Episode 245 features Negative Affect, the current project of Billy Garcia and a driving force in Los Angeles underground techno for more than a decade. From his early days with 138 to sharing lineups with DVS1 and Oscar Mulero, and performing at Tresor and Movement Festival afterhours, he has consistently represented a raw and uncompromising LA sound on the international stage.

Now fully focused on his solo vision, Negative Affect refines that energy into something heavier and more introspective, built on driving percussion, industrial tension, and hypnotic intensity. Direct. Intentional. Unfiltered.

Episode 244 welcomes Anna Kost, Berlin-based DJ and producer and founder of the 2247 imprint. Known for her sharp, forward-leaning selections and textural approach to club music, Anna has released on Hotflush, Who Whom, and ÆX, carving out a sound that moves confidently between techno, bass, and experimental club forms.

Her work behind the decks has taken her to iconic rooms including Tresor, RSO, ://about blank, and Watergate, and she’s shared lineups with artists such as Marcel Dettmann, Polygonia, Chloé Robinson, Scuba, Roska, Shackleton, and Appleblim.

For Blank Code Podcast 244, Anna delivers a deep, driving mix that reflects her curatorial vision and the sonic ethos of 2247, raw, precise, and uncompromising. Turn it up and lock in.

Artist: Local Analyst

Title: Stripes of Oil

Release Date: February 2026

Format: Digital

CAT#: MR002

01. Stripes of Oil

02. Tracker

03. A Tender Hand

04. Tracker (Echoføn Remix)

Detroit's Blank Code Records, a cornerstone of the underground electronic music scene, returns with their second release on the more experimental sublabel Modern Relics, following the contributions by Echoføn, Tilt aka Anthony Jimenez, DYL, and Drumcell.

Local Analyst is an upcoming artist from Portland, Oregon, and with 'Stripes of Oil,' diversifies his educated sound for a more atmospheric approach. His techno productions have graced top labels such as Edit Select, Duplicity, Cogo, and Diffuse Reality.

Returning for remix duty, Echoføn is a new Detroit techno alias formed by longtime collaborators Chad Parraghi and Corbin Davis. Parraghi, a Detroit techno veteran since the 1990s and co-founder of Blank Code Records and Project 313, has released on labels including his imprint Blank Code along with other labels like System, Northern Parallels, and Illegal Alien, sharing stages with artists like DVS1 and Function. Davis, also active since the mid 1990s, is a co-founder of Blank Code Records and performs as Tetzzie, with releases on Detroit Underground, Blank Code, and Klectik. Together, Echoføn channels decades of Detroit underground experience into a focused, atmospheric techno sound.

Opening with "Stripes of Oil" opens the door to an ethereal world of dubby wonder. Bending and phasing textures, bass growls, sci-fi shimmers shape a mesmeric palette of experimentalism.

"Tracker" follows with a stuttering kick drum as the foundation. Swirling effects, popping accents, and metallic drones create an abstract rhythm of delicate precision and definite prowess.

Next, "A Tender Hand" has a looming sense of depth and introspection. Haunting bells fill the sparse airwaves with dramatic tension, while skittering percussion adds a detailed exploration into cinematic sound design.

Echoføn's remix of "Tracker" dives into a throbbing, parallel universe of patience, that suddenly bursts into life with flickering hits and a double time groove before a satisfying breakdown of ambient breathing space.

Artwork by Cesar Acosta

Mastering by Anthony Jimenez at 313 Mastering

For episode 243, we present a four-hour set from Lorely Mur, recorded on October 5th, 2025, during the second edition of Misa de 7 at Bar Américas.

Raised in Ciudad Juárez, Lorely Mur developed her voice within the city’s early-2000s pressure cooker, a context that shaped the discipline and clarity that run through her work. Her years at Hardpop, one of Mexico’s most emblematic clubs, placed her alongside artists from across the global circuit and grounded her approach to techno in precision and intent.

Now based in Denver, she continues to expand her presence in the global underground while remaining a key reference in Mexican techno. This set reflects that trajectory, one that is direct, deliberate and rooted in experience.

Listen and enjoy.

Watch the video on Youtube - https://youtu.be/rEHuqBM_Be4

Para el episodio 243, presentamos un set de cuatro horas de Lorely Mur, grabado el 5 de octubre de 2025 durante la segunda edición de Misa de 7 en Bar Américas.

Criada en Ciudad Juárez, Lorely Mur desarrolló su voz dentro del ambiente intenso de la ciudad a principios de los 2000, un contexto que moldeó la disciplina y la claridad que caracterizan su trabajo. Sus años en Hardpop, uno de los clubes más emblemáticos de México, la colocaron junto a artistas de todo el circuito global y consolidaron su enfoque del techno, basado en la precisión y la intención.

Ahora radicada en Denver, continúa expandiendo su presencia en el underground global mientras se mantiene como una figura clave del techno mexicano. Este set refleja ese recorrido: directo, intencional y forjado a través de la experiencia.

For episode 242, we feature Sphinx, a Detroit-based DJ and multimedia artist whose path into electronic music is shaped by years of creative exploration and deep connection to community.

What began in a bedroom in West Michigan—while studying Fine Art and Illustration—has evolved into a distinct sonic practice rooted in Detroit’s rich techno legacy. After returning home in 2021, Sphinx immersed herself in the city’s underground, drawing inspiration from its enduring ethos of experimentation, resilience, and collective energy.

Her sound blends layered percussion, acid grooves, and Detroit’s driving pulse into mixes that are both introspective and physical. Influenced by early exposure to live jazz, spiritual traditions, and symbolic storytelling, she creates sets that move beyond the functional—toward the transformational.

From stages like Movement, Electric Forest, and The Great Beyond, to this latest offering for Blank Code, Sphinx continues to craft experiences that resonate on and off the dance floor.

Tracklist:

Vacil - Infans

The Living Planet - Foreign Material

Corel - Cloned

Wobani - Luigi Tozzi

The Summon - Wata Igarashi

The Message - Forest On Stasys

Bacchanalia I (Al Wootton Remix) - Big Hands

Block Nine - Forest Drive West

Bending - Kobe Dupree

Marchesa Deserta - PRG/M

South Meridian - Cliche Morph

Wandering Endlessly - Robert Hood

Winged (Donato Dozzy Remix) - Priori

808 Trax (Original) - Alpha 606

Multiform - al dente

Doctors Note - Acutek

Mockingbird - KGIV

Bolt - Planetary Assault Systems

Chez Driss - Feral

Mindless Chaos - Joshua Calleja

Cave - Rene Wise

No Dice - Paul Fleetwood

Breathing - Son Error

Goddess Within (Give It To Me Daddy) - Maara

Epoxy (Patrick Russell Remix) - Jasen Loveland

Diamond City - Obscur

Curve Pericolose - Marco Shuttle

Norm - Philipp Stoffel

Vardana Zaf - QUELZA

Virgo Space Acid - GiGi FM

the temptation - al dente

Label: Blank Code

Artist: Declan James

Title: Levitation

Release Date: Tuesday 16 December 2025

Format: Vinyl & Digital

CAT#: BCR015

01. Pendulums

02. Levitation

03. Transmutate

04. Absolved

Blank Code is a Detroit, USA techno outfit that have released music by artists like Bas Mooy, Mike Parker, Brian Sanhaji, DJ Hyperactive, Drumcell, and many more.

Texas-based producer Declan James runs the VOIDWARE imprint and events, also listing music on labels such as Edit Select Records, Max Gardner's Peer, drxvo's Synergie, and Secus' Rituals amongst others. The Dallas native is making a significant contribution to the upcoming generation of American techno producers with both a domestic and international touring schedule.

Beginning with "Pendulums," a classic sci-fi trip with modular bleeps amidst a slinking, bouncing rhythm section for a perfect lesson in patience and restraint.

"Levitation" has an otherworldly feeling and floats along a sparse track of swirling drones, chugging bass pulses, and classy percussion taps for a mesmerising and introspective journey.

"Transmutate" throws down a stuttering kick drum, haunting tones, and bending modular notes for a grooving yet dystopian analogue concoction.

The final track "Absolved" sees a deep dive into details and dub influences. Where eerie rattles and precision production form a memorable dose of sizzling hot, futuristic, and fantastic techno.

www.blankcode.com

Mastered by Anthony Jimenez @ 313 Mastering

Artwork by Cesar Acosta

#declanjames #detroittechno #techno

For episode 241, we welcome Aztekan, a Los Angeles-based artist known for his deep, hypnotic approach to techno. With releases on labels like Olympian, Illegal Alien, and EvilGroove, his sound blends tension, movement, and restraint. Through his imprints Aztekan, BashTech Radio, and Kenopsic Events, he continues to shape a vision of techno that is immersive and uncompromising.

This mix was recorded live from Aztekan’s closing set at the Peer label showcase for Direct to Earth in San Francisco, August 1st, 2025. This mix offers a focused, atmospheric journey into his world.

https://soundcloud.com/aztekan

instagram.com/_aztekan

linktr.ee/_aztekan

aztekanofficial.com

aztekan.bandcamp.com

Tracklist:

Vinicius Honorio - Stark Reality (Original Mix)

Roll Dann - Human Furniture (Original Mix)

Axell Lopez - Particular Synthesis (Ketzaal Remix)

PYLOT(Sco) - Tar 33 A2 (Original Mix)

Porteix - Zeta Reticuli (Original Mix)

PWCCA - Fracture index (Original Mix)

Oxygeno - Dirty Mind (Original Mix)

Lewis Fautzi - Diversity Of Known Substances (Original Mix)

Michel Lauriola - Sinonimo (Original Mix)

Emmanuel - New Media (Original Mix)

Ø [Phase] - Edge Runner

Ruman - Inspired by Class

Ribé, Roll Dann - Secuela (Digital Only)

SCHRZØ, Atisbo - Realidad Fracturada (Oxygeno Remix)

Ribé, Roll Dann - Demencia (Original Mix)

Developer - Tears It Is (Original Mix)

Carara - Focus 002 (Original Mix)

Red Rooms - Missing Link (Original Mix)

Lewis Fautzi - Unwritten Chapters (Original Mix)

DJ Dextro - Protocol Prototype (Original Mix)

Case (UK) - Spiral Birth (Original Mix)

Secus - Ascent

Augusto Taito - Mental Friction (Original Mix)

Damne - Makar (Original Mix)

A.Paul - Magnetizm (Original Mix)

Secus - Negative Form

AgainstMe - Ekptotos (Original Mix)

Heliosphere - Cataclysmic (Original Mix)

Nachtwaker - Divide (Original Mix)

Oxygeno - The Demon Inside (Original Mix)

Takt - This Side Up

Ketzaal - Wave Processes (Elias Garcia remix)

Developer - Olmeca Ghost (Original Mix)

Bartig Move - Escalada (Original Mix)

Michel Lauriola - Touch Your Fear (Original Mix)

Carara - Focus (Original Mix)

Angelo Stasi - Crime Off Service (Original Mix)

Oxygeno - Ambivalence (Original Mix)

Sleepy Cat - ID (Aztekan Mix)

Secus - Obsidian Lens

Böhm - Fragments of Change (Original Mix)

Aztekan - Luna

Aztekan - Amor

Episode 240 brings a transmission from Decoder, the Dallas-based artist crafting hyper-minimalist body music with a distinct sci-fi sensibility.

Through releases on storied labels like Axis and Molecular, as well as modern outposts such as Blank Code, Float, AMTK+, and his own imprints Codec and Toca Records, Decoder has shaped a sound that feels engineered for deep space — stark, rhythmic, and precise.

His work has drawn the attention of techno’s most forward-thinking figures, including Jeff Mills, Rrose, Amotik, and Richie Hawtin, the latter bringing him on an international tour spanning North America, Europe, and India. Decoder’s performances at venues like De School, Fold, and Watergate reflect his alignment with the more experimental edges of the genre.

This mix is not just a set — it’s architecture in motion. Sparse, physical, and charged with tension. All of the tracks featured here are unreleased material by Decoder, offering an exclusive preview of what’s to come.

Vegas born. Built from small rooms and borrowed gear. She's played more awful rooms than she can count. Slamming a full live rig together in twenty minutes and making it work. Charisma? Not her thing. That's why she's loyal to the underground, the outsiders, and anyone who's been told they don't belong. No gatekeeping. No velvet ropes. Just music and the people who find it. Shared the bill with Nina Kravitz, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Rodhad, Dax J, and Takaaki Itoh. You might have to know someone to know who she is but when you see her, ask for a sticker.

Project 313 Bar Americas 2025 by Blank Code