This is a soundtrack to imaginary nightime streetscapes in a world that resembles our own.
Crumbling asphalt slick with oil and grease reflects the woozy glow of late night bodegas in acrid pink, yellow and green. 
Drakkar Noir is a feceless figure who inhabits this world, an alias shamelessly lifted from a sleazy and long out-of-fashion scent, a brand name derived from a mashup of mythical pretensions and hollow advertising jargon. Part Human and part digital fiction, Drakkar Noir is, like the city itself, a shapeshifter who feeds and is fed by the collective dreams and nightmares floating above the buildings and into smoke-filled skies.

Side A
A1_All Fours 
A2_Calibrator  
A3_Fax of Doom  
A4_Glimmer  
A5_Clutchu  
A6_The Way Out (Digital Bonus Track)

Side B 
B1_Clutchu (Katatonic Silentio Rmx) 
B2_Calibrator (Marco Segato Rmx) 
B3_Clutchu (Moken Rmx) 
B4_Calibrator (Bakunin Commando Rmx)
B5_All Fours (MANASYt's Oxycution Mix)

Written by : Richard Gamble.
Artwork: Baba IAga
Cat: FU.ME XIX
Limited Cassette to 30 items.
BC Purchase: https://fumerec.bandcamp.com/album/means-of-control

BUY HERE!

Drakkar Noir - Means of Control [FU.ME 019]

This is a soundtrack to imaginary nightime streetscapes in a world that resembles our own.
Crumbling asphalt slick with oil and grease reflects the woozy glow of late night bodegas in acrid pink, yellow and green.
Drakkar Noir is a feceless figure who inhabits this world, an alias shamelessly lifted from a sleazy and long out-of-fashion scent, a brand name derived from a mashup of mythical pretensions and hollow advertising jargon. Part Human and part digital fiction, Drakkar Noir is, like the city itself, a shapeshifter who feeds and is fed by the collective dreams and nightmares floating above the buildings and into smoke-filled skies.

Side A
A1_All Fours
A2_Calibrator
A3_Fax of Doom
A4_Glimmer
A5_Clutchu
A6_The Way Out (Digital Bonus Track)

Side B 
B1_Clutchu (Katatonic Silentio Rmx)
B2_Calibrator (Marco Segato Rmx)
B3_Clutchu (Moken Rmx)
B4_Calibrator (Bakunin Commando Rmx)
B5_All Fours (MANASYt's Oxycution Mix)

Written by : Richard Gamble.
Artwork: Baba IAga
Cat: FU.ME XIX
Limited Cassette to 30 items.

B4 Calibrator (Bakunin Commando Rmx)

A5 Clutchu

A4 Glimmer

A3 Fax Of Doom

A2 Calibrator

This is a soundtrack to imaginary nightime streetscapes in a world that resembles our own.
Crumbling asphalt slick with oil and grease reflects the woozy glow of late night bodegas in acrid pink, yellow and green. 
Drakkar Noir is a feceless figure who inhabits this world, an alias shamelessly lifted from a sleazy and long out-of-fashion scent, a brand name derived from a mashup of mythical pretensions and hollow advertising jargon. Part Human and part digital fiction, Drakkar Noir is, like the city itself, a shapeshifter who feeds and is fed by the collective dreams and nightmares floating above the buildings and into smoke-filled skies.

Side A
A1_All Fours 
A2_Calibrator  
A3_Fax of Doom  
A4_Glimmer  
A5_Clutchu  
A6_The Way Out (Digital Bonus Track)

Side B 
B1_Clutchu (Katatonic Silentio Rmx) 
B2_Calibrator (Marco Segato Rmx) 
B3_Clutchu (Moken Rmx) 
B4_Calibrator (Bakunin Commando Rmx)
B5_All Fours (MANASYt's Oxycution Mix)

Written by : Richard Gamble.
Artwork: Baba IAga
Cat: FU.ME XIX
Limited Cassette to 30 items.

A1 All Fours

Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club's Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns – this is Globus Trax, the duo's third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals. 
 
LNS & DJ Sotofett programmed an EP to perfectly fit their warehouse style of DJing, bringing out colour and variation in a spectrum more similar to a club compilation than a dogmatically reduced concept. With a single repeated vocal sample, Globus Trax opens bombastically with ClickClickClick, a dub-infused UK garage house track anyone in the world can easily describe in the course of a second.
 
Following this comes Gearbox which is a hefty slab of big room electro featuring a centerpiece arpeggio and the warmest harmonic pads on the EP's four tracks, which not-so-subtly makes reference to the pioneering band that shares a name with Globus and Tresor's home, the Kraftwerk. 
 
The house vibe returns on Destination 909, which is nothing but a manifesto for the TR-909, where the beloved drum machine's jacking beats meet galactic strings and synthetic bass, only to be ripped apart in a slamming break that sees the machine take centre stage as it cuts in-and-out of the mix, again a clear nod to the duo's sets in the club.
 
LNS steps up on vocal duties and DJ Sotofett keeps the 909 running for their final cut, taking a deeper dive into the realms of classic techno and paying tribute to "The Prince of Techno" Blake Baxter by covering his Reach Out originally released on Tresor Records in 1995.
 
The 12" was cut by DJ Sotofett himself at Manmade Mastering, where he resurrects the lost art of late-90s loud cuts with sonic presence and punch, optimal for the club-focused 12" format, and is the first to come in the new Tresor Sleeve, boasting an embossed logo on either side.

LNS & DJ Sotofett - Gearbox

TL Premiere #1937 (2025.05.28) : Protocolo Sysex - Notthefuture [Gladio Operations]

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For this 96th Premiere of 2025, we have a track by Protocolo Sysex titled ‘Notthefuture’ from the forthcoming VA EP "Beats On Wax" on the Electro label from Madrid runned by UHF (@uhf-1) and Elesox established in 2014 : Gladio Operations (@gladiooperations).

▶︎ The EP will be available from June 5, 2025 in Limited Edition 12" vinyl + digital on Bandcamp  : https://gladiooperations.bandcamp.com/album/beats-on-wax-ep

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Release Info :

VV.AA - Beats On Wax Ep [Gladio Operations // GO 012]
 
Gladio Operations launches its twelfth release, where the Spanish label returns to the various artists format.

Opening the pack is producer and Distrito 91 label owner Fabio Vinuesa (@fabiovinuesa). Under his newly created alias Protocolo Sysex, he gives us “NottheFuture,” a powerful track with raw bass lines — a benchmark for the dancefloor.
On the same side, we encounter Sinitsin. The Russian artist, who debuts on the label, leaves his mark with "Thinking Machine". A track that reveals his enthusiasm for charismatic and effective melodies, very well sequenced throughout the track.

The B-side opens up by an acquaintance of the label, Jauzas the Shining. This time he is accompanied by Foreign Sequence, and together they have created "Enter the Body". A track of dark aesthetics, served with dramatic vocals, very characteristic of the Frenchman who, of course, never disappoints.
Another artist making his debut is Italian producer Teslasonic.
This fast-paced track titled "Chubby Bee" reveals a minimalist bass line, with subtle and delicate touches of the 303.

The EP is brought to a close by another Gladio acquaintance. Igors Vorobjovs returns with this track titled "For One".
Orientated towards IDM sounds, the Latvian producer once again envelops us with a passage of deep and mysterious harmonies, which undoubtedly makes it a timeless piece.

Tracklist : 
1. Protocolo Sysex - NotTheFuture
2. Sinitsin - Thinking Machine
3. Jauzas The Shining x Foreign Sequence - Enter The Body
4. Teslasonic - Chubby Bee
5. Igors Vorobjovs - For One

releases June 5, 2025

Mastered by Boris Divider
Graphic Design by Silvia Míguez
Distributed By Bordello A Parigi (@bordelloaparigi)

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Follow Gladio Operations :
Bandcamp : www.gladiooperations.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/label/930594-gladio-operations
Facebook : www.facebook.com/gladiolabel
Instagram : www.instagram.com/gladio_uhf/
RA : www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=16911
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/gladiooperations
YouTube : www.youtube.com/channel/UCYUfwB9xB0gBx4RU67nkgwQ

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VV.AA - Beats On Wax Ep

Notthefuture

TL PREMIERE : Protocolo Sysex - Notthefuture [Gladio Operations]

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.

BANDCAMP

Black Sites - 3D

Lemon Schaden returns with a second EP on Armen Crew, behind the name lies the production alias of Dj Eendracht. Resident and member of the ÖND collective in Rennes. Influenced by the Dutch scene, Lemon Schaden abandons himself to wandering rhythms whose only conductors are darkness and chaos.

• www.armencrewmusic.bandcamp.com

@lemonschaden
@armencrewassociation



PREMIERE : Lemon Schaden - 6 Am Ballad [ARM008]

TL Premiere #1945 (2025.06.09) : Commuter - The Variant [Ethos Records]

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For this 104th Premiere of 2025, we have a track by one of the most talentend French Electro Producer "Commuter" (@commuter) titled ‘The Variant’ from his forthcoming split EP with EKATA (@ekatamusic) on the French label run by Run by Eendracht (@eendracht) & Speechmaker (@speechmaker) : Ethos Records.

▶︎ The EP will be available from June 27, 2025 in digital only on Bandcamp here : https://ethosrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split

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Release Info : 

Commuter / EKATA - Split [Ethos Records // ER010]

Previews : https://soundcloud.com/ethosrecords/er010-split-commuter-ekata-previews

French: 
D’un côté, l’élégance rétro-futuriste de Commuter, nourrie par les premières vibrations de l’électro et une fascination pour Kraftwerk ou Depeche Mode. De l’autre, l’univers sombre et cinématographique d’EKATA, résidente londonienne et exploratrice de grooves dystopiques inspirés par la science-fiction. Ces deux trajectoires distinctes convergent sur le split EP signé par le label rennais Ethos Records, attendu pour le 27 juin.

À travers quatre morceaux, deux par artiste, le split met en lumière des interprétations singulières de l’électro : Commuter livre des pièces où des mélodies acérées et des rythmes impeccables dialoguent avec des influences new wave et EBM. EKATA, quant à elle, nous emmène dans un récit sonore immersif, porté par des basses abyssales et des synthés angoissants.

Ce split EP, à la croisée des époques et des sensibilités, est une ode à la richesse intemporelle de l’électro.

English:
On one side, the retro-futuristic elegance of Commuter, nourished by the first vibrations of electro and a fascination for Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode. On the other, the dark, cinematic world of EKATA, a London resident and explorer of dystopian grooves inspired by science fiction. These two distinct trajectories converge on the split EP signed to Rennes-based label Ethos Records, due out on 27 June.

The project features four tracks, two from each artist, highlighting singular interpretations of electro: Commuter delivers pieces where sharp melodies and impeccable rhythms dialogue with new wave and EBM influences. EKATA, for her part, takes us on an immersive sonic journey, driven by abyssal bass and eerie synths.

This split EP, at the crossroads of eras and sensibilities, is an ode to the timeless richness of electro.

Tracklist :
1. Commuter - Time Keepers
2. Commuter - The Variant
3. EKATA - Ultra Sonic Mind Control
4. EKATA - Escape To 1101

releases June 27, 2025

Available on Bandcamp - Digital Only
Digital distribution by Underscope
Mastering : Simon Hamelin @ Human Disease Network Mastering
Artwork : FormaNoire

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Follow Commuter :
Bandcamp : www.commuter1.bandcamp.com
Discogs : www.discogs.com/artist/259657-Commuter
Facebook : www.facebook.com/commuterofficial
Instagram : www.instagram.com/laurentcommuter
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/commuter

Follow Ethos Records :
Bandcamp : www.ethosrecords.bandcamp.com
Facebook : www.facebook.com/ethosrecords
Instagram : www.instagram.com/ethos_records
SoundCloud : www.soundcloud.com/ethosrecords

https://ethosrecords.bandcamp.com

The Variant

TL PREMIERE : Commuter - The Variant [Ethos Records]

[NICE004] DJ Overdose - L.A.W. EP

Rotterdam's electro legend DJ Overdose steps up for the fourth release of All Nice Records with 'L.A.W.", bringing a raw, deep, and unpredictable energy that only he can deliver! This one's for the heads -- four cuts of signature Overdose heat, ranging from shadowy electro rhythms to an unexpected twist on the B2 with an oriental-tinged vibe that hits different. A must for fans of true underground machine funk.

DJ Overdose - All Out [NICE004]

Eendracht has evolved over the years, exploring techno, rave and hardcore, always in search of a strong identity. Today, the revelation is clear: he plunges body and soul into ELECTRO, nourished by influences such as Drexciya, Anthony Rother and Dopplereffekt, ready to reinvent this powerful, futuristic sound. True to its name, meaning unity and harmony, Eendracht creates a bridge between raw energy and deep melodies.

About this mix : 
It was live recorded at the pre-summer event with ÖND in Rennes. Closing the day.

Tracklist :
01. Theory Of Alienation - Umwelt [Tripalium Corp - Acid Avengers]
02. Beyond Redemption - Yigitoglu [SCI+TEC]
03. Multiple Shadows - Kanse [Club Designs]
04. Science - JSPRV35 [Planet Rhythm]
05. Form 900 (Dub Mix) - Spectrums Data Forces [New Flesh]
06. Woven - Carl Finlow [Alien Communications]
07. 3D - Black Sites [Unreleased Tresor]
08. in your hand (original version - remastered) - dynarec [Technorama Records]
09. Shadow Puppet (RXmode Remix) - Nexus 23 [Bass Agenda Recordings]
10. Mactavis - Jensen Interceptor [Central Processing Unit - CPU Records]
11. Temple Ov Ghosts (Rambal Cochet remix) - Tyler Ov Gaia [Ekstasis]
12. Hiekkalinna - Konerytmi [dbh-music]
13. Tap.T - Back on Moving [Ovelha Trax]
14. Changyunflug - 24h Alone [Ovelha Trax]
15. Steve Baker's Lovechild Went Mad - Pip Williams [Battery Park Studio]
16. Local Code - Holografy [Ovelha Trax]
17. Du Bang - Velsky X SupaA [Ovelha Trax]
18. Track ID - Velsky X SupaA [Ovelha Trax]
19. Acid Dogs - Velsky X SupaA [Ovelha Trax]
20. Кислота - Pixelord [Self Released]
21. Quelza - Valkarr [47]
22. Seasaw - Minimum Syndicat [Tripalium Corp]
23. Kenopsia - Minimum Syndicat [Tripalium Corp]
24. Local Host - Sandro Galli [Gynoid Audio]
25. M4C1 - Pyramid Of Knowledge [Dream Ticket]
26. Shuddering the Substrate - Torvvo [Bunker New York]
27. Holographic Existence - Umwelt [Monnom Black]
28. Sovetrikin - Kuldaboli [STILLEBEN-RECORDS]
29. Time Keepers - Commuter [Ethos Records]
30. Miluv - James Shinra [Analogical Force]
31. Cavernous Bones - Plant43 [Shipwrec]
32. Mercury Dawn - Datawave [Analog Concept]
33. The Capitalist - Hadamard [Propaganda]
34. 7H3 F4M1LY - 7053M4R14 [New Flesh]
35. 12am Show Down - Paul Blackford [Self Released]
36. Blue Moon - Lavier [earth Hz]
37. Tectonic Lakes - Plant43 [Alien Communications]
38. Du Bang (Hermeth Remix) - Velsky X SupaA [Ovelha Trax]
39. Aphex Twin - Rhubarb (Cédric Sheva _Glue_ Intro Beat Remix)
40. Away - Z-Neo [Rave Radio Records]
41. A Tune for Us - Djrum

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eendracht
Instagram: @eendracht.wav
Bandcamp: www.ethosrecords.bandcamp.com

PULSAR 010 | EENDRACHT @ Rooftop ÖND

SIIIO is a Singaporean-born, London-based producer and DJ whose sound draws from the raw energy of Electro, Techno, and Punk subcultures. His work reflects the unique tension of navigating life between two cities, blending industrial soundscapes with Southeast Asian percussion and samples to express a sense of cultural dissonance.

Starting his musical journey as a member of Singaporean emo band Xingfoo&Roy in 2013, they released two LPs and two EPs, and toured across Malaysia, Indonesia, and Japan.
His DIY ethos, deeply rooted in the punk and emo scenes, continues to shape his approach to electronic music.

SIIIO’s latest EP, SABO, channels influences from Russian Electro Punk and EBM, genres he discovered after relocating to London. Constantly evolving, SIIIO pushes boundaries with a sound that reflects his diverse influences and experiences.

Which artists has influenced you the most?
- Many artists over the years, but as for 2025 here are some that I keep going back to (in alphabetical order): BLUMITSU, Calagad 13, COIDO, EID55558.55, Errortica, GLYNY, IMOGEN, K-65, Somnolent Works.

What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?
- Been deep in the process this past month, putting together a self-release EP — something different from the usual sound.
A few label drops are also in the pipeline. Gonna play some parties in London and looking to play more around the world so hit me up if you're keen to do something together (:

Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?
- Been loving Mechatronica's releases these past few years. Also massive shoutout to Ovelha Trax, Gestalt Promo & Tripallium Corp 🖤

What inspires you now to create music?
- I’m drawn to the idea of disruption as a way to question what we accept as normal/mainstream.
Music gives me space to reflect, challenge norms, and communicate things that aren’t easy to say out loud.

What set-up do you use when creating music?
- MacBook Pro, Logic, Yamaha HS80M 

Follow:
@siiio-bak



Strange But Dance Music #210: SIIIO

Recording of my set at Loone in Berlin.

Tracklist
01. Minimum syndicat - signal from vertrum-4
02. Jauzus the shining - Philanthrope [Bunker Records]
03. Boris Divider - genoma (recloned) [drive.com]
04. BFX - Alone (Exzakt rmx) 
05. Alex Norinh - rein of control [Bunker Records]
06. Infinite Machine - cenotaph corner
07. Univac - Tangra [moustache Records]
08. ELEKTROTECHNIK - A-B [CHP Recordings]
09. Code rising - 10 x Robot 
10. Client 03 - decommission me ( x Shinra)
11. Mero - processing 
12. Cyborg rhetoric - Saav
13. R21 - OPERATOR
14. Alex Gordiy - no future 
15. Merceas - Secuencias que vivimos en la calle
16. Synthetix - technological nightmare 
17. Industrial bass machine - more control 
18. Umwelt - parc expo hall 2
19. minimum syndicat - infrared poetry

Link to watch stream is on my page.

Loone Berlin LIVE W/ EKATA [03.07.25]

Conjured up on his arsenal of machines, French artist Lostsoundbytes provides six tracks of heavy, dubbed out rhythms combined with swirling textures and blood-curdling soundscapes. Also featured is a stellar remix by Warzou, preserving the track's dubby atmosphere whilst cranking it up to a more club-friendly pace. Limited to 100 copies.

Lostsoundbytes
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lostsoundbytes
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vasteben/

Warzou
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/warzouk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warzou_bigscience/

Lifeforms
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lifeformsrec
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavelman_lifeforms/

PREMIERE: Lostsoundbytes - Shadow Beat (Warzou remix) (Lifeforms)

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B4 Calibrator (Bakunin Commando Rmx)

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