mindwax strips Techno to its core with a relentless track, “Diminished”
When a veteran like Marcus Voss, now crafting under his hard techno alias mindwax, decides to launch a no-rules label like BLACK WAXX, you can bet the mission isn’t to do the saaaame thing as everyone else. It’s to strip the music back to its purest, rawest form, and with his latest single Diminished, mindwax delivers a masterclass in minimalism that hits with seismic precision. For those who think techno is just about the drop, this track serves as a blunt-force reminder: it’s about tension, pressure, and presence.
Clocking in at four and a half minutes, Diminished is a laser-focused exercise in control. Voss, with over three decades marinating in the underground scenes of Hamburg and now the UK, understands that real power in techno doesn’t come from overcomplication, rather it comes from precision. This track is built on a foundation of relentless low-end thump, a kick drum so meticulously sculpted it feels like it’s carved into the floor beneath you. The groove locks you in immediately, never relenting, never overcrowding.
Yet, within this minimalist frame, mindwax still manages to paint with exceptional depth. The sound design is impeccable as these textures slither and hover, moving fluidly from left to right, creating a spatial tension that feels both mechanical and organic. You don’t just hear Diminished, you feel it breathing around you, like a living, breathing being.
Vocals are present, but not in the traditional sense. They don’t deliver specific lyrics or hooks but instead they’re wielded like another layer of percussion, chopped and manipulated into rhythmic breaths and glitches that swirl inside the groove.
Nowadays where electronic music often feels obligated to be bigger, louder, and more complex, mindwax’s approach is refreshingly uncompromising. Voss has always been an artist who values authenticity over algorithms, and with BLACK WAXX, he’s constructing a platform that prioritizes artistry over metrics. We’ll be keen to see just exactly what gets released in the coming months and years off the label.
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