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.

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Black Sites - II

Mental Collage:
I, AUTISTØNIC, call the mixes I weave from underground techno "Mental Collage." Why "Mental Collage"? Because the mixes I create are infused with themes of inner emotions and the spiritual realm. My mixes will take you on a psychological journey. However, these themes are not easy to decipher or reach a definitive answer. That is why I offer one interpretation. By reading it, I hope it will serve as a guide on your journey.

Interpretation:
The mind continues to distort. A sensation akin to intoxication feels pleasant. Over time, a sense of unease arises about remaining in this state. The reason for the pleasure is unclear, and that uncertainty gives rise to anger. The anger is swallowed by pleasure, and calm returns. The mind continues to distort.

Tracklist:
Primal Beat - Dummies For Nuclear Testing (Original Mix)
Moddullar - Abstract Structure (Original Mix)
Judas - J_EX10 (Original Mix)
Javi Lago, Marla Singer - Blank Word 03 (Original Mix)
RNGD - Distraction Strategies (Original Mix)
stndrd - Recognition (Original Mix)
Pyramidal Decode - Research (Original Mix)
Manuel Trujillo - Fomalhault (Original Mix)
PWCCA - Brain Noise (Original Mix)
Axones, E-Runner - Algorhythm (Original Mix)
Vertical Spectrum - Down The Rabbit Hole (Original Mix)
Dykkon - Rainy Sunday (Original Mix)
Developer - Take The Key (Original Mix)
Michel Lauriola - Be Logical (Original Mix)
Uun - Cruelty Is Nothing New (Original Mix)
Obstructor - Carnage (Original Mix)
Emmanuel - Ravy Nation (Original Mix)
Shabaam - Zuzda (Original Mix)
Dr Cyanide - Vaivara (Original Mix)
Billy Turner - Red Tint (Original Mix)

Mental Collage: Fragment 5 "Chaotic Stability"

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Hamburg’s Helena Hauff and F#X return resurrect their darkly experimental Black Sites project after an 11 year hiatus.  Their first full length LP – for Berlin’s techno institution Tresor Records, no less – pulls about as few punches as any of their material, improvised live and recorded straight to tape with minimal editing and post-production buffing up. ‘BLOKK’ has a touch of the distorted glories of Aphex’s early Polygon Window work, ‘C4’ has a low slung bassline throb and supercharged kick meets radioactive cymbal rhythm track, and elsewhere skeletal electro and Throbbing Gristle-style industrial noise either does battle or teams up. Maximum toxicity!

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ØSC - Miles 
Magia Caldea [ORBO11 / Orbitando Records]

Produced by Riccardo Ruggeri aka ØSC
Mastered by Diagram at Living Studios
Design by Extrasensorial
Released by Orbitando Records from Valencia, Spain
Release Date: July 03th, 2025

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@thegodsplanet & @liquiddropgroove return with their second collaboration, Chronoscope vol.2 - a four cuts of refined techno and minimalism. On side A Mike Parker delivers two uncompromising compositions showcasing his signature precision with relentless, tunnel-vision aesthetic. Side B opens with Yuta / O-MA’s minimal, stripped back and bleep-heavy piece, while Ness closes the release with a deep tribal-infused techno journey.

Tracklisting: 
A1. Mike Parker - Torosaurus
A2. Mike Parker - Satellite Cell
B1. YUTA/O-MA - Nautilus
B2. Ness - Labritex

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Wake Me Up From This Nightmare

Bleeding in Digital

broken dream memories.

Twisted Chilled Rock

HEFTY - Purveyor of Darkness (London UK)

Booking Info - Booking@valhallrecords.de

From a serial killers basement, somewhere in London UK, Hefty has pioneered the darkside for over a decade. Undoubtedly the preeminent master of darker sounds, skillfully preparing you for the impending apocalypse with his unique style. His music is heavily influenced by a wide range of subjects including geo politics, psychology, world affairs, conspiracy theories, the occult and modern history. 

It's small wonder Hefty has enjoyed the attention of well respected labels, and most importantly, has earned the loyalty and dedication of fans who have been known to travel for many hours just to hear him play. Famed for his raw, heavy and uncompromising dark sets, this London based DJ has been in international demand over the past years, conquering clubs and festivals (eg. Tresor, Modem Festival, Bucht der Träumer Festival) across Europe and as far as Brazil, Canada and Australia.

After a few years, he was inspired to create his own label: Darker Sounds. Focused solely on showcasing underground dark techno and emerging talent, Darker Sounds has never compromised its dedication to keeping the style and quality of its out put consistently high.

Unafraid to constantly refine and evolve his style, Hefty ventured into the world of psychedelic trance. Carving out his own path, he has used his techno production techniques to create his own style of dark, driving psychedelic trance. He decided to create his own psychedelic label "Erebos Records" which has become a platform for releasing the darkest psy trance from the best undiscovered artists from around the world. 

This psychedelic adventure then lead Hefty to start producing his own version of downtempo / chillout music, which he calls Dark Tek Chillout. Produced at 100bpm, this style is dark, heavy and hypnotic, allowing Hefty to truly experiment with the dancefloor and bring awareness to the various dark subjects that inspire his music. 

Now armed with a trifecta of genres, Hefty is on track to further cement his reputation as an unstoppable force in the the dark realm.

Heftys music can be found on all the usual sites -

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heftytechno/
Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/heftyspotify 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heftytechno
Bandcamp - http://heftydarkersounds.bandcamp.com
Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/artist/hefty/58715
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/heftytechno
Darker Sounds Sample Packs - https://darkersoundssamplepacks.bandcamp.com/
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hefty

Booking Info - Booking@valhallrecords.de
Contact - Heftytechno@gmail.com

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Contact - Heftydarkersounds@gmail.com

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Contact - Erebosrecords@gmail.com

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