To speak to Luca Daniel Schwarz aka LDS about his music is to be enthusiastically guided into a complex world of his own creation: clean and powerful techno which pulses with life from the textured patterns and drum sequences that have fills and accents that would make anyone who's picked up a set of drumsticks envious.

Yet this ecosystem of noise is deceptive; Schwarz's process for making music is very different to how a live drummer would create the same subtlety of performance. Forever researching new technology, Luca got deeply interested in different programming languages, and created a series of probability based music tools for manoeuvring sounds and sequencing.

Manipulating those probabilities takes a skillful alchemy, needing understanding of both musical structure and how the tools he devised work. To return to the drummer analogy, if the drummer is focussed and intentional in the moment of playing, then the method used in LDS tracks is almost diametrically opposed, with all of the intention coming in the assembly of the instruments, potential paths, and gateways; once play is pressed the music flows, following all the rules that were set in advance, not unlike a domino run or Rube Goldberg machine.

And like a domino run, the results are fascinating and, ultimately, fun: staccato vocals pop in and out in 'zipp prompt'; laser-like synths pulse; background noises sweep across the aural plane of the dub techno of 'diff, blockmix' and 'pow' adding texture that brings vitality all-too-easily missed out when complex mathematical processes become entwined with music creation. The high sensitivity to texture and rhythmic detail in Stadion Progg is multiplied further on Jean Redondo's remix - whose track, Hypersonic, was the backbone of 2023's 'yet' compilation on Tresor.

The balance between technology and a sense of fun might also come from the maker; it's not easy to overstate Schwarz's passion for what is now his favourite way to make music, "it never gets boring. There's always a moment of anticipation to see what actually emerges." And the true "power of 2" comes into play when the resulting music can be fed back through the system again and again, potentiating the music in exponential ways.

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PREMIERE: LDS - mud zu

Jafadan is now the leading electronic music selector where futuristic sounds and rhythm are presented in this new release called Sonic Horizon.

In our LTD series presented for this great release that brings a lot of energy and bright rhythms.

Written by: @jafadancontact
Mastered by: Octte Studio
Artwork by: 7 Times 7 Design
Release Date: April 15, 2025



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Jafadan - Sonic Horizon [KVLTÖ Records LTD / KVLTD006]

Dylan Hayes' debut LP, We Don’t Own, We Create, via Berlin-based label, Futurepast, is a sonic trip balancing club functionality with experimentation, out on May 9th.

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Hidden Recordings, NYC-based underground emissary of full-throttle techno return with a bruising triple threat: 'DSC028-DSC030', the latest dispatch in Deepak Sharma’s ongoing DSC series...Of the trio, 'DSC028' is the eye of the storm. Like a drone swallowed into a Detroit basement, it barrels forward on a rhythm section that resembles a concrete mixer possessed by a ghost in the machine. Kick-drums hit like depth charges while delayed synths ricochet around the mix. A pack of hi-hats carve paths through the haze, while metallic percussion cuts through the density like makeshift tools. It’s bunker techno at its most mercurial, slipping between solid and vapour, haunt and hammer.

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Deepak Sharma - DSC028 [Hidden Recordings]

For their inaugural release, London-based Vysyon presents Mercuri: an enchanting EP of enigmatic techno featuring work by Swiss artists Varuna & Mateo Hurtado, out on June 2nd.

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Premiere: Varuna - Uvez Echos

Ascending Lights is the second collaborative release from Scøpe, Xanexx, and Ve Bogel, recorded through a series of jam sessions in Seoul and Miryang, out on May 30th.

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Premiere: Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel - Klein Bottle

This debut album carves out a singular path between deconstructed club music and immersive textures.

Free from established genres, it invites the listener into a world of sound design where every element becomes material to explore.
Ambient, techno, dub, the influences are present but always filtered through a deeply personal approach.

Produced by Manuel & Matthis Domarchi aka 232Lab
Mastering by @eafhmlive at Secuencias Temporales Studio, México.
Artwork by Scencist
Released by Secuencias Temporales from Mexico
Release Date : May 12th 2025

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AF Premiere: 232Lab - Cuty Ring [Secuencias Temporales][OUT!!12.05.25]

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Italo Brutalo. "Surveillance State" comes off the new album, Second Horizon, forthcoming on Bungalo Disco. The German producer possesses an incredible armount of retro analogue synths, and he certainly knows how to use them and push them to their limits. Congratulations, listener. You are about to step into an alternate electronic universe. Featuring 12 all original tracks and today we premiere track 4, Surveillance State. 

Out May 29th on vinyl + digital. Pick up at: https://italobrutalo.bandcamp.com/album/second-horizon

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PREMIERE: Italo Brutalo - Surveillance State [BD015]

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DJ KSET, also known as Kaique, a.k.a. "the glitch in your algorithm," is the digital caveman of the decks. Armed with nothing but a football jersey, a dusty cassette soul, and a speaker named Alexa, KSET is mixing his way out of the jungle and into your brainwaves. His name? A cocktail of “K” from Kaique and the number 7 from his football days, sounding suspiciously like “cassette,” and, in Portuguese, hilariously close to cacete. Coincidence? Definitely not.

Expect imperfect perfection. KSET thrives in the "oops," the happy accidents, the glorious glitches. He doesn’t just blend songs, he splices them together like DNA strands to evolve a third beast entirely. He's still learning, still experimenting, but every beat is a raw and primal stomp forward.

Forget the VIP lounge. This is bedroom rebellion. Just KSET, his mixes, and Alexa (his only groupie… for now). Get ready for the rise of the EVO Apes

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Premiere: Scøpe, Xanexx, Ve Bogel - Klein Bottle

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