Mastered by Jean Patrice Rémillard
Artwork by Santino Verachi Roche

Medlock - Focus

Medlock - Scat

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: OTON - United [ALC012]

Fuelled by an endless fascination with sound in all its forms, OTON has spent over a decade navigating the vast spectrum of electronic music through producing, mixing, mastering, and DJing — with live performance at the heart of his explorations in all sorts of mental and hypnotic techno.In 2021, he launched Alliance Club, initially as a platform to share his own music with a growing audience. Today, the project has evolved into an independent collective, party series and imprint, known for its integrity and support of alternative artists and scenes. Alliance Club now holds residencies at some of Belgium’s most iconic institutions, including Botanique, Fuse, C12, and Listen Festival. After previously exploring sonic territories characterized by breakbeat rhythms, psychedelic textures, tribal drumming, and raw mental energy, OTON unveiled his critically acclaimed LP, New Forms of Silence, in March 2025. This landmark release marked a decisive and profound shift in his artistic direction, signaling a new chapter in his sonic evolution. This autumn, OTON is set to return with its highly anticipated sequel, New Forms of Silence 2. This new offering delves even deeper into the introspective and resonant side of techno, embracing dubbier elements while demonstrating a clear reverence for the genre's classic roots. Yet, OTON continuously pushes the boundaries of sound design, infusing each track with his unmistakable signature, all released under the Alliance Club banner.

Mastering:  Baptiste Langlois aka OTON @ GRADA
Artwork by Jonathan Castro Alejos

𝑶𝑻𝑶𝑵
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/oton
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/oton____

𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆
Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/allianceclub
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/allianceclub_/
Bandcamp : https://allianceclub.bandcamp.com/

New Forms of Silence 2 [ALC012]

United

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𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: OTON - United [ALC012]

The second form of New Forms of Silence finds Brussels producer https://soundcloud.com/oton pushing his hardware sound into denser territory. Released via his https://soundcloud.com/allianceclub imprint, the album arrives hand in hand with a new A/V show created with visual artist Onohno, unfolding the project as a full sensory experience.

Find the full read here: https://www.minimalcollective.digital/editorial/premiere-oton---101mas3

New Forms of Silence 2 will be out on September 26th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via https://allianceclub.bandcamp.com/album/new-forms-of-silence-2.

Premiere: OTON - 101MAS3 [ALC012]

Sunday 5-6h30

Thanks to Céleri Rave Festival for the invite, and to all the “célérats” who stayed up late and brought such an amazing vibe!

Alvex @ Celeri Rave 2025

@kia-sydney & @livwutang
Photo: Carla Lubrano Di Sbaraglione & Raphaël Chêne

Kia & livwutang at pe:rsona 2025

1h set for Celeri Rave Festival with grooves guns and mental weapons 🌀

Avius C b2b Sigurd @CeleriRave Festival

@soundsofkaspiann (live)
Photo: Carla Lubrano Di Sbaraglione & Raphaël Chêne

Kaspiann (live) at pe:rsona 2025

UK producer Medlock dives into experimental textures soaked in metallic grit ~ embracing the darker cuts of tekno, techno, trance and beyond.
Building hypnotic soundscapes laced with tension and space - minimal, eerie, and locked into the pulse.

@med1ock

CRUDE MIX 256 - Medlock

Recording of Spekki Webu & Woody92's set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Spekki Webu & Woody92 at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

𝕍𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 - 𝔻𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 [𝕍𝔽𝕆.𝟙𝟜]

⊹⊹ Pre-order: https://virtualforestrecords.bandcamp.com/album/diplopia
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Strange autumn rains are falling, revealing hidden pathways.
Time for 𝕍𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 to bear a new twin fruit.

𝔻𝕚𝕡𝕝𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 is a celebration - of our beloved corner of the underground, of community beyond geographical borders, of creative interconnection. Thirteen masterful collaborative tracks from all corners of the world, by spearheads of the underwater avant-garde, ranging from the darkest dubstep to the most abyssal tribe. The soul and essence of tomorrow's hybrid deep-end scene, condensed into a timeless gemstone.

𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘: 
@1tauceti ✢ @natural_limit
@paul-revee ✢ @solarythm_deeptech_side
@formant-value ✢ @simonebauer 
@bluhol ✢ @eastern-distributor
@umanyazar ✢ @nawl_music
@sentientsound ✢ @paracusia77
@sharu ✢ @c_coiffure
@loiflan ✢ @rm_estali
@kick_21 ✢ @troisquartstaxisystem
@yotahh ✢ @voicheck
@maelitaa ✢ @qqantt
@fluidmatter ✢ @solmadj
@javrsalazar

⊹⊹ Out on November 26, 2025 

artwork by hypereikon
mastering by AES Dana at @ultimae studios
distributed by Underscope

© 2025 Virtual Forest Records, France
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VFO.14 Various Artists -- Diplopia [Previews]

Techno. Deep. Hypnotic. Fast. Mental. 
⛓️💆‍♂️👁️🚄🌀

Avius C b2b Sigurd @CeleriRave Festival

SIGURD