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The Brighton-based producer and creative mastermind, @Caldera-caldera, lets us delve into his multi-faceted personality with his new EP, 5D Worlds. No VR set needed, Caldera follows the chant of the sirens and the shamanic incantations but never directly references them: a psychoactive journey without the psychedelics. Caldera’s 5D Worlds is a hyperreal ride, from his signature dubby grooves to his lesser known Tech-Trance whopper fantasies – As the BPM evolves, the sound designs morph and the gentle percussion give way to sonar-like synths and binary rhythms. Are you finally hearing the sirens ? Good, you have arrived at your destination.

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MASA 006 delves deep into the sound of Leipzig resident HAL (@h0a0l)and includes two additional collaborations with his long-time friend & studio partner Perm (@perm-3). It's an elegant selection of tracks produced between 2018 and 2023, some of them recovered from long-lost hard drives and carefully remixed with the help of T I N's keen ears.

An always-present groove, magnetic synth-scapes, and saturated ambiance set the pace throughout the EP while the warm and fuzzy sound makes for timeless joy, blending throbbing techno with deep house and dubby nuances, giving every beat a distinct texture.

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https://masaseries.bandcamp.com/album/masa-006

MASA 006 - HAL (& Perm) (Snippets)

Taken from: VC-118A - Waves of Change - Delsin Records - 157dsr

buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7731/vc-118a/waves-of-change
buy digital: https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/album/waves-of-change

On his fifth album as VC-118A, Samuel van Dijk (@mohlao) is using his evolved electro practice to explore the notion of change - a universal constant which keeps us barrelling towards unknown futures.

With 2021’s Spiritual Machines, van Dijk presented a new approach which took his established (and celebrated) sound into downtempo and experimental pastures. Now the Dutch artist builds on that premise with a clear-sighted focus on the idea of change, as forces and factors in our present moment accelerate the states of flux within our lives.

Crooked machine rhythms remain the driving force behind VC-118A, but it’s the treatment of the drums and the richly developed layers around them which tell the story. The sources are largely analogue, from a trusted bank of outboard tools ranging from 606s and 101s to ample modern and vintage effects and various modular systems, but these sounds are carefully sequenced and shaped with digital processes to create the nuanced tones and textures which envelop Waves of Change. Crucial to the spatial immersion of the album is the subtle drop in tempo, widening the rhythms and leaving room for the atmospheric sound design to have a greater impact.

The fluid synthesis and sound design which permeates tracks like ‘The Deep’, ‘You’ and ‘Replace Image’ might well be considered a sonic metaphor for the ever-shifting state of the universe, while the reliably crisp rhythmic structures applied to the likes of ‘Heat’, ‘Club’ and ’Elektri’ have a metronomic quality as steadfast as time itself.

It’s the extended immersion of ‘Motherboard’ which offers the most complete summation of the album’s qualities at the midway point, coursing through subtly vivid soundscapes guided by elegant, constantly probing drums. The snatches of voices which emerge through the mix are those of van Dijk’s parents, sampled from a discovered box of tapes from the mid-80s when they were both sound artists. Thematically, the samples also embody the sense of change van Dijk was striving for making this album, capturing a moment in time for his now-separated parents when their lives were very different.

Balancing the disciplines of machine-powered sequencing and hand-shaped sound to render his ideas in sonic form, the continued evolution of VC-118A results in another mesmerising record steeped in craft and loaded with intention.

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VC-118A - You (taken from 'Waves of Change' 157dsr)

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Full stream of Alfred Czital & Vand's "Nnt," taken from P​.​J​.​M. EP on Harmony Rec., out September 29.

Pre-order: https://harmonyrec.bandcamp.com/album/p-j-m
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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Repetitive Rhythm Research mainstay Frequency returns to the series with ''Turn The Light''. Taking cues from classic Detroit influences but taking it even deeper with trippy vocal edits and tight production. Alden Tyrell & Serge turn the lights up with a bottom heavy remix. ''Space Dub Work'' closes in style with it's deep dubby breakbeat.

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French-Italian artist @gigi-fm christens her new Sea~rène imprint with five cuts of sparkling ambient-infused techno. Listen exclusively to ‘Spazio Teletrasporto’.

More info: https://djmag.com/listen/premiere-gigi-fm-spazio-teletrasporto

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Answer Code Request & Amotik - LED - Delsin Records - 158dsr

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/8286
digital: https://answercoderequest.bandcamp.com/album/led

a1. LED
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Two Berlin techno icons merge their art for a first collaborative EP on Amsterdam's Delsin Records. The two prolific producers have been playing a series of back to back DJ sets in the past months before they joined forces in the studio. The result is a flawless combination of their own unique styles, atmospheric break-beats from Answer Code Request matching the impeccable grooves and deep subs of Amotik.

Answer Code Request & Amotik - LED (158DSR)

Taken from Krafthaus 001 EP on Kraft und Licht, out December 28.

Pre-order: https://kraftrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/krafthaus-001
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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The next journey comes from DRGBL5 the gifted artist from Moscow.

The enigmatic gem from the depth of his mind is called R 2.8 EP, which dives into the dub's minimal techno zone with a twist of an atmospheric organic soundtrack.

His personal signature sound draws sci-fi scenarios, while he keeps a danceable approach for the listener.

Acid notes blistering into the time through his ''RO _2'' track proves his fearless sound techniques, a pure blast for the speakers.

RO_5 outro track with broken beat micro vocals and laser bins extract a deeper more esoteric look into the deep tech,

A fantastic EP that proves DRBL5 has the potential and the powerful force to build a new sound a level of escapism a new language that will translate the vides of the electronic community.

Connect with his frequencies and let yourself self-go, on a journey around planet sound.

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MASA 006 - HAL (& Perm) (Snippets)

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