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[Track Premiere]: Stigmatique – Shuriken V3 [self-released]

Artist:
Stigmatique

Track:
“Shuriken V3”

Label:
self-released

Related Release:
EP “Shuriken”

Websites:
Stigmatique
Stigmatique @ Instagram

out now: Justin Strauss – Restart EP [HFN Music]

Artist:
Justin Strauss

Title:
Restart EP

Label:
HFN Music

Cat#:
HFN172

Release Date:
18th September 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Restart

02.
Restart
(Joe Goddard Rеmiх)

03.
Restart
(Joe Goddard Rеmiх Instrumental)

Press Info:
Justin Strauss has been part of the fabric of New York club life since 1980, when he started DJing at the Mudd Club. Over the following decades he worked through rooms like the Ritz, Area, the Tunnel and Centro Fly, building a reputation as one of the city’s most consistent presences behind the decks. In parallel he established himself as a remixer and producer with a wide reach, working with acts ranging from Depeche Mode and Tina Turner to LCD Soundsystem and Beyoncé. Before any of that, he was the frontman of Milk ‘N’ Cookies, the cult glam-pop group that signed to Island Records in the mid-seventies and found itself caught between glam and the first wave of punk.

“Restart” came together in London, at the Relax & Enjoy Studio that Joe Goddard shares with fellow Hot Chip member Al Doyle. Goddard and Strauss have a working history, having collaborated alongside Marcus Marr as Extra Credit, and the session moved quickly. Goddard had an 808 running. Strauss suggested slowing it down considerably and distorting it. They built up bass lines and synth parts between them, with Goddard adding his own synth line.

As Strauss recalls: “The current state of the world was weighing heavy on mind which in turn inspired the lyrics, which I just started writing down as the track was playing. Recorded the vocals and added some live percussion the same day and the track was done. We were both really happy how it turned out.”

The release comes in three versions. The original carries the weight of that session directly, the distorted 808 at its centre and the lyrics grounded in the moment of writing. Goddard’s remix extends the track, bringing his characteristic sense of layering and movement while staying close to the original’s mood. The instrumental version of the remix gives the production space to make its own case.

Full Track Streaming:

Special:
“Live From The Adriatic 2026”

Recommendations:
Camouflage’s “The Great Commandment (Rmxs)” w/ Strauss remix
Kasper Bjørke’s “Tears We Haven’t Cried (Justin Strauss Rmxs)” on HFN Music
stuff on HFN Music we featured

Buy Download:
HFN Music @ Bandcamp
Qobuz
7Digital
Beatport
Apple Music
TraxSource
more soon

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

Booking:
Justin Strauss

Websites:
Justin Strauss @ Instagram
HFN Music

10th October 2026: Staub @ :// about blank, Berlin (Germany)

Event:
Staub

Date & Time:
10th October 2026 at 11:59am CET

Line-up:
a secret that will be a secret until … the party ends

Location:
:// about blank, Berlin (Germany)

Press Info (German):
Samstag // Techno // Staub

Eine Party bei der Lineups der Vergangenheit angehören und Techno den Geräten überlassen wird um eine musikalische Reise zu erzählen.

Eine Party bei der das Publikum sich den überraschenden Moment der Ungewissheit hingibt, nur getragen von ausgesuchten Künstlern und Newcomern.

Veranstaltung @ Resident Advisor

Press Info (English):
Line-up? Dust from yesterday.

It remains exciting: Saturday // Techno // Staub

A party where lineups are a thing of the past and techno is left to its devices narrating a musical journey.

A party where the audience gives in to the surprise of uncertainty, carried by carefully selected artists and newcomers.

Event @ Resident Advisor

Mixes:
someone or someone else – “Mixes recorded at Staub parties”

Special:
“Groove Podcast 146” (5 years anniversary feature)

Video Specials:
Sebastian Kökow – “Staub 10 Years”

“Staub #36.1”

“Staub #36.2”

“Staub #38”

“Staub #39”

“Staub #40”

“Staub #41”

“Staub #44”

“Staub #57”

Sebastian Kökow – “Staub 25/05/2019”

Recommendations:
Irakli’s “Staubsauger 01” on Intergalactic Research…
sampler “Staub 010”
sampler “Staub 009”
sampler “Staub 008”
sampler “Staub 007”
sampler “Staub 006”
sampler “Staub 005”
sampler “Staub 004”
sampler “Staub 002”
sampler “Staub 003”
sampler “Staub 001”
sampler “Moments 1”
sampler “Moments 2”

Presale Tickets:
@ Resident Advisor

Websites:
Staub
Staub @ Facebook
Staub @ Instagram
://about blank

out soon: Nasdrowie – A New World To Cry [Shishi Records]

Artist:
Nasdrowie

Title:
A New World To Cry

Label:
Shishi Records

Cat#:
SHI012

Release Date:
25th September 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Block

02.
Impact

03.
No Discipline

04.
Pitfalls

Press Info:
…

Snippets:
soon

Full Track Streaming:
“No Discipline”

“Block”

more soon

Special:
“Shishi Podcast 050”

Recommendations:
compilation “VA#02” w/ Nasdrowie on Wie Ein Gott Records
compilation “Die Erlösung (Kapitel 2)” w/ Nasdrowie on Crave Tapes
compilation “Never Enough” w/ Nasdrowie on Murder Records
stuff on Shishi Records we featured

Buy Download:
Shishi Records @ Bandcamp
more soon

Commercial Streaming Services:
soon

Websites:
Nasdrowie
Shishi Records
Shishi Records @ Instagram

out soon: Kvrk – Synthetic Memories [Distant Gaze Records]

Artist:
Kvrk

Title:
Synthetic Memories

Label:
Distant Gaze Records

Cat#:
DSG009

Release Date:
16th October 2026

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Pulsewidth

A2.
Void Caller

B1.
Synthetic Memory

B2.
Void Caller
(Blush Remix)

Press Info:
Kvrk makes a debut on Distant Gaze with Synthetic Memories, a four-track EP exploring shadowy electronics.

Opening with Pulsewidth, the EP begins as a slow burn – a restrained piece of synthwave shaped by drifting ambience, hypnotic sequences and a steady sense of tension.

The pace gradually lifts with Void Caller and title track Synthetic Memory, pushing deeper into prog sound. Straight, driving rhythms form the backbone, occasionally dissolving into broken-beat passages, while warped synths and psychedelic details keep everything in constant motion.

Beneath the electronic framework runs something more primal: forest-like soundscapes, mystic undertones and subtly shamanic motifs give the music a ritualistic dimension.

Closing the release, Blu:sh reworks Void Caller through his signature deep and trippy approach, stretching the original into a spacious late-night interpretation with a submerged, dreamlike pull.

Snippets:
@ Deejay

Full Track Streaming:
soon

Special:
“Live At Sziget 2024, Beach Stage”