RECORD STORE DAY 2026

RECORD STORE DAY 2026

Polytechnic Recordings - sublabel of Disctechno Music - presents a split EP of jacking house and psychedelic rhythms from Detroit’s DJ Slush and Dretraxx. Label co-founder DJ Slush follows up his Model Collapse EP with 2 jacking, sleazy, 80's-tinged house tracks with garbled vocal samples on A1 and B2. Dretraxx - head of Detroit’s acid-forward Body Worx party - delivers dubbed out modular grooves and on A2. On B1, Interdimensional Transmissions’ BMG remixes Dretraxx for the No Way Back Mix, with some freaky heart-pumping analog techno. Recommended for fans of Midwest rhythms.

Chicago beat mathematician Toddsonic33 flipping it real durty for us... 4 tracks that are part machine yet fully fused with soul, a sound that feels as authentic Chicago as it can get. With 2 featurings from fellow Chicagoan Don's Mark Grusane and Darryn Jones, this is a real deep dive into the jackin' drum sound from the windy city.

Amsterdam's Dionisos' (also known for his collaborations with Pete Blaker for LL & Hot Biscuit Recordings) debut 12" on his own Lovers Yacht imprint. Dionisos, the project’s producer, possesses a solid foundation in live music, which is clearly reflected in the way the grooves evolve, resonate, and gradually heighten in intensity. The tracks “Mother Earth”, “Father Sky,” and “Bon Voyage” form an exciting trilogy—a daring journey into the musical universe. Captured in a single take, they were subsequently methodically overdubbed and layered, preserving the essence of musicians interacting in real time. Instead of pursuing drops or studio glitz, the music focuses on capturing the spirit, interacting only with the original vibrations of the one take. These songs flow with the precision of musicians in a band. They develop organically, demonstrating their strength gradually; music for dancing that relies on emotion rather than spectacle.

First time vinyl reissue of this incredible library record, as part of Be With Records's crucial Music De Wolfe reissue campaign. 140g vinyl. Limited to just 750 worldwide.

In a most original impetus this album traverses forty years of Italian new wave and singer-songwriter tradition. As in the desert where Infesta’s urge is to walk, we are ambushed by the most intense thermal and sonic difference. It is from here that this important journey we mustn’t miss begins. It leads us eight thousand meters deep in the blue abyss. Not quite enough to come out the other side and, as a kite, bestow all the heights that I will reach. These depths are nevertheless necessary to adjust our eyes to the darkness that lives within us, as a machine to burst our hearts to which we can’t and won't be accomplices. Machine against machine. The increasing pressure of the lashes of an incessant current, at times sweet and at times sour, on which all the courage is sung and yet is everywhere dispersed like thoughts on water and melodies to be lost at sea. Darkness persists: you said the world can be lived where all was taken. And it’s a crazy and estranging babbling that, stripped by a current, answers: never never never never, in no direction. My companions, come back, the breaking point has been found, we sing together. Leaf after leaf the time has come: it is possible to destroy the Machine in a mad blinding light.

Tight, minimal rhythms guide this new EP from DJFIX (a rising force in the Brooklyn dance scene) and Seattle's JEK on Earth Dog. Opener 'Unknown Species' is minimal but moody and dark with a warped low end from a sordid underworld, though sensuous vocal try to convince you otherwise. The Konduku remix leans into stripped-back tech house mechanics where supple groove shifts do the heavy lifting. On 'Datura,' crisp percussion and elastic bass movement keep the arrangement in constant motion, allowing space for the details to surface over time, then 'Earth Dub 2' is a more trance-laced prog odyssey that moves fast and smooth through the cosmos.

London-based label Art of Dark are a force to be reckoned with, consistently releasing EPs full of murky slammers. Their first release of 2026, titled 'Storm in The Matrix', is no different, and consists of five tracks from Berlin electro-maestro Otis, a producer known for his captivating live sets. The first track, 'Drifting Endlessly', comes out the gate swinging, with a muttered vox and a mean 303 line over some punchy kicks. 'Morphineus' follows, and feels like an electro equivalent of a ballad , as a french vocal sample over a fragile synth lead is met by swelling pads which are lathered over another infectious acid line. 'Link Gatekeeper Edit' is the break-up rock song to follow, as sporadic synths are joined by a guitar riff akin to one you might hear in a Stone Roses song. On the B-side, 'Yourdigitalself' and '1000yrs Storm' close out the EP in a proper Art of Dark fashion with pure, unadulterated, heads-down electro action.

Palace Trax launches its new Brixton Row offshoot with a concise, four-track offering from London producer Ollie Drummond. Dancefloor energy and after-hours intimacy inform the vibes as the record delivers stripped-back, functional grooves that showcase Drummond's precise production. The standout A2 sees a collaborative flourish with Jake Beautyman, which has a subtle layer of interplay, while the remaining tracks remain purely Ollie's vision. 'Big Time' is chunky and rubbery with a coy funk and '3 Hour Shuffle' has serious weight and digital melodic texture.

Vertigo is proud to announce their debut physical release Necessity from Perth/Boorloo electronic duo Ezines, available March 20th. Necessity is a sleazy, pressure-driven club record, built on a balance of short, immediate ideas and long-term structural development. Across four original tracks and a remix — Dissolve, Necessity, Pacer, Ekspres, and Necessity (Liquid Earth Heaven ’N’ Hell Dub) — Ezines balance instant impact with slow-burn momentum, allowing tracks to hit fast before stretching into longer, more patient forms. The EP thrives on tension, repetition, and release, shaped equally by instinct, live performance, and hands-on studio refinement.

Always a charm when the machine operators of our favourite labels help themselves to their own slice of the pie. Berlin banger bringer and Klasse Wrecks co-boss Mr. Ho distils the restless, genre-fluid instincts that have defined both his DJ sets and his label output, having always served a bridge between Hong Kong and European underground scenes. Here the sense is of new, buzzing frontiers: 'Tight' and 'Unfazed' move stripped and kinetic, with melodic, avian, high-register synths and playful clave taps. Psy energies come checked off on 'Maybe Not' and 'Take Flight' meanwhile, the latter closing out somewhere between goa, EBM, and acid.