Inverted Audio

NEWS // A new vinyl-only imprint surfaces this week: Playbook, distributed by Kompakt, debuts with a four-track EP that keeps its artist anonymous and lets the music speak for itself. Deep, soulful house in the spirit of Ben Kaczor and Leafar Legov. Out 3rd July, pre-order now from Inverted Audio Record Store.

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STORE // Idealist returns to Mojuba with Hidden World — four tracks of Swiss-precision dub techno and deep house inspired by the secret spaces that are part of our lives. Unhurried, immersive and crafted with the quiet conviction that has made Idealist one of the most essential voices in contemporary dub techno.

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FEATURE // Boards Of Canada's Inferno has divided fans — some call it their best-produced record yet, others find it overlong. What's undeniable is its heavy religious symbolism. We dig into the album's meaning, its ties to BoC's past work, and speak with Fredd-E of bocpages about what it all signifies to fans.

→ Written by Ryan Pivovar https://inverted-audio.com/feature/boards-of-canada-inferno/

STORE // The Inverted Audio Hoodie has arrived. Black with a Lavender print, 320 GSM, 80% cotton/20% recycled polyester fleece, garment dyed for that worn-in fade straight out of the bag. Relaxed oversized fit, drop shoulder, kangaroo pocket, self-fabric lined hood, ribbed cuffs, tear-out label. IA logo in lavender on the front, angled slash and sound wave graphic across the back. Warm, well-made, built to be lived in.

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STORE // Sa Pa launches Dub Techno For Life with Girls on Tour — four tracks of dub techno drawn from over a decade of shelved material. A 10-minute Mokira rework, a buoyant mid-2010s house throwback, a raw Taipei modular jam and an IDM-leaning closer. Long overdue and worth every year of the wait.

→ Listen + Buy https://inverted-audio.store/products/sa-pa-girls-on-tour-ep

STORE // A new label surfaces: Playbook, distributed by Kompakt, debuts with a limited edition vinyl-only EP of dreamy, vocal-led deep house and Detroit-infused warmth. Four tracks, anonymous artists, a confident statement of intent. Out July 3.

→ Listen + Pre-Order https://inverted-audio.store/products/various-artists-playbook001

STORE // The Field makes his return after eight years with Now You Exist on Studio Barnhus — and it was worth the wait. Five tracks of meditative, loop-driven electronics that revisit the world of From Here We Go Sublime with a new looseness and room to breathe.

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STORE // Shinichi Kobayashi's second Bot1500 album arrives on Short Span — ambient IDM rooted in the principles of dub, with more space, more silence and a deepened emotional resonance. The Black Sea evokes a dark humid summer night on a Japanese coast: melancholic, enveloping and endlessly beautiful.

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REVIEW // Give U Space is a complete story that’s based on the many smaller chapters of material leading up to now, all of which have seen K Wata hone this signature sound, a style that forgoes the appeal of peak-time energy in favour of the plot that’s happening between the percussion.

→ Written by Ryan Pivovar https://inverted-audio.com/review/k-wata-give-u-space/

PREMIERE // Havsmörker's Nordanväderslyckan blends field recordings, analogue synthesis and acoustic instrumentation across techno, jazz and Nordic folk. Axel Hjo and Anton Johansson craft a sprawling, immersive piece — acid synths, writhing basslines and brooding clarinet tones evoking a psychedelic Scandi Cobblestone Jazz.

Premiere: Havsmörker - Nordanväderslyckan - Inverted Audio Havsmörker’s forthcoming Ilväder EP arrives courtesy of Refraction Records, steeped in the atmosphere of the Nordic coastline, taking its name from an old