Breakbeat, rominimal and electronica from Bulgaria's Skaki. Artwork by Beate Z, based on two paintings by Katharina Süs

Hessle Audio returns with Undertow, a new four-track EP from Swiss drummer, composer and electronic artist Arthur Hnatek. The first new release on the London label since Jasmin's Bite The Hand That Feeds You EP in October 2025, it introduces Hnatek's highly physical approach to electronic music. Based in Zurich, Hnatek has previously collaborated with artists including Barker and Stenny, while his solo work has drawn on his background in jazz, improvised music and club-oriented electronic production. Hnatek began Undertow with long, unplanned drum improvisations recorded across Brooklyn, Berlin and Switzerland, treating the performances as raw material, cutting, reducing and transforming them until rhythm begins to suggest melody, harmony and atmosphere. Using resonators, vocoders, tuned delays, spectral processing and the Torso S4 sampler, he gradually extracts an electronic vocabulary from the recordings themselves. Hnatek says "I felt a growing need to return to the drum kit with no plan other than to play. I wasn't trying to make electronic music with drums layered on top. I was interested in whether an entire electronic language could emerge from the drum recordings themselves." Across Undertow, the physicality and unpredictability of the original performances remain present even as the recordings are pushed into increasingly abstract territory.

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'Shape of the Unknown' is kind of a double LP that fully embraces the idea of exploration. It is CHLOE's most expansive and immersive work to date. 'Shape of the Unknown' is CHLOE's fourth proper studio album. Its predecessor, 'Endless Revisions', was released in 2017. Nine years have passed. Nine years during which CHLOE has continued digging for music, DJing at internationally renowned clubs and festivals including Rex Club, Robert Johnson, Panorama Bar, Nuits Sonores, Glastonbury and many more, releasing EPs and remixes, while also allowing herself the time to explore entirely new creative paths. The challenge is to capture the unknown, make it her own, endlessly reshape its textures, and ultimately preserve its mystery. The first single 'Drifter', released back in June, already offered a striking glimpse of the sonic territories the album would venture into, driven by its hypnotically contoured basslines. The album's two other singles offer different windows into her world. 'Shapeshifter' captures CHLOE at her most hypnotic, balancing stripped-back techno and melodic house through deep rolling grooves, expansive bass chords and subtle rhythmic shifts that constantly reshape the listener's perception without ever disrupting the flow. Later, 'Repeating The Obvious' takes a more leftfield route, pairing staggered rhythms with retro-inspired harmonics and an understated indie dance pulse that feels simultaneously familiar and unpredictable. CHLOE has ventured into live performance through new formats, notably alongside percussionist Vassilena Serafimova; immersed herself in film scoring with soundtracks for Paris la Blanche, Arthur Rambo, The Mountain, Blanquita, Guru and Unsubmissives; and developed compelling collaborations, from High Season, her project with Ben Shemie of Canadian band Suuns (which resulted in the album The Call), to her own organic, experimental audiovisual performances under the name Slo/Mo AV. Throughout Shape of the Unknown, CHLOE blurs the boundaries between deep house, hypnotic techno, electronica and cinematic sound design with remarkable fluidity. The album unfolds as a continuous narrative rather than a sequence of tracks, moving effortlessly between beatless ambient passages, rolling analogue grooves and emotionally charged club music. Organic percussion, sweeping bass movements, melancholic harmonies and richly textured synthesisers create a body of work that constantly evolves, where no section feels static and every transition reveals another layer of depth. There is an unmistakable warmth running through the record, with grainy analogue textures and spacious production giving even its most driving moments an intimate, almost tactile quality. The album's title is no coincidence. It evokes a form that has yet to be named, something language itself struggles to grasp. CHLOE approaches it through an organic creative process. Each piece must first be performed in the studio, almost as if it were being played live. The album will be followed by a series of live performances and DJ sets, including a show at the Olympia on March 18, 2027. She is joined by a handful of steadfast collaborators. Jazz trumpeter David Enhco appears on two tracks, 'Undertow' and 'Inner Bass'. But above all, there are the voices: Ben Shemie lends his unmistakable presence to the radiant 'More Than Just a Feeling'. Olivia Merilahti, singer, songwriter and one half of The Do, appears on the otherworldly 'TWYR'. Working with Olivia's already hypnotic voice, CHLOE has approached it like a sculptor, enhancing its strangeness and dreamlike quality. And finally, impossible to miss is the instantly recognizable voice of Kittin. A longtime accomplice, she lends her distinctive phrasing to CHLOE's music here for the very first time. The strongest collaborations are often those that take their time, arriving only when the moment is right. Same kind, same bass, same vibe, same pride. The result is an enigmatic, nocturnal record, drifting between introspective listening and dancefloor functionality, revealing an artist who remains far more interested in atmosphere, movement and emotional storytelling than conventional club structures. It is an album that invites us to dream more deeply and to dance again, both within ourselves and out in the open.

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It's a close encounter of the spaced out chuggy balearic kind on this most recent Sprechen drop where the North meets the even further North as we welcome Dundee's very own Michael Robertson to the label with his Daydreamer E.P. 4 tracks of slo-mo musical masterpieces that perfectly plays out like a day spent in the glory hazy days of Ibiza from sunrise, to pre-club socialising, to one of Jose's sunset sessions then the wee hours of the morning to catch the sunrise. We like to think of it as a balearic concept E.P. but will let you be the judges. Title track Daydreamer could not be named any more perfect. A beautiful broken beat bit of brilliance with lush pads and synths alongside tribalistic percussion to gives us something that sounds like a lost Man Called Adam classic. Pretend Real Hard ramps up the cosmic dials to 11 with its chuggy spaced out shenanigans. A thumping kick drum with minimal percussion and warped out synth sounds lead way to an old skool rave style piano that makes the whole thing sound like a Fantazia era cut pitched down to -50. Reminisce is a real slice of true balearic business with spaced out synths & pads, throbby bass action and a hooky piano line with various other melodic elements joining the party along the way. Will appeal to those that loved the Lena C. release on Sprechen a few years back. Summer Sun slightly ups the party element though doesn't go full on banger! Instead it's a perfect end of night, smile inducing & sweaty hugging piece of house music. Early Weatherall style vibes with bits of The Orb peppered throughout. Lovely stuff!

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We are honoured and excited to share the fourth Dream Space EP with the world: Domenic Cappello - Celestial Wave. For more than three decades, Domenic Cappello has been at the helm of Subculture - the innovative and vastly influential Saturday night at Glasgows Sub Club. A true master DJ with deep rooted influences from Detroit & Chicago, Dom has consistently pushed things forward over the years and remains at the cutting edge of modern dance music. In recent years Domenic has been on nothing short of a hot streak - releasing music on Craigie Knowes, Clone Royal Oak and his outstanding Basement Philosophy LP on Alien Communications. He brings the heat once more for this record; blurring the lines of house, techno and electro to deliver four awe-inspiring cuts of electronic music. The Secret Moon Party sets things off, nodding to a certain Highland gathering by some of Scotlands finest purveyors of quality tunes. A warm, gritty bassline carries the track, evolving into a symphony of precise sound design that is in equal parts playful and euphoric. Doms knowledge of the dancefloor shines through on Acid & Love. This early night floor filler is the alchemy of just about everything you want to hear when things are getting going. Pure warmth and bliss throughout, also holding its place played deep into the late hours. We Loved Your Ears (in memory of Keith) is a heartfelt tribute to the one and only Keith McIvor aka JD Twitch of Optimo. Dom wrote this track as something he thought Keith would have loved, and for this one, well let the music do the talking. Keith was, and continues to be, an enormous inspiration for us and so many others. In his memory, all proceeds from the digital sales of We Loved Your Ears and 25\%\% of all vinyl sales will be donated to The Scottish Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence. Closing the EP is title track Celestial Wave, which does exactly what it says on the tin. A beautiful piece of music and fitting soundtrack for star gazing, moon dancing and dreaming.

Crossroads of Destiny is the first single from Equanimity, the debut album from SHMIKESSS, out on Tomorrow's Monday on 4 December 2026. The album grew out of his first Vipassana retreat. Days of silence, leaving space for sound to emerge. Written in spring, the single is an electronic sound journey through meditative states. Calm at its centre, hopeful at its edges. The Breaks Mix was made for the closing of Origin Festival's Beats Floor, carrying that same journey onto the dancefloor. Both roads open.

following two releases dedicated to sydney's atone, tonal oceans now turns its attention closer to home. after several years in the making, this release reintroduces the berlin trio die elektronische wohlfahrt in a revised form. nearly three decades after its original release on lab records in 1997, alongside the original 12'' material, it includes two short pieces from the treffpunkt freizeit cd. die elektronische wohlfahrt was a short-lived project formed by kai kroker (rawell), peter lay, and anne westphalen. their recordings grew organically from late-night after-hours sessions in their studio in berlin's pankow district, capturing a unique blend of warm, quirky and playful textures. although their recorded output was rather limited, die elektronische wohlfahrt occupied the same creative circles as artists and friends such as move d and jan jelinek, at a time when berlin was establishing itself as one of germany's most innovative electronic music hubs. the group also performed at the legendary interference festival, one of germany's key underground electronic events of the 1990s. founded by dr. motte and uwe reinicke, the festival later evolved into interference records, where die elektronische wohlfahrt released the caro ep in 1996, further cementing the project's place within berlin's underground electronic scene. over the past few years, the music has quietly found its way into the hands of a new generation of listeners and discerning tastemakers, making its return feel long overdue.

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Son Of first surfaced in 2015 with Social Zombies on Opal Tapes. A decade on, he returns with YYY on his own label, Digital Empathy, the fifth in its sinister futurism catalogue. Unconventional minimalist Detroit electro, eroded IDM, 8-bit dungeonstep, and deconstructed funk interlace into one unifying sonic world of YYY. The dawn of the anti quasi-replica is here. Only taste will survive.

Jack Hamill concludes his trilogy of space saga albums with The World Overhead landing on Tiraquon Recordings on October 30, 2026, with a special limited transparent blue edition issued exclusively via Bandcamp from October 16, 2026.\n\nIntroducing the science fiction realm of Mikrosector-50 and Mr. 8040 on breakthrough electro funk 12-inch, The Love Quadrant (2009), Hamill signed to R&S Records with the double 12-inch "prequel", The Pathway to Tiraquon6 (2011), setting the stage for debut-album proper Welcome to Mikrosector-50 (2013), where Prince-inspired funk and sleek '80s synth-pop soundtracked Mr. 8040's hazardous journey home via heartbreak and drugs. By Love Beyond the Intersect (2019), Hamill's vocoded opus turned introspective, pairing gentle krautrock influences with themes of love, redemption and self-discovery, mirroring Hamill's personal life, sobriety and creative renewal. Through lockdown Hamill retreated to the countryside around Belfast to reacquaint himself with his machines, experimenting with driving acid and trance, and playing guitar, culminating in a fuzzy shoegaze meets banging IDM sound. Relocating to Amsterdam in 2024 and setting up a new studio, Hamill wrote the third installment of Mr. 8040s saga, bringing the storyline and himself back to earth. \n\nPresenting under the new moniker, Jack Tiraquon, and releasing via his own label, Tiraquon Recordings, The World Overhead is the sound of Hamill removing the guise of Space Dimension Controller and concluding the space-themed concept to move forward as the cinematic hardware musician he's always been at the core. \n