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Terence returns with a new five track EP, some tracks already played throughout clubs and circulating across various podcast from dj friends from Terence. This release confirms his instinct for creating effective dance floor tracks, that move between mental tension, raw energy and hypnotic sound.
Each tracks carries his unmistakable sonic twist, precise and immersive. Result a compact and versatile EP.
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Terence Fixmer unveils his new four-track Blade EP on his own label, aimed at both body and mind.
Diving into a more cerebral, hypnotic strain of techno, the release bridges club functionality with deep mental immersion, before closing on a warm, subtle dub-inflected track that retains Fixmer’s signature twist.
Release Date:
09th January 2026 (vinyl)
16th January 2026 (digital)
Format:
vinyl, download & streaming
Tracklist: 01. El Que (Terence Fixmer Drive Remix)
02. El Que (Terence Fixmer Leather Remix)
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Mannequin Records is proud to announce a special release that bridges two generations of electronic body music: DAF’s iconic track “El Que” reimagined by French techno and EBM pioneer Terence Fixmer.
A total of 500 copies will be produced: 100 in solid white Polar vinyl and 400 in regular black vinyl.
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A lifelong admirer of DAF, Fixmer has been playing El Que in his DJ sets for years, considering it one of the band’s most enduring and powerful pieces. His connection to the track and to DAF’s groundbreaking legacy is the core inspiration behind these two new remixes, created with both reverence and bold creative vision.
On the “El Que (Terence Fixmer Leather Remix)”, Fixmer remains close to the original’s raw, muscular pulse while injecting a sharp, modern club sensibility. The remix builds on DAF’s unmistakable rhythmics but adds a contemporary momentum that feels like a natural extension of the band’s DNA. “It was like imagining what I would do if I were a member of DAF today,” Fixmer says.
The second version, “El Que (Terence Fixmer Drive Remix)”, ventures deeper into Fixmer’s own territory: darker, hypnotic, and peak-time focused. Tension and release are crafted with surgical precision, taking the original’s spirit into a harder-edged, suspense-driven sound world. It’s a version built for late-night floors without ever losing the soul of El Que.
Fixmer explains:
“I’ve been playing DAF’s El Que in many of my DJ sets for years. It’s a track I deeply loved from the first listen. I’m super proud to have remixed DAF — one of my cult bands and a major influence on my sound and electronic universe.
For the “Leather Remix”, I wanted to stay close to the original while bringing modernity and club momentum. For the “Drive Remix”, I pushed the track toward darker, peak-time and hypnotic techno, keeping the soul of the original intact.
I wanted to make versions that make you think: ‘I know this track… but wait — what is this version? I want it!’ When I tested them, that’s exactly what happened.”
DAF remains one of the most influential bands in electronic music history. These new remixes by Terence Fixmer reinforce the timeless power of El Que while offering two striking, club-ready perspectives for a new generation of listeners.
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For the first time, Electrostatic & Electric Vision return together.
Repressed for the very first time since their original release—and now remastered with today’s sound—these two classics from the 2000s, regularly played by the world’s leading DJs, are available digitally and on limited 10” red vinyl.
Originally released on Gigolo Records in the late ’90s and early 2000s, both tracks quickly became underground anthems. Played by legendary DJs such as Dave Clarke, Sven Väth, and many others, they were also named Tracks of the Year by renowned techno publications like Groove magazine.
With these two groundbreaking cuts, Terence Fixmer helped open a bold new chapter in the history of techno — giving birth to Techno Body Music (TBM), a genre blending the raw, industrial force of EBM with the driving energy of techno. Electrostatic, in particular, is considered a foundational track of this hybrid style.
Now regarded as true techno classics, Electrostatic and Electric Vision have stood the test of time and are still played regularly by DJs worldwide, continuing to energize dancefloors decades after their release.
This is the first official repress in over 20 years, and the first time these two cult tracks appear together on one record — sharper, louder, and more essential than ever.
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Terence Fixmer’s new EP, ‘Magnetic North’ is out now, alongside an extended edition of THE PARADOX IN ME, Fixmer’s second album for Mute / NovaMute, which features three new tracks, ‘In Synthesis (Vocal Mix)’, ‘Razor Sharp (Version Two)’ and ‘Close to You (Live Version)’.
The new EP launches today with the video for a new track, ‘Magnetic North’, which explains Fixmer, “serves as a bridge between THE PARADOX IN ME and the sound of my future album, which will be lean towards the club, and be more techno, and hypnotic with raw sounds.”
Watch the video for ‘Magnetic North’ HERE
Alongside ‘Magnetic North’ sits a brand new remix of ‘Evolve’ by German techno powerhouse Marcel Dettmann plus a remix of ‘Another End’ by German techno producer / DJ, and founder of Recorded Things imprint, Oliver Rosemann.
On THE PARADOX IN ME Fixmer stretches the limits of dance music by interlacing evocative, cinematic electronics with pounding, peak-time 4/4 pulses. “There’s always a fight between directions,” he says. “This album represents all the sounds I have within me.”
Fixmer burst onto the scene in the late 1990s, establishing the Planete Rouge label in 1998, and releasing a slew of influential 12″s under a pseudonym before Muscle Machine, his acclaimed debut album which pioneered a new genre that merging the sounds of EBM and Techno.
Not long later, he achieved a personal milestone, collaborating with Nitzer Ebb vocalist Douglas McCarthy for two albums as FixmerMcCarthy that bridged the gap between EBM and classic techno. And since then, he’s barely stopped for breath, remixing personal heroes like Front 242, Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode, as well as respected peers such as Ellen Allien, DJ Hell, Dave Clarke and Sven Väth, simultaneously building up a canon of work on CLR, Electric Deluxe, Ostgut-Ton and of course, Mute and NovaMute.
Fixmer’s passion for electronic music hums from every note and carefully engineered beat on the Magnetic North EP, and extended version of THE PARADOX IN ME, which plays almost like an autobiography, and assembles a world that’s tactile and strikingly visual, capturing the soul of the synthesizer in all its forms.
for original press info see “The Paradox In Me” – link in “Related Releases” section.
