"This is one of those stories that starts with a boy finding a book in a dusty attic. 'Weird Legend' drags you across contrasting seascapes, offering different lighting from song to song. Abundant in field recordings from this former sailor officer's favorite beaches of Crimea, this material has sounds of the sea and ocean as a main inspiration. Both gentle and moist in its melodies and as harsh as techno can get in its beats, D. Yaroslav’s debut takes a strong stance and doesn’t fall out of character. Once again, we are helping the ones in need. Dug Up The Bongo founder reached out to us with this entrancing material to help Kyiv’s humanitarian fund “Grains of Peace”, started by “20ft radio”."

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Weird Legend

Premiere : D.Yaroslav - Bermuda Field Recording [Whypeopledance]

Since its inception in 2020, Italo Moderni’s energy, spirit and inspiration has been the dancefloor. The darkened bunkers of Belgium, the trembling speakers of Valencia, the warming dawn of Rimini, these influences have been the lifeblood. Solidifying this tireless effort, Mellow Bangers Vol 2 is the label’s most ambitious collection to date.

In celebration of the imprint’s fifth anniversary, fifteen artists gather with every single one united under a rallying cry. From across the globe, machinists have been drawn together to deliver a statement of acid and wave, of electro and synth with flourishes of italo. The shadowy fringes of the floor are well represented, audio artisans like Cyrk and Djedjotronic serving distorted drums and melodies dripping with menace. Brightening these tones are the likes of Lauer with his Balearic infusions or Gravedad Cinética’s otherworldly “Fake Atmosphere.” Amongst the litany of talent are musicians who have both inspired Italo Moderni as well as those who have appeared on the label. Antoni Maiovvi fits such a description, the sound sorcerer slicing beats through bittersweet bars in the immersive “Stopping Power.” Ceaselessly developing the Spanish scene, Iberian artists are rightly showcased. Madrid’s David Ponziano offers the cascading luminance of “In Search of Gold”, shimmering synthlines punctuated by breathy samples and pulsing percussion. New discoveries rub shoulders with established veterans, E-Bony’s bending and undulating “Brain U.F.O.” beside rising names like Ivan Pavletsov with the steely “No Future” and DjBoeing with the beaming joy of “Cheetah.”
Mellow Bangers Vol 2 is a breathless expression of the floor. A contemporary imagining of the racing rhythms and addictive hooks of the 1980s and 1990s. Fifteen works that summarise what Italo Moderni is and will continue to be.

PREMIERE : Cyrk - Double Crash

Fragedis - Disco Nicotina (ITALO MODERNI)

Lvcerate - Memories Unfold (ITALO MODERNI)

Unsighted is the Brooklyn based project of Nicolás Sierra ,and Mutante returns with a new sonic manifesto: an EP that channels the rough energy of EBM, the analog sensibility of Minimal Synth and the hypnotic pulse of New Beat.

This EP is a distorted time capsule, where corrosive basslines, martial rhythms and analog synths coexist in constant tension. It is a statement without nostalgia but with retro DNA, designed for sweaty dancefloors, smoky basements and minds that vibrate on the fringes of the mainstream.

Foreboding EP is a collection of tracks that don't ask for permission, they hit you straight on, like a post-industrial alarm on eternal loop.

PREMIERE : Unsighted - Unwanted Witness

A1. Phase Fatale - Kekkai

ITX173 mixed by Radial Gaze

With our party in Cologne just around the corner on May 2nd (https://ra.co/events/2150171), we thought it’s the perfect time to drop a little teaser. Here’s a mix from our guest Radial Gaze (@radialgaze) to get you in the mood. Wondering what kind of music we’ll be serving? What the vibe will be? Genre talk, anyone? All shall be revealed inside the mix.

Homework for May 2nd: press play on ITX173 and come prepared.

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В преддверии нашей вечеринки 2 мая в Кельне ловите небольшой тизер - микс от нашего гостя Radial Gaze. Что будет играть? А что по жанрам? А будет ли техно? Все ответы — внутри. Дз на 2 мая: включить 173-й микс и подготовиться к вечеринке 👽

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Radial Gaze

ITX173 mixed by Radial Gaze

Vilnius-based label Kontrapunkt celebrates global electronic experimentation with “Kontrapunkt International,” a sprawling 23-track (!!!) VA release spanning six continents and a spectrum of genres. Housed on a vibrant double-cassette format, the compilation bridges established collaborators and fresh discoveries, offering everything from peak-time club weapons to introspective headphone journeys. This kaleidoscopic approach reflects the label’s commitment to boundary-free sound, uniting artists under a banner of bold, multi-genre innovation.

Berlin’s Adel Akram delivers one of the compilation’s standout moments with "Transponder Signal Quadrant Delta", a leftfield Techno odyssey that thrums with hypnotic precision. The track unfolds like a transmission from a distant galaxy, layered with warped synths, pulsating bass, and intricate rhythmic textures that skew conventional dancefloor logic. Akram crafts an immersive, almost psychedelic experience, where metallic echoes and granular FX dissolve into a constantly shifting soundscape. There’s a cinematic quality here, as if the track maps an abstract sci-fi narrative through its auditory twists and modular-inspired flourishes. Yet it never loses its groove, balancing cerebral experimentation with a subterranean pulse that would feel at home in both dimly lit warehouses and late-night home listening sessions. A masterclass in tension and atmosphere, Akram’s contribution epitomizes Kontrapunkt International’s ethos: global, adventurous, and unafraid to wander off the grid.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the label: https://kontrapunktsound.bandcamp.com/

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PREMIERE773 // Adel Akram - Transponder Signal Quadrant Delta

APR174 
Dave Maorz, Deetech - DS-Kontrol EP
Appetite Records

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DS-Kontrol

Wildstyle

Vodka (Evâa Pearl Jungle Long Play)

Buy on Bandcamp

Matt Waro & Xero - Vodka (Evâa Pearl Jungle Long Play)

Another Concept - Limited (Mellon Place Records)-Balanced-High

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02.05 - Intertrax Party w/ Radial Gaze & Etane @ Cologne

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ITX173 mixed by Radial Gaze

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