Vinyl/digital: https://bfan.link/huederesiyonzieai

Federation JI is the new project from Icelandic producer Felix Leifur and Japanese artist Daichi Saito. Known for his house, electro, and techno releases, Felix stepped away from the club circuit to challenge himself creatively, diving into live instruments and a wider range of songwriting. Over two years, he explored a palette shaped by ’70s/’80s jazz-funk and ’90s experimental rock, inspired by his dad’s old Japanese pressings and a love for exploratory sounds.

A chance meeting with Daichi in Copenhagen revealed a hidden thread of Japanese influence in the music, leading to a close collaboration. Daichi’s shimmering synths and textured keys reshaped the songs, adding a futuristic, dreamlike layer to Felix’s heavy grooves and emotive guitar work.

The album moves through slow-burning funk, cinematic textures, dreamy Rhodes melodies, and bursts of ’90s rock energy, balancing playful moments with deep, nostalgic undertones. From the warped guitar loops of Digital Súpa to the organ-driven drift of Sálmar & Suð, Federation JI is a conversation between two distinct musical worlds.

The result is something unexpected: Japanese/Icelandic future funk, soaked in atmosphere, groove, and emotion.

Personnel
Guitars – Felix Leifur
Bass – Felix Leifur
Synths – Daichi Saito
Keys – Daichi Saito
Strings – Felix Leifur & Daichi Saito
Sampling & Atmosphere – Flexi Lyfseðill
Drums – Flexible Loafers & Stefán Már Þorsteinsson
Drum Machines – Felix Leifur

All songs written by D. Bjarnason
Produced by Felix Leifur & Daichi Saito
Recorded at Thirteen Studios, Reykjavík, Iceland
Mixed by Felix Leifur
Mastered by Bob Macc at Subvert Central

フェデレーションジェーアイ

Rewind

Handshakes from the first session and starts to drop in the 4/4 beats in earnest. Focused on energy and vibrancy, this is the antidote for a sometimes overtly serious and contemplative traditional progressive scene.

RIYL GU Sasha Disc 2's / 90's Danny Howells.

Tracklisting

Paramida - Limbo In Heaven [Love On The Rocks]
Olsvangèr - Goldman's Propeller [Cragie Knowes]
Kim Ann Foxman - We Are Rhythm (Spray Remix) [SELF:TIMER]
Jamie Leather - Back In Time [Omike]
Maara - You're So Delicious [Haŵs]
Duo Paradiso - Dream Machine (Bliss Inc. Remix) [SNC Recs.]
Toby Tobias–	Trippy Steve (Fantastic Man Dub) [Futureboogie Recordings]
CLOSE PROXIMITY - Pure Ascendance (Maruwa Remix) [Minitel]
Masalo - Star Cloud 777 [Dekmantel Records]
BùLù - Silicon-Shepherd (E-Talking Remix) [Nummer Music]
Bliss Inc. - Evolver [Magicwire]
Vitaline - Sex In The Forest [ItinéraireBis Records]
Gabriola - One To Zen [Magicwire]
Bliss Inc. - Verbs [SNC Recs.]
Sleep D - Dreamhole [Butter Sessions]

The Northern Powerhouse II - Power Mix

FITF Mix 005: Long Island Sound (Live from 'The Hollow')

We are really excited that for the fifth instalment of our mix series we have an hour long recording taken from Long Island Sound closing their 'Signs Of Space' take over on 'The Hollow' this year.

Looking forward to seeing you back in the forest next year x

RA Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2218564

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https://www.instagram.com/longislandsound_sos/

FITF Mix 005: Long Island Sound (Live from 'The Hollow')

Dark Entries reissues archival and contemporary gems that prove to be crucial to our modern idea of bodily music that exists out of time. Electro, italo, cold wave, new beat, house, techno from a one-of-a-kind digger who visits dusty basements to rescue lost tapes. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/dark-entries-record/episodes/dark-entries-record-21st-august-2025

DARK ENTRIES w/ Josh Cheon 210825

Harold Björk @ Sauna Radio 16.08.2025

Moody McIvor is a Darkwave/Synthwave act fronted by Christopher McIvor from the Gold Coast, Australia, with production support from Felipe Bortoloti (Nørus), originally from Brazil and now based in Portugal.

Formed in 2021, the project blends ethereal soundscapes with pulsating rhythms, weaving together electronic textures and organic depth for a sound that is both intimate and expansive.

The debut release on McIvor’s new sublabel Ronnie’s Records, Shadow Frequencies, is a deeply personal body of work developed over four years and dedicated to the memory of close friend Benaiah Fiu. Each track channels love, loss, and memory through haunting melodies, evocative vocals, and emotionally rich atmospheres.

Pre-order vinyl now: inchbyinch.eu/release/46736028

Instagram: @moodymcivor_fka_djwhiprsnipr

BUY on BANDCAMP

PREMIERE : Moody Mcivor - Benaiah Fiu

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EFM @ The Lot Radio 08-29-2025

ben oyefeso - sequenzmuzik
2x12" LP
vinyl only

distributed by kompakt
mastered by isabel
release 26.09.25

ben oyefeso - sequenzmuzik (snippets)

WPP stands for Witness Protection Program — a labour of love and a lab for incubating lovely music. Since 2021, it has operated as a space for artists who wish to remain anonymous and release music they might not be able to share otherwise. A Workshop for Phantom Producers, where the focus stays on sound, not identity.

PREMIERE : Troels Yuri - Unlearn

Slow Fade EP

Radius

TREMOR - THE NEW ALBUM - 31.10.25

Pre-order: https://danielavery.ffm.to/tremor-store

Revered producer and composer Daniel Avery returns with a new album and live show, his most ambitious works to date. Channelling every corner of his sound, Tremor is a bold and transportive body of work through euphoric shoegaze, submerged techno, ambient soundscape and industrial bliss. It remains unmistakably Avery, yet dramatically evolved.


With the album Avery has welcomed an inspiring cast of collaborators, including the likes of Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Walter Schreifels (Quicksand / Rival Schools), bdrmm, Julie Dawson (NewDad), yeule, Ellie, Art School Girlfriend, yunè pinku, and Cecile Believe. Each artist leaves their indelible mark, yet the record’s true power lies in the communal spirit at its core.

“This is a living and breathing collective,” says Avery. “Since the earliest recordings, Tremor felt like a studio in the sky, a space in time through which we could all pass as artists”, he reflects. “It’s the welcoming spirit of acid house with the doors flung open wider still to allow in every influence from my musical journey: the warmth of distortion, the stillness inside intensity, the transcendental beauty of noise... They have always been there in my music but now it feels like those ideas are being transmitted in Technicolor. This is a record for the post-rave comedown kids, the guitar heads and anyone else who wants to come along for the ride. Everyone is welcome.”

Tremor will be released by Avery’s new home of Domino on 31st October.

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