Weekly Electronic Music Tips // APRIL 2025 #13-26
Hotel Forum. Kraków, Poland, 1978-1989 Architect Janusz Ingarden. (c) BACU
PICKS OF THE WEEK:
- TALLAC – Berlin’s Strand @ Sisyphos (06.04.2026)
A freshly-churned out 3-hour Easter set burning with a loose, fast, and high-energy blend of Italo Disco, Deep House and Indie Dance, amid classic and modern patterns, from the Berlin-based, US-born DJ-producer Charlie Rohrer.
- Manchester, UK ambient /IDM /micro-dub-techno project of producer John Howes, Paperclip Minimiser “TT A2” from upcoming “Topology Transform” EP [Blank Mind]
A sharply sculpted atmospheric micro-half-time-techno cut deft to shape an aural imagery made of subtle, bewitching details in a fluid yet wobbly liquid sequence of crisp fractal configurations that generate intricate forms of both tactile and ephemeral consistency, with the dazey mesmerism, imbalance, and immersion felt by being in slightly choppy water.
- Hackney, East London-based Balearic /soul /disco /funk /deep house /electronic collaborative project of Phil Passera & Jimmy Day, PAYFONE “Dime Algo (Black Science Orchestra Dub)” from “Dime Algo (Black Science Orchestra Remixes)” EP [Leng Records]
Junior Boy’s Own’s affiliated legendary deep house/disco London collective since the early 90s, with an utterly alluring, heady rework, that plunges into nostalgic, groovy, laid-back vibes, effortlessly flowing through an organic harmonization of hypnotic syncopated tinny rhythms, sonorously pulsing, acidic rubbery bass lines laced with funk magnetism, and velvety springy keyboard swells, to embrace dreamy, female vocal clips, bewitching with sensual enticement.
- London-based industrial /new beat /techno /EBM trio of Cal Graham (also a member of The Chisel) and Josh Smith (from Chain of Flowers), with producer Evil Dust (Crave Tapes, X-IMG), aka Nation Unrest “A Blaze They Can’t Contain” from 2-track single “Death Systematic / A Blaze They Can’t Contain”
London‘s trio, now with techno producer Evil Dust on board, blends relentless, adrenaline-charged Punk anger with seismic, stark robotic body rhythms, to draw a line forward with “two unreleased tracks from 2020, refined (not reworked) for 2026”.With both Joshua Smith and Callum Graham together at the vocal helm for the first time, “A Blaze They Can’t Contain”, like a underground assembly line, deploys strong, hard-rattling Nitzer Ebb-like, funky bass lines that flicker seamlessly along with mechanical stompy industrial beats and intervals of strained echoed stabs, to fuel layers of powerful, unintimidated, ricocheting vocals, challenging conformity by questioning the way you feel.
- Providence, Rhode Island ambient /drone /microsound /minimalist electronic artist Asher Tuil “Chronicles xvii” from “Chronicles” LP
- Spain dark ambient /drone /soundscape sound artist David Cordero “Hiraeth” from the LP “La Imagen Muda” [Noray Records]
- Spain ambient /drone /soundscape /electronic artist Agustín Mena, aka Warmth “Nothing Left (Vestiges)” from the album “Transient I” [ARCHIVES]
- Spain/Germany ambient /drone /field recordings /deep listening collaboration between composers and producers Pepo Galán, Joachim Spieth, and Markus Guentner, aka Galán | Spieth | Guentner “Velthra” from the upcoming LP “Obreel” [Affin]
- UK ambient /drone /field recordings /experimental /electronic collaboration between London‘s Tom Squires & Winchester’s Tom Honey, aka rhubiq & Good Weather For An Airstrike “Mist encompassing the holte end” from “AV / TH” EP
- Boston, MA ambient drone electronic composer John Hervey, aka Wreath “Actually, it will be okay” from upcoming “Familiar Feeling” EP [Ambient Soundscapes]
- Canada ambient /drone sound artist Rose G “Promise of happiness” from the EP “Untimely death/Promise of happiness”
- Lithuanian ambient /ethereal /field recordings /synth /electronic composer Teatre “The Call” from the upcoming album “All Constellations Weaving Into One” [Amulet of Tears]
- Swedish ambient /soundscapes /electroacoustic /field recordings /ambient folk duo Johan Kisro & Linus Johansson, aka Old Amica “Eftersol” from “Bländverk” LP [whitelabrecs]
- Los Angeles-based ambient /drone /field recordings /experimental /multidisciplinary artist and composer Yann Novak “Release (redux)” from the remastered album “Meadowsweet (redux)” (originally released in 2006 on Touch Music) [Room40]
- Ambient /Glitch /Improvisional /Experimental /Modular Electronic project of New York-based musician, composer, and conceptualist Joseph Branciforte and pioneering Fender Rhodes jazz artist Jozef Dumoulin, Joseph Branciforte & Jozef Dumoulin “⊐” from the LP “ITERAE” [Greyfade]
- Montréal-based, ambient /jazz French multi-instrumentalist and guitar builder Florian Bouyou, aka Phloe “Les Lignes” from the upcoming “Les Idées” LP [Kordel Records/ Seil Records]
- UK ambient guitar musician We Paint the Skies “Soft Sand” single [Valley View Records]
- UK experimental ambient electronica musician Antony Ryan (one half of ISAN), Mugwood “Andoral Part 1” from the split LP “Eskypism” by Ogle & Mugwood [Subexotic Records]
- Bristol‘s ambient /glitchy /IDM /broken beats /drum & bass /experimental electronica producer Jonathan Worsley, aka Jilk “Half-Human” from the multi-faceted electronic concept album “Tetsuo II” alternative soundtrack to the 1992 Shin’ya Tsukamoto‘s cyberpunk film “Tetsuo II: Body Hammer” [Bricolage]
- Le Hague, Netherlands-based, Newcastle, UK veteran ambient /IDM /techno /downtempo /electronica artist Christopher Leary, aka Ochre “Gentle Decay” from the upcoming LP “Oversail”, part four of the “Whispers of an ancient world series”
- Rotterdam-based, Dutch iconic ambient /IDM /experimental minimal techno producer Jochem George Paap, aka Speedy J “Arp Δmp Chasm” from the upcoming “Walkman” LP, his first solo album in over 20 years [STOOR]
- Portland, OR ambient modular synth electronic musician Evan Marc Bartholomew (Evan Marc, Invisible Allies with Kilowatts, and co-founder of MicrodoseVR), aka BLUETECH “A Study in Vapors” from the upcoming LP “Petite Constellations” [DiN Label]
- Ramah, New Mexico ambient /psy trance /chillout /kosmische /cosmic synth musician Ken Lusk “Cosmic Sources” from “Earth Shaker” LP
- Sunderland, UK IDM /house /techno /breakbeat /experimental electronic producer Dharma “One Clean Sock” single [R&S Records]
- Yerevan, Armenia dark ambient /drone /ancestral /ritual /experimental electronic production duo Content Corrupted & spellsphere – “Thaw” from V/A “Diootah” compilation LP [Siooqh]
- Tokyo-based ambient /abstract /field recordings /glitch /body music /dub /experimental /analog electronic musician, composer and synthesist Joe Fujinoki “Organs” from upcoming LP “Glass Torso” [enmossed]
- German ambient /techno /experimental /electronic producer Joachim Spieth – “Phobia” from “Lurk” EP [FOMO_]
- Buenos Aires, Argentina, atmospheric /raw /deep /hypnotic techno producer Lucas Silvero “Ein Sonnenstrahl (Stanislav Tolkachev Remix)” from “Ein Sonnenstrahl” EP [Ethral]
- Milan, Italy ambient /drone /percussive /dub /deep techno producer Riccardo Campanale aka Biocym – “Ritmo Da Mata” from “Vozes da Tijuca” EP [Konstrukt]
- Japan-based ambient /hypnotic /percussive /deep techno US-born producer Erik Luebs “A Step To The Edge” from upcoming “Reversing Time” EP [Nous’klaer Audio]
- Paris-based ambient /psychedelic /deep /hypnotic techno producer Max Duret – “Specter” from V/A ” [𝙰𝙱𝚃-𝚅𝙰⁰¹²]: Portal To Elsewhere” compilation album [Art Bei Ton]
- Detroit-born, London-based ambient /experimental /leftfield-bass /polyrhythmic /techno producer Tristan Arp “Mutable Field” from the “(re)weave” EP [Kapsela]
- Ukraine/Argentina ambient /drone /tribal /half-time /deep /minimal techno production duo Na Nich & Forest On Stasys “Catching” from upcoming V/A “Gnosis” compilation LP [Danza Nativa]
- Australian deep /minimal /hypnotic techno artist Connor Wall “Invert” from “Equals” EP [Sublunar]
- Rome‘s minimal /psychedelic /hypnotic /deep techno iconic producer Donato Dozzy “Hypno Trance 0” from upcoming “Hypno Trance” EP [Spazio Disponibile]
- Rotterdam-based ambient /minimal deep techno DJ-producer Nikos “Spectral” off upcoming “Spine” EP [Nous’klaer Audio]
- Vienna, Austria deep /trance /hypnotic techno producer Felix Benedikt, aka Alpha Tracks “Winter:2026 (Rorschack Aquarius Remix)” from “Winter:2026” LP
- São Paulo, Brazil ambient /minimal /deep house /dub techno producer Amaral Borges “Melted Patch” from “Melted Patch” EP [Symbiotical Records]
- Notts-born, Bristol, UK-based bass music /dubstep /techno sonic technician, Dom Carlo “Terrace” from “Terrace” EP [Amity]
- South African-born, New York-based ambient /psych /dub /post-dubstep /deep techno /electronic music composer & performer, Brendon Moeller “Worm” from “Corrupted Authority” EP
- Irish-born, Berlin-based ambient /progressive /tech house producer New Members “Jealousy” from “Night Time” EP [Punctuality]
- London-based ambient /techno /acid /house producer Jim Thompson “4 Arni” from “Lost Acid 11” LP series (2020-2022)
- The Clash – “Magnificent Dance – Leo Zero Edit”
- Parisian acid /Italo /house /techno /mutant digi-dub duo and Delodio label heads, Fa_Fane & F.M, aka Froid Dub “No Sense” from “Positive And Natural” LP [DELODIO]
- Melbourne-based cosmic jazz /funk-prog-spiritual /fusion ensemble Krakatau. “Terra Ignota” title track of the upcoming LP “Terra Ignota” [Elations Recordings]
- UK beats /hip-hop /soul /electronica producer ELWD “Stem” single
- Frankfurt am Main/Leipzig, Germany ambient /hip hop /acid /deep house /breakbeat production duo Carsten Fluck & Lucas Lejeune, aka not even noticed “Chrone” from upcoming “Space beyond noise” LP [Tartelet Records]
- Bristol’s ambient /jungle /breaks /drum & bass producer Tim Cant, aka Chronicle “Water World” from “Aqua Pura” EP [Auxiliary]
- South Korea atmospheric jungle /drum & bass producer Sawteeth – “Traffic Jam” from “Neural Network” EP by Neuralfold & Sawteeth [Jungle Fatigue Kru]
- “Minimalize – Legowelt‘s Provoder 808 Rework” from V/A “Minimalize Your Reworks” LP collection of 12 reworks and interpretations of the 1981 composition “Minimalize”, originally created by Leuven, Belgium‘s Walter Verdin for a video art installation
- UK veteran machine-funk /electro producer Carl Finlow (aka Carbon Academy, Random Factor, Voice Stealer), Silicon Scally “Stax” from V/A “Slip” EP [Central Processing Unit]
- Lithuanian breaks /electro producer Nei – “Remember” off of “Remember” EP [Urban Connections]
- Spain sci-fi /cosmic /cinematic /breakbeat /electro producer EC13 “Liberate” from “Space Torii Gate” EP [Cosmic Tribe]
- Leipzig, Germany electro /breakbeat producer Varum – “TRYP” from upcoming V/A “Clear Memory 015” EP [Clear Memory]
- Spanish retro-futuristic /electro producer Ivan Arnau, aka Dark Vektor “Your Reflection” from V/A “RUF RECORDS 01” EP [Ruf Records]
- German techno /breaks /electro producer Elektrotechnik “Menschen” from “Radius” EP [A-TRACTION]
- Leipzig-based electroclash /wave /electro funk producer and Clear Memory crew affiliated (1/2 of Alley X, Dog Balls, Next Neighbours, Projekt Eins, and Westlake & Hayter), Hayter “Voices From The Crypt” from “Digital Digits” EP [Hilltown Disco]
- Brussels, Belgium acid /new beat /electro producer Thomas Blanckaert (aka Palermo Disco Squad), INNERSHADES “Mind State” from “Heritage Volume 2” EP [Altered Circuits]
- British-born, Vienna-based veteran techno /electro producer Mahk Rumbae (aka Codex Empire, one half of industrial/experimental band Konstruktivists), aka Codex Futura – “Warmcold” from the forthcoming V/A “Electro Noir Chronicle / First Foundation” EP [New Flesh Records]
- Netherlands drone /psychedelic /electronic /krautrock instrumental solo project of Peter van Beets from the power trio Abdomen, aka FLUITKETEL “Sudergo!” from “Sudergo!” LP [Geertruida]
- San Gabriel Valley, California ambient /leftfield /experimental /tribal /psych /percussive /techno /electronic musical project of German Army member, B Wells (aka Concrete Colored Paint, 0824), Body Habitat “Laysan Fan Palm” from “Cachoeira” LP [Antibody label]
- Greece ambient /tribal /techno producer Relvony – “Pratorio” from V/A “Varioustra – Phernota Sampler” cassette compilation [HOMVA]
- Dutch ambient /drone /trip-hop /leftfield /middle east /folk /electronic project of Pascal Pinkert (Ambassade / Dollkraut), aka ARMOR “Laminn” from the upcoming LP “Love Chaos” [Pinkman]
- Berlin-based industrial/dark techno producer Michael Wollenhaupt, Ancient Methods “The House That Ideology Built” from upcoming “Society of the Spectacle” EP [Persephonic Sirens]
- Dutch acid /drone /industrial /techno /electro producer Derk Reneman (aka Roberto Auser), aka The Wheel of Rituals “A Bullet Is Not Made For Firing” from upcoming “Contextual Devices and Systems” LP [Confused Machines]
- Berlin-based industrial /techno duo Schwefelgelb – “The Show (Nastia Reigel RMX)” off “Hologramm” EP [n-PLEX]
- Irish industrial experimental techno electronic producer Simon Hayes, aka Swarm Intelligence “Resurgence” from the split EP by Swarm Intelligence & Neuroclash “False Vacuum” [Depth.Request]
- Tbilisi, Georgia cinematic /industrial /techno producer § (Section) – “Try To Catch Me Up” off upcoming “Broken Illusions” EP [Vives]
- French EBM /cinematic /industrial techno artist and co-founder of Depth. Request label, G.XIST “Vulcan” from the EP “Process” [OMEN Recordings]
- Puerto Rican industrial /EBM /Techno /Body Music producer La Sanguijuela “No Hay Nada” single
- Collaborative project of Los Angeles Industrial Techno producer David Christian (Cervello Elettronico) and legendary Danish Industrial artist Claus Larsen (Leæther Strip, Klutae), aka Torture Gallery – “Killer (Memory Mix)” from upcoming V/A “FORMS OF HANDS 25 JUBILEE EDITION” CD album [HANDS]
- Leipzig, German Techno /EBM /Industrial /Techno solo project of Hendrick Grothe, aka Blac Kolor “New Leader (Philipp Strobel + Friedemann Kootz No Leader Remix)” (unreleased) from the double compilation album “Absolute Times Of Upheaval” [aufnahme + wiedergabe]
- Italian rave /techno /progressive trance /electronic music project of Francesco Kay, aka Fall Shock “Sensory Overload” single [Power Station]
- Berlin-based Italo/cosmic disco Italian DJ-producer and Slow Motion label co-head, Franz Scala “Saxon Rebel feat. Local Suicide (Marta Paradise Remix)” from “Cafe Futuro Remixes” EP [Slow Motion Records]
- Brooklyn, NYC-based Balearic /acid /house /electroclash /indie dance DJ duo Fundido feat. Emma Dufaux “Get A Grip (Original Mix)” from “Get A Grip” EP [DFA Records]
- Russian Acid /Industrial /Jackbeat /Krautrock /Techno /Electronic producer Zhenya Lavrinov, aka LVRIN “Night Wolf” from “Dark World” EP [The Black Lodge]
- Paris-based Detroit Techno /Jackin’ /Deep House producer Aleqs Notal “Indistinct Chatter” “Behind the Noise“ [INDUSTRIAL LIGHT RECORDS]
- Manchester, UK techno /Latin /house /electronic multi-instrumentalist Wild Forts “Same Again” title track of the debut EP “Same Again”
- Nantes, France-based cinematic /afrobeat /cosmic jazz /dub /tribal /psychedelic collective The Balek Band “World is Falling” from upcoming “Fragments of Reality” EP [HARD FIST]
- Balearic /electro disco /deep house collaboration between Manchester-based producers Psychederek and Behind the Groove’s Bobby Thorpe, Bobby Thorpe & Psychederek “A Little Emotion” from the EP of the same name [Via Jupiter]
- Palestine EBM /acid /psych /electro /dark disco /indie dance producer Sarv – “Minshar” [Hard Fist Single Club 006]
- Bristol, UK, hip-pop /soul /breakbeat /funk dance music duo of DJ Moneyshot and Rackabeat, aka The Allergies “This Feeling” single [Jalapeno Records]
- Wales, UK ambient /drone /liminal /chill /minimal /electronic pianist and composer Richard P John “Margin” from “Endless Song 63” EP
- Vienna, Austria ambient /experimental/ electro-acoustic cellist Christina Ruf “Blue Butterfly At Your Throat” long form piece [iapetus]
- Mc Allen, TX ambient /drone /ethereal /post-rock /soundscape /electronic project of Damien Duque a.k.a. City of Dawn “Yet Garden’s Silence is made of Sounds” from the 2-piece long-form album “Silent Portrait” [Past Inside the Present]
- Trieste, Italy ambient /Berlin School /kosmische /analog electronic music trio started in 1972, Dream Sequence “Rozzol Pulse” Il Quadrilatero (Live in Trieste, 1977)
- Arizona ambient /drone /space /meditative /electro acoustic duo of ambient pioneer Steve Roach and multi-instrumentalist Serena Gabriel, a.k.a. Steve Roach & Serena Gabriel “In The Garden” from “Entering Elysium” third collaborative album
- Cleveland, Ohio veteran ambient /minimal /drone music sound musician (aka Milieu, Coppice Halifax), Brian Grainger “Green Mind” Recorded live at White Pillar, 1st June 2025 [Psøma Psi Phi]
- Athens-based, Greek ambient /drone /minimal /electronic producer Konstantinos Staikos, aka Substak – “dva” from 2-piece long-form LP “Drone Vapors” [Histamine Tapes]
- Finland experimental /minimal /improvisation sound artist Jukka-Pekka Kervinen “Three” minimal long-form composition for three sine tones [okazo]
Hotel Forum. Kraków, Poland, Architect Janusz Ingarden. (c) BACU
