Weekly Electronic Music Tips // JANUARY 2025 #04-26
“Night Photographs” series by Japanese artist Toshio Shibata
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
- Addicted-2-Bass [Episode 178] // FERYNE (25.01.2026)
Active since 2005, Nijmegen-based dynamic electronic DJ Feryne rolls out an electrifying mix spanning Electro, IDM, and Techno.
- Italian atmospheric /organic /percussive /hypnotic techno production duo Claudio PRC & Luigi Tozzi — “Onirica” from V/A “Coalescence” EP [The Third Room]
Italian techno wizards take the listener on an unravelling emotive dive through unsullied enveloping sonic boundaries of skittering crisp percussive tension, introspective dreamlike ambience and immaculate minimal sound design, that harmonizes and resonates with painstaking focus and clarity.
- Athens, Greek EBM /industrial /techno /breaks /electro DJ-producer and FERMA label co-founder, Romphea “The Way You See It [Timothy J. Fairplay Remix]” from “Blind Protocols” [Hilltown Disco]
The experienced eclectic British producer’s rework is a high-energy and moody electro-funk excursion, steeped in dark cinematic dystopian realms, through lithe, rapid beats, chuggy buzzing bass tones, erratic 32 gb breakdowns, and emotive icy synth swirls, towards his signature shadowy late nights in the dungeon.
- Ruhr Area, German breakbeat /electro DJ-producer Moogie Fox – “Through The Skies” off forthcoming “Through The Skies” EP [Metal Disorder / Armen Crew]
An engrossing, emotive electro journey towards stirring inward reflections from German producer, elicited by hypnotic mechanical lashing snares that bounce seamlessly along springy warm bass grooves, while a call and response between vibrant, fluid tinkly bubbles, subdued brass blows, and expansive airy synth pads takes hold to evoke a sense of depth and clarity.
- Brazilian experimental /ambient /cinematic /field recordings /deep listening /dreamscape /soundscapes /electroacoustic /electronic composer and sound artist Thiago Desant (aka Phantoms Vs Fire, Aural Palaces, Ghost Fauna), aka Aural Palaces “Low Tide” from “Tropical Liminal (Extended)” LP
- Rotterdam-based ambient /abstract /drone /field recordings /experimental /minimalistic /electroacoustic /poetry /electronic composer & producer, Michel Banabila “Through Global Frequency – Claudia” from the collaborative vocal album “Through Global Frequency” LP [12th Isle / TapuRec]
- Liverpool, UK ambient /sci-fi /experimental /hardware synth /electronic producer The Metamorph “Volatile Power” from “MCPM018” CD compilation album for MCPM018 physical magazine [mcpm/Moolakii Club Audio Interface]
- London-based ambient /abstract /field recordings /minimal /synth /piano composer and producer of quiet electronic music Dominic Thurgood, aka Phexioenesystems “Hypothetical Colours” from “Patterns in Condensate” LP [Lunar Module]
- Ambient /chillout /deep listening collaboration of renowned veteran UK electronic musicians and producers, Mark Barrott & Richard Norris “Hazing” from “Nocturnes Vol. 1” EP [Anjunachill]
- Canadian–American ambient pop artist, Hollie Kenniff “Winter, Don’t Let Go” [Nettwerk]
- Canadian-born, Berlin-based ambient /electroacoustic/dreampop collaborative project of vocalist, bassist and harpist Erin Lang (FKA Erin Lang & The Foundlings and Feral & Stray), aka Foundling “Flamunlina” off “Artemisia” LP [Shadow World]
- Washington, D.C. based ambient /drone /psybient /electronic multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and Chitra Records head Dionis Afonichev, aka Dionisaf “Opal” from “Fractals” LP [Ambient Cat]
- Portland, OR-based ambient /loops /experimental /modern classical /piano /multi-instrumentalist and composer Derek Hunter Wilson “Salish Sea” from the upcoming third solo album, “Sculptures” LP [Beacon Sound]
- Japan/Québec ambient /drone /field recordings /electro-acoustic /soundscapes /organic collaboration, Rhucle & Arbee “Tears Of Nature” from upcoming “Plain” LP [Noray Records]
- Texas ambient /drone /tape loop /experimental electronic musician (Yemen Civil Servant, Ammothea, Glacial Anatomy), Gregory Nunn “Victorian Images” from “Shaky Acoustics” album [Language Instinct]
- Russian ambient /drone /glitch /electroacoustic /experimental electronic project of audiovisual artist, synesthesia researcher, and founder of the MEDIASPANK label, Andre Svibovitch, aka Svibovitch “Night Stream 05.44 a.m.” from “Night Stream” LP [Sumbur]
- Sweden ambient /drone /field recordings /deep /icy /electronic project Velv.93 “Star Grain” from “Maidstone” LP [STROOM.tv]
- South Wales ambient /drone / electronic /field recordings/ dub techno project of sound artist Matt Ridgway, aka GAFAEL “Submerge 1″ from the album “Syren” [emmossed]
- Copenhagen-based ambient /minimal house /dub techno project of Mikkel Meldgaard, Mikkel Metal “Rebuild” from “Rebuild” EP [Echocord]
- Detroit ambient /drone /dub /minimal techno /electronic producer Stephen Hitchell (part of Echospace, aka Intrusion, and Soultek), Variant “As Time Stood Still” from the reissue of 2009 masterpiece “The Setting Sun” 2xLP [Echospace313 / Field Records]
- Paris-based, Belarusian ambient /broken techno /dub psychedelic electronic musician, Lina Filipovich “Semper Eadem” from “Flowers of Evil II” LP [Hundebiss Records]
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK drone /experimental /ethno-ambient solo project of :zoviet*france: co-founder Robin Storey, aka Rapoon – “Do you want to dance?” from the album “The Silent Trumpets”
- London-based ambient /cinematic /classical /electronic Italian artist and composer Sofia degli Alessandri, aka Drum & Lace “Terra (Right Here Do This)” from the upcoming LP “Terra” [Mesh]
- Richland, WA ambient /chillout /dub techno /electronic producer Drew Sullivan, aka Slow Dancing Society “Passage Out of the Dark (alt mix)” from “Ambient Confessions Vol II” EP
- Lyon-based IDM /bass music /trance /trip hop /psych /downtempo /minimal techno French producer Jules Lachaux, aka Kick21 “Psychokinestesis” off of the upcoming debut full-length album, “Psychokinestesis” [Oomycota]
- Dutch ambient /Berlin school /soundscapes /space music /electronica veteran producer since 1986, Nico de Kok, aka Small Chief “Zero Movement” from “Zero Movement” LP [Cyclical Dreams]
- Portland, OR-based ambient /dub /shoegaze /cosmic /psych /krautrock /experimental electronic duo Michael McKinnon and Matthew Quiet, aka Natural Magic “Skyward Eye” from “II” LP [Optimo Music]
- Hamburg, Germany dark ambient /experimental /psy trance /tribal /techno duo Space Drum Meditation “Sky Dancer” from “ SDM007” EP [Space Drum Meditation]
- Danish-born, Luxembourg-based experimental electronic artist Martin Jensen, AKA The Home Current “Chew Unseen” from upcoming “A Point Blank Dream” LP [Subexotic Records]
- UK ambient /experimental /analogue synth /instrumental electronica solo project of former Pulled Apart By Horses guitarist, James Adrian Brown “The Firing Range” debut solo album “Forever Neon Lights” [Castles In Space]
- Northern Ireland/US ambient house /kosmische /guitar /electronica duo John Haughey & Tarotplane “Impossible Vistas” from the album “Errata” [Woodford Halse]
- Rouen, France experimental /avant-garde /minimalism /electronica musician and member of the band Audace, Bernard Grancher “Immunité partagée” from the LP “Tape X”, first in a series dedicated to electronic minimalism [Astra Solaria Recordings]
- Dutch IDM /ambient /drone /braindance /weird /toys /animal piano sounds /experimental electronic artist Kai Nobuko, aka Toxic Chicken “Scruffy” from the album “Amazing Animals” [Ingrown Records]
- Cornwall, Wales-based IDM /acid /electro /modular electronic producer Oh Mr James – “The Acid Riddle” from the upcoming V/A “EXTRACELLULAR” compilation LP [Buried Treasure]
- Berlin/London-based experimental /electroacoustic /abstract club electronica /hyper-pop duo ML and Vittoria Totale, aka Grace & Raffaella “Candy Culture” from upcoming debut LP “Grace & Raffaella” [meakusma]
- Colombian indie dance /disco sleaze /psychedelic house artist KABINETT “Warning Sign” from the mini-album “Dance On The Volcano” [Natural Selections]
- Japanese industrial/dubstep /techno /electro /dub-laced electronic experimentalist Atsushi Akama, aka King Rambo Sound “Harsh Winters” from upcoming “Withdrawn” EP [Unrealistic Expectations]
- Rennes, French rave /UK bass /electro /drum & bass /breakbeat producer Owghost – “Baume Obscure” from the upcoming V/A “Nebula Scarabea #02” cassette compilation [Bella Ursa Recordings]
- English bass music /dubstep /ritual /tribal /psychedelic /trance /electronic producer and founder of the record labels Skull Disco and Woe to the Septic Heart!, Shackleton “Philistine Wavelength” from “Euphoria Bound” LP [AD 93]
- Italian acid /abstract /tribal /psych /downtempo electronic DJ-producer based in Rome, A-Tweed “Junk Foot (Tolouse Low Trax Remix V2)” from upcoming “Kraut Cheap Tune” EP [Sketchy Lines records]
- Berlin-based Milan-born acid /kraut /world /cosmic disco /psych /dub /downtempo electronic interdisciplinary storyteller Nathan Dawidowicz “Scintilla (Feat. Hannah Schraven)” from “FLUFF” LP [Hell Yeah Recordings]
- Italian acid /drone /leftfield /psychedelic /trance /electronic producer (1/2 of Future Island), Treasure Island “Spiritual Lightwave” from V/A “DEVIOUSCO VOL. 1” LP [Deviousco]
- Scottish ambient /Balearic /techno /world /house producer Brian d’Souza, aka Auntie Flo “Ceibo (Hardway Bros Remix)” from “Birds Of Paradise Remixes” EP [Highlife]
- UK acid house /chug /techno /electronic collaborative project of Brighton-based producers Ben Hunt and Carl Airsine, Black Fades “UnOriginal” cover version of the Leftfield 1995 classic “Original”
- Jakarta, Indonesia house /wave /indie dance /dark disco producer Rizki S. Djanegara, aka Peaces “5TH STATEMEANT _ Mindshot” [Meant Records]
- Zürich, Switzerland acid /cosmic disco /psych /techno /electronic trio of ELi LiNE, Neu Verboten, and Piero Scherer, aka Jack Pattern “Walking Giants” from “Mystery Of Life” EP (Unreleased Tracks 2016) [Lustpoderosa]
- Bangkok, Thailand ambient /IDM /psych /tribal /downtempo /electronic DJ-producer and co-founder of Siamese Twins Records, Sunju Hargun “อากาศ Feat. Tulwai (Midnight Traffic & Innerworld Remix)” from “Extans Mantra : The Final Trip” EP [Siamese Twins Records]
- Italian acid /leftfield /experimental /techno /electro producer (1/2 of Machinete), TLXCO “RATS” from “The Part” EP [Volunar Records]
- Dutch ambient /IDM /breaks /electro producer Rob Bellfield (aka Elusan), aka Artileqt “Tidal Bulge” from “Cradle Of Humanity” EP [KinetiK Records]
- Madrid-based ambient /breaks /techno /electro project Protocolo Sys “Geometría Virtual [Part II]” from “Geometría Virtual” EP, first of a series of three EPs [DISTRITO 91]
- Cornwall, UK rave /techno /electro producer Edward Upton, aka DMX Krew “Bass In Your Face (Cornish Mix)” off “Bass In Your Face” EP [Gudu Records]
- German techno /breaks /electro producer Elektrotechnik “Electro” from “Fictional Reality” EP [Abstract Rhythm]
- Rotterdam‘s experimental /bass /techno /electro producer Boris Bunnik (aka Conforce, Hexagon, Silent Harbour), Versalife “Vanta Horizon” from “Crack City” EP [Rotterdam Electronix]
- Russia rave /bass /techno /electro /techno /breakbeat production duo Dawn Razor & Confluence “Get A” from “Resist” EP [Dionysian Mysteries]
- Italian industrial /EBM /new beat /wave /post-punk /electronic trio Essaira – “Deli” from their upcoming debut “From The Guts Of Essaira″ LP [Raw Culture]
- Greek experimental /industrial /drone /techno producer Thoture – “ Fulaso” from cassette compilation V/A “Fularma Sampler” [HOMVA043]
- New Zealand EBM /electro /techno /electronic body music British producer Body Beat Ritual “Heaven’s Burning” from “HALLOWEENLAND” EP [Pleasure Records]
- Rennes, France experimental /industrial /techno producer and Vives label head, Weever – “Les Eaux Fangueuses” from V/A “VVA04” EP [VIVES]
- Valencia, Spain-based Industrial /EBM /Raw Electronic duo of Ana Escudero and David Garrido, Spammerheads “Aftermath (Scannoir Remix)” from the “Mire Chronicles Remixes” EP [Banshees Records]
- Berlin-based EBM /electroclash /indie dance /dark disco Portuguese producer and Inner Shah Recordings founder, Madd Rod “Purple Lights” single [Inner Shah Recording]
- Barletta, Italy EBM /Techno /Dark Disco producer SFRMHL – “Overthinking (Shadowcomplex feat BLEACH ISB rework)” from “Night Fatale” EP [DARKDISCO.ORG]
- Belfast/Derry, Northern Ireland industrial funk /dark disco collaboration, Black Bones & Autumns “Cruising” from “Barrios & Barricades / Cruising” EP
- Berlin/Vienna techno /psych /indie dance /electro collaboration between eclectic Greco/German dark disco pioneer duo and Belly Dance Services label founder, Local Suicide & Nick Hanzo — “Taksim (Djedjotronic Remix)” off of “Taksim” EP [Side UP Works]
- London-based r&b /electro singer-songwriter Rosie Lowe – “Burning Down The House” (Talking Heads cover, 1983) from the double album V/A “Naive Melodies”, a Talking Heads tribute, reinterpreted through the lens of Black musical innovation, curated by Drew McFadden [BBE]
- Mexican acid /house /techno /indie dance /eclectic duo Leonor & Fausto – “Bailes De Favela (Original Mix)” from V/A “Muy Duro Vol. 13” EP [Duro Label]
- Leipzig/Barcelona-based acid /dub /indie dance /psychedelic /mutant disco production duo Heidenreich & Ludviq “Gotatta (Motel77 Remix)” from “Erebus” EP [Play Pal]
- Blur – “Girls & Boys (Niv Ast Edit)” [High School Records]
- Valencia, Spain acid /techno /indie dance /dark disco DJ-producer Roglar “I Know” from “I Know” E.P. [NEIN Records]
- Cape Town, South Africa ambient /progressive house DJ-producer DJ Hoshino – “Metal Echoes (Orbital Drum System Remix)” off “Don’t Look Back” EP [Dancing On Wax]
- Las Palmas, Spain indie dance /synthwave /cosmic disco /nu-disco producer Ilya Santana “The void (Rayko club mix)” from “The Void” EP [Astrolead Recordings]
- Madrid-based acid /techno /trance /house /chug /electroclash /dark disco producer Pumuki “Instinto (Parissior Remix)” from upcoming “Instinto” EP [Espacio CIELO]
- Rome, Italy ambient /experimental /techno producer (1/2 of Voices From the Lake with Neel), Donato Dozzy “SIDE B” from the cassette “Babylon Market Vol. 3” latest installment in the legendary mix series [FERRO/CROMO]
- Alexandroupolis, Northeastern Greece ambient /drone /tape loops /electro-acoustic /piano /electronica sound artist Giannis Gogos “Ambedo (part 1)” from the 2-track long-form album “Ambedo” [Whitelabrecs]
- London-based, Spanish ambient experimental composer, pianist and sound artist Iván Muela “Drone Study X” from the LP “Ibidem II” (six long-form recordings) [Adventurous Music]
- English ambient /minimal folk /psychedelic experimental songwriters Daniel O’Sullivan & Richard Youngs “Persian Carpets II” off 2-track long-form album “Persian Carpets” [VHF]
- Berlin-based ambient /abstract /space /experimental electronic musician, Bernhard Wöstheinrich “Qualia”, first long-form piece from a new ambient music series [iapetus]
