WL//WH Weekly Electronic Music Tips

Weekly Electronic Music Tips // AUGUST 2025 #32-25

photo by Alexey Bogolepov

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

BRUIT // DiskoNoir Podcast 10

Bruit is a DJ and producer from St. Petersburg. His sound is based on the intersection of Italo-disco, dark disco, synthcore, and new beat: dark basslines, dense synth layers, vocal inserts, and industrial rhythms.

Springfield, Missouri ambient /drone /electronic producer Ryan Howell aka Oceanographer “Sky Logic” from V/A “X” 10th anniversary compilation [Bricolage]

The 31st of August marks the 10th anniversary of Glaswegian DIY electronic label Bricolage, celebrated with a roundup of brand new and exclusive music, a ‘who’s who’ of Bricolage’s past, present, and future. A distinctive, imaginative, deeply inspiring cross-pollinating musical journey, which explores, counterposes and harmonises the most diverse hues from, at times beat-driven, immersive and atmospheric electronica. The Scottish imprint has shaped a multifaceted yet entirely coherent picture that is both broad and elusive, as it is profoundly intimate and emotional, stemming from a heartfelt passion and dedication to off-kilter electronic music.

Dallas, TX ambient /acid /house /breaks /electro producer and Pan-Am Tracks label founder, Aserrín – “Lose Control (Extended Edit)” off “Living Situations” EP (five 2024 B-sides and unreleased tracks) [Pan-Am Tracks]

Intercepted on SC by chance while digging his latest brilliant, almost simultaneous EP via Science Cult, the Texas-bred, relocated to Colombia, Latino producer Aserrín deploys a refined, alluring blend of breaks, house and electro churned by irresistible groovy, silky bass pulses surrounded by mesmerising spacey pads, while distorted robotic vocals suggest “Lose Control” into exotic tinkly waves of springy aural glitter.

Amsterdam-based experimental acid electro DJ-producer and 8rgr8 Records head, Dirk Wiertz – “Knaldrang” from upcoming “Comfort in Crisis” EP [8rgr8 Records]

Solid, crisp, timeless Electro from experienced Dutch producer Dirk Wiertz, which urges to let loose and dance, escaping our dystopian times, through the relentless high energy of gritty, undulating low ends and muffled, thumping drum patterns, topped by emotive spatial synth surges, whilst suggestive vocals repeat “We’re free, hearts burning.”

London-based ambient /drone /neo-classical /experimental /spoken word /’avant-pop’ music composer, vocalist and writer (FKA Simon Bookish), Leo Chadburn “Magic Flora of the East Midlands from the LP “Sleep in the Shadow of the Alternator”
Carrboro, North Carolina ambient /ethereal /ritual /drone /meditative /improvisational /experimental /electronica artist Angela Winter “dark adaptation” from the debut koan-inspired solo LP “Forbidden Questions In Space” [Past Inside the Present]
Portland, OR-based, Canadian–American ambient /dream-pop artist, Hollie Kenniff “Sharing Kindness” featuring Nashville, TN‘s cellist, Chelsea McGough [Nettwerk]
Hyogo, Japan-based ambient /field recordings /piano artist Masakatsu Takagi “Marginalia #205”
Nijmegen, the Netherlands ambient /cinematic /field recordings /soundscapes /modular synth /electronic music composer and producer Rick Sanders “Blue Hour” from “The Arrow of Time” LP [DRONARIVM]
Cambridge, UK-based ambient /ethereal /cosmic /electro-acoustic /electronic sound artist Tim Martin (Atlantis, Karst, Bluhm, Black Elk, Ouvala), Maps and Diagrams “Moon Glimmer” from “Clearwater” CD album [rohs! records]
Denver, CO experimental /ambient /drone multimedia artist Jason Corder, aka Offthesky “Falsewake” from “Nocturnas” LP [laaps]
Saint Petersburg-based ambient /drone /field recordings /samples /guitar /analog synthesizer sound artist Surroundyou – “A Cabin in the Wood” from V/A “Worn Finds” compilation [Картаскважин]
UK ambient /drone /field recordings /dreampunk producer Sangam “Channel Energy” from “Open Wound” EP
Philadelphia, PA-based ambient /cinematic /field recordings /experimental /electro-acoustic musician, producer and architectural designer Saumon Oboudiyat, aka Sohme “Signal” from the LP “Palm” [Phantom Limb/Spirituals]
Edinburgh-based, Scottish ambient /drone /minimal /electronic /experimental producer and composer, Euan Dalgarno “Horrow (feat. Canaan Balsam)” from “Uoying” LP [Frosti]
Minneapolis, Minnesota ambient /electro-acoustic /classical /chamber music /deep listening duo of cellist Amy McNally & flautist/multi-instrumentalist Matthew Hiram, aka Visible Light “Songs for Eventide” from upcoming s/t album [Permaculture Media]
Nova Gorica-based, Japanese ambient /drone /tape loops /minimal /micro sound /analog synth /piano musician, Aiko Takahashi “Flip-book to assemble” from “Monologue” [quiet details]
Ambient /drone /field recordings /deep listening /soundscapes /sound artist Grassman – “The Search for Grassman” from “The Search for Grassman” LP [Atlantea Records]
Scotland, UK ambient /noise /deep house /techno /experimental producer Neil McDonald, aka Lord Of The Isles “Opalescent” from the fifth LP “Signals Aligned” [Dusk Delay]
South London-based Ambient /IDM /Chillwave /Dreamwave /Muzak /Hauntology /Library music /Electronica DIY solo project Made By John “Bromstead Acid” from the cassette album “Music I Made In My Front Room” [Self-Produced]
Los Angeles-based noise slow techno /experimental electronic duo of composer-filmmaker Chris Hunt and Korn’s James “Munky” Shaffer, aka Venera “Asteroxylon” 2nd single off sophomore LP “Exinfinite” [PAN]
Helsinki dark ambient /experimental electronic longest running project (1993-2017) of Mika Vainio, Ø “Loputon” from the posthumous double album “Sysivalo”, the 9th out of 8 full scale albums recorded during 2014-2017 [Sahko Recordings]
Cologne, Germany ambient /abstract /experimental /Buchla /modular electronic musician, sound designer & composer, Kai Niggemann “We Move When They Move” second solo album “Climate And Violence” [Component Recordings]
London-based Italian-born ambient /Berlin school /synth /electronic musician (fka Hypercube), Rodrigo Passannanti “The Eternal” from “Everything Dies” album [Cyclical Dreams]
Indian dark /progressive trance /breakbeat /deep techno producers, Kohra and Monophonik “Eastern Timbres” title track of “Eastern Timbres” EP [Harmony Rec.]
Lithuanian ambient /trance /psy /hypnotic /deep techno producer and Area127 label head, TADAN “level 27” from “Muses” EP [Area127]
Berlin, Germany space deep techno /electronic producer Andreas Krüger, aka Der Dritte Raum “Hmuah-A-Hey-Tahb-Yu-DahAh” from “Replacement Dreams” LP [Harthouse]
London-based ambient /minimal /bass music /tech house /psych /percussive /electronic artist, Sub Basics “Falling” from “Wavelengths” [Animalia]
Amsterdam-based industrial /percussive /techno duo of experimental producers, Anna Randt & Papi Gaba – “Lyra” off upcoming “Kill Your Darlings” EP [Anekumena Tapes]
Germany ambient /deep /dub techno /electronic music DJ-producer Deemkeyne “Ending Dynasty” from “Ending Dynasty” EP [Greyscale]
Detroit‘s space ambient /cosmic /flotation /dub /electronic producer Stephen Hitchell (aka Echospace), cv313 “Hypnosphere [unreleased mix]” from “Altering Illusions [1 of 3]” limited edition 2 X CD compilation [Echospace]
Paris-based ambient /bass /dub /breaks /dubstep /experimental /downtempo producer Guillaume Arnaud aka Subsism “Radiant Recess” off “Drums Don’t Burn” EP [Markham Road Records]
Japan experimental /leftfield /bass music /dubstep /psychedelic electronic duo Herbalistek “Pseudospiritual” from “Inner Surface” EP [YUKU]
Berlin-based hip hop /r&b /nu jazz /soul /electronic genre-defying artist MONKYMAN “Celebration” off upcoming LP “What about Love” [Laut & Luise]
Bristol, UK-based breaks /r&b /drum & bass producer Break “Raise Your Hands (ft. SOLAH)” off “Raise Your Hands / Short Stuff” EP [Critical Music]
London, UK kraut /psych /dub /dark disco /acid /proto-house /electronic producer and half of the legendary DJ team A Love From Outer Space with Andrew Weatherall, Sean Johnston, aka Hardway Bros “Northern Soul Rave Patrol” from “Nemo-Point Weekend” EP [Outre-Mer]
UK-born, Vancouver-based experimental /psychedelic /off-kilter techno /leftfield house /downtempo multidisciplinary artist-DJ-producer and Weirdos Inc label head, dj_2button – “Can You Low?” from V/A “4 UGLY DJs ONLY Vol. ONE” compilation LP [Bed of Roses]
Mexico/Argentina ambient /house /dark psychedelic /slow techno producers Ludviq & Poulper “Origami” from “Origami” EP [THISBE RECORDINGS]
Woking, UK acid /dancehall /dub /psych /trance /indie dance /electronic duo Altered View “Altered View – Fruit from the Trees (Madd Rod‘s Acid Trance Closet Mix)” off “Fruit from the Trees” EP, second cut taken from their forthcoming album “Midnight Area” [Inner Shah Recordings]
UK acid /chug /tech house production duo Ambient Babestation Meltdown & Borai “Warm” from “Why The Tiger And The Monkey Are Sworn Enemies” EP [Human Endeavour Records]
UK post-punk /cold wave /off-kilter electronics duo of French-Canadian artist Chloe Raunet & Joni Green, aka C.A.R. “Shyana” off upcoming 4th album “Dance at Oscar’s” [The Nothing Special]
Old school dark drum & bass producer Nikita Astaffev, aka Beak “Sakura” from “Slender” EP [Ornament170]
Leipzig‘s eclectic trippy breaks /electro producer, DJ Detox “HWM (Electro Mix)” from V/A “Various Artists Invite Intruder.wav” 50 track compilation [Carte Blanche]
Netherlands ambient /sci-fi /breaks /electro side project of Mseq, aka RT759 “Zurk”
UK rave /acid /electro project of producer Mike Smith (aka E.L.I.), aka Crossover Network “Aspirations Expired” from “Neural Rave Harmony” EP [Rotterdam Electronix]
Los Angeles-based breaks /techno /electro DJ, producer, and head of Synr Records, Marie Nyx “Same Kinda Freak” from “Shades of Red” EP [Dark Heaven / Synr Records]
Colombia-based, Dallas, TX‘s sci-fi /breaks /electro producer and Pan-Am Tracks label founder, Aserrín – “Probing The Ether” off “La Pregunta Final” EP [Science Cult]
Amsterdam acid /dub /jungle /techno /breaks /electro DJ-producer Job Veerman, aka Identified Patient “Scales” from “Reset” EP [Dekmantel Records]
Berlin-based Tel Aviv techno /electro DJ-producer and Chateau Royal label co-founder, Gal Perez, aka PRZ– “Beyond The Void” from “Beyond The Void” EP [Mechatronica]
Russian minimal /breaks /techno /electro DJ-producer Nechkin “Better Place” from the forthcoming V/A Compilation “Survivors vol.3” LP [FLOWTAPE]
Acid /Industrial /Techno /Electro producer Gesloten Cirkel “F-unkz3” from upcoming “Acid Puke” EP [Selvamancer]
Leipzig-based industrial /wave /electro funk producer and Clear Memory crew affiliated (Dog Balls, and Westlake & Hayter), Hayter “Rhythms” off the upcoming “Second Set Of Ears” EP [Clear Memory]
Argentina EBM /techno /electro producer NDRANGHETA – “ILSONNO” from V/A “NEURORITMOS VA-02” EP [Neurovision]
Sevilla, Spain EBM /techno /breakbeat /electro producer and Another Perspective label head of Ossetian origin Maxim Gkikaev (aka Escoria Humana, Mitjun, Ocitin), aka RISE BLACK “YOUR TEARS” from “ZAR DE OLIMPO” EP [ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE]
Kyoto, Japan-based ambient /cinematic /deep /industrial techno producer and KWAIOTO Records founder Cam Lasky “Covenant Wolves (Original Mix) 24bit/96kHz WAV bc Limited” from “XENOMORPH: DAVID ep.3 bc Limited” EP [KWAIOTO Records]
Experimental industrial/noise /techno producer Skopos “Saboteur (AxS Mix)” off “No DJ” EP [OPAL]
London, UK experimental techno cello /voice /modular electronics artist, musician and producer Alexander Tucker (Grumbling Fur, Brood X Cycles, Nonexistent, Charlemagne Palestine Time Machine Orchestra), MICROCORPS “Zona ft REGIS” from the upcoming LP “Clear Vortex Chamber” [Downwards]
Los Angeles-based EBM /industrial /noise /minimal electronics project of New York‘s producer David Christian (Cervello Elettronico), Damascus Knives “Am I Evil” from the upcoming LP “The First Cuts” [Rustblade]
Berlin-based trance /psych /body music /industrial techno French producer Äitee “Veilleuses de la Dernière Heure” from the EP “Fractions d`Après” [WIE EIN GOTT]
Berlin-based post-industrial /techno producer and Area Z manager, Arthur Bdt (ATT Corp, Human Spine), aka Incendie “ Secular Dawn (Smforma Remix)” from cassette EP “Dawn Mist” [SOIL]
California-based Buenos Aires‘ EBM /breaks /techno duo CORPPO “Choque de bestias” from “Fuga” EP
Copenhagen-based, Honduran/Danish new wave /synth-pop /house pop artist Julie Pavon “Passenger” single [Music For Dreams]
Lyon-based EBM /synth-punk /indie dance /techno /dark disco /electronic producer Anomalie Magnetique – “La Vie C’est Fantastique” off upcoming “Future is Cancelled” EP [Nein Records]
Mexican indie dance /dark disco producer Daniel Alberto, aka Díaz Tech “BAILEMOS DARK (Original Mix)” from “BAILEMOS DARK” EP [Controlla]
Madrid based acid /dub /electro /indie dance /nu-disco producer JackWasFaster – “Bitter Pill To Swallow (Anatolian Weapons Remix)” from “Who Killed JWF?” EP [Rotten City Records]
Madrid-based acid /dark disco /house /indie dance DJ/Producer and Rotten City label head, Alvaro Cabana “Tipo (Original Mix)” from “Indian Prototype” EP [Duro]
Rotterdam indie dance /nu-disco /noir electro producer Silas Schletterer, aka Machinegewehr “Carradine – demo version” (originally released in 2014)
Berlin-based indie dance /dark disco /house Venezuelan DJ-producer Alejandro Molinari – “Vision (Roliva Remix)” off “Vision” EP [Parallel Vision]
French dark disco /techno /indie dance producer Mylo Salté aka MMYYLO “Innelvistep – (Original Mix)” [Senso Sounds]
Berlin-based Indie Dance /Italo Space Disco producer Stahler “Neon Drift (Sam In Space Remix)” [Burning Synths]
Nantes, French EBM /Italo disco producer (aka Swaan, and former 1/2 of Chairs on Backs), Camiliani “Ah Si Si” [Fauve Records]
J Perrey & Air – “Cosmic Bird (The Robot Scientists Trance Dance Edit)” [originally on 1997 “Source Lab 3 X” 2xLP compilation]
Berlin-based, IDM /jangly electronica /drum and bass /new wave /percussive /house UK producer and Radiant Records label head, Byron Yeates “Aeroplane” off the debut album “Pansy Beat” [Radiant Records]
Russian Acid /Balearic /Deep House producer and Mellophonia label founder, Mikhail Khvasko, aka A Vision Of Panorama (feat. Meora) “Say My Name (Dub Mix”) from “Say My Name” EP [Permanent Vacation]
Swedish ambient /cosmic /deep electronic artist Ludvig Cimbrelius (aka PURL, Eternell, and Illuvia), aka Abraço de Vapor “Night Falls on a Windswept Hill” from upcoming album “Vanishing Moment” [LILA लीला]
Swansea, UK ambient /drone /noise project Broadcast Intrusion “Collision A” from “A Slow Collision Course” micro-cassette EP [Lavender Sweep Records]
Ontario-based drone /soundscapes /ambient music sound artist and DataObscura label curator Anthony Paul Kerby (aka The Circular Ruins, Lammergeyer), aka Nunc Stans “In The Beginning – part 1” from “In The Beginning” LP [DataObscura]
Ambient /field recordings long-form collaboration between Macedonian multimedia artist and Élan Vital Recordings owner Toni Dimitrov, with US composer, sound artist and Chitra Records curator Dionisaf (Dionis Afonichev), Toni Dimitrov + Dionisaf “Pastoral” [ Mahorka ]
New Hampshire ambient /drone /soundscape /electronic musician, composer, and producer Tom Eaton “oord 18 (one hour environment)”
UK ambient /modular /synth /electronic producer State Azure “The Druid II” long-form meditative piece
San Francisco‘s IDM /experimental /ambient /electronica veteran producer Brock Van Wey (aka Earth House Hold, East Of Oceans), aka bvdub | Brock Van Wey “A Silent Voice” (live audio recording of August 20, 2025’s live stream, an imaginary soundtrack and musical narrative of Naoko Yamada‘s 2016 film of the same name)