The fourth release from Affin Serial features longtime collaborator Cauê, expanding his signature hypnotic techno with deeper, refined synthesis, stronger low-end grooves, and a dark, ethereal vibe. Each track is crafted to immerse listeners in distinct atmospheres, perfect for versatile DJ sets.

"Caos" opens with a minimalist structure, building tension through shifting sonic details. "Materia" introduces broken-beat techno, maintaining high energy and anticipation until its climactic drop. The EP closes with "Verbo", a groovy, minimalist track ideal for layering, offering flexibility for creative DJ use.

all tracks written & produced by Cauê

design | https://markus-guentner.de/
mastering | https://www.artefactsmastering.com/
Affin | https://affinmusic.de/

Cauê - Gênese

MIGRATION L
deep and hypnotic endless underground

TRACKLIST L
1 – AXOON – Hämatoxylin [Indefinite Pitch]
2 – Akob – Dissociation [Indefinite Pitch]
3 - Beckers, D-Nox - On the Rhodes [Sprout]
4 – Lindamann – Flare [Oslated]
5 - Martyn Päsch - Belles Paroles [Virescence Records]
6 – Massa – Reforma [A_Files]
7 - Kryss Hypnowave – Igea [Circular Limited]
8 – Acaera - Partial ii [Affin]
9 – Kamara – Solar [Tronic]
10 - Doctrina Natura – Meltdown [Linderluft Records]
11 – Fernie - Trial & Error [Nothing But]

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How To Disappear Completely - Seraph XX [Self-released]
Thomas Dean Lane - Unreleased
Andrew Heath & Halftribe (feat. Anne Chris Bakker) - Garden Leave [Dronarivm]
Jason Van Wyk - Light Keeps Burning [n5MD]
Abul Mogard - Following A Dream [Soft Echoes]
Primal Era Worship - Plasma Temples [Cryo Chamber]
Joachim Spieth | Warmth - Obscured [Affin]
God Body Disconnect - Slumber Drape [Cryo Chamber]
Joachim Spieth | Andrew Thomas - Shine [Affin]
Stillness Sanctuary - Ocean Nightscape [Ambient Soundscapes]
Markus Guentner - Akijana [Affin]
Hidden Sequence - Komorebi [Silent Season]
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We Won't See Any Stars Tonight...

Dust over Light is an inner journey.
A descent through textures, rhythm, and silence.
This set explores the deeper layers of hypnotic techno: slow grooves, mineral atmospheres, and ritualistic tension.
Only a continuous flow, designed for altered states of awareness.

➤ Best experienced on headphones.
➤ Meant to resonate.

Dust over Light

Conversion, the second opus from German electronic duo Guentner + Spieth, dives deep into their shared musical roots to reinterpret them through a contemporary, nuanced lens. The result is a body of work that blends ambient expansiveness with dub-inspired detail - layered soundscapes that balance openness with structure. Unbound by conventional formats, the album moves fluidly between rhythmic depth and atmospheric stillness. Bass drums appear alongside quiet passages, carried by floating pads, carefully placed accents, and a sense of space that feels both introspective and organic. Conversion is both a tribute to shared origins and a statement of artistic evolution.

Created in a relaxed, intimate atmosphere, Conversion reflects formative influences of early ambient, dub, and deep techno releases while combining them with the artists characteristic signatures. Both made their debut on the legendary Cologne label Kompakt in the early 2000s and were part of Wolfgang Voigt's trend-setting Pop Ambient series. They have since independently developed distinctive positions within electronic music: Guentner with his cinematic-atmospheric albums such as Theia and Onda on the label A Strangely Isolated Place. While Spieth heads the Affin label with its deep, hypnotic sound aesthetic, he releases a steady stream of his own works such as Irradiance, or the more recent Retrace.

Conversion is less retrospective and more a continuation of a finely tuned dialog that invites introspection with its minimalist compositions, organic hues, and cavernous depth. Each track on this "after-hours" album unfolds with deliberate subtlety, drawing the listener into an immersive experience where sound becomes both space and emotion. Between structure and expanse, density and silence, a work of quiet intensity unfolds that is club-compatible. 

Guentner Spieth - Conversion

rhubiqs - Infinite Dusk 
Spectral Passage [Affin CD13 / Affin]

Produced by Tom Squires aka rhubiqs
Mastered by Taylor Deupree at 12k Mastering
Design by Markus Guentner
Released by Affin from Germany
Release Date: November 07th, 2025
Format - CD and Digital

With Spectral Passage, rhubiqs delivers a deeply immersive concept album that traces a psychological journey from turmoil to clarity. Inspired by artists like Tim Hecker, Fennesz, Sarah Davachi and William Basinski, the record layers guitars, synths, pianos, samples, field recordings, strings and brass into shifting soundscapes that mirror the mind’s passage through anxiety, trauma and renewal.

Opening with dense, disorienting textures (Infinite Dusk, Endless Nights), the album gradually evolves toward light and release. A turning point comes with Alone & Adrift Pt. I and Pt. II, where shadow gives way to brightness and resilience. The closing track, A Final Transmission, offers a gentle resolution, leaving the listener in a place of hard-won peace.

More than a collection of songs, Spectral Passage is an emotional narrative in sound - a transformative listening experience.

rhubiqs (London, UK)
https://soundcloud.com/rhubiqs
https://www.instagram.com/rhubiqs.sounds
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Oslated.
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Spectral Passage

Infinite Dusk

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rhubiqs - Infinite Dusk [Affin]

Spanning multiple decades, the friendship between Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth started with contributions to Kompakt’s Pop Ambient series in 2001. At the time, neither could anticipate how the future or their respective artistic paths would unfold. Over the years, both have been a guiding presence throughout their careers as they delve farther and farther into ambient and beyond. Striving for only the utmost quality in productions and expression of self.

Coalescing in 2023, the pair combined their musical talents for their first album together titled, ‘Overlay’ released on Spieth’s label, Affin. Deep, rhythmic, and bathed in texture, it marked the next musical evolution and a harbinger of what is to come.

Enter ‘Conversion’. The seven tracker builds upon themes established in ‘Overlay’, a melding of layered textures and encompassing percussion, giving a sense of weight, heavy with emotion. Our premiere for today, Vortex smoothly enters the mind, with comforting pads, and a subtle uplifting notion. The warmth from the drone-like melodies is echoed into the steady muted kicks that provide an energetic boost to the track.

Vortex, and in turn ‘Conversion’ will be released on October 3rd via Affin.

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Write up by @huedj

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PREMIERE: Guentner Spieth - Vortex [AFFIN]

TILOS RÁDIÓ - Vydha [Szubszónikus Elmélet (Subsonic Theory) ]
// tilos.hu | FM 90.3 \\

... 002 <> 25-09-28 ...

<< TRACKLIST >>
1. Esse - Alabaster (Droneghost Remix) [Circular Limited]
2. Deepbass, Ness - Chemtrails (Smell The Conspiracy Giorgio Gigli Variation) [Dynamic Reflection]
3. Amotik - Bais [Amotik]
4. Antigone & François X - The Hated SZ [Dement3d]
5. ALPI - Average Absorpivity (Moteka Remix V1) [ChildrenOfTomorrow]
6. Advanced Human - Kilimanjaro (A. Mochi Remix) [Gynoid Audio]
7. Wirrwarr - Floating Seals Era (Reggy Van Oers Remix) [Nachtstrom Schallpla...]
8. Archivist, Fugal - Far Horizon (Acronym Remix) [BleeD]
9. D:func. - Unified Fields (Edit Select Remix) [Affin]
10.Svarog - Khidi (Aleja Sanchez Remix) [Illegal Alien Records]
11.Cleric and Setaoc Mass - Odyssey [Clergy]
12.Dawn Razor - Locked [Arts Digital]
13.Conrad Van Orton - Strepto (Dynamo Remix) [Dynamic Reflection]
14.Asymptote - Belief System (Oscar Mulero Remix) [Suburban Avenue]
15.John Barsik - Encoder (Michel Lauriola Remix) [Gynoid Audio]
16.trs. - Soul Is Simple [Planet Rhythm]
17.KAS:ST - Endless Exodus (Takaaki Itoh Remix) [Informa Records]
18.Arnaud Le Texier - Dark Side [Tsunami Records]
19.Kaelan, Kessell - Self Deception (Kessell Remix 2) [EarToGround Records]
20.DJ Hell - Wir reiten durch die Nacht (Coyu Remix) [International DeeJay Gigolo Records]
21.D:func. - Trial of the Black Witch, Pt. 1 [Nachtstrom Schallpla...]
22.Kessell - Sensorium (Reeko remix) [PoleGroup]
23.Ketch - Aroma (MZR/// Remix) [Wall Music]
24.Arnaud Le Texier - Continuum [Affin]
25.Kr:pt - Acid Walker [Wall Music]
26.Refracted - Expedition 1 (Exium remix) [PoleGroup]
27.Mari Mattham - Instinct (Fabrizio Lapiana Remix) [Illegal Alien LTD]
28.Michel Lauriola - Transparent Eyes (Original mix) [Aine]
29.Mr. Jones - Creation via Distruction (Mattias Fridell Remix) [Gynoid Audio]
30.SP-X - Lost on Arrival (Cleric Remix) [Projects]
31.Wirrwarr - Void the C-Stem (Vsk Remix) [Nachtstrom Schallpla...]
32.trs. - Soul Is Substance [Planet Rythm]



SZUBSZONIKUS ELMELET [TILOSRADIO] (002 | 250928) - VYDHA

TILOS RÁDIÓ - Vydha [Szubszónikus Elmélet (Subsonic Theory) ]
// tilos.hu | FM 90.3 \\

... 004 -CUT Version | Vágott hanganyag- <> 25-10-26 ...

<< TRACKLIST >>
1    Planet 1 (Andre Kronert Remix) - Chris Manura [Antrieb]
2    Range - Anis(RU) [Multiza Distribution]
3    Gaze Upon Thethys (YUKIMASA Remix) - Empirical Distress, Yukimasa [NoWayRecords]
4    Aether - Farceb [Dosis]    
5    Illustration 1 - CØRE [Edit Select]
6    Perpetual Movement - Aöcram [Aöcram]
7    Naive (Anders BR Remix) - Das, Anders (BR) [Default Series]
8    Vesuvius E.P B2 (Oscar Mulero Ømre Edit) - Gaetano Parisio, Gaetek, Oscar Mulero [Conform Records]
9    Urshanabi - Arnaud Le Texier [Materia]
10    Avanscoperta (Original Mix) - Damaged Man [Trench]
11    Chi lam (Booz Remix) - Berkel, Booz [Edit Select-2023]
12    Code Orange (Locarini Remix) - Hub Lex, Locarini [Shadow Music.Rec-2021]
13    Weekend Jam (V2) - Kai van Dongen [Truncate-2020]
14    Waveformula - Developer [Illegal Alien LTD-2022]
15    Luciferin (Chptr Rework) - Joachim Spieth [Affin-2022]
16    Kronos - Motion Symmetry [NoWayRecords-2021]
17    Shadow Graph (Müzmin Remix)- Jc Laurent, Muzmin [Adroit-2022]
18    VAW Funk System (Original Mix) - Alex Bau, Dirty Basscore [Credo-2021]
19    Qualia (D_func. Aka Alexander Kowalski Remix) - Dinamite [A-Files -2023]
20    Diary of my Misanthropy (Steve Parker Remix) - Dj Datch, Steve Parker [NoWayRecords-2020]
21    Broken Clocks (PTTRNRCRRNT Remix) - Jörg Rodriguez, PTTRNRCRRNT [ANAOH-2022]
22    Visionarios - DJ Dextro [Naked Lunch-2022]
23    Transition #3 (Linear Phase Remix) - Linear Phase [Edit Select-2022]
24    Prophet (Original Mix) - 8.L.A. [TMM-2023]
25    Axiom (ROI Remix) - Michele Mausi, Roi [[R]3volution-2022]
26    Floating The Void (Border One Remix) - Albert Chiovenda, Border One [ANAOH-2021]
27    Nostromo (Mike Derer Remix) - Prowler (BR) [Northern Parallels-2022]
28    They Saw It Again (Jeroen Search Remix) - 30drop, Jeroen Search [EndOfDayz-2020]
29    Embedding Diagram (Original Mix) - Linear System [BAHN Records-2022]

SZUBSZONIKUS ELMELET [TILOSRADIO] (004 -CUT Version- | 251026) - VYDHA

This is Default LabMix034, it took a while but here I am back with a true gem. Really something straight up my alley. Full, warm, layered, ethereal and perfectly placed sounds. A beautiful, slightly progressive set that takes you on a very interesting journey through the entire color spectrum. a touch of expressionism, inner emotions placed central, reality is distorted. 
enjoy!
cheers DL.

Default LabMix034 22 11 25 - The Mental Issue

Delayed is a collective of like-minded friends, originating in Brooklyn, New York & gradually expanding to various corners of the globe. After establishing itself over the years as a steady source of left-field techno, ambient & experimental electronic music, Delayed has evolved into a multi-faceted platform consisting of weekly premieres, DJ mixes, live recordings, interviews, editorials & launched its own record label, @never-late, in 2023. Regularly collaborating with artists, record labels, collectives, annual festivals & niche gatherings, Delayed provides glimpses into a variety of rich ecosystems & sub cultures around the world. All existing within a thriving underground electronic music scene.

All inquiries: info@delayed.nyc

Latest Podcasts:
02/2024 - https://soundcloud.com/gankgent/dark-voyager-p2-the-infinte-voyage
05/2023 - https://soundcloud.com/gankgent/gank-010-podcast-by-default-laboratory-the-dark-voyager

 
For booking or info, please DM here on Soundcloud!

General keywords such as: Techno, Acid, Deep, Dark, Driven, Repetitive, Vinyl, Analog come to mind...


Feel free to comment and follow my Vinyl and Serato mix sessions recorded at my home-lab.

"Let's make a scene."

cheers,
Default Lab.

enjoy... 

(numerous mix-sets and home-made tracks are pending)

Tech-talk:
Turntables.        : 2x Technics SL 1210 
Mixing console : 1x Allen&Heath XoneDB4
Output speakerset: Mackie Thump 15"
Monitor speakerset: Yamaha HS7
Headphones: Sennheiser HD25
Added (2022):
MacBook Pro & Serato Pro + timecode vinyl
(combined with audio vinyl)

Latest bio:

-Yoko Ono @ Wim’s private B-Room, Ghent - New Years Eve’ 01-01-25
-Finalist of GANK DJ contest 2023!
-Gank & The Amigos @ Amigos, Ghent, Belgium, 18-02-23
-Default Lab. @ Decadance (hosting 2nd Room) - Mouvement 12-05-18

Guentner & Spieth is the collaboration project of German artists Markus Guentner and Joachim Spieth, who first appeared musically in the 2000s in connection with Wolfgang Voigt’s Pop Ambient series on the Kompakt label. After getting to know and appreciate each other over the years, they combined their musical ideas for the first time in 2020 and have continued their joint productions ever since. Together, they create mesmerizing soundscapes that combine organic textures and digital precision.

Markus Guentner, a pioneer of the ambient genre, is known for his cinematic sound designs, while Joachim Spieth, founder of the world-renowned label Affin, is appreciated for his work in the field of tension between deep techno and ambient.

Their collaboration combines these strengths in minimalist compositions that enable introspective listening experiences and immersive sound journeys. With the album Overlay, released in 2023, they have created a debut album that was characterised in ‘A Closer Listen’ as ‘dripping with narcotised and eroticised romantic impulses and feels like a living revenant from a voluptuous dream’. A handful of 10’ lathe cuts were subsequently released, containing remixes of their album by Pole, Abul Mogard, Rafael Irisarri and Hollie Kenniff, among others.

Affin Serial was established in 2023 as a sub-division of the parent label Affin, to create a clear separation between the label's various musical projects. 

While Affin focuses more on ambient-oriented projects and album concepts, Affin Serial is dedicated exclusively to dubby, hypnotic techno and distinguishes itself through a recurring visual brand that underscores the serial nature of the projects.

Oslated & Huinali Recordings. Independent labels sharing one platform, born on the peaceful island of Jeju, South Korea.

:: TECHNO DJ/PRODUCER ::

...coming soon...

House/Techno mentale.
Un voyage intérieur, sculpté, entre la répétition et la texture.
Musique pour ceux qui écoutent entre les lignes, et pour ceux qui dansent les yeux fermés.

"Sleep is an overrated need"

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