A previously unreleased track from the 2022 reissue of Suction001

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Artists: Lowfish / Solvent
Title: suction001
Label / CAT#: Suction Records / suction001 (25th anniversary reissue)
Format: Vinyl 12-inch/Digital EP
Release date: November 11, 2022

2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Suction Records, the Toronto-based electro/IDM label founded in 1997 by two emerging producers, Lowfish (aka Gregory De Rocher) and Solvent (aka Jason Amm), the latter still overseeing the label to this day. The label’s inaugural release was a split Lowfish/Solvent 12”, marking both artists’ debut vinyl appearance.

Gregory and Jason had known each other since high-school, but a deeper friendship was forged during their university years, after Gregory introduced Jason to early Rephlex releases by Aphex Twin and µ-Ziq. Gregory had been making electronic music in his bedroom for more than a decade, but it was those Rephlex releases that ignited Jason’s passion to do the same. After several years of obsessive gear buying, music making, and playing tracks for each other, Lowfish and Solvent had hit their stride, and their demos even attracted the interest of legendary early IDM labels labels Skam (for Lowfish), and Isophlux (for Solvent). But things were slow-moving in those days — letters, faxes, phone calls… nothing was panning out. So that’s when they decided to start their own label, and put out 300 copies of this 12”, suction001.

The label was heavily inspired by contemporary artists like AFX, Autechre, and Panasonic, but on suction001, those influences collided with their ‘80s synth-pop and industrial roots to create something unique. 25 years later, it still sounds fresh, and like nothing else out there. On suction001, 808 drum machines are run through distortion and breakbeats are chopped and mangled, contrasting with melodic OMD-style leads and catchy synth-pop basslines — a sound the label would refer to as ‘distortion pedal new wave.’

Over the past 25 years, Suction’s sound has morphed and evolved, but in recent years has shifted back to it’s original Rephlex-inspired roots. That makes 2022 the perfect year to revisit this wild, 1997 debut, now reissued in a new, expanded edition for it’s 25th anniversary. The reissue adds 2 bonus tracks — a 1999 remix by Detroit electro-punk duo ADULT., along with a previously-unreleased version of Lowfish’s A1 cut, and also features new and improved artwork, including an insert with full label discography.

Limited to 500 copies, and comes with a Bandcamp download card.

Tracklisting:

A1. Lowfish “Helski Gotenks”
A2. Solvent “Course Hub with Garnish”
A3. Lowfish “Helski Gotenks (version)”
B1. Solvent “Flexidisc”
B2. Lowfish “Your Last Legs”
B3. Solvent “ESP (edit)”
B4. Lowfish “Peanut Butter Castles”
B5. ADULT. vs Solvent “Flexidisc (remix)”

suction001

Helsi Gotenks (version)

Fro - That's Not What I Was Built For - URBAN DISTORTIONS
RXDX - Microgravity - Bass Agenda Recordings
Anthony Rother - Emulation - Anthony Rother
Fal$e Prophet - L Eck Troh - Space Is The Place Radio
Intergalactic Noize Commander - Unit - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Krypton 81 - Telephone Operator - umx-records
Anthony Rother - Me Myself Into The Future - Anthony Rother
Gravitational Effect - Celestial Depths - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Mumm - Biological Research - STILLEBEN-RECORDS
PL_anet - Say It - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Commuter - Cooper's Dreams - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Univac - Helicon - Pinkman
Jauzas The Shining - Roman Photos - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Carl Finlow - Phalanx - Fanzine Records
Juno Lazermachine & Various - Pursuit (Fleck E.S.C remix) - Bass Agenda Recordings
Thomas Kress - Weaponized Robots - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Krypton 81 - Double-Slit Experiment - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Mum - Star - STILLEBEN-RECORDS
Deimos Defender - Son of Schael - Space Is The Place Radio
214 - Easing Into The Night - Frustrated Funk
Morphology - Water Columns - AC Records
Fleck E.S.C. - Hyde And Shrink - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Mumm - Cell Phone - STILLEBEN-RECORDS
Nessbeth - The Silence of Kindness - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Das Muster - Fern Und Nah- STILLEBEN-RECORDS
Carl Finlow - Terminus - Fanzine Records
Univac - Alamogordo Test - Pinkman
CYBEREIGN - Rew - URBAN DISTORTIONS
Sound Synthesis - Reflection Patterns - 20/20 Vision
Versalife - Instinct - Conforce
Lloyd Stellar - Slowly Orbiting Around The Earth - Space Is The Place Radio

Large portion of this mix is based on 2 beautiful compilations
urbandistortions.bandcamp.com/album/elec…future-iii and
spaceistheplaceradio.bandcamp.com/album/sp…vibes-va
Both of them represents Electro music perfectly!

Set 47.7

This month's mix/livestream for Electronic Convergence looks like a real throwback after a quick flick through the tracklist featuring Anthony Rother, Hardfloor, Sniper Mode and UR003, but Mr Rother has recently re-released his classics in a double-vinyl package with edits of Red Light District and Destroy Him My Robots (I still prefer the originals!) and a new ep by Sniper Mode on Rawax. Hardfloor have also just released this colour splattered 4 remix ep of their track 'Machines On a Mission'. I threw in UR003 just because!

Notable some new excellent releases by Unwonted on Abstract Rhythm, DFD on We're Going Deep and by Versalife on Apnea. Lastly, two sublime remixes by E.R.P. from two separate eps that are just so beautiful. Enjoy! 

Full video available here:
https://youtu.be/7o1cQVpd4bE?si=Hw_b60SDuGGy7oH2


1. Lost Trax - Grib (Frustrated Funk)
2. Roberto Bosco pres. Il Crononauta - II - Viaggio Interstellare (Sonorous Waves)
3. Eva May - Test One (Visions)
4. Unwonted - 60 Minute Stars (Abstract Rhythm)
5. Anthony Rother - Red Light District (Elektrolux)
6. Unwonted - Holo Haven (Abstract Rhythm)
7. Anthony Rother - Destroy Him My Robots (Elektrolux)
8. Unwonted - World Overthrown (Abstract Rhythm)
9. Hardfloor - Machines On A Mission ‘Kalcagni remix’ (HRDFLR.)
10. Convextion - Torc ‘E.R.P. Version’ (Synchrophone)
11. Hardfloor - Machines On A Mission ‘Hardfloor remix’ (HRDFLR.)
12. Sniper Mode - Bornheim (Rawax)
13. Unwonted - Life Beneath (Abstract Rhythm)
14. Sniper Mode - The Wrong Side of Town (Rawax)
15. DFD - One More Time ‘E.R.P. Remix’ (We’re Going Deep)
16. Versalife - Terminus81z (Apnea)
17. DFD - One More Time (We’re Going Deep)
18. Versalife - Pulse Width (Apnea)
19. DFD - Metallic Dreams (We’re Going Deep)
20. Versalife - Distant Dissonance (Apnea)
21. UR - The Final Frontier (Underground Resistance)
22. Tony Neptune - The Lights At The End Of The Tunnel (Twelve Comets)

Electronic Convergence Mix - May 2025

https://soundcloud.com/feryne

A real music freak, who has mixed her fave electro, IDM and techno tracks since 2005. She is the former co-editor of Selection Sorted TechnoPodcast, has been a guest in many-many radioshows and podcasts, she has played in many clubs and festivals of Hungary (Kontra, wndrlnd, Corvintető, Müszi, Kuplung, R33, Egál, S.U.N festival, Ozora, etc) and also abroad, like Slovakia, Austria, Romania and France. She is currently based in Nijmegen (NL) where she has her own Open Source radio show.

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Tracklist:

01 / Uf0 - Fighters at Home [WAVE FUNCTION]
02 / Telesumo - Chalk Down [NATURAL SYSTEMS]
03 / Acidulant - Terrformatika [GATED]
04 / Voiron - Voiron Et Marie Denise [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
05 / Sound Synthesis - Physical Reality [ELECTRO MUSIC COALITION]
06 / Gherat - Micfrk [bamb_Mix] [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
07 / Rolando Simmons - Droopy (Tud Mix) [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
08 / Lefrenk - Surge [SEVERAL ROOTS]
09 / Structweird - Lunar Loom [BLACK QUASAR]
10 / Bufo Bufo - Ectoplasm [KLASSE WRECKS]
11 / Klpflrtpr - Ethereal [EXILES]
12 / Rec_Overflow - Pocket Dial [ADEPTA EDITIONS]
13 / Voiron - Voironizer [NOCTA NUMERICA]
14 / Meta Program - VHJhbnNjZW5kIFlvdXIgRXhp [AF Edit] [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
15 / Jeremiah Soft - SMCB [DALMATA DANIEL]
16 / Voiron - Call Me Voiron [ANALOGICAL FORCE]
17 / Noboot - Take Me With You [EVERYONE ON ACID]
18 / Von Ebner - Lamda [DREAM TICKET]
19 / Pauk - 幸せな復讐 : Shiawasena Fukushū [ADEPTA EDITIONS]
20 / NimrodConDr - Authentic Street Noise (Freedom Mix) [SELF-RELEASED]

Mutoscope Podcast #014 - Feryne

UHF is an electro duo hailing from Spain, formed by veteran DJs José Castillo and David Aragón. Longstanding figures in Madrid’s underground electronic music scene, their sound draws heavily from the raw aesthetics of New Beat, EBM, Synth-Pop, and the pioneering rhythms of Detroit techno. Their production journey began in 2014 with the release of their debut track, Breakers Life, on the Gladio Operations label, which evolved into a formal label partnership. Renowned for their productions, they're just as remarkable behind the decks; the tracklist speaks for itself. Enjoy it!
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Tracklist:
01 - Gravitational Effect - M87 - Mechantronica
02 - 214 - Easing Into The Night - Frustrated Funk
03 - No Moon - Exoplanet Vibe Cult - Craigie Knowes
04 - Die Gestalten - Ennerugen - Die Gestalten
05 - Alien FM - Nightmare - 430 West 
06 - UHF - Hidden Forces - ParTout 
07 - Acidulant - Make Love To A Machine - R & S Records
08 - Client 03 - Compliance - Not On Label 
09 - Brice Kelly - Beings Of Alpha - Gladio Operations
10 - Dynarec - Planetary Sanctions - Bass Agenda  
11 - Mr Ho - Tunnel Vision - Cabaret Recordings
12 - Sound Synthesis - PSM - Orbital
13 - Meka - If Electro (Vinyl Edition) - Microm Records
14 - Zeta Reticula - Star's Wobble - Censor Records
15 - Boris Divider - Shutdown The System - Drivecom
16 - Exzakt & BFX -  Nasty Gir - Monotone
17 - Racoon City - The Third Man - Hardware
18 - Sound Synthesis - JWTS - Orbital
19 - Alien Rave - Tunel - Alien Rave Beats
20 - Sinitsin - Biometric - Tiger Weeds 
21 - Elektrotechnik - Kontrast - Gladio Operations
22 - Noamm - Necro State - Distrito 91

N2MU PDCST127 - UHF

A longstanding member of Belfast’s underground scene, Nez is a DJ and label owner with a sharp ear for raw, uncompromising sounds. As the force behind Computer Controlled Records, he’s spent over two decades championing the underground sounds of electro, acid, and techno, both behind the decks and through his carefully curated releases.

His approach is rooted in a no frills attitude to club culture, focused quality music, proper sound systems and the shared energy of the dancefloor. Whether its behind the decks or curating releases on the label, Nez stays committed to the ethos of techno as resistance: independant, undergroud and unapologetically bold.

Computer Controlled’s output speaks to the same ethos—no filler, just pure signal. Featuring releases from cult figures and rising talents alike, the label has carved out a reputation for quality and attitude, much like Nez himself.

Tracklist
DJ Backspace - Blackout
DJ 1985 - We Trippin'
Moy - Super Acid
Bufobufo - Red Squid Star System
Not Even Noticed - Under Your Radar
Scott Hess - En Bloom
DJ Pecan - Silly Driver
DJ Absolutely Shit - Close Your Eyes (Acid Whisper Mix)
Lowtape - Legend Of Acid
Antoni Maiovvi - Later Not Lately (Legowelt Remix)
David Vunk - Sorry Aint Enough
Dexter - Raad Het Woord
Imatran Voima - It's Time To Testify
DJ Sotofett - Midi Voyage
Hackney Electronica - Efecto Perfecto
Another Body Found - Scooterboys From the Pool
Pdqb - Submarinobambino - The Exaltics Double Groove Treatment - fast
Carl Finlow - Fractionality
DJ Glow - Whoami - DJ Di'jital Remix
Intergalactic Mechanic - A New Age
Convextion - Torq - E.R.P. Remix
Annie Hall - Practical Optimism
Legowelt - Smooth On The Edge Of 101
Zobol - Mirage
James Shinra - Cntroller 2025 Rework
808 Chunk - Rave Machine
JSPRV35 - Catalyst
Luke's Anger - Ceiling Walker
Tobias Schmidt - Return
Ninechecker - Melting Down Edgelords
Luxus Varta - Gelatin 55
Roi - Spite
Human Rebellion - Freak Show
Umwelt - Transmission From Hydra
Wild Planet - Genetic
Underground Resistance - The Final Frontier

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/computercontrolledrecords
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/computer_controlled_records/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComputerControlledRecords

Hypnotic Groove Mix #475 - Computer Controlled Records

DarkateK started collecting records and making electronic music in the mid nineties. After doing a degree in Music Technology he started finishing some tracks and worked a few years (99 - 02) at a Portuguese music distribution company (Music Power) where he spent all of his wages and heard thousands of records. After being in Lisbon's scene for a while, he moved to Brighton where he lived and played many house parties, every club in town and a few festivals like Glastonbury, Sunrise, Waveform, Numb Numbs (Brazil) to name a few, until 2013.

Between 2013 and 2016 he moved between South America, Ibiza and Gran Canaria, and in 2016 he went back to his hometown (Lisbon) where he built his home studio and has been making music since.


DarkateK released his first EP in 2011 in collaboration with Tony Montana which came out on Naked Lunch Records. Since then he has released two solo EPs with T1 Music contributed to compilations on Ovelha Trax and Elberec.

DarkateK released his first vinyl in February 2025 on Ancient Technologies (distributed by Clone) and in May 2025 released an EP on the mighty Bass Agenda Recordings that you can check here:

https://bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/life-slaps/

Tracklist:

DarkateK -Red Or Blue (Unreleased)
DarkateK -All You Need Is Trust (Ancient Technologies)
DarkateK -Start Again (T1 Music)
DarkateK -Paradise Wknd (Bass Agenda)
DarkateK -Windy Days (Unreleased)
DarkateK -X40 (Ancient Technologies)
DarkateK -Magic Happens (Ovelha Trax)
DarkateK -Mass Control (Unreleased)
DarkateK -Evil Machines (Unreleased)
DarkateK -Geo-Engineering (Unreleased)
DarkateK -Hibernation (Unreleased)

Follow: @darkatek
Instagram - www.instagram.com/darkatek_/
Facebook - www.facebook.com/DarkateK/
Soundcloud - soundcloud.com/darkatek/
Bandcamp - https://darkatek.bandcamp.com/

Strange But Dance Music #208: DarkateK

Episode 822 of @DarkScienceElectro

Fotoapparat - Straaenkampf
DVS NME - Union Eyes
Franck Kartell & DVS NME - Univers Parallele
Franck Kartell - Beam Rider
Morphology - Zilog Z80
Thomas Kress - The Beat Terrorist
Maschine Brennt - The Language Computer
The Egyptian Lover - Future Tech (feat Juan Atkins)
Animistic Beliefs - Virgin Circuit
Zobol - Moving Atoms
Techmarine Bottom Feeders - Sons Of Thunder (Ectomorph remix)
Fleck ESC - Domino Production
Commuter - TS-19
CYRK - Moon Of The Unforgotten

Dark Science Electro

Dark Science Electro - Episode 822 - 6/20/2025

Tracklist:

214 - Lyle At Dawn
Rhys Celeste - Distorted Smiles
Telephasycx! - Proportional Segment
Molen - Dream II
London Modular Alliance - Walnut
Cignol - Botnet
Abduction - Hours/Days
Frank Kartell - Rencontre Sur La Jetée
Novel23 - Blink Run Away To East (2025 Remaster)
Curve - Falling Free (The Aphex Twin Remix)
Plant43 - Wire Wound
Unknown Artist - Nikita's Spirit
Legowelt - Kosmo Dx21
Steifl - Bonus Ball
Ffriend - Arctic Connection
Unwonted - World Overthrown
Datawave - Hyperborea
Matti Turunen - Arsia
Dark Vektor - Barrika´s Sunset
Analogous Doom - The Polyhedron Nest
Dfd - One More Time (E.r.p. Remix)

"Elektro Tonight 45" Armchair Issue - Intermediate goal in sight (June 2025)

Jazztronomy (Dj. Pobr3) – Mixtape exclusivamente en vinilo 12”

Algunos le conoceréis por su faceta más Electro al frente del proyecto Robot City, pero en esta ocasión Dj.Pobr3 se adentra con soltura en el terreno del Hip Hop, firmando una Mixtape de escucha, cargada de scratch y, sobre todo, con una cuidada selección musical pensada especialmente para Microm. Un homenaje sincero a buenas epocas del estilo, hecho con ganas y cariño.

Aprovechamos para adelantar que esta no será, al menos esa es la intención, la única sesión fuera del marco del Electro. 

Nos reservamos algunas sorpresas más con artistas afines, explorando otras vertientes sonoras que también forman parte del universo Microm.

Microm Podcast #023 @ DJ-POBR3

MORPHOLOGY - THUMBPRINT EP
MACHANORECEPTOR - AVIERY EXPRESS
MORPHOLOGY - THUMBPRINT EP
OCTOPTIC - PRESION
MORPHOLOGY - THUMBPRINT EP
CURSOR MINOR - LINEOPHILE
G303/DIMO GASROLER - AIRPORT TEST FROZEN
NINECHECKER - MELTING DOWN EDGELORDS
SCONIA RITUAL - WEIRD
INTERDIMENSIONAL WARLOCK - IT'S GETTING WEIRD OVER HERE
GOLDEN VIRGO - UNILOGIX
ARSONIST RECORDER - BAYESIAN APPROACH (coming on ARKADA 005)
HATCH/DAZ - UNRELEASED
NINECHECKER - MAGAGUN
LECTRO COD E/XULPTOUR - OPEN YOUR MIND
O.D.R/LUPSDIGGA - PROTEST
NINECHECKER - MELTIN DOWN (CYBORG RHETORIC REMIX)
LECTRO COD E - I'M NOT A WHORE
CURSOR MINOR - DECK OF CARDS
BEN PEST - TEKKERS AU
SIGMA ALGEBRA - DIRAC DELTA (coming on ARKADA 005)
OCTOPTIC - PULSACOIL
ALOKA/DAVE N.A - BBQ and VODKA
CLEARLIGHT/SENTIENT - MANDIBLES
ADJ - SATURN URANUS
G303 - JAN CALLING
MORPHOLGY - THUMBPRINT EP

PT Show June 25 w ADJ. CAMINO ACID and BOT 23

Lowfish is battle-scarred Canadian electro and analog IDM producer Gregory De Rocher.
 
Founder of the Suction Records label (with like-minded Robot Jason Amm, AKA Solvent) in 1997 – Lowfish's extensive 20+ year discography spans releases and remixes on some of the world's most respected electronic music labels including:

Suction Records
Analogical Force
Ersatz Audio
Ghostly International
Satamile
City Centre Offices
Crème Organization
Noise Factory
Awkward Silence
ADSR
Vynalogica
Lo Recordings
!K7
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"Lowfish's music is deceptively simple, enormously catchy modern electro, eschewing currently fashionable digital trickery for good old analog skills" XLR8R

"Forget the watered-down schlock that passes for electro these days - this is pure, unadulterated synth music, and it rules" VICE

"Seriously, keine Verarsche! Hört mal genau hin, was sich da zwischen den Schaltkreisen entwickelt: ein Organismus, mehrere Zellen, Synthese dank 240 Volt!Lowfish, der bärtigste Bartträger von Toronto, forscht seit den späten Neunzigern nach Lebensformen im Schall. Gefunden hat er: zwei Dutzend EPs und acht Alben, die alle unter eigenen Label-Laborbedingungen entstanden sind. Sie enthalten Spuren von Delia Derbyshire, Mort Garson und Aphex Twin. Möglicherweise haben sich auch Tin Man und ein Dopplereffekt ins Petrischälchen verirrt. Wurscht, weil das ohnehin nur billiges Namedropping ist, um der organisch nach Luft hechelnden und ganz und gar lebendigen Gefühlsverwirrung einen Namen zu verpassen." GROOVE

Helsi Gotenks (version)

LOWFISH

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