out soon: Exc – Seductive Supervision [About Repetition]

 

Artist:
Exc

 

Title:
Seductive Supervision

 

Label:
About Repetition

 

Cat#:
AR001

 

Release Date:
19th January 2026

 

Format:
download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Excite

02.
Exclude

03.
Exclusive

04.
Excoriate

05.
Excellent

06.
Excruciate

07.
Excelsior

08.
Exceed

09.
Exclosure

 

Press Info:
Between surveillance and seduction, control and self-optimization, Seductive Supervision unfolds, the first chapter of the long-term project exc.directory. Under the collective alias exc, nine ghost producers merge into a dense audiovisual essay on the subtle mechanisms of power.

The tracks move between kinetic rigor, fragmented breaks, and atmospheric abstraction—music as a mirror of a control society that is no longer structured by walls but by permanent self-observation. “excite” opens the album with filtered excitement: electrostatic artifacts that merge into almost incorporeal sequences. ‘exclude’ and “excoriate” take the concept further – hard, mechanical textures meet digital screams that remind us of the excluded and injured in this order.

But Seductive Supervision is not pure dystopia. In “exclusive” and “excellent,” a shimmering space of technoid elegance emerges, as if the temptation of perfection were briefly captured in sound. The final “exclosure”—an almost sacred ambient sequence—ultimately eludes the logic of control and at the same time closes the circle: surveillance as aesthetic seduction, power as a mirror of our own longing for order.

Seductive Supervision is less an album than a system of impulses, an acoustic diagram that translates Deleuze’s idea of the control society into sound. What remains is a feeling between ecstasy and confinement—and the realization that the most beautiful cage is the one we design ourselves.

 

Snippets:
soon

 

Full Track Streaming:
soon

 

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Websites:
About Repetition

 

out for a while: Nitzer Ebb – Big Hit [Mute | Geffen]

 

Artist:
Nitzer Ebb

 

Title:
Big Hit

 

Label:
Mute | Geffen

 

Cat#:
STUMM118 | GEFD-24718

 

Release Date:
27th March 1995 (original release date)

 

Format:
CD, cassette, vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Cherry Blossom

02.
Hear Me Say

03.
Kick It

04.
I Thought

05.
Floodwater

06.
Border Talk

07.
In Decline

08.
Living Out Of A Bag

09.
Boy

10.
Our Own World

 

Press Info:
biography
Formed in 1982 by schoolfriends Douglas McCarthy [vocals], Bon Harris [drums, percussion] and the now-departed David Gooday, Nitzer Ebb [pronounced night-zer ebb] set out to terrorize the UK dance scene with industrial power rhythms and disturbing, fierce lyrical themes. Fourth member Simon Granger, also from Chelmsford, Essex, still provides the concepts for the design, artwork and imagery of a band whose growing international success makes them one of hard-beat’s leading exponents.

Beginning with shows in their local area, Nitzer Ebb’s mix of energetic anger and militaristic imagery soon saw them appearing in dance clubs and concert halls around the UK. In 1984, attention-grabbing London dates saw them introduced to PWL producer Phil Harding. Together they formed their own label – Power Of Voice Communications – and in 1985 released their debut single “Isn’t It Funny How Your Body Works?”.

Three more singles followed, each establishing the group further in club circles – particularly in Europe. By November 1986 Nitzer Ebb had signed to Mute and another single, “Murderous”, revealed an even more brutal subversion of dance beats. Second Mute single “Let Your Body Learn” began to make waves in the clubs of New York and the follow-up – the extraordinary “Join In The Chant” – became an unlikely hit on the acid/balearic scene in 1987. Debut album “That Total Age” summed up their career thus far in May of that year.

By the release of second album “Belief” in January 1989, Harding and Gooday were gone, as was the militaristic imagery which had led to a misunderstanding of their political stance in some quarters. Veteran producer Flood, of U2, Depeche Mode and Erasure fame helped the two-piece create a more subtle sound – a progression continued through 199O’s “Showtime” and 1991’s “Ebbhead” – which achieved considerable success in Europe and the States.

 

Snippets:

 

Videos:
“Kick It”

“I Thought”

 

Related Release:
“Big Hit (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon

 

Recommendations:
Nitzer Ebb’s “Ebbhead (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
Nitzer Ebb’s “Showtime (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
Nitzer Ebb’s “Belief (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
Nitzer Ebb’s “That Total Age (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
Nitzer Ebb’s “Body Of Work” on Mute
Nitzer Ebb’s “Basic Pain Procedure” on Pylon
stuff by Nitzer Ebb and related artists
stuff on Mute we featured

 

Special:
“at Dekmantel Festival 2019”

 

Buy CD:
Juno
see “Big Hit (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
originally released in 1995

 

Buy Vinyl:
see “Big Hit (Expanded Collectors Edition)” on Pylon
originally released in 1995

 

Buy Download:
JunoDownload
Beatport
Boomkat
Bleep
7Digital (US only)
iTunes
Qobuz
Clone Digital

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Qobuz
Apple Music
Spotify
Deezer
Youtube Music

 

Websites:
Nitzer Ebb
Mute
Mute Germany

 

out soon: Esilum – Deception EP [MindTrip]

 

Artist:
Esilum

 

Title:
Deception EP

 

Label:
MindTrip

 

Cat#:
MT98

 

Release Date:
09th January 2026

 

Format:
download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
Asdlo

02.
Manghi

03.
Deception

04.
Minorchio

 

Press Info:
Following their recent debut on MindTrip, Italian duo Esilum return with Deception EP — a new chapter in their evolving sound exploration. If Observation traced the tension between structure and emotion, this release expands that spectrum, amplifying the distance between its highest peaks and deepest layers. The result is a sonic landscape of striking contrasts — where precision meets fluidity, and intensity breathes through moments of silence. Across four immersive cuts, Esilum refine their distinctive fusion of hypnotic design and analog character, once again navigating the delicate balance between mental depth and physical release. A new orbit in motion.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Asdlo”

 

Special:
“mercyTechno – Italy”

 

Recommendations:
other releases on MindTrip we featured

 

Buy Download:
MindTrip @ Bandcamp
Beatport
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

 

Websites:
Esilum
MindTrip

 

out now: Stigmatique – Cyberspace EP [Trau-Ma]

 

Artist:
Stigmatique

 

Title:
Cyberspace EP

 

Label:
Trau-Ma

 

Cat#:
TRM374

 

Release Date:
01st January 2026 (Bandcamp)
09th January 2026 (other digital stores)

 

Format:
download & streaming

 

Tracklist:
01.
The Beginning Of The End

02.
Slow Disease

03.
Cyberspace

 

Press Info:
A powerful new chapter in the SEELEN catalogue, where Stigmatique delivers raw emotional intensity, complemented by two stunning reinterpretations from Phase Fatale & Denise Rabe.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“The Beginning Of The End”

 

Special:
“@ Elipamanoke, Leipzig 24.07.2024”

 

Recommendations:
Stigmatique’s “Am Ende War Die Nacht EP” on Seelen Records
Stigmatique’s “Die Auferstehung EP” on DVNTT
Stigmatique’s “Kollisionen” on DVNTT
Stigmatique’s “Unstoppable Desire EP” on Seelen Records
split EP “Synergy EP” w/ Stigmatique on Seelen Records
split EP “KK003” w/ Stigmatique on Kriptika Records
Black Mirror Park’s “Arcade Tryout EP” on Trau-Ma
Frankie Bromley’s “Insomnia EP” on Trau-Ma
Hioll’s “Desorden EP” on Trau-Ma
Nic Araújo’s “Discovery” on Trau-Ma

 

Buy Download:
Trau-Ma @ Bandcamp
Beatport
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

 

Booking:
Stigmatique

 

Websites:
Stigmatique
Trau-Ma

 

out for a while: Nørbak – Suave [NRBK]

 

Artist:
Nørbak

 

Title:
Suave

 

Label:
NRBK

 

Cat#:
NRBK010

 

Release Date:
26th September 2025

 

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

 

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Short Essay About A Legendary DJ

02.
Suave

03.
Kimura

04.
Mudo

05.
Quadro

06.
Navalha

07.
Arcada

08.
Malandro

09.
Imanari

10.
Adeus

11.
Augusta

 

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Suave

A2.
Mudo

A3.
Short Essay About A Legendary DJ

B1.
Kimura

B2.
Quadro

 

Press Info:
On Suave, Nørbak returns to his own NRBK to explore a wide range of the Techno spectrum.

 

Snippets:

 

Full Track Streaming:
“Kimura”

“Suave”

“Mudo”

 

Special:
“SPND20 Mixtape”

 

Recommendations:
Nørbak’s “Flauta EP” on Token Records
Nørbak’s “Sopro EP” on Token Records
Nørbak’s “Myelination EP” on Soma Records
Nørbak’s “Struggle In Vain EP” on Soma Records

 

Buy Vinyl:
NRBK @ Bandcamp
Red Eye Records
Clone
Hardwax
HHV
more soon

 

Buy Download:
NRBK @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
Hardwax
TraxSource
Beatport
Clone Digital
7Digital
more soon

 

Commercial Streaming Services:
Tidal
Spotify
Anghami
Youtube Music
more soon

 

Booking:
Nørbak

 

Websites:
Nørbak