The 10th release on Dungeon Module is ‘Bunco Trax’ by Timothy “J” Fairplay a double length collection of raw House and beat tracks produced in anger at the Dungeon Module studio. 16 tracks of Chicago influenced proto jak box jams, disjointed rhythms and metal on metal. Made with TR808, TR707, TR727, Casio RZ-1, Casio CT-510, Korg SR-120, Juno 106, JX-3P, Poly Six, SH-09, SH-5, Syncussion, Pro One, A/DA Flanger, RE-201, EP-100, CE-2, DD-3, Soundcraft 200B, Boss KM-60, Teac 2A.
In 1991, Rome, Francesco Chicco Furlotti founded Male Productions, an independent record label – small, determined, and far removed from the commercial logic that dominated at the time. Male was not a label like any other: it was a workshop, a gathering point, a creative hub where DJs, producers, friends, and wanderers converged. Within that environment, an artistic core took shape – Stefano Di Carlo, Leo Young, and Mauro Tannino, along with other collaborators orbiting around Furlotti. From their synergy emerged a project whose very name declared its mission: The True Underground Sound of Rome. The collective did not simply aim to release music; it sought to tell a story of Rome through sounds that defied categorization: house, techno, ambient, electronic mysticism, psychedelic visions… a unique blend, instantly recognizable, emotional, and experimental. Space Echoes presents – at last in a complete and faithful form – the first two mixes created for Male Productions, now released on a double vinyl that brings back into the present the exact moment when it all began: the nomadic nights of the raves, Furlotti’s vision, the creativity of Di Carlo, Young and Tannino, and the sonic identity of a Rome in the midst of transformation.
Rarely-seen Delsin alumn Sentomea resurfaces on the M>O>S label with the Wonderment EP, brandishing a blissful quintet of tracks in his trademark style. Inspired by organic textures in sound and image, this release merges distinctive sound-design with raw improvisation and hardware-based live performance. A carefully selected set of tracks takes you along clunky Chicago house sounds, far away echoes from the NWAQ universe and lo-fi Detroit oriented journeys.
The fifth transmission in the Xtrictly Elektro series connects the past and future of the genre in one powerful statement. Side A channels the sharp, forward-driven pulse of the new school — EC13, ElektroTechnik, and Parand deliver cutting-edge vibes built for the modern floor. Side B pays tribute to the roots with Calagad 13, DJ Overdose, and Motorobot — a legendary alliance between Bass Junkie and Dynamik Bass System, returning for only their second-ever collaboration. A bridge between eras: classic heritage meets futuristic sound design — timeless, synthetic, and deeply interconnected.
The eight long play on the Exarde label comes from none other than UK electro royalty – Transparent Sound. If you have been following the music world for a while, then you would know this name as it’s been on the radars since the 1994. From the beginning it was a synergy between two artists Orson Bramley and Martin Brown, now the project solely run by Orson and he is presenting us Potent Mystery, an electro album in the best possible execution of this genre filled with melody and mystery. For the remix duties stepped up Acidulant the Maltese based hardware guru and the master of live sets from Bristol – Ben Pest. Each of these men and stellar artists have spent numerous years perfecting the craft of the electronic music which have resulted of this album being born as we can hear it now.
Detroit meets the West Coast. DJ Maaco (Detroit in Effect) and Alden Tyrell moving people the old way, part 2. Resistance is futile against the Grays…
Bogota-Berlin collective Activity FM presents their fourth release bring together a cross-continental network of artists who share their passion for high-intensity, rave-driven sounds. AFM004 sees California’s Annika Wolfe, London’s Alex Jann, Shanghai talent Ma Haiping and Buenos Aries’ Zoras features new works on this EP, covering a heady mix of techno and electro sounds.
Ekman’s ‘Into the Den’ stays locked into his sound: raw, dark, direct. Electro-driven tracks with heavy 303 pressure, built for the floor.
Italian producer TLXCO returns with “Did You Smoke?”, a raw, industrial journey through acid and electro. Four live-recorded tracks pulse with the mechanical energy, distorted textures, and unfiltered intensity that we love from TLXCO, as he turns the machines up and unleashes the chaos.
Among the Italian discos of ’70s and ’80s, that represented a cultural phenomenon that has remained in the collective imagination, stands out the Picchio Rosso discotheque from Formigine (Modena). Besides serving as a meeting place and entertainment venue for thousands of young people, it also served as a bridge between its DJs and many talented young musicians from the region. Picchio Rosso was the laboratory for Italo-Disco productions recorded at the Amin-Peck studios in Bologna. Amin-Peck are also the musical architects of Peecker Melody label. “Your Fun” and the instrumental “Valérie” by Modem are two simple, slightly hypnotic, well-constructed, and catchy songs, released in 1984 at Peecker Melody. Now, 40 years later, Best Record has reissued them for the young generation.
Bruno Di Berardino + Bruno Ruggieri = Dynamic Forces and are back on the Dolly TS series with their new EP ‘Metal Space’ Metal it is and in space we fly with these 4 sinister, visceral, floor-shaking smashers. Yet another great selection of stark rhythms and brooding atmospheres, designed for the nocturnal gravity of the warehouse straight from the Italian techno soil.
Circuitry Electronic launches with a release that stands as a statement of intent – an artist with few true peers within English electronic music, with an album that jumps out of the speakers and slaps you around the chops. G-Man is Gez Varley – one half of Sheffield pioneers LFO, and thirty years into his solo career, with his first vinyl album release since Avanti on Force Inc way back in 2002.
Patricia clocks back in at Acid Test with ‘Y Try’, a six-track Mini-LP, neatly packed, no detours. The brief was never complicated. Big room Patty business, plain and simple. The A-side aims straight for the main room, the flip takes things deeper.
Sinitsin is back on Abstract Rhythm, this time with a full EP of six strong and versatile Electro tracks, called “A Temporal Paradox”. A Temporal Paradox is a hypothetical contradiction of cause-and-effect within a timeline. The tracks contain everything from deep and subby to higher frequency driving basslines, subtle to distorted acid sequences, warm pads and melodies to harsh percussion sounds, from smooth floating grooves to energetic, dancefloor ready gems, while overall having the ability to make you travel through time and space, bringing you closer to the Temporal Paradox.
Originally released in 2021 on Future Massive, now re-released on Plant43 Recordings for 2026.
Marking 50 years since the live launch of one of Britain’s most influential electronic bands (at the Sheffield Students Union Refectory on 13 May 1975), Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson reactivated the Cabaret Voltaire name for an exclusive live performance at the Forge Warehouse, Sheffield. A 4 date tour of the UK followed in November 2025. They were joined by Eric Random and Oliver Harrap.
“But What Time Is It Really?” was recorded on the Oct-Nov 2025 UK Tour and perfectly captures the mood of the UK dates. Fans travelled across the world to see the band present new arrangements of classic Cabs tracks such as ‘Sensoria’, ‘Crackdown’, ‘Do Right’ and ‘Spies in the Wires’ alongside ‘Tinsley Viaduct’, a contemporary piece of musique concrète composed by Chris Watson.
Stephen Mallinder: Vocals, bass, keyboards, samples
Chris Watson: organ, modular synths, samples, field recordings
Eric Random: Keyboards, guitar
Oliver Harrap: Electronic percussion
In memory of Richard H. Kirk.
Christian Kroupa & Le Chocolat Noir (Black Dot) return to Kri 3 years after their debut, picking up the thread where it all began. Since their first release, and outings on Mechatronica and Italo Moderni in between, the duo continues to refine their stripped, nocturnal electro sound – sharp, eclectic, and built for late hours. Duo’s signature futuristic melancholia on Lust EP includes six tracks ranging from EBM club domination to electro after-hours relaxation, laced with melodic synth lines, a haunting Slavic vocal, and spiced with club-ready remixes by Innershades and Charlie.
Suicide AFTR 7 moves deeper into the shadows on this release, stripping things back while letting the groove hit harder. Built on pumping 808s, restless synth lines, and a subtle acid pulse, the project blends electro, cold wave, and leftfield instincts into something leaner and more focused than earlier records. There’s a proto-80s spirit running through it: raw, tactile, and slightly unpolished, where tension lives in the negative space and repetition becomes hypnotic rather than obvious. For the first time, real bass guitar and drums enter the picture, adding human weight beneath the electronics without diluting Suicide AFTR 7’s core identity. The result feels rawer, more intimate, and quietly confrontational. Music for late nights, dim rooms, and inward motion.
The thirds GNC Records vinyl release comes from Francisco. ‘Catch It’ sits right at the intersection between New Beat and Proto House, delivering an effortless fusion of styles. From serious old-school attitude to modern dancefloor energy, this record is a versatile essential for any bag – perfect for a club setting or an open-air festival. To round off the release, Phase O’Matic delivers his futurism reorder, injecting a fresh, forward-thinking aesthetic into the EP.
If the front cover of the latest release from Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound imprint looks like something from the early 80s, that’s because it is. In fact, Xclusiv’s second single, 1982’s ‘Fools Are Friendly’, has long been something of a cult classic amongst collectors of quirky, off-kilter and obscure electronic disco/synth-pop fusion. Produced by a British studio engineer called Paul Jeremy as a showcase for sibling duo Karen and Maxine Berlinski, it’s the kind of slap-bass-sporting, independent disco-not-disco delight that sits somewhere between early Italo-disco, US boogie, and glassy-eyed underground synth-pop. It’s genuinely excellent and here is presented in both full vocal ‘extended mix’ and’instrumental’ mix forms.
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