New Signal: Douchean – Just to Be Clear [DEFRAG010]

As part of DE/FRAGMENT’s 10th release, focusing on the “emotional, ethereal and sublime aspects of intimate interpersonal relationships”, Douchean’s Just to be Clear offers listeners a life-affirming journey; through feelings of looking into the eyes of a significant other. We live in a world where stopping and observing feels like a moral infraction. Panta rei,Continue reading “New Signal: Douchean – Just to Be Clear [DEFRAG010]”

New Signal: Stagnat – We Better Stop Here Because The Horses Are Dead

The final piece of DE/FRAGMENT’s third VA compilation will make it complete. Stagnat conjured an offbeat techno driver, depicting empty, dark, and, at times, disturbing sonic spaces for clubs. “DE/FRAGMENT presents seemingly unrelated fragments bound by a common theme : complete artistic freedom.” – Douchean, DE/FRAGMENT’s founder Operating as a label and club night organizerContinue reading “New Signal: Stagnat – We Better Stop Here Because The Horses Are Dead”

Eyes On: Burial Soil

Exhibet cultum deus ex machina. Interim fit aliquid.1 Tired from the “elbow mentality” of the music industry he worked in, Ravn Jonassen founded Burial Soil in 2018 to connect the two worlds of “amazing forerunners and exciting newcomers” in the music he loved2. Joining forces with the young, but exceptional Negrolator X, the two ofContinue reading “Eyes On: Burial Soil”

Review: dvidevat & Nulla – 068​/​078​-​1

Gritty, urban, dreamy. All you could want from an electro record. I love meeting new cyborgs, especially if they hail from the Balkan region of Old Earth. I met Nulla and dvidevat at a festival simulation on the NC-R5 Matrioshka Brain. They were responsible for frequency modulation at one of the stages, which left meContinue reading “Review: dvidevat & Nulla – 068​/​078​-​1”

Intercepted Sounds: Cyan 85

Young cyborg who goes by the alias “Cyan 85” released an amazing compilation of sounds on the intergalactic frequency exchange area “HÖR BERLIN“. Binding the old skool with the freshness of youth, Mr. 85 delivers a series of punchy sounds, Drexciyan basslines, and funky melodies. Cyan 85 is not only versed in building a narrativeContinue reading “Intercepted Sounds: Cyan 85”

Deep Space Transmission 14 – issu

issu is a curious being. Hailing from a distant world located near the supermassive black hole Nuru’s event horizon, fighting against the fundamental forces of the Universe to survive is a core part of their experience. Therefore, it’s no surprise that his sound is shaped by a crushing change in oscillations, vibrations and soundwave densitiesContinue reading “Deep Space Transmission 14 – issu”

Deep Space Transmission 13 – Best Buy Guyd, HBC & filozof

The three riders of the Apocalypse cooked up a nasty show for the Interplanetary Radio known as KSET. Located near the Martinovka Nebula, KSET is a place fueled by a radical ideology: let’s make something creative while having a blast! Starting off with a selector approach of homebrews mixed with foreign fruits, the rogue AIContinue reading “Deep Space Transmission 13 – Best Buy Guyd, HBC & filozof”

Review: Aura Nox – Levana’s Tears

A testament to humanity’s ability to make the Gods weep. Aura Nox delivers a harsh criticism aimed at the imminent dystopia resulting from humanity’s self-serving agenda. Immediately invoking the cry of Levana in the project’s title, the mirror image of our failure is reflected through water on her face: colonialism, exploitation, environmental degradation, oppression…  Continue reading “Review: Aura Nox – Levana’s Tears”

Focus On: Sound Synthesis

Awaken to the dreamy, acidic machine funk of Keith Farrugia aka Sound Synthesis, whose laidback take on electro has enraptured the ears of all good punters everywhere. His music brims with astral colours and can be found on labels such as Electro Records, Exalt Records, Fundamental Records and many more. He is transmitting from hisContinue reading “Focus On: Sound Synthesis”