Reviews

There are good things coming from Romania’s capital. For two years, a little known collective named Varme have been pushing a stripped-back, underground sound. Drawing influence from vintage tech-house and minimal, the latest offering on the imprint comes from Buraye, the enigmatic Colombian producer who also heads up his own label, From The Void Above.... Read more »

For FOA095, the rising French techno DJ/producer and Beatport chart-topper Space 92 returns to Reinier Zonneveld’s revered Filth on Acid label with his filthiest EP yet, ‘The Game’, on 21st May. His new 3-track EP follows the runaway success of his ‘Atlas’ EP (released in February on FOA) and other previous Beatport hits such as... Read more »

Forward-thinking live music odyssey Anyma has become the latest addition to the Afterlife musical roster. The brainchild of Tale Of Us’ Matteo Milleri, Anyma is an expedition into the outer realms of technology and sound, culminating with the release of debut album GENESYS later in the year. A pioneering musical concept, Anyma is a self-generated... Read more »

Solomun has linked up with singer, record producer and Hollywood A-lister Jamie Foxx on new single ‘Ocean’, out 7th May on his NINL label. Combining steady kick drums, piercing horns and Jamie Foxx’s soaring, soul-drenched vocals, ‘Ocean’ is the kind of sophisticated dance cut that’s custom-made for the terrace. It marks the fifth single release... Read more »

Over the past decade, Egyptian-born, Barcelona-based DJ and techno producer Raxon, known to friends and family as Ahmed Raxon, has popped out a steady stream of twelve-inch singles, precision-tooled, for labels like Cocoon, Drumcode, Diynamic, Truesoul, and Ellum Audio. An alumni of Kompakt’s Speicher series – check the insistent, vibrating pulses of ‘The Ancient’ and... Read more »

As a proud project of DGTL Records, the ‘Various Artists’ series originated with the idea of merging local talents with friends of the DGTL family. Continuing along these lines, the latest EP is a stellar extension of its 2020 predecessor. ‘Various Artists – Volume Two Remixes’ features 4 unique remixes by electronic music heavyweights. Expect... Read more »

Anabel Englund returns with her new track out last Friday. ‘Waiting For You’ by Anabel Englund & Yotto captures the singer/songwriter’s entrancing sound –oftentimes bright and carefree with her authentic Southern California breeziness, and other times irresistibly alluring with her dark, smouldering touch— bedded by the Finnish producer’s dreamy soundscape. The song will also appear... Read more »

We’ll be the first to admit: we’d never heard of RFR Records before this promo landed in our inbox. And to be honest, we’re pretty glad that was the case. Why? Well there are few things more satisfying than discovering a new label, especially when their output is as good as RFR’s. In the case... Read more »

Recondite, a long-time friend of Tale Of Us’ label, returns for an introspective outing. The German producer has a storied history with Afterlife, appearing on the early Realms Of Consciousness compilations and releasing the Rainmaker EP in 2018, as well as numerous performances at Afterlife events all over the world. With the Bird EP he... Read more »

Canadian newcomer Alex Lur presents this unique Tone Depth edit as he makes his debut release with ‘Quicksand’. Discussing the record, Alex Lur says: “The inspiration for this track came from a retro sunset drive through Ocean Drive in South Beach Miami while looking at the sky and thinking about UFOs. I wanted to make... Read more »