six acid infused electro cuts from alder and fasme. 2022 repress.

150 copies only

tropic influenced 3 track ep

ascending techno wunderkind, non reversible, announces the arrival of new imprint non reversible structures with the release of his own explosive ‘destructive boundaries ep. having already gained the support of techno veterans marcel dettmann, slam, ben sims, and len faki, and having already performed in germanys most fabled techno institutions like tresor, griessmuehle, and institut für zukunft, destructive boundaries marks yet another breakthrough moment for the electrifying berlin-based producer. as the follow up to last years hypnotic and emotional initial mass function ep on bipolar disorder, and the atmospheric open cluster ep on eartoground, destructive boundaries finds the producer reaching relentless new heights with four powerful cuts of ferocious industrial techno.

after a long hiatus, lux rec is ready with its next release. veil of light and sleep forever, both from zürich, share the two sides of lxrc32. music for broken, estranged, regretful times. shipwrecked and completely obliterated. this is the first part of a series of three, called unsung and defeated, which focuses on local musicians delving in the darkest possible corners of electronic music.

b-stock - plastic cover is broken - music = mint .... 3 years on, and after their first critically acclaimed album on versatile, five steps (aka jonathan fitoussi and clemens hourrière), who have been likened to the godfathers of the synthesizer genre (think suzanne cianni, françois bayle or morton subotnik and you re almost there!) are back with espaces timbrés a brand new episode in their exploration of the legendary modular synthesizer - the buchla, specially crafted for versatile records. after 2 years of tireless work, ever pushing and furthering their musical research, fitoussi and hourrière reveal to us new territories, textures, sounds and feelings to explore with the help of the equally legendary i:cube on mixing duties to add even more sonic reflections and mixing desk wizardry. this one s a hyper-jump into the future made possible through a machine from the past, giving birth to those most captivating of electronic mantras... dive in, the water s warm!

at 21 years old, mathis ruffing has already managed to craft a signature sound, elegant and mature with a focus on melody and texture. rewardingly diverse, the ep touches on several genres and influences, ranging from cosmic to earthy dancefloor cuts, acid, grime, proper electro, idm and ambient. the common thread on this record is the search for balance between heartfelt melodies on one hand and on the other a form of immediacy, raw and almost industrial. ruffing has no trouble finding this balance and adding five terrific tracks to the banlieue catalogue.