DJ Godfather, Versalife and more line up for Avoidant Records electrofest

Electro offshoot of Slam’s Soma empire returns with a bulging new V/A session

Soma Records electro sub-label, Avoidant Records assemble a fresh rogue squadron for another massive compilation as 16 electro warriors take on the Dark Planet.

After the impact of last year’s huge Defend Your Planet VA, Avoidant immediately set about recruiting another incredible group of artists that represent the Glasgow based label’s output. ‘Dark Planet’ brings together established, classic and up and coming producers who take their cues from the Detroit and European schools of electro. Gathered from across the planet – from Australia, the Netherlands, the USA and UK – the compilation sound is geared up for the dancefloor.

The breaks influenced ‘Wish You’d Leave’ from ThreeFaces Of Eve opens with a dark and ominous vibe before the legendary DJ Godfather drops a stripped, funk laced bomb on ‘It’s Only Detroit’. The UK’s Steve Allman takes things ‘Next Level’ with some straight up twisted and aggressive beats as Dutch wizard Versalife leans on more sci-fi elements with his ‘Shift Levels’. Having already appeared on a previous label VA, another Dutch connection in the form of Helsmoortel delivers some heavy rocking old skool vibes as a more emotive approach is taken by Flug on ‘Just You’. 

The album is released on digital formats on November 22 with vinyl to follow early in 2022 – check the Avoidant page for updates