Gladio Operations’ tenth release touches down with the third volume of the Split Machine Series, which bears the signatures of KafkaCtrl and UHF and marks the end of this electrifying trilogy.
KafkaCtrl / UHF – Split Machine Vol. 3 EP [GO010]
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Electro Nation – Slave To The Machine LP [ACTREC008]
Right for the 30th anniversary of his Electro project Electro Nation, Thomas P. Heckmann returns with a brand new album on his mates label Activities Records from Brussels with a stunning album artwork by Elzo Durt. ‘Slave To The Machine’ is a full story throughout the album about an ordinary life that is down to all things being controlled by machines, internet and digits, just to escape and meet the machine at the end.
Dark Vektor – Las puertas de Tannhauser EP [MUSA007]
After almost one year of silence, M.U.S.A come back again with a live legend, a pioneer of electro in Spain, Dark Vektor. Three original tracks plus two remixes, one by Kan3da and one by Dj Maaco aka Detroit In Effect.
Body Mechanic – Electrosoul LP [DTR002/DTR003]
Body Mechanic has been turning out definitive Motor City techno on solid labels like Cryovac, and GASS for several years. This time out he lands-on Detroit Techno and serves up, well, some electro. It’s classic 313 tackle though – heavy on the kicks, snappy snares and filthy dirty basslines that make you want to move. Ghoulish vocals add extra grit to the opener and from there ‘Dance’ gets more playful with jittery drum funk and scratching, ‘Beautiful Bum’ has a gorgeously tender and reflective vibe thanks to the minor chords and smooth electro rhythms, ‘Magic (feat Tay) ‘ slips into a deep and soulful house groove and ‘Househead’ is jacked up, loopy and well swung amongst several more timeless cuts.
Underground Resistance – The Final Frontier [UR-003MCM]
Remastered 12” version of this all time classic from Detroit. Essential 303 electro techno from Underground Resistance. Raw, intense and one of the outstanding and unique records in Techno history.
Waveform Syndicate – Live Sessions [BS1818-007.3]
Waveform Syndicate is a hardware live collab between friends Aztronouth, Luus and MachineFunk. Focussed on extraterrestrial funk, mindbending soundscapes and sometimes a slight touch of ghetto magic to bring some heat.
Adi – Dimensions Mix 311
LAB Personnel – Break Apart [SOT016]
Lab Personnel is an electro / EBM producer team from from Zagreb, Croatia, including Ivona Ivkovic, Marijan Katic, Nikola Kos, Luka Kurjan, Goran Lautar, Jasmin Mahmic, Dominik Sesek and Paul Genetik. Sons of Traders present “Break Apart”, an improvisation recorded live at “Synth Jam” improvisation session in Zagreb at Surogat Club, December 2023.
Filmmaker – The Iconoclast EP
Filmmaker returns with a sefl released 4 tracks EP on his bandcamp page.
Salomée – Delusions EP [EYA028]
The latest drop from EYA Records features Bordeaux based DJ/producer Salomée and a remix by synth wizard LVCA. ‘Delusions EP’ channels electro – techno energy and italo tendencies in its remix. Once again a compelling collection of tracks, superb.
Zeta Reticula – Binary Pair EP [WMR005]
Picture disc vinyl release of Binary Pair, which was previously released digitally on Umek’s 1605 label. Now available on 12″ with five new remixes from Human Rebellion, Code Rising, Robodroid, Spectrums Data Forces and DVS NME.
Plant43 – Concrete Echo [PLANT43014]
Esteemed electro explorer Emile Facey aka Plant 43 is back on his Plant43 Recordings imprint. Despite being hugely prolific, the artist always managed to find fresh new creative ground with each new outing and Concrete Echo is no different. The EP features four tracks originally written to perform live at Tresor in Berlin in 2024.
Kornelije Kovac – Report from Sarajevo (XIV Winter Olympic Games 1984) [FOX014EP]
Unreleased themes from Kornelije Kovac for commissioned documentary short ‘Raport iz Sarajeva’, directed by Miodrag Zdravkovic in 1982. This music themes precede the official songs, idents and audio logos for the XIV Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984 opening ceremony made by Kornelije Kovac in his Belgrade based studio from 1982 to 1984. Sourced from the original master tapes with full color artwork by Eric Adrian Lee. Includes insert with photographs from Kornelije Kovac private collection and liner notes by Zeljko Luketic.
KafkaCtrl – Gladiocast #45
VA – Robot Connection #001 [EMCV016]
On the 16th vinyl release from ELECTRO MUSIC COALITION, Robot Connection #001, an international lineup of producers comes together: the owner of the Orbital Mechanics record label, Maltese artist Sound Synthesis; the Belgian composer Arsonist Recorder, known for running ZwaarteKracht Records; and two members of the EMC label team, Neonicle and sin:it:sin.
Kafkactrl – Collider Complex EP [AP006]
Another Perspective is an electronic music label based in Seville, Spain, run by Rise Black. The sixth release on the label features three original electro tracks from French music producer Kafkactrl and three remixes from Alonzo, CT Kidobó and Larionov.
Dada Pogrom – The Black Light Spectrum LP [HERTZ069]
After years of reluctance, finally a new album from Dada Pogrom. The Icelandic musician Kenneth Walter Balys has created a masterpiece of elaborated synth passages with wonderful pop melodies. His performances are few and far between, but in March 2024 he had already played some of the new songs in front of a full sold out house at the Kernkrach Festival. The audience was thrilled and demanded encores.
Mule Driver – Sequences to Activate Dormant Agents [CM24]
Confused Machines presents another 808 day release. 7 Electro cuts using Roland TR-808, Roland SH-09, Korg MS-20, Korg MS-2000, Verbos Electronics modules and a few FX processors.
Roberto Auser – Data Desire Disorder [DDE08]
Data Desire Disorder is Roberto Auser’s upcoming EP on the Dalmata Daniel label, part of their lathe-cut series. This four-track EP showcases Auser’s deep engagement with analog sound, blending noir, industrial, minimal synth, dark wave, and electro influences. Created largely during the lockdown era, it features vintage hardware and modular synths, crafting a sound that is both raw and meticulously detailed. Data Desire Disorder continues Auser’s exploration into dark, atmospheric soundscapes, offering a blend of cinematic tension and rhythmic pulse.
The Owl – Untitled and Unknown [NWT-002]
Nothing Was There Records presents The Owl: Untitled and Unknown Volume one.
