Rave Review: Second Storey - Descend To Ascend
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Rave Review: Second Storey - Descend To Ascend

Second Storey returns for his second outing on Rotterdam’s electro stronghold Frustrated Funk with Descend to Ascend, an aptly named EP that traces a journey into murky depths before resurfacing.

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Rave Review: Gooooose - Wriggle
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Rave Review: Gooooose - Wriggle

With his first release since 2023, local hero Gooooose makes a triumphant return on SVBKVLT, once again pushing electronic music forward with Wriggle.

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Rave Review: Aerae - Terrā
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Rave Review: Aerae - Terrā

Coming hot off a solid release on Berlin’s D’n’B mainstay Samurai Music, Aerae descends deeper into her own hallucinogenic world on Terrā.

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Rave Review: V/a - Tempa Allstars vol. 9
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Rave Review: V/a - Tempa Allstars vol. 9

A decade later, with the resurgence of its own classic sound, it’s as if Tempa has been resurrected. Rising again in 2025, the label has already firmly reestablished its place at the top of the mountain in early 2026 with the ninth entry in its classic Tempa Allstars compilation series.

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Rave Review: Katatonic silentio - acid foundation
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Rave Review: Katatonic silentio - acid foundation

Acid supplies the raw materials that enhance the flavor of nearly all electronic genres. Katatonic Silentio’s new extended player, Acid Foundation, follows this recipe masterfully, turning on the burners and cooking up some good old-fashioned IDM.

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Rave Review: Troy - Echoes of Ancient life
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Rave Review: Troy - Echoes of Ancient life

On his latest release for David Sumner’s Infrastructure New York label, Troy makes a convincing case for tunneling straight to the dance floor, bypassing the freezing temperatures outside entirely.

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Rave Review: kloke & tim reaper - mindgames 10
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Rave Review: kloke & tim reaper - mindgames 10

At it again after another year of exceptional individual output, Kloke and Tim Reaper combine forces once more to close out 2025 with a batch of mind-melters on Samurai Music’s jungle-focused sublabel, Mindgames.

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Rave Review: DJ Hell - ‘neoclash’
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Rave Review: DJ Hell - ‘neoclash’

DJ Hell, an originator of the electroclash scene in the early ‘90’s and former resident of legendary clubs Tresor and Berghain, digs his heels into the hyper-localized and entrenched sound of Berlin techno on his new album Neoclash, released through his own International DeeJay Gigolo Records label.

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