"What lies beyond meaning?"

w/p: Marco Bianchino
remix contribution by: Felix Benedikt

design: Janu Krohm
mastering: Giuseppe Tillieci a.k.a. Neel @ Enisslab, Rome
distributed by: Clone

EMPTYVERSE

EMPTYVERSE EP

pre-order BC

Biemsix - Emptyverse EP (incl. Alpha Tracks Remix) [EXE-1]

To speak to Luca Daniel Schwarz aka LDS about his music is to be enthusiastically guided into a complex world of his own creation: clean and powerful techno which pulses with life from the textured patterns and drum sequences that have fills and accents that would make anyone who's picked up a set of drumsticks envious.

Yet this ecosystem of noise is deceptive; Schwarz's process for making music is very different to how a live drummer would create the same subtlety of performance. Forever researching new technology, Luca got deeply interested in different programming languages, and created a series of probability based music tools for manoeuvring sounds and sequencing.

Manipulating those probabilities takes a skillful alchemy, needing understanding of both musical structure and how the tools he devised work. To return to the drummer analogy, if the drummer is focussed and intentional in the moment of playing, then the method used in LDS tracks is almost diametrically opposed, with all of the intention coming in the assembly of the instruments, potential paths, and gateways; once play is pressed the music flows, following all the rules that were set in advance, not unlike a domino run or Rube Goldberg machine.

And like a domino run, the results are fascinating and, ultimately, fun: staccato vocals pop in and out in 'zipp prompt'; laser-like synths pulse; background noises sweep across the aural plane of the dub techno of 'diff, blockmix' and 'pow' adding texture that brings vitality all-too-easily missed out when complex mathematical processes become entwined with music creation. The high sensitivity to texture and rhythmic detail in Stadion Progg is multiplied further on Jean Redondo's remix - whose track, Hypersonic, was the backbone of 2023's 'yet' compilation on Tresor.

The balance between technology and a sense of fun might also come from the maker; it's not easy to overstate Schwarz's passion for what is now his favourite way to make music, "it never gets boring. There's always a moment of anticipation to see what actually emerges." And the true "power of 2" comes into play when the resulting music can be fed back through the system again and again, potentiating the music in exponential ways.

BANDCAMP

LDS - pow

Spandau20, an imprint named after the western Berlin district and focused on artists from the area, delivers techno in all its diverse forms – from warehouse and electronic peak-time beats to breaks and IDM, balancing old and new school sounds flawlessly. With a focus on vinyl releases for collectors, Spandau20 has recently also turned its attention to label nights, with showcases at Fabric, Bassiani, and many others.

https://soundcloud.com/annazwerk
https://soundcloud.com/spandau20

PREMIERE: ANNA Z - Icy Liq [ SPANDAU20 ]

Free Download

BH angels [closer to the gods 000] (director's cut)

Support the label: https://amphibianrecords.bandcamp.com/

Artist: Inger Illel
Label: Amphibian Records
Catalog Number: AMPHVA007
Release Date: 23.5.2025
Format: Digital
Mastering: David Becker
Artwork: Tharim Cornelisse & Floor Sabelis
YouTube Premiere: https://youtu.be/Dse-ZKHERGI

OECUS Premiere | Inger Illel - Čekám [AMPHVA007]

1st single in the series

Mastering by Znzl
Visual by Solveig Herrström

Your Kiss My Bliss

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Janein. "Vega" comes off the big new v/a from the Berlin-based label Das Werk. To mark one year of activity, the label presents the first edition of its new compilation series — [Kompendium1]. This release captures the original essence of Das Werk: deep, rhythmic, and cohesive.

[Kompendium1] brings together 16 artists whose tracks intertwine melody and atmosphere to create a unified narrative. It’s a carefully curated sonic archive that reflects the label’s aesthetic and the creative vision of its community.

The v/a is out June 13th. Pick it up at: https://daswerkberlin.bandcamp.com/album/kompendium1

Artist links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/janeinofficial
Bandcamp: https://janein.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janein____/
Label links:
Soundcloud: @daswerkberlin
Bandcamp: daswerkberlin.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/das.werk.berlin/

PREMIERE: JANEIN - Vega [DWKOMP1]

Track: A la primera de cambio
Artist: SMT
Label: Existentia
Format: Digital
Catalog: EXT07
Release Name: Extremo Dañino EP
Release Date: September 11, 2025

Buy Link: existentiamusic.bandcamp.com/ 
(soon pre-order)

Follow Artist:
@smt1996
instagram.com/smt______________/

Support label:
@flug
instagram.com/existentiamusic

PREMIERE: SMT - A la primera de cambio [ EXT07]

SORANA - SAiLOR MOON (MATHÜ REMIX SPEED-UP)

Buy this release here: https://orbitaloscillation1.bandcamp.com/album/weisheit-cycles

Artist: WEISHEIT
Title: Cycles
Track: Volver
Label: Orbital Oscillation
Format: Digital
Genre: Techno
Country: Georgia
Release date: 5 September 2025

WEISHEIT - Cycles [Orbital Oscillation]

Don't get caught in the Convenience Trap. 
Released 28th April 2017.

Since September 2015 Surgeon has been performing live improvised techno using hardware machines. 
This has been a gradual process of evolution over the 25 years that he’s been performing to a point where it really can’t be called DJing anymore.
He’s taken the techniques and inspiration from this live creative process and distilled them into these four tracks.
‘Convenience Trap’ follows on from the techniques learned in his ‘Bland Ambition’ release also on Dynamic Tension.

Always pushing forward against the plague of mediocrity.

Convenience Trap

Surgeon - 'Convenience Trap' part 1 - 4 preview

BH angels [closer to the gods 000] (director's cut)

End Train + joseph!