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2015-2019 Digital Hyper-Futurism #09

Between 2015 and 2019, electronic music embraced a hyper-futurist edge as the underground pushed the limits of rhythm, texture, and synthesis. This era traces the evolution from the brutalist architectures of industrial techno to the liquid precision of deconstructed club, footwork, and pointillist sound design.

From raw, hardware-driven experiments to glitch-infused abstractions of the digital avant-garde, these records forged a radical new sonic language. This volume captures the moment electronic music became a high-definition frontier-abstract yet danceable, cerebral yet visceral-the definitive architecture of the modern sound.

Watch 22 essential Digital Hyper-Futurism tracks. Use the "Watch" buttons to stream individual tracks, or play the complete playlist to experience all tracks in one session.

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22 defining tracks:

2015
SOPHIE / MSMSMSM
Hyper-Real Synthesis / Deconstructed Club Core
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Cover image of SOPHIE song 'MSMSMSM' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Blawan / Careless
Industrial Techno / Raw Hardware Power
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Cover image of Blawan song 'Careless' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Jlin / Unknown Tongues
Footwork Evolution / Geometric Rhythm DNA
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Cover image of Jlin song 'Unknown Tongues' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Dax J / Escape the System
Industrial-Acid / Peak-Time Techno DNA
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Cover image of Dax J song 'Escape the System' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Jamie xx / Gosh
Orbital-Techno / Sub-Bass Minimalist Mutation DNA
With a massive sub-bass pulse and slowly evolving analog chords, the track feels both minimal and overwhelming. The iconic "Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Easy easy. Hold it down. Hold it down." vocal is sampled from a 1995 BBC Radio 1 "One in the Jungle" pilot. It bridges the gap between UK breakbeat and minimalist techno. - On "In Colour"
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Cover image of Jamie xx song 'Gosh' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Helena Hauff / Spur
Raw Electro / Minimal-Industrial DNA
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Cover image of Helena Hauff song 'Spur' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2015
Rødhåd / Kinder der Ringwelt
Dystopian-Techno / Atmospheric-Pressure / Deep-Berghain DNA
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Cover image of Rødhåd song 'Kinder der Ringwelt' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2016
Lorenzo Senni / Win in the Flat World
Pointillist Trance / Deconstructed Euphoria DNA
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Cover image of Lorenzo Senni song 'Win in the Flat World' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2016
Overmono / Winged
Structural Techno-Bass / Hyper-Defined Rave DNA
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Cover image of Overmono song 'Winged' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2016
SHXCXCHCXSH / SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs
Abstract Minimal / Anti-Human Techno
The album is a self-contained concept-15 tracks, each adding one more "Ss" until the title completes itself in the final piece. - On "SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs"
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Cover image of SHXCXCHCXSH song 'SsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSsSs' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2016
Kangding Ray / Ardent
Structural Industrial DNA
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Cover image of Kangding Ray song 'Ardent' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2017
Karenn (Blawan & Pariah) / Crush the Mushrooms
Hardware-Driven / Brutalist Techno
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Cover image of Karenn (Blawan & Pariah) song 'Crush the Mushrooms' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2017
Actress / X22RME
Chrome-Plated / Avant-Garde Minimalism
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Cover image of Actress song 'X22RME' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2017
Oneohtrix Point Never / Good Time
Synth Avant-Garde / Hypnotic Futurism DNA
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Cover image of Oneohtrix Point Never song 'Good Time' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2017
Lanark Artefax / Touch Absence
Glitch-Techno / Emotional Synthetic DNA
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Cover image of Lanark Artefax song 'Touch Absence' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2017
Anetha / Acid Train
Peak-Time Acid Techno / Underground DNA
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Cover image of Anetha song 'Acid Train' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2018
Aphex Twin / T69 collapse
Neural-Network IDM / Visual-Audio Synthesis
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Cover image of Aphex Twin song 'T69 collapse' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2018
Objekt / Theme from Q
Precision Engineering / Future-Club Grammar
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Cover image of Objekt song 'Theme from Q' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2018
Lotic / Hunted
Deconstructed Club / Political-Electronic DNA
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Cover image of Lotic song 'Hunted' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2019
VTSS / Batman Church
Industrial EBM / Rave-Futurism DNA
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Cover image of VTSS song 'Batman Church' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2019
Paula Temple / Joshua and Goliath
Industrial Techno / High-Pressure Power
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Cover image of Paula Temple song 'Joshua and Goliath' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
2019
Barker / Utility
Kickless Techno / Translucent Harmonic DNA
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Cover image of Barker song 'Utility' from 'Electronic Music' Volume 09 playlist
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Defining artists:

Actress • Anetha • Aphex Twin • Barker • Blawan • Dax J • Helena Hauff • Jamie xx • Jlin • Kangding Ray • Karenn (Blawan & Pariah) • Lanark Artefax • Lorenzo Senni • Lotic • Objekt • Oneohtrix Point Never • Overmono • Paula Temple • Rødhåd • SHXCXCHCXSH • SOPHIE • VTSS

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