Wax’o Paradiso Recordings continues its dive into the extraordinary canon of contemporary Antipodean psychedelia with its second outing on vinyl, four spacious and soaring balearic cuts from local duo Donald’s House. 

From the glistening textures of 37° South (featuring renowned Australian percussionist Phil Stroud), to meandering meditative freakouts Aurora Australis and Under the Lilypad, to the italo new beat muscularity of ‘Budge-E Beat’, Donald’s House are showcasing a constantly evolving versatility and a truly unique take on the acid trip sunrise at the metaphorical Café del Murray.

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Next in line is the polish selector @mcjkzk.

Maciej Kozak is a digger and DJ from Wrocław, Poland, drawing inspiration from the music of the 90’s and early 2000’s. 
A few years ago, he started to share some beats from his extensive vinyl collection through his YouTube channel, which got our attention in the last months.
In this mix he played his most recent favorites, digged out from the depths of the underground.

So tune in for the next hour, from some of Maciej's favorite nugs!

Nugcast #30 - Late Night Workout

Gabriola ~ Midnight Vapour Trail Ep.80

hailing from the mysterious scenery of wales, @tywi puts a spell on us with this club-ready mix, diving deep into the prog and tech gems you can find in his fairly large record collection. being the one of the visionary forces of iconic @hawsmusic and the new @strutwink label, he for sure knows how to enchant his listeners.

trip to phantasy #4 TYWI

Secretsundaze’s 9FINITY imprint make it a hat trick of releases with label favourite DJ Life’s ‘Forbidden Space’ EP. 

Pre-Order: https://9finity.bandcamp.com/album/9finity003-dj-life-forbidden-space-ep

The four track release from the Naarm/Melbourne native is a techy excursion that subtly meshes elements of minimal with modern UK bass dynamics, informed by the Australian’s psychedelic production style.

‘Utility’ sparks the ignition with a bass-driven peak time beast that morphs through syncopated grooves and punchy drops, the A2 ‘Electrolyte’ takes a hedonistic turn where resonant tones spiral across a rolling 4x4 drum groove. 

‘Breathe’ steers us onto the B-side with dubbed out subs and percussive layers fusing up across this impeccable roller. ‘Stay Playful’ takes on a early-tech house feel with tribal drums and hypnotic echoes that venture on throughout the night. Digital bonus track ‘Love Sensation’ draws UK-Garage influences combined with lush pads and quirky vocal snippets drifting amid the tops.

PRE-ORDER

9FINITY003 DJ Life - Forbidden Space EP

Artist: Bassland Prophecy
Title: Nine / Deeper
Label: Sex Tapes From Mars
Cat No: STFM008
Format: 12” Vinyl

Tracklist: 

A. Nine / Deeper
B. The Blue And Purple Starship Of Trust


"Bassland Prophecy" was a collection of Southern California musicians, including Alex Xenophon (Deep Squared), Stuart Breidenstein (formerly of Skylab 2000), Alissa Kueker (vocals), and Maxx Vaxx (Euterpre, Butterfly Garden).

The act nourished and grew the emerging LA scene and was a renegade force in live electronic improvisation. Rather than composing full tracks, Breidenstein stated over email that they built musical "ingredients" on the fly, syncing DOS and hardware sequencers mid-performance. Their unpredictable sets, from illegal raves to makeshift desert parties, resulted in electrifying, unforgettable sonic trips.

Recalling 90s LA, Breidenstein said: “Before the internet, finding a rave was an adventure. You’d get a flyer with a phone number, call it the night of the event, then drive—sometimes 100 miles or more from a map point to the actual party. The scene was raw and underground, built by music obsessives hunting for the freshest sounds.” 

Two standout tracks from 1996—“Nine / Deeper” and “Blue and Purple Starship of Trust”—perfectly represent their unique genre-bending concoctions. Against all odds, the recordings survived and have been given new life, remastered and reissued on Bristol-based *Sex Tapes From Mars*. To produce the wizardry, their setup included a Juno 106, Yamaha FB-01, a Roland S330 sampler, and a Sequential Circuits Pro-One mono synth with external MIDI, and some guitar effects pedals. 

“Nine / Deeper,” born from one of their many spontaneous studio sessions, became eerily intertwined with recurring appearances of the number 9 and black cats. So much was the frequency of apophenia episodes that paranoia began to take over the artists. Recorded in a makeshift living room studio, the 14-minute excursion traverses genres and tempos, beginning quick and hypnotic, and climaxing chuggy and drenched in adlibbed acid lines, culminating in a surreal and legendary live performance in Hollywood. The piece captures the raw spontaneity of their sets, crafted with vintage gear, cassette tape recordings, and, as always, a DIY ethos. Breidenstein states, “While improvised sessions often failed, when it succeeded, it was definitely a kind of infectious magic the listener would recognize.”

“The Blue and Purple Starship of Trust” is a deeply personal piece, named after when Breidenstein saw a heavenly blue morning glory on a walk around his neighborhood, and emerged from heartbreak and the following deep depression entrenching his life at the time. Recorded in a single take onto cassette tape, blending piano, guitar, and heart-rending vocals into an emotional, dreamlike journey. The track starts with a lush, cascading synth sound, bolstered up by rolling, reverbing downtempo drums. Using Sequential Circuits Pro-One throughout, the rippling synths and off-key piano licks act like pipetted droplets of water, all elements bleeding into each other in some kind of hallucinogenic swelling, reflecting Breidenstein’s fading relationship. The guitar part is a nod to Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and Breidenstein recalls just “bawling as the guitar line was recorded.” 

Created in a time of artistic struggle, living in an old school bus, surviving on instant noodles while hauling their gear from venue to venue, and scraping by on gig money, these recordings act as rare artifacts of a movement that thrived on passion and perseverance, standing as a poignant testament to resilience. Though they released a handful of tracks, ranging from deep house to ambient to techno, their true legacy lay in their high-energy, genre-blurring live shows, which are powerfully encapsulated within these recordings and leave a lasting impact on underground electronic music today.

Bassland Prophecy - Nine / Deeper (1996 Reissue) (STFM008)

@eversines

"Four more forgotten groovers"

[PREMIERE] Evil Fake - Eversines | Not On Label [2025]

Nitz - Plast [Linale004]

Pre-order available now - https://linalerecords.bandcamp.com/album/plast
Release date: 12th May

Artwork by Jawhel
Mixed by JVSTUDIOS
Mastering by Johanz Westerman
Distributed by One Eye Witness

Nitz - Plast [LINALE004]

BUY VINYL: https://hackneyelectronica.bandcamp.com/album/synaptic-shadows

Hackney Electronica come to Dark Entries with the Synaptic Shadows EP, featuring 5 cuts of acidic rave-inflected wave. Quinn Whalley (Paranoid London), Unai Trotti (Cartulis Music), and Margo Broom (Hermitage Working Studios) formed Hackney Electronica during COVID era. Trotti and Whalley were spending countless hours digging through records and making music during lockdown. As their sound took shape - heavy and hypnotic - they invited Broom to join, cementing the motley trio. The five pieces on Synaptic Shadows explore themes of altered states, late-night cityscapes, and the fine line between pleasure and paranoia. Each track pulses like a memory from the backstreets of Hackney, where the night transforms the city into an electrified maze of fleeting highs and inevitable crashes. The anxious grooves on “H.E. Nuestro Circuito” and “Whispers from the Depths” channel 1980s DIY electronics onto the contemporary dancefloor, while “Efecto Perfecto,” “The One”, and “Nueva Ola” offer breakbeat-laced electro that will keep you dancing until dawn. Housed in a sleeve designed by German Bardo, Synaptic Shadows is more than just a debut release, it’s a journey through the flickering alleys of the mind, where tension and transcendence intertwine. 


Hackney Electronica - Synaptic Shadows CLIPS

Faith Beat’s 11th signal comes from Ploy with The 'Flirt' EP. A 5 track journey through the darker shades of house and touches of garage - his signature kick drums and bass lines move your body, while vocal samples pull at your heart and mind.

Label: Faith Beat ‎– FAITHBEAT-011
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country: Germany
Released: June 2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Tech-House, Garage House

FAITHBEAT-011 Ploy - The Flirt EP

Soft Logic - Guycelium [SLR002]
Listen / buy on Bandcamp solarreef.bandcamp.com/album/soft-logic 
Release Date : 31/08/25

Guycelium: https://soundcloud.com/guycelium
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/guycelium_/
Kitsta: https://soundcloud.com/kitsta_dj
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/kitsta___/

Guycelium (formerly Moray) returns to the Reef with 'Soft Logic' his first full release under his new alias. A potent mix of Prog, Tech and 90's Rave, drawing from all corners of dance music. It's an EP for the heads and floor - in equal measure. 

Dreamy vocals, driving percussive elements and grooving bass lines meet mysterious synth lines to create an intoxicating elixir of Prog laced offerings. 

Amanita, Parasol & Stinkhorn: 3 Pumping cuts to keep the dance-floor chugging along in a trancelike state.

Kitsta casts a spell on the remix, gleaning something only her ears and unique approach could supply. Journeying across genres and continents she lands somewhere both familiar and alien, every element taking 'Stinkhorn' to uncharted territories, even providing her own flute playing to the magic that she brings to her productions. 


Written & Produced by: Sam Pritchard & Kitty Byrne
Mixed by: Sam Pritchard & Emilio Monroy Navas
Mastered by: Marco Pellegrini (Analog Cut)
Artwork by: Nick Blacker

Soft Logic - Guycelium (Incl. Kitsta Remix) [Snippets]

Aus Bookings: james@watartists.com 
Bandcamp: https://waxoparadiso.bandcamp.com/
Wax'o Paradiso x Hope St Radio Dec 3rd: https://ra.co/events/1808578

'Over the past 10 years, Simon TK and Edd Fisher have built, curated and cultivated the now-institution that is Wax’o Paradiso. Wax’o Paradiso’s holistic approach to music sees the esteemed outfit working as hard behind the scenes as they do behind the decks. Harnessing a harmonious balance between stalwart DJ duo, ever-reliable events series and recently founded record label, Wax’o Paradiso’s offerings have cajoled a passionate and dedicated community predicated on a commitment to creating playful and positive dancefloor experiences. 

Wax’o Paradiso’s once theatrically themed events remain charismatic - roving, leftfield locations, expert production and longform DJ sets from Wax’o Paradiso and like minded guests create place and space to elate. As DJs, the duo presents a sonic frontier with unparalleled synergy. Each rapturous journey, a cosmic concertina of rare groove and psychedelia that illuminates the vast reservoir that is Wax’o Paradiso’s ineffable musical knowledge and technical skill. The resultant long-lasting, high-impact performances almost always unfurl in moments that push exultant crowds to soar together in shared states of dancefloor freedom and energetic ecstasy. It’s with this mantle that the duo have a consistent and far reaching presence, amassing frequent club and festival appearances both near and far. 

Together, the pair also co-run the newly established Wax’o Paradiso Recordings, a label devoted to unearthing contemporary antipodean sounds spanning the soothing and the psychedelic, as well as a collection of spirited mixtapes - an expanding back catalogue that’s sure to keep your heart warm and your body moving.'

Words - Pjenne

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