Pain Management welcomes London cult favourite DJ ojo, who arrives on the label with a hazy three tracker of trademark nether zone system music. On his most dubbed out full length to date, ojo span’s the full emotive spectrum of dub sonics with a range of both the eerie and more tender expansions of low end atmospherics, the resulting 12” equally suited for the club and the journey home alike.

‘Tongue Tied’ opens the record, a lysergic offering from the darker edges of dub music. A slippery fugue-state hit of narco-ambience built around a crooning, intelligible vocal refrain and chest shot sub weight. A real nightfall system pusher built to simmer in the early hours. It kicks off the EP on an amorphous, hypnotic note that sustains throughout.‘Oil Dub’ sinks deeper into the fog, melodic kinesis and expansive delays upholding an underworld of feedbacked percussion and tongue in cheek sub motion; a seven minute sound bath of ambiguous dub ASMR.

The B-side balances out the darker strains found on its counterpart with an overtly tender digidub closer. Clocking in at almost ten minutes long ‘Cloud Suck’ is a nebulous bliss of perpetually ascending late-summer warmth. The kind of liminal dream-state embrace that you wish would never end. True to the name, it evokes tender, dusk and dawn hued moments, a quiet ride-home flash of introspection on the way to or from some pursuit of meaning. Pain Management essential right here.

Limited run of 200 hand-stamped 12” records available now.

Pre-order

DJ Ojo - Tongue Tied [PM004]

X^x CHAPTER III - alys(alys)alys + David Rauer

IN OUR COMPOSITION SERIE WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT U THE APPROACH OF CONNECTING
KNOW AS AWELL AS UNKOWN AMBITIOUS MUSICAL ARTISTS
WITH VISUAL ARTISTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO USE OUR PLATFORM
TO OVERLAP COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCE A
COMPOSITION WHICH U MIGHT CAN RELATE
TO.

FOR THE START OF  NEW SERIES AND 14TH COMPOSITION WE WARMLY INVITE.

alys(alys)alys.
"Brazil-born, Berlin-based alys(alys)alys explores the (un)common ground between experimental, club, and soundcloud music; crafting a dynamic approach to her own productions and eclectic DJ sets. For this mix she selected music that translates the feeling that the color red can sometimes provoke on her, focusing on more distorted, aggressive and bassy sounds."

David Rauer.
"There were always a pottery wheel and a record player lying around in the studio. Suddenly, two worlds came together: objects and music. I started using these vinyl pucks as a DJ to offer a visual experience as well. The object could take ownership of the record, and the music could shape the object. Forms for spinning. I spontaneously took the first 40 vinyl pucks in a car to Frankfurt, to a DJ who is also a tailor, Paul-David Rollmann. Since then, others have been spinning the pucks too. The ceramic object has found a new niche. Music shapes matter, and matter shapes music."

SOCIALS.

alys(alys)alys.
https://www.instagram.com/alys.alys.alys/
https://soundcloud.com/alys-alys-alys

David Rauer.
https://www.instagram.com/david.rauer7/
https://soundcloud.com/leberfleck?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

X^x CHAPTER III - alys(alys)alys + David Rauer

X^x CHAPTER III - Pavel Milyakov / (Buttechno)

IN OUR COMPOSITION SERIE WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT U THE APPROACH OF CONNECTING
KNOW AS AWELL AS UNKOWN AMBITIOUS MUSICAL ARTISTS
WITH VISUAL ARTISTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO USE OUR PLATFORM
TO OVERLAP COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCE A
COMPOSITION WHICH U MIGHT CAN RELATE
TO.

FOR THE SECOND COMPOSITION WE WARMLY INVITE.

PAVEL MILYAKOV.
"Having achieved certain recognition with his dancefloor-oriented project Buttechno, the Berlin-based artist is currently focused on sonic experiments and artistic collaborations under his birth name. Pavel uses his work as a means to acknowledge the true historic and cultural context, delving into sociopsychological issues that haunt the society, and addressing memory — both collective and individual — and its potential to change our visions of the future. Working in a variety of musical genres he created collaborative works with Bendik Giske, Alex Zhang Hungtai, Yana Pavlova, Martyna Basta, Torus, Richie Culver, Perila."

SOUNDCLOUD.
https://soundcloud.com/buttechno
https://soundcloud.com/buttechn

INSTA.
https://www.instagram.com/buttechn/


X^x CHAPTER III - Pavel Milyakov / (Buttechno)

X^x CHAPTER III - Jonas Yamer

IN OUR COMPOSITION SERIE WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT U THE APPROACH OF CONNECTING
KNOW AS AWELL AS UNKOWN AMBITIOUS MUSICAL ARTISTS
WITH VISUAL ARTISTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO USE OUR PLATFORM
TO OVERLAP COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCE A
COMPOSITION WHICH U MIGHT CAN RELATE
TO.

FOR THE THIRD COMPOSITION WE WARMLY INVITE.


JONAS YAMER.
"Jonas Yamer is a multifaceted artist, working as a musician, DJ, producer, and video artist. He has been instrumental in the creation and production of all albums by Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy, a project that has earned critical acclaim from esteemed media outlets such as Pitchfork, The Wire Magazine, Resident Advisor, TAZ, and NPR. Their work has led to performances at renowned venues including ICA London, Haus der Kunst, and Berlin Atonal.

Since 2015, Jonas has been the driving force behind Molten Moods, a label recognized by Electronic Beats as “one of the brightest in Germany.” In addition to his musical achievements, he studied philosophy before continuing his artistic development in the class of Julian Rosefeldt at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, where he deepened his practice in video art. Most recently, he co-founded the band Spoil alongside Rosa Anschütz and Till Funke."

SOCIALS.
https://soundcloud.com/jonas-yamer
https://www.instagram.com/jonasyamer/

PROJECTS.
https://soundcloud.com/moltenmoods
https://www.instagram.com/molten_moods/

https://soundcloud.com/carl-gari
https://www.instagram.com/carl_gari/


https://www.instagram.com/spoil.web/

X^x CHAPTER III - Jonas Yamer

Cremation of care is a bimonthly show on @lyl_radio !

In this episode I chose to drifts through the Kingston haze, invoking industrial dancehall and dubwise riddims to explore the depths of Jamaican psychedelia 🪬

Cremation of Care #19 - Kingston Haze

X^x CHAPTER III - McKenzie + Giorgi Nakashidze

IN OUR COMPOSITION SERIE WE ARE GOING TO
PRESENT U THE APPROACH OF CONNECTING
KNOW AS AWELL AS UNKOWN AMBITIOUS MUSICAL ARTISTS
WITH VISUAL ARTISTS.
WE ARE TRYING TO USE OUR PLATFORM
TO OVERLAP COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCE A
COMPOSITION WHICH U MIGHT CAN RELATE
TO.

FOR THE FOURTH COMPOSITION WE WARMLY INVITE.

MCKENZIE.
"For this episode, McKenzie delivers a classic hypnotic techno set that reflects her unique musical journey. Originally from the US and now based in Tbilisi, she has become a recognizable force in the underground scene, known for her deep, immersive selections and marathon closing sets. With appearances at Budeclub, Club Rote Sonne, Fold.LDN, Kibe Batumi, and RSO.Berlin, her sound is fluid and dynamic—seamlessly weaving together driving rhythms, subtle textures, and atmospheric grooves. With a deep appreciation for tension and release, she crafts a journey that’s both meditative and powerful, inviting listeners to lose themselves in the flow."

GIORGI NAKASHIDZE.
For the focused driving techno Mix from Mckenzie, Giorgi brought an Observation captured  in the remote Javakheti mountains of Georgia. He writes “this is not a natural glacier but a fleeting, almost surreal sculpture, formed by the eruption of water from a broken pipe. The ice accumulates chaotically yet elegantly, resembling a frozen waterfall or a cluster of stalactites—alien-like creatures suspended in time. An accidental masterpiece ? It stirs the imagination, transporting us to landscapes beyond our own. Each year, as the flow of water changes, a new version of this formation takes shape, never repeating itself, always transforming.  This photograph captures a brief, unrepeatable moment— a testament to nature’s ability to create, destroy, and reinvent.”

 X^x.
" This episode is especially important to us, as it expresses our deep fascination with Georgia and its subcultural movements.We believe in the responsibility we all share to support the people and cultural movements we enjoy and consume. This leads us to our ambition—not only to celebrate the beautiful art of Mckenzie and Giorgi in this episode but also to spotlight a brave fight against oppression, undemocratic processes, and the pursuit of freedom."

SOCIALS.

MCKENZIE.
https://soundcloud.com/mckenziemusicoffical
https://www.instagram.com/mckenzie_music_/

GIORGI NAKASHIDZE.
https://www.instagram.com/gnakashidze/

X^x CHAPTER III - McKenzie + Giorgi Nakashidze

ZULI, experimental club producer and VENT co-founder hailing from Cairo hits the NTS airwaves to showcase his club wares: aggressively left-field.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ZULI/episodes/zuli-24th-march-2025

ZULI w/ Vox Supreme 240325

Dedication to Yana Pavlova — NTS 07.04.2025

Tracklist:
Lia T - Kester
pretty sneaky - B2
Digidub - Dark Breath
J-Green - Wavin' The 44
Azu Tiwaline - Amen Dub
pretty sneaky - A
Pugilist & Pod - Crisps
Mulholland - 442 Wenger
Terra Utopia - Likwid Mindz
Plebeian - Panic (Kincaid Remix)
Clemency - Testimony (Perko Remix)
Hooverian Blur - Hypnotizer
Autogenesis x cusoon dj x Simone Bauer - Chimera
Plebeian - Star Anise (Tammo Hesselink Remix)
Forest On Stasys - Natura Geometrica
Nicolò - Drydrums (Formant Value Remix)
Sha Ru - Iva
exael - Papillion
Dorothy Carlos - Balm
MinaeMinae - orientieren

james K - Trip Lick - NTS April 2025

X^x + Augmented Research - LDS + Adam + Kristin Jakubek
YOU ARE LISTENING TO THE LIVE RECORDING OF LDS AND HIS SON ADAM,
CAPTURED AT OUR AUDIO VISUAL CONCERT IN STUTTGART CURATED IN
COLLABORATION OF  X^x + https://soundcloud.com/augmented_research?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing .
THE VISUAL COUNTERPART WS CREATED BY KRISTIN JAKUBEK, 
WHOM WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOM BACK FOR A VISAL CONTRIBUTION.
X^x + AUGMENTED RESEARCH HOPE'S YOU ENJOY THIS LITTLE REVIEW.

LDS.
Our local hero LDS is playing a selection of his favourite ambient music together with his son Adam.
 
Kristin Jakubek.
"Currents is a 20-minute looping video piece accompanying a live DJ set by LDS, created for the collectives X hoch X and Augmented Research. The piece plunges viewers into a continuous visual journey through a dreamlike, subaquatic world—where the viewer drifts seamlessly from one aquarium to another.
Integrating AI-driven video and image generation techniques, the artist stitches together long sequences of filmed underwater footage with algorithmically generated transitions. The result is a meditative sequence of submerged environments—green-tinged algae tanks, murky aquatic chamber vistas, and fish-filled expanses—blurring the boundary between the real and the artificial.
The work eschews traditional narrative structures and hard cuts in favour of continuous, fluid transitions. These flowing narrative structure echo the transient nature of water itself and point to new possibilities for storytelling—ambient, immersive and in constant transformation. Through this fluid choreography of visuals, Currents proposes an alternative mode of guiding audience attention: not through directive edits, but through suggestion, motion, and atmosphere. 
This piece reflects the artist's ongoing exploration of how AI can be used not just as a generative tool, but as a method for rethinking narrative continuity, perceptual immersion, and the construction of visual rhythm."

SOCIALS.

LDS.
https://soundcloud.com/lds_luca?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
https://www.instagram.com/lds_luca/

KRISTIN JAKUBEK.
https://www.instagram.com/___jakubek/

X^x + Augmented Research - LDS + Adam + Kristin Jakubek - 130425

instagram.com/3saggila

Fragments from the opening hours of our annual NE night which took place at our much beloved Tresor in May.

Many thanks to all the Tresor personell and appreciation to everyone in attendance for making this happen.

Trailcam's debut album 'Drumlin Loop' is out on CD June 27th

northernelectronics.bandcamp.com


Trailcam aka E-Saggila at Tresor, Berlin May 30th 2025

Few producers embody the contradictions of our era as viscerally as Pavel Milyakov, better known under his alias Buttechno (@buttechno). First emerging from underground with a body of work that oscillated between post-industrial techno and introspective ambient, Milyakov has since shifted his practice towards deeper sonic and conceptual terrains. Now based in Berlin, he operates equally as composer, collaborator, and cultural agitator — using music as a vessel to process historical trauma, collective memory, and the psychic toll of authoritarianism. Whether channelling harsh noise into haunted minimalism or scoring fractured rave anthems with meditative restraint, his output refuses easy categorisation. Across projects with artists like Bendik Giske, Lucas Dupuy, and Martyna Basta, as well as his PSY X label, Milyakov crafts spaces where vulnerability and resistance coexist.

As Buttechno, Milyakov continues to challenge what techno can hold: abrasive textures meet hypnotic repetition; dancefloor urgency meets political grief. His sets, like his productions, exist in a tension between euphoria and erosion — propulsive yet frayed, euphoric yet elegiac. A fierce opponent of neo-imperialist ideologies, Milyakov has used his platform to denounce war crimes, reroute funds toward humanitarian efforts, and elevate lesser-known voices from the margins. From early cult releases like "Eastern Strike" to his recent frost-laced "lost sounds" EP, his sonic language has grown expansive, intimate, and defiantly plural. In this week's mix, expect a deep and atmospheric set that not only moves bodies, but also challenges histories, offering not escape, but confrontation, communion, and transformation.

PURE Guest.088 Buttechno

My Bootleg of this anthem by Fred Again, Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax - featuring 4x4 energy, pumping Dancefloor DNB groove and some filthy extras for the crowd's entertainment - enjoy🔥

Download for FREE at: https://hypeddit.com/hattsdnb/fredagainskeptaplaqueboymaxvictorylaphattsbootleg

FREE DL

Fred Again, Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax - Victory Lap (Hatts Bootleg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-koPO7sARSk

No Vai

CHRIST CONSIOUNESS

X^x is a Collective which dedicates itself to no sound no theme no location just music curated by collaborators, which can be different  every appearance like the variable X

CO-FOUNDER OF.   X^x

1210 ONLY

https://on.soundcloud.com/cWQKV5LtDTVq6dxX7

https://www.instagram.com/weck__paul__?igsh=MW1sZW4ydnF5ejFheQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

X^x CHAPTER III - alys(alys)alys + David Rauer

X HOCH X

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