Its been a steady flow of Hertz releases lately, and the support from fans and DJs has never been greater! The time has finally come to drop Darklove, a track thats been fine-tuned over four years, and one thats been tearing up dancefloors in every Hertz set. Next up is Sweat, another high-impact weapon packed with energy: a raw synth line combined with a perfectly placed vocal snippet that does the trick. Finally, Beat Bunker delivers a fat, haunting bassline to close things out. Another strong EP coming your way from your favourite techno label, SWAY.

Axel Karakasis returns with the Pressure Mode EP, a hard-hitting release defined by percussive force, tension and his unmistakable techno signature.

The phenomenal artist, Insolate, joins MATERIA with a powerful four-track EP titled Nostalgia. True to its name, the release channels the raw emotion, hypnotic groove, and timeless energy of classic techno, reimagined through a modern lens. Each track is crafted for deep, immersive dancefloor moments, paying tribute to the genres roots while firmly pushing forward.

2026-02-20 Special Series

2026-02-20 BRAIN PAIN RECORDS

Ramon Tapia presents his first release of 2026 on Say What? in the form of a collab with Canadian producer Saad Ayub delivering together 'The Vibe' with its driving, no-nonsense groove built on pounding drums, distorted percussive hits, and sharp, hypnotic stabs. The track locks into a relentless rhythm, creating constant tension and forward momentum, perfectly suited for peak-time moments where energy and pressure matter most. Enjoy

The Miller joins Backspin with a potent 7-track EP that explores the sharper, groovier edges of techno. Topped off with a remix by legend Gaetano Parisio, 'Loops & Tonic' is a no-frills, rhythm-forward toolkit. It's percussive, hypnotic and full of old-school motion. The A-side opens with 'It Was Just A Knife', a tribal-driven looper layered with Detroit-reminiscent synths. The track is a subtle nod to the past, wrapped in tight modern production. Peak OG hardgroove. 'Tryck' dials up the tension with broken rhythms, tripped-out cymbals and bleeps, adding a leftfield touch without losing the percussive thread. The B-side brings out the funk. 'Snake Venom' and 'Sax' strip techno down to its rolling essentials: it's all about punchy drums, melodic accents and a steady forward drive. The vinyl closes with the 'Groove Cut' version of the digital-only track 'Bastard', a remix by legendary producer Gaetano Parisio that reimagines the original into a leaner, melodic trip with clean basslines and spaced-out synth work. Two digital-only tracks round out the EP: the raw original version of 'Bastard' and 'Megadrive', a rolling piece featuring dreamy synth stabs and crisp percussion, both perfect for late-night transitions or deep floor moments. The fifth release of Regal's label Backspin Records is a versatile, groovy and characterful techno record. The Miller's 'Loops & Tonic' EP is a proof that the most effective techno doesn't shout - it rolls, hits and lingers. It's the perfect record for floors that never stop moving.

GAEL returns to the label, refining a spheric, inward-leaning sound that remains firmly grounded in function. Skungal makes a first appearance with raw, high-impact tools built for direct physical effect. The release balances force and introspection—functional club architecture meeting a more heady, immersive sensibility. Mastered by Riemann Mastering Mixed by Christopher Bo except Spectral Node mixed by Sergey Chernyshov

2026-02-20 Prospect Records

As technology and artificial intelligence become a greater part of our everyday lives, the line between human and machine continues to blur. Imagine a future where robots dont just think, but also feel — even responding to the rhythm of music and expressing themselves through dance. Horace Dan D. captures that vision with his latest release, Dancing Robots, presented in two powerful versions. The Original Mix delivers raw, hypnotic energy built to ignite the dancefloor, while Version 2 enhances the experience with a driving synth layer, fusing futuristic sound with primal groove. Step into tomorrows sound today — join Horace Dan D.s Dancing Robots and let the future move with you.

2026-02-20 Children Of Tomorrow

New release on ONHCET by Beat Therapy. www.apaul.com

Vlau Series is back with a powerful release by the legendary Uncertain. The Hardgroove hero delivers a highly effective dancefloor bomb together with 3 remixes by some of the best new comers around.

Gynoid Audio's 'Gynoid Effect' series aims to revive the vibrant spirit of Europe's 90s techno era and channel it into today's dancefloors. The latest edition welcomes MarekSPolzki with OCO-2 and OV-10 - two moody and elegant tracks that fuse classic techno atmosphere with modern production finesse, echoing the timeless energy of underground club culture. GYNOID EFFECT _where the past meets the present_

Hailing from the industrial heartlands of western Poland, RARÓG has long been a torchbearer of the darker, more enigmatic realms of electronic music. His previous works, have demonstrated his mastery of crafting dystopian soundscapes and pulsating, otherworldly rhythms. His sonic identity is one of shadowy intensity and unrelenting depth. For RARÓG, techno is more than a genre—its a space where unconventional sound meets collective experience on the dance floor. His music invites introspection, challenges perspectives, and encourages an open-minded attitude—free from ideology, yet rich in meaning. This is his debut release on [R]3volution Uncod3d, called Ionization EP.

Danniel Selfmade, a well-known figure in the electronic music field and a native of Spain, specializes in the subgenre Techno/Minimal/Deeptech He is a favorite of many music lovers around the world since his songs are renowned for striking the ideal mix between funky beats and heartfelt melodies. Danniel Selfmades music is a reflection of his natural talent to comprehend the needs of the audience and his capacity to produce songs that speak to them. The rhythm is emphasized in Danniel Selfmades music, which combines several genres, including Techno, and Minimal. Over the years, he has recorded a number of songs, each of which highlights his musical variety. Driving basslines, sophisticated percussion, and melodic hooks that linger in your head long after the song is gone are the hallmarks of his music. Each component of Danniel Selfmades tracks is expertly constructed, and they all work together harmoniously to provide a distinctive sound. In the world of electronic music, Danniel Selfmade is a force to be feared. He is a talented artist because he can produce songs that have a wide appeal while still retaining his distinctive sound. It is impossible to dispute his contribution to the Deeptech subgenre, and his music continues to motivate and have an impact on upcoming musicians.

Haven of Lost Souls EP is an immersion into the gray area between movement and inertia. Four tracks arranged as a closed space: a monotonous pulse, dirty textures, and slowly distorting forms. Each track has its own twist—a shifted rhythm, a hidden melody, a ghostly echo, or an industrial shatter—but together they work as a single hypnotic flow. Music for dark spaces, long transitions, and a state of inner resonance.

2026-02-20 Life In Patterns

We welcome back Spanish artist, Luis Miranda, for a powerful techno EP. He delivered three storming tracks to the rock the house anywhere they are played. We also got remix support from French artist Fhase 87, and Spanish artist Oscar Escapa, each giving their interpretations to the tracks.

2026-02-20 RSPX

Breakpoint [FSR012] Written & produced by Kaan Pirecioglu Mastered by Gio Conti at Artefacts Mastering Lacquer Cut by Simon at The Exchange Artwork by Frank Weidenfelder Vinyl & Digital Worldwide distribution by Triple Vision

Making a welcome return nine years on from his last outing on Dekmantel, Makam offers up a generous helping of wayward grooves that take his curious spirit even further into unmarked territory. With a strong dub sensibility grounding his rich tapestry of percussion and instrumentation, Guy Blanken follows his own path to arrive at an album that embodies house music as a launchpad for experimentation. Blanken says himself he was determined to approach his first Makam productions in years from a place of total freedom Its not a single direction, but rather a landscape of sounds, moments, and textures. TARP feels like a new beginning, a free project that just had to happen naturally. The steady pulse of the club remains a guiding principle boldly manifested on heads down roller Static Shade, but even in the lilting organic loops and tumbling percussion of Forgive there is a funkiness thats beholden to continuous movement. At times the direct thump of 4/4 disco juts out as a call to dance, not least on Flying Birds and La Tuna, but elsewhere the rhythms are more slippery. Dub In Loen plots a delicate path through dub techno and Lummel Spirit casts off into pattering Balearic bliss. The pervasive dub mood of the record comes to the fore on expertly crafted stepper Diagonal Rain and crooked album opener Clear Skies. Jackie B lands as a love letter to quintessential deep house, and yet still theres a left-of-centre charm that gives the track a personality that is pure Makam. Exuding warmth and imagination at every turn, TARP is the perfect example of how to make a groove-oriented album a rich home listening experience. There are ample moments primed for the spectacle of the dancefloor, but the mellow hue and broad sweep of approaches make Makams welcome return utterly compelling from end to end.

2026-02-20 We Are The Brave

Decoder has been unstoppable over the past few years, delivering a steady run of high-quality releases that have made a strong mark on the techno scene. His sound carries an organic essence—original, timeless, and entirely his own—defined by a rare mastery of simplicity and restraint, always recognizable yet constantly evolving, speaking in its own language. After years of refining his sound, Decoder presents "Prakasa", an album that explores the emotional and expressive side of his soundscape. Its subtle shifts and surprising moments create space for the listener to get lost, to imagine, and to find something unexpected in every track. The album takes its name from the Sanskrit word meaning "light" and "manifestation," a concept reflected clearly in the cover artwork and central to Decoder's vision. Planet X is honored to release such a powerful yet delicate album—one that feels equally at home in intimate listening settings as it does in clubs and festivals worldwide.

ALLFIVE is back with yet another 2 track Groover EP entitled 'Stingray'

With Black Sun, Pfirter returns to MindTrip with a focused and uncompromising four-track statement built around gravity, pressure and controlled repetition. The EP explores techno not as release, but as a sustained state of tension and inward motion. Each track unfolds through locked grooves and subtle variations, creating a hypnotic continuum where restraint and density define the movement. Black Sun sets the core and anchors the EPs gravity. Event Horizon reinforces the irreversible pull, pushing the system toward a point of no return. Gravitational Collapse follows, compressing the energy and intensifying the pressure, before Singularity closes the record, establishing an immediate sense of motion and immersion. Produced through a hardware-centered workflow and captured as performance rather than assembly, Black Sun reflects Pfirters approach to techno as a physical, immersive and timeless experience. This is MindTrip! - Cover image of Thors Helmet Nebula by Pfirter. Thors Helmet Nebula, also known as NGC 2359, is a striking cosmic formation resembling a Viking helmet. Located about 11,960 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major, its a glowing cloud of gas shaped by powerful winds from a massive Wolf-Rayet star at its center. -

2026-02-20 HUMAN DYNAMICS

2026-02-19 RI7MO

2026-02-20 Skryptöm records

This release brings together artists shaping today's underground sound, such as HERS, Marcos Fagoaga, and JXXXO, alongside new emerging talent ready to break boundaries and drive the genre forward. No compromises, no filler - only hypnotic loops, powerful percussion, and real club energy.Every track is built for the dancefloor, designed by DJs, for DJs, and for those who live techno from the inside.

2026-02-19 Codein Music

New Techno

Rawness Selects Vol.3 is a selection of raw techno tracks by Oscar Escapa students

Ekka delivers a record of rhythm and restraint. Imperativo works in apparent simplicity—motifs pared back to essentials—yet every bar carries a rough, elegant grain: grooves that grip without shouting, textures that rasp with purpose. The title cut sets the thesis with taut, unfussy propulsion; Scolopendra coils into tight percussive cells; Subtle Manipulation Tactics raises pressure by careful increments; Doors Towards Myself opens space without losing bite; and Us And Them lands a measured, club-ready resolve. On the flip, Irazu reframes Imperativo with a decisive, high-contrast remix—sharper transients, lower stance, and a pull that nudges the room from simmer to boil while keeping the originals spine intact. Functional by design, hypnotic in effect: Imperativo is Ekka distilled—clarity over clutter, character over volume.

PERAMORE expands the labels catalogue with an EP suspended between tension and function, emotion and motion , drifting from intimate electronics to the dancefloor. Next to Jack Fresia and VITAs original productions, on remix duties BENZA and R.M.K.

Alex Micca teams up with Vivienne Wu for Eternal Drift, marking their debut on Ferhat Albayraks Jeton with a release that dives straight into the raw core of techno. Built on a relentless kick and sharp metallic textures, the track unfolds as a hypnotic, looping force—minimal in structure yet heavy in impact. Stripping everything back to rhythm and sonic pressure, the collaboration blends Miccas precision with Wus deep sound exploration, resulting in a piece made for dark rooms, late hours, and systems pushed to their limits. A no-frills, high-intensity statement youll want locked into your playlists.

2026-02-20 Emphatic Records

The Moroccan Techno label SOTOR - is pleased to present you the new release SOT08. Meaning lines in the arabic language, SOTOR shows here its interest in the various shades of Techno. The French techno master, Electric Rescue, offers you here a new experience into a black hole. Bleep Matter EP, is a five-track journey that blurs the line between precision and emotion, groove and gravity. ELECTRIC RESCUE BLEEP MATTER EP lands on SOTOR - on February 20th, 2026 Distribution worldwide by EPM Music Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering Art & Design by Paradox - Casablanca 2026 Sotor Records

2026-02-18 Intercept

Writted & produced by A4, Feisfois, Hugo Rolan, RPTLS & Vartes; Mastered & Artwork by RVDMNTL; Copyright control by Incense Records.

Pawel Dobrowolski debuts on Counter Pulse with Fear Of The Unknown, a tightly focused four-tracker built on driving rhythms, shadowy atmospheres and clean, hypnotic power. From the metallic tension of 'Servm' to the brooding weight of 'Demonic Presence', the EP blends dark warehouse grit with modern, deep techno touch. Counter Pulse [CP178] :: Mastered by Andreas Florin (Florin Media) ::

Rainy Day is a two-track EP that moves between minimalism, groove and atmosphere. A release built on space, detail and a very personal way of understanding electronic music - calm, precise and deeply expressive. Atmoodsphere creates a sound where minimal structures meet dub-influenced textures and subtle melodic moments. Each track opens a different emotional space: one shaped by warm musical elements that feel almost nostalgic, the other driven by a steady groove designed to gently move both mind and body. Far from trends and formulas, Rainy Day is honest and introspective. It works equally well for focused listening and for long DJ sets where music needs to breathe. An EP that doesn't try to dominate the room, but to stay with you - like soft rain, quiet but impossible to ignore.

Across four movements Invariant traces a path from ignition to pressure to ecstatic voltage. The closing track Remove Fear slips into ambient light, a gentle unraveling that releases what the body no longer needs. Fear doesn't fall away with force, but dissolves, quietly, into air.

2026-02-17 Kontra Imprint

Your Acid Mate's debut fully reflects the vision of Boston 168: an acid-driven, psychedelic techno journey with no rules and no fixed borders.

2026-02-13 Special Series

Alinep makes his powerful debut on OFF Recordings with Rolyo, a relentless 3-track techno EP built for peak-time impact.

2026-02-13 boisha

New release on Naked Lunch by Oscar Sanchez. www.apaul.com

2026-02-13 Who Whom