08/15 - 1000 Gelbe Tennisbälle / Halbe Sache [Sterbt Alle Records 028]

Coming in from the Hamburg-based and interestingly named label that is Sterbt Alle Records is this vintage green limited to 300 copies worldwide 7" reissue of Andreas Thein's originally 1981-released single "1000 Gelbe Tennisbälle / Halbe Sache" put out under his artistic nom de guerre that 08/15. Realized with a little help from Kurt Dahlke a.k.a. Pyrolator at the Atatak studios in Düsseldorf the A-side offers a raw and seductive take on the Ingenious Dilettantes / Minimal Wave movement of times, based on clickety, ever meandering rhythm signatures, catchy lo-fi synths and a weird, yet positive and uplifting vocal chorus which, rather obviously, underwent a kind of early vocoder and filter treatment to an interesting, yet also outerworldly effect. On the other hand the flipside offering that is "Halbe Sache", vocal-less and infused with what seems to be echoes of remnants of PostPunk-leaning bass arrangements, caters more of a rather proto-electroid vibe of sorts which, in certain aspects, will also speak to fans and followers of later electronic music projects like Cabaret Voltaire and the likes of. Intredasting stuff.

Mazut - Dirt Collector [Rope Worm 006]

The Warsaw-based Rope Worm label is back with its cat.no. 006 and this time it's something extra special - the latest album release by Mazut, a duo project comprised of Pawel Starzec and the Rope Worm head honcho Michal Turowkski himself. Put out on the circuit on June 30th, 2k25 the album caters a menu of 13 brand new tracks in total which are rolled out over an extended playtime of 74 minutes, all heavily inspired by the 80s ProtoTechno meets Industrial experimentalism introduced and carved out by bands like Cabaret Voltaire or Severed Heads and the likes of. This being said, the contemporary sound of Mazut transcends the originally still dancefloor-functional sounds of the originators by far, with the opening cut "The Original Sound" being a cold and threatening, beat- yet not rhythmless soundscape for sci-fi hyperfuturism in films yet to be made followed by the nerve-wreckingly intense collage work of "Ear" evoking memories of the legendary multi-media collective operating under the name of Emergency Broadcast Network as well as the minimalist robo-mechanic claustrophobia of "The Fountain Of Negativity". Furthermore cuts like "You Try To Make People Upset, But Nobody Gives A Fuck" make for a quite uneasy dancefloor experience in an Industrial context due to its alarming sample abuse and hyper-aggressive drum x percussion fire accompanied by wild Acid references and therefore provides a 2k25 blueprint for real Industrial Music in its original form, the frosty, yet atmospheric "Jetzt Geht Mir Ein Licht Auf" is more of a stomping Techno Industrial vibe than actual contemporary Industrial Techno itself whereas the "Slow Cancellation Of The Future" offers a mind numbing maelstrom of Tribal Ambient nothingness whilst the title track that is "Dirt Collector" even oozes a certain primordial, Trance-inducing ritualism reminiscent of both Test Dept.'s "Pax Americana" as well as the hypnotic Desert PostPunk of C Cat Trance. A highly recommended album, this!

Hold Tight Raver (2025)

An excellent take on the Leicester rave scene of the early 90s. Recommended!

Listen Again: baze.djunkiii presents Legitimate Breaks Volume 3 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (03.07.2025)

Radio Flouka راديو فلوكة · baze.djunkiii presents Legitimate Breaks Volume 3 - 19/06/2025

baze.djunkiii & Sascha Müller - The Broadcast (Snippet) [dljife001 / A-side]

bazedjunkiii · baze.djunkiii & Sascha Müller - The Broadcast (Snippet) [dljife001 / A-side]

03.07.2025 baze.djunkiii presents Legitimate Breaks Volume 3 @ Radio Flouka / Paris, France

Breaks are back. Finally. It's been a while since Hamburg-based Radio Flouka-resident baze.djunkiii went on a proper deep dive into classic NuSkoolBreaks territories and beyond, a genre which never fully took off in continental Europe for some strange reasons despite making major waves in the UK and gaining reasonable popularity in Australia for a while. But now it's time for a recap, roughly two decades after the genres first inception, and therefore we're focusing on the rather techy and futuristic side of the Breaks spectrum, rolling out a vibe still well suitable for bass-focused dancefloors of today.

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / Combat Dubs]

file under: NuSkoolBreaks / Breaks / ElectroBreaks

transmission time: 22oo - 23oo GMT+1

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baze.djunkiii Charts 07/2k25

01. Various Artists - Yves Deruyter: 40 Years [N.E.W.S.]
What a box the Belgian DJ and producer icon Yves Deruyter compiled for N.E.W.S. Records here. A set of 10 - yes... T-E-N! - 12" records filled to the brim with iconic Rave and Techno cuts from the 90s and beyond, starting with a rework of his very own anthem "The Rebel", covering Intelligent Techno territories with F.U.S.E. vs LFO's uber classic "Loop", paying homage to early days of clubbing with DNA's "La Serinissima" and Reese & Santonio's "Rock To The Beat", catering anthems like Phantasia's "Inner Light", hard hitting Techno like Meng Syndicate's "Sonar System" whilst Peyote's hymn "Alcatraz" covers epic late night Trance vibes, All In One's "Mama's Kick" activates the underground raving crew, DJ Bountyhunter's "The Bountyhunter" provides fodder for the Early Hardcore / DarkRave fanatics and The Wavecatcher's "Flight DH 2126" uses and abuses the classic vocal sample from The Shamen's "Possible Worlds" in a deep Trance conctext whilst Ege Of Motion's "Set Up 707" weighs in psyched out Acid madness just to name a few. If you're looking for a general introduction to dancefloor-focused electronic music of the 90s, a collection of historic value and accuracy or just a gateway drug to the Rave and Techno - this compilation qualifies in each and every aforementioned aspect. Get.

02. Calagad 13 - Cyberphunk Expansion [Cosmic Tribe 005]
This is as rare and heavy as it gets. Strictly limited to a total of 150 copies this eight track album brings out the best in dark ominous underground Electro, relentless Electrobreaks, bleepy RoboRave and an overall brooding feel which defo makes us not want to cancel the forthcoming apocalypse. This is music for post-nuclear dancefloors and epic interstellar space battles.

03. Various Artists - Alien Edits Vol.1 [AEDITS-001]
Yes, this is one of these records. Not underground. Not cool. Yet rather cheesy and some might even call it commercial. But there's absolutely no way that these bouncy House / TechHouse reworks of Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" and Steve Miller Band's "Abracadabra" don't make you smile and x or work crowds proper with their slightly twisted filters, subtle glitches and an overall positive and uplifting approach. And sometimes even the most underground leaning DJ might need some tools like this in his arsenal. Therefore worthwhile.

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Sascha Müller - T8CID Traxx Vol. 07 [Psychocandies 131 Promo]

Released on March 14th, 2k25 is Sascha Müller's "T8CID Traxx Vol. 07", the next digital two track single in an ongoing series of releases cooked up for the Psychocandies label. With the opening tune "T8CID A13" Mr. Müller presents more of his newly found love for dry and bouncy uptempo Broken Beat / Electro abstractions backed by bubbly Acid lines whereas the subsequent follow up that is "T8CID A14" takes this approach to a slightly heavier, deeper and defo more psyched out level for the experimental Acid heads out there.

Zark - 15 [Zarkon Records 015 Promo]

Another relatively fresh release for the Zarkon Records label is their cat.no. 015, put out on the circuit on March 25th, 2k25. Named "15" the digital two track single by the labels head honcho Zark opens with "15.1" which is a well pumping, yet slightly twisted ClubTechno tune sporting a quite unusual stop-and-go aesthetic for fans of classic UK TechHouse and subtle filter works whereas the subsequent cut "15.2" brings forth deep and trippy late night Techno vibes, subtle Intelligent Techno-referencing modulations and surprisingly jazzy offbeat percussions as well as an astoundingly harmonic, ever so present bass synth motif which seems to be a new and previously unheard tool in the box of Zark's production kit and therefore makes an interesting addition for sure.

2020 - 23 [2020 Records 023 Promo]

Put out on the circuit as cat.no. 023 of 2020 Records on March 18th, 2k25 is "23", the twenty-third consecutive album produced for the imprint by its supposed leader and mastermind 2020. Once again featuring only one single track - "Deep Space" - rolled out over the course of almost 59 minutes the album provides a surprisingly comforting, warm and all embracing variation of entirely nocturnal Dark Ambient based upon nebulous atmospheres and glacial drones backed by earth shaking low end rumblings and their subtle rhythmic variations, all fused together in inseparable ways to create an almost meta-cosmic sound, an eternal hum and pulse and flow which could be described as the ever vibrating fibres of the universes nervous system, enhanced, strengthened, reinforced and amplified in ways perfectly resonating with the human body and mind in a most time defying matter. Excellent stuff.

Mr. Jason - The Source Code EP [Dancefloor Socialism 032 Promo]

Released as cat.no. 032 of the Dancefloor Socialism label on February 11th, 2k25 is "The Source Code EP", the first ever digital two track release for a new project named Mr. Jason. Opening with the title track "The Source Code" Mr. Jason caters classic AcidHouse grooves and takes us straight back to late 80s ecstasy, fractal prints and neon coloured dancefloors with its bubbling modulations and deep, almost Balearic synth panoramas whereas the subsequent cut "Mentalin" presents a totally different approach with its stumbling high speed beats, razor sharp hi-hat x percussion programming, spaced out sweeps and ClubTechno x Rave leaning mid-range synths which work best in the context of hounded and breathless peaktime sets lit by a barrage fire of hyperstrobe attacks.

Listen Again: baze.djunkiii presents Isolationism Volume 2 @ Radio Flouka / Paris (05.06.2025)

Radio Flouka راديو فلوكة · baze.djunkiii presents Isolationism Volume 2 - 05/06/2025

The Dorf - Glam [Boomslang Records / Umland Records]

Released on March 25th, 2k25 is "Glam", the latest musical output by the Essen-based Umland Records label, this time in collaboration with Boomslang Records, as well as the Umland core ensemble that is The Dorf. Grown to a 24 (!!!) piece orchestra featuring basically everyone who released on the label throughout the past years plus a wide periphery of artists The Dorf caters a set of four live recorded pieces over the course of 43 minutes, exploring dense and extremely fast-paced Jazz for chase scenes and headbanging audiences, accentuated by perfectly timed brass fanfares in contrast to rather chaotic sequences, serves surprisingly catchy grooves especially prevalent in cuts like "ANC" whereas "Glimlach" pairs Jazz techniques with ever spiralling Kosmische Musik in a most thrilling and unusual way before slowly finding its innate groove whilst "NOMEN" waves goodbye on a rather tender and stripped down tip, providing what seems to be quite a peaceful and calm closure for an otherwise intense album affair before working its way up to a highly dramatic panoramic climax. Go check!

Album artwork on Instagram!

Sascha Müller - T8CID Traxx Vol. 06 [Psychocandies 130 Promo]

Another digital two track single released via Psychocandies on February 18th, 2k25 is "T8CID Traxx Vol. 06" by Sascha Müller, the next consecutive outing in a new series cooked up by the Uelsen-based producer. With "T8CID A11" Mr. Müller caters a deep, hypnotic and ever so slightly changing Acid sequence reminiscent of the genres absolute peak in the first half of the 90s backed by a stumbling rapid fire of Broken Techno x quasi Electro beats for the strobe-lit hours of the night which is followed by "T8CID A12", a tune exploring a more frolicking and jumping take on an uptempo Acid vibe alongside raw snare roll madness for the raving crew. Lovely.

Kind - Count [Umland Records 069]

Put out on the circuit via Essens Umland Records label as their cat.no. 069 is "Count", the first full length album release by the Jan Klare-led sextet that is Kind. With eight brand new pieces rolled out over a total playtime of 53 minutes and, as it seems, a new artistic direction in terms of the labels artwork the ensemble is not only delivering a set of puzzling and entertaining track names including "12 Hands - No Brain", "Religion 1", "3 Birds - 1 Tree" or "4 Bees - 1 Blossom" but also exploring a wide variety of pretty much jazzed out, well articulated musical directions weighing in stumbling, yet surprisingly groovy rhythm abstractions and corresponding, intertwined brass dialogues in its extended opener which is evoking strong memories of genres like Broken Beat / West London Phusion over time despite being executed organically without additional drum programming. With "6 Exits" Kind brings forth expertly performed multilayered parallel movements of the hypnotic kind, amalgamating vintage drama and tension in a captivating manner, "4 Cars - No Wheel" sounds, despite clearly employing FreeJazz x Free Improv characteristics, less chaotic than its title actually suggests, functioning as a clear climactic and energetic high point on this album whilst "4 Bots - 1 Zero" seemingly is following the guidelines of a rather traditional Jazz approach with intense brass eruptions being followed by intricate and subdued bass works as well as interwoven harmonics and "4 Bees - 1 Blossom" fully gets into the playful and explorative depths of what could be called Avantgarde Jazz for a reason.

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 06/2k25

Rudel Records 002 Back In Circulation After 17 Years!

Stop. Rewind. To Hamburg, Germany in the mid-00s. Originally launched by Donna Maya, now head of Sound Sister Records and then operating under the now defunct guise DJ Da Cut and later run by her alongside baze.djunkiii of Intrauterin Recordings the Rudel Records label was an, albeit relatively short-lived, fully independent creative label operation based on a long lasting friendship and a shared love for all things Bass Music, Drum'n'Bass and a bit of HipHop. Self-distributed via their own website only, at gigs and a few local record shops the label ceased operations after a while, with its leading duo following different musical paths and projects over the course of the next 17 years to come - without ever losing touch or their initial connection.

Fast forward to now. 2025. With both protagonists still in the game and a few boxes of the labels second release, an experimental Drum'n'Bass / DarkJungle leaning split 12“ remix single, found x rediscovered in a dormant Berlin basement under circumstances, we're happy to make this lost record available on the circuit again for a new generation of DJs and music lovers – internationally and for the first time ever officially distributed since it was released back in January 2008.

Original Release info:

Ostinato – Antiaircraft *Damp Silence After Summer Rain RMX by baze.djunkiii & DJ Da Cut One for the advanced Drum’n’Bass-jocks and lovers of leftfield sounds is this remix for the American PostRock-band outfit OSTINATO provided by the labels head honchos baze.djunkiii & DJ Da Cut, which perfectly transfers the hypnotic approach of the original tune released in 2006 on their album „Chasing The Form“ into a dancefloor fitting shape. Starting out with a halftime drum loop provided by the bands drummer Matthew Clark accompanied by dreamy, soundscape’esque chords the tune soon drops into stepping, clearlyJungle-influenced beats of the classic kind. All hands are way up when the main part unfolds a deep psychedelic, hypnotic guitar workout on top of filtered sounds that seems to run for ages until things get a bit techy. A big surprise waits in the end, which is not to be revealed here yet.

DJ Da Cut – Fake Democracy * Rattlesnake MX DJ Da Cuts’ solo tune „Fake Democracy *Rattlesnake MX“ starts out with shuffled halftime beats plus a seductive offbeat-line until gnarling basslines and a massive amount of layered ultra-percussive elements and filtered sounds release the storm on the floor, suddenly interrupted by a short breakdown that introduces the sweet skilled melody of live bass player Kazoo to the audience right before things get even darker and the final brock-out begins.

bazedjunkiii · Ostinato - Antiaircraft *Damp Silence After Summer Rain RMX by baze.djunkiii & DJ Da Cut

Distributed via Wordandsound / Hamburg.

Copies available via:

- Decks.de
- Deejay.de
- HHV / Germany
- Redeye Records / UK
- Q(e)M / Quality Electronic Music on Discogs

2020 - 22 [2020 Records 022 Promo]

And here we go again with a new full length album release on the presumably artist-run digital imprint that is 2020. Released on February 28th, 2k25 the new album named "22" by 2020 once again presents one single extended tune, the roughly 54 minutes spanning "Wave Jumper", which sees the labels head honcho going on a deep dive into glacial, gaseous and washed out and Drone-infused Deep Listening Music infiltrated by subaquatic currents and rumblings, vast panoramic whiteouts and regularly irregular low end pulses as well as empty plains of pure Ambient nothingness to soothe or simply erase the listeners brain, setting memories back to zero like a comatose sleep which exceeds beyond the confines of space and time. One for the advanced collectors of droning digital ambience and all things related.

Xotox - Partikel [Infacted Recordings]

Released via Infacted Recordings on June 6th, 2k25 is "Partikel", the latest full-length album outing by long standing producer Andreas Davids a.k.a. Xotox - reknowned and loved for his captivating fusion of EBM, Industrial, HardTechno and beyond. After leading into the 15 tracks and roughly 55 minutes strong album with a dark, almost score'esque intro Xotox is catering "The Dark *Rebuilt 2k24 Version" which, in its new iteration, is a surprisingly uplifting and groove-oriented EBM x ElectroTechno cut with a certain swing partly reminiscent of the heyday of ElectroClash even followed by the hard Broken Techno x Industrial of "Xotoxikologie" which has been around as a digital single release for a while whilst "Niemandskind" even evokes memories of late DAF in some way or the other. With cuts like "Analyse Me" we're drawn into a fascinating and well futuristic amalgamation of Industrial and echoes of darkest 90s Drum'n'Bass experimentalisms whilst "Narben" digs deep into distorted Rhythm Industrial territories for peaktime death raves and "Der Weg In Die Stille" brings on uplifting fodder for Tech- and FuturePop-floors after a very minimalist and certainly low end-heavy intro sequence . Furthermore "Die Ungewollten" comes at us with a surprisingly catchy piano loop motif giving off a well housey feel despite being backed by hard hitting Industrial rhythms and interesting German vocal snippets whereas "Wie Wenig Wir Wussten" once again brings on well positive and seductive vibes for late night ElectroClash fests and "Geisterstadt" and its captivating midrange sawtooth synths might be one of the most fascinating future classics hidden on this album just to highlight a few favorites here. Good stuff.

Jarr - Evangeline [Sound In Silence 121]

Also released via the Greek Ambient and beyond staple that is Sound In Silence as their cat.no. 121 on April 28th, 2k25 is "Evangeline", the latest collaboration album cooked up by Jon Attwood and Ray Robinson under their shared moniker that is Jarr. Once again limited to 200 hand-numbered copies the album caters a selection of ten tracks in total rolled out over the course of 49 minutes, presenting a mostly free-floating, calm and ever meandering sonic vision hovering in between super-soft Ambient pads and gently struck guitars and tender rhythms - with tunes like the most beautiful "Manoeuvres" builing a bridge between genres like Downtempo, Postrock and twangy Balearic for most beautiful sunsets, "O Muse" bringing forth washed out and super beautiful Ambient pads and minimal guitar textures and "Embrasure" indulging in deep longing melancholia of a rather minimalist kind. Furthermore we see "Seventeen Summers" opening with a droning nocturnal low end pulse later garnished with glistening etherealisms, "Acadia" is evoking memories of endless snow fields and cosy winter nights whereas "Nebraska" is taking a take on stripped down, yet panoramic Glacial Ambient and probably might be our favorite cut on this longplayer just to name a few. Go check.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Rat Pack 2 & The D3VI7 - Come On EP [Pharmacom Records 105 Promo]

Put out on the digital circuit via the revived Pharmacom Records imprint on January 28th, 2k25 is the "Come On EP", the first ever collaborational single effort cooked up by Rat Pack 2 and studio force The D3VI7. Opening with the title track "Come On" the duo serves a raw, somewhat dusted and oldskool sounding scratch collage skit rolled out over a little more than 130 seconds whereas the second track of this single, "The Pusher", presents a similarly experimental, bleepy and psychedelic Chemical Beats / BigBeat attitude especially speaking to all those still remembering Depth Charge's BigBeat x DopeBeat leaning era or Coldcut's "More Beats + Pieces" 12" mini series from the late 90s just to provide a sonic lead.

Sascha Müller - T8CID Traxx Vol. 05 [Psychocandies 129 Promo]

Released on January 21st, 2k25 as cat.no. 129 of the Psychocandies label is "T8CID Traxx Vol. 05", another sequel in a series of digital two track singles cooked up by Sascha Müller. With the opening track "T8CID A9" Mr. Müller presents a bubbly, lively and super playful uplifting Acid affair for peaktime sets which is subsequently followed by "T8CID A10", a darker, more gooey and rather psyched out approach towards gooey Acid modulations - remember the "Acid New York EP" by E.O.X. ? - backed by rather raw and hectic, rapid firing stakkato beats which neither fit into the Electro nor Broken Techno drawer but are driving dancefloors nonetheless.

With Open Arms - Some Place Like Home [Sound In Silence 122]

Released via the Athens-based imprint that is Sound In Silence as their cat.no. 122 on April 28th, 2k25 is "Some Place Like Home", the new collaborational album effort by Dan Robertson and Ben Rath employing their shared musical moniker With Open Arms with this one. Rolled out over the course of 43 minutes of total playtime the duo caters a twelve track menu based on a shared library of musical building blocks the two artists built seperately and independently before fusing and amalgamating their ideas into a coherent musical universe, starting from an angle of calm and classic Ambient movements leading into the chiming, uplifting piece "The Kindness of Strangers" which, in some strange ways, evokes memories of rural medieval - or better: pre-technological - life and festivities followed by the hovering deep melancholia of "Warehoused" - probably one of the most beautiful pieces of Ambient x Deep Listening Music on this album. Furthermore cuts like "Y Mynydd (Fersiwn Llywd)" do not only indicate a growing interest in the Welsh language but also bring forth ethereal vibrations and comforting bass waves backed by minimalist, almost organic percussion elements whereas "Hiraeth" does the same languagewise but also serves a beautiful ebb and flow of slightly washed out pads and Ambient harmonies whilst "Transient Ephemera" harks back to stripped down ChillOut and probably echoes of echoes of New Age backed by a slightly wobbly bass drone and "Some Stubborn Embers Burn On", despite being rather lively in comparison to the rest of the album, is more of a soothing, organic and highly comforting affair just to name a few. Quite a recommended album for Ambient collectors and everyone beyond. Go check!

05.06.2025 baze.djunkiii presents Isolationism Volume 2 @ Radio Flouka / Paris, France

This is the future and the future is cold. Frosty and isolated like the vast interplanetary voids hidden in galaxies far far away. This month Hamburg-based Radio Flouka-resident baze.djunkiii is on a mission to explore the far and highly experimental reaches of the sonic spectrum, focusing on the sound of interstellar glaciers and rubble piles, the yearning decay of abandoned space ships and indecipherable communication attempts floating through the universe forever, slowly interfering with quasi Kosmische Musik and hyperintense Noize eruptions. Another 60 minute vinyl mix for the headstrong and mentally stable only.

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / The Absence Of Light]

file under: Dark Ambient / Industrial / Drone / Deep Listening Music

transmission time: 22oo - 23oo GMT+1

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baze.djunkiii Charts 06/2k25

01. Painting - Snapshot Of Pure Attention [Sinnbus BLN / Lost Map]
Painting are back. With their second album effort after the triumphant debut "Painting Is Dead" the musical triumvirate embarks on a six tracks and 36 minutes spanning journey once again, bringing forth a fusion of extremely dense HyperJazz and oftentimes changing MathRock-infused time signatures, hard hitting Kraut sequences, driving Synth madness and their signature treat - intricate, intertwined, overlapping and at times even falsetto reaching vocals with an extremely catchy twist which still make Painting one of the most exciting and forward thinking band outfits out there.

02. Mike Ash - Eurotic [Ozone Recordings]
R-A-V-E is back. In capitals. The legendary Bleep label from Sheffield which re-emerged from the ashes back in 2k16 sees Mike Ash serving a banging four track release filled to the brim with heavy Rave stabs, ominous hoover sounds, brooding basslines as well as seductive bleeps, retrofuturist speak-and-spell madness and a whole fucking lot of early 90s Hardcore energy for dedicated oldskool ravers and a nuskool whistle crew. This a bomb.

03. FEX - Subways of Your Mind *TMMS Version [The Outer Edge 029]
"Subways Of Your Mind". Again. Although being admittedly apprehensive about the second 7" re-issue of what once was dubbed the most mysterious song on the internet being a simple cash-grab operation we finally ended with two copies of this even, because.... well... dj things. "Subways Of Your Mind *TMMS Version" is as fascinating and slightly dark'ish as a New Wave x Alternative Rock song with a catchy Pop appeal can be whereas the twangy, hypnotic "Talking Hands *Remastered Demo Mix" presents quite a hefty and energetic chorus section as well as ominously hovering sequences which might be prone to live extensions and other madness in a DJ context in the future.

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See review for details...

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Sascha Müller - Deep Fried [La Bomba Recordings 025 Promo]

Released on the digital circuit via La Bomba Recordings on March 11th, 2k25 is "Deep Fried", another fresh two track single cooked up by Uelsen's finest Sascha Müller. Opening up with the title track "Deep Fried" Mr. Müller weighs in a hefty and highly seductive piece of ClubTechno with a harmonic, slightly trancey twist that would've been a staple in DJ-sets by the likes of Steve Mason in the 90s for sure if it had been released back then whereas the subsequent cut that is "Night Mover" is more of a rolling Progressive-, House- and TechTrance-leaning affair with interesting, somewhat sub-aquatic drum sounds, ever moving stab filters and a distinct push for the late late hours of the night. Lovely, this.

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 05/2k25

Alarmen / Spherical Disrupted - Aquila [Audiophob 044]

Released via the Audiophob label on December 23rd, 2k24 is "Aquila", the second full length split album by Alarmen and Spherical Disrupted whose first CDr split collaboration sparked the launch of Audiophob more than two decades ago. With a total runtime of 77 minutes the album features not only the two main tracks, "Tarazed" by Alarmen, an epic, floating and most beautiful SpaceAmbient affair whereas "Altair" by Spherical Disrupted provides a slightly darker IDM / Ambient vibe with its cold atmospheric movements and gooey midrange synths backed by a foundation of bassdrums hidden deep within the mix but also a set of ten additional remixes, cooked up by the main artists for their respective cuts as well as a wide range of contributors roaming the imprints spheres including Autoclav1.1, Wesenberg, The Empath, Darkrad and others. Those remixes provide a sonic ark ranging from brooding minimal DarkAmbient ("Tarazed *Carbon Core Mix by Spherical Disrupted") to unsettling ColdAmbient reminiscent of unfathomable interstellar voids ("Altair *Chrysaetos Remix By Alarmen") and fascinating quasi-tectonic low end pulses alongside futuristic IDM minimalisms and hovering most beautiful melodies ("Tarazed *Wesenberg Rework"). Furthermore we see the "Altair *50% Remix by Doctor Moreau (Axiome)" on a speed reduced EBM x Techno fusion tip for doomed, post-apocalyptic dancefloors, the "Altair *Dread Remix by Darkrad" brings forth cold space winds and deeply melancholic DarkAmbient alongside tense, yet subdued war drums and Industrial references and "Tarazed *Mandelbrot Remix" is as classic, chiming and ever evolving as Ambient can be just to name a few. Highly recommended, this one is.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Sascha Müller - Give Me Your Soul EP [Fresscode Records 019 Promo]

Released via Fresscode Records on March 21st, 2k25 as their cat.no. 019 is Sascha Müller's "Give Me Your Soul EP", another digital three track single cooked up by Uelsen-based studio wizzard Sascha Müller. Opening with "Give Me Your Soul" the long-standing producer caters a heavy relentless Techno tool based on heavily compressed, reverberating bass drums, a hypnotic two-tone synth motif as well as super sharp hi-hats and distinct vocal cutups followed by the deep complex Tribal Techno of "Thematik" which is a beat-fest for all fans of Meta and Oliver Ho productions of yore whereas the subsequent well captivating closing tune "Unholy" meanders somewhere in the grey area between mid-90s UK ClubTechno and 'troity minimalism for late night audiences. Excellent stuff from Mr. Müller, once again.

Sascha Müller - T8CID Traxx Vol. 04 [Psychocandies 128 Promo]

On January 7th, 2k25 the ever active Psychocandies label released "T8CID Traxx Vol. 04", another fresh sequel in a new string of releases cooked up by Sascha Müller. Available as a digital two track single the opening track "T8CID A7" serves highly agitated and probably Footwork x Juke-inspired Broken ElectroTechno on hyperspeed backed by gooey and ever morphing Acid modulations for hardcore jackers followed by "T8CID A8" which provides classic trippy no fuzz mid-90s Acid fire for illegal basement parties and therefore is our favorite cut on this one. Vibes!

Dirk Serries - The Might Of Stars Sublime [Audiophob]

Put out on the circuit via the German Audiophob label on April 25th, 2k25 is "The Might Of Stars Sublime", the most recent album by long standing producer Dirk Serries who has - according to Discogs stats... - more than 130 solo album releases under his belt using his real name alone, with a multiple of multiple involvements in groups, bands and projects as well as other aliases used since the 80s not accounted for. An impressive discography which sees its latest sequel, a five tracks and roughly 45 minutes spanning CD album, venturing into emotional, highly dramatic Synth Ambient landscapes with the opening tune "A Soft Glow" which moves to and fro like bright beams of sunlight over harsh, mountaineous terrain on a stormy, semi-clouded day followed by the deeper, more nocturnal, yet not less dramatic "Evocation" which, despite being less spiralling, for us evokes faint memories of Tangerine Dream's score work for the 1977 movie "Sorcerer". Furthermore "Carved Into" Oscillation" brings forth a calm take on post-apocalyptic Dark Ambient melancholia with fine morning mists floating over scarred landscapes and future battlefields whereas "Form Reversal" enters a realm of shimmering Ambient hopefulness and ethereal beauty before the final cut that is "The Stars Sublime" waves goodbye in a most comforting, and probably most classic and soothing Ambient manner with its soft ebb and flow of tonal shifts and a basically naturalistic overall feel which also might speak to fans and followers of (Neo)Classical music for a reason. A highly recommended journey into Ambient and Deep Listening Music as well as classic Synth compositions for those who know. Go check!