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Vintage synth fetishist Italo Brutalo brings you his superb sophomore album Second Horizon, released 29th May on his and his girlfriend very own Bungalo Disco label. The German producer possesses an incredible armoury of retro analogue synths, and he certainly knows how to use them. And push them to their limits. Congratulations, listener. You are about to step into an alternate electronic universe.

Kicking off with City Sight, every synth is a joy. Warm tones, clear, crisp symbols and snares. A beautiful melody intertwined with acid tweaks and dreamy vocoder vocals, sounding almost more keys than voice. And that 80s drum machine line. There are five different decades where this modern classic would feel right at home.

You want it darker? Here comes Memory Sync, bursting through your loading screen like an end of level baddy. Press ‘play’ and you will know exactly what I mean. The hi hat and kick drum pattern on Digital Freedom is to die for, the acid bass and Italo disco melody giving your day an instant serotonin boost.

Surveillance State kicks the tempo up more than a notch, this eerie 3-D soundscape literally makes you feel as though you are being watched by a Machiavellian force. You can literally feel the paranoia oozing from your speakers. Technology is like a souped-up Kraftwerk 33 played on 45. Close your eyes and imagine stop-frame footage of robots in a car factory. Just brilliant. Heiss Oder Kalt (Hot Or Cold) is a perfect title for this lush mix of warm and cool synths, with a vocal sample reminiscent of a mad scientist.

Chasing Shadows, The first single to be released from Second Horizon, is just damn well exciting. It’s like you’re driving K.I.T.T. on turbo boost, in pursuit of the Midnight Express. Strap yourself in as Italo Brutalo hits the TB-303 button on the console for an acid fuel injection. Just when you thought it couldn’t get better, the joyous robotic vocal kicks in. I dare you to try and stay still whilst Chasing Shadows plays. It’s impossible.

Free To Move takes the tempo down a notch, robotic melodies dancing with each other in beautiful synchronicity, giving life to a beautiful android, leading perfectly into Black Gold, a soundscape rich enough to deserve to grace a Hollywood masterpiece.

Human Code is a perfect companion piece to City Sight. Drop this one in a club and see the reaction. Pure bliss. Then comes dark and sleazy low tempo I am a creator pulls you into the thought process of Italo Brutalo, before Tonight finishes this perfect long player off to a joyous, satisfying conclusion.

Musical visionaries often find it difficult to write that difficult second album. With Second Horizon, Italo Brutalo has brought you an original masterpiece. Enjoy.

Cover Art: Bungalo Disco
Mastering: X at 12inch.Berlin
Laquercut: AB Mastering
Original Photos: Gerald von Foris

Second Horizon

Memory Sync (Original Mix)

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Track list:
A1 Electronique
A2 Continua
B1 Tape Recorder
B2 Electronique (Marcello Giordani Remix)

Release Info:

The first new Electro Clash tracks from Break 3000 since 2003! After a string of re-issues of old gems on Italy’s “Mondo Phase”, the Argentinian label “Calypso’s Dream” and his own “Electron Feel” last year, Break 3000 is finally back with some new original cuts!

The A-side “Electronique” has all the ingredients you would want from a hard-hitting Electro Clash track. EBM style drums and a powerful raw bass line topped with soaring rave leads and pads and added original (Vocoder) vocals by Break 3000 himself. This one is road tested already on dance floors and big systems and a guaranteed crowd pleaser! Second up is the driving “Continua”, leaning more towards Break 3000 Techno classics like “Flash” and “Fix” this filtered rave lead will make a wild crowd go even wilder. Dark and twisted Electro Techno at its best.

The B-side opens with another aspect of the Break 3000 sound spectrum. We look back to the early years here and to songs like “The Wait” and “Spacemaschinenreise” that were produced in 1999. In a Detroit meets Rotterdam styled Electro setting this song uses a lot of the old sounds from 26 years ago, mostly coming from his original EMU sampler used at the time and a great 80s vocal sample gives this track it’s title. We are transported back to the golden era of Cold Wave here. Closing out this new EP is the wonderful Marcello Giordani from Parma, Italy who build a strong reputation with his “Italo Deviance” label over the years. He gives the original “Electronique” a great funky “Proto House” bass line in best “Bobby Orlando” manner, what a brilliant crossover track this one is! With the Vermona drum sounds his - Dark Disco meets Early House - jam will certainly be on many DJ’s want list.

We hope you enjoy these new tracks! There is more to come... stay tuned!

All tracks are mastered by Salz Mastering in Cologne. Music, Photography & Art by Break 3000.

Electronique

Break 3000 | Electronique | Electron Feel

It were as if he were looking at someone else, the water rippled beneath blurring his reflection making him question every little thing he thought he’d known.

Perhaps this was just his mind’s eye playing tricks upon him or maybe, just maybe, he was observing and witnessing the real thing for the first time.

Either way it was unnerving, if not slightly beautiful and alluring all in one.

He gazed out from upon the edge of the pier, what would it take just to jump off?

Bunzinelli is an artist we have kept a close eye on for some time now. The Canadian producer opts for eclectic downtempo and EBM infused sounds on this new record for Spanish record label Ediciones Villasonora.

PREMIERE: Bunzinelli - Mind's Eye [Ediciones Villasonora]

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Berlin-based synth-wave band Dina Summer released their highly anticipated second album 'Girls Gang' earlier this year via Iptamenos Discos. After recently releasing a bunch of remixes by DJ Hell, Damon Jee, Phunkadelica & The Populists the trio is now back with even more reworks by befriended artists Karassimeon, Boys’ Shorts, Karla Lynch, Moderna, The World Domination, and Etane!

Berlin-based artist and Brave New Rave label founder Moderna - also known for her former radio show of the same name and acclaimed productions including a remix for The Matrix soundtrack - delivers a stunning rework of Dina Summer’s dark wave anthem “Nothing To Hide”. She opens with a cinematic, orchestral atmosphere that builds tension and drama before erupting into full dance floor power.

PREMIERE: Dina Summer - Nothing To Hide (Moderna Remix) [Iptamenos Discos]

The Agharo Mix Series

Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning.

Our 15th submission comes from our label resident @anastasiazems

About 
I've been a DJ for over 10 years, and throughout this journey, I’ve never limited myself to a single genre, I guess you could say I’m a “genre-fluid” DJ, as people like to call it now. For me, the essence of DJing is the ability to adapt: to read the room, respond to the moment, and shape a set that fits the space, time, and crowd. There’s no formula for connection: sometimes you catch magic with the audience, sometimes you don’t, and even after all these years and countless gigs, I’ve never seen the same track land the same way twice. Looking ahead, I’m working on an EP that explores a more experimental sound stepping out of my comfort zone is key to evolving and staying creatively alive.

The Card 
Belongs to the Lixin type: These are cards that represent the philosophy of Sihtreh. In the light, the cards smile upon those aspects are the easiness of how to achieve certain quality or capacity, as in the dark is the lack of it, the difficulty, struggle to find the way to the concept that can help into finding the light. Speak of the path we follow and how to act and proceed, how to see the world in relation to ourselves and how to read what surrounds us.

Suit - Outer self
The Outer self belongs the world, unchangeable and in constant motion. That which is called Nathiel in the conception of Taleh (reality). The concrete world, the whole existent in state of purity. Our surrounding, our context, conditioning, along with the circumstances in which we are. The world as we know it, even if to be our version of it. The senses and sensations in the first essential stage. The abstract world, unaffected by perception or interpretation. That which is; not the possible but the empirical, later subject to perception. What lacks meaning.

How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?
This mix is an instinctive exploration of sound. I didn’t think in genres, 
I followed a narrative that unfolded naturally, with moments of lightness, tension, and release. It mirrors how life moves: unpredictable, sometimes testing, but always leading you somewhere unexpected. Inspired by the idea of the "Outer self" - the world as it is, unfiltered and in motion, I wanted to create a journey that feels like sitting by the ocean, letting thoughts drift, sensing things without needing to define them. No overthinking - just presence, emotion, and sound.

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Agharo 15 - Anastasia Zems (Suit - Outer Self)

original: www.discogs.com/master/165550-Monet-My-Heart-Gets-All-The-Breaks

Bandcamp: https://facetstrax.bandcamp.com/track/monet-my-heart-gets-all-the-breaks-facets-edit

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https://soundcloud.com/simasboo: I like to put tracks that are on my mind that moment. Or those that i play or listen to most. It just defines my mood and the current vibration that i’m feeling. It’s possible to expect something deep and on the same time something that get’s really exciting over the time.

Lithuanian based DJ from Vilnius. Ever since a passionate digger & active night scene player.
Always on the righteous side to explore minimal & tech house corners. Sometimes leading to something experimental, that creates unique position. Over the time got his name out through different channels & some wild parties.

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Monet – My Heart Gets All The Breaks (Facets Edit)

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