techno

Revolt – Netherworld Glow LP [X-IMG87]

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Revolt returns to X-IMG with his new album “Netherworld Glow” featuring 8 new cuts of cutting edge techno body music plus a lethal remix by Downwell. Revolt is a Warsaw based producer originally hailing from Lviv, Ukraine and has been operating at the forefront of the techno-electronic body music underground with his sharp original productions and excellent remixes. With “Netherworld Glow”, Revolt takes his production skills to new heights with this latest and highly finessed album; aggressive, powering basslines paired with piercing and mechanized percussion are topped off by intricately woven hypnotic grooves & pads, taking his signature sound to other realms. This retro futurist & sci-fi influenced album is his most refined work to date and marks a meteoric trajectory for this talented young artist.

Revolt – Netherworld Glow LP [X-IMG87]

Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed – Enlightenment Theory (E) [LAXBLACK05]

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Skylax Records presents unveils the final chapter in its monumental saga — a secretive and conceptual series uniting two titans of French electronic music: Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed. On the A-side, Enlightenment Theory explodes with fierce urgency — an anthem forged in the spirit of Underground Resistance, echoing the soulful intensity of early ’90s Detroit without imitation. It’s bold, emotional, and militantly underground — a future classic cloaked in defiance and elegance. On the B-side: B1. Space Is The Place channels the weightless gravity of dub techno at its purest — all echo chambers and endless delay, a direct line to the Berlin school of Basic Channel, Maurizio, and Deepchord. B2. Beyond Current Biological Constraints closes the chapter in deep space — an electro masterwork evoking Drexciya, full of aquatic melancholy and cybernetic funk. It’s not retro — it’s timeless. With this last installment, the puzzle is complete.

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Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed – Enlightenment Theory (E) [LAXBLACK05]

Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed – Vision Quest (V) [LAXBLACK04]

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Skylax Records presents the fourth chapter in a landmark 4-part saga — a secretive and conceptual series uniting two titans of French electronic music: Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed. “Vision Quest” pushes even deeper into the roots and futures of the underground. On the A-side, Vision Quest opens the EP with a pulsating journey of progressive electronics — cinematic and sleek, evoking the robotic spirituality of Kraftwerk and the expansive textures of early kosmische music. Next, TOI 700-d channels the golden age of acid house with infectious 303 lines and jacking grooves. Think DJ Pierre, Phuture, and Ron Hardy at their most transcendental — raw, euphoric, and timeless. Flip to the B-side and dive into Black Star Liners — a dub techno masterclass in the lineage of Maurizio, Basic Channel, and Chain Reaction. Deep, minimal, and full of ghostly delay, it’s a meditative immersion in pure sound system hypnosis. Closing the EP, Trojan Asteroids fires into classic Metroplex territory — icy, futuristic, and funk-laced. A perfect nod to Cybotron and Model 500, this is hi-tech soul with a razor’s edge.

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Arnaud Rebotini & Acid Washed – Vision Quest (V) [LAXBLACK04]

CRUV – CRUV2 [CRUV2]

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Tom Carruthers is back with a second drop on the CRUV label. ‘Track 1’ has a subtle warmth and radiance to it that you might want to drop just as morning begins to break after a long session with your head down in the dark. ‘Track 2’ has a bouncy groove with synth rushes triggered left right and center and a lovely funk to it. There are darker, sleazier sounds on ‘Track 3’ and backlit, warming synth cuddles light up ‘Track 5’ before a more leggy 909 workout closes with the deep and classy, dubby tech of ‘Track 6.’ Timeless sounds that avoid trends in favor of lasting vibes.

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CRUV – CRUV2 [CRUV2]

Eduardo de la Calle – Synthetic Collapse EP [CRRT02]

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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.

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Eduardo de la Calle – Synthetic Collapse EP [CRRT02]

Drvg Cvltvre – Nepotism As A Compositional Tool [NYH408]

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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.

Drvg Cvltvre – Nepotism As A Compositional Tool [NYH408]

Damage Code – Digital Slave LP [OR160]

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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.

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Damage Code – Digital Slave LP [OR160]

Last Life – 侍栽培五 [SAIBAI5]

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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.

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Last Life – 侍栽培五 [SAIBAI5]

Reeko – 侍栽培四 [SAIBAI4]

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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.

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Reeko – 侍栽培四 [SAIBAI4]

VA – BOY Records – Timeless Technology 2 (1989-1993) LP [MEC109]

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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.

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VA – BOY Records – Timeless Technology 2 (1989-1993) LP [MEC109]

ASC – Antiquated Thoughts EP [ARTSTRANSP016]

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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.

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ASC – Antiquated Thoughts EP [ARTSTRANSP016]

Robert Hood – Invincible [MPM53]

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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.

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Robert Hood – Invincible [MPM53]