ALLIANCE is a record label and party series playing a key role in the ever-evolving contours of Brussels’ electronic music landscape. From legendary clubs like Fuse to iconic city landmarks like Le Botanique, its parties thrive on high energy and champion the sound of the local underground. Meanwhile, as a label, it has evolved from initially releasing the sounds of its founder, OTON, to a powerful, thirty-strong various-artist compilation and newer sounds courtesy of DJ Hague. 

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In New Forms of Silence, OTON returns to his roots in live performance and multi-instrumentalism, reconnecting with the raw and unpredictable nature of on-the-spot sound design. “I locked myself in my flat for three or four months and went into a full analogue workflow,” he recalls. From screwface kickdrums in Voltage Controls to swirling eddies of hypnosis in Hacker and flickering percussion in You Chose Your Chaos, OTON presents a vast spectrum of sound that cuts through contemporary trends and arrives at the meeting point of brooding sound design and syncopated club rhythms. 

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Minimal Collective premieres TEKBSS, a gnarly bass-driven cut that resonates with listeners attuned to free tekno and the harsher, more abrasive edges of uptempo sound. Marking the album's midpoint, it typifies OTON’s balance of emotions, both sinister and imaginative.

Full tracklist

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1. Time To Forgive The Winter

2. Aurora

3. FM Therapy

4. Voltage Controls

5. Osirus

6. To Morph

7. TEKBSS

8. Hypersaw

9. Drift

10. Hacker

11. Spectre

12. 48 Khz

13. Pure Shores

14. You Chose Your Chaos

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New Forms of Silence will be out on March 28th, 2025. Pre-order a copy via Bandcamp.