dark space& deep matters

Pedro Aguiar - Western Digital

D5 - Edward Edits - Delsin Records - dsr-x23

buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9398/d5/edward-edits

a1. Compumotion (Edward Edit)
a2. The Deep (Edward Edit)
b1. Dark City (Edward Edit)
b2. Network (Edward Edit)

@Edward shares his personal DJ edits from classic D5 material.

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D5 - Edward Edits (dsr-x23)

FatCat Records - Slack City - September 2025

Taken from: Xenia Reaper - Nept Polarisation - Delsin Records - dsr-e16

New album by @xeniareaper to be released on Delsin Records on November 7th 2025.

buy vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9294/xenia-reaper/nept-polarisation
buy digital: https://xenoplex.bandcamp.com/album/nept-polarisation

Delsin invites you to submerge into the prismatic electronica of Xenia Reaper. Across nine tracks of exquisitely rendered sonics, the shadowy producer engages in the time-honoured craft of introspective sound manipulation, folding gaseous pads into dissected breaks and running heavyweight machine pulses through achingly beautiful synthesis.

Xenia's work makes a striking impression, and they've left a breadcrumb trail of self-released transmissions on their own Xenoplex platform alongside a more forthright appearance in 2024 on the always-essential INDEX:Records. The sound is sharply realised, modernist music that revels in the finegrain detail afforded by technology, but never at the expense of warmth and charm. It's nuanced electronica for deep listening, but it also hits on an instinctive, physical level.

For Nept Polarisation, an exacting selection process took place to comb through the prolific swathes of material coming out of the Xenoplex studio. It was primarily written in their Eurorack system and Max For Live between 2020 and 2025. You can hear the shifting, expressive flair of modular manipulation and the advanced acrobatics of Max sound design throughout, with needlepoint rhythmic interference puncturing through blissful cloud blooms of melodic ambience.

Bending and folding through non-linear structures according to their internal logic, Xenia Reaper offers up a three-dimensional sound world with more than enough presence to hint suggestively at the soundsystem.


Xenia Reaper - Green Pulse (taken from 'Nept Polarisation' dsr-e16)

VC-118A - Avian - Delsin Records - 162dsr

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9278/vc-118a/avian
digital: https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/album/avian

a1. Avian
a2. Avian Scape
a3. Distorted Name
b1. Chord
b2. Blush

In an intricate lattice of ever-evolving electro exploration, Samuel Van Dijk (@mohlao) is back on Delsin with a new EP. Under his VC-118A alias, the Helsinki based producer presents a richly textured, cinematic strain of machine funk that reaches beyond dancefloor functionality to test the expressive potential locked within electro's crisp rhythmic framework.

There's a melancholic mood hovering over Avian as Van Dijk allows a subtle edge of distortion to creep into his flickering drum programming. The end result is a pensive sound that touches on the moodiness of orchestral composition, unfurling patiently across extended run times without losing focus. With his characteristic attention to detail and broad dynamic range, Van Dijk continues to offer up a sophisticated, emotionally-charged strain of electro like no other.

VC-118A - Avian (162DSR)

Forces, Reactions, Deflections

Grain Stress

Following in the tracks of Musique de Film I & Musique de Film II, Ümlaut’s new album, Musique de Film III, continues to explore the relationship between sound and vision. As a point of departure, this album presents a new creative direction in the evolution Ümlaut’s unique world. Each of the twelve audio and video tracks were created individually and simultaneously, with an overarching theme of perpetual geographies in mind. While the titles impart hints as to a song’s inherent meaning, room is left for listeners to discover their own interpretations. Simplicity is the key. For maximum sensual impact, songs are stripped down their essentials. Nothing is superfluous. The sound is futuristic, yet immediate, where being in the moment yields rewards. A palette of atmospheric colours and spectral harmonics lures the listener into a peaceful dimension of silence and harmony, where delicate field recordings and distorted textures are threaded with warmth.

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Ümlaut - Frost Descent

“At the beginning of working on this album I had an idea of the feel that I wanted to achieve, but no clear direction. I had a piece which I was experimenting with that captured that feel and sent it to poet, Neil McRoberts, to get his thoughts. 

He wrote back; “when I put the track on, the initial sounds brought an image to mind of someone moving very carefully in an abandoned and crumbling building, perhaps stepping on the broken pieces of an old picture frame. I had the impression that the person had returned to the ruin of somewhere they had lived in the past and as the more melodic elements of the music emerged, with their beautiful melancholic melody, they seemed to embody the memories of the person, looking back with a mixture of sadness and happiness. That set of thoughts made brought to mind some of the abandoned homesteads that are scattered in the rangeland and corners of the valley floor.

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Adrian Lane - Their Ghosts and Ours

Agonis - Mantis 18 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS18

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9475/agonis/mantis-18
digital: https://agonis.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-18

a1. Snow Field Fractals
a2. Kongruenz
b1. Cloud Roller
b2. Bristle

Delsin's Mantis series welcomes @agonis-amenthia with a heavy-hitting four-track workout geared towards adventurous dancefloors. As a leading figure in forward-thinking techno, Agonis has helped pioneer a scene that folds multiple tempos, styles and rhythms into a cohesive, dance-focused strain of psychedelic hypnotism. Co-running amenthia recordings from his base in Zürich, Agonis has long explored the creative potential where elegant, immersive 4/4 and drum & bass intrigue intertwine.

On Mantis 18, he carefully adjusts his sound palette to move beyond typical smoky atmospheres towards more forceful, sharply realised tones and textures. Bold synthesis striking out in brooding soundscapes, underpinned by a powerful low-end undercurrent and playful percussion: this recipe is a polite reminder you’re engaged in a corner of club music that thrives on fresh approaches, served by one of the scene's key instigators.


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Agonis - Mantis 18 (DSR/MTS18)

Katatonic Silentio - Mantis 17 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS17

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9575/katatonic-silentio/mantis-17
digital: https://katatonicsilentio.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-17

a1. Left To
a2. In Battere
b1. Radiance
b2. A Maze

Carving vast chasms of space with exacting sound design and deadly poise, @katatonicsilentio returns to the Mantis series for another round of highly detailed leftfield techno exploration.

The Turin based sound artist continues to plot her own path through contemporary electronic music, taking cues from soundsystem pressure and dubwise minimalism as much as glitchy experimentation and the meditative repetition of techno. While her output across many different labels can reach to noisy extremes and beatless atmospheres, on her latest for Mantis the Italian artist zeroes in on a hypnotic, mysterious sound cast in the icy moods of late 90s tech step and early dubstep. At all times she finds space for surprise interference even in the most austere of situations, creating a palpable tension that amplifies the deep dancefloor potential of her music and moulding powerful physicality out of subtle elements.

Katatonic Silentio - Mantis 17 (DSR/MTS17)

Comprised  of  Bristol  based  sound  artists  Adam  Winchester  and  Christopher Jarman, Dot Product comes to light in a swathe of noise, tone and texture. 

Through  years  of  research  and  experimentation the  duo  have  sought  to explore  the  creative  potential from  the  inaudible  fog  of electromagnetic radiation, the internal resonance found in the negative space of an object, the circuitry of discarded electronics,and other such less-travelled paths of sound generation. In harnessing these clandestine sonics and bringing them within a listenable  range,  the  resulting  collages  of  sound  have  been  shaped  into  a form   that   nods   to   the   legacy   of uncompromising British   experimental electronic  music,from  early  industrial  savagery  to  bass-heavy  soundsystem pressure.  Such  reference  points  are  abstract  though,  for  within  the  truly unique array of sources at their disposal, Winchester and Jarman have a new dialect in which to communicate. 

Crucially,  while  there  may  be  a  scientific  approach  at  the  heart  of  the  Dot Product  methodology,  the  results  are  far  from  clinical. There  are  subversive rhythms aplenty throughout the album, from the jagged ripples of “Skafander” to the slow, dread-fuelled march of “Springs”. There is also space for touches of melody; “Atmosphere Processor” swoons with blue-hued melancholy, while “Ice Patches” stalks on an ominous bass mantra. 

After sharing the initial results of their research, the pair performed select live shows in Bristol and London, as well as being commissioned to create a sonic interpretation  of  Swedish  horror  film Let  The  Right  One  In.  This  debut  album on Osiris is the culmination of these initial steps, these 9 tracks representing the most complete document of the Dot Product sound to date. 

www.dotproductsound.com
info@dotproductsound.com

Springs

static drift

The cowled seers from beyond the frigid void incessantly observe us moving through our daily lives. Manipulating the orders of chance and whimsy they collect our thoughts and steer us through the Illusion. Their goal to collect the few for an expedition deep down into the abyss where the lost god once sought refuge. The weave of "reality" grows thin with this release as it explores what lies beyond even the manifold spires of the ancient city as well as the fractured memories of every swayed traveller. 
Atrium Carceri returns with a stunningly detailed album and yet again propels the genre forward into uncharted territory. 

This album was constructed with a digital release in mind, and was created for a 24 bit experience. 
Headphones and 24bit playback recommended! 
24 bit FLAC download available 

Comes with a 6 page HD booklet

static drift

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