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Every artist hits a point where polish starts to feel like a cage. In Constant Evolution is Madd Rod’s way of breaking out.

His third studio album follows Sad Behaviour (Discotexas, 2023), a record that marked his transition toward something rougher, freer, and more emotionally charged. This time, Madd Rod takes that instinct to its logical conclusion: imperfection and rawness not as failure, but as a way to keep it real.

Across thirteen tracks, In Constant Evolution drifts between EBM, Electro, Indie Dance, and Krautrock with unfiltered emotion. The warmth of analog gear, the hum of room noise, and the occasional slip of timing are all left in as part of the texture: a quiet protest against overproduction packaged as an album that sounds lived-in.

As founder of Inner Shah Recordings, Madd Rod isn’t chasing perfection. He’s documenting the process of becoming. In an industry that sells the illusion of resolution, In Constant Evolution is a reminder that the cracks are where the light gets in.

Tracklist:
1. Storms on a Hidden Moon
2. Fighting the Oppression with Love
3. Rainy Days in the Summer
4. As The Sun Rises East
5. Playing With Your Love
6. She Moves In The Shadows
7. Make You Sweat
8. Big Cities Make Me Feel So Small
9. Where Did You Go, Winter Sun?
10. Going Non-Verbal in a Sweaty Dark Room
11. Delayed Departures
12. Do Not Fade (Eternal Love Mix)
13. The Tension of the Last Goodbye

Press contact: info@innershah.com

All tracks composed, arranged, and mixed by Madd Rod in Berlin, Germany
Mastered by Chris Zippel at Genuine Sounds in Berlin, Germany
Artwork photography by Larissa Larsen (@moonshutterlab)

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Live recording from my set this Saturday evening / Sunday morning at Sisyphos in Berlin, playing at Dampfer from 4AM to 8AM.
Thank you for the vibes in these insane 4 hours — I got home tired, sweaty and happy! ❤️

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Madd Rod @ Sisyphos - 26.11.2022

Sad Behaviour

Selva

Xiclet

Xiclet (feat. Noporn)

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Madd Rod | HÖR - Feb 13 / 2024

Sad Behaviour The Remixes, Pt. 1

A Tiger in the Ballroom (Bizzarro Universe Remix)

Ausstieg

Q Update

Yesterday I played one of my favourite sets ever - definitely not perfect, but the energy in the room was wild. Played new and old tunes, from tracks from 1979 to tracks yet to be released. The smiles, the shouts of happiness, and the connection in the room that reminds us we are still human, and that clubbing is still a way to escape our day to day routines. Sadly club culture is at risk, and this was probably my last set at Renate as this legendary institution is set to close its doors soon, but I'll bring this and many other nights there in my memory for life.

Thank you for reminding me what this is all about <3
Rod

Madd Rod @ Inner Shah x Renate, Berlin - 02.05.2025

Last year I met Tina in Leiria, Portugal, after her show at Stereogun, during Monitor festival. We clicked, and talked music, and we got to the idea of me doing a remix of one of her tracks. Driving home, I listened to her two albums, and every track felt like “the one”, so I ended up downloading a bunch and trying to jam over them, before making my decision. I ended up feeling “Words Unspoken” the most, and decided to ask Tina for the stems. After 18 versions (perfectionism meets ADHD), we’re finally putting out the last one next week via my imprint, @innershahrec.

Such a pleasure and honour to work with such a talent!

Night In Athens - Words Unspoken (Madd Rod Remix) [Inner Shah]

Madd Rod inaugurates the new mix series of Inner Shah Recordings with a 60 min set, featuring some personal favorites and unreleased music from the label.

TRACKLIST
1. Paloma - Estrada (Midnight Mix) - In Their Feelings (2022)
2. JaasRoo - Fantastic Mr. Fox - Riotvan (2025)
3. Headman - SomeVersion - Relish (2024)
4. Aditya Permana - XTC - Decadenz (2020)
5. Cowboy Rhythmbox - We Got The Box - Phantasy (2024)
6. Lauer - Hump Acid (Lexx Remix) - Permanent Vacation (2025)
7. Altered View - Fast Paced Life (Radondo Remix) * - Inner Shah (Unreleased)
8. Tech Support - Shanty - Self-Release (2023)
9. Kasper Bjørke - Venetian Blinds (Panthera Krause Remix) - hfn (2020)
10. Altered View - Triumph - Inner Shah (Unreleased)
11. Lennart - Midnight Desire - Bordello A Parigi (2024)
12. Madd Rod & Noporn - Xiclet - Discotexas (2023)
13. Anders Hajem - Memory (Massimiliano Pagliara Remix) - Full Pupp (2024)
14. Vasconcellos - Italo Metálico (Mike Sacchetti Remix) - Inner Shah (2024)
15. Madd Rod - Force Mécanique (Capitulation Mix) - Inner Shah (Unreleased)

ISR Off-Stage 001: Madd Rod

Pour ce numéro 169, entre rythmes et notes, @maddrod incarne la curiosité qui sommeille en Rodrigo Pinheiro (c'est son vrai nom). Originaire de Lisbonne, DJ, producteur et directeur d'Inner Shah Recordings, il défie les frontières entre les genres de la musique électronique grâce à une approche à la fois nostalgique et avant-gardiste. Installé à Berlin depuis 2022, il a redécouvert son identité à travers un son rétrofuturiste qui a culminé avec son deuxième album studio, Sad Behaviour (2023) – une plongée robuste, punk et intime dans le passé, tournée vers l'avenir. Après sa sortie, il a passé un court séjour au Portugal, renouant avec la scène club du pays, créant sa série d'événements, Panthera, et travaillant sur Sad Behaviour: Expanded Edition (2024), qui a ajouté quatre nouveaux singles à l'album.
Son dernier album, l'EP Make You Sweat, sorti sur Inner Shah en février 2025, prouve qu'il maîtrise parfaitement la recette de ce mélange de genres. Rétro, brut et implacable, son son donne le pouls du mouvement.

Fred Ventura - Lost in Paris (Italoconnection Rework)
Madd Rod - Force Mécanique (Capitulation Mix)
Happy707 - FM o.O
Hong Kong Counterfeit - Metal Disco (Legowelt vs Orgue Electronique Mix)
Funk Hunk - Shun
The Hacker & Endrik Schroeder - The Voyagers
NECRØ - Into Oblivion (Madd Rod & Radondo Remix)*
Madd Rod - You Don’t Want My Heart (Vocal Mix)*
Robotiko Reject - Communication
Facets - Raw (Stigma Remix)
Black Light Smoke - Last Song Before Sunrise
Proper Monday Number - High Horse (DFA DJ Edit)
Credit 00 - Outtabahn
Altered View - Fast Paced Life (Man Power Remix)*
Madd Rod - Make You Sweat
Robotiko Rejekto - Density (The Radio Mix)
“O” - Orgasm (Hetero-Version)
Squeeze DJ - Roma
Bobby & Frankie - Pump & Relax (E.E.’s ‘Mancesco in the Lab’ Edit)
The Comfort - Bad Spencer
Venice Arms - Cuore Nero
Night in Athens - Words Unspoken (Madd Rod Remix)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (DJ Hell Remix)

*Unreleased

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Madd Rod | Foutoir Moderne #169

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-world-collapsed

Madd Rod - Math Lab

Following the slow, brooding pace of Fast Paced Life, Altered View returns with Fruit from the Trees, the second cut taken from their forthcoming album Midnight Area. Built around a steady, hypnotic pulse and teasing, almost taunting vocals, it trades introspection for motion without losing the duo’s signature tension.

On remix duties, label boss Madd Rod steers the track into tripped-out club terrain, folding in acidic textures and flashes of early trance. Meanwhile, legendary UK producer and selector Justin Robertson lends his unmistakable signature, offering a low-slung reinterpretation: part electro, part post-punk, part warped dub, with just enough swing to keep it unstable.

Altered View - Fruit from the Trees (Madd Rod's Acid Trance Closet Mix)

Madd Rod - These Shoes

> IN DARK WE TRUST:
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Madd Rod - IN DARK WE TRUST #378

out on nein
https://neinrecords.bandcamp.com/

Madd Rod - You Don't Want My Heart (Vocal Mix)

Madd Rod - After The World Collapsed (Original Mix)

Recorded live at The Purple Fridays in Madeira.
3h30 of Dark Disco, EBM, Progressive and Acid House with an incredible crowd.

Press play and relive the night.

Madd Rod @ The Purple Fridays, Estalagem da Ponta do Sol, Madeira (19.09.2025)

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The Tension of the Last Goodbye

Do Not Fade (Eternal Love Mix)

Delayed Departures

Going Non-Verbal in a Sweaty Dark Room

Where Did You Go, Winter Sun?

Big Cities Make Me Feel So Small

Make You Sweat

She Moves in the Shadow

Playing with your Love

As the Sun Rises East

Rainy Days in the Summer

Fighting the Oppresion with Love

Storms On A Hidden Moon

Electronic music DJ & Producer based in Berlin → Founder of @innershahrec and @paaaanthera → Releases on Discotexas, Get Physical, NEIN, Harabe, Volition, Worn Pop, among others

→ booking requests (Europe & West Asia) → anna@shapespirit.agency 
→ booking requests (Rest of the World) → lf@innershah.com 

→ info & tourdates → www.maddrod.com

→ profile and cover photo credit → Larissa Larsen

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