Sebastian Mullaert has always favoured the long arc: of tracks, of creative cycles, of artistic trust. His next chapter unfolds in the form of a new vinyl only label, born in close collaboration with Ulf Eriksson — his longtime friend, ally and the steady pulse behind Kontra Musik, a label that’s been both home and launchpad for many of Mullaert’s most vital releases.

K-Files is built on two foundations: singularity and multiplicity. Every release will present a single track refracted through three or four different versions — each one approaching the core idea from a distinct creative angle. These are tools not just for DJs, but for listeners who hear dance music as more than just rhythm — as mood, as exploration, as transformation.

The first release, KFILE 001, sets the tone: deep, dubby, and spacious, it invites patience and immersion. But like all good rituals, the process will shift. Future releases are already poised to explore other territories: sharper energies, stranger grooves, unexpected colours.

In an world increasingly defined by instant access and digital saturation, K-Files stands
intentionally apart — a slower offering. A return to physicality, to process, to the tactile rituals of listening, selecting, and playing music with care.

K-Files is a sublabel for those who play records not just to move bodies, but to open space. A
platform for sonic evolution, variation, and perspective. A place where dance music is not pinned down — but opened up.

Each record will be released exclusively on vinyl.


K-FILES 01

K-FILES01 -  Sebastian Mullaert  - K-FILES01 PREVIEW

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-artifvct-shapeshifter

Indian imprint Qilla Records (@qilla) returns with 'Shapeshifter' - a precision-engineered deep techno release from Delhi-based producer Siddhartha Sharma aka ARTIFVCT.

Spanning six tracks, @artifvctmusic distils the intensity of his sound into something sharper, darker, and more physical. Each track feels meticulously forged, with every rhythm and texture serving a deliberate purpose. From the pulse of 'The Cleansing' to the entrancing sway of 'Nimbus', Shapeshifter demonstrates an artist in control of his craft.

ARTIFVCT - Shapeshifter [Qilla Records]

Ehndo’s Exploration Zone marks a natural continuation of the path he began with Genesis on Penumbrum earlier this year, one where rhythm, tone, and patience meet. Released via the Brussels-based imprint Empyrean Wave, the label’s second release points toward a promising direction, an emerging platform attuned to subtle motion and refined design. The EP brings a quiet yet confident expansion of Ehndo’s palette, joined by a remix from Australian producer Al Dente.

Our premiere for today, “In Search,” embodies Ehndo’s understated craft. Its percussive liquid flow and clean sound design move with quiet logic, each sound in service of a slow-building momentum that never quite tips over. Rather than pushing forward, it circles gracefully, inviting attention through small detail and restraint. The result feels less like a peak-time statement and more like an opening chapter that defines the mood to come.

Exploration Zone is set for release on November 5.


https://soundcloud.com/ehndomusic
https://www.instagram.com/ehndo____/

https://soundcloud.com/empyrean-wave-943958516
https://www.instagram.com/empyreanwave/

Write up by @gilleswasserman 

Follow us on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/itsdelayed
https://linktr.ee/delayed
https://www.delayed.nyc
https://www.facebook.com/itsdelayed
https://www.instagram.com/_____delayed
https://www.youtube.com/@_____delayed

Contact us: 
info@delayed.nyc

PREMIERE: Ehndo - In Search Of [Empyrean Wave]

Soaring Above the Nave

Soaring Above the Nave (Martinou Extended Remix)

„Tutto passa, ma nulla si perde.“

Few sentences capture the essence of Italian-Venezuelan artist Ricardo Baez better than this. Born and raised in Florence, he has become one of the most compelling bridges between club culture, emotion, and identity. With his debut album Tutto Passa, Ricardo distilled his musical and personal journey into a work that is at once introspective, universal, and profoundly human.
Baez’s story begins in a family where music was never secondary: his Italian father, a collector of old blues and jazz records, and his Venezuelan mother, who accompanied dance classes with 1980s pop cassettes. This blend of melancholy, rhythm, and nostalgia forms the DNA of his sound. Yet for Baez, music is never an archive – it is movement.

This ethos runs like a red thread through his work. As a DJ, producer, and founder of the legendary Florentine party series Tropical Animals (since 2010), he stands for openness, curiosity, and a sound that blurs boundaries.

Ricardo Baez exemplifies a generation of artists who see music as a mirror of inner motion. He moves between studio and dancefloor, Florence and Berlin, emotion and structure – always searching for what remains when everything changes.

His new release, LTMP / Some Days Are Suspicious, continues this exploration. Staying true to the themes of his musical DNA, Baez fuses influences from breakbeat, house, and deep house into a layered, meticulously arranged work. Nothing is accidental – every sound is deliberate, every layer tells a story. Once again, Ricardo Baez demonstrates that change is not a contradiction, but the driving force behind true creativity.

The visual identity of LTMP / Some Days Are Suspicious was created by Konstantin Fürchtegott Kipfmüller, a visual artist studying at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach under Heiner Blum. His practice centers on subtractive painting—a process in which color is not applied, but removed. By scraping away layers of monochrome pigment, Kipfmüller reveals unexpected spatial dimensions and textures beneath the surface. Deeply influenced by the urban environment, his work transforms traces of decay, weather, and time into abstract visual narratives. The cover thus mirrors Baez’s own musical exploration: both uncover hidden layers, both search for meaning in what remains.

Ricardo Baez - LTMP

from the mini album IN AND OUT, out now via Macro https://macrorec.bandcamp.com/album/in-and-out-ep

Bandcamp

𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒆: Impérieux – Baka [Macro M82]

For the first time, Endrik Schroeder and The Hacker have joined forces. Their unique sounds and styles have combined seamlessly to produce a 12” that draws on their own musical histories. The title track pulls the listener into a darkened sweaty basement, a space where neon lights leer and quivering speakers vibrate. Melting elements of new beat and rave revelry, the track is bawdy and bold. Robotic samples cut through siren blasts, clean snare rolls skidding in thick basslines and creamy breaks. Two remixes follow, both care of fellow French producer: Back From The Wave. First up is the “Breaky Remix”. Adhering to the club origins of the source material, this remake sends melodies ever higher as drums lift elated lines to the stern refrain of “Emergency”. The “Indie Remix” closes. The glowsticks are sheathed in this version, instead it is the soaring keys that are given the limelight with beats bolstered for extra bite. Three tracks set to delight and ignite dancefloors.



Endrik Schroeder & The Hacker - The Emergency [Bordello A Parigi]

https://soundcloud.com/speysinthemix https://soundcloud.com/sinchicollective
🛒 https://sinchilove.bandcamp.com/album/altered-states-vol-13
🔊 https://youtu.be/z-9g1yj196I

Sinchi Music has always excelled at curating talent from across the world in its eclectic and avant-garde Altered States series. Through twelve distinctive volumes, we’ve championed forward-thinking artists from all corners of the musical landscape. The thirteenth continues that bold evolution.

All sales from this not-for-profit release will be donated to the Sinchi Foundation to support Indigenous forest guardians in the Brazilian Amazon through our initiative Treesistance

Suba (Kyrgyzstan) with "Enchantment” invites us into a slower, deeper state of movement: a Hypnotic Reverie. Drawing on hypnotic tribal rhythms, the track builds on the waves of percussive trance, a spell woven from sharp beats and drone textures unfolding. The first glimpse into our 13th Altered States compilation is a captivating call to the dance floor.

Millhouse (US) maps the thermodynamics of the dance floor with “Heat Exchange” to induce the state of Kinetic resonance. This cosmic Italo disco exploration translates the push and pull of energy into a tapestry of bassline and melody, resulting in a sound that feels both universally familiar and thrillingly new.

Sarv's (Palestine) "Shartan" evokes a state of Cathartic Resistance. A story forged by Sarv in a shelter under missile fire, the track is a powerful synthesis of Eastern Mediterranean soul: a driving bassline, the strum of a Turkish baglama, and choked Greek vocals that plead, “Help me, feed me, I cannot move, freely, dive deep inside the hive.” It is a dark, hypnotic dance between survival and creation, where ancient arches frame a modern struggle, and movement becomes an act of defiance.

SPEYS's (Poland) "Breeze" evokes a state of Liminal Serenity. Inspired by a fresh spring gust, the track explores an appealing, undefined space between sonic landscapes. It is a cohesive musical ritual that captures the feeling of a gentle threshold, a moment of organic calm suspended between rhythmic definitions.

Jabba 2.3 (France) “What do I want” evokes a state of Sensory Alchemy. It begins with a vocal sample he long coveted, transformed through a slower, psychedelic lens. The introduction of undulating acid loops acts as the catalyst, turning the familiar into a trance of new sonic experience.

Misata's (Russia) "Crystal Error Memory" evokes a state of Lucid Recall. Inspired by the fragility and distortion of memories, the track uses a deep bassline for rhythm and sharp acid lines to create tension, perfectly capturing the sensation of a past moment surfacing with vivid yet altered clarity. 

Tracklist:

Suba ft. Ro Nin - Enchantment
Millhouse (US) - Heat exchange
Sarv - Shartan
SPEYS - Breeze
Jabba 2.3 - What do I want
Misata - Crystal error memory

PREMIERE: SPEYS - Breeze [Sinchi]

Hoy tenemos el honor de recibir un regalo en forma de Mix de una figura imprescindible, además de icónica, en el desarrollo de la escena madrileña -y nacional- tal y como la conocemos hoy: Iván Smoka.

Tracklist:
01. Omar S - Ah Nother One
02. No Regular Play - Hollywood
03. Bad Cop Bac Cop - Retro Futurist
04. Autechre - Lowride
05. Arcanoid - Detroit City
06. Black Spuma - Metallo Nero
07. The Main Stem - Contorsion Danse
08. Mic Newman - Machine Love
09. Sporting Life - Hydrate The Hustle (Galcher Lustwerk Remix)
10. Sascha Ciminiera & Ise Jr. & Phonk D - Nightsteps
11. Subway - Testing
12. Klyne - Don´t Stop (Pearson Sound Remix)
13. Luke Vibert - Acrobot
14. Perception - Feed The Feeling

Check:
Iván Smoka
https://www.instagram.com/ivansmoka.dj/
https://soundcloud.com/ivansmoka

MIX: IVÁN SMOKA x BEATBURGUER

@mantast — Began DJing in 1997 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Since the early nineties, he has been a regular at various rave parties. He has been heavily influenced by Detroit Techno and the likes of Acid House, an experienced veteran of the craft. With over twenty years of experience on vinyl, he has delivered countless unforgettable moments on stage. When people describe his style, they often say: “Once you listen, you feel the journey.” Shaped by years of meticulous musical selection and refined taste, he creates emotions through deep sounds. For this Studio Sessions episode, he ventures into the digital realm, once again proving that creativity knows no boundaries. He is also the founder of @partyzanai, a label that proudly brings together a family of sub-labels, including @gars.records and @pz.records.
——
The studio is located in Kaunas, Lithuania. If you’re ever in the area, grab a USB and jump in; our doors are always open! 🎬
——
We're always looking for DJs from around the world to join our episodes — not just in “Studio Sessions”. Our mission is to connect the world through music. Only 14 out of 195 countries so far, still a long way to go! 🌎
Hit us up if you’d like to collaborate and grow together! 🙏🏽❤️
——
Follow Mantas T:
https://www.instagram.com/mantast/
https://www.partyzanai.com/artists/mantas-t/
https://linktr.ee/mantast
https://ra.co/dj/mantast
Labels:
https://www.instagram.com/pz.records/
https://www.instagram.com/gars.records/
https://www.instagram.com/partyzanai/
——
Follow Decks&Stories:
https://www.instagram.com/decksandstories/
https://decksandstories.com/
https://www.facebook.com/decksandstories/
https://soundcloud.com/decksandstories
——
Our Mission: Through music, we aim to connect the world. We're currently searching for international DJs to feature in our episodes. So far, we've reached 14 of 195 countries worldwide and 8 of 44 in Europe.
If you're a DJ, please get in touch with us. We’d love to organise an episode with you.
——
And if you'd like to support our journey, feel free to buy us a coffee and help us keep moving forward! With you, we can do everything! ❤️
https://buymeacoffee.com/decksandstories
——
Contact / Bookings: decksandstories@gmail.com

#decksandstories  #cdj3000 #studiosessions  #dj  #minimal  #housemusic #housemusiclovers  #deephouse  #edm  #electronicmusic  #music  #musicjourney  #studio  #retro  #retrostudio #edm #music #dancemusic #musicproject #techhouse #cult

Studio Sessions #29 Mantas T

Early support by Andrew Weatherall, Volte-Face, Dexter, Ben Sims, Marcel Dettmann, Leftfield, Erol Alkan, Truncate, Renaat Vandepapeliere,  Borusiade

Cosmic Force - Transmitting Illicit Logic Ep (SoHaSo 018)

bandcamp > https://bit.ly/2K2Oijs
rushhour > https://bit.ly/2IE28bL
clone > https://bit.ly/2KKHd7P
decks > https://bit.ly/2wZm2Ni
bordello > https://bit.ly/2x2e8CL

A1 Cosmic Force - Mighty Envy (06:09)
A2 Cosmic Force - Haunted By My Past (04:25)
B1 Cosmic Force, Legowelt & Orgue Electronique - Transmitting Illicit Logic (05:29)
B2 Cosmic Force, Legowelt & Orgue Electronique - Transmitting Illicit Logic (Silicon Scally remix) (06:27)

Something Happening Somewhere
@sohaso 
www.somethinghappeningsomewhere.com/

Artist: Cosmic Force
https://soundcloud.com/cosmicforce
Title: Transmitting Illicit Logic
cat nr.: SoHaSo 018
12” vinyl (limited to 300 copies) (18-05-2018) 
Artwork: Steele Bonus
Distribution: Kompakt

Living legend Cosmic Force is welcomed on Something Happening Somewhere for an all-out electro affair including a collaboration with national treasures Legowelt and Orgue Electronique. As the name implies, Transmitting Illicit Logic is a tale that can’t be understood solely with our binary brain cells. Reality always escapes the corridors of the mind and fails to be caught in it’s believed opinions and oppositions. Cosmic Force is here to guide you through the maze and helps you to relax these muscles, trading it for a more direct energetic connection that will put you into hyperspace. 

Mighty Envy is an unforgiving piece of arp centred electro, pushing the envelope without letting go of the gas pedal. Pulsating bells along the way signal you onto the cosmic runway, there is no space left except to surrender. Haunted By My Past accelerates to even further places. Inspired by EBM it’s a funky dance floor workout in which a sexy AI tells you everything about you you’ve never wanted to know. The great digital escape, you’re trying to make way to the reboot button but finally find out the damn thing doesn’t exist.

In Transmitting Illicit Logic we first encounter an older AI model which got stuck in one of its own created habits and as a consequence is only left spitting out deranging synth arpeggio’s. After we pass him we find a doorway to a hidden bar… the rest is history. Grand Theft Auto meets stripped back robot moves. Finally, we have Silicon Scally remixing Transmitting Illicit Logic, warping you to an even tougher and weirder dimension.

Cosmic Force - Haunted By My Past

Something Happening Somewhere
OOSSHA / NOWHERE

http://www.sohaso.com
https://sohaso.bandcamp.com/

Something Happening Somewhere (SoHaSo). 
Founded by https://soundcloud.com/nunodossantos, residing in Utrecht, The Netherlands. "The name itself leaves a lot open for your own imagination."