Italian-born, Berlin-based artist VSK delivers his first solo release of 2023. The DJ, producer and familiar face on 47’s back catalogue blends searing techno with trippy motifs, building signature soundscapes, knife-edged textures and misty atmospheres.

Following his collaboration with Flaminia last year on 47, VSK dips into a haunting sound palette on 47036, fusing foreboding feels with an astral touch. The opener, “Sfere a Contatto”, sets the tone with a claustrophobic melody and noise-driven background, while “Terza Variabile” melds squelchy synth notes with marching kickdrums, evoking a menacing mood. On the B-side, the punchy “Ottimizzazion” stitches drone-like notes against a gravelly background, creating tension and a sense of unease. The final track, “Codici e Figure”, displays VSK’s broken-beat stylings, mutating witchy aesthetics and mechanical whirrs to stimulate a surreal, skin-crawling trip.

47036 will be released on June 16th, available as limited edition vinyl and digital formats.

47036

B2 VSK / CODICI E FIGURE

"I picked some old records from my collection as well as the latest additions to my USBs to create this mix. Expect an energetic selection designed to soundtrack your best 4AM workout sessions. Raw, old school beats blended with sexy, groovy and futuristic techno-trance. Play it loud and enjoy!"

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u.r.trax is a DJ, Producer and vocalist from Paris, France. With vinyl, synthesizers, turntables and RCA cables as roommates, a keen eye and a sharp tongue, she cultivated this difference and carried out her first electronic experiments by launching herself into an almost obsessive relationship with music, which she nurtures by playing every day. The time she doesn't spend composing or mixing, she uses to imagine new ways of enriching her project. A jack-of-all-trades and a bit of a geek, she is constantly looking into new creative tools: deepfake, 3D, algorithms. But until she can control her turntables with her mind, it's her body that serves as her work tool, and which has to keep up with the frantic tempo of the DJ life.

From trippy techno to rough and cold electro and “backroom” dark trance, u.r.trax advocates an “immersive music for the mind», cultivating a unique sound at the crossroads of all her musical influences.
In 2020, she released her first record “Folge Mir” on Hector Oaks’ KAOS and in 2021, dropped her debut EP “Moral Krisis” on the sub-label she was offered : “KAOS-URTRAX”. 
Her early tracks have been tinted with a classic and driving techno sound. However, her releases on Nina Kraviz’ trip recordings and her single “Br0ken” on Ellen Alien’s BPitch marked the beginning of a new era of musical experiments. Her first album Third Ear (trip recordings), released in October 2022 was an exploration of worlds, from psytrance to techno and ethereal sounds, all permeated by the artists ever changing musical identity. During this time, she has also produced remixes for Nina Kraviz, Tiga and Boys Noize, and created contemporary classic and experimental compositions for the fashion label Coperni, expanding her sonic palette and endlessly reinventing her creative persona.

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Awakenings Podcast S270 - u.r.trax

i gave some of my early 2000s psy and progressive trance records a spin
lemme know what u think
enjoy<3

mastered by @dallaniel

psy & progressive trance (vinyl mix)

Cataphonic Mix Series 23 __ AYIM

Returning to his roots in live production, OTON shares the 4-track EP Aurora on his imprint Alliance Club. Following his previous neo-rave stylings on the label, Aurora is the product of hours spent in OTON's Brussels-based studio, where he worked with a DAW-less setup and a newly acquired tangle of gear. Such tools remained instrumental in crafting the sonically rich textures of Aurora and OTON's forthcoming album, New Forms Of Silence, drawing from a palette of mental techno, hypnotic tribe, and psy tek. Two tracks from the album—due for release in spring 2025—feature on Aurora, comprising the title track and 'Voltage Controls'. 

"I have always wanted to explore modular synthesisers and polyrhythmic sequencing, but I wanted to inject some of the sounds I've worked with previously, like psychedelic and trippy techno," says OTON. "So I built a modular and produced the album with it. I locked myself in my flat for three or four months and went into a full analogue workflow. Producing with hardware and machines is more natural and enjoyable for me. I'm more creative. And because my background is in composing and performing in bands, Aurora and New Forms Of Silence mark my return to the live set and my musical origins, and a new direction in my sound and process, shifting further and further away from the DAW." 

Fusing a misty soundscape with sheets of squelch, 'Aurora' opens the EP on a beatless note before morphing into a gnarly curveball, formed by an eerie violin-like melody, rubbery drums and squiggly motifs, provoking an atmosphere that's equal parts sharp, sinister and soft. 

On 'Quad Funktion', OTON whips up warbling polyrhythms and tinkling sonic FX, coalescing into an intricate tapestry of psychedelic ambience and relentless technoid drums. While there's no dramatic breakdown to signify a gear change, it's not needed. This is a wormhole for those hazy moments on the dancefloor post-sunrise. 

Shaped by a witchy backdrop and murky bassline, 'Full Reset' meshes visceral sounds that span gurgles and squirmy synths, writhing like snakes between leathery drums. Ideal for swift left-turns into darker, moodier territories. 

Closing out the EP on 'Voltage Controls', which features on OTON's upcoming album in Spring 2025, a combination of horn-like motifs, a melancholic melody and a glitchy soundscape form a fierce and fiery alchemy, building to an urgent, claustrophobic nightmare—a potent teaser of what else OTON has lined up on New Forms Of Silence. 


BCCO Premiere: OTON - Quad Funktion [ALC009]

For the 32nd episode of the Resilience podcast, we are pleased to present a DJ set by Initial Code.

With contemporary selections, a mastery of sound, and consistent artistic promotion, Initial Code has established himself on the Belgian techno scene and beyond.

His DJ sets and live performances have taken him to Belgium’s top clubs and festivals, as well as to Paris, Berlin, and Rotterdam. Active since his early days, his love for music is expressed in many forms.

His style blends tunnel techno and mental techno, with a lasting hypnotic influence. As a sound engineer at the legendary Fuse and founder of the InDepth label, he refines his sound with precision.

With performances at festivals like Stone Techno, a residency on Gimic, an EP on X/Y/Secret, and a release on the 30 years of Fuse compilation, Initial Code is becoming an essential figure in the techno scene.

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Résilience Podcast 032 - Initial Code

Exploring the cycle of evanescent shades of club momentum, Florence-based TOMO(@tomo_Sound makes his debut on Mana Abundance with a strictly dancefloor EP. Polly Magga brings pulsating rhythms, hypnotic loops, and detailed sound design to satisfy high attention span demands.​

The six-track digital release also features a remix by @feral_music, who reimagines "Guidance4" with his signature deep techno textures and immersive atmospheres.​

Pre-order is now available!

Out April 18, 2025, via Mana Abundance Bandcamp.

Artwork:Tilman Kunkel
Mastering: Henry3000

Tomo - Polly Magga

TOMO - Yuminuv

Nexus Premiere 002

Artist: Cylindric
Track: 04 - Stones Fall
Album: Under Carob Tree
Label: Lotus Parable
Cat. No.: LPR014
Mastering: Gio Conti at Artefacts Mastering
Artwork: Divan
Format: Digital
Genre: Hypnotic Techno
Release date: 19/06/2025
Released by Lotus Parable, Cyprus

Buy it here:
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Tracklist :
01. Drifts Through
02. Under Carob Tree
03. Stavrovouni Shadow
04. Stones Fall

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Nexus Premiere 002 - Cylindric - Stones Fall (Lotus Parable)

I made instant techno track for my Birthday. Also celebrating my 29 years of raving life, dancing to techno. 
I enjoyed editing piano sound to trumpet like sound as I have Miles Davis photo at my desk staring at me😆
I'm  working on all kind of techno tracks now. Please follow me for new ones!  Thanks🧡

Shiningemix777   〜Birthday Blues Tek 〜

Taken from the night of Π37: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1126074

Π37 - excerpt / απόσπασμα

030303 dj's live @ Intercell Acidnight Amsterdam

03030 dj's live @ Intercell Acidnight 25.01.2019

Resilience is a multidisciplinary Parisian collective that focuses on music and video, all of which is always linked to techno.

The project was born by producing video recordings in abandoned places before organizing club events, especially at Nouveau Casino in Paris, where the collective has a regular residency.

Renowned artists such as Deniro, Psyk, Lewis Fautzi and Setaoc Mass have been invited and the collective is also composed of three talented residents: Justine Perry, DC11 and diapasøn, who each bring their own style and unique energy.