• 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

FLEUR SAUVAGE opens its catalogue with FS001, a deeply embodied live recording from Italian sound artist https://soundcloud.com/katatonicsilentio, captured during the 2023 edition of La Nature. Rooted in the festival’s intimate atmosphere, the label emerges as a vessel for preserving these once-unrepeatable encounters, where sound becomes a shared, transformative experience.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-katatonic-silentio

FLEUR SAUVAGE 001 will be out on June 13th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://fleursauvage.bandcamp.com/album/fs001-katatonic-silentio

Premiere: Katatonic Silentio [FS001]

@gandpsyche invites you to step into a sonic jungle and feel the pulse of the organic rhythms and psychedelic swirls, guiding you on a mind-bending journey through soundscapes both primal and futuristic.

SC: @gandpsyche
iG: https://www.instagram.com/_gan_d/

Artwork c.elestyalthreads
iG: www.instagram.com/c.elestyalthreads/

NO BORDERS PODCAST 69 - GAN D

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

With Sketchbook, https://soundcloud.com/kaiseikitada unveils a sprawling 22-track debut on Dutch-based Optic Portal, the https://soundcloud.com/mirrorzone sublabel. Our premiere, Tongues, offers a glimpse into a project that has been years in the making, opening up a space where the electronic music of tomorrow is shaped. 

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-kaisei---tongues

Sketchbook will be out on July 1st, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://mirrorzone.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Kaisei - Tongues [OP005]

@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]

Next up on our label showcase: a one-hour descent into neofolk and DPBM.
Fucckkk no – Vienna-based artist Transki doesn’t bend his sound for fame and he sure as hell won’t chase algorithm-driven trends. “I can’t stand it when people try to flatten every subculture and niche into one,” he says. Staying true to his vision, Transki breaks away from the mainstream with a spiritual path mix of goa trance, progressive trance, Detroit electro-techno and ragga dancehall, all deeply rooted in raw ‘90s aesthetics.

@transki_mysticresearch

TERRA MAGICA #011 Mix Series – TRANSKI

Neotex’s upcoming album The Mind Is A Series Of Patterns sketches out a personal take on techno, loop-driven, percussive, and wide open in scope.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-neotex---hidden-intentions

The Mind Is A Series Of Patterns will be out on August 22nd, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://natural-high1.bandcamp.com/ or https://www.deejay.de/Neotex_The_Mind_Is_A_Series_Of_Patterns_NH004_Vinyl__1171159

Premiere: Neotex - Hidden Intentions [NH004]

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]

Siooqh Tales ༶ Jugulaire
@jugulaire32

In this third tale, inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, we enter a realm of transformation, where human existence dissolves into nature, fragility encounters spiritual power, and chaos entwines with unity.
Crafted by Jugulaire, a DJ and producer who sculpts sound as raw, emotional material, this mix unfolds like an instinctive journey through an inner forest. Embracing neurodivergence and invisible disabilities as sources of creative force, she turns heightened perception into visceral soundscapes.
Blending insect-like textures, deep earthy bass, and unsettling rhythms, her vision evokes a world both fragile and powerful: a metamorphic passage that disorients, grounds, and transforms.

Siooqh Tales ༶ Jugulaire

Crossfade Sounds delivers a special remix edition of ZeroA's Goblins, featuring ten reworks that span the full spectrum of dub-inspired sound. A Belgian artist and longtime label regular, ZeroA's work here is reimagined by Asphalt Layer, Deepdrome, dESUS, Emesh, Francesco Tamburrano, ORBIA, Substak, The Open Circle, Victor Lopez, and ZeroA himself with a Collisions Mix. From slow, dubby 94 BPM explorations to classic oldschool dub techno aesthetics, the package highlights both the versatility of the original track and the creative breadth of the Crossfade Sounds family.

Stream/Download here: https://go.protonradio.com/r/rlAlFVE_1qrv0

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ZeroA - Goblins (Francesco Tamburrano Remix) [Crossfade Sounds]

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