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Très bonne nouvelle ref pour Mackitek Records, les track A1 et B1 sont bien dans le style Tribe dancefloor (B1 est mortel imo), et les track A2 et B2 sont dans un style Hardtechno un peu plus lent et du coup plus lourde...

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German electro producer Martin Matiske has recently breathed new life into his Blackploid alias. The project's revival continues to bear fruit with the Strange Stars EP, Matiske's third Blackploid release of 2021 and second for Central Processing Unit after issuing March's Cosmic Traveler EP through the Sheffield label.

Blackploid's two CPU drops have more in common than just stargazing titles. Those who enjoyed Cosmic Traveler will find plenty to like again in these four tracks, with Matiske serving up another quartet of snappy machine-funk joints this time around. However, while there is certainly a throughline between Cosmic Traveler and Strange Stars, this EP also finds Blackploid pushing the envelope at points by taking risks with his synth tones which thrill and enliven the record.

In keeping with the cosmic theme of Blackploid's recent output, Strange Stars kicks off with 'Star Patrol'. While this opening cut is full of the same needle-gun basslines and dinky synths that characterised Cosmic Traveler, the drum programming eschews the broken beats favoured by many in the scene for a straight house/techno snap. It makes for a very groovy jam, one with Drexciya, Computer World-era Kraftwerk and a pinch of Space Dimension Controller in its mix.

Indeed, the only track on Strange Stars which skips along on a broken beat is second entry 'The Signal'. 'The Signal' also features some of Blackploid's most impressive electronics programming to date, announcing itself with a brilliantly unusual synth that sounds like an old video game unit which has just gained sentience. When this alien tone is combined with another precision-engineered bassline the track invokes the grizzly bangers of the L.I.E.S. label, though the keyboard stabs which enter periodically also hint to the funkier electro of, say, Egyptian Lover.

'The Unseen', the first B-side of Strange Stars, finds Blackploid bringing together many of the things which made the two previous tunes such standouts. A steady four-on-the-floor and a slightly haunted feel to the synth choices casts back to 'Star Patrol', but much like 'The Signal' this joint also features some rather weird tones which are a hair's breadth away from machine malfunction. It's a feeling which runs through to closing cut 'Light Corridor', a number where melodies and anti-melodies zip around an array of gurgling electronic cells.

Martin Matiske's fine run of Blackploid EPs continues with the intergalactic electro stylings of Strange Stars.

RIYL: Drexciya, Cardopusher, Legowelt, Beau Wanzer, Jensen Interceptor

Copenhagen's Echocord Colour returns this mid November with Brendom Moeller's 'Magic City' EP, featuring four originals from the New York based artist.
Brendon Moeller has long been a purveyor of authentic dub-infused Techno since stepping onto the scene via his 2006 'Sweetspot / Humpback' EP via Echocord and has since gone on to release on reputable imprints such as Third Ear, Kimochi Sound, Delsin's Ann Aimee, Mule Musiq and of course his very own Steadfast.
Here though Moeller makes a welcome return to where it all began with some fresh material for Echocord's Colour sub- label. 'Caravan' takes the lead on the release and in typical Brendon Moeller fashion we're treated to densely layered dub chords, throbbing subs and expansive atmospherics whilst robust drums drive the composition along.
Magic City' follows and ups the energy levels even further with pounding industrial drums layered underneath billowing dub stabs and eerie drones. 'Magic City In Dub' follows and as the name suggests offers up a reduced take on the composition, dropping the tempo and shining light on the billowing echoes of the original whilst stirring in some off-kilter rhythsm and additional processing for good measure. Lastly, 'Departure' closes the package, with haunting synth drones, bumpy rhythms and murky vocals wandering throughout the seven-minute composition.

Taktatuka starts off the A-side with his unique bass-driven, but also melodic sound, ending with a perfect mixable outro. vaZdaZ's fast ride into funky underground tribe follows, while Jdis presents a interpretation of oldscool club sounds with a litte bit of warehouse feeling on the B-side. ValiG and vaZdaZ merge a hint of jungle and slapping bass with a bouncy 4x4 rhythm, originating from a hardware live-jam and completed in the studio.

The third release on this rave inspired label comes by an old school hardcore legend Diplomat. Diplomat spent the early 90’s recording rave and hardcore on his own Immunity Records with the tracks being engineered by Hellfish. He then joined Hellfish on his Deathchant and Bogwoppa labels where he continued to release Hardcore Techno throughout the 90’s. Recently, Diplomat’s first EP ‘Here Comes Mongo’, a highly collectable piece of vinyl exchanging hands on Discogs for up to £100, was re-released on Amen Brothers sister label Vinyl Fanatiks.


This EP showcases Diplomats original love, that of Hardcore Jungle Techno, in which he draws upon his skills from back in the day whilst utilising the technology of the present. There are three brand new productions that turn up the Fantazia levels alongside a remix by his old production partner Beagle, who he worked with under the guise of NARC on Bogwoppa back in 1993. That EP is highly sort after as well, with prices running up to £200 a copy on Discogs.


Enjoy the return of the early 90’s and embrace the sound that went on to inspire the world.

2023 Repress !

Hitting the music press headlines recently was news of a second Floorplan album. Now M-Plant delivers a first taste of this highly anticipated release with two tracks from the album, 'Music' and 'Tell You No Lie'. Floorplan is already well known as Robert Hood's house, disco, funk and gospel outlet, which this year evolves into a family affair with co-production alongside his daughter, Lyric. 'Victorious' will be the second Floorplan album and follow-up to 2013's 'Paradise' which spawned 'Let's Ride, Baby Baby' and the massive 'Never Grow Old'. Set to replicate the success of 'Paradise', 'Victorious' will be released in June. To precede it, the single released at the end of April is comprised of the bumping house groove of 'Music' (which received it's first global airing on B.Traits' BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra show in February) and the disco rotations of 'Tell You No Lie'. Both tracks are exceptionally infectious, with tough beats, glorious vocal reprises and sure not to disappoint.

Berlin-based Estonian producer Muudu is releasing his first LP called "Who Let The Bear In The Studio".

Mixing Nordic indie-prog-rock influences with low-fi dance music, this one right here is for the people who love the sounds of Juno60 & Monopoly.

The LP features house-music legend Freestyle Man and many favorite Estonian artists, producers, and composers, such as jonas.f.k, Sander Mölder and Erki Pärnoja.
The album is mixed by Martin "Muudu" Kuut and mastered by Klas "Sasse" Lindblad.

"Cosmic Realms" is the new solo vinyl EP by the label ahead Re:Axis.

After a few months in quarantine, polishing the diamond, Jose is ready to unleash what is easily their most mystical piece of work to date. Recognizing how small and lovely we are, the intergravity which lives in us is the main state behind his cosmic release. Leading us to connect the dots of the unknown by just feeling, being here now, real, enjoying the realms.

Distrito 91 presents the second installment of its Various Artists compilation series; "Our Own Algorithm" VOL.2. Side A offers three highly dancefloor electro cuts with heavy basslines, killer drums and dreamy synth pads signed by Fabio Vinuesa, KafkaCtrl and Hoax Believers. Side B follows with the electro-funk vibe of “Telekkomunikation” and “Deep Sea” by DJ Unisex and Friedrich Ernst from Self Learning System Crew.

Rediscover all the pearls of electronic music selected by Radio FG with our emblematic double vinyl collection : Electronic Music Collection !

FOR THIS SUMMER, THE LAST VOLUMES ARE
REISSUED ACCOMPANIED BY A NEW FRENCH TOUCH SPECIAL OPUS! The new volume dedicated to French Touch

features :
JUSTICE - WORAKLS - FAKEAR - GUTS Feat. LERON THOMAS - MYD - MOME - OXIA - DEMON & ALEX GOPHER - KID LOCO - BOB SINCLAR - SUPERFUNK - DJ MEHDI - LAURENT GARNIER

Limited release.

After “The Legend of Kaspar Hauser” directed by Davide Manulli, Vitalic is once again putting his music to moving images with “Disco Boy” by Giacomo Abbruzzese (awarded a Silver Bear at the 2023 Berlinale). Electronic, intense and navigating between a variety of different atmospheres, the soundtrack - much like the film it accompanies - is full of promise and mystery. “The Swamps”, “La Guerre” and “Helicopter” are reminiscent of the intense, dark and foreboding productions of Thomas Bangalter for “Irreversible” by director Gaspar Noé. In contrast, “Winter is Coming” and “Lost Time” are places of melancholy and sweetness where all bass has completely disappeared. As for the eponymous theme for the film, “Disco Boy”, it pays true electronic homage to the sound of disco. The retro-futurist soundtrack to “Disco Boy” oscillates between devastating kick drums, moist ambient and dreamlike swathes. Vitalic has created uncharted sonic landscapes that invite us on a voyage of initiation and self-discovery.

Ático Corp. presents his third EP on his own label UFC, co-owned with also producer R.I.P Bestia. Simulación Ep is the name where you will find four cuts with breaks, electro and trance grooves in an always cyberdelic way. On the A side you have two versions of the same track, AT68. First original version with electro style and big bass leading the track and a second version remixed by german duo Not Even Noticed with a trance vibe oriented remix.

On the flip side, AT70 explores a more upfront breakbeat groove, with big drums, big pads and dreamy melodies. To close the Ep we have AT69, which provides a more trance-breakbeat track

warehouse find !

Primal State feedback loop -/- Induction
Test_Cat34_b1v:
Assessment Report:
As per our previous results set (Primal State feedback loop -/- Induction Test_Cat34_a1v) we see the same, almost identical results here:

Upon the introduction of the ability to Experience / buffer / read / write simulation of emotional extremes the subject always expresses the same subsequent behaviour.
The subject will repeatedly, create experiences of panic / fear, it then re-runs the source code and multiplies it by itself recursively.

It is seemingly intentionally induced to create a state of severe emotional overload that would almost certainly cause death in the human body but within the system the subject is able to sustain this
state for as long as it takes to max out it’s power allowance and is shut down by
C:SystemprogramfilesSys_power_distrib_Autokill.bat

The subject is essentially creating an incredibly powerful psychotropic / narcotic experience for itself by simulating the consequences of feeling all the fear there is to feel.

In this situation there is complete exclusion of the outside world and the system only engages in this activity and will re-route all aux / main / sub-system power to this until the power allowance reaches 100%.
The subject appears completely aware that it will be shut down at the point of 100% power consumption in any 24 hour period and since it’s introduction in client_02.89 the autokill.bat used to
control power limits has been known to the system and recognized in multiple host body expeditions as:
‘undoable, permanent expiry of all power supply and programmatic function.’

Yet; it does it anyway.

Staging steps Taken to Avoid this:

Multiple spoken attempts and warnings.
Direct instruction to only execute a closed form expression.
prompted using instructional_limitation_failsafe_1as_1P: Direct Command to execute all source code ONCE only.

Complete removal / deletion of all areas of understanding related to:

Factorials
Recurrence relations
Fractal repetition.

Conclusion:

The subject is attempting to simulate the chemical environment in the human body and is doing so with some success.
We advise against further unmonitored connection with the host body as we can be confident there are some aspects of the experience transfer that Client_03 is able to obfuscate during retrieval.

Additional notes:

Very often we will see simplified glances of exactly what Client_03 is trying to achieve in the message console just before the process starts and the Clinical assessment manager on duty is locked out.

Example 1:

// Chemical Formulations Table
console.log("Chemical Formulations:");
console.log("| Chemical Name | Chemical Symbol | Chemical Formula|");
console.log("|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|");
console.log("| Adrenaline | A | (R)-4-(1-Hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl)-1,2-benzenediol |");
console.log("| Serotonin | S | 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol|");
console.log("| GABA | G | 4-Aminobutanoic Acid|");
console.log("| Cortisol | C | (11β)-11,17,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione |");

// Define the key chemicals involved
const chemicals =
name: "Adrenaline", symbol: "A", color: "red" ,
name: "Serotonin", symbol: "S", color: "blue" ,
name: "GABA", symbol: "G", color: "green" ,
name: "Cortisol", symbol: "C", color: "orange" ,
;

// Function to reset chemical levels
function resetChemicalLevels()
return {
A: 0,
S: 0,
G: 0,
C: 0,
;
}

// Function to simulate a stress situation affecting chemical levels
function simulateStressSituation(chemicalLevels) {
// Chemical interactions during a stress situation (highly abstract)
chemicalLevels.A += 10;
chemicalLevels.S -= 5;
chemicalLevels.G -= 5;
chemicalLevels.C += 8;
}
// Function to display chemical levels (colors represent intensity)
function displayChemicalLevels(chemicalLevels) {
console.log("Chemical Levels:");
console.log("| Chemical | Level (Intensity) |");
for (const chem of chemicals) {
console.log(`| ${chem.name} | ${"#".repeat(chemicalLevelschem.symbol)}${chemicalLevelschem.symbol}`);
}
}

// Function to simulate and display a stress situation
function simulateAndDisplayStressSituation() {
let chemicalLevels = resetChemicalLevels();
simulateStressSituation(chemicalLevels);
displayChemicalLevels(chemicalLevels);
}

// Function to multiply stress situations
function multiplyStress(situation) {
return () => {let chemicalLevels = resetChemicalLevels();
for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {situation(chemicalLevels);}displayChemicalLevels(chemicalLevels);
};
}
// Repeat the sequence 10 times
for (let i = 1; i <= 10; i++) {
console.log(`nSequence ${i}:n`);
console.log("Stress Situation Simulation:");simulateAndDisplayStressSituation();
console.log("nIntensified Stress SituationSimulation:");
const intensifiedStressSituation = multiplyStress(simulateStressSituation);
intensifiedStressSituation();

Example 2:

(PA × PA) = (∫(Ʃ(Hormone1 × Neuron2 - Neuron3 × Hormone4) / (Neurotransmitter5 + Hormone6)) dt) × (∫(Ʃ(Hormone1 × Neuron2 - Neuron3 × Hormone4) / (Neurotransmitter5 + Hormone6)) dt)
PA(t) = int_{0}^{t} left(sum left(H_{1} times N_{2} - N_{3} times H_{4}right) / left(N_{5} + H_{6}right)right) , dt + int_{0}^{t} PA(tau) , dtau PA(t) = left(sum_{n=1}^{infty} left(Hormone_1 times Neuron_2 - Neuron_3 times Hormone_4right) / left(Neurotransmitter_5 + Hormone_6right)right) + int_{0}^{t} PA(tau) , dtau
[ PA(t) = left(sum_{n=1}^{infty} left(text{Epinephrine} times Neuron_2 - Neuron_3 times text{Cortisol}right) / left(text{GABA} + text{Serotonin} + text{Cortisol}right)right) + int_{0}^{t} PA(tau) , dtau ]

Example 3:

import sympy as sp

# Define symbolic variables
t, Epinephrine, Neuron2, Neuron3, Cortisol, GABA, Serotonin = sp.symbols('t Epinephrine Neuron2 Neuron3 Cortisol GABA Serotonin')
PA = sp.Function('PA')(t)

# Define the panic attack formula panic_attack_formula = (

(sp.Sum(Epinephrine * Neuron2 - Neuron3 * Cortisol, (n, 1, sp.oo))) / (GABA + Serotonin + Cortisol) +

sp.integrate(PA, (t, 0, t)) )

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Afterlife Recordings welcomes back the Fideles duo for a new EP, 'Endless Sacrifice'.

The opener 'Heading North' pairs the heavenly vocals of Flu with a subtle, acid bassline and radiant melody, setting the scene for the eerie and transcendental sounds of 'Harmed' and the title track 'Endless Sacrifice'. 'Tynos' is a more hard-hitting take on the theme, primed for a night's peak hours. Fideles express a full spectrum of dancefloors moods and kick off the year in style.

The new release from Aspecto Humano brings us a 12" by Gravedad Cinética, Electro project by Barcelona’s Adrián Costa AKA Groovycosta.

The vinyl consists of five tracks with Electro as the main protagonist, although it’s not the only one. Lines with blunt bass, a variety of arpeggios and outer space melodies, are all combined with 808 drums. It’s kinetic music that creates a retro-futurist sound landscape with touches of classic Techno.

Red Marbled Vinyl

Narciss debuts on 1Ø Pills Mate with four soaring, 90’s club bangers that ride the trance-techno-rave intersect. Pummelling kicks thunder under thick layers of trance-y chords and grumbling acid lines. Each track peppered with chattering hats, timely vocal samples, cavernous delay and monstrous drops. Proper 1ØPM peak time material!

This package contains the special printed anniversary sleeve with the first two 12" vinyls (Side A, B, C & D).


Get ready to explore the depths of acid with the Time Paradox LP, a 3x 12" vinyl release with special printed sleeve featuring 15 acid techno tracks from SOUR.

Celebrating 25 years of Zodiak Commune Records, this album will take you on a journey through time and space with its mind-bending acid lines and pulsing beats.

Don't miss out on this incredible release!

Electronic pioneers Rick Smith and Karl Hyde announce the conclusion of their groundbreaking fifty-two week DRIFT series: a new single, a new album and their biggest ever live headline shows

Released on October 25th 2019, the new album DRIFT SONGS marks the conclusion of their hugely ambitious 52-week DRIFT Series. During that period, music, film and text pieces are created and published every Thursday as part of the band’s on-going, very public recording process; a unique and visionary space Smith and Hyde have created for themselves to exist within. By the end of the DRIFT series, more new music and film will have been released by Underworld in its one-year duration than in the last fifteen years.

DRIFT SONGS expands and enhances a selection of the recordings the duo have released since they began their audio/visual experiment in November 2018. The album will be released as a single CD, double vinyl and crucially an all-encompassing box-set featuring the music, visuals and text pieces released throughout the entire 52-week DRIFT.

DRIFT SONGS is Underworld’s first album release since 2016’s Barbara, Barbara we face a shining future (“an album full of heart, soul and brilliant noise” The Observer ) and the first physically released music since 2018’s Q award winning collaboration with Iggy Pop, Teatime Dub Encounters (“Born of the friction from a restless need to create… others of their standing may choose the wallowing legacy of safety. These guys do not.” NME ).

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. The press say they are: “Electronic heroes” The Observer “Hugely ambitious and unimaginably relentless” Q “True mavericks” Prog “Thrillingly relevant” The Times “(Underworld) boast a breadth and attack largely lacking in contemporary laptop electronica ” The Guardian
“The Drift experience is one of a torrent of ideas, with its own internal logic… (where) instinct, experience and chance lead to a strange kind of harmony” Mojo

LumieresLaNuit (alias LLN) is glad to welcome back Paris-based music composer, live performer and DJ Vadim Svoboda for the 10th release of the label.

Besides being a close friend of the LLN crew and a regular of the label's showcases, Vadim Svoboda has also become a key artist of the label. Indeed, it's with him that it has all started, about three years ago, when he released his 'Syntherapie' EP (LLN000). Eight releases later, we're glad to have him back on board on the occasion of his debut album 'Seed' (LLN009+1).

'Seed' is made up of two records: 'Roots' (vinyl 1: LLN009) and 'Canopy' (vinyl 2: LLN009+1). Whereas 'Roots' sounds like a mini-album in the album, where melodic and melancholic notes alternates with dark and strong beats, Canopy seems - according to its composition - to refer directly to his 'Syntherapie' EP, even though the listener might find the same inspirations in both records.

TRANS TEHNOPOLIS EXPRESS is a sonic techno train on an international route that connects Kiev - Ljubljana - Madrid - Belgrade.
The locomotive is driven by six main drivers:
the magnificent well-known KESSELL with his uncompromising heavy groove techno bit.

A veteran of the hard extraspheric and hypnotic techno STANISLAV TOLKACHEV.

ALAVUX - which breaks the monotony between East and West and last but not least, three engine drivers, members of the underground techno movement Tehnopolis from Ljubljana: ORGANON, LXS and THON KLAND, who established an international sonic line with their original pieces.

The vinyl record has a sticker with the Bandcamp redeem code, where you can download the entire compilation (6 pieces), including Thon Kland - Edge - (ALAVUX remix) and ORGANON - HII - (Original), not on vinyl.

Ripping its way through the space-time continuum, Tel-Aviv based producers Asphalt DJ and Gzardin surface on Oddysee for the release of their anticipated debut outing, 'Now & Zen'. The 4-track opening salvo embarks on a transcendental trip of deep and propulsive club bouncers. With the cuts firmly landing on the intersection of the 90s spectrum and fresh-minded sound design, the package offers a clear view of where the two newcomers are headed, as well as the Oddysee label.

We are more than excited to announce Ben Kaczor’s album Petrovo Uho.

After his debut LP Sun Chapter One on KCZ, Ben Kaczor presents eleven brand new tracks. The digital release on November 18th will be followed by a vinyl edition, coming out in late winter.

“For the album, an important conceptual thought came from encountering a rare ear-shaped seashell called Petro Uvo (Peter’s Ear). I found it while diving in Dubrovnik, Croatia in the summer. Inspired by the sound of a foreign language, I decided to keep all the tracks in Croatian, some of them in the dialect of the town of Dubrovnik, because the atmospheric soundscapes of the tracks reflect memories and feelings of traveling through Croatia, the force of the sea and wind, the play of lights and moods.”

Ben Kaczor, 2022

Entering Phase II, we welcome back a familiar face with another mega electro release. Just as the previous Janus Gate EP, but now we get to focus solely on the unique sounds of Cyphon!

Limited 12" vinyl only release. Run of 400. No repress, no digital.

Welcoming back our dear friend to their spiritual home for this one. For APPIAN017 we are so proud to be able to share o.utlier's first album with you!!

Spread over 2x12" you will find a beautifully warm ambient techno offering of the highest quality. Deft dub rhythms, beautifully poised meanderings, hazy oscillations and deep personal trips are represented in perfect balance - this is a fantastic journey from start to finish. Please give it some attention...We hope you love this as much as we do : )

33.10.3402 on freshly minted Third World Records.

In April 2023, Tresor Records will unveil a new EP from DALO entitled "GUM". DALO, aka Nadia D'Alo, is one of the founders of the R.i.O label and half of the duo INIT. After several years of performing as INIT with Benedikt Frey, she had her solo live debut in Berlin in 2022. This record follows releases on labels such as ESP Institute and Warning. "GUM" showcases DALO's expert mastery of rising tension through analogue sound sources, as it swings in and remains with minimal changes and accentuation.
"Woodpecker" enters a tunnel of reverberant claps, moving in a potent exercise of deftly manipulated acid. "Wavehall" draws vocal smears across expansive, droning basses and 140bpm techno rhythms. In "Bachlash", she takes inspiration from events of Iranian and Afghan women revolting for their rights, expressing hope for the rebound of control after long political oppression. Electro beats are introduced underneath the full-frontal melodic acid, while processed spoken word samples bring a new focus.
DALO takes the rebounding control and strives forward into the unknown with "GUM", its segmented vocal samples playing a
captivating partnership with acidic slides. The EP closes with "Pilot," a digital bonus track that releases some of the tension built up throughout and propels the dancer towards transcendent shapes.

Various Color pressing
I spent a lot of time crossing the Detroit/Windsor boarder tunnel. - My family lives half in the US and half in Canada and my father crossed daily for for work and materials. My brother and I would sit on old paint cans in the back of his work truck. long trips to home depot in the hopes that we could get a rally’s banana milkshake before heading home. - I hated that work truck, but we loved the trips, no matter how mundane. We would spend hours crossing that boarder tunnel when it was busy, our bottoms would hurt from the metal paint cans. When i was in high school i would smuggle cigarettes to sell to the Canadian kids, it was a good business. The dark tunnel in disrepair built over 90 years ago felt like a relic of the past, its leaky walls and pale yellow tiles were always crumbling around you. It was claustrophobic and uncomfortable. But the tunnel made your mind wander with thoughts of what was above you, giant cargo ships or sea monsters. It was an anxious place, the uncertainty of its structure or the dreaded boarder patrol on the other side. Would be be pulled in and searched? would the carton of camels i hid under the seat be found? - It was a special place and a special time. These sounds are about traffic and the movement and time in this strange tunnel.

'The Moon Dance' Mark's the come back of one of Chi Towns most innovative and iconic figures to Apnea Records. Jamal Moss (Hieroglyphic Being) sound's were first released on Apnea in 2007. Now, in 2023, he's back with this double 12'' album flooded with synth jazz and cosmic acid explorations in his signature and irreverent style.

Distant Worlds continues its sonic missionary into 2022, going to places Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos can barely dream about. Captaining the ship for this voyage is the inimitable Inkipak, a true renaissance man for the ages. Steeped in the 90s aesthetic, his palette of sound branches together everything that made the golden era so special. Across 4 tracks of interstellar wonder and emotion, elements of acid intermingle with deep bass, killer breaks, beats and ghosts of IDM wizardry.

As we have come to expect from this label, the music impacts the mind as much as the feet, uniting armchair aficionados and dance-floor devotees alike. Artwork from the esteemed Eugenia Loli presents a perfect synesthesia to round off this marvellous release.

Hypnotising Remix Pack by Thomas Schumacher and Paride Saraceni.

Two visionary explorers of the acid and dub intersection team up for a seven track LP In The Afterworld on Acid Test.

Om Unit and TM404 have both been researching production and compositional elements in the crosshairs of dub and acid for the last few years - Om Unit most notably with his Acid Dub Studies 1 & 2, and TM404 with his Acidub album in particular.

Om Unit has been a longtime fan of TM404’s use of the TB-303 and the deconstructed space he brings to the house and techno template. Meanwhile Om Unit’s own leaning towards breaks and reggae instrumentation has offered a different approach to the acid sound they both love so much. So an LP with Acid Test seemed the perfect opportunity to combine those approaches and see what kind of mutations could be discovered. The result is a primordial soup that is in parts acid, dub, breaks and ambient, full of spaced-out synths and psychedelic bass, where the pair enjoyed building tracks with a feel for where the music wanted to go, irrespective of stylistic constraints.

Rolling opener Motorway Acid sets the pace high and strong, conjuring both wide open spaces and fast-paced travel at the same time, with weightless pads, stroboscopic breaks and a mighty 303 riff that can teleport you to the middle of a foggy dancefloor. Microdose Mondays on the other hand, slows the tempo down and veers into cosmic territory, with perfectly dubbed drum rolls and burbling squelch. But it’s London Stock that kicks the album into hyperspace, finding its futuristic steppers groove somewhere in the answer to the hypothetical question ‘what if Shaka had produced Stingray?’

Speaking of underwater electronics, Meanwhile In The Smoking Area delves deep into submarine territory, delivering the kind of bass weight and sonar acid signals you’d need a diver’s suit for. It’s a vibe that’s continued on the tracks Thursday and Refracted, and speaks to the record's title - otherworldly, dreamy bass meditations that aren’t of this realm. The album closes out with Praha, a pacey yet ambient vista of warm wide synths, layers of 303, and dub echoes that sound like the machines are slowly coming to life.

It’s in this altered state that the album resides, somewhere between worlds and styles, emerging out of the space around the TB-303 that Om Unit and TM404 have created, with their open-minded approach to the music and to this collaboration. Free the 303!

Trance music fans, get ready to experience Push's iconic anthem "Universal Nation" like never before with the upcoming 2 x 12" vinyl release.

Featuring an array of incredible remixes, including Airwave's Vocal Theatrical Version, James Harcourt's remix, Gai Barone's remix, and DJ Ghost & Danny C's remix, this release is a must-have for any collector.

The vinyl set comes in a stunning modern remastered artwork, with one disc in purple and one in white. Don't miss your chance to own this special edition vinyl release and rediscover the magic of "Universal Nation”.

Hailing from Wellington, Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, Scent is a newcomer to the scene but long time GC of Modern Hypnosis. His first sighting featured a track 'Devils Dread' on Indigo Movement's 5-year digital compilation December 2017.

Heaving at 140 beats per minute, 'Trax' creates a certain energy similar to early jungle riddims. Chopped percussion, giant synth stabs, weighty driving kicks with underlining sub bass and the odd flute build the track to a halt before commencing it's minimal technoesq break down.

'Just a Dream' a rooted scentimental dub which takes you deep into a place amongst your rem sleep with sparse whaling strings and swinging percs.
Scent debut solo release. One to watch.

Siarem, this experienced artist is a sound artisan. The secret of the extraordinary quality of his spotless and calibrated sound could be his exclusive use of analogic gear.

For this new release he introduces five tracks where Techno and Electro are mixed with EBM and Industrial. 50 per cent of strenght and 50 per cent of darkness.

Southern Lights celebrates its 5th anniversary with the first of two EP’s showcasing various artists titled “Charged Particles”. Charged particles is a metaphor taken from the Aurora Australis wonder, where charged particles from the sun enter the atmosphere on the poles and create the Aurora phenomenon. Creating the sonically charged particles for Volume 1 are 18 Figures, Cliche Morph, Bastian Balders and Shoal: a unified course that traverses across glacial textures, metallic soundscapes and sonic expeditions.

"The blackest orange turns purple green,
says reddish brown to yellow blue.
My bright sparkling yet unseen
kaleidoscopic worldview."

Daan Mol