Italian producer Vicky Montefusco is known for their 80s vibes, and keeps it low-key acid with the title track of their latest EP.
Vicky Montefusco - Justice is out now on Dusk & Waves [BUY]
Early-set grooves here from Israeli producer Benki with a tight blend of broken beat and modular stabs.
Benki - Natural Selection is out now on Observant [BUY]
Traversable Wormhole (aka Adam X) return eight years since their last album for some more sci-fi techno with the album Regions of Time which sparkles like intergalactic energy pulses.
The final track Stargates slows things down a little (which track would you expect QLB to pick?!) with a dirty breakbeat layered under swirling arpeggios to create a vibey dark monster of a track.
Side note: if you're in New York this Thanksgiving, Adam X and MAEDON are playing at Bossa Nova on Nov 28 (free entry before 12). It's a lineup so good that it makes me consider cancelling Thanksgiving with the fam so I can stay in town.
Traversable Wormhole - Stargates is out now [BUY]
This classic 2013 track from the prolific Amsterdam producer popped up this week on the Kollektor compilation Acid in My System Pt. 2. A dirty mix of EBM, 90s rave and acid, I Set Fires to Feel Joy sounds just as fresh six years later
Drvg Cvltvre - I Set Fires to Feel Joy was released in 2013 on Radio Kobayashi [BUY]
mode_alone (aka Bryan Mette) keeps things acid with Possessing Little / Less Possessed, blending chirpy acid lines and dark textured drones. Listen out for how it plays with mixed straight and swung hi-hat patterns.
mode_alone - Possessing Little / Less Possessed is out now on Massa Records [BUY]
Amsterdam-based producer Gamma Intel brings some whipsmart EBM with their latest four track EP. The dark grooves of Fata M is the standout track for me.
Gamma Intel - Fata M is out now on brokntoys [BUY]
Low-key acid vibes here from the mysterious Lungo. The broken-beat kick section two-thirds of the way through is a great touch.
Lungo - Tons is out now on 7th Cloud [BUY]
A little bit acid, a little bit dub, a little bit tech, Fausto Trusso Sfrazzetto's Aliens in Stromboli is hard to describe but I love it.
Fausto Trusso Sfrazzetto - Aliens in Stromboli is out now on Italian Way Records [BUY]
Heavy grooves abound in LennHardt Leisure's Poon as part of the ever-dependable 7715R Records Label Compilation Vol III.
LennHardt Leisure - Poon is out now on 7715R [BUY]
Austin based producer Gastel drops a great cut of industrial techno. Be on the look out for their 'EOS' EP due out in 2020.
Gastel - Rene is out now on Magic Magic [BUY]
Here is a cut of groove-led big room techno from the myterious Bonnis Maxx.
Bonnis Maxx - Solid Wave is out now on We Love Underground Music [BUY]
Sistematic is an intriguing slice of tech from Mexican producer Binarium, blending a drone bass, dissonant chords and bit-crushed percussion.
Binarium - Sistematic is out now on Weekend Party Records [BUY]