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Review: Rain and experimental music have long shared an intriguing connection. Hanns Eisler's 1941 work "ierzehn Arten, den Regen zu beschreiben explored rain's musical qualities while later artists like The Beatles and David Toop found inspiration in its rhythms. Today, amidst pressing climate change, rain's once poetic allure has dimmed. However, Razen's album Rain Without Rain, which was recorded in an abandoned Dusseldorf tunnel, revisits rain's musical potential. Blending early electronics and traditional instruments, the Brussels collective led by Brecht Ameel and Kim Delcour captures raw acoustics in unconventional spaces and cook up a unique soundscape that thrives on restraint and silence.

Review: Highly regarded as a former resident at Salon Des Amateurs in Dusseldorf, Tolouse Low Trax (Detlef Weinrich) has developed one of the most distinctive sounds in leftfield club music over the past 15 years. His new album Fung Day is his first with entirely new material since 2022's Leave Me Alone on Bureau B. Written and recorded over two years, the album slowly evolved, mixed and mastered in Paris, his new home. Known for his hypnotic grooves, Fung Day solidifies his reputation for crafting deeply unusual, mesmerizing electronic music.