Buy link: https://bipolardisorder1.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-side-a-bdva003
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For its third VA installment, the label delivers 14 tracks that span the full arc of day and night, capturing the raw energy of peak-time euphoria and the depth of late-night reflection.

Friends of the label, both long-standing and newly discovered through open demos, come together in a balanced showcase where emerging artists meet established names across two distinct yet complementary sides.
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Artist: Shanda
Vocalist: Francesca Enge
Title: Just a Little More
Label: Bipolar Disorder Rec.
Catalogue: BDdVA003
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno | Groove
Release date: 12.09.2025
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Mastering: @chlaer_
Artwork: @ggrdzelishvili

Shanda - Just a Little More [BDVA003]

Stream/Download: www.innershah.com/r92

Inner Shah Recordings welcomes Italian producer Vicky Montefusco for the first time, unveiling the L’ago dell’Ego EP. Known for a prolific and diverse catalog across some of the most respected imprints in electronic music—including NEIN, Renaissance, Internasjonal, BAU_HAUS, Rare Wiri, and Science Cult—Montefusco brings his singular touch to the Berlin label.

A native of Napoli, Montefusco has long been a fixture of the European underground, blending sharp electronic frameworks with a flair for melody and drama. On L’ago dell’Ego, he presents two tracks that capture the breadth of his style while expanding Inner Shah’s own sonic landscape.

The title track, “L’ago dell’Ego”, is a dark electro cut brimming with tension and drive—an intricate machine workout charged with shadowy energy. It’s precision-built for the late hours, balancing intensity with detail.

On the flip side, “See You Sun” shines with Italo-inspired warmth and indie dance momentum, its infectious groove anchored by a recognizable motif lifted from a 1982 hit. Rather than simple nostalgia, Montefusco transforms it into something new: bright, playful, and built to resonate across generations of dancers.

With L’ago dell’Ego, Vicky Montefusco makes his Inner Shah debut, affirming his reputation as a producer who can move between dark edges and radiant hooks with equal strength.

L’ago dell’Ego EP will be available on all digital platforms this September via Inner Shah Recordings.

Stream/Download

Vicky Montefusco - See You Sun [Inner Shah]

Madd Rod: https://www.alineaa.net/maddrod

A.1850 Madd Rod

"Delayed Departures", the third single from Madd Rod's forthcoming studio album, follows the sweat-soaked energy of "Make You Sweat" and the nostalgic flow of "Do Not Fade" with a brighter turn. Blending Electroclash attitude with Indie Dance momentum, it rides warm, krautrock-tinged synths and a buoyant groove. The result is a radiant club track built to lift a dancefloor without losing its edge.

Delayed Departures

Madd Rod - Delayed Departures (Original Mix)

Man Power invites Diz (Public House Hi Fi) - 11 October 2025

Anyone following this guest mix series will probably know our next guest. He’s been a huge inspiration for Blank Wave, and one of the main reasons this platform exists in the first place.

Luca Venezia aka Curses — the Berlin-based DJ, producer, and label curator — blends New Wave, Post-Punk, Italo-Disco and EBM into dark, romantic club soundscapes that bridge nostalgia and modern energy (like no other). His latest album Another Heaven (2024) showcases his evolving sound, following Incarnadine (2022) and his debut Romantic Fiction (2018).

Together with Skelesys, he brought the duo Silver Tears to life, delivering a guitar-driven mixture of Post-Punk and Dark Wave with haunting melodies and cinematic textures. Curses also curates the brilliant Next Wave Acid Punx compilation series and runs Ombra International, a label dedicated to shadowy dance music from around the globe. His live sets, often featuring bassist Dame Bonnet, add a raw, post-punk edge to the dance floor and you should visit his live show whenever possible. With his monthly radio show Together Alone, Curses continues to navigate the twilight zone between wave and club culture — making him one of the defining voices of this darkly romantic movement.

Enough said, Blank Wave Guest Mix 115  — an exclusive spellbinding journey made just for this series incl. some rare vinyls, some all time favs and lots of premieres. Curses forever!

Follow: @cursesforever 

Artwork: @silent-shouts

Photo: Reyes Vollmond

Tracklist:

01.⁠ ⁠Tangerine Dream - Kiew Mission
02.⁠ ⁠Luca Venezia/ Last Defender OST -  Hollow Shells
03.⁠ ⁠Oh Well - We Will Rock You (Ullman Mix)
04.⁠ ⁠Blind Vision - Betialic Beat [PITCHED DOWN]
05.⁠ ⁠Kim Wilde - You Came (Dub Version) [PITCHED DOWN]
06.⁠ ⁠Mina - Capisco
07.⁠ ⁠Steel Mind - Bad Passion (Instrumental Version)
08.⁠ ⁠Enigma - Sadeness (Violent U.S. Remix)
09.⁠ ⁠Electrosexual - Age Of Access [PITCHED DOWN]
10.⁠ ⁠Art Of Noise - Donna
11.⁠ ⁠Danse Alice - Petit Monde
12.⁠ ⁠Center of the Universe - Who put Acker Bilk on the guestlist
13.⁠ ⁠Valentina Moretti - Planet X
14.⁠ ⁠Kebab Traume - SinisterFunk
15.⁠ ⁠Orion Agassi - Ultrabarrio
16.⁠ ⁠P.J.istes - Sofocation (Mystery Edit)
17.⁠ ⁠O - Track With No Shame (Curses Edit)
18.⁠ ⁠Madd Rod - You Don't Want My Heart (Vocal Mix)
19.⁠ ⁠Charlou - It Is A Revolution
20.⁠ ⁠MCL - New York, New York (JUST DRUMS Curses Revamp)
21.⁠ ⁠Art Fact - Im Jealous (Curses Remix)
22.⁠ ⁠Blind Vision - Don't Look At Me (Razormaid Mix)
23.⁠ ⁠Guru Josh (Curses Pecorino Revamp)

Blank Wave Guest Mix 115: Curses

Squeeze DJ - Detesto (Original Mix)

Triumph

Altered View - Triumph (Original Mix)

1 Alva Noto - A Forest 
2 Fred Berthet - Rockay (Strucure of Magic Bonus mix)
3 Madd Rod - After The World Collapses (Tronik Youth Remix)
4 PBR Streetgang - V.V.P.V (Das Komplex Remix)
5 Dash UK - Fast Fashion (Chinaski Remix)
6 Chez Milo - Kaiser
7 Madd Rod - She Moves In The Shadow
8 Perel - Busy DJ (Extended Mix)
9 Shurmin Nikita - Klevo Lapus (Roe Deers Dub)
10 James Rod - Giorgiolate 
11 Tiga - Ecstasy Surronds Me 
12 Fernanda Arrau & Ketiov - Mexico Tour
13 Marcello Giordani - Arcade Fever
14 Antic - Fire
15 Tiga - Silk Scarf (Feat.Fcukers)
16 Roctiv - Trintage (Facets Remix)
17 Chemical Brothers - Out of Control (Sasha Remix)
18 Tin God - Fugue
19 Ian Vale  - Rejected
20 Curses pres. Tutto Vetro - Wild Things (Fabrizio Mammarella Remix) 
21 Silver Dagger - Strange Train Feat.Rebecca (DJ 1T Remix)
22 Endril Schroeder & The Hacker - The Emergency (Back From The Wave Breaky remix)
23 Ackerman - Happy Days (Tronik Youth Remix)
24 Romans - Aleria 
25 Harvey Mckay - Tears In The Rain
26 DJ Streaks - Slinky (IWF Extended Edit)

Feed Your Head Guest Mix: Tronik Youth

Stream/Download: maddrod.com/ice

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)

Going Non-Verbal in a Sweaty Dark Room

I met Daniel at the Above Below Festival, set in the beautiful landscape of the Chiltern Hills. He played a wonderfully dubby set, and his style and selection caught my attention immediately.

As both an organizer of the festival and a writer for the Brooklyn-based platform Delayed, his passion for music and careful selection is unmistakable. No one can describe his set better than he can himself — so I’d like to share his own words with you. 

"This set was recorded in a remote barn in upstate New York, nestled amongst the Catskill hills. It was part of a music-centered and cosy getaway with the Delayed family and friends, held to embrace the change of season, and connect people across continents. 

This one hour of selections became a special journey where time seemed to stop for me. Friends melting into the sofas around me. The set moves from delicate soundscapes, glitchy notes, warm chords, and keys to dusty vocals, galactic talk, and a groovy melody, but ultimately maintains softness and a sense of calm. 

The preparation was fairly non-existent: I just dropped 125 tracks onto a playlist. It was a mix of old, new, and many I'd forgotten I even owned or what they sounded like. A path with multiple bends and nooks emerged, guided by a sense of nostalgia, mellow lighting, and a few spontaneous choices. 

One track really stood out: "Farewell #7." I had forgotten when I bought it, but the vocals—"I miss you partner," followed by the response, "I miss you too"—made the emotion take over. I felt vulnerable, and a couple of tears graced my left cheek, as it was four years that week since I lost one of my dearest friends, Goose. He was right there with me in that moment, and it felt profound. 

Allow yourself to rise and fall with the times. Beauty is right around the corner, ready to surprise you when you least expect it."
@danpeplow

artwork: @nikolajtsao

1 Letna | Untitled 2
2 Felt Body | riverbank blue 
3 Felt Body | little snow landscape
4 Sonmi 451 | The Circadian Clock
5 Plank & Ishq | Kernow Removals Stardust (Mick Chillage Remix)
6 Architectural | Sentir 
7 Sam Purcell | There Was Nothing
8 Rainbow Conspiracy | Exploration
9 E Ruscha V | Who Are You
10 Mantis | Nothing is True
11 Desolate | Farewell #7 
12 Will You | Don’t Forget To Remember
13 Alien D | The Artist’s Prayer
14 Fruit | Bedroom Romance
15 Khotin | You Made My Weekend Wonderful

floating details | daniel.

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 → lf@innershah.com 

→ info & tourdates → www.maddrod.com

→ profile and cover photo credit → Larissa Larsen

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