Vanta - Between Life and Death [IO:033]
Release Date: 13.05.2025

Preorder here: https://vantatechno.bandcamp.com/album/between-life-and-death

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01. Dissociative Drift
02. Intrusive Thoughts
03. A Place Between Life And Death
04. Manic
05. Void
06. Blackout
07. This Is Where I Lay To Rest

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„Between Life and Death“ marks Vanta’s inaugural release with the label, exploring the nuanced contrasts of life’s emotional journeys. The album delves into Vanta‘s personal experiences with change, articulating the battle between melancholy and hope. Tracks like „Intrusive Thoughts“ and „Void“ reflect this duality, presenting a narrative that is both unpredictable and empowering. Through his debut, Vanta offers a profound odyssey, utilizing eclectic rhythms and immersive melodies to convey stories of endurance and overcoming. It‘s a powerful exploration of the spaces between joy and sorrow, rendered through a deeply personal musical lens. Each track meti- culously crafts a balance between introspection and the poignant beauty of moving forward, inviting listeners into a deeply personal yet relatable world. „Between Life and Death“ serves not only as an auditory experience but also as an emotional journey that resonates deeply with listeners, offering both solace and inspiration.

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Follow Vanta: 
@vanta_techno
vantatechno.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/v_ant_a/

Credits:
Written and produced by Marvin Hoyer (Vanta).
Mastered at Klangstellwerk
www.klangstellwerk.de
Artwork by @polygonia.

Between Life And Death

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IO:033 || Vanta - Between Life And Death

ꜰᴁ𝟢𝟢𝟥 - ʀʜɪᴢᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ

ɪꜱ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟᴏꜱꜱ ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀʏ? 

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴇꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴꜰᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴘᴜʟꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴇɴɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ, ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴇꜰɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜰɪxᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ. ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴛʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴘᴀᴛʜꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪꜱꜱᴏʟᴠᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴜɴʜᴜʀʀɪᴇᴅ ꜱᴛᴇᴘꜱ. 
ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɪᴍʟᴇꜱꜱ—ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪɴɢ, ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜʀʀᴇɴᴅᴇʀ.ᴇᴀᴄʜ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴘꜱ ᴀɴ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ, ᴀ ᴅéʀɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴀɴᴅꜱᴄᴀᴘᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡɴ ʙᴜᴛ ꜰᴇʟᴛ.ɴᴏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴀʟ, ɴᴏ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ—ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜰʟɪᴄᴋᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠᴀɴɪꜱʜ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴏɴᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪꜱᴏʀɪᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏɴʟʏ ꜰʟᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ, ʙʟᴜʀʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʀᴅᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ…

ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏꜰ ɢᴀʀʏ ᴅᴜᴠᴇʀɴᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʀɢ𝟢, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴀ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ-ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ᴀ ꜱᴄᴜʟᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴠɪʙʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪꜱɪʙʟᴇ ʟᴏɢɪᴄ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴀ ꜰɪʟᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴅᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀʏ, ᴜɴᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴍɪɴᴏᴜꜱ.

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ https://soundcloud.com/alix-plessis https://soundcloud.com/dalidacarnage https://soundcloud.com/sub-accent https://soundcloud.com/pont-levis https://soundcloud.com/prieste5s https://soundcloud.com/yonvonkim https://soundcloud.com/kamen-music https://soundcloud.com/slowfoam https://soundcloud.com/anemiflux https://soundcloud.com/tomo_sound https://soundcloud.com/connaharaway https://soundcloud.com/kal1one https://soundcloud.com/behindcurtains ꜰᴏʀ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ꜱɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋꜱ.

ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ.
ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ.

ᴀʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ : Sansplomb.95 & Carg0
ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ : IREN

Sub Accent - High Speed Train in Fog

23 year old Australian based Kaisei debuts on Mirror Zone/Optic Portal with and extensive body of work named "Sketchbook". A well crafted look in the brain of the Sydney based artist going through genres such as techno, drum and bass, downtempo and other experimental forms over the course of 22 tracks packed as a 2xCD digipack physical and digital release.

releases July 1, 2025

Optic Portal 2025
Written and produced by @kaiseikitada
Mastered by NJ at Soundstuff Studio
Artwork by Jacopo Tripodi

[OP005] Kaisei - Sketchbook

@tadan127 - muses 12" vinyl EP

BUY: https://area127.bandcamp.com/album/muses

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘓𝘗, 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢127 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥-𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 ‘𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘢’, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴. ‘𝘓𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 27’ 𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺, 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 ‘𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴’, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 – 𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵-𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺. ‘𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’ 𝘸𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘶𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦-𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳.

Tadan - Muses (12" snippets) [127AREA005]

Fonzo - Crystal Artefactos 
Crystal Artefactos [QR106 / Qilla Records]

Produced by Telmo & Ricardo Afonso aka Fonzo
Mastered by Vipul Angirish at Audiosol
Artwork by Aniruddh Mehta at Studio Bigat
Released by Qilla Records from Goa, India
Release Date: August 18th, 2025

Portuguese live duo Fonzo return to Qilla Records with Crystal Artefactos - a shape-shifting EP that deepens their trippy and hardware-driven sound. The four originals traverse ambient techno, hypnotic grooves, and psychedelic drum & bass, held together by ritualistic rhythm and atmospheric detail. 

Remixes from Qilla mainstays Vridian, I7HVN, and Floating Machine expand the EP’s dimension - each refracting the originals through their own distinct sonic prism.

Fonzo (Viseu, Portugal)
https://soundcloud.com/fonzo-5
https://www.facebook.com/Fonzoacid
https://www.instagram.com/fonzo.pt

Qilla Records
https://www.qillarecords.com
https://soundcloud.com/qilla
https://www.facebook.com/qillarecords
https://www.instagram.com/qillarecords
https://qilla.bandcamp.com

Oslated.
http://www.oslated.com

Crystal Artefactos

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Fonzo - Crystal Artefactos [Qilla Records]

@einerleimusic on @art-bei-ton

BUY: https://artbeiton.bandcamp.com/album/einerlei-suguna

Art Bei Ton’s 5th EP features the precise and refined sound of Einerlei, captured in six pieces. From the first track of the release, Einerlei weaves and crafts an ever progressing immersive, atmospheric and psychedelic journey that quickly thrusts the listener into an introspective space.

Each piece is patiently paced while the body of works consistently builds on the existing rhythmic texture. The release also features a collaborative track with SHFT and a remix from the London-based, Ukrainian artist, Volodymyr Gnatenko.

The EP’s title track, Suguna, presents a broken-beat, rhythmically pulsating environment that evokes a sense of urgency and confrontation as it sinks deeper. 

Artist Insta: https://instagram.com/einerlei__
Label Insta: https://instagram.com/art_bei_ton

𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Einerlei - Suguna [𝙰𝙱𝚃-𝙴𝙿⁰⁰⁵]

Deep techno track released on Art Bei Ton on August 1st 2025.

Part of the Open Call 2025 VA

artbeiton.bandcamp.com/album/open-call-2025

Mastering: Tomás González 
Distribution: Triple Vision
Artwork: Apo.G

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OW12 Loek Frey - Nayan

Some things simply need time to brew. Loek Frey returns to Omen Wapta with his third release on the label: Nayan. The Amsterdam-based artist shares a long-standing friendship with label head Woody92 – keeping each other in motion as artistic peers since the label’s inception. Over time, they’ve built a shared archive of material: sound sketches, tracks, and sonic touchpoints – an ever-evolving third space where their paths continue to meet as they move in parallel. Nayan emerges from this deep-rooted exchange: a distilled six-track release that fuses Frey’s cerebral intricacy with the label’s primordial uncanniness, reaffirming both as key voices in a yet-to-be-defined sonic realm.

Diving into the release, Frey’s signature remains intact – tactile, spatial, and rhythmically precise – but a subtle shift is at play. A paring down. A move toward something more reduced, maybe even more patient, yet no less absorbing. The A side leans inward: deep pressure, spectral traces, and an undercurrent of tension that never quite resolves. It’s music for staying with, not escaping from. Flip to the B side and the palette widens – kicks land heavier, patterns loosen, textures fill the full frequency field. Still deeply rooted in the Wapta world, but with an assertiveness that whispers rather than shouts. Somewhere between absence and force.

With Nayan, Loek Frey carries his Omen Wapta narrative into new territory – merging restless experimentation with dancefloor intention.

A1. Uvan
A2. Lesa
A3. Antagon

B1. Nayan
B2. Gyra
B3. Taira
Nanza (Digital bonus)

Release date: September 23, 2025
Pre-order Bandcamp: https://omenwapta.bandcamp.com/album/nayan-2
Pre-order Clone: https://clone.nl/item80588.html

Written and produced by Loek Frey
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu at Schwebung Mastering
Sleeve design by Woody 's-Gravemade
Words by Brent van den Elshout

Distributed by Clone Records Rotterdam
Vinyl 12" & digital format via Clone and Omen Wapta Bandcamp

© Omen Wapta
Delft, The Netherlands est. 2021

OW12 Loek Frey - Nayan [preview]

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O83-Beat - Housing - Amfibian-09

mateo is a french DJ and producer based in Marseille. His musical journey began with the psychedelic sounds of free parties in Nantes region, where he co-founded the collective A’Sonor. With this group, he experimented various genres, from progressive psytrance to melodic techno and minimal. He then immersed himself in club culture and gravitated towards a mental techno that plays with progression and depth, offering an immersive experience.

His style, deeply influenced by his work as sound engineer in contemporary dance, is characterized by an organic and sensitive approach to sound. He favors texture and groove over melody, creating sonic journeys that invite a sensory and mental experience.

His music explores movement and energy, aiming to forge a connection between the body and the sound. It invites listeners to be swept away by a techno that is both mental, textured, and immersive.

contact : mateo.provost@gmail.com

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