Ian Hicks – Radio Rituel 29
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Freddy Fresh – Analog EP [AS-24]
Harrison BDP – Sound Expansion Meditation EP [SNFBT003]
Welsh producer / DJ Harrison BDP makes his debut on Shall Not Fade with some of his most weighty productions to date. ‘Sound Expansion Meditation’ takes the listener on a voyage of discovery with spacey synths, dusty drum sequences and floating bass riffs.
Rødhåd @ HÖR (Berlin) 16.10.2020
Mod21 – When The Ice Will Break [O5D04]
Journey through the beauty and brutality of Mother Earth with ”When The Ice will Break”, a four-track techno EP from Italian producer, Mod21, breaking a year-long pause for On the 5th Day’s label.
Mick Wills – The Forgotten CCXXXV
W1B0 – Heretofore EP [DATO07]
The Dutch producer W1B0 aka Wibo Lammerts is back with an EP on Alienata’s label Discos Atonicos. The vibe across Heretofore EP is tense, combative machine music with a peak time bent and plenty of future-shock dystopia radiated into its atmosphere. “Fear Tactics” is an especially potent track, but for a uniquely creepy mood try “ACRONYM” too. Darkside electro lovers take heed, this one has everything you need.
Steve Marie – Libertine Industries 04 [LBIN04]
Steve Marie debut album on Libertine Industries. New series from Libertine Records dedicated to upcoming talents. Expect 9 dancefloor killers cuts beetwen Techno, Acid and New Beat.
N-Gynn – The Rokit Double Pack [ZEIT010]
Zeitnot marks the 10th release on the imprint with Nick Gynn. For this milestone occasion Nick’s prepared his longest play yet, 6 stellar tracks ranging through various flavours of deep and warped dance floor sounds.
Roman Sputnik – Covid19 MMXX 008
Free Range – Camry Horses [OE005]
Free Range are back with their second outing for Osàre editions. ‘Camry Horses’ is a mesmerising dive into the brutal pop-tinged electronics of the duo, taking the mutant surrealism of their first release on the label a step further. Deliciously droning, Matt Weiner and Ernestas Sadau warp melancholic synth over a stomping-techno pulse in ‘Jet Lag is Calling.’ ‘Thunder God’ predicts transmogrifying weather patterns, while ‘Liquid Latex’ casts a touch of dominatrix energy, all powered by hypnotic dancefloor occultism.
VA – Machine Funk Volume 1 [WOD015]
A various artist ep with electro, acid and techno by by Rennie Foster, Type-303, Drvg Culture, Iron Blu, Bad Outfit and Perseus Traxx.
Maelstrom & Louisahhh – Ascender EP [DATO08]
French duo Maelstrom & Louisahhh, make their debut on Discos Atonicos with an excellent 3 tracker of metallic and twisted textures, riding between the electro and darkwave, backed with the pulses of EBM. An absolute weapon that comes with a heavy remix delivered by Snare-Master Cardopusher.
Pasiphae – Possessed Realms [PNKMN40]
Bearing the torch of a new generation West Coast artists, The Hague based Pasiphae comes through with a haunting four-tracker on Pinkman. Weaving the accents of horror with the ambience of hope, ‘Possessed Realms’ offers a trip through desolate terrains of restless minds. The haven of the night congregates the wrecked ones and hope tainted with misery turns the grimness into light. The idea of finding comfort and rejuvenation in the dark is liberated, opening broad horizons for creation. While our future might be uncertain, the present is ripe for Pasiphae.
Olivia – Dancing Snake [PNKMN39]
Krakow based Olivia joins Pinkman with a modern twist on ancient charming practices. “Dancing Snake” takes you to a surging tomb rave in the heat of the desert. Your dehydrated soul will be satisfied by liquid notes of acid, while your mind is hypnotized by oriental melodies. Grubby rhythms and crunchy kicks reminisce about reality, making you wonder whether this all was just a lucid dream.
Im Kellar – Free Entrance EP [MST045]
Im Kellar is an electro-techno-EBM producer duo from Rotterdam composed by David Spaans and David Versteeg aka David Vunk. This is their third release on Vunk’s label Moustache Records.
Lou Karsh – Lifeforms [XK021]
Lou Karsh returns on X-Kalay with his next effort “Lifeforms”, a finely crafted knack for electro, and the 303 in particular.
Qnete – Pasting Pieces [777_19]
Qnete is back with four sublime works of house music tinged with a drop of acid and a gentle touch of electro giving you pieces of his mind, body and soul.
Olivia – Tripalium Podcast 122
Silicon Scally – Dormant [CPU01011011]
Silicon Scally is the most prolific of Finlow’s alias projects, and on Dormant, the third Silicon Scally release for Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit, Finlow constructs four pieces of thrillingly futuristic broken-beat electro. These tracks never stand still, their little cells of synth and percussion always evolving. When combined with some stomping drum programming, the final result is an EP which has that rare balance of endless danceability and genuinely innovative production. It’s the sound of a master creator letting loose while also managing to keep everything in the pocket, a marvel of moving parts.
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