Sentomea – Wonderment
Dutch producer Sentomea resurfaces with the "Wonderment" EP, his first release since the 2017 debut "Preface." The six‑track record straddles house and techno while injecting light, chime‑like melodies and modular‑rig precision. The latter two cuts, "To Spiral" and "Non-Interference," abandon four‑on‑the‑floor for sci‑fi ambience and deconstructed jazz‑funk. Critics note the EP proves the artist’s decade‑long studio work has only sharpened his sonic palette.
Charbel Haber – May a Soft Sun Bless Your Sky While You Wait for the Inevitable
Lebanese guitarist and ambient composer Charbel Haber released his new LP "May a soft sun bless your sky while you wait for the inevitable," recorded in Paris. The album unfolds slowly, layering crystalline drones and melodic textures that evoke a...
ZULI – The Screaming Abdabs
ZULI has dropped the EP *The Screaming Abdabs*, branding it the most aggressive work in his catalog. The record foregoes traditional mastering, instead layering saturation and clipping to make distortion the core architecture. Tracks blend club‑oriented rhythms with breakcore intensity,...
Sully – Model Collapse Remix / Proof
UK jungle veteran Sully released a new version of his track “Model Collapse” alongside an original cut titled “Proof.” The Basic Rhythm remix trims the original’s chaos, deepens the bass and heightens tension, while “Proof” blends skippy rhythms with aggressive...
Wax – 11110
German producer René Pawlowitz, better known as Shed, has issued the latest Wax release titled 11110. The double‑track offering—11110A and 11110B—continues his long‑running shift from raw house toward a more melodic, dub‑inflected techno aesthetic. Critics highlight the tracks’ hazy, late‑night...
The Pyramids Have Become a Rave Backdrop
Electronic music festivals have increasingly taken over Egypt's Giza pyramids, highlighted by Anyma's ten‑hour, 15,000‑attendee rave that sold tickets ranging from $165 to $643. Recent shows featuring Tiësto, Carl Cox, Zamna Festival and upcoming EXIT Festival illustrate a booming market...
Dean Grenier – Four the Eight
Dean Grenier, long‑time California electronic producer, has reinvented his sound under his real name on the newly founded Handworks label. After a career defined by dark drum‑and‑bass, dubstep and techno, his latest album “Four the Eight” embraces lush, progressive‑trance textures....
Ssonne – Night Admin
Barcelona‑based producer ssonne has released his debut ambient album, night admin, adding a fresh voice to the city’s emerging electronic scene. The record weaves weightless, static‑laden textures with pitch‑shifted rap snippets, drawing comparisons to Burial, Gas, and Alva Noto while...
Phil Berg – Iso
Phil Berg’s four‑track EP *Iso* strips techno to its core, relying on tight drum loops and minimalist synth chirps to drive each piece. The opening title cut launches like a freight train, layering relentless percussion with a low‑end bass that...
Donato Dozzy – Hypno Trance
Italian techno pioneer Donato Dozzy has issued a new EP titled *Hypno Trance*, released on limited vinyl and digital platforms. The six-part record eschews conventional dance‑floor trance in favor of slow‑burning, industrial‑tinged compositions that evoke a hypnotic state. Tracks like...
Tristan Arp – (Re)weave
Objekt, a heavyweight in experimental electronic music, has released Tristan Arp’s new EP “re(weave)” on the Kapsela label. The record reflects Arp’s trans‑continental journey—spanning Detroit, New York, Mexico City and London—through jittery, percussion‑driven tracks that reference gamelan, IDM, and even...
TSVI – Dance Tripping
TSVI, the London‑based Italian producer, has released the "Dance Tripping" EP, opening with the high‑energy garage‑house track “Music Is Moving.” The record blends buzzing synths, big‑beat basslines, and MK‑style melodies across six tracks, delivering a rowdy, summer‑ready sound. Standout songs...
Shell Company Have Better Taste Than I Do
Shell Company, a UK trio blending slowcore, shoegaze, post-rock and ambient, has built a modest discography since debuting in 2023 with the Adorn EP. Their follow‑up releases, Shards and the critically praised Locket, showcase a lo‑fi aesthetic paired with husky...
Dona Vs. DJ Plant Texture – Mistress 18 / Mistress 18.5
Dona Basile released a double‑vinyl EP, “Mistress 18” and “Mistress 18.5,” on DVS1’s Mistress label, issuing music under both his Dona and DJ Plant Texture aliases. The Dona side revisits lo‑fi house aesthetics popular on YouTube a decade ago, while DJ Plant...
J2Rk – Puma
Jackson Ryland, operating under the JR2k alias, has released the four‑track EP "Puma" on San Francisco’s Perfect Dark label. The record delivers hard‑groove techno that pushes tempos north of 135 bpm, blending swung drums with stripped‑down melodies. Tracks like “Piriformis” feature inventive...
Catching Up with First Floor
First Floor temporarily removed the paywall on four in‑depth music interviews—Caterina Barbieri, Shackleton, Mammo, and Visible Cloaks—each exceeding 5,000 words. The free access runs through Saturday, giving subscribers and casual readers a chance to catch up on content that often...
First Floor #308 – Trying Something New
Veteran UK producer Mr. Mitch launched his new single "kindlullaby" on a custom vintage‑Apple‑style website that deliberately degrades the audio file with each listen, now sitting at 45% integrity. The experiment underscores a growing appetite for novel distribution methods that...
Paperclip Minimiser – Topology Transform
British producer John Howes, formerly known as Cong Burn, has issued the "Topology Transform" EP under his new moniker Paperclip Minimiser. The release arrives on the Peak Oil label, following his 2022 debut and the recent "II" album, and continues...
Hara Alonso – Music of Many Nows
Spanish composer Hara Alonso, now based in Sweden, released *Music of Many Nows*, a field‑recording notebook that stitches together spontaneous phone captures from Granada, Stockholm, Barcelona, Chicago and Gothenburg. The album blends ambient piano with found sounds, creating a diary‑like...
DJ JM – Rat Race
Fever AM celebrates nearly a decade as one of electronic music’s most influential labels, despite its loose definition of techno. Founders Mor Elian and Rhyw have built a reputation for curating artists who blur genre lines, drawing talent like Ayesha, Xen Chron, and...
Hoavi – Architectronics
Kirill Vasin, performing as Hoavi, releases *architectonics* on the Peak Oil label, showcasing a unique fusion of Indonesian gamelan influences with avant‑electronic production. The album features hand‑crafted percussion—drumming on tables and glass—processed into intricate, stereo‑rich soundscapes that blend dub‑style low‑end...
Visible Cloaks Are Blurring the Lines and Playing with Reality
Visible Cloaks, the Portland duo behind a decade‑long silence, announced their first full‑length album in ten years, *Paradessence*, due next month on RVNG Intl. The record features a roster of collaborators including Motion Graphics, Félicia Atkinson, Yoshio Ojima, Satsuki Shibano...
Blue Hour – Selva
Luke Standing, performing as Blue Hour, has issued his debut LP *Selva*, a sonic chronicle of his evolution from Brighton’s hardcore roots to Berlin’s techno epicenter. The record weaves bass‑heavy Bristol techno, Ostgut‑style club anthems, haunted trance, and mature ambient...
Alex Zhang Hungtai – Dras
Alex Zhang Hungtai, formerly known as Dirty Beaches, has released his latest full‑length album *Dras* on Shelter Press. The record pushes his saxophone into uncharted territory, filtering it to sound like a barbed‑wire cello and layering abrasive loops with brief...
Fields We Found – Thoughts Persist
UK producer Alex Gold, operating under his ambient imprint fields we found, has issued a new full-length album titled *thoughts persist*. The record comprises six tracks named sequentially “thought 1” through “thought 6,” each exploring open‑ended sound design rather than...
Nikos – Spine
Nikos’s four‑track EP *Spine* drops on Rotterdam’s Nous’klaer label, positioning itself as “body‑moving, loud, deep” techno rather than traditional prog. The record fuses spacey psychedelia with percussive pressure, echoing the vibe of Sasha & Digweed’s *Northern Exposure* mixes while sidestepping...
Unknown – Uu014
The UK‑based Unknown label released the six‑track EP uu014 without revealing the artist or track titles, turning anonymity into a marketing hook. An enterprising Discogs user later linked the record to Australian producer Trustee, confirming the mystery’s eventual resolution. Musically,...
Urner – Afterimages
Urner’s new LP Afterimages, released on the young Amsterdam label topo2, marks the label’s most playful offering yet. The record blends twinkling music‑box tones, vintage new‑age textures, and 16‑bit video‑game ambience, evoking nostalgic RPG worlds. Standout tracks like “Options, Thoughts”...
Ex_libris – 003
Dutch producer Dave Huismans, known as 2562 and A Made Up Sound, has released ex_libris 003, the third installment in his self‑released series after a near‑decade hiatus. The album continues his habit of subverting deep house, ambient, and dub‑techno conventions, delivering...
Sara Persico Has Better Taste Than I Do
Sara Persico, a classically trained vocalist from Naples now based in Berlin, has carved a niche in avant‑garde music with releases like the 2023 EP “Boundary” and the sprawling LP “Sphaîra,” which incorporates field recordings from Lebanon’s abandoned Niemeyer‑designed fair....
Oma Totem – Exercicis Rítmics Volum 2
Catalan producer Ignasi Sadurní, under the oma totem name, releases his second album “Rhythmic Exercises Vol. 2” on Hivern Discs, three years after the acclaimed debut. The record expands his percussive techno palette with bigger, club‑scale sounds while preserving the intricate...
Pan•American – Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane
Mark Nelson, the post‑rock veteran behind Pan•American, has released his latest solo effort, *Fly the Ocean in a Silver Plane*. The album, described as a reflection of journeys and travel, weaves gentle guitar, gauzy synths, and occasional trip‑hop beats across...
Emil Mark – Mellemtid
Swedish composer Emil Mark released the EP *Mellemtid*, built around vintage practice organs he uncovered in the Danish National Academy of Music’s basement. The record leans into the instruments’ childlike timbres, delivering carnival‑esque melodies that oscillate between whimsical pop and wistful,...
Cancer House – The Moth
Chicago‑based band Cancer House has issued its debut LP, The Moth, which critics are already hailing as one of 2026’s strongest releases. The record leans heavily on 1990s slow‑core and post‑rock aesthetics, delivering whisper‑like vocals, skeletal guitars and minimal drums...
Talismann – KLINIEK 3
Dutch techno veteran Guy Blanken, operating as Talismann, released the *KLINIEK 3* EP featuring the 16‑minute opener “Eyes Don’t Lie.” The track defies the genre’s norm of concise, dancefloor‑ready cuts, stretching into a hypnotic, sci‑fi‑tinged journey. Subsequent pieces like “Eyes...
Shinichi Atobe – Silent Way
Shinichi Atobe, the once‑elusive Japanese producer known for the 2001 Chain Reaction classic "Ship‑Scope," gave his first interview in 2024 and announced the full‑length album Silent Way on his own Plastic & Sounds imprint. The record spans his early dub‑techno roots to the...
Pugilist – Found Sound
Alex Dickson, formerly of Perverse and now performing as Pugilist, releases his debut LP "Found Sound," a meditative collection that fuses dub, IDM, and drum‑and‑bass. Drawing on his New Zealand dubstep origins and Melbourne‑based influences from Basic Channel to King...
The Majors Are Ushering in an Era of DAWifcation and Hyper-Personalization
Universal Music Group (UMG) has accelerated its AI strategy by striking a multi‑year partnership with NVIDIA, unveiling the Music Flamingo model that can dissect full‑length tracks for harmony, lyrics and cultural context. The label is simultaneously sealing deals with platforms...
Xylitol – Blumenfantasie
Catherine Backhouse, performing as Xylitol, released her second Planet Mu album *Blumenfantasie*, a jungle‑driven record that fuses 1990s‑era breakbeats with synth‑pop, Krautrock and ambient textures. The album revisits classic tracks like “Chromophoria” and “Lights” while branching into trip‑hop (“Mirjana”), ambient...
Elisa Batti & Isabel Soto – Portal
Italian label founder Elisa Batti and Venezuelan producer Isabel Soto debut the Segment imprint with *Portal*, a four‑track EP that leans into loopy, stripped‑down techno. The record showcases heavy low‑end thrust on tracks like “Veil of Maya” while offering fleeting...
Colleen – Libres Antes Del Final
French avant‑garde musician Colleen releases *Libres antes del final* on Thrill Jockey, marking a decisive move from viola da gamba to fully electronic production. The album, recorded in Barcelona, leans heavily on the Moog Matriarch synthesizer and bright arpeggiated textures....
Henry Greenleaf – Brawn
Henry Greenleaf’s four‑track EP *Brawn* marks his debut on Bjarki’s bbbbbb imprint, delivering a visceral blend of early Pearson Sound rhythm and peak Ed Banger swagger. The record revels in aggressive sound design, stretching basslines like rubber bands and slamming...
Shed – Applications II
German producer Shed releases *Applications II* on the Ilian Tape label, following his 2024 collaboration *Applications*. The EP showcases his genre‑bending style, mixing techno, house, IDM‑infused ambient and industrial‑leaning tracks, with standouts like the thumping “Ball” and the gritty “Worn.” While...
Jolanda Moletta Has Better Taste Than I Do
First Floor’s weekly newsletter spotlighted Italian composer‑multimedia artist Jolanda Moletta, who previewed her upcoming album Oceanine. The record, due in May on the Beacon Sound imprint, features eleven tracks each built from processed fragments of the human voice and paired...
Aria Rostami – Were You Born a Bunny Rabbit?
Aria Rostium’s self‑released album *Were You Born a Bunny Rabbit?* is a plunderphonics collage that stitches together decades‑old political soundbites, recent news clips, and AI‑generated speech. The Persian‑American artist juxtaposes voices from Dick Cheney to Joe Biden with excerpts from...
The Established Canon of Good Taste Is for Old People
The Miceli festival, a new boutique event in Barcelona, aims to offer a curated, small‑capacity experience across self‑managed spaces. Its presale ticket buyers have an average age of 37, indicating an older audience than the typical Gen Z festival‑goer. This data...
Ben Glas – “Music* *?”
Ben Glas’s new album “music* *?” challenges conventional composition by presenting seven pieces built entirely from raw acoustic phenomena such as phasing and acoustic beating. The tracks contain no written melodies, yet listeners report hearing emergent tunes and textures, a...
Mammo – Lateral
Amsterdam producer Mammo, long shrouded in mystery, granted a candid First Floor interview revealing personal details and his artistic philosophy. His new triple‑vinyl album *Lateral* runs roughly 100 minutes, weaving ambient, IDM, house, and dub techno into a seamless, headphone‑centric...
Heathered Pearls – Window
Heathered Pearls, a Polish‑born Michigan indie musician, quietly self‑released his tenth‑track ambient album "Window" after a seven‑month gap since the single "Soft Lock." The release eschews traditional promotion, offering only minimal cover‑art notes and thank‑yous to unnamed influences. Critics note...
Poppy H – SICK STREET
Poppy H, known for ambient smartphone productions, releases his first dance‑floor‑oriented album, SICK STREET. The record was recorded, mixed, and mastered entirely on a mobile phone, showcasing a DIY approach to electronic music. It blends garage, hardcore, 8‑bit chiptune, boom‑bap,...