Yazzus follows up her appearance on the Tresor 30 compilation with a new EP named BLACK METROPOLIS. Within its, at times, rough-hewn textures lies a core that explores joy and energy within the roots of black techno. In her words: "I want this release to be black and beautiful, to be queer, and playful, a nostalgic nod to the 90s but also reimagining it in the current times."

The Ghana-born, London-bred, now Berlin-based producer's research into afro-futurism, envisaging a path forward for science, technology and culture through the black experience, has impressed a deep vision on this EP. Yazzus sets like a cartographer, using her tracks to explore a technologically advanced world, each representing different regions and environments.

Human Error Processor introduces an ear-worming percussion pattern nearly swamped by distorted bass drums and a vocal sample screwed just beyond recognition. Perforated leads with a 150bpm four to the floor stomp, infectious and supercharged. Gluey synth motions soak in an otherworldliness, where industrious, mechanical rhythms map out futurist structures in all directions.

Metro City Bay Area exhibits a ghettotech soul, lean and bouncy - this part of the galaxy is an infinite source of fun, with the heart of groove at its core. Three Deities brings adventurers of its region towards higher powers, its ravey synths and an engulfing bass provoke a complete NRG release, ascending into a spiritual trance where dense melodies bubble and fizz. Digital-only track United By Fate meddles busy vocal samples with searching melodies, a fitting end to the kaleidoscopic that is BLACK METROPOLIS.

https://tresorberlin.bandcamp.com/album/black-metropolis

BLACK METROPOLIS

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A key part of New York’s club music underground, WTCHCRFT will release his next EP on Clasico, Local Action’s new sibling label curated and operated by ELEANOR.

Titled Sleepless in Brooklyn, the four-track EP sees WTCHCRFT continue to hone a distinctive take on techno — typically driven by acid basslines, minimal 808s and vocal hooks that reflect his hip-hop background — that’s seen him supported by the genre’s brightest sparks: Ellen Allien, Marie Davidson, TSHA, VTSS, Francois X, SPF DJ and Paula Temple.

A live fixture in the US and Europe, both solo and as one half of Madness Of (with regular b2b-partner KYRUH), WTCHCRFT has previously released on Balkan Vinyl, Sorry Records, Noise Manifesto and more.

Started during the pandemic and finished at the start of this year, Sleepless in Brooklyn is “dedicated to my time in Sunset Park Brooklyn, staying awake every day during the pandemic making music until 7AM."

All tracks written and produced by WTCHCRFT in Brooklyn.
Mastered by Alex Gordon at Abbey Road Studios.
Artwork by All Purpose Studio.
Cover photo by Karla Del Orbe.
Released by Clasico Records | Catalog #: CCO002

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https://etchedrecs.bandcamp.com/album/cradled-headrush

False Persona launches his label Etched with 'Cradled / Headrush', a 2-track melting pot of influences that effortlessly blends a range of inspiration from electro and breaks, to ambient and leftfield bass. 

The opening track 'Cradled', gradually builds through an ethereal, cinematic soundscape that carries between sections, taking the listener on a textural journey, before descending into a signature dark and driving rhythm that pulsates throughout the track. 
Topped with hyper-active vocal chops and ear-candy, 'Cradled' sets the precedent for Etched. 

On the heavier side of the two we have 'Headrush', a title which couldn't be more appropriate when describing the chaotic energy this track resonates. Armed with a carefully crafted palette of sound design and drums that will undoubtedly make your ribcage rattle, 'Headrush' is unapologetically False Persona. Proceed with caution.

Cradled / Headrush

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"Blanc" rises like a lucid dream above the mountains—melodic, expansive, and charged with energy. Its luminous synth lines float across a driving rhythm, evoking the sensation of climbing higher while being carried by an unstoppable groove. Both weightless and powerful, the track captures the euphoria of elevation, where every sound feels closer to the sky.
This release continues my OTPM – One Track Per Month journey, marking the second chapter of a year-long exploration in sound.

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Part of "The Visit EP" is a four-track journey through pulsating techno and ethnic rhythms. The EP blends a hypnotic techno groove with energetic, driving percussion, dense cymbals, and layers of synthesizers that carve out space between trance-like immersion and almost ambient moments of respite.

From the opening “Challenge”, with its sharp acid line, through the intense title track “The Visit”, to the relentless “Anticlimax” and the closing “Don’t fail” — at times atmospheric yet deeply moving — the release forms a cohesive, energetic set that nods to 90s techno traditions while remaining fresh.

The Visit EP

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