• cycle.bender ⌬

cycle.bender will be our new digi only series on Optic Portal. Exploring forward thinking, experimental dance floor music.

by: @formant-value @aasudd

Optic Portal 2025 - cycle bender series
Written and produced by Lorenzo Zucchetti (Formant Value), Aa Sudd
Mastered by NJ at Soundstuff Studio
Artwork by Jacopo Tripodi

cycle0.3 - Formant Value // Aa Sudd

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Yunze Ou - Pattern [PCL017]

Yunze Ou is a sonic exploration where nature, textures, and experimentation merge into a profound and hypnotic journey. It's the latest project from a producer who prefers to remain anonymous, but whose productions move between IDM, glitch, and ambient. With a rhythmic base that converges at low bpms and up to 170 bpm, this project interweaves elements of deep techno, ambient, and drum & bass/halftime, creating immersive and dynamic soundscapes.

“Circuits” is a 4-track journey that weaves together the raw pulse of halftime and drum & bass with the serenity of the natural world. Inspired by rural landscapes, mountain air, and open skies, the EP explores the intersection of organic and digital—where winding forest paths meet lines of code, and birdsong echoes through data streams. Each track channels a different facet of this fusion: from dense, atmospheric textures to precise, tech-driven rhythms. Circuit is both a tribute to the untouched and a meditation on the systems—natural and artificial—that shape our experience.

Produced by Yunze Ou
Mastered by Malii Yorks
Artwork by Aimée Phillips

𝒀𝒖𝒏𝒛𝒆 𝑶𝒖 
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/yunze_ou

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/profundocollective
Bandcamp : https://profundo.bandcamp.com/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/profundocollective/

Circuits [PCL017]

Pattern

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𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Yunze Ou - Pattern [PCL017]

HbA-21: Various Artists - Refraction of Light Vol. II (Amniote Editions 2025)

Amniote Editions resurfaces with the HbA capsule, a dual release pairing the debut album from Hasvat Informant and his Intellagama moniker with a 21-track digital compilation, that coils through ambient, IDM, experimental, techno, trance and beyond. 

Refraction of Light Vol. II gathers 21 artists linked by place yet divergent in expression, charting a fluid passage of moods, drifting from first light to nightfall. 

The compilation’s framing draws from its title: like light refracting on the horizon of a long drive, it bends shifting sounds and perspectives into a shared vision shaped by distance, connection, and the landscapes in between.

In the same way, Amniote Editions’ capsules provide fertile ground for music to evolve — nurturing divergent practices, experimental forms, and cross-genre encounters. Refraction of Light Vol. II extends this lineage, binding artists through place and possibility, and echoing so-called Australia’s role as a cradle of creative life within its worldwide snakeweb.

Conceived on the land of the Gadigal peoples of the Eora Nation, the project acknowledges the traditional custodians of this country, paying respect to elders past and present, and recognising that sovereignty was never ceded.

10% of profits from this compilation will be donated to Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA). PARA help Palestinian migrants and refugees live safe, happy, and fulfilling lives in Australia.

https://para.org.au

@eastern-distributor
@auto-genesis
@a-m-u-w-a
@harry-dott
@andygarveyandygarvey
@majella7
@rrebeiro
@rxexx
@rakhiwav
@disgrays
@zaraolsen
@sleepexchange
@simranasounds
@djali3313
@cloudyku
@landfillone
@hasvat-informant
@bluhol
@fletcherdobsonharper
@e-file
@user-471681090

HbA-21: Various Artists - Refraction of Light Vol. II (Amniote Editions 2025)

The Rennes-based duo @cwtchcwtch debuts on Parisian label De la... je l'espère (@delajelespere) with the Parenthesis EP, a five-track collection that navigates techno, bass, and ambient with a restless curiosity for the wider electronic music spectrum.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-cwtch---gyoza

The Parenthesis EP will be out on September 19th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://delajelespere.bandcamp.com/album/parenthesis-ep

Premiere: Cwtch - Gyoza [DLJL009]

Introducing Arsène Martinet - Conjuration 

Multidisciplinary label Face Æ steps into new territory with its first solo EP, inviting Arsène Martinet to deliver a deep and introspective exploration of sound.

Arsène Martinet approaches music like one would explore a hidden territory—slowly, deeply, with the attentiveness of someone listening for the silence behind the sound. Inspired by the languages of nature and the invisible architectures of the mind, he crafts introspective techno at the crossroads of ambient, mysticism, and the tangible.


Through misty pads, mineral textures, and subterranean pulses, his sound evokes both drift and ritual: a sensory experience that invites presence, the gentle unraveling of fixed points, and the union of opposites. First revealed on the label Aedi, he continues to trace his path with a distinct sonic identity, where each frequency seems to speak with the invisible.


Arsène Martinet doesn’t simply compose tracks, he carves out spaces... 

Artist SC 
@arsene_martinet 
Artist IG
https://www.instagram.com/arsene_martinet 

Label SC
@face-ae
https://www.instagram.com/face_ae?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw%3D%3D

HL Premiere: Arsène Martinet - Conjuration [Face Æ]

Artist : @azogial
Name : All Nighter
Format : Digital
Release date : 07/10/2025

Tracklist :

01_ Azogial - All Nighter
02_ Azogial - What
03_ Azogial - Azo's Discussion
04_ Azogial - Give Me Something Good

All Nighter

HDN044 | Azogial - All Nighter EP - previews

@morphamusic on @famcommunity

BUY: https://fammm.bandcamp.com/album/masala

"Fam Records News: the new release from Morpha is here.
This’s his first full-length album in two years. What does it sound like? Morpha explains.
I stopped making music in my usual genre, so I spent a long time experimenting and searching for a new sound. In that sense, the FAM label became a place where I could finally feel free. An important symbiosis happened — core values aligned with my need for something new.
How did it all start? I literally opened Ableton and went into the unknown. No reference tracks, just a desire to create something fresh. I was interested in layering my hypnotic background with new BPMs and rhythms, trying out breaks and bass sounds. These tracks weren’t inspired by any other artist.
At the same time, I was working on a dancefloor project at Mutabor on Masalnaya, embedding those same 85/170 experiments. That’s a profound and significant experience for me — hence the release’s name. There’s no need to look for a direct connection between that experience and the tracks themselves. I’d say it just sounds cool, looks good, and it’s a personal milestone for me."

Artist Insta: https://instagram.com/morphamusic
Label Insta:  https://instagram.com/famcommunity

𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Morpha - You/I [fam - 010]

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Ehndo - Exploration Zone

Empyrean Wave is thrilled to announce its second release: a five-track EP from Buenos Aires native Ehndo, featuring a remix from Australian producer Al Dente.

''Ehndo – Exploration Zone is exactly as the name suggests, a foray into immersive electronics with an eclectic approach. Flowing through varied textures, tempos, and patterns, Ehndo draws on his lore of left-field soundscapes, weaving an introspective four-track odyssey that’s dynamic while intrinsically his own. Each piece is a portal into his enigmatic world of sound, poignantly revealing the essence of the release.

Concluding the exploration, Al Dente delivers his distinctive deep-tech touch with a 4/4, floor-hitting remix of 'In Search Of', completing the release with an undiscovered layer of depth.''

Mastering: Ike Zwanikken
Artwork: Albert Presas

𝑬𝒉𝒏𝒅𝒐
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/ehndomusic
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ehndo____

𝑬𝒎𝒑𝒚𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑾𝒂𝒗𝒆
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/empyrean-wave-943958516
Bandcamp : https://empyreanwave1.bandcamp.com/
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/empyreanwave/

Exploration Zone EP

Exploration Zone

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Ehndo - Exploration Zone

@solmadj on @allianceclub

BUY:  https://allianceclub.bandcamp.com/album/fiber-bundle

Paris-based artist Solma delivers Fiber Bundle, a nine-track album deeply rooted in minimalism and psychedelia.
Co-founder of Virtual Forest Records, a key platform within the French low-end psychedelia scene, Solma sharpens his distinctive sound — moving fluidly between deep techno, mental tribe and halftime rhythms to build a dense yet spacious world of sound.
Drawing from the hypnotic pulse of modern deep techno and the vibrant energy o0f UK bass music, Fiber Bundle explores a precise and immersive approach to production. Each track unfolds as a self-contained environment, where repetition, texture and motion intertwine to form a meditative, psychedelic continuum.

Artist Insta: https://instagram.com/solma.als
Label Insta: https://instagram.com/allianceclub_

𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆:  Solma - Diophan [ALC013]

ARE YOU AN ANGEL ?

Die achte Ausgabe von unserem New In Radio ist online – dieses Mal wieder äußerst divers und mit einem special Fokus auf Psy-Trance.

Es lief nicht alles ganz rund bei dieser Ausgabe, aber irgendwie ist am Ende doch eine recht runde neue Folge herausgekommen – finden wir zumindest. Lasst uns gern ein Feedback da. Wir hatten wieder Claudia mit im Studio, die uns ein wenig zum 10. Geburtstag der Bells-Echo-Konzertreihe erzählen konnte. 

Im Deep Dive featuren wir die neueste Compilation von Proper Pull. Mit ”Mutable Plains“ hat das Leipziger Kollektiv kürzlich einen Einblick in seine ravige und psy-trancige Seite gewährt. Und wir sind sehr angetan von dieser Zusammenstellung an lokalen und internationalen Acts.

Reinhören? Immer gern. Den Mitschnitt findet ihr die nächsten sieben Tage in der Mediathek von Radio Blau. Oder ihr bleibt einfach hier und hört es über Soundcloud.

1. Varum – ”Jupiter“ (Vaya) // @varum @vayaradio
2. R!ke – ”Here“ (Electric Island) // @h-rike @electric-island-leipzig
3. John Horton – ”Flustering“ (Electric Island) // @johnhorton
4. Plastiks – ”The Darkest“ (Dark Drum & Bass Convention) // @plastiks @ddnbc
5. Varn – ”Lurptner“ (Patching Flowers) 
6. Moritz Fasbender – “Act3“ (@hppbttl)
7. DJ Balduin – ”2 Five (Iron Curtis Signal 2 Signal Remix)“ (Self-released) // @dj-balduin @iron-curtis
8. Takahiro Mukai – ”630“ (Frenetic Magic Sounds) // @takahiro-5
9. Reech – ”Tension“ (Jung Blug Records) // @user-949974813 @jung-blut-records
10. Impares – ”Passing by Construction“ (Self-released) 
11. Exosoma & Wahn – ”Summer Circadian Night“ (Adventurous Music) 
12. Auntsoot & Schwarzer Tag – ”Kozuka“ (Adventurous Music) 
13. Mpeg – ”Airy“ (R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings) // @mpegmusic @rand_muzik_recordings
14. Snackbites – ”Midsommar“ (Proper Pull) // @snckbites @properpull
15. DJ Ibon – ”Backdoor“ (Proper Pull) // @i_b_o_n
16. Bratanova – ”Introspective“ (Proper Pull) // @bratanova
17. Kyau – ”Modulation Experiments“ (Xplode)

New In Radio 08/2025 – mit Proper Pull-Special

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