#6 Top Releases in Ambient / Experimental

Once again, we challenge the techno world with an avalanche of brilliant, daring, and risk taking electronic music. A collection that moves effortlessly from the subculture of club culture into the intimate bedrooms of music making artists. Some are just beginning their journey, while others have long since carved their place with remarkable soundscapes. The beautiful seagull cover picture comes from photographer Anna Fröhlich. The design was done by long time Traum graphic artist Yvette Klein. We open Tour De Traum 30 with a track by Arteforma, an artist whose recent EP on our Traum left a deep impression. This unreleased piece bridges the warmth of house music with the inventive edge of rhythmic techno. A luminous and soulful exploration of dance music in motion. Euripides, already known for his strong EP on Traum, continues his stylistic path here with a three dimensional sound that gives techno a rare sense of soul. An emotional force that leads into sonic territories rarely explored. Its a small gem of sound, refined and immersive. Alighted aka McLean Macionis is a forward thinking artist, composer, and technologist whose solo and collaborative works live at the intersection of music, engineering, and the human experience. For over a decade, McLean composed music for network television shows including Top Chef and The Real Housewives, working with clients like Cutting Edge Group. Under the moniker Alighted, McLean has released remixes on Kompakt and Palette Recordings. On Tour De Traum he presents a polyrhythmic and intricately constructed beat. Layers of reverb and melody unfold like subtle highlights across the track, creating an elegantly balanced and deeply atmospheric whole. fran&co returns with his latest work Luma. A piece built around hypnotic, deep sleeping moments that slowly awaken the listener. It draws us in with a delicate evolution of techno, house, and their interwoven DNA. A work both introspective and driving. With Cant Be Home Vaert debuts on Traum. A vocoder driven hymn drifting through deep waters, constantly regaining pulse and movement to stay rooted in the energy of the club. Swedish duo Dött ljus translate psychedelic perception into audio form, creating transcendent, mind-expanding moments of sound that blur the line between dream and dancefloor. Our new discovery from the United States, Stavros, steps onto the stage with a track full of passion. A delicate blend of joy and melancholy, hinting at his upcoming solo EP next year. From Brazil comes the formation of Hassio (COL), Diego Pay and Blue, merging driving techno energy with vocals that reach for the spiritual side of the genre. A compelling invitation to collective celebration. Jamin and ROUSEL contribute a powerful piece carried by expressive vocals and shifting rhythmic layers, emotional, dynamic, and always conscious of when to hold back, when to let go. Jan Steiner returns with his newest track Boneyard. A stunning universe of twisted sequences, shimmering tones, and forward-moving rhythms, all merging into a captivating sound experience. Jawoo, new to the label, surprises with an unorthodox rhythmic architecture, reimagining classical ideas through an electronic lens. KARAAL, who previously released a successful solo EP with us, are back with Peekaboo. A track that plays with concealment and revelation. Its sounds appear, vanish, and reappear in quick succession, creating bursts of energy that effortlessly lift the dancefloor. Olondro weaves quiet, introspective moments with melodic pirouettes. A balance that feels like being carried on invisible wings. BlackIsBeautiful returns, intertwining the textures of dub techno with a refined sense of synthesizer artistry. Subtle, delicate, and emotionally resonant, each small climax perfectly measured. WUKAH returns to Traum Schallplatten after his previous EP with us. His new track The Waves embodies a sense of electronic wanderlust a journey that rises and falls in rhythmic motion. Staccato-like bursts of sound accelerate and decelerate, shaping a pulse that ebbs and flows like the tides themselves. Its a composition built on motion, tension, and release true to its name, The Waves. MRKX delivers Metanoia, a deep and emotionally charged piece of house music, bittersweet, radiant, and evolving into captivating sonic shapes. Vellichor reveals a more introspective side with Shadow. This dreamy, purely electronic piece invites deep listening, sculpting sound with care and restraint, confirming once again his passion for shaping sonic forms that exist as much in imagination as in air. Lackluster, with whom weve released a solo EP before, contributes a track that carries Sueno Latino in its DNA, light and dramatic at once, shimmering with that timeless, dreamlike quality. Lazy love is a new artist from the United States who takes an unconventional path with Sun Behind The Cloud. He works with raw, edgy indie textures, shaping sounds that sometimes clash and scrape against each other, yet never destructively. Instead, they merge at just the right moments to form dense, expressive walls of sound that rise into brief emotional peaks before dissolving again, leaving only shimmering traces of what once was. Lightline returns to Traum after having contributed to earlier editions. His approach remains delightfully unpredictable. An unorthodox mix of sounds open to endless interpretation. Theres a sense of understatement woven into his work, appearing when you least expect it. At times, he flirts with elements of pop music, but always returns gracefully to the essential pulse of techno and house grounded, intuitive, and sincere. lux amor, a trio of musicians from Bremen, Germany, dive fearlessly into the slower spectrum of rhythm. Their track unfolds like a magicians act sounds appear from nowhere, revealed suddenly as if pulled from thin air. Theres something enchanted about their music: a blend of minimalism and mystery that gives it quiet power. Even through a long, epic break, they sustain tension and elegance, showing how much can be achieved with very little. data.data, the new collaborative project by Stefan Hauke and Michel Dieling, known from Tagmond, introduce themselves with patch me if you can. The track feels like a spontaneous dialogue part jam session, part conversation between two minds. Its playful, sometimes even a little nerdy, yet filled with moments of unexpected beauty. Its rhythmic interplay and machine-like pulse capture that rare, human spark that emerges when improvisation meets precision. MAQ, also known as Ilya Truskovsky, is a Los Angeles based music producer and film composer whose career has long bridged the cinematic and electronic worlds. Having co-founded Deja Vu Records in 2002, he has been making electronic music ever since, releasing two award-winning albums along the way. For many years, he devoted himself to the world of film, collaborating with Hollywood giants such as Aaron Zigman and Christopher Young. In 2022, he returned to his electronic roots, bringing with him the depth and precision of a seasoned composer.For Traum Schallplatten, he contributes Beyond The Veil a track that opens a window into his new electronic vision. It fuses cinematic passages with the pure timbre of synthesizers and the pulse of techno. The result is a composition in which contrasting elements converge naturally into one coherent whole, a reflection of his years of shaping emotion and atmosphere for the screen. Off Pop belongs to the first generation of Traum artists, and we were thrilled when, after more than fifteen years of silence, he reached out again two years ago. His new piece Like The Morning Sun mirrors the simplicity and imaginative spirit of his early work for the label minimalistic yet expansive, and infused with the sensibility of a new techno generation seeking to move beyond established boundaries. Danjel Esperanza returns after a solo EP on our label and several contributions to Tour De Traum, this time with a surprisingly dreamy work titled Wasserkringel. It drifts toward the cinematic, delicate, emotional, and built around a sense of slow, shimmering motion. Chrisik, the Austrian producer, returns to Tour De Traum with another masterfully crafted production. His music often revolves around a dreamlike, at times wistful atmosphere. A mood that here finds its counterpoint in a powerful, driving beat. This contrast gives the track a physical presence, carrying its emotional core beyond introspection and onto the dancefloor, where it unfolds with both precision and scale. Andy Moon, the tireless full blooded musician, continues his sonic explorations in his studio, surrounded by the hum of machines and guided by a constant search for the perfect balance, the finest possible combination that defines what he considers the essence of sound. His track Clouds And Concrete gathers together all of his acoustic research: unspectacular in form yet deeply concentrated, refined, and artistic in precisely the way we have come to expect from him. With Jazz Flight Cockpitcrew deliver a lounge inspired piece that lifts fragments and motifs from their own earlier works, setting them into entirely new contexts. Listeners familiar with their past productions will discover subtle, hidden references woven through the music, while for everyone else, it unfolds as something completely fresh and self-contained. Our man from Buenos Aires, flayman, continues to fly the flag for the city that once marked the beginning of Traum Schallplattens South American connection. Representing a young Argentine generation that looks both forward and back, he brings this duality into his music carrying traces of the past into the present. His latest track, What The Brain Tells Me To The Heart captures that spirit perfectly: melancholic yet full of depth, thoughtful and emotionally resonant, it bridges intellect and feeling in a way that is distinctly his own. Pavel Kosmonaut returns to Traum Schallplatten with his new track Astroboy. The piece stands apart from his earlier contributions to Tour De Traum light, buoyant, and full of playful motion. As it unfolds, the track twists inward, morphing its textures into something almost surreal before settling back into the magnetic gravity of techno. Patrick Muschiol returns to the label with a piece that celebrates classic melodic techno. L like Love pulses with playful energy, sometimes quirky, sometimes exuberant, yet carefully balanced. The track never leans on nostalgia; instead, it transforms familiar motifs into something fresh and positive, resonating fully in the present moment. Hughes Giboulay also rejoins the series, offering a piece that embodies the very idea of the Elektroniker. Diverse influences collide and intertwine as if guided by an invisible hand, forming a current of sound that is both heterogeneous in its details and beautifully unified in its overall flow. Ascet contributes Borderline Perception a track anchored in a steady walking bass and the logic of electronic flow. Here, sounds seem to fall from the sky loose, spontaneous, yet perfectly placed. Each fragment finds its way into the structure by chance or intuition, forming an associative chain that feels both accidental and precise. Lucas Solowsky makes his debut on Traum with an ambient electronic piece that approaches the listener gradually, shifting course with each passage. The track carries a strong sense of slow motion as if viewed through a magnifying glass, where subtle changes in melody and texture create a stream that feels unpredictable yet always finds its path. Its quiet vitality and freshness make it a captivating addition to this collection. breakbizz, also known as Helge Hoffmann, carries a remarkable backstory. Once recognized in Berlins streets for his graffiti on S-Bahn trains, his path eventually turned from visual rebellion to sonic creation. His music channels that same restless energy, driving rhythms, flowing delays, and sharp, interlocking synth lines. His track Accident & Error for Traum Schallplatten captures a sense of forward propulsion, balancing airy textures against a pulsing core. Theres an almost apocalyptic undertone here, but its punctuated by moments of light a constant rise and fall of emotion that feels alive and human. Frasseck & Freitag, known for their solo EPs and many Tour De Traum contributions, return with one of their most energetic works yet. Waste What Is Left is high octane and rhythmically relentless. A seamless, forward driving dance of determination. Its pure kinetic energy, a celebration of movement itself. No peace for the wicked. With Chocolate90 Perceptron takes us back to the simplicity and raw charm of the 1990s. A decade defined by its innocence and directness. The track embraces that clarity: unpretentious, beautifully plain, and instantly communicative. QuiQu, who appeared on Tour De Traum many years ago, return with New Hope. For much of its length, the track unfolds as a minimalist rhythmic piece, echoing the computer-generated timbres of the 1980s. Only in its final third does it open into a wild techno opus. A thrilling transformation that rewards patience with release. No Tour De Traum would be complete without RAUB! The Dutch duo represented this time by Kas Arts and Roland Buurmann continue their tradition of crafting enchanting electronic music inspired by the visionary sound of 1990s British duos like B12 and The Black Dog. Yet they carry that aesthetic lightly into the present, making it entirely their own. Each contribution feels like a gift to the series timeless and full of life. Haunami, the Japanese producer, returns to Tour De Traum with an ambient piece that evolves through a live, drum-like rhythmic framework. The sounds meet, mingle, and drift apart again, creating a shifting, abstract universe, fluid and alive, filled with fleeting connections and dissolving contours. Belgian duo Tweaken, once known for their hard-edged techno, have long been exploring the melodic side of the spectrum. With The Gathering they step fully into the Traum universe, tunneling through layers of sound and texture. The track feels like a musical excavation unearthing fragments from different worlds and weaving them into a journey through time. Uccelli resurrects the minimalism and emotional clarity of the 1990s with Resplendent. Its simplicity is striking, its emotional depth immediate. Theres a directness here a purity of intent that speaks to every old school heart. Nicolai Litz presents Phein a track that leans toward minimalism, reminiscent of the early days of Traum Schallplatten, yet expanded by the technical sophistication of modern production. Every frequency is carefully filled, every layer thoughtfully balanced, creating a rich and immersive depth of sound. The result is a contemporary form of deep house, refined, resonant, and glowing with quiet intensity. French producer Andy Meyer has lived through all the classic stages that shape an artist first as a club goer, then as a DJ, and eventually, after 2010, as a producer. Known primarily for his harder edged techno, he reveals here a more nuanced side, one that reaches beyond genre boundaries, blending intensity with emotional sensitivity. French producer Andy Meyer unfolds Persephone, a track that links contrasting moods into one continuous flow, unorthodox, highly artistic, and emotionally precise. Valtteri Valimaki contributes a stunning electronic piece suffused with calm and melancholy the kind of composition that could easily score an Alain Delon film. Its elegant, cinematic, and quietly moving. Douglas Fugazi steps into the Tour De Traum universe with a minimalist, piano driven melodic house track. Its subtle elegance and restrained power hint at new directions yet to be explored. Whether this is the first of many tracks to follow, charting a path of growth and evolution in this vein of music, only time will reveal, but the promise is already there. Fafarez has appeared on several of our compilations, and his latest contribution takes a slower turn. Built around an atmospheric, ambient pulse, the track moves without force or gesture, self-sustained, subtle, and quietly hypnotic. Its understated rhythm carries a touch of magic, as if glowing from within.

Arteforma, Euripides, Alighted, fran&co, Vaert, Dött ljus, Stavros, Diego Play, Hassio (COL), BLUEE, Jamin, ROUSEL, Jan Steiner, Jawoo, KARAAL, Olondro, Blackisbeautiful, Wukah, MRKX, Vellichor, Lackluster, Lazy love, Lightline, lux amor, data.data, Maq, Off Pop, Danjel Esperanza, Chrisik, Andy Moon, Cockpitcrew, flayman, Pavel Kosmonaut, Patrick Muschiol, Hughes Giboulay, Ascet, Lucas Solowsky, breakbizz, Frasseck & Freitag, Perceptron, QuiQui, RAUB, Haunami, Tweaken, UCCELLI, Nicolai Litz, Andy Meyer, Valtteri Valimaki, Douglas Fugazi, Fafarez

#24 Top Releases in Electronica

Once again, we challenge the techno world with an avalanche of brilliant, daring, and risk taking electronic music. A collection that moves effortlessly from the subculture of club culture into the intimate bedrooms of music making artists. Some are just beginning their journey, while others have long since carved their place with remarkable soundscapes. The beautiful seagull cover picture comes from photographer Anna Fröhlich. The design was done by long time Traum graphic artist Yvette Klein. We open Tour De Traum 30 with a track by Arteforma, an artist whose recent EP on our Traum left a deep impression. This unreleased piece bridges the warmth of house music with the inventive edge of rhythmic techno. A luminous and soulful exploration of dance music in motion. Euripides, already known for his strong EP on Traum, continues his stylistic path here with a three dimensional sound that gives techno a rare sense of soul. An emotional force that leads into sonic territories rarely explored. Its a small gem of sound, refined and immersive. Alighted aka McLean Macionis is a forward thinking artist, composer, and technologist whose solo and collaborative works live at the intersection of music, engineering, and the human experience. For over a decade, McLean composed music for network television shows including Top Chef and The Real Housewives, working with clients like Cutting Edge Group. Under the moniker Alighted, McLean has released remixes on Kompakt and Palette Recordings. On Tour De Traum he presents a polyrhythmic and intricately constructed beat. Layers of reverb and melody unfold like subtle highlights across the track, creating an elegantly balanced and deeply atmospheric whole. fran&co returns with his latest work Luma. A piece built around hypnotic, deep sleeping moments that slowly awaken the listener. It draws us in with a delicate evolution of techno, house, and their interwoven DNA. A work both introspective and driving. With Cant Be Home Vaert debuts on Traum. A vocoder driven hymn drifting through deep waters, constantly regaining pulse and movement to stay rooted in the energy of the club. Swedish duo Dött ljus translate psychedelic perception into audio form, creating transcendent, mind-expanding moments of sound that blur the line between dream and dancefloor. Our new discovery from the United States, Stavros, steps onto the stage with a track full of passion. A delicate blend of joy and melancholy, hinting at his upcoming solo EP next year. From Brazil comes the formation of Hassio (COL), Diego Pay and Blue, merging driving techno energy with vocals that reach for the spiritual side of the genre. A compelling invitation to collective celebration. Jamin and ROUSEL contribute a powerful piece carried by expressive vocals and shifting rhythmic layers, emotional, dynamic, and always conscious of when to hold back, when to let go. Jan Steiner returns with his newest track Boneyard. A stunning universe of twisted sequences, shimmering tones, and forward-moving rhythms, all merging into a captivating sound experience. Jawoo, new to the label, surprises with an unorthodox rhythmic architecture, reimagining classical ideas through an electronic lens. KARAAL, who previously released a successful solo EP with us, are back with Peekaboo. A track that plays with concealment and revelation. Its sounds appear, vanish, and reappear in quick succession, creating bursts of energy that effortlessly lift the dancefloor. Olondro weaves quiet, introspective moments with melodic pirouettes. A balance that feels like being carried on invisible wings. BlackIsBeautiful returns, intertwining the textures of dub techno with a refined sense of synthesizer artistry. Subtle, delicate, and emotionally resonant, each small climax perfectly measured. WUKAH returns to Traum Schallplatten after his previous EP with us. His new track The Waves embodies a sense of electronic wanderlust a journey that rises and falls in rhythmic motion. Staccato-like bursts of sound accelerate and decelerate, shaping a pulse that ebbs and flows like the tides themselves. Its a composition built on motion, tension, and release true to its name, The Waves. MRKX delivers Metanoia, a deep and emotionally charged piece of house music, bittersweet, radiant, and evolving into captivating sonic shapes. Vellichor reveals a more introspective side with Shadow. This dreamy, purely electronic piece invites deep listening, sculpting sound with care and restraint, confirming once again his passion for shaping sonic forms that exist as much in imagination as in air. Lackluster, with whom weve released a solo EP before, contributes a track that carries Sueno Latino in its DNA, light and dramatic at once, shimmering with that timeless, dreamlike quality. Lazy love is a new artist from the United States who takes an unconventional path with Sun Behind The Cloud. He works with raw, edgy indie textures, shaping sounds that sometimes clash and scrape against each other, yet never destructively. Instead, they merge at just the right moments to form dense, expressive walls of sound that rise into brief emotional peaks before dissolving again, leaving only shimmering traces of what once was. Lightline returns to Traum after having contributed to earlier editions. His approach remains delightfully unpredictable. An unorthodox mix of sounds open to endless interpretation. Theres a sense of understatement woven into his work, appearing when you least expect it. At times, he flirts with elements of pop music, but always returns gracefully to the essential pulse of techno and house grounded, intuitive, and sincere. lux amor, a trio of musicians from Bremen, Germany, dive fearlessly into the slower spectrum of rhythm. Their track unfolds like a magicians act sounds appear from nowhere, revealed suddenly as if pulled from thin air. Theres something enchanted about their music: a blend of minimalism and mystery that gives it quiet power. Even through a long, epic break, they sustain tension and elegance, showing how much can be achieved with very little. data.data, the new collaborative project by Stefan Hauke and Michel Dieling, known from Tagmond, introduce themselves with patch me if you can. The track feels like a spontaneous dialogue part jam session, part conversation between two minds. Its playful, sometimes even a little nerdy, yet filled with moments of unexpected beauty. Its rhythmic interplay and machine-like pulse capture that rare, human spark that emerges when improvisation meets precision. MAQ, also known as Ilya Truskovsky, is a Los Angeles based music producer and film composer whose career has long bridged the cinematic and electronic worlds. Having co-founded Deja Vu Records in 2002, he has been making electronic music ever since, releasing two award-winning albums along the way. For many years, he devoted himself to the world of film, collaborating with Hollywood giants such as Aaron Zigman and Christopher Young. In 2022, he returned to his electronic roots, bringing with him the depth and precision of a seasoned composer.For Traum Schallplatten, he contributes Beyond The Veil a track that opens a window into his new electronic vision. It fuses cinematic passages with the pure timbre of synthesizers and the pulse of techno. The result is a composition in which contrasting elements converge naturally into one coherent whole, a reflection of his years of shaping emotion and atmosphere for the screen. Off Pop belongs to the first generation of Traum artists, and we were thrilled when, after more than fifteen years of silence, he reached out again two years ago. His new piece Like The Morning Sun mirrors the simplicity and imaginative spirit of his early work for the label minimalistic yet expansive, and infused with the sensibility of a new techno generation seeking to move beyond established boundaries. Danjel Esperanza returns after a solo EP on our label and several contributions to Tour De Traum, this time with a surprisingly dreamy work titled Wasserkringel. It drifts toward the cinematic, delicate, emotional, and built around a sense of slow, shimmering motion. Chrisik, the Austrian producer, returns to Tour De Traum with another masterfully crafted production. His music often revolves around a dreamlike, at times wistful atmosphere. A mood that here finds its counterpoint in a powerful, driving beat. This contrast gives the track a physical presence, carrying its emotional core beyond introspection and onto the dancefloor, where it unfolds with both precision and scale. Andy Moon, the tireless full blooded musician, continues his sonic explorations in his studio, surrounded by the hum of machines and guided by a constant search for the perfect balance, the finest possible combination that defines what he considers the essence of sound. His track Clouds And Concrete gathers together all of his acoustic research: unspectacular in form yet deeply concentrated, refined, and artistic in precisely the way we have come to expect from him. With Jazz Flight Cockpitcrew deliver a lounge inspired piece that lifts fragments and motifs from their own earlier works, setting them into entirely new contexts. Listeners familiar with their past productions will discover subtle, hidden references woven through the music, while for everyone else, it unfolds as something completely fresh and self-contained. Our man from Buenos Aires, flayman, continues to fly the flag for the city that once marked the beginning of Traum Schallplattens South American connection. Representing a young Argentine generation that looks both forward and back, he brings this duality into his music carrying traces of the past into the present. His latest track, What The Brain Tells Me To The Heart captures that spirit perfectly: melancholic yet full of depth, thoughtful and emotionally resonant, it bridges intellect and feeling in a way that is distinctly his own. Pavel Kosmonaut returns to Traum Schallplatten with his new track Astroboy. The piece stands apart from his earlier contributions to Tour De Traum light, buoyant, and full of playful motion. As it unfolds, the track twists inward, morphing its textures into something almost surreal before settling back into the magnetic gravity of techno. Patrick Muschiol returns to the label with a piece that celebrates classic melodic techno. L like Love pulses with playful energy, sometimes quirky, sometimes exuberant, yet carefully balanced. The track never leans on nostalgia; instead, it transforms familiar motifs into something fresh and positive, resonating fully in the present moment. Hughes Giboulay also rejoins the series, offering a piece that embodies the very idea of the Elektroniker. Diverse influences collide and intertwine as if guided by an invisible hand, forming a current of sound that is both heterogeneous in its details and beautifully unified in its overall flow. Ascet contributes Borderline Perception a track anchored in a steady walking bass and the logic of electronic flow. Here, sounds seem to fall from the sky loose, spontaneous, yet perfectly placed. Each fragment finds its way into the structure by chance or intuition, forming an associative chain that feels both accidental and precise. Lucas Solowsky makes his debut on Traum with an ambient electronic piece that approaches the listener gradually, shifting course with each passage. The track carries a strong sense of slow motion as if viewed through a magnifying glass, where subtle changes in melody and texture create a stream that feels unpredictable yet always finds its path. Its quiet vitality and freshness make it a captivating addition to this collection. breakbizz, also known as Helge Hoffmann, carries a remarkable backstory. Once recognized in Berlins streets for his graffiti on S-Bahn trains, his path eventually turned from visual rebellion to sonic creation. His music channels that same restless energy, driving rhythms, flowing delays, and sharp, interlocking synth lines. His track Accident & Error for Traum Schallplatten captures a sense of forward propulsion, balancing airy textures against a pulsing core. Theres an almost apocalyptic undertone here, but its punctuated by moments of light a constant rise and fall of emotion that feels alive and human. Frasseck & Freitag, known for their solo EPs and many Tour De Traum contributions, return with one of their most energetic works yet. Waste What Is Left is high octane and rhythmically relentless. A seamless, forward driving dance of determination. Its pure kinetic energy, a celebration of movement itself. No peace for the wicked. With Chocolate90 Perceptron takes us back to the simplicity and raw charm of the 1990s. A decade defined by its innocence and directness. The track embraces that clarity: unpretentious, beautifully plain, and instantly communicative. QuiQu, who appeared on Tour De Traum many years ago, return with New Hope. For much of its length, the track unfolds as a minimalist rhythmic piece, echoing the computer-generated timbres of the 1980s. Only in its final third does it open into a wild techno opus. A thrilling transformation that rewards patience with release. No Tour De Traum would be complete without RAUB! The Dutch duo represented this time by Kas Arts and Roland Buurmann continue their tradition of crafting enchanting electronic music inspired by the visionary sound of 1990s British duos like B12 and The Black Dog. Yet they carry that aesthetic lightly into the present, making it entirely their own. Each contribution feels like a gift to the series timeless and full of life. Haunami, the Japanese producer, returns to Tour De Traum with an ambient piece that evolves through a live, drum-like rhythmic framework. The sounds meet, mingle, and drift apart again, creating a shifting, abstract universe, fluid and alive, filled with fleeting connections and dissolving contours. Belgian duo Tweaken, once known for their hard-edged techno, have long been exploring the melodic side of the spectrum. With The Gathering they step fully into the Traum universe, tunneling through layers of sound and texture. The track feels like a musical excavation unearthing fragments from different worlds and weaving them into a journey through time. Uccelli resurrects the minimalism and emotional clarity of the 1990s with Resplendent. Its simplicity is striking, its emotional depth immediate. Theres a directness here a purity of intent that speaks to every old school heart. Nicolai Litz presents Phein a track that leans toward minimalism, reminiscent of the early days of Traum Schallplatten, yet expanded by the technical sophistication of modern production. Every frequency is carefully filled, every layer thoughtfully balanced, creating a rich and immersive depth of sound. The result is a contemporary form of deep house, refined, resonant, and glowing with quiet intensity. French producer Andy Meyer has lived through all the classic stages that shape an artist first as a club goer, then as a DJ, and eventually, after 2010, as a producer. Known primarily for his harder edged techno, he reveals here a more nuanced side, one that reaches beyond genre boundaries, blending intensity with emotional sensitivity. French producer Andy Meyer unfolds Persephone, a track that links contrasting moods into one continuous flow, unorthodox, highly artistic, and emotionally precise. Valtteri Valimaki contributes a stunning electronic piece suffused with calm and melancholy the kind of composition that could easily score an Alain Delon film. Its elegant, cinematic, and quietly moving. Douglas Fugazi steps into the Tour De Traum universe with a minimalist, piano driven melodic house track. Its subtle elegance and restrained power hint at new directions yet to be explored. Whether this is the first of many tracks to follow, charting a path of growth and evolution in this vein of music, only time will reveal, but the promise is already there. Fafarez has appeared on several of our compilations, and his latest contribution takes a slower turn. Built around an atmospheric, ambient pulse, the track moves without force or gesture, self-sustained, subtle, and quietly hypnotic. Its understated rhythm carries a touch of magic, as if glowing from within.

Arteforma, Euripides, Alighted, fran&co, Vaert, Dött ljus, Stavros, Diego Play, Hassio (COL), BLUEE, Jamin, ROUSEL, Jan Steiner, Jawoo, KARAAL, Olondro, Blackisbeautiful, Wukah, MRKX, Vellichor, Lackluster, Lazy love, Lightline, lux amor, data.data, Maq, Off Pop, Danjel Esperanza, Chrisik, Andy Moon, Cockpitcrew, flayman, Pavel Kosmonaut, Patrick Muschiol, Hughes Giboulay, Ascet, Lucas Solowsky, breakbizz, Frasseck & Freitag, Perceptron, QuiQui, RAUB, Haunami, Tweaken, UCCELLI, Nicolai Litz, Andy Meyer, Valtteri Valimaki, Douglas Fugazi, Fafarez

#56 Top Releases in Deep House

Once again, we challenge the techno world with an avalanche of brilliant, daring, and risk taking electronic music. A collection that moves effortlessly from the subculture of club culture into the intimate bedrooms of music making artists. Some are just beginning their journey, while others have long since carved their place with remarkable soundscapes. The beautiful seagull cover picture comes from photographer Anna Fröhlich. The design was done by long time Traum graphic artist Yvette Klein. We open Tour De Traum 30 with a track by Arteforma, an artist whose recent EP on our Traum left a deep impression. This unreleased piece bridges the warmth of house music with the inventive edge of rhythmic techno. A luminous and soulful exploration of dance music in motion. Euripides, already known for his strong EP on Traum, continues his stylistic path here with a three dimensional sound that gives techno a rare sense of soul. An emotional force that leads into sonic territories rarely explored. Its a small gem of sound, refined and immersive. Alighted aka McLean Macionis is a forward thinking artist, composer, and technologist whose solo and collaborative works live at the intersection of music, engineering, and the human experience. For over a decade, McLean composed music for network television shows including Top Chef and The Real Housewives, working with clients like Cutting Edge Group. Under the moniker Alighted, McLean has released remixes on Kompakt and Palette Recordings. On Tour De Traum he presents a polyrhythmic and intricately constructed beat. Layers of reverb and melody unfold like subtle highlights across the track, creating an elegantly balanced and deeply atmospheric whole. fran&co returns with his latest work Luma. A piece built around hypnotic, deep sleeping moments that slowly awaken the listener. It draws us in with a delicate evolution of techno, house, and their interwoven DNA. A work both introspective and driving. With Cant Be Home Vaert debuts on Traum. A vocoder driven hymn drifting through deep waters, constantly regaining pulse and movement to stay rooted in the energy of the club. Swedish duo Dött ljus translate psychedelic perception into audio form, creating transcendent, mind-expanding moments of sound that blur the line between dream and dancefloor. Our new discovery from the United States, Stavros, steps onto the stage with a track full of passion. A delicate blend of joy and melancholy, hinting at his upcoming solo EP next year. From Brazil comes the formation of Hassio (COL), Diego Pay and Blue, merging driving techno energy with vocals that reach for the spiritual side of the genre. A compelling invitation to collective celebration. Jamin and ROUSEL contribute a powerful piece carried by expressive vocals and shifting rhythmic layers, emotional, dynamic, and always conscious of when to hold back, when to let go. Jan Steiner returns with his newest track Boneyard. A stunning universe of twisted sequences, shimmering tones, and forward-moving rhythms, all merging into a captivating sound experience. Jawoo, new to the label, surprises with an unorthodox rhythmic architecture, reimagining classical ideas through an electronic lens. KARAAL, who previously released a successful solo EP with us, are back with Peekaboo. A track that plays with concealment and revelation. Its sounds appear, vanish, and reappear in quick succession, creating bursts of energy that effortlessly lift the dancefloor. Olondro weaves quiet, introspective moments with melodic pirouettes. A balance that feels like being carried on invisible wings. BlackIsBeautiful returns, intertwining the textures of dub techno with a refined sense of synthesizer artistry. Subtle, delicate, and emotionally resonant, each small climax perfectly measured. WUKAH returns to Traum Schallplatten after his previous EP with us. His new track The Waves embodies a sense of electronic wanderlust a journey that rises and falls in rhythmic motion. Staccato-like bursts of sound accelerate and decelerate, shaping a pulse that ebbs and flows like the tides themselves. Its a composition built on motion, tension, and release true to its name, The Waves. MRKX delivers Metanoia, a deep and emotionally charged piece of house music, bittersweet, radiant, and evolving into captivating sonic shapes. Vellichor reveals a more introspective side with Shadow. This dreamy, purely electronic piece invites deep listening, sculpting sound with care and restraint, confirming once again his passion for shaping sonic forms that exist as much in imagination as in air. Lackluster, with whom weve released a solo EP before, contributes a track that carries Sueno Latino in its DNA, light and dramatic at once, shimmering with that timeless, dreamlike quality. Lazy love is a new artist from the United States who takes an unconventional path with Sun Behind The Cloud. He works with raw, edgy indie textures, shaping sounds that sometimes clash and scrape against each other, yet never destructively. Instead, they merge at just the right moments to form dense, expressive walls of sound that rise into brief emotional peaks before dissolving again, leaving only shimmering traces of what once was. Lightline returns to Traum after having contributed to earlier editions. His approach remains delightfully unpredictable. An unorthodox mix of sounds open to endless interpretation. Theres a sense of understatement woven into his work, appearing when you least expect it. At times, he flirts with elements of pop music, but always returns gracefully to the essential pulse of techno and house grounded, intuitive, and sincere. lux amor, a trio of musicians from Bremen, Germany, dive fearlessly into the slower spectrum of rhythm. Their track unfolds like a magicians act sounds appear from nowhere, revealed suddenly as if pulled from thin air. Theres something enchanted about their music: a blend of minimalism and mystery that gives it quiet power. Even through a long, epic break, they sustain tension and elegance, showing how much can be achieved with very little. data.data, the new collaborative project by Stefan Hauke and Michel Dieling, known from Tagmond, introduce themselves with patch me if you can. The track feels like a spontaneous dialogue part jam session, part conversation between two minds. Its playful, sometimes even a little nerdy, yet filled with moments of unexpected beauty. Its rhythmic interplay and machine-like pulse capture that rare, human spark that emerges when improvisation meets precision. MAQ, also known as Ilya Truskovsky, is a Los Angeles based music producer and film composer whose career has long bridged the cinematic and electronic worlds. Having co-founded Deja Vu Records in 2002, he has been making electronic music ever since, releasing two award-winning albums along the way. For many years, he devoted himself to the world of film, collaborating with Hollywood giants such as Aaron Zigman and Christopher Young. In 2022, he returned to his electronic roots, bringing with him the depth and precision of a seasoned composer.For Traum Schallplatten, he contributes Beyond The Veil a track that opens a window into his new electronic vision. It fuses cinematic passages with the pure timbre of synthesizers and the pulse of techno. The result is a composition in which contrasting elements converge naturally into one coherent whole, a reflection of his years of shaping emotion and atmosphere for the screen. Off Pop belongs to the first generation of Traum artists, and we were thrilled when, after more than fifteen years of silence, he reached out again two years ago. His new piece Like The Morning Sun mirrors the simplicity and imaginative spirit of his early work for the label minimalistic yet expansive, and infused with the sensibility of a new techno generation seeking to move beyond established boundaries. Danjel Esperanza returns after a solo EP on our label and several contributions to Tour De Traum, this time with a surprisingly dreamy work titled Wasserkringel. It drifts toward the cinematic, delicate, emotional, and built around a sense of slow, shimmering motion. Chrisik, the Austrian producer, returns to Tour De Traum with another masterfully crafted production. His music often revolves around a dreamlike, at times wistful atmosphere. A mood that here finds its counterpoint in a powerful, driving beat. This contrast gives the track a physical presence, carrying its emotional core beyond introspection and onto the dancefloor, where it unfolds with both precision and scale. Andy Moon, the tireless full blooded musician, continues his sonic explorations in his studio, surrounded by the hum of machines and guided by a constant search for the perfect balance, the finest possible combination that defines what he considers the essence of sound. His track Clouds And Concrete gathers together all of his acoustic research: unspectacular in form yet deeply concentrated, refined, and artistic in precisely the way we have come to expect from him. With Jazz Flight Cockpitcrew deliver a lounge inspired piece that lifts fragments and motifs from their own earlier works, setting them into entirely new contexts. Listeners familiar with their past productions will discover subtle, hidden references woven through the music, while for everyone else, it unfolds as something completely fresh and self-contained. Our man from Buenos Aires, flayman, continues to fly the flag for the city that once marked the beginning of Traum Schallplattens South American connection. Representing a young Argentine generation that looks both forward and back, he brings this duality into his music carrying traces of the past into the present. His latest track, What The Brain Tells Me To The Heart captures that spirit perfectly: melancholic yet full of depth, thoughtful and emotionally resonant, it bridges intellect and feeling in a way that is distinctly his own. Pavel Kosmonaut returns to Traum Schallplatten with his new track Astroboy. The piece stands apart from his earlier contributions to Tour De Traum light, buoyant, and full of playful motion. As it unfolds, the track twists inward, morphing its textures into something almost surreal before settling back into the magnetic gravity of techno. Patrick Muschiol returns to the label with a piece that celebrates classic melodic techno. L like Love pulses with playful energy, sometimes quirky, sometimes exuberant, yet carefully balanced. The track never leans on nostalgia; instead, it transforms familiar motifs into something fresh and positive, resonating fully in the present moment. Hughes Giboulay also rejoins the series, offering a piece that embodies the very idea of the Elektroniker. Diverse influences collide and intertwine as if guided by an invisible hand, forming a current of sound that is both heterogeneous in its details and beautifully unified in its overall flow. Ascet contributes Borderline Perception a track anchored in a steady walking bass and the logic of electronic flow. Here, sounds seem to fall from the sky loose, spontaneous, yet perfectly placed. Each fragment finds its way into the structure by chance or intuition, forming an associative chain that feels both accidental and precise. Lucas Solowsky makes his debut on Traum with an ambient electronic piece that approaches the listener gradually, shifting course with each passage. The track carries a strong sense of slow motion as if viewed through a magnifying glass, where subtle changes in melody and texture create a stream that feels unpredictable yet always finds its path. Its quiet vitality and freshness make it a captivating addition to this collection. breakbizz, also known as Helge Hoffmann, carries a remarkable backstory. Once recognized in Berlins streets for his graffiti on S-Bahn trains, his path eventually turned from visual rebellion to sonic creation. His music channels that same restless energy, driving rhythms, flowing delays, and sharp, interlocking synth lines. His track Accident & Error for Traum Schallplatten captures a sense of forward propulsion, balancing airy textures against a pulsing core. Theres an almost apocalyptic undertone here, but its punctuated by moments of light a constant rise and fall of emotion that feels alive and human. Frasseck & Freitag, known for their solo EPs and many Tour De Traum contributions, return with one of their most energetic works yet. Waste What Is Left is high octane and rhythmically relentless. A seamless, forward driving dance of determination. Its pure kinetic energy, a celebration of movement itself. No peace for the wicked. With Chocolate90 Perceptron takes us back to the simplicity and raw charm of the 1990s. A decade defined by its innocence and directness. The track embraces that clarity: unpretentious, beautifully plain, and instantly communicative. QuiQu, who appeared on Tour De Traum many years ago, return with New Hope. For much of its length, the track unfolds as a minimalist rhythmic piece, echoing the computer-generated timbres of the 1980s. Only in its final third does it open into a wild techno opus. A thrilling transformation that rewards patience with release. No Tour De Traum would be complete without RAUB! The Dutch duo represented this time by Kas Arts and Roland Buurmann continue their tradition of crafting enchanting electronic music inspired by the visionary sound of 1990s British duos like B12 and The Black Dog. Yet they carry that aesthetic lightly into the present, making it entirely their own. Each contribution feels like a gift to the series timeless and full of life. Haunami, the Japanese producer, returns to Tour De Traum with an ambient piece that evolves through a live, drum-like rhythmic framework. The sounds meet, mingle, and drift apart again, creating a shifting, abstract universe, fluid and alive, filled with fleeting connections and dissolving contours. Belgian duo Tweaken, once known for their hard-edged techno, have long been exploring the melodic side of the spectrum. With The Gathering they step fully into the Traum universe, tunneling through layers of sound and texture. The track feels like a musical excavation unearthing fragments from different worlds and weaving them into a journey through time. Uccelli resurrects the minimalism and emotional clarity of the 1990s with Resplendent. Its simplicity is striking, its emotional depth immediate. Theres a directness here a purity of intent that speaks to every old school heart. Nicolai Litz presents Phein a track that leans toward minimalism, reminiscent of the early days of Traum Schallplatten, yet expanded by the technical sophistication of modern production. Every frequency is carefully filled, every layer thoughtfully balanced, creating a rich and immersive depth of sound. The result is a contemporary form of deep house, refined, resonant, and glowing with quiet intensity. French producer Andy Meyer has lived through all the classic stages that shape an artist first as a club goer, then as a DJ, and eventually, after 2010, as a producer. Known primarily for his harder edged techno, he reveals here a more nuanced side, one that reaches beyond genre boundaries, blending intensity with emotional sensitivity. French producer Andy Meyer unfolds Persephone, a track that links contrasting moods into one continuous flow, unorthodox, highly artistic, and emotionally precise. Valtteri Valimaki contributes a stunning electronic piece suffused with calm and melancholy the kind of composition that could easily score an Alain Delon film. Its elegant, cinematic, and quietly moving. Douglas Fugazi steps into the Tour De Traum universe with a minimalist, piano driven melodic house track. Its subtle elegance and restrained power hint at new directions yet to be explored. Whether this is the first of many tracks to follow, charting a path of growth and evolution in this vein of music, only time will reveal, but the promise is already there. Fafarez has appeared on several of our compilations, and his latest contribution takes a slower turn. Built around an atmospheric, ambient pulse, the track moves without force or gesture, self-sustained, subtle, and quietly hypnotic. Its understated rhythm carries a touch of magic, as if glowing from within.

Arteforma, Euripides, Alighted, fran&co, Vaert, Dött ljus, Stavros, Diego Play, Hassio (COL), BLUEE, Jamin, ROUSEL, Jan Steiner, Jawoo, KARAAL, Olondro, Blackisbeautiful, Wukah, MRKX, Vellichor, Lackluster, Lazy love, Lightline, lux amor, data.data, Maq, Off Pop, Danjel Esperanza, Chrisik, Andy Moon, Cockpitcrew, flayman, Pavel Kosmonaut, Patrick Muschiol, Hughes Giboulay, Ascet, Lucas Solowsky, breakbizz, Frasseck & Freitag, Perceptron, QuiQui, RAUB, Haunami, Tweaken, UCCELLI, Nicolai Litz, Andy Meyer, Valtteri Valimaki, Douglas Fugazi, Fafarez

#82 Top Releases in Melodic House & Techno

Once again, we challenge the techno world with an avalanche of brilliant, daring, and risk taking electronic music. A collection that moves effortlessly from the subculture of club culture into the intimate bedrooms of music making artists. Some are just beginning their journey, while others have long since carved their place with remarkable soundscapes. The beautiful seagull cover picture comes from photographer Anna Fröhlich. The design was done by long time Traum graphic artist Yvette Klein. We open Tour De Traum 30 with a track by Arteforma, an artist whose recent EP on our Traum left a deep impression. This unreleased piece bridges the warmth of house music with the inventive edge of rhythmic techno. A luminous and soulful exploration of dance music in motion. Euripides, already known for his strong EP on Traum, continues his stylistic path here with a three dimensional sound that gives techno a rare sense of soul. An emotional force that leads into sonic territories rarely explored. Its a small gem of sound, refined and immersive. Alighted aka McLean Macionis is a forward thinking artist, composer, and technologist whose solo and collaborative works live at the intersection of music, engineering, and the human experience. For over a decade, McLean composed music for network television shows including Top Chef and The Real Housewives, working with clients like Cutting Edge Group. Under the moniker Alighted, McLean has released remixes on Kompakt and Palette Recordings. On Tour De Traum he presents a polyrhythmic and intricately constructed beat. Layers of reverb and melody unfold like subtle highlights across the track, creating an elegantly balanced and deeply atmospheric whole. fran&co returns with his latest work Luma. A piece built around hypnotic, deep sleeping moments that slowly awaken the listener. It draws us in with a delicate evolution of techno, house, and their interwoven DNA. A work both introspective and driving. With Cant Be Home Vaert debuts on Traum. A vocoder driven hymn drifting through deep waters, constantly regaining pulse and movement to stay rooted in the energy of the club. Swedish duo Dött ljus translate psychedelic perception into audio form, creating transcendent, mind-expanding moments of sound that blur the line between dream and dancefloor. Our new discovery from the United States, Stavros, steps onto the stage with a track full of passion. A delicate blend of joy and melancholy, hinting at his upcoming solo EP next year. From Brazil comes the formation of Hassio (COL), Diego Pay and Blue, merging driving techno energy with vocals that reach for the spiritual side of the genre. A compelling invitation to collective celebration. Jamin and ROUSEL contribute a powerful piece carried by expressive vocals and shifting rhythmic layers, emotional, dynamic, and always conscious of when to hold back, when to let go. Jan Steiner returns with his newest track Boneyard. A stunning universe of twisted sequences, shimmering tones, and forward-moving rhythms, all merging into a captivating sound experience. Jawoo, new to the label, surprises with an unorthodox rhythmic architecture, reimagining classical ideas through an electronic lens. KARAAL, who previously released a successful solo EP with us, are back with Peekaboo. A track that plays with concealment and revelation. Its sounds appear, vanish, and reappear in quick succession, creating bursts of energy that effortlessly lift the dancefloor. Olondro weaves quiet, introspective moments with melodic pirouettes. A balance that feels like being carried on invisible wings. BlackIsBeautiful returns, intertwining the textures of dub techno with a refined sense of synthesizer artistry. Subtle, delicate, and emotionally resonant, each small climax perfectly measured. WUKAH returns to Traum Schallplatten after his previous EP with us. His new track The Waves embodies a sense of electronic wanderlust a journey that rises and falls in rhythmic motion. Staccato-like bursts of sound accelerate and decelerate, shaping a pulse that ebbs and flows like the tides themselves. Its a composition built on motion, tension, and release true to its name, The Waves. MRKX delivers Metanoia, a deep and emotionally charged piece of house music, bittersweet, radiant, and evolving into captivating sonic shapes. Vellichor reveals a more introspective side with Shadow. This dreamy, purely electronic piece invites deep listening, sculpting sound with care and restraint, confirming once again his passion for shaping sonic forms that exist as much in imagination as in air. Lackluster, with whom weve released a solo EP before, contributes a track that carries Sueno Latino in its DNA, light and dramatic at once, shimmering with that timeless, dreamlike quality. Lazy love is a new artist from the United States who takes an unconventional path with Sun Behind The Cloud. He works with raw, edgy indie textures, shaping sounds that sometimes clash and scrape against each other, yet never destructively. Instead, they merge at just the right moments to form dense, expressive walls of sound that rise into brief emotional peaks before dissolving again, leaving only shimmering traces of what once was. Lightline returns to Traum after having contributed to earlier editions. His approach remains delightfully unpredictable. An unorthodox mix of sounds open to endless interpretation. Theres a sense of understatement woven into his work, appearing when you least expect it. At times, he flirts with elements of pop music, but always returns gracefully to the essential pulse of techno and house grounded, intuitive, and sincere. lux amor, a trio of musicians from Bremen, Germany, dive fearlessly into the slower spectrum of rhythm. Their track unfolds like a magicians act sounds appear from nowhere, revealed suddenly as if pulled from thin air. Theres something enchanted about their music: a blend of minimalism and mystery that gives it quiet power. Even through a long, epic break, they sustain tension and elegance, showing how much can be achieved with very little. data.data, the new collaborative project by Stefan Hauke and Michel Dieling, known from Tagmond, introduce themselves with patch me if you can. The track feels like a spontaneous dialogue part jam session, part conversation between two minds. Its playful, sometimes even a little nerdy, yet filled with moments of unexpected beauty. Its rhythmic interplay and machine-like pulse capture that rare, human spark that emerges when improvisation meets precision. MAQ, also known as Ilya Truskovsky, is a Los Angeles based music producer and film composer whose career has long bridged the cinematic and electronic worlds. Having co-founded Deja Vu Records in 2002, he has been making electronic music ever since, releasing two award-winning albums along the way. For many years, he devoted himself to the world of film, collaborating with Hollywood giants such as Aaron Zigman and Christopher Young. In 2022, he returned to his electronic roots, bringing with him the depth and precision of a seasoned composer.For Traum Schallplatten, he contributes Beyond The Veil a track that opens a window into his new electronic vision. It fuses cinematic passages with the pure timbre of synthesizers and the pulse of techno. The result is a composition in which contrasting elements converge naturally into one coherent whole, a reflection of his years of shaping emotion and atmosphere for the screen. Off Pop belongs to the first generation of Traum artists, and we were thrilled when, after more than fifteen years of silence, he reached out again two years ago. His new piece Like The Morning Sun mirrors the simplicity and imaginative spirit of his early work for the label minimalistic yet expansive, and infused with the sensibility of a new techno generation seeking to move beyond established boundaries. Danjel Esperanza returns after a solo EP on our label and several contributions to Tour De Traum, this time with a surprisingly dreamy work titled Wasserkringel. It drifts toward the cinematic, delicate, emotional, and built around a sense of slow, shimmering motion. Chrisik, the Austrian producer, returns to Tour De Traum with another masterfully crafted production. His music often revolves around a dreamlike, at times wistful atmosphere. A mood that here finds its counterpoint in a powerful, driving beat. This contrast gives the track a physical presence, carrying its emotional core beyond introspection and onto the dancefloor, where it unfolds with both precision and scale. Andy Moon, the tireless full blooded musician, continues his sonic explorations in his studio, surrounded by the hum of machines and guided by a constant search for the perfect balance, the finest possible combination that defines what he considers the essence of sound. His track Clouds And Concrete gathers together all of his acoustic research: unspectacular in form yet deeply concentrated, refined, and artistic in precisely the way we have come to expect from him. With Jazz Flight Cockpitcrew deliver a lounge inspired piece that lifts fragments and motifs from their own earlier works, setting them into entirely new contexts. Listeners familiar with their past productions will discover subtle, hidden references woven through the music, while for everyone else, it unfolds as something completely fresh and self-contained. Our man from Buenos Aires, flayman, continues to fly the flag for the city that once marked the beginning of Traum Schallplattens South American connection. Representing a young Argentine generation that looks both forward and back, he brings this duality into his music carrying traces of the past into the present. His latest track, What The Brain Tells Me To The Heart captures that spirit perfectly: melancholic yet full of depth, thoughtful and emotionally resonant, it bridges intellect and feeling in a way that is distinctly his own. Pavel Kosmonaut returns to Traum Schallplatten with his new track Astroboy. The piece stands apart from his earlier contributions to Tour De Traum light, buoyant, and full of playful motion. As it unfolds, the track twists inward, morphing its textures into something almost surreal before settling back into the magnetic gravity of techno. Patrick Muschiol returns to the label with a piece that celebrates classic melodic techno. L like Love pulses with playful energy, sometimes quirky, sometimes exuberant, yet carefully balanced. The track never leans on nostalgia; instead, it transforms familiar motifs into something fresh and positive, resonating fully in the present moment. Hughes Giboulay also rejoins the series, offering a piece that embodies the very idea of the Elektroniker. Diverse influences collide and intertwine as if guided by an invisible hand, forming a current of sound that is both heterogeneous in its details and beautifully unified in its overall flow. Ascet contributes Borderline Perception a track anchored in a steady walking bass and the logic of electronic flow. Here, sounds seem to fall from the sky loose, spontaneous, yet perfectly placed. Each fragment finds its way into the structure by chance or intuition, forming an associative chain that feels both accidental and precise. Lucas Solowsky makes his debut on Traum with an ambient electronic piece that approaches the listener gradually, shifting course with each passage. The track carries a strong sense of slow motion as if viewed through a magnifying glass, where subtle changes in melody and texture create a stream that feels unpredictable yet always finds its path. Its quiet vitality and freshness make it a captivating addition to this collection. breakbizz, also known as Helge Hoffmann, carries a remarkable backstory. Once recognized in Berlins streets for his graffiti on S-Bahn trains, his path eventually turned from visual rebellion to sonic creation. His music channels that same restless energy, driving rhythms, flowing delays, and sharp, interlocking synth lines. His track Accident & Error for Traum Schallplatten captures a sense of forward propulsion, balancing airy textures against a pulsing core. Theres an almost apocalyptic undertone here, but its punctuated by moments of light a constant rise and fall of emotion that feels alive and human. Frasseck & Freitag, known for their solo EPs and many Tour De Traum contributions, return with one of their most energetic works yet. Waste What Is Left is high octane and rhythmically relentless. A seamless, forward driving dance of determination. Its pure kinetic energy, a celebration of movement itself. No peace for the wicked. With Chocolate90 Perceptron takes us back to the simplicity and raw charm of the 1990s. A decade defined by its innocence and directness. The track embraces that clarity: unpretentious, beautifully plain, and instantly communicative. QuiQu, who appeared on Tour De Traum many years ago, return with New Hope. For much of its length, the track unfolds as a minimalist rhythmic piece, echoing the computer-generated timbres of the 1980s. Only in its final third does it open into a wild techno opus. A thrilling transformation that rewards patience with release. No Tour De Traum would be complete without RAUB! The Dutch duo represented this time by Kas Arts and Roland Buurmann continue their tradition of crafting enchanting electronic music inspired by the visionary sound of 1990s British duos like B12 and The Black Dog. Yet they carry that aesthetic lightly into the present, making it entirely their own. Each contribution feels like a gift to the series timeless and full of life. Haunami, the Japanese producer, returns to Tour De Traum with an ambient piece that evolves through a live, drum-like rhythmic framework. The sounds meet, mingle, and drift apart again, creating a shifting, abstract universe, fluid and alive, filled with fleeting connections and dissolving contours. Belgian duo Tweaken, once known for their hard-edged techno, have long been exploring the melodic side of the spectrum. With The Gathering they step fully into the Traum universe, tunneling through layers of sound and texture. The track feels like a musical excavation unearthing fragments from different worlds and weaving them into a journey through time. Uccelli resurrects the minimalism and emotional clarity of the 1990s with Resplendent. Its simplicity is striking, its emotional depth immediate. Theres a directness here a purity of intent that speaks to every old school heart. Nicolai Litz presents Phein a track that leans toward minimalism, reminiscent of the early days of Traum Schallplatten, yet expanded by the technical sophistication of modern production. Every frequency is carefully filled, every layer thoughtfully balanced, creating a rich and immersive depth of sound. The result is a contemporary form of deep house, refined, resonant, and glowing with quiet intensity. French producer Andy Meyer has lived through all the classic stages that shape an artist first as a club goer, then as a DJ, and eventually, after 2010, as a producer. Known primarily for his harder edged techno, he reveals here a more nuanced side, one that reaches beyond genre boundaries, blending intensity with emotional sensitivity. French producer Andy Meyer unfolds Persephone, a track that links contrasting moods into one continuous flow, unorthodox, highly artistic, and emotionally precise. Valtteri Valimaki contributes a stunning electronic piece suffused with calm and melancholy the kind of composition that could easily score an Alain Delon film. Its elegant, cinematic, and quietly moving. Douglas Fugazi steps into the Tour De Traum universe with a minimalist, piano driven melodic house track. Its subtle elegance and restrained power hint at new directions yet to be explored. Whether this is the first of many tracks to follow, charting a path of growth and evolution in this vein of music, only time will reveal, but the promise is already there. Fafarez has appeared on several of our compilations, and his latest contribution takes a slower turn. Built around an atmospheric, ambient pulse, the track moves without force or gesture, self-sustained, subtle, and quietly hypnotic. Its understated rhythm carries a touch of magic, as if glowing from within.

Arteforma, Euripides, Alighted, fran&co, Vaert, Dött ljus, Stavros, Diego Play, Hassio (COL), BLUEE, Jamin, ROUSEL, Jan Steiner, Jawoo, KARAAL, Olondro, Blackisbeautiful, Wukah, MRKX, Vellichor, Lackluster, Lazy love, Lightline, lux amor, data.data, Maq, Off Pop, Danjel Esperanza, Chrisik, Andy Moon, Cockpitcrew, flayman, Pavel Kosmonaut, Patrick Muschiol, Hughes Giboulay, Ascet, Lucas Solowsky, breakbizz, Frasseck & Freitag, Perceptron, QuiQui, RAUB, Haunami, Tweaken, UCCELLI, Nicolai Litz, Andy Meyer, Valtteri Valimaki, Douglas Fugazi, Fafarez