Artist: Various Artists 
Title: [QR]V.052.GMF.25 
Label: COD3 QR 
Cat No: QRV052GMF25 
Format: Vinyl 
Released: 21 February 2025 

Track Listing: 
A1. Laurent Garnier – Back Where I Belong (Solaris Mix) 
A2. Tal Fussman – Waiting 
B1. Loloman - The Wall (Laurent Garnier ReWork) 
B2. The Lost Souldancer - No More Voices 

COD3 QR cries "Give Me Four!" for their first vinyl-only release of 2025. 

Label helmsman, Laurent Garnier delivers the first cut, setting the standard for "[QR]V.052.GMF.25".  "Back Where I Belong (Solaris Mix)" is a monumental builder.  Laurent once again brings his musical storytelling with layers upon layers of sound and melody alongside infectious beats. 

Berlin resident and Survival Tactics label head, Tal Fussman is known for creating music that works in many settings and transcends genres.  Fast becoming a COD3 QR regular having previously provided the deep "10247" for COD3 QR 016 and epic "If I Can" for "[QR]D.158.DWM.24".  This time he returns with the upbeat "Waiting" and a heavy nod to retro soulful House.   

Leading French producer Loloman creates music inspired by his extensive experience on the dancefloor alongside the roots of Detroit techno and Chicago house.  On November's "[QR]D.320.MFS.24" he gave us "The Wall" which has now been masterfully reworked by Garnier. 

Benny Rodrigues a.k.a. ROD unveils his new moniker, The Lost Souldancer.  In his own words, Benny says: "The Lost Souldancer is about coping with the loss of what once was.  Finding comfort in the invisible rather than what can be seen.  Disconnect to connect in order to be loved rather than liked."  "No More Voices" brings that feeling alive as a perfect closer to this soul-stirring EP. 

COD3 QR: Music diversity is our strength!  www.cod3qr.com 

[QR]V.052.GMF.25

A2- Tal Fussman - Waiting - preview

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/the_solution_priori_mix

The first in a series of remixes for Michael Mayer’s latest album The Floor Is Lava comes from one of our favourite artists here at Kompakt HQ: PRIORI. Everything this Montreal-based artist has touched has turned to gold. His reworking of Mayer’s The Solution is certainly no exception. Rightly so, Priori has just been honoured with a Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. Congratulations, Francis!

The Solution (Priori Mix)

Michael Mayer - The Solution (Priori Mix)

Following the acclaimed release of his album USWATT in October 2024, DSK Records is proud to unveil “USWATT Remixes” — a bold reinterpretation of Raxon’s visionary work, featuring seven remixes from some of the most respected names in electronic music. The remix album will be released digitally on all platforms on May 23rd, 2025.

Raxon, the renowned Egyptian artist known for his hypnotic sound and boundary-pushing productions, delivers a fresh new chapter in the USWATT journey, with remixes that breathe new life into seven standout tracks from the original album. Each rework offers a unique perspective, bridging diverse genres and styles while staying true to the spirit of the source material.

Each remix on USWATT Remixes showcases not only the strength of Raxon’s original compositions, but also the depth and creativity of the artists reinterpreting them. This collection is a celebration of sonic exploration — a meeting point between some of the most forward-thinking minds in contemporary electronic music.

DSK Records Statement:

"USWATT was a major milestone for both Raxon and the label, and with ‘USWATT Remixes’, we’re excited to expand on that story. These new reinterpretations are visions from artists who deeply inspire us. We’re proud to bring this release to life."

USWATT Remixes will be available worldwide on May 23rd, 2025.

DSK016
USWATT Remixes

Release Date: May 23rd, 2025
Pre-sale Date: May 16th, 2025

Raxon - Spaceport (Roman Flügel Remix) [DSK Records]

https://soundcloud.com/senoramusica https://soundcloud.com/openthenext
🛒 https://openthenext.bandcamp.com/album/pr-ctica-de-l-mites-otn-12
🔊 https://youtu.be/0n-a5UYGv-w

Where does a footstep become transgression? When does a tone abandon its harmony and drift into noise?

At what precise instant does a sonic ripple shift from mere dissonance to true disturbance?

Práctica de Límites is a compelling meditation on boundaries—both territorial and tonal.

It draws a provocative parallel between the arbitrariness of geopolitical borders and the fragile thresholds within sound itself.

Through this exploration, it asks not just who belongs where, but what belongs when, sonically speaking.

Tracklist:

1. Antiarmónica	
2. Distorpersión
3. Paralímite
4. Paralímite - Calma Tensa remix	
5. Distorpersión- UMO remix	
6. Antiarmónica - MMB remix

PREMIERE: Señora - Paralímite  [OPENTHENEXT]

After a number of acclaimed tracks and EPs, the southern newcomer on the French electronic scene is releasing his first album on COD3 QR, Laurent Garnier's label. A full-length album on which the producer establishes himself as the newcomer to watch in a techno revival.

The rise to fame has been a gradual one for the producer from the south of France, and the release of "Echoes" could well have a resounding impact on the French electronic music scene, which is beginning to take on a new lease of life. Passionate musician, head on shoulders and sharp ear, Voltaire has prepared the release of this long format with COD3 QR well. After several EPs and appearances on the label's famous compilations since 2021, plus a remix in 2023 of Laurent Garnier's "Tales From The Real World" that allowed a glimpse at his potential, "Echoes" now allows full appreciation of all of this musician's qualities.

The gradual disappearance of the album format versus the digital single has not dampened the determination of this artist and the label to impose a singular artistic vision on an LP: "After having produced a number of tracks, I was absolutely determined to create a story with all the pieces on this album", assures Voltaire. "I wanted to compose something that I don't hear anymore in today's music, something different from dancefloor techno. Echoes fully crystallises this desire."

The emotional eclecticism of this album comes as no surprise to listeners who have followed Voltaire's previous releases. "Since I started out, I've produced house, techno and electro tracks... this eclecticism is part of my personality as a musician. I love all facets of electronic music and I want to remain open to all influences."

"Echoes" features lush, lysergic techno (the phenomenal "Detune", "Echoes", "Human" and "Unity", reminiscent of Border Community), liberating forays into IDM ("Connection Lost", "I’ll See You Again", "Singular Pursuit", whose dreamy melody will inevitably bring Plaid to mind), catchy electro-techno (the aptly named "Dance!", "Wave Function", a model of mental techno), raw dancefloor accents and even a symphonic anthem to conclude (the luminous "Voltaire").

Through this frenzied eclecticism, Voltaire intends to put his signature: "the link between all the songs of the album is the precision of the rhythms, the choice of melodies, the metallic sound of cymbals…". Nourished by the electro of origins (Kraftwerk, Juan Atkins' Detroit, Robert Hood or Dopplereffekt) and the profusion of electro from the 2000s and 2010s, Voltaire is under the influence of an extremely productive retro-mania. With "Echoes", he offers a brilliant synthesis, in the precious setting of an irreproachable production.
(Hervé LUCIEN)

Echoes

Voltaire "Wave Function" - PREVIEW

The prolific Mexican label Duro kicks off the second half of the year with an explosion of rhythm and movement courtesy of the duo Factory Setup. Their highly anticipated EP Afrikka lands on June 27, 2025, offering a deep dive into hypnotic grooves and infectious percussion.

Factory Setup is the joint project of Joseeph and Zhino, both residents of Guadalajara’s iconic Bar Américas. Their sound draws from late '80s, '90s, and early 2000s gems, reimagined with a modern pulse. Afrikka is their ode to the energetic exchange between Latin and African rhythms.

The journey opens with Afrikka (Original Mix), where stripped-back percussion and haunting vocals set a primal tone. Flow First (Original Mix) follows with a heady, piano-free hypnotism, locking into a groove that pulls you deeper.

Hardvard Bass steps in for a charged rework of Flow First, adding booming drums and warped synths. The remix ups the tension with a tech house flair, ready to peak the night’s intensity.

Afrikka (Stab Mix) turns up the heat with a driving Latin house feel. Psychedelic vocals swirl around tribal percussion and a relentless stab pattern that demands motion. The closing cut Flow First (Piano Mix) brings warmth and uplift, with melodic keys layered over rolling drums and ethereal vocals.

Factory Setup’s Afrikka is a percussive celebration of movement, crafted for dancefloors and deep listening alike.

Release: June 27, 2025
Label: Duro
Artists: Factory Setup (Joseeph & Zhino)
Remix: Hardvard Bass
Genre: Latin house, tribal, tech house
Streaming + buy: https://duro.bandcamp.com
Label: https://www.instagram.com/durorecords
Artists: https://www.instagram.com/factorysetup

Factory Setup - Flow First (Piano Mix) [Duro]

READ > inverted-audio.com/premiere-you-man-local-suicide-spookie

Emerging from the foggy thresholds between Lille and Berlin via LBJ Records, ‘Spookie’ marks a nocturnal alliance between French duo You Man and the restless dark disco outfit Local Suicide...With a heavy-footed kick and a convoy of metallic synth layers, ‘Spookie’ opens like an engine coughing to life beneath dim-lit lights. As the momentum thickens, the track shifts into a slow-motion cyclone of haunted vocal loops, operated by Vamparela’s spectral intuition. By the midpoint, the mood subtly morphs into quasi-Eurohouse chords beaming through the haze like the first hint of sunrise.

@you_man
@localsuicide

You Man & Local Suicide - Spookie [LBJ]

Sapphist Eye’s initiation into Paris’ queer party scene was the catalyst for her now budding career in electronic dance. After gaining the attention of CHLOE in 2023, her track ‘Exist Everywhere’ was selected to feature on lesbian collective Barbi(e)turix’s 2nd compilation. After this breakthrough, fellow French imprint Les Disques du Lobby came calling before arriving on Lumière Noire with her debut solo EP, ‘Another Side’ in 2024.

Buy: https://lumierenoirerecords.bandcamp.com/album/mutate-back

PREMIERE: SAPPHIST EYE - Hanging In A Path (Dub Version) [Lumière Noire]

buy: https://www.beatport.com/track/racer/21774335

Argy, Adriatique - Racer [Afterlife]

Tlaloc rage

İbrahim Çelik - Subrower

MUSIC DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH.
Label run by Laurent Garnier and Oliver Way.
Curating for the curious, the seekers, the adventurers and the brave. Cod3 QR is about going back to basics. About that feeling of discovering hidden gems and long sought after oddities. If it’s good, it’s good. The music is the message.