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Two years after releasing the acclaimed Crash Recoil, Anthony Child aka Surgeon returns to Tresor with new LP, Shell~Wave. Retaining the minimal equipment list and studio-version-of-live-show-sets approach of the previous album in order to focus on the work itself, Shell~Wave is a deeply personal document of both where Surgeon is and has been, converging three decades of experience with a continued curiosity in the untested.

"To make this project, I had to dig really deep in terms of what my relationship was to techno; I've been involved with it for a really long time and there's a lot about it I feel dislocated from, so I had to really think hard about what techno is to me. I often get asked "what is techno to you?" but I can't answer that with words; this album is the answer."

From the complex, twisting track Infinite Eye to the caustic Soul Fire, the eight tracks that make up the body of the album are single-take explorations of the vast, hard yet minimal techno Child is synonymous with. 

Neatly dividing the record in two, the emotional centre of the record comes in the form of Dying, a vibrating, beatless piece that with a mantra-like vocal loop steeped in reverberating effects.

Further echoes of dub production appear throughout the record as tracks like Divine Shadow, and Empty Cloud have an almost ever-present mist of reverberation, driven by the appearance of a new delay unit in the equipment list; while much of the philosophy of Crash Recoil's creation is present, the process and the instruments have changed as Child again switches up his approach to studio work.

This insistence on trying novel techniques doesn't preclude returning to old ones, as this use of modern digital machines with live, hands-on takes that are as inspired by 60s producer Joe Meek and 70s reggae as they are by this year's synthesiser expos.

"For me, it's an interesting experience returning to old techniques again after 30 years. [I'm] always exploring and finding myself back at the beginning. Connecting the present with the past."

This philosophy of 'time travel' is inherent to the music itself as the synchronised loops repeat while the delay and effects branch out, forming unique eddies; distinct quantum moments within the circular whole; the future leaking through the spaces between the sounds. All of the concepts on the album are perfectly communicated through the painting by Taiwanese artist Jazz Szu-Ying Chen which suggests the movement of water, sound waves, and the chitinous shells of sea creatures.

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Surgeon - Soul Fire

Pensa Poetico

7. Fadi Mohem - Submerge

FutureUnknown

FutureUnknown (Voxattack)

Loss

Loss (Mr. G's Raw Dub)

Ackermann & Vinicius Honorio - Count the dead and wait for morning (129bpm version)

Genesis

Genesis (Daniel Avery Remix)

Dream Night

Lose Myself

Volver

Corazón

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TAKKUUK (Original Soundtrack)

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Tarrak & BICEP – Taarsitillugu

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Japanese Techno pioneer Ken Ishii returns to Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects with the ‘Autopilot’ EP, arriving 22nd August 2025. It follows his first appearance on the label in 2023, where he collaborated with Dutch duo Kamara on the ‘Powerplay’ single.

‘Autopilot’ kicks oﬀ with an unsuspecting, rolling groove while playful synths sneak up and bounce oﬀ its rhythm. The trip continues with ‘Sunset Flight’, lush chords washing over deep, subby low-end, rising high before delving back into the background while delicious percs play between its pounding kick drums. Closer ‘Grid Bounce’ then returns to mischief, machine-like sequences tumbling over an unrelenting beat, excellently building pressure for maximum dancefloor wonk.

“With this EP, I wanted to combine the funky and happy side of my music with driving techno elements. The EP and track titles were inspired when I was on a long-haul flight. So happy to release these three tracks in one EP.”
– Ken Ishii

DJ and producer Ken Ishii is one of the founding artists behind the Japanese Techno scene, he debuted on R&S Records in 1993 and quickly rose to global acclaim, releasing on labels like Harthouse, Exceptional, and now Rekids’ RSPX oﬀshoot, while collaborating with artists like Jeﬀ Mills, who remixed Ishii’s 2019 ‘MOBÏUS STRIP’ album on U/M/A/A.

He is also the founder of the 70 Drums label, co-brewer of KIKK IPA, worked on theme songs for the 1998 Winter Olympics and the Japanese government for the 2005 World Expo, and continues to innovate through projects ranging from video game and anime soundtracks to collaborations with Jazz artists.

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Barry Can't Swim - All My Friends (ATRIP Remix)

All My Friends (ATRIP Remix)

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Our first track — a moment for us to have fun with our sound and share the vibe we’re creating.

World of the Ride

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Gear:
Korg Minilogue XD, Roland SE-02, Oberheim OB-X8, Behringer VC-340, Roland D-50, Spectrasonics Omnisphere, NI Massive, NI FM8, Serum, Arturia Pigments

Inspiration:
Daft Punk, Jean-Michel Jarre, Massive Attack, Hans Zimmer, UNKLE, Lamb, Cut Copy, Fit, La Roux, Moby, SBTRKT, Austra, Gorgon City, iamamiwhoami, DJ Shadow, Basement Jaxx, Archive, Röyksopp, Amel Larrieux, Nero, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Portishead, Imogen Heap, SOHN, Boards of Canada, GusGus,  Vanessa Daou, Fuck Buttons, Little Boots, Oh Land, Fever Ray, Chromeo, Flunk, Chungking, Chromatics, Flying Lotus, Bitter:Sweet.

Scuba is a maker of music from the UK. He is also the founder of a record label called Hotflush Recordings.

FutureUnknown (Voxattack)

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