Built for the long stretch of the night when momentum matters more than spectacle, XX 26 delivers grounded, ritual-minded techno that sustains the room, honors shared dancefloor memory, and moves with calm, assured purpose.
Tag: Techno
MOY :: Ghostware EP (Analogical Force) — [concise]
Norwich’s multi-instrumentalist Jonny Moy delivers a masterclass in multidimensional acid funk and braindance on Ghostware, fusing breakbeat pressure with bass-driven propulsion across a sleek, restless sonic landscape.
Equilet :: K9 Deloris EP (Nebleena) — [concise]
A quietly confident five-piece suite on K9 Deloris, Equilet channels an intimate, IDM-rooted elegance—where ambient flutter, glitch-detail, and modular haze unfold with patience and poise, recalling a time when electronic music favored late-night introspection over spectacle.
Celine Arnauld :: Log Out (Clean Error) — [concise]
Across glitch-saturated terrain, Celine Arnauld asserts total control on Log Out—a micro-scaled, high-discipline assault where industrial IDM pressure, volatile voltage surges, and precision sound design converge into tightly framed, repeat-ready electronic transmissions.
Dolphins of Venice :: Captains of Industry (Mahorka) — [concise]
Tim Koch and Adrien Capozzi, operating as Dolphins of Venice, twist Captains of Industry into a sly, sharp-edged Mahorka release where abstract funk, fractured IDM, and corporate satire collide in restless motion and meticulous disarray.
While :: Chisei (Neo Ouija) — [concise]
Immediately recognizable to seasoned IDM ears, the DC-based artist returns in peak form—channeling classic ambient electronica with crisp, hypnotic precision, where disciplined rhythm, luminous detail, and technoid grace converge on Chisei as a confident statement of enduring craft.
iNF0 :: Reflections Of Past Technologies (CETE) — [concise]
With Reflections Of Past Technologies, Michael Robinson’s iNF0 dissolves time itself, drifting through ambient electronics, breakbeat textures, and shimmering IDM echoes that feel both archival and forward-looking.
Polygon Window :: Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) (Warp)
In the early ’90s, a barely twenty-something Richard D. James was already warping rave culture from the inside out—releasing visionary records across multiple aliases, founding labels, and laying foundations that still rumble through electronic music more than three decades later.
shimura :: Colour Field (Petite Victory Collective) — [concise]
On Colour Field, shimura bends shimmering glitch, ambient electronics, and 2-step-tinged rhythms into a ten-track journey where melodic fragments flicker through industrial tension and drifting light.
Remembering Ken Downie of The Black Dog
In this tribute, Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) reflects on the passing of Ken Downie—founding member of The Black Dog—whose absence leaves a rare and resonant silence in electronic music, shaped by intelligence, restraint, and a belief that machines could think, feel, and remember.
Room Of Wires :: If no other means are effective (Self Released)
Room of Wires’ fourth release from a physically separated duo splinters industrial IDM into luminous, reflective fragments, pushing deeper into shadow while letting space, breath, and nostalgic lightness rise gently above the darkness.
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