Annuled Music is back with another gem, this time introducing Aawadh - a new alias from French producer and Cielo Records boss JC Laurent. Known for his deep, hypnotic take on techno, JC flips the script on Dyadica, an 8-track debut album that trades 4/4 for halftime pressure and lands somewhere in the 80/85 BPM zone. It’s packed with groove, weight, and that sweet spot between heady and physical. There’s room for ambient detours (Ignys), tribal techno nods (Nyteris), and and straight-up pressure with Oscillia, but the core vibe? Forward-thinking halftime drum & bass with real depth.

We’re premiering the second track from the album, Alkymis, which together with the opener Evolys kicks things off and sets the whole vibe. Eerie and energised, with a kind of ritualistic swing to it. The drums snap, the synths melt, and everything flows just right. There’s a UK breaks feel underneath, but it’s doing its own thing. Big system or headphones, club or commute, it hits. One of those tracks that makes the world move a little faster. 

Dyadica drops May 2 via Annuled Music.

Write by @gilleswasserman

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aawadh
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/annulled_music

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aawadh/
Bandcamp: https://annulledmusic.bandcamp.com

Dyadica

PREMIERE: Aawadh - Alkymis [Annulled Music]

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Returning to an aphotic minefield of sound - Seismic Records is back with its third release, Drum Ring, crafted by Norwegian producer and Ute Records co-founder Ekkel. Emerging from the forests of Nordic electronic heritage, Teo Bachs - aka Ekkel - channels the raw energy of ’90s progressive sounds into his mind-bending productions. From the studio, his signature blend of breaks and intricate percussion create soundscapes that are as cerebral as they are propulsive. Titled Drum Ring, the EP captures the feeling of a complete mental trip through a narrative of tension, ancient textures, and enchanting melodies.  
Poised with a sense of urgency, the A-side unfolds with a neatly rolling rhythm. Hradec Fog Fever builds a controlled frenzy of percussive elements, with layers stripping in and out, consistently driving the track forward. Slipping into A2, Owl Foot casts a sonic mist, a haze that tentatively creeps forward, flickering between atmospheric dips and shadowy contours. Vocal-cut whispers transcend through the soundscape, shy yet impactful, drawing you closer. It’s a tender introduction to a minimalist, dark progressive journey - a delicate balance of intrigue and mystery, where each sound lingers like a secret waiting to be discovered.
The B-Side strikes with poignant, powerful drum kicks that reverberate through layers of distortion. Drum Ring displays echoes of tension and unease, building a restless energy that urges deeper introspection. Ancient, enchanting tones weave through the chaos, grounding the frenetic soundwaves in something timeless and mystical. Sealing the EP, Endphase begins with faint, distant string notes that offer a fleeting, hopeful moment of rest. Growling chords and textures swirl, edging you to a meditation, only to be punctuated by sharp, deliberate drum patterns, adding a sense of momentum and purpose - a glimmer of light breaking through the mist.
Experience the full cycle of a delicate trip as Ekkel guides you through Drum Ring - a precious and dark progressive journey.

Written, produced and mixed by Teo Bachs
Mastering by Nik Kozub
Graphic design by Ema Doležalová
Distribution by One Eye Witness

Available for pre-order now on our Bandcamp - Limited edition vinyl & digital - link in bio

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Plug into into the euphonic world of Shoal with his debut EP for Animalia, Temporal Blend. The Utrecht based producer dives head first into the release with his mesmerisingly warm, rich & silky-smooth groove, all characteristics that define his unique take on techno.  

A yin/yang essence threads the EP together with cosy, full bodied melodies, dynamic tempos & entrancing oddities throughout. It’s this subtle & harmonious balance of flavours that make Shoal a pitch-perfect fit for the Animalia family. 

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Artist: Shoal (Utrecht, Netherlands)
Title: Temporal Blend
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Laurent Wians, (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)
Mastered by Corey Kikos aka The Herbalist (Melbourne/Naarm, Australia)

Animalia would like to acknowledge that whilst all tracks were produced in the Netherlands, the label itself operates on the traditional land of the Woiwurrung & Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Shoal - Temporal Blend (ANIMA16)

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Eight years deep into their voyage through the outer margins of sound, Cosmic Wave Records reemerge from the ether with ‘In Echoes Of Fractured Light’, a brooding and luminescent EP from Paris-based sound-sculptor Anechoic...For the premiere, we dive into Marco Shuttle’s reimagining of ‘Offcuts’ - a vertiginous trance-techno elevation that stretches time into liquid. Shuttle peels back the skin of the original and reveals a stroboscopic skeleton: submerged bass pulses, neon-lit pads evaporating into the void and machine rhythms spun tight like quantum clockwork. It’s trance not as genre, but as state. Bells echo in distant gravity wells, flickering like lighthouses of a civilisation long submerged. Somewhere between a lost orbital rave and a ritual in the ruins of deep space, where collective euphoria and solitary drift are two sides of the same cosmic coin.

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Anechoic - Offcuts (Marco Shuttle remix) [Cosmic Wave]

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Early 2000 Goa themes re-imagined as modern deep techno trance and drum & bass hybrids, out via Hyphen Records on June 20th.

Pre-order: https://hyphenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/historic-archetype-ep-hyph004
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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Premiere: vauna - Historic Archetype (Forest On Stasys Remix)

Kaspiann - Suohunaja [VALA]

Paris-based artist Bambi makes her production debut for the glorious compilation on London-based label beam, 'beams vol. 1'. Filled with an all-star cast, Bambi's contribution to the comp is a spacey trance vortex to get lost in. Enter the galaxy. 

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Premiere: Bambi - Ephemeral (beam)

Neotex’s upcoming album The Mind Is A Series Of Patterns sketches out a personal take on techno, loop-driven, percussive, and wide open in scope.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-neotex---hidden-intentions

The Mind Is A Series Of Patterns will be out on August 22nd, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://natural-high1.bandcamp.com/ or https://www.deejay.de/Neotex_The_Mind_Is_A_Series_Of_Patterns_NH004_Vinyl__1171159

Premiere: Neotex - Hidden Intentions [NH004]

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