#24 Feat. Staff Picks in Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)

Activity FM present their fourth release of 2025 to round off the newly minted labels first year in operation. Continuing on the Bogota-Berlin collectives mission to bring together a cross-continental network of artists who share their passion for high-intensity, rave-driven sounds, AFM004 sees Californias Annika Wolfe, Londons Alex Jann, Shanghai talent Mai Haiping and Buenos Aries Zoras features new works on this EP, covering a heady mix of techno and electro sounds. Up first is DJ, promoter, producer and Akela Recordings boss Annika Wolfe. Known for stripped back and urgent sci-fi vocals on her releases across WRKTRX and Motech here she drops the pulsating I Saw Them From Above. Pansa Records founder Zoras follows with Disconekt - the Argentinian producers cut runs off deep and groove centered sounds - an all round jumping techno-electro excursion. The second half of the EP leads in with UK producer and Censor Records boss Alex Jann. Known for his expertise in analogue production Sata Raid is a hypnotic and emotive take on darker edged, machinic electro. Finally Mai Haiping deploys hypnotic, sci-fi textures on Running Out. With releases on Scan Records, Axis, Soma and Molecular, Mai is also a key figure in Chinas techno landscape. Releases on digital this December 19th with its vinyl release to follow in 2026. Activity FM: @activity.fm | https://activity-fm.com

Annika Wolfe, Zoras, Alex Jann, Ma Haiping

#82 Feat. Staff Picks in Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern)

Activity FM return with their 3rd release - bringing together the sounds of UK techno and Spanish electro on this next VA EP. AFM003 sees the Bogota-Berlin collective continue in their mission to present music from different corners of club music in this new four-track showcase of raw, analog-driven electro and techno energy. Jerome Hill is up first, long established DJ famed for his turntablism meets techno style since the 90s and boss of Super Rhythm Trax and Dont. Baptised is tough from the off, launching in off classic rave stabs with an unforgiving, system punching kick drum. Next up is Lukes Anger, the second UK artist repping here and one closely tied to Hill - launching his own releases off Dont in 2008. Here he takes his classic sound and Chicago House influence with sharp and punchy techno jacker - Babe You Dont Have Time. The next half of the EP is turned over to two talents from the Spanish world of classic vocoder electro. Gente Seria Baila Chandal co-founder and Spanish Electro legend Dark Vektors offering Recorreindo El Trayecto is the perfect example of dark electro funk. Laden with gliding synths and sci fi Spanish vocals it comes with a touch of pure class and bounce. Closing things out is elusive Madrid based producer Computer Madness with his hardware analogue sound. We Orbit holds true to this with its tight drum programming, eerie synth stabs and a stripped-back electro groove.

Jerome Hill, Luke's Anger, Dark Vektor, Computer Madness