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Leroy Se Meurt – Hier Pour Toujours LP [MNQ168LP]
Two years after their debut on Berlin’s Mannequin Records, Leroy Se Meurt return with their second album, ‘Hier Pour Toujours’. Far from nostalgic, the record mirrors the bleakness of our times: history repeats itself, the future looks dark, and the duo’s fierce electronic punk is its perfect soundtrack. Drum machines set the march, synths flood the space, loops spiral to exhaustion, and vocals lead this orchestra of machines straight into the fire. Leroy Se Meurt sharpen their roots into something even more relentless—bold slogans, narrative fragments, and anthems made to be shouted together. ‘Hier Pour Toujours’ isn’t any more optimistic than their debut—but it still insists on belief. The end hasn’t come yet, and maybe, just maybe, there’s still light waiting on the other side.
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Thorn – Shape Of Intent [BDMS047]
Thorn (also known as Human Figures and previously known as Death Posture) is the new incarnation of NY based producer with a trajectory with labels like Black Lodge Recordings, Frigio Records, L.I.E.S and Death Magic Decay. This time returns to Body with ‘Shape Of Intent’, an EP with 6 dancefloor-ready cuts, refining his hypnotic and minimalistic sequences with dark funk rhythms and wave atmosphere. Includes two tracks in collaboration with Motiv-A (DKA Records, Lost Soul Enterprises).
Memory Operators – Dialogues EP [DIAL001]
From Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dialektica Records presents its first release by Memory Operators, the duo formed by Mich & Vinz. Dialogues EP is a creation born from communication. Each track is the result of a deep exchange of words, sounds, and emotions. The record dialogues between genres such as Synthwave, New Beat, Electro and Techno, exploring sampling, mysterious melodies, high-energy arpeggios, and a nostalgic sensitivity. The EP closes with a remix by Dani Labb, who true to his style, managed to give it a fresh twist without losing its essence.
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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.
Diana Berti – Like A Pierrot In The Night [SLOMO054D]
Emerging from the Italian West Coast and the mind of Violet Poison, Diana Berti lands on Slow Motion Records with ‘Like A Pierrot In The Night,’ a record that traces their Proto-EBM silhouette and dives deeper into the murky depths. With sprinkles of chimes and the guttural force of affirming low ends, Berti pieces together a rich tapestry, casting an ethereal light on darker industrial tones.
In Trance 95 – The Move [MW083]
Minimal Wave announces the forthcoming release from legendary Greek electronic pioneers In Trance 95. This special EP features six vintage tracks recorded between the late 80s and early 90s at Airdawn Studio in Athens. A vital piece of the Greek electronic music story, these songs showcase In Trance 95’s visionary approach to analog synth and early EBM sounds. Formed in Athens in 1988 by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotis, In Trance 95 quickly became known for their stark, minimal synth sound, distinguished by hypnotic melodies, analog textures, and a futuristic edge. At a time when electronic music was still emerging in Greece, they were true innovators, blending the raw spirit of early EBM with a distinctly Mediterranean sense of space and atmosphere. Over the decades, their work has earned cult status among fans of underground electronic music worldwide.
Pye Corner Audio – Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow LP [LPS41]
Electronic music visionary Pye Corner Audio, a master of blending nostalgia with forward-thinking production, has carved out a unique niche in the electronic music landscape. Drawing inspiration from 1970s and 80s synthesizer music, Detroit techno, and cinematic soundtracks, his work often evokes a sense of eerie futurism. Lapsus Records present “Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow”, a comprehensive box set revisiting and expanding his acclaimed Where Things Are Hollow series. This release includes the first two volumes – with volume 2 featuring an unreleased track – and two additional chapters that further enrich the series’ narrative. Once again, Pye Corner Audio delivers innovative soundscapes, drawing inspiration from ambient techno, cinematic electronica, and experimental slow disco. The third installment unveils a constellation of entirely new tracks, weaving the ambient, synthwave, and retro-futuristic textures that define Jenkins’ work. Meanwhile, Where Things Are Hollow 4 amplifies this narrative, incorporating reinterpretations by some of today’s most visionary artists: Alessandro Cortini, John Talabot, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Lord Of The Isles and Surgeons Girl
Zona Utopica Garantita – La Aberranti Selection ZUG Super Compilation [OR139]
Oráculo Records with a crazy compilation featuring 9 tracks by Italian band ZUG Zona Utopica Garantita. Includes also a remix by Unconscious.
Orphia – Beau Discours LP [LDMLP9]
With ‘Beau Discours’, Orphia dives deeper into the shadows, crafting a sound where cold wave and electro collide in a saturated whirlwind. Darker, more organic, this six-track EP marks a major shift in his approach, designed as much for introspection as for the club. Far from a mere stylistic exercise, Orphia records on tape, pushes saturation to the limit, and lets the raw material breathe, capturing rough, grainy textures. The vocals, buried under distortion, remain minimal and sharp. Balancing tension and nostalgia, Beau Discours captures a sense of urgency, reflecting a chaotic era where analog and digital intertwine in a relentless dance. Dancing on ruins, embracing sonic violence, channeling rage into razor-sharp beats—that’s what Beau Discours is about. A record that seeks not clarity, but impact – between synthetic coldness and dancefloor fever.
NNHMN – Opera of Lust & The Art of Sorrow I EP [KDR]
“Opera of Lust & The Art of Sorrow” is envisioned as a multipart journey – Part 1 is here, with the next part to follow. This EP takes you deep into a world of cinematic soundscapes, a haunting symphony of desire and despair, hypnotic rhythms, and ethereal vocals. Blending dark wave, and gothic electronic elements, it unfolds like a forgotten opera—sensual, melancholic, and strangely tragic.
Hackney Electronica – Synaptic Shadows [DE338]
Hackney Electronica come to Dark Entries with the Synaptic Shadows EP, featuring 5 cuts of acidic rave-inflected wave. Quinn Whalley (Paranoid London), Unai Trotti (Cartulis Music), and Margo Broom (Hermitage Working Studios) formed Hackney Electronica during COVID era. Trotti and Whalley were spending countless hours digging through records and making music during lockdown. As their sound took shape – heavy and hypnotic – they invited Broom to join, cementing the motley trio. The five pieces on Synaptic Shadows explore themes of altered states, late-night cityscapes, and the fine line between pleasure and paranoia. Each track pulses like a memory from the backstreets of Hackney, where the night transforms the city into an electrified maze of fleeting highs and inevitable crashes. The anxious grooves on “H.E. Nuestro Circuito” and “Whispers from the Depths” channel 1980s DIY electronics onto the contemporary dancefloor, while “Efecto Perfecto,” “The One”, and “Nueva Ola” offer breakbeat-laced electro that will keep you dancing until dawn. Housed in a sleeve designed by German Bardo, Synaptic Shadows is more than just a debut release, it’s a journey through the flickering alleys of the mind, where tension and transcendence intertwine.
Laura Krieg – Crépuscule LP [DR-047]
‘Crépuscule’ is the 2nd album from the queen of Canadian coldwave, Laura Krieg. All songs are written by Laura Krieg and Johnny Couteau.
άσε με λάσκα – τέζα ε; [FREE DOWNLOAD]
άσε με λάσκα (ase•me•laska) is a Greek artist and ‘τέζα ε;’ is his debut release. This 7 tracks pay-as-you-want release is available on his bandcamp page.
Don Kashew – Bellows LP [STRD-XXI]
Don Kashew returns to Subject To Restrictions Discs with the album ‘Bellows’. A haunting, melodic, maudlin affair, as one would expect from the Zurich-based producer, with a variety of ‘breathing’ instruments as a fulcrum, that challenges any physicality. The compositions draw from the pool of New Age music and neo-folk of the 80s and 90s. But ‘Bellows’ stretches and looks at the future, deliberately blurring lines that were supposedly anchored. So, Don Kashew has begun a new phase in his musical expression; quivering, but grounded and interwoven in a rich arras of synth work and overlapping woodwind sounds.
Children Of The Night – Children Of The Night LP [MNQ171LP]
Mannequin Records presents the debut release from Children Of The Night, a dynamic duo whose music is rooted in cinematic soundscapes. The project brings together Mexican techno producer Alejandro Barba, also known as Dellarge, and French documentary/film music producer Pierre Labret, forging a distinctive creative partnership. Their collaboration masterfully combines dark, atmospheric elements with driving electronic rhythms, drawing heavily from the worlds of classic horror and psychological thrillers. The result is a collection of soundscapes that are as eerie as they are captivating, creating an immersive and haunting listening experience. The LP is not only rich with atmospheric storytelling but also boasts a range of remarkable remixes by prominent artists in the electronic music scene. Contributions from Alessandro Adriani, David Carretta, Legowelt, and Broken English Club inject new life into the original tracks, offering reinterpretations that span from industrial techno to Italo disco, further enhancing the project’s depth and versatility.
The Hipodrome Of Music 