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.
Much like the fusion resulting in the output of light and heat within a star, the last seven years for Dave Sumner, aka Function, have been defined by immense change and an outpouring of creative energy. What began in late 2016 as a period of burnout from a relentless touring life became a catalyst for the most prolific recording era of his career. At the time, the studio became the only viable escape, a space to transmute exhaustion into a gestalt work. Aeternum (Existenz) serves as the missing element in this creative arc. It acts as the final chapter of a cycle, that began with the 2019 album Existenz and moved through Subject f (Transcendence), Awakening from the Illusory Self, and Green EP. Drawing inspiration from the seven stages of alchemy, this mini-album represents a cathartic process; a natural end point of a psychological cycle and the beginning of a new curve. Across the six tracks on the mini-LP, recorded 2016-2019, Function builds a unique world, one which underlines his place as one of the luminaries of contemporary techno.
Among the projects that helped redefine European electro and EBM at the turn of the millennium, Electronic Corporation and heimelektronik remain essential references. Blending machine-driven rhythms, melancholic synth work and an instinctive understanding of the dancefloor, their productions captured a unique moment where classic body music was reimagined for a new era. Collecting four timeless recordings that move effortlessly between electro and EBM, this 12″ is driven by sharp sequencing, uncompromising drum programming and a singular vision of electronic music.
The debut release from NACHT Label is out, featuring four strong analogue techno tracks. Hand stamped, vinyl only.
Techno architect Damon Wild returns to Sonic Groove with a masterclass in deep-space hypnotism. The Synewave founder bridges classic 90s grit with sharp, modern production across six tracks of driving, futuristic acid and mental, dubbed-out atmospheres. From broken beats to haunting vocal snippets, this is deep, spontaneous music from a true pioneer of the hypnotic sound.
4th installment of Sound Synthesis techno approach is on the way with his Submersive Underground. ‘What Is Reality EP’ features 4 perfectly executed and driving atmospheric bangers.
One of the true, undisputed pioneers of Dutch techno, Steve Rachmad appears on Dekmantel for an EP of peerless machine music. On the 3-6-9 EP, the artist also known as Sterac, Parallel 9 and many other names plies a powerful trade in funked up, gritty and soulful techno made the proper way.
As part of the 13 years celebratory of broken gear and perseverance, New York Haunted compiled a compilation of heavy duty electro, electro funk, electro breaks for you. A top notch selection of dance floor oriented electro cuts from the likes of Cliff Dalton, Club Mayz, Jauzas The Shining or Nachtwald.
Introducing Cold Voltage – a new series wired for tension, circuitry, and raw machine emotion. This first volume sets the tone: cold, direct, and built for dark rooms. On the A-side, Elena Sizova opens with “The Balls”, an experimental descent of bouncing basslines and cavernous synth textures. Filmmaker follows, delivering his unmistakable dark wave electro signature – sharp, shadowed, and hypnotic. Violet Poison & Echo Protocol close the A side with “Into the Silent Blue”, an electro vocal cut designed to ignite the floor. Flip to the B-side: Jennifer Touch strikes with “Don’t”, a rolling, snare-driven machine track that hits without warning. Mr. Funghi pushes further into EBM/Techno territory with “Off for the Weekend”, a relentless piece built to tear down walls. Closing the release, The Spy delivers “Track Reaper”, a dramatic Italo wave finale that lingers long after the last note fades.
Ingo Hammer lands again on Industrial Lies with ‘Hammer to Fall’, the ultimate record for tough times. As the apocalypse approaches, the mysterious European producer drops the hypnotic techno of ‘Lucky’ and the pulsating, bass heavy ‘Tenth Gen’. Shifting focus, he delivers dubbed out sleazy disco on ‘Dirty Glow’ and explores gnarly, sewer electro with ‘Mind Control’. The world is burning and ‘Hammer to Fall’ is the soundtrack to the party at the end of the universe.
Estonian producer TigerMort joins Body Musick with ‘Trip To Vatican’ EP, a hard stomper 4 tracker of bass electronics and industrial electro.
The fifth anniversary compilation, documenting five years of SHISHI. Including 30 tracks by a selection of artists shaping the label’s sonic direction: Alpha Sect, Damage Code, Egzotikka, Gegen Mann, Nightcrawler, Notausgang, Spammerheads, SMFORMA, The Hanged Man and more.
In the early 1990s, at the intersection of New Beat, early techno and EBM, a wave of raw, experimental club music emerged from Germany—dark, mechanical and often strangely playful. Among its most distinctive voices was Scrot, the project of producer Lars Janzik (Base Scan, Decade V, Technoline). Originally released on ZYX Records, Scrot’s three seminal singles—“Teufelsrhythmus”, “Der Rhythmusmensch” and “Der Amokläufer”—captured a unique moment in early European techno. Built on hypnotic drum machine patterns, lo-fi sequencing and spoken-word German samples, these tracks combined industrial textures and unconventional vocal treatments with early techno production techniques and a peculiar sense of humor. “Teufel & Mensch” brings together some of the project’s most iconic tracks and remixes, alongside the previously unreleased Knauer Remix of “Teufelsrhythmus”.
