Here then lay a rich eleven-track homage to the enduring cultural and sonic impact of the Roland TB-303, blending acid house traditions with contemporary consciousness. Superb work.
Tag: Braindance
threehz :: Archive 97–99 (PPRZ)
Archive 97–99 is a snapshot of someone absorbing that ethos in real time, two decades ago, and the recordings still hold up. Not because they’re groundbreaking, but because they’re honest documents of a producer learning their craft during one of electronic music’s most fertile periods.
DgoHn :: Tessares (Planet Mu)
The dubbed-out vocals, the melodic fills, the use of unusual time signatures, these aren’t just technical tricks, they’re emotional tools. The album feels exploratory without getting lost, complex without being exhausting. For fans of drumfunk and the kind of brain-melting beat science that Planet Mu championed in the late 90s and early 2000s, Tessares is essential.
V/A :: Part Time Archivists | Part Time Forgers (Necessary Unfold)
Necessary Unfold draws together the collective consciousness of contemporary Greek electronic music in their Various Artist label launch collection Part Time Archivists / Part Time Forgers. Coalescing electro, breaks, acid sensibilities, and IDM intent, we get 12 sublime Saturday-night anthems primed for a proper underground, word-of-mouth gathering. Summer radiates through the set.
SRS :: Plastic EP (Shakesphere / Furthur Electronix)
This overall limited run of the acid genre is another success on the label for those who are in love with the genre. Furthur Electronix—and a warm welcome Shakesphere, their sub-label—has been carving out a niche for itself over the past few years, releasing music that feels both nostalgic and necessary. It’s a love letter to a sound that defined an era, and for fans of classic acid and braindance, it’s essential.
iNFO :: Sorry I Didn’t Realize (Touched Music)
The resulting experience of Sorry I Didn’t Realize feels untethered from trends or nostalgia bait, instead standing defiantly above contemporaries as both tribute and evolution — easily deserving placement near summit of any Best of 2026 conversation.
Half-Ass Astronaut :: I Like Pretty Things (Not Yet Remembered)
What begins as mechanical sound manipulation gradually transforms into drum-heavy recollections from another era entirely. A surreal passage through decades of IDM evolution, overflowing with restless imagination and stylistic bliss.
Octavcat :: Ailurophobia (VLSI)
Octavat balances playful experimentation with precise execution, offering moments of introspection, energy, and pure groove. Ailurophobia is a fecund, joyous exploration of rhythm, texture, and mood—an electronic album that delights in detail, danceability, and inventive sound design.
V/A :: Unit Shifter Compilation 2 (Unit Shifter)
Unit Shifter has been quietly building a catalog that spans the breadth of contemporary electronic music, and Compilation 2 is a strong showcase of that vision. For a label ten years in, this is exactly the kind of release that reinforces their place in the scene, varied, charitable, and committed to curating music that actually takes you somewhere.
7053M4R14 :: SUN SERIES | AE\SS_02 EP (Adepta Editions) — [concise]
Together, these tracks form a succinct pairing, orbiting just beyond cerebral breakbeat fragments and electronic flickers—an intense sonic link that stretches rhythm toward its outer limits.
Anhnch :: Cartography of Expression (Self Released)
What lingers is a sense of disorientation paired with reflection—a portrait of a fractured present, hinting at eventual calm while acknowledging the long aftermath ahead. In that sense, Cartography of Expression stands as both document and inquiry, tracing intersections of sound, voice, and politics while asking how everything arrived at this point.
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