Techno

October 2025

Ghost

Ghost (Remastered)

Strange Perception

Heel Thyself

F*ck-boi

2025

Strum

@NickoShuo / @Vegim

Bandcamp - https://alhenarecords.bandcamp.com/album/osadki-ep
YouTube - https://youtu.be/6nLs3XF168I

Pioneering Kosovan techno artist Vegim's most recent label, Alhena, has included up-and-coming artists like DSNGDMANN, Lorenzo Fasano, and KNTZ.

Nicko Shuo is making all the right moves releasing on Vegim's main label TMMR, as well as Dani Sbert's imprint, Ket Robinson's KR Records, Luca Maniaci's Mind Games, Paula Cazenave's Combine Audio, Dosis and Death Bell, amongst others.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Don't You Dare Mock Me" that has a commanding presence straight off. Cyclical modular textures of electric-like thunder present a certain doom and dystopian soundscape, as it blends a gritty club-focused sound with thought-provoking contemporary sound design.

LABEL: Alhena

CAT#: ALH016
ARTIST: Nicko Shuo
TITLE: Osadki

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 10 September 2025

01. Osadki
02. Don't You Dare Mock Me
03. Accelerated Life
04. What's This All About
05. Osadki (Isgang Remix)
06. Osadki (Dexon Remix)

Buy @ Bandcamp

DT:Premiere | Nicko Shuo - Don't You Dare Mock Me [Alhena]

We're thrilled to present Nicko Shuo's latest release, featuring four original tracks that explore hypnotic and modular soundscapes. These tracks are packed with driving, high-energy beats, perfect for those dark, sweaty dancefloors we all love. It's a testament to Nicko's dedication and unique touch, which always leaves us impressed. 

In addition to the originals, we've included three outstanding remixes by Isgang, Dexon and Vegim. 

This record truly offers something special for fans of dark, rhythmic, and forward-thinking techno. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Osadki EP

Nicko Shuo - Osadki EP [ALH016]

Bandcamp: https://trau-ma.bandcamp.com/album/lessons-by-the-mirage
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/lessons-by-the-mirage/5314961

Lack of Fate - Lessons by the Mirage (Original Mix) |TRM362|

Track: Dissolve
Artist: Akzelander
Label: Fast Dogs
Catalog: HUNT007
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release: 10/10/2025
Mastering: Nicolas Vogler

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastdogs_/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/fastdogsrecords
Bandcamp: https://fastdogs.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Akzelander - Dissolve [HUNT007]

In the lakeview’s reflection, echoes folded inward, time itself revealing its finite edges.

Available on Bandcamp: https://headlesshorsemanberlin.bandcamp.com/album/echo

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SKIN011 - SPFDJ - Heel Thyself

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SPFDJ steps up for her long-awaited debut EP, Heel Thyself, out Friday 7th November on Intrepid Skin.

A core figure in grassroots techno circuits, and an internationally lauded DJ, SPFDJ’s ascent reflects a passion for music governed by love and grit in equal measure. At once providing a gleefully chaotic two-fingers to dance music’s self-serious establishment, whilst also flexing an ever-expanding knowledge of its roots and potentials, her musical armoury is renowned the world over for inspiring debauchery and sweat-soaked hedonism.

As an artist whose journey has been defined by challenging the norms of electronic music, SPFDJ’s rebel spirit is recognised locally and globally, but guiding this attitude is a vulnerability to the realities of the music industry, and the rise of conservatism that permeates every aspect of life. And whilst sensitive to the use of buzzwords like community, it’s ultimately a respect for the people who keep these scenes alive that motivates her artistry.

In releasing this EP, she taps into a more vulnerable side. The title - a nod to internal healing processes, and a play on words to motivate queers and women to ‘boot up for battle’ against increasingly oppressive structures - shines a light on some of the values she holds up to electronic music culture. At once playfully chaotic and deeply energising, Heel Thyself spins us through a cyclone of kicks, punches, and noise.

Opener ‘Cluster B Intro’ is a tempo-twisting barrage of gabber led by a robotic vocal command, setting the scene for pretty much anything to happen. ‘That Stiletto Track’ kicks in like a tweaked out distortion of 90s trance before spiralling upwards into a storm of heavy breaks. ‘F*ckboi’ is hot n heavy electro - classic in its structure, but with the added industrial touch of hammerdrill synths and razor sharp percussion. Swinging into a bouncier state, ‘The Hot in Psychotic’ flings ricocheting rhythms through frantic claps, with a donk to keep things moving. Rounding things off, ‘Mindless Counting’ flies higher with pummelling drums lifted by a touch of euphoria.

A debut laced with both defiance and self-reckoning, Heel Thyself finds the rebel looking inwards - vulnerable, but sharpened and ready. 

@spfdj
https://ffm.to/heel_thyself


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