He sat alone in the corner, arms crossed observing the party from a distance. There was an invisible barrier between him and the dancers that he couldn't seem to penetrate, no matter how hard he tried. Friends beckoned him on to the floor, and he'd respond with a forced smile and a quick shake of his head. Again and again he willed himself to get up but his thoughts were swirling around in his mind like a mental vortex...


Budapest's Dalmata Daniel ready the release of their second instalment in their DDE series, a collaborative release from two of the city's emerging producers, CT Kidobó & LAU. While individually the former debuted on the label last year with his Exterminador EP and the latter is known for her live acts, solo and formerly as part of a duo called Wave Twins, together they have been crafting full throttle electro since 2019. For their forthcoming release Hamburg's L.F.T. takes on remix duties giving 'Mental Vortex' a vintage minimal synth twist.

PREMIERE: CT Kidobo & LAU - Mental Vortex (L.F.T. Remix) [Dalmata Daniel]

BEFORE EDM THERE WAS EBM 😉

I am breathing electronic music since late 70s and that's over 45 years now. From Kraftwerk, Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield, Depeche Mode, Erasure, Yazoo, Alphaville, Men without Hats, Nitzer Ebb, Die Krupps, Front 242, Anne Clark, Camouflage, Gary Numan, OMD, Apopytygma Berzerk and even the Commodore 64 demo & break dance scene to more contemporary Electronic music artists, I witnessed the evolution of Electronic music, which basically means I am an old fart and consider myself an authority in this music genre 😵 Currently I listen DnB almost exclusively. But I do not like to restrict myself at all, enjoying flavors like Electronica, Trance, Psytrance, Tech House, Dubstep, Deep House, Future Pop, Trap, Techno, UK Bass and of course EBM/Industrial as well.

What you will find in my likes and playlists is the top of the crop in Electronic Music, I will  absolutely not list any bullshit. A track I have not listed might be just that: Bullshit, just mediocre or an artistic gem which I haven't discovered yet.

Maneki Neko 

electro / ebm / dark disco / italo / giallo  /


 synth ~ new ~ cold ~ whatever ~ wave / ....

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ᴡᴇ ᴄΛʟʟ ɪᴛ _𝖆𝖈𝖎𝖉_ // Now-a-daes I am 29 years old, I'm from 🇵🇱Barranquilla, Colombia🇨🇴. ∆ music.selection is basically Acid-House oriented to Leftfield with a heavy dosage of Techno and Progressive. - A moderate sprinkling of futuristic Micro-Minimal-Dub. A minute quality of minus influences. ALL METHODS 2 ELECTRO -- TRANCY HOUSE --

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Brussels, machines & Techno.
Formerly known as Groove Tiger & ShyKine
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