Livesets & Podcasts:
Now online: Kapotcast.30 (Lineup Mix)

The weekend is nearing its end, so here’s a brand new edition of Kapotcast to stay in the vibe just a bit longer – this time by yours truly; Mental Wreckage.

It’s been a while since I did my last (non-tribute) mix of my own here, so I thought the time was ripe again. I really wanted to do something different though, so I came up with the idea to curate a special mix using only tracks from all the Kapotcast guests so far – with the exception of Limbic Region, who I invited to pick one of his favorite tracks instead, since he has no releases yet. Consider this a ‘Kapotcast Lineup Mix‘, marking a small milestone for the series.

For me it was a great (and fun) opportunity to dig into each artist’s discography a bit deeper than usual, select my own all-time favorites, and puzzle them into one set where they’d all blend nicely together. I’m proud of the result as well as the impressive international lineup of talented artists I’ve had the privilege of inviting for my series. If this doesn’t confirm the authentic dark & industrial hardcore sound still being widely alive and kicking, I don’t know what the hell will.

Also, congratulations to Borax on his upcoming debut release with Noisj, which is the closer track of this mix.

Tracklist:
01: Demanufacturer – Volcano
02: Embrionyc – But I Will Not Back Down
03: Mindwalker – Shadow Language
04: Nekra Damage – Ghosts of the Past (過去の幽霊)
05: Xaero – Grayscale
06: Syndemic – Searching
07: Sacerdos Vigilia – Otto Hugged My Shrimp
08: Autiszm – At the Gates
09: The Relic – Instinct
10: AVLM – The Unknown
11: 100 Kilo Maarten – If We Do Not Live for This
12: Mental Wreckage – Salvation Within Death
13: Nanostorm – The Celestial Hunt
14: Art of Fighters – Theory of Steel
15: Strange Arrival – The Lighthouse Keeper
16: Densha Crisis – No Other Choice
17: Micron – Free from Your Lies (On Behalf of Limbic Region)
18: Carnage -/- Cluster – Senseless Self-Destruction
19: Dustrializer – Glitch Face
20: Mindustries – Empty Spaces
21: Aus Industrial Militia – Riot
22: Cemon Victa – 4 Elements
23: Sound Abuse – Serious Issues
24: Borax – Blood Eagle

Kapotcast.30 is available and can be streamed at the following platforms:

Releases:
Rawsome (5th Anniversary Edition)

Since it’s 5 years ago that Rawsome, my collaboration EP with Moleculez was released, I decided to celebrate its anniversary by sharing it on my own Bandcamp with a nice discount that might be interesting for those of you who didn’t have this release yet.

As a bonus for the people who buy the full release, I included all the extra loudness versions that we received when DJ Hidden mastered our tracks: the dynamic versions with minimal compression, and the extra loud versions that have been notched up a few extra decibels if you care about the ‘loudness wars’.

Get Rawsome (5th Anniversary Edition) on Bandcamp:
https://mentalwreckage.bandcamp.com/album/rawsome

Releases:
New track released on Dark Descent

DDRS015. Various Artists – R​​​​​​​ō​​​​​​​nin 十五

Don’t worry, no self-absorbed marketing bullshit – there’s too much of that already. Just enjoy my brand new track ‘Uprising’ (under alter ego Upr0ar), play it loud & destroy dancefloors! Or your cousin’s wedding.

Tracklist:
01. Upr0ar – Uprising
02. Autist – Acid Samurai
03. Murmuur – Strange
04. Ronove – Shadow Self

Now available on the new Rōnin EP @ Dark Descent.
For more info & links, go to the Releases page.

** Update 7 March:
This release is now also available on most streaming platforms & digital shops!

Livesets & Podcasts:
Tribute Mix for Mindustries Yuri †

As I hinted last week on my Symp.tom and Mental Wreckage socials; I made a special tribute (mega)mix for a fallen comrade.

Originally, Yuri van Vlijmen from Mindustries was supposed to do October’s edition of my Kapotcast mix series. Tragically, as most of you know by now, he passed away last summer in June. And since Yuri was also a very old friend of mine (even before we both were active musicians), it couldn’t be more fitting to dedicate that edition to filling some of that void with the very essence of his legacy.

This mix is more than just a playlist – it’s a showcase & time capsule of Yuri’s impressive music career, featuring ALL of his released tracks, collaborations, and remixes (both solo and with Nils, his Mindustries partner in crime).

I’ve put quite some time & work in this mix, and it was also kind of grief therapy for me. So this is for you, Yuri. Farewell old friend – may your music and memory live on forever.

This megamix is almost 2 hours long and can be streamed at the following platforms:

Bookings:
I’m playing at Oldschool Madness!

MC Syco will be celebrating his 30 year music career with a banger of a party in my hometown Hengelo, with a massive line-up.

And I’m proud to announce that I’m on it as well! Yes, you read that correctly – I’ll be returning from my ‘retirement’ and will get behind the decks one more time to play some industrial shit.

I hope to see as many of you as possible in February! ????

Oldschool Madness – 30 Years of MC Syco
Date: Feb 10, 2024
Time: 21:00 – 06:00
Location: Empire New York, Hengelo (NL)

Some other artists on this (very large) line-up are names like Angerfist, Ruffneck, Furyan, Vince, Negative A, Nosferatu, Crypsis, Shadowlands Terrorists, The Vinyl Junk, T-Junction, Cemon Victa and Basic Grooves.

For more detailed info about this music event, visit the following links on Facebook or Partyflock.