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Das Ding – Practical Limits of Nihilism LP [EE045RTM]

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‘Practical Limits of Nihilism’ is a double album by Das Ding containing 14 brand new tracks. On the album, Danny Bosten searches for meaning in an incomprehensible world in which even nihilism does not offer a way out anymore. Created on self-built analogue synths and drum machines, Practical Limits of Nihilism sees the typical Das Ding sound evolving into new territory, including 4 vocal tracks. The atmosphere varies from dark wave to ambient trance and italo, while remaining true to itself. The artwork on the gatefold sleeve was also created by Danny Bosten and reflects a collapsing world, leading to the emptiness that is symbolised by the white vinyl the album is pressed on.

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Das Ding – Practical Limits of Nihilism LP [EE045RTM]

VA – Mindwarp [NYH400X]

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As part of the 13 years celebratory of broken gear and perseverance, New York Haunted compiled a compilation of heavy duty electro, electro funk, electro breaks for you. A top notch selection of dance floor oriented electro cuts from the likes of Cliff Dalton, Club Mayz, Jauzas The Shining or Nachtwald.

VA – Mindwarp [NYH400X]

VA – Cold Voltage Vol. 1 [MTRONW012]

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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.

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VA – Cold Voltage Vol. 1 [MTRONW012]

Ingo Hammer – Hammer to Fall [INDUSTRIALLIES005]

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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.

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Ingo Hammer – Hammer to Fall [INDUSTRIALLIES005]

Anthony Rother presents DATAPUNK 20+ YRS [FREE DOWNLOAD]

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“Anthony Rother presents DATAPUNK 20+ YRS” is a project that has been in development for many years and is now finally completed. Anthony had to leave Datapunk behind more than a decade ago and redefine himself musically. He now brings the Datapunk era to a reconciled and fitting conclusion. “DATAPUNK 20+ YRS“ features exclusively Anthony’s works. It includes classics as well as many previously unreleased tracks from his archive, offering a deep insight into the overall creative body of work of Rother’s Datapunk phase. Particularly noteworthy are Anthony’s carefully crafted hybrid reworks of his classics Father, Back Home, and Punks. “DATAPUNK 20+ YRS” can be described as a musical autobiography. The album tells the story of an initially naive artist, with all its highs and painful lows. It is a time capsule carrying a timeless message for those who were there back then, and for all those who are still emotionally touched by it today. 

Anthony Rother presents DATAPUNK 20+ YRS [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Mystic Letter K – Occulimus LP [OR158]

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With Mystic Letter K, Cari Lekebusch steps into a parallel, more mature and conceptual universe—one where he fully explores a mental, tribal, deeply hypnotic and highly danceable strain of electro. His sound is built on constantly shifting patterns: elements that repeat, reconfigure, and sequence themselves in multiple ways, creating a continuous
sense of motion that drives the listener into states of trance and altered perception. ‘Occulimus’ captures this essence with surgical precision: an unmatched groove, raw yet refined, designed for the dancefloor but equally suited for full immersion. Each side of this double vinyl acts as a powerful and versatile tool, allowing any DJ to build, sustain, and transform energy with a single record in the bag. A direct, functional, and absorbing work that reaffirms Lekebusch’s forward-thinking vision and his unique ability to sculpt sound in motion.

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Mystic Letter K – Occulimus LP [OR158]

Maman Küsters – Oniromancia Completa [OR154]

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Maman Küsters return to Oráculo Records with “Oniromancia Completa”, a third vinyl release carved from tension and precision. The duo—Gaël Loison and Cyril Pansal—refine their language into something sharper, harder to define: a rigid hybrid of EBM and electro where structure becomes intensity. Furious step-sequenced arpeggios cut through dense low-end pressure, while knife-edged drums lock the body into a mechanical trance. On “Dos Mundos”, Pedro Peñas (UPR) enters the system with vocals that fracture the surface, adding a human pulse to an otherwise relentless machine. Built for dark rooms and uncompromising floors, “Oniromancia Completa” is not just played—it is deployed. There is no ornament here—only function, force, and control. A decisive strike for both electro and EBM purists.

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Maman Küsters – Oniromancia Completa [OR154]

Andy Toth – Mind Lock EP [IT055]

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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.

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Andy Toth – Mind Lock EP [IT055]

Unsighted – Bodywreck [KRI015]

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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.

Unsighted – Bodywreck [KRI015]

Luis Malon – Dr. Pain [OTH012]

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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.

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Luis Malon – Dr. Pain [OTH012]

Transparent Sound – No Call From New York [TRANS010]

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No introduction required for the the legendary ‘No Call From New York’ EP by the UK’s cult electro act Transparent Sound, the finally reissued for everybody that missed out previously is finally here. Transparent Sound repress this classics slap of forward thinking electro in its original format including remixes from Sync24, Mr Velcro Fastener and Larry McCormick.

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Transparent Sound – No Call From New York [TRANS010]

Larionov – No Way Back [TGRWDS06]

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Larionov lands on Tiger Weeds with ‘No Way Back’ with a direct, tension driven electro EP shaped by raw sequences, melancholic tones and steady forward motion. Throughout the release, Larionov balances stripped-back introspection with functional dancefloor energy. On remix duties, The Exaltics drags ‘Celestial Ocean’ into darker territory, applying his signature cinematic pressure to create a heavy, peak time version.

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Larionov – No Way Back [TGRWDS06]

Filmmaker – Undercurrents LP

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‘Undercurrents’ by Filmmaker is an interconnected body of work that drifts into moods and mind travel through the slower side that distances from prior dance/club-intended tracks, a new yet familiar exploration in search of emotional resonance, resemblance and tonal identity following the downbeat, hazy granular synthesis and low lit atmospheres developed on recent and not so recent releases.

Filmmaker – Undercurrents LP

Geistform / Half Mute – D91LINKSERIES_01 [D91LINKSERIES_01]

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D91 LINK SERIES is a new split-record series by Distrito 91 focused on connecting artists, sounds and visions through the classic 12” format. Each release features two artists sharing one record, one side per artist, creating a dialogue between different approaches to electro and machine-driven electronic music. The first release bring together Geistform aka Univac and Half Mute aka Groof.

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Geistform / Half Mute – D91LINKSERIES_01 [D91LINKSERIES_01]

Paul Hierophant – The Elder Gods [GTD032]

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Active in London’s electronic underground since the late 80s, Paul Hierophant has long worked in the space between techno, ambient, and dub, preferring atmosphere, tone, and slow-burn tension to obvious dancefloor tricks. ‘The Elder Gods’ finds him further out on the fringes of electro, where the synths loom large and the delay and reverb units are given a proper workout. The result is widescreen, ominous, and immersive.

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Paul Hierophant – The Elder Gods [GTD032]

Sound Synthesis – MD 101 [MD101]

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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.

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Sound Synthesis – MD 101 [MD101]

Reptant – Ballet Robotique [OYSTER75]

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Reptant, the reptilian overlord surfaces again on Kalahari Oyster Cult. Combining menace and kitsch the way only the Rotterdam greats do so effortlessly, he comes in smooth af on the opening cut. Mainframe-tapping machine funk, almost sounding like the Antipodean lovechild of Kraftwerk and Egyptian Lover. From there, laced with spite and insectoid detail. Noirish cybernetics delivered with genuine vigour, all across a triple-pronged strike of electro excellence. Properly aerodynamic. Not a tribute to a classic period – rather, a continuation of what the genre’s forebears built. A tried and tested formula that never loses bite, truly heralding Reptant as a standard bearer for electro in the modern era.

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Reptant – Ballet Robotique [OYSTER75]