Emotional Response completes its 10th anniversary by welcoming Benedikt Frey to the label with a special release, a fantastic dub-psychedelic cover of Joy Division, delivered in multiple versions, including a wonderful dub-meets-prog reinterpretation from Lucas Croon.

An established producer for over a decade, with a releases for a myriad of respected labels like ESP Institute, Crème Organisation, Hivern Discs, Live At Robert Johnson and Serious Trouble, plus Frey’s own excellent R.I.O Records that is quickly becoming label to watch, it’s pleasure he joins Emotional Response with a fresh, but respectful remake.

Alongside PiL Ltd, Joy Division were the ultimate post punk band, the music, design and untimely passing of lead signer Ian Curtis, creating a mystique around the band that survives today. Opening their second, and final, album Unknown Pleasure, the song is a big part of their history. Frey’s version – with secret vocalist Carla Koller – offer a wide-screen retake, the dub bass and modulated snare wrap around lyrics, while haunting guitar adds to an unease.

Starting with a classic, but perfect Vocal Mix, there is an accompanying Instrumental that together highlight a propulsion and incessant groove, allowing the space between to herald the production’s beauty.

This is backed with a live remake by Lucas Croon. A label fan since his appearances in Stabil Elite, BAR and The Kloom, this Dusseldorf fraternity member continues Emotional Response’s long-standing association with the city. With celebrated releases on Aiwo Recs and Themes From Great Cities, his fireside remix begins as some dub-psyche odyssey before morphing in to a steppas-delight rock out that will capture the open ears and minds.

To close, Frey returns with his own Dub. Possibly the EP’s stand-out, this half step remix sucks the listener to the spaces between, as vocals dissipate and collapse within, bass bins distorting to distraction, the pull of a true and worthy dub symphony.

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Benedikt Frey - She's Lost Control (ft. Carla Koller)

Frankfurt based DJ, producer, curator and event manager Shia LaBiff, known amongst his peers as Michèl Dion Baltin, has a huge repertoire of music and influences which he is constantly sharing for more than 20 years. Starting in early age with Indie, Post Punk and New Wave he soon discovered the joy of electronic club music and started following the path of New Order, Primal Scream and Andrew Weatherall into a new beat driven world. You will hear shades of Italo and Electronic Body Music, New Beat, Acid House, Techno and New/Cold/Synthwave in his mixtapes or DJ sets. His event and guest mix series Blank Wave is providing artists like Perel, Facets, Andi (Synthicide), Sharlese, Shubostar, Que Sakamoto, Rotciv, Radondo, Aural Trace, Moderna and Skelesys – just to name a few. Also check out his Discocaine series if you’re more into Italo Disco, undiscovered 80s gems and Proto House.

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He always tries to combine old heroes and newcomers in his mixes. Artists who have been with him for decades, like Einstürzende Neubauten or Xmal Deutschland, are featured alongside friends whose work he truly appreciates, such as Facets or Zee Mon. His sets span a range of genres, from Belgian New Beat to Acid House with a Goth touch, and include old-school electro reminiscent of The Hague and Canadian EBM. The vibe is always dark and international.

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Tracklist:

01. Brix - Shock of the New [Sabine Brix]
02. Kontravoid - Too Deep (Multiple Man Remix) [Kontravoid]
03. X Mal Deutschland - Die Wolken (No More Remix) [Sacred Bones Records]
04. Structure - The Light (Original Mix) [Boy Records]
05. Ton Globiter - Yaze Gaze [Wrong Era]
06. Black Light Smoke feat. Léah Lazonick - Work [Death Decay Magic]
07. Zee Mon - Justice (Alen Skanner Remix) [Crave Tapes]
08. Fractions - Welcome to 303 City [Fleisch Records]
09. Facets - Raw [Dischi Autunno]
10. Einstürzende Neubauten - Ist Ist (Dubfire Remix) [Potomak]
11. Fractions - Excess [Fleisch Records]
12. Years Of Denial - Wrong (Kris Baha Remix) [Veyl]
13. Semantix - Dopamine (Alen Skanner Remix) [Synthicide]
14. Anthony Rother - Dark Places (Short Edit) [PSI49NET]
15. Djedjotronic - P.X [Superwave]
16. Roe Deers & Solo Ansamblis - Sepija (L.F.T. Remix) [Damn Good]
17. Ortrotasce - Romance & War [Dark Entries Records]

From Hell to Disco - #021 - Shia LaBiff

Author -> @ani_kiro - a DJ based in Saint-Petersburg, resident of Oberwave.

Special mix for @oberwave — label, parties and mixes about music with dark and erotic vibes: darkwave, coldwave, dark disco, body music, new beat and electro.

Ani Kiro - Oberwave Mix 205

"Cultivating Discipline"  focuses on 80s-inspired noir avant-garde music, initially emphasizing the Ukrainian scene

Sakseev is a versatile DJ known for balancing emotional depth and technical precision in his mixes. Born in Kharkiv and currently based in Kyiv, he is a resident DJ at Halas parties and an active participant in Kyiv’s electronic music scene. Oleksii draws inspiration from genuine artists who are passionate about what they do and take their craft seriously.
In this mix, he aimed to showcase as many tracks as possible featuring guitar-driven parts, as well as danceable darkwave with disco elements.

Lvcerate specializes in eccentric experiences, leaning into the darker corners of the dancefloor sound. His minimalistic approach is anchored in a dramatic and confident ambience, characterized by a pervasive acidic touch, EBM motifs, edgy drums and avant-garde flair.
He aims to convey introspective narratives while fostering a subtle connection with electronic music.

https://instagram.com/cultivating.discipline 
https://instagram.com/lvcerate 
https://instagram.com/oleksii.sakseev 
https://soundcloud.com/sakseev 
https://soundcloud.com/lvcerate

Cultivating Discipline 009 w/ Lvcerate Invites Sakseev (18.04.25)

Daniel Sánchez aka PCK is a Mexican DJ and music collector who has contributed to various fanzines and magazines over the years. Deeply influenced by Punk, Post-Punk, Dark Wave, EBM, and New Wave, he began DJing in 2014 and has since played at nearly every underground venue in Mexico City, as well as in different states across the country. Throughout his career, he has shared the stage with a wide range of national and international DJs, producers, and bands.

He is also a member of Colectivo Sinergia, a crew dedicated to exploring genres like Techno, EBM, House, and more.

With his latest project, “Let Your Body Learn,” he delivers a powerful blend of dancefloor-driven rhythms, fusing Electroclash, Industrial, Industrial Techno, New Beat, EBM, and Italo. The result is a sound that bridges old-school energy with a modern edge. 

Tracklist 

Gamma intel-Power Plant Tales
Gamma Intel-Self Denial
SASM-Democracy (Silent Servant Remix)
The Horrorist- Lay on me
Cyrk- Recalibration (The Hacker Remix)
Kovyazin D- Close the distance
Cardopusher- Manipulator
St. Theodore- Furious Wave
David Carretta- Land of sin
Randolph & Mortimer- Self Medicator (Semantix Remix)
Andi- Retribution
The Sixteen Steps- The Peasants revolt
Unhealed- Self Pressure
Human Rebellion- Unstable Energy
Larionov- Never Forever
Djedjotronic- Abyssal zone

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- https://on.soundcloud.com/gXr4Rd4mTEdM3wSQ8
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Daniel Sanchez aka PCK for Miseria Records  012

We are delighted to announce our takeover collaboration with DARK is the new DISCO from Tunis. Hailing from the pulsating heartbeats of Tunisia’s underground electronic scene, JewishMRGL comes with his audacious fusion of Synthwave, Cold Wave and Dark Wave elements for guest mix no. 101! 

Follow: @jewishmrgl & @darkdiscotn

Artwork: @silent-shouts

Tracklist:

01. Identified Patient - Het Geweten Van Afdeling Twee
02. Iro Aka - Будущее (Anatolian Weapons Remix)
03. Neud Photo - Suspicion
04. Sansibar - Wallah (SANS DJ Mix)
05. Shokh - Torotam
06. Sophie Du Palais - Disco Nihilist
07. Vltra Delta Drive - El Complot
08. White Magik - Total Ego Loss (Randolph Mortimer Remix) 
09. Identified Patient - Lucy's Comeback
10. Abby Knives - Energy Collapse
11. Savage Grounds - Sex is Violence
12. 4Cantons - La Faraona
13. NOVOSTI KULTURI - CHELOVEK 
14. Baroque feat. Philosophique Girl - La Telepathie
15. Moonoton - Frau (Facets Remix)
16. Black Light Smoke - Work feat. Léah Lazonick (Happy707 Remix)
17. Chino - Shiny Leather (Olivia Remix)
18. Ye Gods - Flames Fall From The Sky


Blank Wave Guest Mix 101 x DARK is the new DISCO: JewishMRGL

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Republika - Śmierć w bikini
2 Plus 1 - Super szczur
Klaus Mitffoch  - Smielej 1985
Aya RL - Ulica
Siekiera - Misiowie puszyści (Szewc zabija szewca)
Tilt - Jest tylko to
Natalia Sikora - Dead Joe
Roxa-a-ona-ta-czy_(Cool.DJ)
Maanam - Milosc Jest Jak Opium
Holy Toy - Down in Japan (2)
Siekiera - Ja stoję, ja tańczę, ja walczę
Marek Biliński - Dom w dolinie mgieł
Klincz - Dla ciebie staczam się
Izabela Trojanowska - Jestem Twoim Grzechem
Lombard - Diamentowa Kula (Radar & Unitrax Rework)
Lady Pank - Sztuka latania
Tilt - Tańczę na niebie
Aya RL - Ten człowiek z teczką
Klincz - Dla ciebie staczam się
Super Girl & Romantic Boys - Na Petli Znow

Made in Poland | Soviet New Wave Mixtape 003

Tribute mix to Douglas McCarthy by Pedro

Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.









Romans 9:27-29
King James Bible

a short work

And tomorrow, i will not care anymore

Label: Noir Signal
Date: 15 September
Album: ракета

Video clip:
youtube.com/watch?v=lFakcAhxfBI

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Tracklist:
Xarah Dion - Noces de cuir
CYBEROFF - Rhythm of Life
Santiago Cabrera - Hybrids
Book Of Love - Tubular Bells
Dataman - Tentative Results
Digitalia - Error Correction
Digitalia - The Principle of Consistency
The Populist - Backich
Cosmetics - Cold House
Konzept - Last Night N-W Remix
Time Modern - Suono Electrico
Cardopusher - Blast Cut
Dataman - Encountier
SFX - Techno Terror
EQ-Lazer - Beat of Feel
Noise Control - Tehniska Musika
Balvanera - Narratives

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Sexxxstasy's Mixtape for KALTBLUT Magazine

+ @riolabel @initinit

Benedikt Frey is many. Or just one? He is a composer. An arranger. A DJ. A ghost producer. A fan. He plays in bands like INIT, or Dolphins or KEYS +++ produced the last two albums for Chris Imler. Downbeat in experimental dub zones. The goat for Edits and remixes. When house was his nation, he used to listen to pen names like Suedmilch or Venedikt Reyf. He still likes the music formed under their umbrella, but today his tomorrow is not echoed in yesterday. His sound signature moved on. Into the open. He founded labels like R.i.O. or Serious Trouble. 

He lives in Berlin. Physically. In mind Benedikt Frey is at many places. Traveling far thru his home studio that is a flat a studio a flat an instrument a record collection a flat a studio. Everywhere gear, vinyl, tapes, instruments, rooms for spontaneous sonic notions, these moments, when a sudden strike of stimulation falls. He is inspired a lot. For music to dance. Music for films. Music for live shows. Music for dancing glows. Techno, house, downbeat, ambient, jungle, electronics outside the norms. Those transportive ones. Jamming with others. Jamming with his mind. In Berlin Wedding, North of the town, where the lights dimmed low, neighbors share the flow, and a small river runs slow.  As a DJ he plays here, there, everywhere. Big clubs, small shacks, festivals, gatherings. From fast to 90 BPM - as he feels. 

For himself. For the crowd. In the spur. He still remembers his club kid days. Going to dance with friends. Down there in Offenbach. Doing the Robert Johnson. Collective emotions for a better tomorrow. These he still seeks. In his music. His shows. His collaborations. You can book him for a party. For enlightenment. For ecstasy or introspective perspectives. Dancing slow, whilst pirouetting a high-pitched show. 

Since more than a decade. His own music is out there, too. Bringing his spirits in sound. On his own labels. On international imprints like ESP Institute, Hivern Discs, Craigie Knowes, or Emotional Response. Solo works. Driving ones. Slow drills. Teased during his DJ dates around the planet. 

The music plays day and night. Inspiration comes. From a simple kick drum. A movie sequence. A bird on the sill. A picture, totally still. Can’t kick that feeling when it hits. Benedikt Frey. In dreams. In streams. In music. Emotions. Situations. At night. In those flashy lights, when it bites.

24.5. b2b with NVST, Kauz Zürich
10.05. Säälchen, Berlin
26.04. Zentralwäscherei, Zürich
25.04. b2b Philipp Otterbach, Arkaoda, Berlin
04.04. Sameheads, Berlin
13.03. Säule, Berlin
22.02. Kegelbahn, Luzern
21.02. Fribourg, CH

---- BYE24

17.12. Kiosk Radio,  Bxl
15.12. Curly Teeth b2b w. NVST, Bxl
30.11. Panorama Bar, Berlin
16.11. La Culottee, Paris
19.10. LAF, Pforzhyme
05.10. Sameheads, Berlin
28.09. Buka, Milan
21.09. Chemiefabrik, Zürich
14.09. Ausland, Berlin
16.08. Salon Des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
21.07. Am Bach Festival, Lucerne
05.07. Kappa Futur Festival, Turin
14.06. Masters, Zagreb
18.05. Outracena, Lisbon
27.04. Arkaoda, Berlin
24.02. Macadam, Nantes
26.01. Sameheads, Berlin

Benedikt Frey - She's Lost Control (ft. Carla Koller)

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