'Cataclysmic Events' feels like a cinematic experience. Listeners are taken on a sonic road trip across prehistoric landscapes, past erupting volcanoes, and turbulent seas. Creating a dark and gloomy atmosphere of stress and despair with glimpses of hope on the horizon, the six tracks of 'Cataclysmic Events' might evoke associative images in one's mind's eye. During production, Vertex Loop envisioned imaginary soundtracks of ancient disasters to help him express his inner conflicts through sound in a unique way, oscillating between aggression, amazement, brutality, and beauty.

Vertex Loop recorded explorative sessions with modular synthesizers and electric guitars in his studio in Berlin, Neukölln. He then cut those recordings into hundreds of microsamples, freely rearranging the slices on his computer, adding effects, and reamping the emerging phrases through analog compressors. This process was repeated multiple times in order to interweave melodic fragments, drone sounds, noise, and hints of rhythm into complex formations. Vertex Loop compares his practice to painting with sonic material, gently building up dense soundscapes layer by layer, sometimes scratching the surface to reveal what's hidden underneath.

'Cataclysmic Events' marks the experimental electronic debut of Vertex Loop. It took the 39-year-old German artist, Johannes Ernst, more than a decade to find his musical identity and the courage to release his first six-track EP.

In the mid-2000s, Vertex Loop dove deep into the Berlin club scene and formed a strong connection with bass-driven dance music. He started producing house- and techno-inspired tracks but never released any. In the following years, Vertex Loop battled anxiety and depression, which caused him to drift away from music production.

The pandemic finally led Vertex Loop into a phase of personal metamorphosis. His self-doubts faded, while his musical visions began to take shape. Vertex Loop drew inspiration from artists and composers like Tim Hecker, Ben Frost, Karlheinz Stockhausen, and Steve Reich. He overcame his internal blockades and let his experimental inclinations lead him to his first release, 'Cataclysmic Events'.

Cataclysmic Events

Entropy's Overture

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Inverse Cult Extraction

Vertex Loop - Inverse Cult Extraction [({Cataclysmic Events)}]

Ruptured Visions

Vertex Loop - Ruptured Visions [{(Cataclysmic Events)}]

A Twisted Fate

Vertex Loop - A Twisted Fate [{(Cataclysmic Events)}]

Dance of Devastation

Vertex Loop - Dance Of Devastation [{(Cataclysmic Events)}]

Discordant Delights

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Kicking off his new AUTOGROOVE Podcast series, VERTEX LOOP delivers a two-and-a-half-hour mix of groovy techno bangers spiced up with a few house classics. Enjoy!

TrackIDs:
1 William Arist - La Historia Inicia
2 Beau Didier - Like That
3 X CLUB. - New World Expression
4 TineX - Welcome to Funkytown
5 Isaiah - To the Left, to the Right
6 Alarico - AF 97
7 William Arist - Fear in the Jungle
8 Sera J - Bodies Don't Lie
9 George Morel - Let's Groove
10 Seigg - Furious Loop
11 Mars Bill - Panorama
12 CULT - Rave Your Soul
13 Beau Didier & Flits & Isaiah - Bojum
14 Chlär - Dopamine Rush
15 Eddie Amador - House Music (Message Mix Remastered)
16 Flug - Forward Direction
17 Mython - Caged
18 Lars Huismann - Shimmer
19 Uncertain - Insane
20 Sev Dah - Futura
21 Shed - Boom Room
22 Chlär - Body Control Officer
23 Mathew Jonson - Marionette
24 Beau Didier - Tool 3
25 TineX - Push It
26 Kaiserdisco - La Caballa
27 Beau Didier - Tool 4
28 Paul Hauck & IGLO - Red Fantasy
29 Paul Hauck & IGLO - Sutras
30 2000 And One - Hood Thang
31 Robert Hood - The Greatest Dancer
32 Glaskin - Cutta
33 Alarico - Carnal Fever
34 T.A.M - 1977
35 William Arist - La Selva
36 Beau Didier - Whoomp!
37 OFF & GRID - Inner City Blues
38 Aril Brikha - Groove La Chord
39 Genex & STIPP - Out of Turn
40 Paul Hauck - Intoxication
41 Ignez & Rodhad - Vermillion
42 Chlär - Inside Us
43 Flug, Sebastian Lopez - The Piano
44 UFO95 & Rødhåd - Lavande
45 Glimm & Jaufmann - Renegades
46 Åre:gone - Latin Lover
47 Baugruppe90 - Torx
48 Steffi feat. Virginia - Yours
49 Alec Dienaar - Vice City 
50 DJ SWISHERMAN & BEADS - Straight from the Hood
51 Mood II Swing - Call Me (Moody Dub)
52 Jeff Mills - Automatic
53 Ricardo Villalobos - Logohitz
54 Robert Hood - Gun Talk (Ben Sims JFF Edit)
55 X CLUB. - Groove is in the Heart (X CLUB. Edit)

VERTEX LOOP • AUTOGROOVE N°1

This is my first outdoor DJ set—an hour of groovy techno with a few house classics, recorded on a sunny morning in Melenara, Gran Canaria. Enjoy deep, driving beats and uplifting vibes, featuring tracks from Beau Didier, X Club, Alarico, Chlär, William Arist, Sera J, Eddie Amador, Flug, Lars Huismann, Uncertain, Shed, Mathew Jonson, and more.

Hope you enjoy the mix! Let me know what you think in the comments.

Vertex Loop • Autogroove N°2
~~~~~~ Tracklist ~~~~~~
1 Beau Didier - Like That
2 X CLUB. - New World Expression
3 TineX - Welcome to Funkytown
4 Isaiah - To the Left, to the Right
5 Alarico - AF 97
6 William Arist - Fear in the Jungle
7 Sera J - Bodies Don't Lie
8 Seigg - Furious Loop
9 Mars Bill - Panorama
10 CULT - Rave Your Soul
11 Beau Didier & Flits & Isaiah - Bojum
12 Chlär - Dopamine Rush
13 Eddie Amador - House Music (Message Mix Remastered)
14 Flug - Forward Direction
15 Mython - Caged
16 Lars Huismann - Shimmer
17 Uncertain - Insane
18 Sev Dah - Futura
19 Shed - Boom Room
20 Chlär - Body Control Officer
21 Mathew Jonson - Marionette

VERTEX LOOP • AUTOGROOVE N°2

Vertex Loop • Autogroove N°3
~~~~~~ Tracklist ~~~~~~
01 Mathew Jonson - Marionette
02 Beau Didier - Tool 3
03 TineX - Push It
04 Kaiserdisco - La Caballa
05 Beau Didier - Tool 4
06 Paul Hauck & IGLO - Red Fantasy
07 Paul Hauck & IGLO - Sutras
08 Beau Didier & Flits & Isaiah - Bojum
09 2000 And One - Hood Thang
10 Robert Hood - The Greatest Dancer
11 Glaskin - Cutta
12 Alarico - Carnal Fever
13 T.A.M - 1977
14 William Arist - La Selva
15 Beau Didier - Whoomp!
16 OFF & GRID - Inner City Blues
17 Aril Brikha - Groove La Chord
18 Genex & STIPP - Out of Turn
19 Paul Hauck - Intoxication

VERTEX LOOP • AUTOGROOVE N°3

Vertex Loop @ Ava Club 23 August 2025

My set from Ava Club in Berlin on 26 September 2025

Vertex Loop @ Ava Club 26 September 2025

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This one is for you, Katjuschi ❤️

“Spacer Woman” by Charlie is one of the most iconic and enigmatic releases of early 1980s Italo Disco. Produced in 1983 by Italian musician Maurizio Cavalieri under his project name Charlie, the track came out on the Vicenza-based label Mr. Disc Organization, co-founded by Cavalieri. It was co-written with Giorgio Stefani, who also shaped the song’s sci-fi narrative.

The haunting female vocal — performed by Stefani’s wife — is one of its defining elements. Processed through a vocoder, her voice gains a futuristic, otherworldly quality that perfectly matches the story of a lonely space traveler.

Built on shimmering analog synths, a hypnotic arpeggiated bassline, and cosmic minimal drum programming, the track felt far ahead of its time. Its darker, more mysterious tone set it apart from typical disco productions and later influenced electro, synthwave, and modern electronic music.

Though not a commercial hit initially, “Spacer Woman” grew into a cult classic through collectors, DJs, and decades of underground circulation — now regarded as a timeless highlight of Italo Disco’s golden era.

The Vertex Loop Edit pushes “Spacer Woman” into a 138 BPM driving techno groove, built on a bouncy hypnotic bassline, melodic percussion, and sharp stabs. Keeping key elements like the original synth layers and iconic vocal, this version is made for the dancefloor — or a summer drive to the lake.

Edit:
Written and produced by Vertex Loop
Mastered by Conor Dalton

Original:
Spacer Woman by Charlie
Written by M. Cavalieri and G. Stefani
Produced and arranged by Maurice Cavalieri

Charlie - Spacer Woman (Vertex Loop Edit)

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