On June 27, 2025, a long-dormant signal reactivates from Hamburg's hidden places: Helena Hauff and F#X return as Black Sites with R4 on Tresor Records—their first full-length album and the first release under the moniker since 2014. Like a hieroglyphic recently discovered and translated, R4 feels more like a long-awaited resumption than a comeback.

Recorded to tape with minimal editing or post-production the record is a classic example of the symbiotic relationship that can come from the interaction of human and machine. This punk ethos isn't invoked through distortion alone, but through method; in the album's breaking from the received wisdom of hardness tethered to speed as most of the tougher pieces are lower BPM and vice versa (with one notable exception in the mind-melting stomp of BLOKK).

Across ten tracks, Black Sites traverse a landscape where genre dissolves into intention. It migrates through electro's danceability, acid house's corrosion, and into the liminal realm of machine funk—a genre coined by Andrew Weatherall, which sounds like the results of technology dreaming of soul where the emphasis is on live execution, on immediacy over perfection—a sound forged in the act of creating, not polishing.

In a 2013 interview, around the time of the first Black Sites EP, Hauff was quoted as saying that she wants "things to fit together properly, but on another level, I really want them to make sense together." That principle animates R4: The album's form reveals itself in time, with each movement echoing and amplifying the others to create a synergistic whole.

From the opening crawl of C4 (a name that like the music foreshadows the explosions to come) to the end-of-the-night bliss of MOTHERJAM via the intense peaks of BLOKK, 707, and classic acid track 3D it's clear that R4 is a work made with serious intent; a refutation of a world where streaming has made the two-minute single the dominant musical form again. R4 demands immersion, not just attention. It is not a collection of tracks, but a singular, recursive experience: a mirror in which sound and listener repeatedly rediscover one another.

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Black Sites - 3D

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Toronto, Canada-based acid techno head 747 is back with his first studio album since 2019 and his third on Emily Nicoll’s Aquaregia label. This one taps into his roots in the Pacific Northwest with a retro-future collision of jungle breaks, 90s trance and acid across nine cuts that range from atmospheric acid techno to more introspective, breaks-driven sounds, but always with great pad work and rolling basslines making for bursts of chaotic energy. The title cut immediately locks you in with thrilling drum programming and pensive 303s, then cuts like 'Second Narrows' get more frantic and mind-melting and 'Camosun Bog' pairs plunging bass with more meticulous drums. 

More from the label: https://www.juno.co.uk/labels/Aquaregia+Canada/

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🍒💖KISLO DANCE! 20: Sexytamir

Sexytamir is a multi-genre DJ from Krasnodar who is now based in Moscow. he has quickly made a name for himself with performances at popular venues such as Arma, Gazgolder, Simach, and DFF.

the artist has a wide range of genres in his repertoire, but one thing stands out: a mood that matches his pseudonym.

the mix is inspired by the atmosphere of summer street dance floors: a hypnotic and lingering sound that can make anyone tap their feet and create a unique atmosphere for every listener.

Sexytamir — мультижанровый диджей родом из Краснодара, базирующийся в Москве. за небольшое время он уже успел отметиться выступлениями в таких местах как: Arma, Gazgolder, Simach, DFF и другие.

в своем арсенале артист имеет огромное жанровое разнообразие, но отличительной чертой является одно — настроение подстать своему псевдониму.

микс вдохновлен атмосферой летних уличных танцполов: гипнотичным и тягучим саундом, который способен заставить притоптывать ножкой любого и создать уникальную атмосферу для каждого слушателя.

artist: @sexytamir
instagram.com/sexytamir/

team: @kislo_msk
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t.me/kislokislokisl0

KISLO DANCE! 20: Sexytamir

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Mechatronica proudly presents 'Nexus of Shadows', DJ MELL G’s most uncompromising release yet. Across five tracks, she unleashes dystopian electro, breakbeat grit, and cyberpunk fire—raw soundscapes and futuristic vocals channeling rebellion, resilience, female rage and divine retribution in a relentless fusion of electro and industrial.

You can download A1 'Global Revolution' straight away by pre-ordering the EP on our Bandcamp store: mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/nexus-of-shadows

More tracks from the EP:
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/dj-mell-g-drop-your-weapon-mtron047
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/dj-mell-g-global-revolution-mtron047
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/dj-mell-g-nemesis-tool-mtron047
soundcloud.com/mechatronicamusic/dj-mell-g-nemesis-destroy-your-future-edit-mtron047


Releases October 24th.

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DJ Mell G - We Are The Future [MTRON047]

recorded on a Thursday at Straight Outta Ringöns Studio, those who know, know it's .. "nothin' but a GBG thang.." it's not a jungle it's a good freaky City Zoo and the styggaste Freakzone world wide änna! 

Nothin' but a "GBG" Thang

Dataintrång - Nothin' but a "GBG" Thang [MIX]

NTN017 is a three-track EP where Vostro expands on his raw, hypnotic techno signature with sharpened club intent and deeper sonic tension. Mechanical rhythms collide with pulsing low-end architectures, metallic atmospherics, and tense, evolving motifs, each track engineered to lock bodies and minds into motion. A forward-leaning blend of industrial grit, broken perception, and dancefloor hypnosis, delivered with precision and unrelenting focus.

*Concussion: A direct, driving cut built around a commanding vocal motif. Heavy low-end pressure, sharp percussion, and a hypnotic push designed for peak-time impact.

*Gateway: Industrial-leaning textures meet a tense lead and deep atmospheric layers. A gritty, immersive trip that balances weight and space.

*Kicker: Tight, thumping rhythm work with timbale-like hits and bleep-driven movement. A rolling groove with a mechanical edge and pulse-raising energy.

NTN017 | Concussion EP
Release date: 11 - Dec - 2025

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Concussion EP

Gateway

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Gateway (Original Mix) [Nineteen92 Records]

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