Drowned By Locals marks its fifth anniversary with a three-volume digital anthology and a limited printed manifesto, Black Circle, written by Ian Bruner and published by Drowned By Public.

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Rather than serving as a retrospective, the anthology traces the label’s evolving sound, its expanding cohort of misfits, and its unfolding trajectory. Across the three volumes, DBL assembles new works, long-buried material, and contributions from artists connected to the label through releases, radio, dormant ideas, or future intentions. Taken together, they form a portrait of the label’s instinctive curatorial logic — pairing worlds that should not, by any reasonable measure, coexist.

Release Schedule 
Volume I: Pornographic-Time, Vol. I — The Pornographic-Tantalus — November 28, 2025 
Volume II: Pornographic-Time, Vol. II — The Continuous Present — December 19, 2025 
Volume III: Pornographic-Time, Vol. III — The Horizonless Interface — January 30, 2026

All volumes draw their titles and thematic direction from Black Circle. The manifesto describes “pornographic-time” as a condition in which desire is continuously activated but never fulfilled. It’s the experience of being pulled outward by images, demands, and expectations faster than one can return to oneself. You remain visible, but rarely seen.

Each volume adopts a different facet of this state.

Volume I — The Pornographic-Tantalus
“Each gesture toward conclusion makes the object recede. Tantalus stands beneath bowed fruit trees, but as she moves to consume, the branch bends away. With each pang of thirst, the water ebbs further.”

Volume II — The Continuous Present
“Because of its accelerated pace, pornographic-time both appears and vanishes instantly—a cybernetic loop, a continuous present. Overfull and empty. Life collapses into micro-moments that disappear as soon as they arrive.”

Volume III — The Horizonless Interface
“Both the targeted individual and the pornographic-Tantalus occupy the time-space of the horizonless interface, hived in algorithmic neurological pathways and pathologies, resulting in a bare life layered with compulsive and neurotic loops of behavior.”

Black Circle expands these ideas into print, combining Bruner’s text with visual contributions from more than twenty artists. Released in a hand-numbered run of 100 copies, it will be available independently or bundled with the anniversary T-shirt. All physical editions include the full three-volume digital anthology.

releases November 28, 2025

Mastered by Rashad Becker at Clunk Studio, Berlin
Artwork & design by Giovanni Murolo
Curation by Laith Demashqieh
Manifesto: Black Circle — text by Ian Bruner (published by Drowned By Public, printed edition: hand-numbered run of 100 copies)

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Pornographic-Time, Vol. I: The Pornographic-Tantalus

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SLAM Launch New Project Drumtrax With Volume 1: A Raw, Percussive Statement for the Dancefloor

Pioneering techno duo SLAM announce the launch of their brand-new project, Drumtrax, a high-impact release series designed to deliver pure, percussive power directly to the dancefloor. The first track ‘Intro’ lands as the first installment—an uncompromising, rhythm-driven techno tool.

With Drumtrax, SLAM strip techno to its most essential elements. Each volume in the series will showcase a single track built around relentless percussion, hypnotic groove architecture, and the duo’s unmistakable production precision. The concept is simple—one track, maximum impact.

Mastered By Conor Dalton @ Glowcast Mastering. 

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Artist: Bailey Ibbs
Title: Flow State
Label: Night Service
Catalogue: NSR004
Release date: 19.12.2025

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Artist: AK1 & Benkhlifa
Title: Split Shot
Label: 13130
Catalogue: 13130002
Release date: 18 /12 / 2025

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Scuba - 13 December 2025

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Artist: GCOD
Title: KR072
Label: KR Records
Catalogue: KR072
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: January 8th, 2026

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1_GCOD - Autopilot
2_GCOD - Gas Leak
3_GCOD - Agrippina
4_GCOD - Destroy All Monsters

GCOD - Agrippina [SOMA SELECTS Premiere]

Jacques Greene - 11 December 2025

Gina Demarchi is a 28-year-old DJ artist and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has developed a unique style influenced by tribal sounds, excelling in Techno, Techno 2000, Tribal Groove , Dub Techno, and rhythmic, sensual beats.  She is also a resident at Fungi (Argentina)

Gina has performed at Tresor, and played in clubs like Anomalie, Loophole (Paris), Seaworld (Copenhagen) at Den Anden Side with Antigone, Mutate (Italy) with Freddy K and Rebecca Dellepiane, Mutate with Spdfj  and other cool venues like About Blank, Aeden, Hor, Derbybreweryarms, Rottesonne among others.

She has toured  Australia and played in different clubs like Novel, Bloom, XE45 and more.
In her sets, Gina merges various styles, maintaining a consistent line between groove, hardgroove, tribal, hip-hop, and dub techno. Her tracks have been recognized and played by artists such as Future 666, Marron, Yanamaste, Alberto Tolo, Justine Perry, Paula Koski, Laura van Hal, Lobster, and BW in venues like Tresor, Fusebrussels, Bret, Rote, Left Bank, Sonic Festival, and Mälor.

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