electro
VA – Red Laser Records LP [RL50]
Red Laser Records switches on the smoke machine and strobe light, dishes out the high grade poppers and continues with the most unprofessional approach in the biz as they celebrate their FIFTIETH fuckin’ release – a double disc photon torpedo diving into the label’s roster and featuring all new tracks from RL stalwarts across the ages. Marking this half century milestone, their in-house graphics team have been on a strict diet of kryptonite and engine oil, conjuring up one of the most lavish (and budget destroying) gatefold sleeves to date; alongside personal insights (and an in-depth cigar review) on their 13 year journey from label heads Il Bosco and Pharaoh Brunson.
Legowelt – Sonidos Subterraneos Episode 222
Alden Tyrell – Times Like These (1999 – 2006) LP [CWCS026LP]
Back from the Rendez-vous at Rimini… All the Alden Tyrell classics finally available on vinyl again. Remastered by the man himself to make his tracks, that inspired a generation, ready for the next decade.
The Spy – Spiral [HIL012]
New release by The Spy on Hilltown Disco, featuring 5 synth-driven, emotive electro tracks (plus 2 digital bonuses), written and produced in the Netherlands with a new take on ‘Evil Wins’ by Berlin based electro don, Privacy.
ROI – Ungated [GTD]
Gated Recordings presents a digital EP of dancefloor electro from ROI, co-founder of Fanzine Records.
VA – Wrong Era Vol.1 [WE019D]
Compiled by Label Head Fabrizio Mammarella, Wrong Era Vol.1 explores the label’s early spearhead releases, celebrating its seminal sound with 12 iconic tracks. The compilation includes remixes from fellow Slow Motion founder Franz Scala and originals from key players such as Curses, Ton Globiter and Aphonia who have helped shape the now unmistakable Wrong Era sound and sonic aesthetic.
Bill Vortex – Musiques Imaginogènes Vol.2 [SER017]
Bill Vortex is back on Serendip Lab. In this second album he takes us on a cosmic ride full of lush synth, funky bass lines and drum machine breaks.
Transpac – Infobahn LP [CRTSX014]
Transpac delivers the fourteenth drop on Curtis Electronix presenting Infobahn LP, a seven-track odyssey that showcases their refined, perceptive approach to Electro. Throughout the record they blend elegance and precision through a carefully crafted sonic environment where every sound, frequency, and element serves a purpose. It effortlessly alternates between 4/4 dancefloor killers and beatless segments, creating a dynamic energy that balances weightlessness and density. This interplay of intensity and suspension makes this record unpredictable and striking. The seeming simplicity of the structure hides a deep, sophisticated exploration of sound, where atmospheric textures and production dig deep into the potentialities of space and frequency. Simplicity serves as a gateway through which the deepest complexities unfold.
Robotron vs. Freakadelic – Highfreakdelity EP [SKYNETT.5]
Robotron vs. Freakadelic are freakquencing some Highfreakdelity electro-nix on Skynet Cybersonix, containing 3 freakalicious vocal-trax flavored with a bunch of lo-fied freakesizers.
Legacy – Expanding the Bubblenet [PKP018]
LEGACY join To Pikap Records to continue their subaquatic trip on the Detroitish side of electro. ”Expanding the Bubblenet” is simultaneously fuel for the dancefloor and food for the brain.
Timothy J. Fairplay – Melt The Chains EP [LONEWOLF018]
When it comes to dark, mesmerizing electronic music steeped in EBM, house, industrial, and electro, few artists delve as deep, or as strangely, as Timothy J Fairplay. His Melt the Chains EP pulses with slow, chugging rhythms, warped synths, and a kind of psychedelic paranoia that feels tailor-made for shadowy dancefloors and late-night headphone sessions alike. Adding an extra touch to the release is DC Salas, who delivers an extraordinary remix that pushes the EP even further.
Escoria Humana – Jam Vol. 1 [AP007]
Another Perspective presents 4 Raw Electronic machine jams by Escoria Humana aka Rise Black.
Ali Renault – Body Heat Guest Mix #12
VA – Luna Rossa: Eight Cuts In The Giallo Vein [SOS003]
A dark Italo compilation not for the faint of heart with the mystery, murder and madness of all that is Giallo. Serving as a soundtrack to a fictitious film Luna Rossa Johnny Jewel of Italians Do It Better fame laces the opening with the breathy arsenic laced ”Flesh” as Simple Symmetry’s ”Il Gatto Nero delivers a disco banger that even samples a cat’s heartbeat. Legowelt creeps into lens with ”Oberalp Catarsi under his Occult Orientated Crime moniker. Other suspects include Prefuse 73, Antoni Maovvi, Umberto, Makeup And Vanity Set and Om & Grails member Emil Amos. Lucky dip vinyl with base transparent blood base edition with a red moon marbled rare version.
Kid Machine – Centro LP
Kid Machine’s 8th album featuring more deep space Electro Italo rarities.
Franz Scala – Saxon Rebel Feat. Local Suicide [SLOMO055S1]
Franz Scala, head of Slow Motion Records and Italo Pioneer, launches his Cafe Futuro LP with the new-beat, instant classic “Saxon Rebel”. Cafe Futuro, once the homebase meeting point for the true italo music soul of Neukölln now encapsules an album that is both forward thinking and filled with italian dance wave nostalgia that is the very proper will of Franz Scala. The single features striking vocals from Local Suicide and embodies Scala’s forward-thinking, proto-house nature. It includes both vocal and instrumental versions. With its refined flashes of the past combined with intense dancefloor energy, “Saxon Rebel” showcases the strengths of true IDW fashion.
VA – All Stars Vol. II [DAT012]
Discos Atónicos returns with its twelfth release – a heavyweight VA featuring four cuts of raw Electro, twisted EBM and jacking machine funk. Unklevon, L.F.T., Kovyazin D & Mellinoise and Lenson each deliver a distinctive take, from tense and driving to wild and groovy.
VA – No Hope, No Fear [KRI011]
‘No Hope, No Fear’ is a new vinyl series in KRI Records’ catalogue, combining 4 artists and a nod to the legendary Slovenian band Borghesia and our apocalyptic times. Swedish duo Harlem Electronics is responsible for the meaty opening track ‘Versausage’, where minimal wave meets industrial funk. Fear side is rounded by American Kri family member Ole Mic Odd, returning with his signature haunting electro gloom. Hope side doesn’t necessarily offer hope but sure does help with escapism. Slovenian partner in crime 198319831983 gives an apt comment while twisting electro and EBM on ‘Trustno1’. The record finishes on a “high” note with the legendary Cute Heels ft. Duke MC Herton for peak-time club decadence.
Fragedis – Nature Causing Chaos EP [FERMAV004]
FERMA welcomes Fragedis. A driving force in the local underground for over two decades, Fragedis is renowned for his eclectic, genre-blending, DJ sets and productions. Staying loyal to the craft and deeply committed to the culture, he is also co-hosting Healthy Summer in Crete, one of Greece’s most revered festivals for authentic rave culture. This release features six tracks that perfectly encapsulate FERMA’s sound identity and forward-thinking vision. The A-side opens with Teras, an atmospheric piece with immersive vocals that lay the foundation for the journey ahead. Thrust Reverse cranks up the intensity with industrial-driven arpeggios, primed to ignite the dancefloor. Closing out the first side is a stripped-down reprise of Teras, reimagined by a legendary artist who has shaped the Athenian industrial sound – true name strictly confidential. Flipping to the B-side, Live in Lies drifts into deeper territory, weaving atmospheric pads and trancey synth sequences for introspective, eyes-down moments. Bringing it all home, Fasaries delivers an electro spinoff that rounds out the release’s sonic character and journey.
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