Slithering and sliding out of the gate with a surprisingly uplifting second half, VOL3 offers a look at broken beats, shifting rhythms, insectoid pulses and pop influences.

For the 3rd instalment of the increasingly coveted "Volume" series, BPS employs the talents of some big names with big games; friends from Naarm and around the globe. To pin the project to a single sound or genre is near impossible as the textural and aesthetic gradient slides smoothly beyond these barriers.

All proceeds from this compilation will be donated to Pay the Rent.

paytherent.net.au/about-us/

"When I breathe my last breathe and surrender to the sweet temptation of forever, I imagine this is the kind of music that will be swirling around up there" - You c.2024

by Rafael Khan
Mastered by Oscar Neenan
Graphics by Mel - @flatesoteric


BPS acknowledges the vast history of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the original custodians of the unceded land on which we live and work and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Rafael Khan - gimme a break [BPSVOL3]

Altjira - Flux Serpent (Optic Portal 003)
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Altjira debuts with his first solo album on Mirror Zone’s sublabel Optic Portal. We are very proud to present this amazing piece of music. 

Energetic flow of movement, vividly changing the cycle of renewal. 

Of dreams and disillusions. Boarders of reality, driven by insanity. 
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Format: digital + merch (USB drive with Optic Portal keycoard)
Releasedate: January 15, 2025
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Optic Portal 2024
All tracks written, produced and mixed by Altjira
Mastered by NJ at Soundstuff Studio 
Artwork by Spherical Waves 

All rights reserved.

[OP003] Altjira - Flux Serpent (Digi + Merch)

Monochrome Premiere :

Artist : @kontinum
Track : Pattern Recognition
Remix : @esgeem
Label : @obtuseswamp
EP : Hadal Biocenosis
Format : Digital
Cat : OS02
Release Date : 11.04.2025
Bandcamp : https://obtuseswamp.bandcamp.com

Obtuse Swamp's second ecosystem "Hadal Biocenosis" is the result of two years of sonic exploration by Leipzig-based artist Kontinum. Moving from conventional techno to a more bass-oriented sound, he left his comfort zone and experimented with unusual grooves and textures for this release. The EP is rounded off by two remixes from french dub expert Són du Maquís and fellow Leipzig producer Esgeem.

Artwork & Branding Design by @fredonne
Mastering by Marc Teixidó / @tetric__
Digital Distribution by EPM Music


𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄 : Kontinum - Pattern Recognition (Esgeem remix) [Obtuse Swamp]

V/A - Rizoma Granulare
Release Date 31/03/2025

ARTIST
✧@esgeem

LABEL
✧ @decadanceamsterdam

DESCRIPTION

 "I remember making this during some freezing days between Christmas and New Year's. The main groove that started the whole track was initially generated by those little red lights that you normally put on your bike. I placed the lamp in front of a light sensor, which transforms the light into sound pulses. The lamp had a sequence of flashes that the sensor detected and the result was the main beat. I also remember experimenting with various AI tools to generate sound material, which I used as a starting point to modulate it."

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/_esgeem_
https://www.instagram.com/decadanceamsterdam

PREMIERE: Esgeem - SolarGL

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Drawbridge - Summoning Of The Toad (Blume Remix) [10.005]

Peregrination is a ritual incantation, a mystical quest orchestrated by Drawbridge. At the crossroads between tribal trance and incantatory techno, this EP invokes the energy of ancient forests and forgotten creatures. Beating drums, enchanted textures and goblin pulses shape a world where dance becomes ceremony. This musical adventure is the result of a clear intention, crafted with an alchemical precision. Two remixes extend the exploration with Blume offering a hypnotic and steamy version, while Forest reveals a more incandescent and telluric aspect. An initiation journey for those ready to cross the threshold.

Releases June 6th, 2025 on limited tape + digital
Produced, composed & mixed by Drawbridge
Remixes by Forest and Blume
Mastering by HDN Mastering
Cover art by Zhecon
Powered and published by 10.60 Hz

𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/pont-levis
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/olaf_pontlevis/

𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒎𝒆
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Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/keinblume

𝟏𝟎.𝟔𝟎 𝑯𝒛
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/10-60-hz
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/10.60hz/
Bandcamp : https://10-60-hz.bandcamp.com/

Peregrination EP [10.005]

Summoning Of The Toad (BLUME Remix)

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𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Drawbridge - Summoning Of The Toad (Blume Remix) [10.005]

ꜰᴁ𝟢𝟢𝟥 - ʀʜɪᴢᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ

ɪꜱ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏꜱꜱ ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ? 

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴꜰᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴜʟꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴇꜰɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰɪxᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ. ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴛʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴛʜꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪꜱꜱᴏʟᴠᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴜɴʜᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ. 
ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɪᴍʟᴇꜱꜱ—ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪɴɢ, ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ.ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴘꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ, ᴀ ᴅéʀɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴀɴᴅꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ʙᴜᴛ ꜰᴇʟᴛ.ɴᴏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ, ɴᴏ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ—ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀɴɪꜱʜ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴏɴᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴏʀɪᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏɴʟʏ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ, ʙʟᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ…

ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀʀʏ ᴅᴜᴠᴇʀɴᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀɢ𝟢, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴀ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ-ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴀ ꜱᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪꜱɪʙʟᴇ ʟᴏɢɪᴄ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴀ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ᴜɴᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴍɪɴᴏᴜꜱ.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ https://soundcloud.com/alix-plessis https://soundcloud.com/dalidacarnage https://soundcloud.com/sub-accent https://soundcloud.com/pont-levis https://soundcloud.com/prieste5s https://soundcloud.com/yonvonkim https://soundcloud.com/kamen-music https://soundcloud.com/slowfoam https://soundcloud.com/anemiflux https://soundcloud.com/tomo_sound https://soundcloud.com/connaharaway https://soundcloud.com/kal1one https://soundcloud.com/behindcurtains ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ꜱɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ.

ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ.
ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.

ᴀʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ : Sansplomb.95 & Carg0
ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ : IREN

Drawbridge - Dive Into the Deep Green

There’s something oddly comforting in the idea of a dead star still sending signals — distant, mechanical, yet somehow filled with meaning. Inertia, and the record as a whole, tap into that contradiction: the sensation of being impossibly far from home, yet still drawn toward something vast, unseen, and filled with memory.

While it may feel banal to visually represent what a pulsar in space looks like, the idea behind the cover is to reimagine that perspective — as if observing time and space passing by from inside a starship made of stone. The design draws loosely from sci-fi, Art Deco, and Moebius-inspired aesthetics.

Signals from the Stars is now available for digital download and vinyl preorder via Bandcamp — check our linktree for access, or stream Inertia now on all major platforms.

Written & produced by Đ.K. https://soundcloud.com/d-k-music
Mastered by Stefan Betke at scapemastering
Vinyl pressed at AFG Record Manufacturing
Distributed by Readymadedistribution
Curation & artwork by Severja

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Đ.K. - A2. Vela Pulsar

Đ.K. - A1. Atomic Clocks

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]

OW12 Loek Frey - Nayan

Some things simply need time to brew. Loek Frey returns to Omen Wapta with his third release on the label: Nayan. The Amsterdam-based artist shares a long-standing friendship with label head Woody92 – keeping each other in motion as artistic peers since the label’s inception. Over time, they’ve built a shared archive of material: sound sketches, tracks, and sonic touchpoints – an ever-evolving third space where their paths continue to meet as they move in parallel. Nayan emerges from this deep-rooted exchange: a distilled six-track release that fuses Frey’s cerebral intricacy with the label’s primordial uncanniness, reaffirming both as key voices in a yet-to-be-defined sonic realm.

Diving into the release, Frey’s signature remains intact – tactile, spatial, and rhythmically precise – but a subtle shift is at play. A paring down. A move toward something more reduced, maybe even more patient, yet no less absorbing. The A side leans inward: deep pressure, spectral traces, and an undercurrent of tension that never quite resolves. It’s music for staying with, not escaping from. Flip to the B side and the palette widens – kicks land heavier, patterns loosen, textures fill the full frequency field. Still deeply rooted in the Wapta world, but with an assertiveness that whispers rather than shouts. Somewhere between absence and force.

With Nayan, Loek Frey carries his Omen Wapta narrative into new territory – merging restless experimentation with dancefloor intention.

A1. Uvan
A2. Lesa
A3. Antagon

B1. Nayan
B2. Gyra
B3. Taira
Nanza (Digital bonus)

Release date: September 23, 2025
Pre-order Bandcamp: https://omenwapta.bandcamp.com/album/nayan-2
Pre-order Clone: https://clone.nl/item80588.html

Written and produced by Loek Frey
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering
Sleeve design by Woody 's-Gravemade
Words by Brent van den Elshout

Distributed by Clone Records Rotterdam
Vinyl 12" & digital format via Clone and Omen Wapta Bandcamp

© Omen Wapta
Delft, The Netherlands est. 2021

OW12 Loek Frey - Nayan [preview]

The Rennes-based duo @cwtchcwtch debuts on Parisian label De la... je l'espère (@delajelespere) with the Parenthesis EP, a five-track collection that navigates techno, bass, and ambient with a restless curiosity for the wider electronic music spectrum.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-cwtch---gyoza

The Parenthesis EP will be out on September 19th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://delajelespere.bandcamp.com/album/parenthesis-ep

Premiere: Cwtch - Gyoza [DLJL009]

For Inquiries email: backpocketslammers@gmail.com

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Backpocket Slammers acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways. We pay respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging, as well as to all First Nations communities who significantly contribute to the life of the area.

Sovereignty was never ceded. Our music is conceptualised and recorded on STOLEN LAND.