We start presenting our favorite tracks from 2024. More or less in a chronological order we present here the fourth set of tracks.
2024 Best Tracks part. 4 (of 10)
TLXCO – Madness Of Love Affairs [SLVMNCR009]
TLXCO’s music is rough, pure, imprecise and spontaneous. A lover of analogue jams, bizarre electro rhythms and underground club culture, Pietro Giubilato contains in his work a plurality of different musical perversions which, when exposed, will intrigue the most esoteric type of listener.
Hayter – Everyday EP [KRI010]
Release No.10 features ‘Everyday EP’ the first solo record by Hayter of the Dog Balls and Westlake & Hayter fame. The record seamlessly transitions from 2000ish Gigolo vibes to Detroit electro-funk and wave anthems. The release is spiced with an acid power ballad of a remix by Hayter’s fellow Leipzig electro poet Credit 00.
Sunfear – All At Once LP [DE332]
Sunfear returns to Dark Entries with ‘All at Once’, her sophomore LP. Sunfear is the project of Turkish multidisciplinary artist Eylül Deniz. Her music blends intense guitar feedback with layers of noise, creating vast, textured compositions and vocals that evoke a sense of both chaos and beauty. Since 2017, Sunfear has carved out a niche in the experimental music scene, using her guitar and her voice to explore the boundaries of sound and emotion. Her work often feels like a journey through dark, expansive sonic landscapes, reflecting her deep connection to the power of sound. Her aim is self-expressive; these experimental tactics are her narrative and worldbuilding tools. ‘All at Once’ shows Deniz deepening her connection to the guitar, her voice, and the Sunfear project as whole. All at Once is a darker album than its predecessor Octopus. ‘All at Once’ reflects the dark times we live in, but it does not only live in hopelessness; it recognizes that while loss and trauma may change our forms, we must continue to move forward.
S. English – Impossible Furniture LP [LIES215]
The return of Texas heavy electronics, S.English is back on the label with a new 10 track tape of tense, metallic textured sci-fi slowbeat At this point English has honed in and perfected his own style of reaching some sort of unreal middle ground sitting between muslimgauze, s-core, and seico corp. Absolutely mindbending, headcrushing outsider electronics.
Noda & Wolfers – Evil Fades In Echo LP [NW050LP]
The second album from Noda & Wolfers on Nightwind Records is here. With “Evil Fades In Echo” the Japanese dub melodica virtuoso Takafumi Noda aka Mystica Tribe meets up with Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt again for an unique concoction of digital dub acid hall with raw lo-fi synth wave. Buckets of echo, crumbled tapes, mind altering phasers, luring spring reverbs, sloppy hythm boxes, heavy intense bass and the ever mystifying melodica playing from Noda bring this project to a new level.
Radondo – Deluge [WE017]
British producer Radondo makes a striking debut on Wrong Era with his EP, ‘Deluge’. His unique blend of influences, drawn from his time in the German Capital and inspirations within Italo Disco, creates a musical landscape that is both familiar and refreshing.
Mori Ra – Mantra EP [FJ12-06]
Forest Jams continues the journey into the great beyond with Mori Ra’s Mantra–an EP composed of four edits created for any inquisitive earthling and forest wanderer.
VA – Selected Works 2024
This compilation features 18 songs released on physical media in 2024 from artists on the Cold Transmission Music roster.
VA – Hexagon [SAM019]
Hexagon – the sixth installment in our yearly compilation series – is here, bringing together six tracks that explore a range of powerful and intriguing musical directions. Clouzer kicks things off with a driving EBM monster, setting a bold tone right from the start. Next up, Gunce Aci delivers a high-tempo, hypnotic hard-hitter. Then, Radondo takes us in a darker direction with a haunting EBM piece that blends atmosphere with intensity, creating a sense of eerie tension. Ton Globiter follows with a high energy of a track, infused with his signature vocals that give the track an undeniable punch. Dream Days maintains the momentum, keeping the tensity high. Finally, KMBN wraps things up with an electro-tinged, leftfield track, offering a surprising and experimental finish to the compilation.
2024 Best Tracks part. 3 (of 10)
We start presenting our favorite tracks from 2024. More or less in a chronological order we present here the third set of tracks.
Ron Morelli – Extinctionist [LIES212]
In your face new 8 track LP of vicious beat driven warehouse electronics from the L.I.E.S. boss, Ron Morelli. Straight and to the point, “Extinctionist” stands very much in line and continues further in the sonically unapologetic L.I.E.S. Records tradition of the last 15 years.
E-bony – Machine Code EP [DAME-051]
For release number 051, Dame-Music welcomes E-bony to the label for the first time, with a full EP showcasing his fresh take on the electro sound. His musical style seamlessly blends elements of Techno & Electro, navigating through shades of darkness, light, and funky grooves, captivating listeners along the way. E-bony’s Machine Code EP is made up of 4 tracks, including three originals and a powerful remix of “System Error” by infamous French producer The Hacker.
2024 Best Tracks part. 2 (of 10)
We start presenting our favorite tracks from 2024. More or less in a chronological order we present here the second set of tracks.
Timothy J. Fairplay – Local Networks [DGMD007]
Timothy “J” Fairplay returns with the 7th release on Dungeon Module. Like last years ‘Rule The Streets’ ‘Local Networks’ is made up of 8 Chicago House influenced beat tracks made predominantly with Timothy’s Casio RZ-1, just a couple of synths and an A/DA Flanger. As you have come to expect from Dungeon Module, raw but stylish 80s into 90s basement music to jack on.
Takeshi Kouzuki – Electric Language EP [ALV012]
Takeshi Kouzuki is back on Alley Version with this superb four-tracker EP. House music at its best, starting from the basics laid out by Chi-masters like Larry Heard, Marshall Jefferson, liquefied in the typical mesmeric touch of this Japanese legend.
2024 Best Tracks part. 1 (of 10)
We start presenting our favorite tracks from 2024. More or less in a chronological order we present here the first 10 tracks.
Acid Synthesis – Actu Malti [P303.05]
Planet 303 is a distant astral body where acid rules suprem and the soundtracks that play out there are always unreal, just like this latest one from Acid Synthesis. ‘Actu Ikulurit’ blends 90s breakbeats and dreamy techno synth work with an undulating acid lien that anchors you to the floor. ‘Semplicita Aciduza’ is a little more serene but comes with some lovely melodic rain that falls down the face of the 303 and ‘Hafna 303s’ brings a psychedelic and colourful edge. ‘Actu Malti’ closes with plenty of journeying cosmic charm and celestial energy.
Plastikman – Musik (30th Anniversary Edition) LP [NOMU37VLP]
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Plastikman, aka Richie Hawtin, has remastered his groundbreaking second album, Musik, from the original tapes for a new limited bio-vinyl edition. The record was first released in November 1994 through NovaMute and Plus 8, following the debut Plastikman album, Sheet One (1993). A masterclass in minimal techno, Musik quickly propelled Hawtin to new levels of success. The release followed Plastikman’s first-ever live performance in a black vinyl-encased room at a semi-derelict Packard Plant in Detroit, where Hawtin was central to the burgeoning underground scene. Now, 30 years later, the album has been remastered from the original tapes, reminding us why Plastikman is a name that still resonates and that the album’s intensity – on and off the dance floor – has lost none of its potency in the intervening years. Available on limited edition double bio-vinyl from Mute and NovaMute.
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