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Field Records continue their run of essential archival vinyl reissues with a beautifully remastered edition of Stephen Hitchell’s 2009 ambient dub techno masterpiece under his Variant alias, The Setting Sun.

Best known as the driving force behind Echospace Detroit and celebrated for his work as cv313, Intrusion and Soultek, Hitchell stands as one of dub techno’s defining producers - an artist equally fluent in deep rhythmic propulsion and pure tonal immersion. As Variant, he distils that full spectrum into an ambient-with-teeth suite that finally receives the vinyl pressing it has long deserved.

Originally released as a CD-only album on Echospace Detroit, The Setting Sun was constructed through an intensely tactile process. Hitchell drew from field recordings of late-night storms in Berlin and train journeys through Narita Airport in Japan, blending them with outboard synthesis, samplers and hardware recording techniques - with no computers involved at any stage. That physical approach to sound design radiates throughout the album: towering chords rich with harmonic overtones, surface noise used as an expressive element, and subtle layers of distortion that deepen the narrative weight of each piece.

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Kareem Ali returns to Noire & Blanche with a new EP that deepens his blend of deep house, jazz and warm, organic instrumentation. Drawing on brass samples, fluid rhythms and rich harmonies, he delivers a sound that’s both groove-led and atmospheric. From the driving Feel Everything All At Once to the jazz-focused Procession, Ali channels a 90s NYC club vibe with a big-band twist.

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We’re proud to premiere ‘Signals from a Distant Afterglow’, the emotional centrepiece from Rafael Anton Irisarri’s forthcoming album Points of Inaccessibility (out 6th February). Built from slow-burning bowed strings and smouldering drones, the track reaches its most affecting moment through the ghostly vocals of Karen Vogt - fragile, distant and deeply emotive. It’s dark ambient at its most intimate, quietly overwhelming and rich with sorrow, memory and consolation.

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Michael Claus’ latest release Static Drift on Club Moniker leans firmly into heavy, propulsive techno, blending clattering percussion, submerged synths and glitchy rave energy. Written over three years during his move from the Bay Area to New York, the record marks a shift from his moodier dub-influenced work toward peak-time club sonics, with standout track “Surveillance Species” delivering a focused, exhilarating techno workout.

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French producer UFO95 returns with A Brutalist Dystopian Society on MORD, an uncompromising techno album inspired by the stark power of Brutalist architecture and its wider social meaning. Drawing on themes of protest, tension and failed utopias, the record distils heaviness, minimalism and raw energy into fourteen razor-sharp live-driven cuts. Capturing the industrial intensity of Berlin’s Tresor, it’s a tough, hypnotic and deeply physical statement from one of techno’s most formidable live performers.

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Berlin-based techno producer @peryl_music lands on German record label @augmented_research to deliver his latest album Phase Alterations, an exploration in the highly detailed world of analogue synthesis.

Nullity distills the sound of Phase Alterations into (just shy of) 6 subterranean minutes of brooding drone work, aquatic, distorted synths and taut bursts of crackle and static, all underpinned by the kind of relentless 4/4 drive that sits well in any dark basement complete with a high-quality sound system.

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Swiss producer Ben Kaczor returns with 'Peace In Mind', a deep and driving four-track EP on Berlin-based label Stólar, featuring a remix from Spanish producer Tibi Dabo. Following his standout 'To Baby Bones' EP on Lola Haro’s Small Steps imprint, Kaczor continues to refine a sound that balances emotional weight with crisp drum programming and immersive chords, landing perfectly between dreamy atmospheres and club-focused precision.

Premiering today, 'Feeling Of Wind & Home' is the EP's standout track: clean, clinical drum programming delivered with signature finesse, offset by a harsher clap that adds bite and urgency. The groove is tight yet spacious, allowing the low-end to breathe while each percussive detail lands with intent, as Kaczor builds tension patiently rather than forcing release.

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Artist Series 02 marks the next step in Alt Dub’s steady expansion, uniting Forward Memory, Thomas + James, Gradient and Beppu as they each reinterpret the label’s warm, spacious dub aesthetic through their own lens. Together they push Alt Dub’s sound deeper into hypnotic, analogue-rich territory, with Forward Memory’s “Scholz’s Star” setting the tone through its driving, deliberate pulse and finely sculpted atmosphere.

@altdub

@forwardmemory

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A new sub-label emerges from Neptune Discs - and who better to launch Jupiter's Depth than deep-sea house explorer Harrison BDP. His new 4-track EP bubbles up from the ocean floor with molten energy, conjuring visions of alien lifeforms drifting around hydrothermal vents. Packed with with volcanic energy - giving life to thousands of little critters to swim and dance around the ears.

@neptunediscs

@harrisonbdp

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French producer Pierre Paumier returns as @jonnnah with his new LP What They Left on Second End Records, a wintry blend of dub techno, bass, ambient, and slowed breakbeat textures. Among its standout moments, “Consume Me” drifts from a foggy dub techno haze into an understated downtempo groove, carrying a subtle trip-hop mood that feels both welcoming and quietly mysterious. It plays like an interlude in an open-ended game world - more about wandering through its soft, uncharted spaces than reaching any particular destination.