As we bid farewell to 2024, December was a fitting finale for a year rich in groundbreaking music. This month’s highlights include standout compilations from Oslated, re:st (happy 10th anniversary!), and From a Lost Space, alongside Nathan Kofi’s beautiful debut album on De Lichting. BODYXVIII offered a meditative experience with Closer, blending lush textures and drones, while R-010 navigated the fascinating “grey area” between techno and halftime, bolstered by remixes from ABSIS and Toxido Mask. Love Over Entropy teased his upcoming album with the NLC EP on Sohaso, and Yard One and Tryst delivered the stellar San-lim Yok EP featuring talents like Vovian, Alex Albrecht, Red Pig Flower, and Eli Verveine. Daniel Avery’s sole release this year brought pure drum-and-bass brilliance, while Foreign Material expanded hypnotic techno’s horizons with Vesperal Lights on NORITE. 

These are the releases available on Soundcloud.
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Favorite Releases from December 2024

Digital Rain (EC1 Edit)

We are excited to unveil the latest release, this time "We Go Forest" - it's the title of the EP from the label's co-founder BLNDFLD, known for his organic, immersive sounds that push the boundaries between primal energy and hypnotic atmospheres.

Each track on this release offers a journey deep into the forest. The music captures the pulse of untamed lands, where ancient forces of shamanic power and contemporary production techniques coalesce, revealing a world that is both mysterious and exhilarating. It’s an exploration of nature's primal essence, crafting a connection between the physical and the transcendental.

The release concludes with a remix by non other than hypnotic wizard Feral. who infuses the original with tribal rhythms and mesmerizing depth, elevating the track into a dynamic, dancefloor-driven experience.

Written & Produced by Guram Gharibashvili aka BLNDFLD
Remixed by Alessandro Barchitta Aka Feral
Mastered at Artefacts Mastering Studio, Berlin
Artwork by Gio Gugava

We Go Forest

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BLNDFLD - We Go Forest EP Incl: Remix By Feral • Previews | [SPRA003]

To celebrate reaching 2000 followers on my Soundcloud page, i wanted to share with you an unofficial edit i made of a track i always loved. 
Hope you'll like it!

Taken from  'Acid Test 09' 
Support the original release: https://acidtestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/acid-test-091

Donato Dozzy & Tin Man - Test 2 (Foreign Material Edit)

Sungate joins friends and family with a V.A in support of the victims of the storms in Valencia.
 
On October 28th, flash floods decimated the better part of the southern and western areas of Valencia, alongside many other points of Spain. What followed was a catastrophic event resulting in storm surges, collapsing bridges, thousands stuck on roads and streets, ultimately leading to a death toll that is now estimated over 200, and unfortunately, rising.
 
Homes, animal shelters, businesses and families have been destroyed by this catastrophe. An event that caught thousands out in the street, heading to and from school, work, and daily lives unalerted. Severe warnings only got to our phones 10 hours after, despite being warned by weather centers and flood prevention institutions for days.
 
With Sungate’s staff both residing and having ties to the city, we’ve decided to release “Healing Rays”, a compilation of 22 tracks by artists close to the label to gather funds to re-distribute to those most in need, buy essential products and help in the re-construction of a damaged region. We are joining a series of charitable releases from others in the city that has seen a wave of supporting press, and more importantly, an overwhelming amount of support. 
 
We are infinitely thankful to Marco Spaventi for mastering this release and all the artists that have given their music away for the cause.


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V.A. Healing Rays - Valencia Fundraiser [SNG051D] (snippets)

Bandcamp: https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/album/nlc

Ahead of his debut album, To Sit Quietly Where Everything Is Moving Fast, set for release in late February, https://soundcloud.com/love-over-entropy unveils the NLC EP. It includes "NLC," the only track that will also appear on the album, alongside four exclusive tracks.

A stark departure from the dance music Love Over Entropy is known for, the NLC EP serves as both a preview and a bridge into the warm and enveloping sonic landscape awaiting listeners on To Sit Quietly Where Everything Is Moving Fast.

Love Over Entropy - Guguy (EP Version)

Forest On Stasys, co-founder of Danza Nativa, has long been delivering fresh sounds from Buenos Aires. Now, as the year draws to a close, he returns with a new project: Aura Sonora, a label devoted to sonic experimentation and exploration. He will launch the label himself with Magnetismo, a three-track debut available in a limited vinyl run and digital format from 25th November.

The EP’s closing track, Sideral, begins with a deep tribal feel that runs throughout the release, yet this final track offers something distinct. The eerie, low-end tones remain, but they are joined by a fusion of a nostalgic 90s acid vibe and a sense of futurism - a wonderfully executed combination of drum & bass, half-time, and techno, reminiscent in any of his sets.

A strong debut release for Aura Sonora—one designed for the dancefloor.

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Magnetismo

PREMIERE: Forest On Stasys - Sideral [Aura Sonora]

© De Lichting, 2024

De Lichting Presents: Nathan Kofi’s Debut Album I Am That I Am – A Personal Odyssey.

Tracklist

WOLKEN (04:00) *
EGO (05:04) *
OKAERI (06:05)
DJAI (05:45)
WEKŪ (06:31)
EFUA (04:25) *
* Indicates corresponding visualizer.

Following RDS's E-mutations, De Lichting ventures into a new chapter with their latest releases, transitioning from a focus on collective synergy to intimate, individual storytelling from its core artists.

Nathan Kofi’s upcoming debut album I Am That I Am stands as the next sonic statement from the De Lichting—a personal odyssey reflecting growth, deep introspection, and identity. The album takes listeners on a personal journey through time. Each track, crafted over several years, reflects a dynamic evolution, passing through multiple phases of growth and experimentation. This carefully curated collection connects the dots between past and present, weaving together a cohesive sonic experience.

Inspired by Peter Tosh’s iconic 1977 anthem, Kofi’s album title embodies a powerful declaration of self-identity, independence, and inner strength, embracing the spirit of individuality as both a message and a movement. The album explores Kofi’s internal struggle between taking responsibility and evading it—a paradox, which can be interpreted from either perspective.

The six-track album sees Kofi navigating new creative territory. WOLKEN stands out with its fusion of Dutch lyrics and a hip-house-leaning ambient foundation, effortlessly bridging introspective soundscapes with minimalistic drum paterns. Meanwhile, EGO and EFUA dive deeper into IDM-inspired textures and broken beats, evoking ’90s-era nostalgia with layers that nod to artists like Plaid. These three tracks are further elevated by one-minute visualizers created by Djoa Lekatompessy (Hittegolf Studio), which feel more like evocative short films, enhancing the multi-sensory storytelling and adding depth to the album’s themes.

The remaining tracks, OKAERI, DJAI, and WEKŪ, invite listeners straight to the dance floor, propelled by a steady four-to-the-floor pulse. These tracks highlight Kofi’s knack for crafting emotionally resonant house anthems, drawing dancers inward while syncing their external body movements to the pulse of 909 drums, the Deluge Synthstrom, and lush LEM Bit Crumar pads.

I Am That I Am Releases: December 6th.

Nathan Kofi – I Am That I Am

PREMIERE : Sub Accent - Spiral I [ACCENTEP010]

The ACCENTEP series continues with a special new opus, produced by the founder and curator of the Sub Accent label. ‘Spiral EP’ is a corpus of eight tracks, all produced in 2024 and following a precise modus operandi: the construction of tracks that are both minimalist and progressive, with a tendency towards acid deep techno. Conceived as a catalogue of tools, Spiral EP is clearly aimed at dancefloors, and intended for the most demanding listeners and DJs. Rooted in the classics of progressive electronic music, this set of eight tracks attempts to reanimate the genre through a more contemporary and direct production.



ACCENTEP010 - Sub Accent - Spiral EP (Part I & II)
Produced by Johan Bonnefoy aka Sub Accent
Mastering: S A S studio
Artwork: Johan Bonnefoy
Release Date: 17/12/2024
On Accents Records ( ^^^ )

Sub Accent 
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ACCENTS RECORDS ( ^^^ )
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PREMIERE : Sub Accent - Spiral I [ACCENTEP010]

'Visions' marks a new release on the label featuring artists from around the globe and welcoming new faces. This new addition showcases a beautiful palette of sounds in the label's catalogue, spanning soothing ambient melodies, Dance-floor techno in its different variants and the intricacies of Halftime-Drum & bass sounds.

Mastered by Tomas Gonzalez 
Artwork: Zach Chili

Various Artists - Visions (previews)

After two years of anticipation, the wait is over…

Navigare is gifting us Flesh of the Gods by one of our favourites, Ness, in a new light. This EP features five remixed tracks on the Swedish label, including Dino Sabatini's twist on "Flesh of the Gods," which will be available to purchase via Bandcamp on January 31st.

Cosmic, ambient, deep, dramatic—these four words perfectly describe Sabatini's remix. It's a subtle journey, dialed down and stripped back compared to the original, showcasing a minimal and ambient touch from the Italian techno producer. Expect a smooth takeoff and grounding.

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Flesh of the Gods Remixes

PREMIERE: Ness - Flesh Of The Gods (Dino Sabatini Remix) [Navigare Audio]

Italian electronic outlet Outis Music lines up a next EP by label curator Dino Sabatini. After a three year break for the label it's Sabatini himself who presents four fresh tracks of his immersive techno magic. Outis is known for their hypnotic, dark yet sensual presentation of deep techno and has a stellar catalogue featuring many of Italian’s greatest producers in this genre. But it’s always special when the label originator Sabatini steps up for a solo EP and so this is nothing less. It’s a wide presentation of what Sabatini is capable of, from the airy atmospheres of ‘Peuceus’ to the hypnotic bleeps of ‘Dryalus’. On ‘Perimedes’ the fierce kick drums create a banging highlight with ‘Antimache’ bringing us back down to the iconic and well loved Sabatini swamp grooves.

Pre-sales available on Bandcamp.
Release date: 24/01/2025

Tiryns

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Preview 12" [Outis014] Dino Sabatini - Tiryns EP

Jeju Island’s Oslated closes out the year with 아름다운 사실 (Beautiful Facts), an 18-track compilation that feels like a gathering of old friends and new acquaintances. It’s a collection that stretches across continents—featuring artists from Japan, Spain, Canada, the U.S., and more. Despite the diversity of origins, the compilation shares a unifying thread: a deep, hypnotic sensibility. Beautiful Facts balances introspection and movement with precision, whether it’s the reflective ambiance of a meditative piece or the steady propulsion of a track made for shadowy, late-night dance floors.

Today’s premiere, “Mutation,” comes courtesy of Japanese producer Hiromi Hayashida, better known as Lindamann. The track opens with a restrained, minimal groove, where sharp hi-hats cut through like a blade while shimmering glassy pads create a sense of anticipation. But this is no slow burner—it transforms quickly, as a powerful bassline surges in, commanding the spotlight like an imposing wave in a high-stakes drama. Think of it as a scene from a thriller where a calm surface suddenly gives way to unrelenting tension. Lindamann’s playful manipulation of envelopes and textures keeps the track dynamic, particularly after a brief breakdown that reintroduces a biting acid line—an essential element that gives “Mutation” its character.
“Mutation” thrives in the murky hours, perfect for dance floors that favor the unconventional. Look for it alongside the rest of Beautiful Facts when the compilation drops on December 30.

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PREMIERE: Lindamann - Mutation [Oslated]

The first installment of a deep, minimal techno exploration—where rhythm, texture, and space converge in a hypnotic study of repetition and subtle evolution. It's a deliberate ode to the essence of movement and restraint.

Mastered by Beau at Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Artwork & Copy by Inzajeano

Style and Pattern #01 / Teasers

from THE ALBUM - HER SLUMBER - by stereoimagery;

https://www.beatport.com/release/her-slumber/4313267

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PREMIERE: Lindamann - Mutation [Oslated]

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