After a strong first release on Fuse Imprint with ‘The Wall’, resident Phara returns to his home base for a mirage of introspective tracks. Furthering his research of emotive club music, ‘Soft Glow, Fierce Light’ seems more than appropriately named. Shimmering melodies, swinging rhythms, and a comforting ambiance, Phara proves that his constantly evolving musical persona and relationship with the Brussels club are built to last.
 
Beginning with ‘Unfold’, the Belgium-native sets the board with a warm introduction. Reminiscent of his recent endeavor as In Glass, a balance is struck between the slower tempo techno of his secondary alias and the higher club energy that he’s been known to bring as Phara. Steady at first, filters open wide half way through the track to ensure maximum euphoria off or on the dance floor. ‘Flow’ follows in suit and here the producer keeps the level constant and tense with intricate melodic design. A steady groove with blossoming synth lines make ‘Flow’ a beauty to witness unravel. Warm chord stabs make for a nostalgic EP and shows once more that the seasoned producer frequently enjoys prioritizing emotion over drive. Flipping the vinyl to the other side, ‘Wave to Wave’ points a finger to all things dub, even a discrete appreciation of house music, through the harmony of his keys to the sound design of his square bass, and its common borders with techno. Juggling in snare rolls and rides throughout, Phara sets the tone with a soothing piece of work for lovers of the eyes-closed genre. To conclude, ’Solitude’ brings a polished vintage effect to the project that ‘Wave to Wave’ introduced, this time with heightened intensity worthy of a set closer. Punchy stabs make this a particularly extraverted track, fitting into almost any record bag - Room 01 or Motion Room friendly. Thundering claps over an electric melody, these kinds of tracks aren’t new to Phara. Pouring soul into his tracks, Phara proves once again to be a truly central artist in developing the Fuse sound and continuing his stylistic journey. 

Written and produced by Phara
Additional mixdown by Ahmet Altinbas
Mastered by Ahmet Altinbas
Artwork by Ahmet Altinbas
Layout by Studio Phazed
Words by Noah Hocker

FUSE07 • Phara - Soft Glow, Fierce Light

Vinicius Honorio is the 448th guest of our original HATE Podcast series.

Vinicius Honorio delivers a raw and driving 2-hour mix, built on deep grooves, hypnotic rhythms, and carefully layered textures. Featuring unreleased material, collaborations, and reworks, this set captures the heart of his sound: intense, emotional, and always in motion.

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Release date: 05/08/2025

"The Feeling That Brought Me Here" is Ackermann's second album. Effortlessly drifting between techno and house, the album eschews his usual EP minimalism in favor of a bold, hookline focused album. Gritty chord stabs, chunky pianos and jacked up grooves dominate the palate, whilst Ackermann's signature sample manipulation fuses deconstructed vocal chops that are used more like instruments or percussion elements instead of being the centrepiece of a song with razor-sharp drum edits and intricate sound design.

While his debut album "Stadium Techno" saw Ackermann's teenage incarnation smugly manning the controls of his 2020s studio (where he is currently known for immaculate mastering and A-List mixdowns) this sophomore collection offers a polished weaponry spanning 3 years of focussed collaboration integrating this adolescent dynamist with the guiding hand of an elder reaching their production zenith.
"The Feeling That Brought Me Here" channels the intrinsic urge of embodied music creation - fiercely somatic, unrestrained, physical, immediate and kinetic. Rogue sketches and intuitive vibe snapshots resist genre constraints to favor a dancefloor defined by polished 'f##k-you' tectonics and sleekly engineered attitude.

From the unapologetic feel-good opener "Good Times" via tougher chord slappers like "Click" or "Alter", a casual techno banger exclusively made with jungle sounds ("Now you know" with Vinicius Honorio), the deep techno bliss of "Noha", the cathartic "Let Go" or the disco infused outro "Gratitude" its all unmistakenly trademark Ackermann productions and all the various styles are firmly held together by his emotion over function approach to music production.

BCCO Premiere: Ackermann - Jack That Way [SAFESP035]

Ackermann & 8558 & Knixx - Let go

Release Date: 30.09.2025

Exitus records delivers some fresh techno sounds from rising talent Cucarafa in his latest release. A five-tracker ep under the name of ‘Perspective Feelings’. To round it up, heavyweight Rkeat come to stage on remix duties.

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BCCO Premiere: CucaRafa - The Color [EXT009]

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Inafekt – Potion 4 Love (Ackermann & Schwablyon Tears Remix) [TNTX034]

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"At first, you'll feel sad, but then you're gonna be happy about how good it all turns out to be.”

w/p: Hampus Andersson
remix contribution by: Malin Genie

design: Janu Krohm
mixing: Jan Goertz
mastering: Andres Klein @ Studio Pflug, Stuttgart
distributed by: Clone

This Little Life

ADILR - This Little Life (incl. Malin Genie Rework) [xdig01]

Markus Suckut is an emerging talent in the world of deep, purist techno. Having already released on labels like Stroboscopic Artifacts and Lineal, Suckut is quickly honing his skills and turning out some seriously impressive club tools. Shine opens the EP as an understated track stretching over 10 minutes, however to experience this on a full club system, perhaps when Suckut plays at the Figure label night in Berghain in April, youll quickly Symbiosis is a paranoid jack track - 2011 style. Rigid, reduced and yet alive with endless automation and a very unique sound design. On a more dubbed tip, You shows Suckuts deeper edge in a controlled and well rounded atmospheric tool for the early hours. Finally as a digital bonus the powerful February shakes through a smokey warehouse infected vibe - the perfect conclusion to this first chapter for Suckut on Figure SPC.

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a safe space from house to techno.
lately released on Safe Space, RSPX, Hotflush, Uncage, Syncrophone, Sous, Smile for a while, Seven amongst others.

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