Mark Churcher aka A-Eno-Acid returns with his debut LP, “The Last Jack” on Chicago Bee Records. A raw transmission from the underground — deep, hypnotic and unapologetically acid. Rooted in the late-1980s sound of warehouse parties, pirate radio and underground dancefloors, this is an album built for DJs, dancers and heads who know. 808s, squelching 303s and hypnotic grooves — pure acid house energy.
Step into the backroom of the Bordello, the lights dim and the soundtrack adopts a different tone. L.F.T. leans against the wall. Nestled under his arm, Sonic Boom: four tracks of acid-inflected electro disruption. Love, Fist, Tears is no stranger to the more gnarled side of the machines, and that unadulterated rawness is evident from the needle drop of “Locked in My Head.” From its bent and buckled intro, the track launches a beat that punches before drawing the listener in for more. Vocoder lyrics are mangled with distortion, static soaked chords blighted by corrosive chemicals and industrial decay as the knives are drawn from the outset (and this is only the beginning). Blistered and cracked beats are doused in a pestilent haze for “Las Plagas” and a message of intent is firmly stated: there will be no let up on Sonic Boom, no reprieve. “Ningen” opens the flip. Grisly, petrol smeared beats splutter below a juddering synthline that coils and twists with serpentine menace. A probing tom is lanced before being set alight in the finale. Sinister and unsettling, “Schmutzig Personality” is as physically powerful as it is psychologically gripping. Barrages of drums rain down, barbed snares and sharpened claps, as an assault of acid is further weaponised by machined vocals.
Drvg Cvltvre returns to the mothership. Body Muzique is five tracks of raw, old school Chicago acid house, made the way it was when the sound first took shape in the warehouses and basement clubs of the Windy City. Drvg Cvltvre keeps things stripped back and hardware-driven: squelching, resonant 303 lines that twist and climb, punchy 909 and 707 kicks and claps, and rough, hypnotic grooves that lock in and let the machines do the talking. Each cut is built around repetition and tension, designed to build slowly, hit hard, and keep the floor moving for hours. It’s a direct nod to the pioneers who turned a misbehaving bassline box into a movement, and a reminder that the best dance music is felt in the body before the head catches up. Raw, functional and unapologetically analogue in spirit, Body Muzique is made for loud systems, dark rooms and long nights filled with sweat.
Cosmic Tribe presents the third edition of the Artist Series featuring C.C.O. (Contra Communem Opinionem), the project of Swiss artist Florian Büchel. The original material selected here explores a more direct and linear side of his music, combining atmospheric structures, subtle acid elements and elegant melodic progression. The remixes come from Raakel Bloody Raakel and Romphea.
Skylax Records presents the fourth chapter in a landmark 4-part saga — a secretive and conceptual series uniting two titans of French electronic music: Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed. “Vision Quest” pushes even deeper into the roots and futures of the underground. On the A-side, Vision Quest opens the EP with a pulsating journey of progressive electronics — cinematic and sleek, evoking the robotic spirituality of Kraftwerk and the expansive textures of early kosmische music. Next, TOI 700-d channels the golden age of acid house with infectious 303 lines and jacking grooves. Think DJ Pierre, Phuture, and Ron Hardy at their most transcendental — raw, euphoric, and timeless. Flip to the B-side and dive into Black Star Liners — a dub techno masterclass in the lineage of Maurizio, Basic Channel, and Chain Reaction. Deep, minimal, and full of ghostly delay, it’s a meditative immersion in pure sound system hypnosis. Closing the EP, Trojan Asteroids fires into classic Metroplex territory — icy, futuristic, and funk-laced. A perfect nod to Cybotron and Model 500, this is hi-tech soul with a razor’s edge.
Drvg Cvltvre is back on New York Haunted. The three sludgy house cuts on this EP that pull together the best the genre has to offer, now with added vocals styled after house music’s own origins.
Further explorations in Legowelt’s Electro Rave Acid Digidub Octamed Jungle tap. Zorlok Compressor is Legowelt’s latest project, forged from dark wave rave – acidhall – dubstep (not the drop-bro EDM trash), electro – oldschool jungle – digidub – bass and whatever flies with that. Pushing the sound back into underground territories with a raw live energy.
Introducing Cold Voltage – a new series wired for tension, circuitry, and raw machine emotion. This first volume sets the tone: cold, direct, and built for dark rooms. On the A-side, Elena Sizova opens with “The Balls”, an experimental descent of bouncing basslines and cavernous synth textures. Filmmaker follows, delivering his unmistakable dark wave electro signature – sharp, shadowed, and hypnotic. Violet Poison & Echo Protocol close the A side with “Into the Silent Blue”, an electro vocal cut designed to ignite the floor. Flip to the B-side: Jennifer Touch strikes with “Don’t”, a rolling, snare-driven machine track that hits without warning. Mr. Funghi pushes further into EBM/Techno territory with “Off for the Weekend”, a relentless piece built to tear down walls. Closing the release, The Spy delivers “Track Reaper”, a dramatic Italo wave finale that lingers long after the last note fades.
Ingo Hammer lands again on Industrial Lies with ‘Hammer to Fall’, the ultimate record for tough times. As the apocalypse approaches, the mysterious European producer drops the hypnotic techno of ‘Lucky’ and the pulsating, bass heavy ‘Tenth Gen’. Shifting focus, he delivers dubbed out sleazy disco on ‘Dirty Glow’ and explores gnarly, sewer electro with ‘Mind Control’. The world is burning and ‘Hammer to Fall’ is the soundtrack to the party at the end of the universe.
For the second Interdimensional Transmissions record from Detroit’s Andy Toth, he explores a sci fi fusion of electro and acid, with a remix by BMG of Ectomorph fame. Andy Toth has a long history in Detroit Techno, from an engineering and mixing background where he mixed records for the likes of Mike Huckaby and many others, to co-authoring “Sandwiches”. For this record, Andy had the songs mixed on hardware by BMG in his studio, to give them an even more 3 dimensional sound and an even greater weight. The result for the “Mind Lock EP” is simultaneously hypnotic, acid, sci fi, and electro. The depth of tone, density of sound and maturity of concept come through the 4 deeply compelling tracks that you can just get lost in.
Unsighted lands on KRI with Bodywreck – a four-track descent into shadowed electro, where fractured rhythms and cold synth work carve out a bleak, dystopian zone. Brooklyn-based Nicolás Sierra pairs sharp vocoder cuts with icy synths and heavyweight low-end across Bodywreck, Mental Models and Transfigured Time, while the aptly titled 1984 locks into a rigid 4×4 stride laced with bleep-driven paranoia. New York mainstay and electro OG Alonzo reworks 1984, tightening the screws with his unmistakable, hard-bouncing signature.
Luis Malon returns to Overthink Records with a 4-track EP. Four cuts rooted in his distinctive, functional sound. Driven by raw drum machines, acidic lines and precise sequencing, the release moves between techno and electro with a direct, dancefloor-focused approach — tight, hypnotic and built for late hours.
All Nice Records returns with the 006 instalment, welcoming Raw Takes to the roster for a self-titled six-tracker that lives up to its name. No frills, no fuss, just pure, unfiltered club music pressed on wax. Side A kicks off with House of Phreaks, a dense Chicago house sledgehammer built around a heavyweight bassline that sets the pace from the first bar, no introduction needed. Last Figure pulls the tension tighter before One For Gehm closes the first side as a heartfelt nod to Andreas Gehm – the legendary German acid pioneer whose influence continues to ripple through the underground. Flip it over and Piano Jam brings an unexpected melodic warmth to the centre of the record, while AECD wears its influences proudly, a 303-drenched acid workout rooted deep in the classic Chicago house tradition, the kind of track that feels like it could have come straight out of the Warehouse era. Crime Times seals the deal… gritty, atmospheric, and built for the late hours.
“Orb Age” is a new electronic music release by Gavelman, released on Lifeforms.
First release from the brand new label Modular Dreams run by Sound Synthesis & UTR head honcho JDSK. This label will focus more on the deeper dreamy electro side of Sound Synthesis. MD 101 features 4 high quality cutz that will surely stand the test of time.
Friese Ruiters (also know as Redray), brings us 2 new volumes of heavy jams from the trenches.
Friese Ruiters (also know as Redray), brings us 2 new volumes of heavy jams from the trenches.
