Amazzone EP by Pianeti Sintetici and Simon Oak mark the second release on Milan-based label, Stagno Records, out March 28th.

Pre-order: https://stagnorecords.bandcamp.com/album/amazzone
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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@simonoak

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Premiere: Pianeti Sintetici & Simon Oak - Pluviale

Buy link: https://obtuseswamp.bandcamp.com/music
Artists: @kontinum @esgeem @maquis-son-sistem

Obtuse Swamp's second ecosystem "Hadal Biocenosis" is the result of two years of sonic exploration by Leipzig-based artist Kontinum. Moving from conventional techno to a more bass-oriented sound, he left his comfort zone and experimented with unusual grooves and textures for this release. The EP is rounded off by two remixes from french dub expert Són du Maquís and fellow Leipzig producer Esgeem.

Release date: April 11th
Catalogue nº: OS02
Original production/mixing by @kontinum.lpz 
Remix production/mixing by @esgeem & @son.du.maquis 
Artwork & Branding Design by @fredonne
Mastering by Marc Teixidó / @tetric__
Digital Distribution by EPM Music 

© Obtuse Swamp 2025

Kontinum - Hadal Biocenosis (Inc. Esgeem + Sòn du Maquís rmx) / OS02 Snippets

• cycle.bender ⌬

cycle.bender will be our new digi only series on Optic Portal. Exploring forward thinking, experimental dance floor music.

by: @formant-value @aasudd

Optic Portal 2025 - cycle bender series
Written and produced by Lorenzo Zucchetti (Formant Value), Aa Sudd
Mastered by NJ at Soundstuff Studio
Artwork by Jacopo Tripodi

cycle0.3 - Formant Value // Aa Sudd

Simone Bauer - Spirale

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

Floating, Glowing - a six-track voyage through shadowy low-end terrain.

Releases: 1st August

ALL Profits to Pay The Rent

Written, produced, mixed and arranged: @rxexx
Remixes: @andygarveyandygarvey & @auto-genesis
Mastering: @xysid
Artwork: @niph.ophila (Instagram)

Floating, Glowing

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RXEX - Floating, Glowing (SNIPPETS)

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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]

Dense harmonics mark Gergely, the debut of Hagva on Stagno Records. The duo of CP1 and Not Mass shape four tracks where heavy drones set the ground and charged percussion carves pathways into deeper listening.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-hagva---khaini-sn003grgly

Gergely will be out on September 15th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://stagnorecords.bandcamp.com/album/gergely

Premiere: Hagva - Khaini [SN003GRGLY]

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cycle0.3 - Formant Value // Aa Sudd

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