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out now: Ben Sims – Snapshot ’99 (ANNĒ Remixes) [Hardgroove]

Artist:
Ben Sims

Title:
Snapshot ’99 (ANNĒ Remixes)

Label:
Hardgroove

Cat#:
HGO001RMX

Release Date:
16th January 2026 (vinyl)
13th February 2026 (digital)

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Snapshot ’99
(ANNĒ Remix V1)

02.
Snapshot ’99
(ANNĒ Remix V2)

03.
Snapshot ’99
(ANNĒ Remix V3)

04.
Snapshot ’99
(Dub)

Press Info:
ANNĒ remixes Ben Sims’ ‘Snapshot ’99’ on Hardgroove Originals.
The Hardgroove and Symbolism alum turns in three new versions of Sims’ 2023 anthem.

Ben Sims’ ‘Snapshot ’99’ has been remixed by ANNĒ, with three versions of one of 2023’s Techno anthems joining an original dub on the release from Hardgroove’s vinyl offshoot, Hardgroove Originals.

Stemming from the hard discovery of a riff created in 1999, ‘Snapshot ’99’ was one of 2023’s biggest tracks, with its penetrative contemporary groove offsetting the floaty, infectious topline in a rare bit of studio alchemy that joins two centuries. Now, Greek artist and Hardgroove (and sister label, Symbolism) associate ANNĒ’s versions take the track into undulating, percussive, and deep chord-laden territories that could resonate throughout a full night or provide an arsenal of weapons for the creative DJs out there. Sims dub, featured on the original release, hits vinyl for the first time in all of its stripped-back glory.

Ben Sims’ ‘Snapshot ’99’ (ANNĒ Remixes) is available now on Hardgroove Originals 12”. The digital release will follow on February 13th, 2026.

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out now: Man + Machine – Birthmarks [Crave Tapes]

Artist:
Man + Machine

Title:
Birthmarks

Label:
Crave Tapes

Cat#:
CRAVE013

Release Date:
06th March 2026

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Tangled Hearts

02.
Dream Machine
[feat. Zaphomet]

03.
Regrets

04.
Hope

05.
Tangled Hearts
(Sugar Rody Remix)

06.
Dream Machine
[feat. Zaphomet]
(Munsinger Remix)

Press Info:
Birthmarks is the latest EP by the Hungarian producer and DJ, Man + Machine, released by the Berlin-based label Crave Tapes. The record is a dense, unsettling sound collage: a cacophony built from EBM, post-punk, industrial, and darkwave elements, sketching the contours of a dystopian future.

This vision of the future is not unambiguously hopeless on the material, rather, it is conflicted. Resigned and worn down, yet stubbornly clinging to a primal instinct for survival. The tracks on Birthmarks carry both the exhaustion of an inevitable outcome and the paradoxical presence of hope: that state where it’s no longer clear whether there is a way out, but the search itself refuses to stop.

The release features four original tracks and two remixes. Among the originals, Dream Machine stands out, featuring Zaphomet, vocalist of the Hungarian band Hellfreaks—her voice at once deeply human and eerily alien, perfectly attuned to the record’s dark, mechanized world.

On Tangled Hearts, Man + Machine himself takes on vocal duties (just as the writer of the lyrics), adding a more personal and vulnerable layer to the material.

The remixes were crafted by Estonian producer Sugar Rody and French producer Munsinger, each pushing the tension and perspective of the original compositions further in their own distinct way.

Birthmarks is Man + Machine’s most personal release to date. Its title carries a double meaning: the marks life leaves on us, and a quiet dedication to his daughter. Born into a world shaped by a turbulent past and an increasingly unsettling present, the record doesn’t surrender to despair. Instead, it insists on looking toward a chaotic future with fragile but deliberate hope.

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out for a while: Tata Box Inhibitors – Plasmids (Placid Mix) [Touché]

Artist:
Tata Box Inhibitors

Title:
Plasmids (Placid Mix)

Label:
Touché

Cat#:
TOU9404A

Release Date:
1994 (original release date)

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Plasmids
(Placid Mix)

Info:
originally released on vinyl this is the digital release of the a side of TOU9404. The b s was released separately.

Full Track Streaming:
“Plasmids (Placid Mix)”

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Related Release:
“TOU9404B” (b side)

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out for a while: Assemblage 23 – Null [Metropolis Records]

Artist:
Assemblage 23

Title:
Null

Label:
Metropolis Records

Cat#:
MET1430

Release Date:
07th November 2025

Format:
CD, vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Believe

02.
Lunatics

03.
Gone

04.
Fuel

05.
Tolerate

06.
Normal

07.
Last

08.
The Line

09.
Overthrow

10.
Waited

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Metropolis Records

out now: Amotik – Raat EP [Delsin Records]

Artist:
Amotik

Title:
Raat EP

Label:
Delsin Records

Cat#:
163DSR

Release Date:
19th January 2026

Format:
vinyl, limited vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Subah

A2.
Din

B1.
Shaam

B2.
Raat

Press Info:
After collaborating with Answer Code Request on Delsin early 2024, Amotik now strengthens the relationship with a first solo EP for the Amsterdam based label. Delsin is known for working the sweet spot in between emotive electronica and dancefloor functionality, and it feels like the perfect place for Amotik’s new EP ‘Raat’. The Berlin based producer has been pushing his highly effective techno tools via his own imprints for over a decade and doesn’t make an appearance on external labels often. So for this special occasion he adds new layers of deepness and emotion to his palette. An effortless combo of punchy techno grooves and soothing pads together form a well rounded pack of dancefloor euphoria. The remarkable bleeps and playful rhythms of Amotik’s highly effective techno are deftly transformed into four pieces of excellent eyes-closed techno felicity.

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