New release from Eduardo de la Calle on COORREENTE. This EP drifts through hypnotic rhythms, deep pulses and evolving textures, inviting the listener into a space where time softens and movement becomes instinct. A meeting of two currents, flowing in the same direction, guided by depth, energy and a shared love for the spaces between sound.
New release from Scottish techno/house legend Stephen Brown. The Safari EP is essential for fans of proper underground house & techno.
A schizophrenic space-techno 3 tracker by Ian Martin on the dirty brown Murder Capital. A sonic wormhole vortex that you can’t escape.
Drvg Cvltvre is back on New York Haunted. The three sludgy house cuts on this EP that pull together the best the genre has to offer, now with added vocals styled after house music’s own origins.
Damage Code is the result of the convergence of two long-standing figures from the underground industrial and EBM scene: Carlos Grabstein (89s✝︎) and Ben Bunzen (Hammershøi). Released in partnership with Miseria records, their first collaboration unfolds through proto-industrial sequences, oppressive atmospheres, repetitive structures, and distorted transmissions, all wrapped in body-driven percussion that pulls the listener into a controlled state of sensory overload. Harsh yet precise, ritualistic yet futuristic, the record advances with relentless intensity while maintaining a raw, physical energy throughout. Somewhere between the diseased electronics of Front Line Assembly and the primitive industrial tension of Esplendor Geométrico, Digital Slave channels a sound that is both confrontational and hypnotic. With “Digital Slave”, Damage Code opens a new portal into industrial body music: dense, punishing, and engineered to trap the mind inside its circuitry.
A long-time figure at the heart of Samurai Music, Last Life makes his first appearance on SAIBAI trading his signature snarl for shadowy psychedelia and snaking beatdowns. Since 2015 Mauro Picciau has been cultivating a sound that maximises on the space that opens up around half-time 170, finding plenty of power while stretching out his rhythms. On this new release he pivots towards subtler tones and textures, and plugs directly into the wave of innovative artistry occurring at the intersection of D&B and deep techno.
The fourth release on Samurai Music sublabel SAIBAI comes from Spanish techno mainstay Reeko. True to his long-standing reputation for hypnotic sonics and rhythmic precision, Juan Rico builds on a recent run of activity on Samurai to offer up a densely packed, evocative pair of 160/170 BPM soundscapes. In keeping with the spirit of previous SAIBAI releases, Rico emphasises exploration on both sides of this new record as he draws out continually morphing textures that land between melodic expression and percussive impact.
Rawax welcomes Mike Dehnert on the RX Series with “Freiraum EP” which came out originally on Mike’s own imprint, Fachwerk, in 2008.
Robert Bergman fires up his hardware for a run of super-salty proto-house and techno workouts. The final lives of the cat, 4 tracks of wild cat antics.
Following the success of the first volume, “BOY Records – Timeless Technology 2 (1989-1993)” delves even deeper into the catalogue of one of Germany’s most influential independent techno labels. While the first volume focused primarily on the label’s formative years and its pioneering tekkno traxx, this second chapter explores a broader spectrum of the BOY Records sound. Alongside overlooked classics from the 1989–1991 period, it extends the scope up to 1993, years in which the label embraced the rapidly evolving electronic music landscape. As the sound matured, the raw energy of early German techno began to merge with harder techno rhythms, acid-infused productions, and the first waves of European trance. Featuring 24 carefully selected tracks, many of them long-forgotten gems, “Timeless Technology 2” captures both the diversity and forward-thinking spirit that made BOY Records a key player during the golden age of underground dance music, while documenting the label’s continued evolution and lasting contribution to the scene.
ASC aka James Clements supplies a fresh d&b-to-techno chain with ‘Antiquated Thoughts’, his next EP on Arts, probably one of the most estimable techno labels out there right now for the forward-thinking stuff. Those who dare hone both d&b and techno as disciplines, like they were martial arts, must see each for what they are; progeny of the same Pangaea that was once hip-hop through electro. You can hardly hear that influence here on this entirely techno record, but that’s part of the ninja illusion: ‘Strobe’ is the highlight in this regard, containing only the echo of a classic 808, as it lurches and crawls through blooping, digital hinterspace.
M-Plant’s Perpetual Masters series continues. Originally released in 2001, ”Invincible” stands as another defining example of his stripped-back, approach to Techno while still radiating tough funk and groove.
Red Deviil returns to X-IMG with their first ever vinyl release titled “Tesoros Infernales” featuring five original cuts of their uniquely sinister Techno Body Music topped off by three exquisite remixes by distinguished veterans of the underground dark electronics scene. The LP consists of forty minutes of brooding, groovy & cutting edge tracks with a bonus digital track included with the attached download code. Remixers include Filmmaker, Arnaud Rebotini & Mind | Matter.
Applying the solid structures of floor-focused Berlin techno to the expressive space of introspective electronica, Answer Code Request returns to Delsin with his first album in eight years. ‘Halo’ finds Patrick Gräser broadening his sound palette more than ever before, matching atmospheric synthesis with dynamic beat constructions true to his impressive legacy while breaking new ground.
Mike Storm’s tenth album landed on Ben Sims’ Symbolism imprint with the same hardware-driven aesthetics that have defined his work across Axis and Warm Up. There was no software sequencer, no recall, just the spontaneity that comes from making sound in the moment. Now material from it gets reworked, firstly by Ø [Phase], who flips ‘Exo 1606’ into something full-bodied and thumping. After the original cut ‘Blocks’ comes a Deniro remix of ‘One Colour’ that is wrought with pent-up tension that never resolves, while a send remix strips things back to a lonely groove that has wispier synths up top and a growing sense of unease.
Across eight carefully selected slices of starry-eyed machine soul, Cold Blow presents an exquisite tour through backroom techno and downtempo electro. With a focus on thematic flow and an immersive listening experience, the London-based label explores works from leading lights of the 1990s and previously unreleased cuts that celebrate the human heart that can be discovered in synthetic sound practices.
Vivod presents ‘Southview Community Center’ EP from Cestrian. The release features five essential tracks pressed to vinyl, with all eight tracks available digitally. A collection of dystopian electro workouts designed to clear the mind, fuel the imagination, and offer just the faintest glimmer of hope—though not too much. Dark, driving, and unmistakably Cestrian, this is a soundtrack for uncertain times.
New Flesh Records returns with its 34th release, bringing together two long-time affiliates: Boris Divider and label mastermind Umwelt. On the A-side, Boris Divider delivers “A New God”, a hypnotic slice of stripped-back electro built around his signature robotic vocoder work and a tightly coiled arpeggiated loop that borders on obsession. Umwelt’s remix sharpens the edges, injecting a cold, metallic sheen that amplifies its physicality, engineered for peak-time impact without sacrificing the original tension. Flip to the B-side and Umwelt steps forward with “Digital Ruins”, a dystopian song that thrives on contrast: powerful, driving rhythms collide with soaring, almost melancholic synthwave textures, giving the track its emotional charge. Boris Divider’s reinterpretation leans further into austerity, reinforcing the rhythmic framework while steering the piece into colder, more abstract territory that privileges atmosphere and textural nuance over immediacy, yet remaining firmly anchored in his established sonic identity.
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