release date (vinyl / cd / digital): 21st of October

“I've intended to do an album for a long while. The tracks draw upon ideas going back to various points over the last 12 years or so - some of the hooks I wrote years ago other bits are brand new. In some ways I wanted it to reflect a personal arc and the way I tend to do things  - never rushed”

‘Frames of Reference’ is the some 12 years in the making debut album from UK based techno producer Ø [Phase].

Best known by his work on the Belgium based Token Records his style ranges from gritty minimal techno to Detroit influenced material. His debut ‘Module Overload’ was released on London’s Lost/Cosmic records in 2000 and was followed by a string of productions for London's Surface/Inceptive Records and Ben Sims Ingoma imprint.

The move to Token came in 2007, he shortly after began DJing professionally and has since performed at parties across the globe whilst becoming a regular guest at Berlin’s techno Mecca, Berghain performing alongside esteemed peers and supporters such as Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki and Ben Klock. His continued works have seen constant support throughout the techno world and have featured in CD mixes by Robert Hood, Dave Clarke, François Kevorkian and Fumiya Tanaka amongst others. Alongside his production work Ø [Phase] is also a mastering engineer and on/off artwork designer. Starting out at London’s prestigious Sony Music/Whitfield Street Studios, he has cut records for numerous underground dance acts as well as working on projects for mainstream artists.

Now after a string of acclaimed releases on Token and a selection of remixes for the likes of Robert Hood, Mark Broom and Peter Van Hoesen comes Ø [Phase]’s debut long-player ‘Frames of Reference’. Opening with the brooding and building swirl of ‘Binary Opposition (Process 3)’ Ø [Phase] sets out his template of evolving, richly textured atmospheres underpinned by shards of dark and light. ‘The Bwiti Initiate’ revolves around a bouncing techno rhythm that could most certainly traverse the house/techno divide whilst ‘Distracted’ and ‘Misaligned’ are the kind of unadulterated, pummeling, cavernous techno tracks that have made Lost such a party institution.
Then we have tracks like the soft beating ‘Just Another Dance’ providing a lighter edge, embellished with warmth and strings and the thick, densely woven tapestry of ‘Shadow Caster’ which goes from experimental to dancefloor and back again with consummate ease. The off-kilter lilt of ‘Perplexed’ drags us further into the dark before keys and a hint of a melody draw us back upwards for air whilst the fat driving bass of ‘Dirtro II’ and funkier edged menace of ‘On The Edge’ show a virtuoso producer at the top of his game. The closing introspection of ‘Self Deceit’ wallows in subtle nuances before a mid section synth and string intervention pulls us back from the brink before finally descending into the void.


Tracklist: 

2LP 
A1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
A2. The Bwiti Initiate
B1. Distracted
B2. Dirtro II
C1. Misaligned
C2. Just Another Dance (album version)
D1. Shadow Caster
D2. Self Deceit

CD & Digital:
1. Binary Opposition (process 3)
2. The Bwiti Initiate
3. Distracted
4. Dirtro II
5. On The Edge
6. Perplexed
7. Misaligned
8. Just Another Dance (album version)
9. Shadow Caster
10. Self Deceit

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Dirtro II

Ø [Phase] - Dirtro II

Shifted - Leather

Mesquitas - Finding Peace Of Mind (G - Man Remix)

Bastian Leerox-Drift (Original Mix)

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[PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] proudly presents its 86th release — Mountain Altai VA: Katu-Yaryk Mountain Pass. Dub Techno Star Collection, Vol. 9

The Katun River fades behind you, and the road begins to climb — higher and higher, into the breath of Altai itself. Katu-Yaryk is one of the most breathtaking mountain passes in Siberia: 3.9 kilometers of winding serpentine, nine sharp turns, and every meter — a test of spirit. On one side — sheer cliffs; on the other — the bottomless Chulyshman Valley, where echoes travel between mountains, repeating the rhythm of your own heartbeat. Katu-Yaryk is more than a road — it’s a passage, a threshold between earth and sky. A unique feat of engineering carved directly into a steep slope, surrounded by wild, untouched nature. Until the mountain road was built, the only way here was by horse trail or across Lake Teletskoye. This is a place where land, sky, and human will move as one.
Here, silence roars louder than the wind — and fear transforms into awe.

Vol. 9 of Mountain Altai VA is dedicated to this mountain pass — a path that connects not only heights and horizons, but inner states of mind. Nine tracks unfold like footsteps along a winding road, like breaths of high air, like music that moves beside you.

::: Alexander Bogdanov (@alexander_bogdanov_music) — “Universal Language”
Music that needs no translation. “Universal Language” is the speech of altitude — pure communication through sound and silence. Notes become words; pauses, the breath between worlds.

Mountain Altai VA: Katu-Yaryk Mountain Pass is the ninth chapter of our Altai chronicle — where sound becomes a road, and the road becomes sound. Katu-Yaryk is not just a mountain pass — it’s a trial, a revelation, and a prayer in motion. The wind and gravel play percussion, the sky hums with bass, and the heart beats its dub rhythm in unison with the Altai. This chapter, created in celebration of the third anniversary of [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB], is dedicated to movement — upward, inward, forward.
Here, dub techno becomes a path: a journey through fear, altitude, and beauty. It’s music to walk with, to breathe with, to live by. It is Altai — heard at its highest point.

Yours in sound and spirit,
The [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] Crew.


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Mountain Altai VA: Katu-Yaryk Mountain Pass. Dub Techno Star Collection, Vol. 9
1. SUBSET - Serenity and Seclusion @subsetdubs
2. Sascha Müller - The Beauty of Altai
3. Tsubasa Arakawa - Resist @tsubasa-arakawa
4. FloorFan - Altai Horse @floorfan
5. Bardia Salour - LOVE ON ACID @bardia_salour
6. Alexander Bogdanov - Universal Language @alexander_bogdanov_music
7. Armin Bender - Neutralizer @arminbender
8. Anchoret - Mountain @anchoret
9. Giacomo Pellegrino - The Sound Of Autumn @giacomopellegrino
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Label: [PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB] – [PSD086VOLUME9]
Format: Digital
Country: Russia
Release date: 27.11.2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: Dub Techno, Deep Techno, Techno


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Alexander Bogdanov - Universal Language (Original Mix)

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Jokes Up

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Compound Statement

Distance EP

Distance

Amotik 010

Solah (Edit Select Remix)

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Nthng is set to release a new album via Lobster Theremin, an intriguing heavy hitting affair which carries as much musicality as it does punch. A great addition to the catalogue of a label which is as crucial to dance and electronic music as ever.

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