VC-118A – Avian [162DSR]

November 9, 2025November 7, 2025 hipodromeambient, delsin records, electro, experimental, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

In an intricate lattice of ever-evolving electro exploration, Samuel Van Dijk is back on Delsin with a new EP. Under his VC-118A alias, the Helsinki based producer presents a richly textured, cinematic strain of machine funk that reaches beyond dancefloor functionality to test the expressive potential locked within electro’s crisp rhythmic framework. There’s a melancholic mood hovering over ‘Avian’ as Van Dijk allows a subtle edge of distortion to creep into his flickering drum programming. The end result is a pensive sound that touches on the moodiness of orchestral composition, unfurling patiently across extended run times without losing focus. With his characteristic attention to detail and broad dynamic range, Van Dijk continues to offer up a sophisticated, emotionally-charged strain of electro like no other.

VC-118A – Back To Life LP [APNEA114]

June 3, 2025June 3, 2025 hipodromealbum, apnea, electro, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

Apnea welcomes VC-118A to the label for the first time with his next album ‘Back To Life’. Across nine tracks on two 12”s, he delivers a potent mix of deep electronics, acid bleeps, mechanically crafted rhythms, and atmospheric dub infusions–pulling the listener into a hypnotic, meditative space. Driven by futuristic machine grooves and evolving textures, Back To Life moves between fluid, weightless passages and tightly constructed sequences, balancing structure with deep immersion. Each track unfolds with intention, guiding through shifting sonic landscapes that blur the line between motion and stillness.

Ear to Ear – Live Recordings [AI-36]

January 28, 2024January 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, drone, ear to ear, samuel van dijk, yevgen chebotarenkoLeave a comment

AI-36 comes from Ear to Ear – the debut collaboration between label regular Samuel van Dijk (VC-118A, Multicast Dynamics) and Ukrainian artist Yevgen Chebotarenko. Taken from a series of live recording sessions, the album explores in four parts a markedly darker realm of soundscape music. A cornucopia of abstract morphing scenes and heady synesthesia, the album brims with rich sonic detail and evocative gestures. Deftly blending organic sound textures with an experimental austerity, ‘Live Recordings’ displays potent and accomplished storytelling.

VC-118A – Waves Of Change LP [157DSR]

October 15, 2023October 12, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, delsin records, electro, experimental, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

On his fifth album as VC-118A, Samuel van Dijk is using his evolved electro practice to explore the notion of change – a universal constant which keeps us barreling towards unknown futures. 2021’s Spiritual Machines found van Dijk edging his sound into downtempo and experimental pastures. On the follow-up, Waves of Change, crooked machine rhythms and richly developed tones and textures spool from his trusted bank of outboard tools, while a subtle drop in tempo widens the space for the atmospheric sound design to weave its magic. Balancing the disciplines of machine-powered sequencing and hand-shaped sound to render his ideas in sonic form, the continued evolution of VC-118A results in another mesmerizing record steeped in craft and loaded with intention.

VC-118A – Spiritual Machines [146DSR]

July 4, 2021June 29, 2021 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, delsin records, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

VC 118A - Spiritual Machines

VC-118A returns to Delsin to present his fourth album, Spiritual Machines. It marks an exciting shift in focus for Samuel van Dijk as his flagship project nears a decade skirting the deeper ends of techno and electro. Over the past two and half years, van Dijk forensically reviewed the key aspects of his production process as he dug down in search of the essence of the VC-118A sound. By creating his own complement of sample banks, software racks and devices, van Dijk was able to work with a hybridised analogue-digital system purely of his own making. Less in thrall to the strict rigours of techno and electro standards, Spiritual Machines’ 13 album tracks encompass more fluid shifts into abstract and downtempo, dub-inflected realms, without losing sight of the elements that have made VC-118A so compelling from the beginning. Burnished machine soul, aqueous atmospherics and immaculate drum programming abound, but in the mellow, enveloping sound world of Spiritual Machines you can hear van Dijk guiding his music into a broader form that sounds at once more assured and more inspired.

Mohlao – Cut [SERUM4]

January 31, 2021January 29, 2021 hipodromeambient techno, dorisburg, dub techno, hypnus records, mohlao, samuel van dijkLeave a comment

MOHLAO - Cut

For the fourth edition of the Serum series Hypnus Records shares three pieces of deep dubbed out techno by Mohlao (aka Multicast Dynamics, VC-118A). The record is then completed by an atmospheric tribal interpretation by Dorisburg.

VC-118A – Crunch / Plonk [144DSR]

October 18, 2020October 17, 2020 hipodromeambient techno, delsin records, electro, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

VC 118A - Crunch

Samuel van Dijk aka VC-118A returns to Delsin and gives us a taste of what’s cooking in his futuristic electro lab. On this fierce two-tracker ‘Crunch / Plonk’ the Dutch producer presents two rough cuts of his trademark machine sound. Three smoke-filled endless loops add up to the a-side for a taste of his forthcoming album early next year.

Multicast Dynamics – Ancient Circuits [AI-17]

February 16, 2020January 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, drone, experimental, multicast dynamics, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

Multicast Dynamics returns with a sixth studio album that marks something of a new chapter. Ancient Circuits is an advancement from previous works on Denovali and one that stands the project aside as a powerful electronic act that tells stories while also serving up heavy hitting soundscapes that are persuasive, unexpected and disturbing. Each of the four 25-minute pieces of Ancient Circuits are clearly demarcated yet sequential sci-fi stories that introduce new characters and are drawn out of long and complex studio experiments. They are collages of sound that glimmer, disturb, shine, dive deep and explore new realms and make for ambient so arresting that it pulls you deep inside. Once again here, Multicast Dynamics draws together cinematic sound design and conceptual intergalactic fiction to come up with a work that is a multi-sensory exploration that puts you as the central character in an expressive musical world.

VC-118A – Inside [130DSR]

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 hipodromealbum, deep techno, delsin records, detroit techno, electro, mohlao, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

Samuel van Dijk releases his third album as VC-118A on Delsin Records. It dives deep into the sonic narrative of VC-118A (who is also known as Mohlao) and mixes up his unique sounds with evocative musical imagery. An album that goes from sparse, mysterious grooves to shiny underwater electro to frazzled and distorted techno via absorbing passages of ambient and overdriven machine workouts. It marks his first original work on Delsin, having released his distinctive brand of electro and techno on Frustrated Funk, Radio Matrix and Tabernacle before now.

VC-118A – Vaxna [DSR/X16]

December 3, 2018January 26, 2024 hipodromeac records, deep techno, delsin records, electro, re-release, reissue, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

The next carefully assembled Delsin re-issue EP is four tracks of slick electro from VC-118A aka Samuel van Dijk, an EP was originally released on AC Records in 2015, strictly limited and only sold by the label itself. All four cuts are electro of the highest order: opener ‘Vaxna’ is a mid tempo, atmospheric piece that places you in the middle of a desolate futuristic landscape, while ‘Sepia’ is a more rueful track that encourages your mind to wander amongst its thoughtful pads and sombre chords. It’s timeless and tender machine music that’s followed up by 25h, which has an astral feel. Beautifully smeared pads and a nimble bassline cast you free deep in the cosmos. The EP closes in style with ‘Versicolor’, an emotive electro jam with clever arrangements and immerse sounds.

VC-118A – Permutation [FR041]

April 10, 2018March 17, 2019 hipodromeelectro, frustrated funk, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

Lowlandish transmissions from the land of a thousand lakes. It’s been 18 months since Samuel Van Dijk last donned the VC-118 alias. Back then, he was releasing sophomore album Shift Register on Tabernacle. Here, he resurfaces on Frustrated Funk with a five-track EP that tends towards the introspective and melancholy. Of course, there are still notable dancefloor moments – see the locked-in analogue house beats, dubbed-out electronics and held-note bass of “Permutation” and the mid-tempo electro swing of “Verdictia” – but for the most part the EP is a laidback and poignant affair. It’s a side of Van Dijk that we don’t see that often, but one that he really should explore more. Certainly, the ghostly “Enter” and sorrowful “Sequence” are among the most memorable tracks in his already impressive catalogue.

VC-118A live @ Temple (Athens) 25.11.2017

December 22, 2017December 20, 2017 hipodromeelectro, live act, phormix, radio matrix, samuel van dijk, techno, temple, vc-118aLeave a comment

Mohlao – Landforms [SSV012]

December 16, 2017December 15, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, drone, mohlao, samuel van dijk, silent seasonLeave a comment

Samuel van Dijk is an electronic music producer, sound designer and media artist from the Netherlands releasing deep electronic music as VC-118A, Mohlao, and Multicast Dynamics. Drawing inspiration from technology, nature, film, and fiction, his productions and live sets embody a dynamic musical framework. Since the Dutchman surfaced as Mohlao for labels like Meanwhile, Field and Other Heights at the turn of the decade, van Dijks music has found a firm position; the ethereal electro VC-118A project, deep ambient techno as Mohlao, and subterranean ambient as Multicast Dynamics.

VC-118A – Shift Register [TABR036]

August 14, 2016January 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, ambient, electro, experimental, samuel van dijk, tabernacle records, vc-118aLeave a comment

Over the last few years, Dutch electronic misfit VC-118A has delivered a number of killer EPs and 12″ singles, each packed with sharp-edged electro, spacey techno, and industrial-strength analogue house. Shift Regsiter is his second full-length excursion and offers an expansive and hugely atmospheric journey through his trademark sound. Naturally, there’s much to admire across the 14 tracks, from the woozy, spaced-out electro-dub of “Input Mode” and the sparkling IDM of “Serial Data Transmission”, to the ultra-deep throb of “Radiation Curve”, and the hard-wired dancefloor bounce of the Drexciya-like “Apex”.

VC-118A – B76 Over Land [RAM-X-07]

December 17, 2015January 26, 2024 hipodromeelectro, radio matrix, samuel van dijk, techno, vc-118aLeave a comment

Fresh goods from VC-118A. Known as one of the deepest electronic producers out there, Samuel has released under different monikers as Mohlao, Multicast Dynamics and Inward Content (together with Delta Funktionen). Here he presents a 6 track conceptual EP about ancient aviation machinery operated throughout turbulent times. But don’t be mislead, this might be conceptualized in historical events, the music is far from a blast from the past. This is some pure futuristic Hi-Tech-Electro from the north of The Netherlands.

Mohlao – Neurowaves [DSC007]

March 15, 2015December 14, 2022 hipodromedeep sound channel, dub techno, mohlao, samuel van dijk, shipwrec recordsLeave a comment

Dutch producer Mohlao is next up on Shipwrec offshoot Deep Sound Channel with a four track EP that showcases his specialist dub techno style. This four track EP kicks off with ‘Cladistic Mutation’, a sparse underwater soundtrack with only the gentlest suggestion of rhythm, lots of reverb and tiny little details that float by like micro-bacterial debris. ‘M2’ is a more beat driven dub track but is still way below the surface: the kicks are smooth and hunched over, the chords are smeared out in all directions and the atmosphere is lo-fi and grainy. On the flip, ‘Grain’ gets even more energetic, with firm techno kick drums setting a stern tempo as all sorts of aqueous details and spacious effects pepper the groove. ‘Neurowaves’ closes things down in blissfully dubbed out and horizontal fashion, with large sweeping pads, tweaked filters and evocative little details all placing you firmly under water.

VC-118A – Propulse [TABR030]

February 27, 2015January 26, 2024 hipodromeelectro, lost trax, samuel van dijk, tabernacle records, techno, vc-118aLeave a comment

The merciless Tabernacle imprint returns with another new artist and another collection of fine, thrilling house-techno hybrids in the label’s trademark style. In all honesty, VC-118A is actually Holland’s Samuel Van Dijk, an artist whose been quietly releasing music under a number of different aliases including Mohlao and Multicast Dynamics. This latest project is a little grittier and more lo-fi than compared to his other ones, where tracks like “Propulse” and “Central Zone” possess a glitchy, minimal tone in a slow-tempo electro coating. On the flipside, “Virile Frame” is a hypnotic and a whole load housier, while Lost Trax remixes “Propulse” into a raging, pseudo-acid monster.

VC-118A – Vlucht Naar Nachtschade [LDR016]

October 16, 2014January 3, 2022 hipodromedelta funktionen, detroit, electro, lunar disko records, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

VC 118A - Vlucht Naar Nachtschade (Delta Funktionen mix)

After a mini-hiatus, Lunar Disko Records returns with a four track EP featuring two of their favourite producers, VC-118A and Delta Funktionen. VC-118A aka Samuel van Dijk guides the listener into deeper realms of sound via three more expertly crafted electro tracks. Aficionado’s of VC-118A’s deep sound will be particularly pleased with this latest installment of emotive electronics from the VC-118A project. Delta Funktionen makes his Lunar debut and completes the EP with a killer techno / electro remix of Vlucht Naar Nachtschade. DF combines rough 808 drums and a deep moog-like bass with VC-118A’s sparse and spacious sound to devastating effect.

VC-118A – Flight Control [TABR019]

July 13, 2013January 26, 2024 hipodromedeep techno, electro, samuel van dijk, tabernacle records, techno, vc-118aLeave a comment

Dutch artist VC-118A continues with his conceptual musical study into the aviation process.

VC-118A Live @ Twisted Pepper (Dublin) 15.09.2012

October 14, 2012October 14, 2012 hipodromeelectro, live act, lunar disko records, samuel van dijk, techno, the twisted pepper, vc-118aLeave a comment

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