Downtempo/ bass

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2step//psy-bient//electro//bass//audio-file

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Our staff has selected the best releases of April! This time we faced a rather pleasant challenge: the initial longlist included over 60 titles. A clear sign that electronic music is more alive and thriving than ever. After careful curation, we narrowed it down to 10 standout releases. As in our previous roundup, we’ve once again included a timeless masterpiece that finally sees a physical reissue after more than two decades: Gravity by Monolake.

» Purchase link & reviews: https://palpebrae.com/staff-picks-april-2025/

☉ Barker - Stochastic Drift [ @smalltownsupersound ]
☉ Vanity Productions & Lundin Oil - Forever United [ @northernelectronics ]
☉ Unknown Artist - Cool Like That EP [ @fokuzrecordings ]
☉ Floid & W92 - Dookuzot [ @omenwapta ]
☉ Brainwave Research Center - Psychic Antenna [ @riolabel ]
☉ 30 Years : Sonic Groove [ @sonic-groove-records ]
☉ Ash Fure - Animal [ @smalltownsupersound ]
☉ Khotin - Peace Portal [Khotin Industries]
☉ ASC - Undercurrents [ Auxiliary music ]
☉ [Remastered] Monolake - Gravity [@fieldrecords]

Reviews

Staff Picks [April 2025]

Asimov's Foundation playlist

Exhilarator

Sunshine

Dissolve

In collaboration with Minimal Collective, the https://soundcloud.com/patternsofperception?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing label brings out a new V/A compilation series entitled Future Patterns. https://soundcloud.com/kondukukonduku?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing is one of the featured artists and his track Rosenmeer entails an experimental, futuristic sound by smoothly mixing different rhythms into a whole.

Find our full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial?format=Premiere.
Future Patterns will be out on November 30th 2022. Order a copy via https://patternsofperception.bandcamp.com/album/future-patterns-01.

Premiere: Konduku - Rosenmeer [PTNX01]

Taken from Future Patterns 01 VA on Patterns of Perception and Minimal Collective, out November 30.

Pre-order: https://patternsofperception.bandcamp.com/album/future-patterns-01
More: www.orbmag.com/music

@sunjuhargun
@patternsofperception
@minimal_collective

Future Patterns 01

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Premiere: Sunju Hargun - Mai Chau

Skybox is out Dec 16th

pre-order: https://mathisruffing.bandcamp.com/album/skybox

Mathis Ruffing’s Transatlantic debut cuts to the chase. This is getaway music, music designed to vaporise your long-dormant adrenal glands. ‘Skybox’ is made up of tracks that surge like quicksilver through veins, pulsing, flexing, relentlessly disciplined in execution. These tunes are crystalline and shimmering, eight sleek and streamlined club constructs rendered with what feels like the precision-engineering of some advanced alien DAW.

Opener ‘Ultranova’ hits like a cyborgian headbutt and refuses to let up. It’s followed by the one-two punch of the title track and ‘Hitherto’, which install cooling, gaseous pads and synths within breakneck drum&bassian exoskeletons. ‘Crater Edge’ and closer ‘Raytraced’ offer cryochamberesque respite from the cold-blooded fury enclosed within this release — well-earned breathing room in an album that takes hold with crisp and calculated force. Pure focus.

Music by Mathis Ruffing
Artwork by Bruno Lauzon Tanzi @lcl_stream
Mastered by Ax Emblem f.k.a Cellvl
Text by Madjestic Kasual
Pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik
Distributed by Inch_by_Inch

Mathis Ruffing - 'Ultranova'

The transcendent atmosphere of the Kāthā VA released by Thailand-based https://soundcloud.com/siamesetwinsrecords continues the label’s amphibian metamorphosis. Four electrifying remixes showcase cutting-edge techniques in reimagining tribally rooted sounds, including Konduku's interpretation of Khun Fluff's 'Dāw’ (https://soundcloud.com/sunjuhargun).

Find the full read here: www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-khun-fluff-daw-konduku-dub 


Kāthā Remixes will be out on March 27th, 2023. Order a copy via https://siamesetwinsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/k-th-remixes-st

Kāthā Remixes (ST​๐​๐​๘​)

Premiere: Khun Fluff - Dāw (Konduku Dub) [ST๐๐๘]

https://hraberlin.bandcamp.com/album/hra-va002

https://soundcloud.com/ecg-moir
https://soundcloud.com/hraberlin

Premiere: ECG - Perverse Trajectory(HRAVA002)

Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Edition 612

Avsluta - Rātri

V/A - Winter Nights
[InirecVA001 | Initiate Records]

Produced by Lucie Štěpánková aka Avsluta
Mastered by Brice Deloose aka Pattrn
Picture by Mod21
Artwork by Leslie Deboeur

Released by Initiate Records from Brussels, Belgium
Release Date: December 23, 2023

Avsluta

https://soundcloud.com/avsluta
https://www.facebook.com/avslutaavsluta
https://www.instagram.com/avsluta_

Initiate Records

https://soundcloud.com/initiate_concept
https://www.facebook.com/initiate.music
https://www.instagram.com/initiate.concept

Indefinite Pitch. Yantai

https://www.indefinitepitch.com

Winter Nights

Rätri

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Indefinite Pitch PREMIERES. Avsluta - Rātri [Initiate]

Far & Off, a collaborative creation by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis, known as AES DANA and MIKTEK, has been fully rethought—remastered and graphically redesigned. Originally conceived from the essence of three EPs — Cut. | Alkaline | The Unexpected Hours — this album represents a poignant journey born from a period of extended detachment and isolation.

In today’s world, where life is saturated with incessant information, stimuli, and fragmented time, many feel overwhelmed. Some adjust, some collapse, and others, like the composers, feel the profound need to escape. Far & Off was not a spontaneous reaction but a slow culmination of necessity, not driven by any philosophical, spiritual, or religious belief, but as a natural response to the surrounding frenzy. This album is about seeking solitude, crossing into a different rhythm, and feeling the flow of time.

With Far & Off, the artists share this experience through keys and sounds, pads and patterns, glitches, and drums, aiming to create contrasted tales that highlight life’s paradoxes, from harshness to tranquility.

Written, arranged, mixed and produced by Vincent Villuis and Mihalis Aikaterinis
Mastering by Vincent Villuis @ Ultimae Studios
Artwork by Vincent Villuis

FAR & OFF (Remastered)

Parenthesis (Remastered)

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AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Parenthesis (Remastered)

Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Diffraction Protocol (Remastered)

Far & Off (Remastered)

AES DANA Feat. MIKTEK | Far & Off (Remastered)

> @planctophob
> @plankton-repellent

The Rotating LP is Planctophob’s new musical offering, which consists of 11 interconnection tracks. Each track is inspired by a distinct main belt asteroid and is designed to be enjoyed individually or merged flawlessly with the adjacent tracks. Beginning with ambient tones, the album transitions into Planctophob's distinctive dark minimal sound before evolving into a dynamic fusion of deep and fast techno melodies.

The album's theme is a poetic exploration of the cosmos, where the asteroid belt serves as a symbol of the relentless rhythm that pervades the universe. Every asteroid, a microscopic reminder of cosmic creation, carries with it a saga of chaos and order, of fiery genesis and silent dissolution. Their gravitational ballet is a testament to the intricate patterns that underpin the fabric of space-time — a fractal dance of circles within circles.

Planctophob masterfully translates these cosmic musings into a sonic voyage, representing the asteroids' orbits as the cyclical pursuit of understanding. This album resonates with the universal human quest for truth, reminding us that amidst the chaos, we are part of a grand, interconnected cosmic narrative of birth, growth and transformation.

The asteroid belt serves as a cosmic reminder that even amidst the apparent chaos of the vast expanse, there is an underlying order, a symphony of motion that speaks to the very heart of creation. In summary, Rotating by Planctophob touches upon themes of creation and destruction, order and chaos, life and death, the infinite and the finite and the quest for meaning and understanding. It serves as a profound metaphor for the human condition, encapsulating our desire to find patterns and make sense of the ever-changing, interconnected fabric of existence.

PREMIERE: Planctophob - 74 Galatea [PLANCTOPHOB06]

Ultimae proudly presents "OPIA," the second Various Artists compilation curated by Danish DJ Christian Samsara. This artfully assembled collection of ten tracks captures the numinous essence of cinematic ambient music, IDM, and electronica, enveloping listeners in atmospheres that transcend the everyday, leading them into a lush sonic landscape. OPIA ideates the ambiguous intensity of eye contact, which can extrapolate to the profound connection between the music and its audience.

With influences ranging across a wide palette of rhythms, patterns, and pads, OPIA invites exploration of the liminal spaces between sound and silence. Within its fugacious harmonies, the music's transient beauty emerges, where melodies dance on the edge of perception before gently fading, leaving an afterglow of serene awe.

Featured artists include Miktek, Lars Leonhard, Cell, Martin Nonstatic, SYNC24, AES Dana, and Erot, each also collaborating with Christian Samsara and Carbon Based Lifeforms. Additionally, OPIA welcomes newcomer Formant Value to our realm.

V/A OPIA

Unstable Shutter

MIKTEK | Unstable Shutter

B-Dot - Dream (The Star)

B-Dot - Scalp Collector

Reframing

Serwed IV/V is a chaotic non-narrative set of patterns. The transition from point IV to point V of the numbered release series traditionally brings together the various aesthetic layers in a trusted grind.

Available CD and DL — https://serwedx.bandcamp.com/album/iv-v

1. Sumf 
2. Jog 
3. Aeri 
4. Dio 
5. happy2change 
6. Par 
7. Vert 
8. My Individual 
9. Frame 
10. In General 
11. Grip2 
12. Tears 

Written and produced by OL & Flaty
Mastered by Flaty
Artwork by Flaty

SERWED — IV/V

Stochastic Drift

The Remembering Self

Force of Habit

Difference And Repetition

Positive Disintegration

All those spirits, those walks of life, all those sound journeys between worlds, between continents. Australian duo KXB is back at R.i.O., bringing a follow up to their first record “Areas of Uncertainty”, released in 2023. This time an exquisite collab. With filmmaker and vocalist Thrush, member of the feverish band Concentration. The duo from Melbourne, and the singer from Berlin bring a collection of tracks, dubs and versions - written and produced over the last two years with the tape format in mind. Inspired by fabled underground cassette labels like New Zealand-based late 1980ees/ early 1990ees sensation Xpressway and mixed continuously as a nod to 90s jungle bootleg mixtapes like the Yaman tapes by LTJ Bukem, DJ Hype, Randall, or Peshay. Distinctive vocalist Thrush travelled South, and spent two sweltering afternoons with KXB in Melbourne, doing free-spirited improvisations in the studio, that were later pieced together into the resulting album. 13 variations in sound, in which Thrush's lyrics explore chasmic spaces and energies common to both Germany and Australia. Her voice dances partly on trip hopping rhythms and indie-tronics, while technoid vibes, alternative house zones, and vivid trips into kosmische top the collaboration off. A piece of art formed by a clique of like-minded souls – gathered their walks of life between worlds into explorer music of unexplored districts. 

Text: ML
Graphic: Omnigroup
Mastering: FPSF
Artists: https://soundcloud.com/kkxxbb

The album will be available digitally and on tape on Feb 21st.
Limited edition of 50.

I FEED YOU (SINGLE MIX)

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/monolake-gravity-vinyl-field-records

Building on the 25th anniversary vinyl edition of Monolake's debut album 'Hongkong', Dutch imprint @fieldrecords now presents the first-ever vinyl pressing of Monolake's third album, 'Gravity'. To mark today’s announcement, we are thrilled to premiere the 12-minute track 'Fragile'—a minimal techno masterpiece that showcases Henke’s exceptional command of minimalism and atmospheric sound design. The track unfolds through a delicate interplay of subtle rhythmic patterns, faint percussive textures, and ethereal pads, weaving a hypnotic and almost weightless soundscape.

Gravity

Monolake - Fragile [Field Records]

From 'beautiful behavior'.

@rottingcells 🙌

YOU'LL BUY..?: https://limitbreak.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-behavior

No way. There's no way! There's no way. There just isn't a way. The way, there's none, certainly, beyond all doubt, it's factual, it would be without precedent. Here's the precedent: there's a way. You did it. Against all odds. enfleshed's 'giv_u_back_2_the_earth', premiered by Madjestic Kasual. You listened. You liked. You reposted. You shared. You're a miracle.

you'll buy..?

enfleshed - giv_u_back_2_the_earth [MK PREMIERE]

Spiral

The Poison

Room 409

🎧 https://inverted-audio.com
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Aug 30 - Broken Ear x Inverted Audio, The Goose, London https://ra.co/events/2230048
Aug 16 - In-Store: Havantepe 'Rain on Window' Release Party https://inverted-audio.store/blogs/news/in-store-vertex-recordings
Aug 15 - DJ Antepop All Night Long at New Forms, Chelsea
Aug 8-10 - Trevinos Record Fair x Houghton Festival
Jun 28 - Brixton Brewery Record Fair
May 25 - Wax On Tap Record Fair, GROW Hackney
May 10 - In-Store: Dying In Beauty 'Return To Origin' EP
Apr 12 - Record Store Day Open Deck Party
Mar 1 - In-Store: Stólar Records with Will You & Philipp Priebe (live)
Jan 25 - DJ Antepop, Jumbi Peckham
Jan 19 - Wax On Tap Record Fair, Grow, Hackney Wick
Jan 18 - In-Store: Matsssiii (Project Indigo), Inverted Audio Record Store

2024
Dec 15 - Record Fair at The Greyhound, Peckham
Dec 7 - In-Store: Blank Mind with Sam Purcell & H.CHILD, Peckham
Dec 1 - First Press Record Fair, Brighton
Nov 3 - Record Fair at The Greyhound Peckham
Oct 26 - Brixton Brewery Record Fair
Oct 11 - In-Store: Kulture Galerie
Oct 6 - Wax On Tap Record Fair
Sep 28 - Transmissions Festival, Hackney Wick
Sep 14 - Inverted Audio Record Store Anniversary // Ozel AB, Chuggy, Antepop
Sep 1 - Pacific Tavern Record Fair, London
Aug 8-11 - Trevino's Record Fair, Houghton Festival
Aug 4 - Pacific Tavern Record Fair, London
July 28 - Brixton Brewery Record Fair with Accidental Records
July 13 - Antepop at Jumbi Peckham
June 15 - Antepop All Night Long at Rons
June 8 - In-Store: Overload Liverpool with The Cyclist & Waxtek
May 18 - In-Store: Baroque Sunburst
May 4 - In-Store: Ramjac Corporation
Apr 13 - Antepop All Night Long At Rons
Apr 6 - In-Store: Dying In Beauty
Mar 22 - Joe Davies, JVXTA, Antepop, Beeches at The Waiting Room
Mar 8 - Boaksi In-Store (Project Indigo)
Mar 3 - Leyton Record Fair
Jan 21 - Brixton Brewery Record Fair: Inverted Audio x Out Of Joint Records

2023
Dec 16 - Christmas In-Store
Dec 2 - Joe Davies (Smallville Records) In-Store
Nov 18 - Ben Kaczor (Dial) In-Store
Sep 15 - Inverted Audio Record Store Launch
Aug 18 - The Carpet Shop, DR MYSTERY, Nightwave, Antepop, Dweedo
Aug 10-14 - Houghton Festival Record Fair
July 15 - Brixton Brewery Record Fair: Inverted Audio Store x Out Of Joint Records
Jun 3+4 - Near Mint East London Record Fair
May 7 - Near Mint Brighton Record Fair
Feb 19 - Peckham Record Fair

2022
14 May - Inland, New Magic Media, Freddie Hudson, Pablo Garduño at Fuchs2, Prague
25 March - Konduku, Kate Miller, Severja, DJ Heartbreak at ÆDEN

2021 
05 Nov - Rhyw, Gramrcy, Golden Medusa, DJ Heartbreak at ÆDEN
03 Sept - GiGi FM, Vivian Koch, Jesse G, DJ Heartbreak at ÆDEN
01 Sept - Flaminia, Ireen Amnes, JacqNoise, Peter Kirn at ://about blank
07 Aug - Levon Vincent, Margaret Dygas, Catharsis Soundsystem
28 July - Ignez, Inland & Magna Pia, Sam Goku, Toxido Mask at ://about blank

2020
May 30 - Inverted Audio Live From Fiese Remise
Apr 24 - Inverted Audio x Wilde Renate [Cancelled]
Apr 3 - Diskothek Melancholie 2 [Cancelled]
Feb 11 - HÖR Berlin, Carsten Jost, Fred Mann (live), Antepop
Feb 08 - His Master's Voice, Fred Mann, Stereociti, Antepop at Zur Klappe 
Jan 17 - Jacques Bon, Alexis, Antepop at Zur Klappe

2019
Dec 7 - Benedikt Frey, LDY OSC, Antepop at Zur Klappe
Nov 8 - DJ Rubio (live), BNJMN, Antepop at Zur Klappe
Sep 13 - Christopher Rau, Carsten Jost, Antepop at Zur Klappe
Aug 10 - Gramrcy, DJ Assam, Antepop at Zur Klappe
July 10 - 10 Years of Inverted Audio: Kassem Mosse, Low Jack, Antepop, Elise at Griessmuehle

2018
Nov 10 - Inverted Audio meets Newtype Rhythms, Chalet Berlin
Oct 12 - Inverted Audio meets TOYS Berlin, Farbfernseher
Aug 31 - Doc Sleep, Laura BCR, Antepop at LAUT, Barcelona
Aug 31 - Inverted Audio x Discos Paradiso In-Store, Barcelona
July 5.6.7 - Inverted Audio Campfire Headphase stage at Farr Festival
April 19 - Deeper Than Deep at Paloma, Berlin

2017
July 13 - 16 Inverted Audio Stage at Farr Festival
May 13 - Peckham Rye Music Festival, Inverted Audio Stage
Mar 3 - Emotional Response / Emotional Rescue x Inverted Audio, Brilliant Corners
Jan 20 - Inverted Audio x Smallville Records, Peckham Palais

2016

Feb 5 - Inverted Audio x 45 ACP (L.I.E.S. Records) at Bussey Building

2015

Nov 13 - Inverted Audio x Young Male (White Material) at Bussey Building

Monolake - Fragile [Field Records]

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