§ - Distorted Soul by OMEN Recordings

This volume gathers voices from Georgia, Norway, Russia, the UK, Italy, and the USA a lineup built not only on geographical spread but also on a deeper commitment to diversity across race and gender. What unites them is a shared understanding of techno as a vehicle for tension, defiance, and catharsis. § (Section) sets the tone with 'Distorted Soul', a washed out, atmospheric descent into distortion and decay, where every layer sounds like it's been dragged through ash. ERASE (NOR) follows with 'Repentance', a thumping body track built to punish and uplift in equal measure pure hardware muscle and forward drive. KLEPERIS delivers 'Applause', a tribal, offbeat, and unbalanced, it moves like a ritual with no clear end, its grooves both jagged and hypnotic. NEW FLESH tears through the haze with 'Bloody Minded' raw edged, aggressive, and soaked in punk energy. It's the sound of someone choosing noise over silence every time. 'The 9th Sin' by NOT SO HEAVY is a gritty, heavy-grained cut filled with smudged textures and low-end pressure, it grinds forward like a corrupted engine. PLURAL closes the VA with 'What Say You', a tightly wound lo-fi piece of driving discord, where looping tension builds toward a sense of beautiful collapse. RITUALS11 is a sharpened document of where techno stands right now, not polished, not safe, but alive and unfiltered. Releases June 6, 2025 All tracks written and produced by the featured artists. Mastered by Tim Vitek Photography by Dasha Mironova (Lake Baikal) Design by Feder Sanz

Genre

Techno