Nicolas Bougaïeff - Recursive 4

Everyday felt the same, there was little variation in the tasks and activities that filled their time. Spontaneity was a non-existent idea - repetition ruled their every move. It had become such a normal way of living that now they didn't know any different, any alternate options or changes to their routine through everything into disarray. They'd given up fighting it, repeating patterns would forever be their reality.

Having made a mark with his debut LP last year on Kneaded Pains, Fossil Archive now returns to his own eponymous label for a new solo EP, Pattern Repeat. Made up of four tracks of celestial acid, emotive techno and hypnotic trips for the dance floor, the release is a taster of all the things Fossil Archive does best.

For the title track he teams up with Kiara Scuro's ZaaZaa who provides ethereal vocals that lift the track into the heavens. This isn't the first time the pair have joined forces with Fossil Archive and Sub Club's Stevie Cox bringing the singer, producer and DJ on board for their recent collaborative EP for Hammer's Remmah imprint.

PREMIERE: Fossil Archive feat. ZaaZaa - Pattern Repeat [Fossil Archive]

Taken from After O'Clock Records' Winter compilation, out February 24.

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Premiere: Wlderz - Hydra

Wellen.Brecher is an inclusive band that emerged from the Killekill’s Berlin-based project Ick Mach Welle. It consists of Werner Soyeaux aka Bläck Dävil, Uwe Locati aka DJ Locati, Dave Senan aka Senator and Hanni Kusch, a member of the German punk band Pisse.

After a very busy year 2022 with touring, the band are ready to bring you their debut EP “Hitmaschine”. Included on the release is “Lasst Uns Feiern”, the band's "Anthem", a banging rave influenced mega-hit that manages to hit-hard and deep while keeping the overall vibe happy and fun. For his remix, The Hacker radically cuts things back while adding a hefty portion of 90s hardcore to deliver you another “hit”.

On the B side, band member DJ Locati strikes sonorous notes with his vocals, spread over a base of hypnotic acid trance and progressively developing into a deep dive down into a rave tunnel. Rounding out the record is a guest appearance by the band 21Downbeat. Their reinterpretation of Wellen.Brecher's Tierisch Verboten (which was released as the opener of the "Superbrains" compilation on Killekill) brings a healthy dose of smashing new-wave to the proceedings. Finally, as a digital bonus track, Furfriend goes one even further with a gritty techno remix of Brummbär.

Wellen.Brecher - Brummbär (Furfriend Remix)

Artist: Dying 
Track title: Absolute Body Control
Label: 444 Series

Buy link: https://444series.bandcamp.com/album/absolute-body-control

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PREMIERE I Dying - Absolute Body Control [444 Series]

Track: apocalypse
Artist(s):  @vakatmusic
Label: Newrhythmic
Catalog: NRDR157
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno
Release Date: 031123
Mastering:  Joton

Artist links: 
Bandcamp: https://newrhythmic-records.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypto
Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aleksandargrum/

Label links:
Bandcamp: https://newrhythmic-records.bandcamp.com/album/apocalypto

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GTG PREMIERE | Vakat - Apocalypto [NRDR157]

Label: ANAØH
Artist(s): A Thousand Details
Album/Single: Forced Inflation
Track(s): Anger Becomes Anxiety, Forced Exodus, The Central Inflator, The Waiting Game, Unlawful Faith, Violencia Governamental
Genre: Techno
Format: / Digital / WAV/MP3/AIFF
Catalogue Number: ANA108
Release Date: 11/11/2023

After some time, A Thousand Details is back on ANAØH.
'Forced Inflation' is the result of the hard work that this Portuguese artist has been doing for years, who enjoys enormous prestige as a synthesizer and specialist in machines.
Strong rhythms, high speeds, deep synth lines, but with that classic Detroit touch that we like so much.
Unexpected cartwheels and powerful percussion give presence and personality to each of the tracks that make up this release.

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PREMIERE | A Thousand Details - Anger Becomes Anxiety (Original Mix)

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rebellunion.bandcamp.com/album/aesthetic

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Aesthetic Maniacs
Label: Rebell Union
Catalogue: RU002
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: #Techno
Release date: 1 March, 2024

Mastering: Verbindung
Artwork: aelitawitch

Tracklist:
1. DRS - Morning Hole
2. Iakob - Bloodsucker
3. Nox Chorus - Turing The Saw
4. SPL - Siren
5. Sarmien - Sunshine My Love
6. Stray - A21
7. Versel - Double Edge

Iakob's & SPL's label, Rebell Union present to you second issue Various Artists named "Aesthetic Maniacs". 7 different artist combinations, 7 different emotional speeds. The album includes an aesthetic side that reflects the art of the dance floor.We are excited & happy to present to you maniac's works.

Released by:
Rebell Union

Versel - Double Edge [RU002]

Voltaic. Relentless. Precision-cut.
Crossfire is dark, high-tension techno built as a duel in sound — two lead motifs colliding over a steel-framed low-end, trading blows between impact and release. The groove is locked, the transients are razor-clean, and the bass tail is sculpted for clarity rather than mud or hype.

The track moves like a controlled detonation: tightly wound build-ups, pressure-point drops, and surgical automation across the stereo field. Metallic perc, gated atmospheres, and morphing synth lines weave in and out of each other like opposing forces locked in a stand-off — aggressive, but never sloppy; cinematic, but never overdecorated.

Intent: a focused burst of energy for peak moments — a weapon for darker floors that still carries the premium, minimal, and intelligent DNA of the MIGU universe.

Chapter I — Fracture & Form
Within the first MIGU chapter, Crossfire is the trial by impact — the moment where everything forged so far is tested under pressure. Instinct (Basic Instinct), shadow (Nightmare), and light (Afterlight) have already shaped the core; Hexforge has given it form. Crossfire asks a simple question at full volume: can that form hold when opposing forces collide? The answer — and the final choice — lives in Never Look Back.

Specs for DJs:
• BPM: 128
• Key: F# minor (update if different)
• Length: 5:00


Credits:
Produced & written by MIGU
© 2025 MIGU

MIGU HQ → migu.fm
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Promos, bookings, collabs → hi@migu.fm

Crossfire

Not my house - The Chimp

A deeply immersive four-track trip: rolling, meditative and subtly psychedelic - a slow-blooming world of texture and movement.


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