibiu 23.07.2025
Summer is still here so let’s celebrate it together, with good food, music, a cozy garden and lots of friends. We’ll take care of the food, drinks, and music, and you bring the laughter, memorable stories, and dancing.
The location is secret, we will disclose it in the day of the event, and we have limited places for 30 people.
Transpac – Infobahn LP [CRTSX014]
Transpac delivers the fourteenth drop on Curtis Electronix presenting Infobahn LP, a seven-track odyssey that showcases their refined, perceptive approach to Electro. Throughout the record they blend elegance and precision through a carefully crafted sonic environment where every sound, frequency, and element serves a purpose. It effortlessly alternates between 4/4 dancefloor killers and beatless segments, creating a dynamic energy that balances weightlessness and density. This interplay of intensity and suspension makes this record unpredictable and striking. The seeming simplicity of the structure hides a deep, sophisticated exploration of sound, where atmospheric textures and production dig deep into the potentialities of space and frequency. Simplicity serves as a gateway through which the deepest complexities unfold.
Robotron vs. Freakadelic – Highfreakdelity EP [SKYNETT.5]
Robotron vs. Freakadelic are freakquencing some Highfreakdelity electro-nix on Skynet Cybersonix, containing 3 freakalicious vocal-trax flavored with a bunch of lo-fied freakesizers.
Legacy – Expanding the Bubblenet [PKP018]
LEGACY join To Pikap Records to continue their subaquatic trip on the Detroitish side of electro. ”Expanding the Bubblenet” is simultaneously fuel for the dancefloor and food for the brain.
Timothy J. Fairplay – Melt The Chains EP [LONEWOLF018]
When it comes to dark, mesmerizing electronic music steeped in EBM, house, industrial, and electro, few artists delve as deep, or as strangely, as Timothy J Fairplay. His Melt the Chains EP pulses with slow, chugging rhythms, warped synths, and a kind of psychedelic paranoia that feels tailor-made for shadowy dancefloors and late-night headphone sessions alike. Adding an extra touch to the release is DC Salas, who delivers an extraordinary remix that pushes the EP even further.
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