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out now: Local Suicide – Houdini EP [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Local Suicide

Title:
Houdini EP

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI025

Release Date:
07th November 2025 (Beatport)
21st November 2025 (vinyl & other digital stores)

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Local Suicide
Obsessions

02.
Local Suicide & Skelesys
Submission

03.
Local Suicide
Houdini

04.
Local Suicide
Obsessions
(David Carretta Remix)

05.
Local Suicide & Skelesys
Submission
(Alpha Sect Remix)

Press Info:
Iptamenos Discos announces Houdini, the new EP by label founders Local Suicide. The record features three of their darkest and most powerful originals to date, alongside striking reworks from French electroclash pioneer David Carretta and rising Greek EBM force Alpha Sect.

The Houdini EP took shape in Local Suicide’s Berlin studio during countless late-night sessions with Skelesys, the same creative period that gave rise to their joint hit Moustache, the Surface Of The Sun EP and Faster Faster on Curses’ Next Wave Acid Punx compilation. The result is their darkest material yet, pushing their technodisco sound into heavier territory with hypnotic basslines, industrial textures and analog vintage synths, making it one of the boldest records in the Iptamenos Discos catalogue to date.

The EP opens with Obsessions, a song in between darkwave and techno, built around a brutal bassline, analog synths and stark vocal mantras. The repeated line “Obsessions, they come and go” mirrors the tune’s relentless pull and its looping, claustrophobic energy. Submission, a collaboration with long-term collaborator Skelesys, matches its intensity with a brooding low end and distorted, heavily processed vocals. The chant “Resistance, no submission” runs through the track like a declaration of defiance, turning tension into power.

The title track Houdini is slightly more accessible while keeping the same shadowed atmosphere. Haunting organ melodies and the lyric “The great Houdini, the big escape” evoke transformation and release, paying homage to the legendary illusionist while adding a theatrical edge.

French legendary DJ/producer David Carretta reimagines Obsessions with his signature retro-futurist touch. Known for fusing industrial precision with Italo-inspired synths since the 1990s, he brightens the track with shimmering disco melodies and a uplifting tone creating a version that contrasts with the original’s darkness while making it instantly dancefloor-ready. Strasbourg-based Alpha Sect, the project of Greek artist George McCall, takes Submission into uncompromising dimensions. Rooted in electro and body music with punk influences, his remix starts as a heavy EBM stomper before evolving into a club-ready track that balances intensity with release.

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Video:
“Submission”

Specials:
Local Suicide – “At Fusion Festival 2024 / Luftschloss”

Skelesys – “New Brvtalism No. 470”

Recommendations:
Local Suicide’s “We Can Go Everywhere EP” on Bordello A Parigi
“Komm Ins Loch EP” by Theus Mago & Local Suicide on Duro
“Dominator EP” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
“Wunderbar” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
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out now: Kalipo – Any Compromises EP [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Kalipo

Title:
Any Compromises EP

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI023F

Release Date:
31st October 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Any Compromises

02.
Any Compromises
(Club Version)

03.
Any Compromises
(Dark Version)

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Special:
“Live at Seebühne Fusion Festival 2024”

Related Release:
album “Alles” on Iptamenos Discos

Recommendations:
Kalipo’s “Yaruto (B-Sides & Remixes)” on Antime
Kalipo’s “Yaruto” on Antime
“Dominator EP” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
“Wunderbar” by Kalipo & Local Suicide on Hold Your Ground
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Kalipo
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out now: Kalipo – Crimson Rain (Single) [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Kalipo

Title:
Crimson Rain (Single)

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI023D

Release Date:
15th August 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Crimson Rain

02.
Crimson Rain
(Club Version)

Press Info:
With “Crimson Rain,” Kalipo releases the final single before the arrival of his new album „Alles“, which will be out on September 19, 2025, via Iptamenos Discos. The track is a darkly shimmering piece of Dark Disco that strikes a chord both musically and thematically.

People say history repeats itself, and indeed, the collective sense of disorientation, crisis fatigue, and looming nofuture sentiment feels more palpable now than it has since the early 1980s. Kalipo captures this mood and transforms it into a melancholic yet danceable club track with emotional depth and substance.

Pushed forward by a pounding disco groove, flickering arpeggiated synths, and distorted guitars, Crimson Rain unfolds with a sound unmistakably shaped by influences like The Human League, New Order, and Eurythmics. Yet rather than resting on nostalgia, the track stays firmly planted in the now. It serves as a tribute to the era of EBM and Electroclash, forging a sonic bridge between cold retro aesthetics and a hedonistic present.

The song is deeply rooted in the thriving Dark Disco scene – a space Kalipo has helped define through his band project Dina Summer. Reference points stretch from Curses, Boy Harsher, and Local Suicide, to Sextile and Perel, reflecting the wide-reaching scope of this genre’s influence. At the same time, the track echoes the visual and emotional energy of the resurging Indie Sleaze revival, currently making a strong comeback in the United States.

Lyrically, Crimson Rain oscillates between escapism and apocalyptic vision. With a deep, deadpan vocal delivery, Kalipo paints surreal images of growing shadows, grey undead figures, and dancing zombies—metaphors for a nightlife that offers both refuge and the possibility of self-abandonment. The track becomes a symbol for the sacrifice one makes when venturing too far into the extremes—be it emotional, physical, or existential.

Yet despite the thematic weight, the song retains a sense of levity. It remains infectious, uplifting, and surprisingly euphoric. Crimson Rain is a bittersweet dance on the edge—somewhere between the ecstasy of the club floor and the emptiness that sometimes lingers just beneath the surface.

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Special:
“Midnight Community #147 – 04.04.23”

Related Release:
album “Alles” on Iptamenos Discos

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out for a while: Kalipo – Alles (Single) [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Kalipo

Title:
Alles (Single)

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI023B

Release Date:
06th June 2025

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Alles

02.
Alles
(Club Version)

Press Info:
Kalipo announces his fifth solo album with title track ‘Alles’ on Iptamenos Discos!

The Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist Jakob Häglsperger has been one of Germany’s busiest producers for almost two decades. In addition to countless hits, six albums with his band Frittenbude and four critically acclaimed solo albums as Kalipo, he also co-founded the band Dina Summer – together with Local Suicide – another side project that has been making waves internationally since 2020.

With over 30 million streams and worldwide radio airplay, his solo project combines electronic intensity with emotional depth somewhere between club culture and indie aesthetics. Straightforward, driving beats rooted in krautrock meet striking melodies inspired by electroclash, house and techno of the 2000s and 2010s.

With five solo albums and a wide catalog of remixes and singles on renowned labels such as Ki Records, Get Physical, Audiolith Records, Iptamenos Discos and Heimlich, Kalipo has earned himself a firm place in the scene. His releases have been praised by media such as TAZ, Spiegel Online, Rolling Stone, Musikexpress, DJ Mag, Mixmag, Tsugi and Resident Advisor.

The new album comes with a good dose of darkness, floating guitars and a pounding beat. Kalipo sings casually about letting go of inner fears, relationships and everyday burdens, sometimes in German, sometimes in English. Without scaring off his fans, he once again manages a harmonious balancing act between club music and classic song structures on ‘Alles’.

The title track ‘Alles’ gives a good impression of this masterpiece, which will be released on LP and digital on 19.09.2025. In addition to the original version, there is also a club version that goes one better. With its thumping arpeggio bass and pushing string arrangement, this indie-sleaze hit is sure to get its deserved approval on the dance floor.

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Special:
“Midnight Community #147 – 04.04.23”

Related Release:
album “Alles” on Iptamenos Discos

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out now: Kalipo – Alles [Iptamenos Discos]

Artist:
Kalipo

Title:
Alles

Label:
Iptamenos Discos

Cat#:
IDI023LP

Release Date:
19th September 2025

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist Vinyl:
A1.
Alles

A2.
All Things Must Come To An End

A3.
Crimson Rain

A4.
Sparkling Tears

A5.
Geister

B1.
Any Compromises

B2.
L’hiver Éternel

B3.
Deine Worte

B4.
My Laboratory

B5.
Vantablack
[feat. Nina Nails]

Tracklist Digital:
01.
Alles

02.
All Things Must Come To An End

03.
Crimson Rain

04.
Sparkling Tears

05.
Geister

06.
Any Compromises

07.
L’hiver Éternel

08.
Deine Worte

09.
My Laboratory

10.
Vantablack
[feat. Nina Nails]

11.
All Things Must Come To An End At 4AM

Press Info (German):
Von der ewigen Jetztzeit der Clubkultur und der radikalen Hoffnung im Angesicht des Untergangs – Kalipo, der Berliner Produzent, Multi-Instrumentalist und Mitgründer der legendären Electropunk-Formation Frittenbude sowie Dark Disco-Band Dina Summer, veröffentlicht sein fünftes Soloalbum.

Mit „Alles“ (VÖ: 19.09.2025, Iptamenos Discos) entwirft Kalipo ein Panorama der Gegenwart, das ebenso von persönlicher Reife wie kollektiver Erschöpfung erzählt – und von der Möglichkeit, all dem einen beatgetriebenen Trotz entgegenzusetzen. Disco Punk nennt Kalipo selbst diese Musik, die sich irgendwo zwischen EBM, Indie-Sleaze und einer neuen Form des Kraut-Techno bewegt: roh, melodisch, dringlich.

Im Jahr 2025 klingt elektronische Musik nicht mehr wie die Zukunft. Sondern wie Erinnerung. Nostalgie ist die heimliche Leitwährung des Pop – Kalipo ist einer der wenigen Künstler, der diesen melancholischen Rückblick nicht einfach hinnimmt, sondern in eine musikalische Praxis überführt, die sich der Vergangenheit bedient, um aus ihr ein anderes Morgen zu formen.

Im Zentrum: Kalipos eigene Stimme, ruhig, fast beiläufig, wie ein Erzähler, der sich von alten Gewissheiten verabschiedet – und dabei auf eine neue Form von Glück hofft. Eine Ästhetik des Loslassens, musikalisch wie textlich.

Mit dem Titeltrack Alles gelingt ihm ein seltenes Kunststück: der große Popmoment, der sich nicht aufdrängt. Die Dramaturgie aus pochendem Arpeggio, gezügeltem Pathos und bittersüßer Melodik wirkt wie ein Echo aus einer Zeit, in der Electroclash noch mehr war als Retro – und entwickelt doch ihre eigene Dringlichkeit. Ein Song über das Unausweichliche, der gleichzeitig den Widerstand dagegen feiert.

Was Kalipo von vielen seiner Zeitgenossen unterscheidet, ist der diskursive Tiefgang seiner Musik. Sie denkt mit: über Clubkultur als sozialem Raum, über Männlichkeitsentwürfe, über das Verhältnis von Oberfläche und Gefühl. Sie verweigert sich dem Zynismus, ohne ins Naive zu kippen. Und sie behauptet: Selbst in der dunklen Ecke des Dancefloors kann noch ein utopischer Moment aufleuchten.

Alles ist Kalipos vielleicht reifstes Werk – und zugleich eines, das sich die Spielfreude und Radikalität bewahrt hat, mit der alles einmal angefangen hat. Zwischen Indie-Schweiß und Techno-Nebel, zwischen Faust in der Luft und Träne im Auge, schält sich hier ein Sound heraus, der nicht gefallen will, aber oft begeistert. Und der daran erinnert: Die Zukunft der elektronischen Musik liegt nicht im nächsten Drop – sondern im nächsten Gedanken.

Press Info (English):For over 20 years, Kalipo has operated in the dynamic space between electronics and emotion, club culture and songwriting, politics and poetry. As a producer and co-founder of projects like the legendary electro-punk band Frittenbude – with whom he won the 1LIVE Krone, Germany’s most prestigious radio award – and the dark-disco trio Dina Summer along with Local Suicide.

With “Alles”, Kalipo releases his fifth solo album – and perhaps his most personal to date. Blending dark club energy, playful indie songwriting, and analog DIY production, the album boldly continues his artistic journey: rougher, edgier, yet always heartfelt. The warm melancholy of earlier works meets cool beats, analog grit, inner turmoil, and a significantly increased vocal presence. It sounds like a new beginning.

Here, Kalipo emerges as songwriter, producer, and performer all in one. His sound – which he describes as Psychedelic Disco Punk – merges punk’s attitude with the force of club music and the emotional depth of classic song structures. Stylistically, he moves between dark disco, post-punk, EBM, indie sleaze, techno, electroclash, and songwriting. Again and again, he combines synth arpeggios, pounding four-on-the-floor drums, and shimmering guitars with catchy vocal hooks, distilling the essence of a sound deeply rooted in Berlin.

The title track “Alles” captures this tension right from the start: a dark disco track that begins with typical heaviness and gradually dissolves into lightness. Driven by a propulsive beat echoing retro textures, deep electronic basslines and dragging synth sequences unfold, while the guitar glimmers intermittently – like a light showing the way out.

At the core: “And the fear you carry in your heart – have you lost it today? Anything can happen.” This play between lightness and gravity runs throughout the entire album. “Alles” tells of departure and new beginnings, of inner conflict, depression, desire, and love – while also bidding farewell to hegemonic masculinity. Despite the weight of its themes, the album radiates strength and confidence.  “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” wrote Mark Twain. Kalipo makes that rhyme audible. Just as the songs of the 1980s offered counter-narratives to the leaden heaviness of their time, “Alles” seeks expression in today’s hazy present. Music as attitude, as movement, as an invitation to surrender control. Not just nostalgic, but firmly anchored in the now.  Vintage drum machines meet modern, punchy snares on tracks like “Crimson Rain.” Raw synth basslines and floating chorus guitars shape songs like “Geister” and “All Things Must Come to an End.” The often laconic vocals add a depth usually found in classic songwriting. “Sparkling Tears,” “Deine Worte,” and “My Laboratory” hit hard, pulling us back onto the dance floors of Berlin’s dark, smoky clubs.

It’s precisely this intersection between club and indie where Kalipo feels most at home – moving freely between genres while always retaining his signature style.

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