Off-key Industries
@offkeyindustries.bsky.social
UK based label run by Welsh techno producer, Matt O'Brien, since 2005.
Off-key is not a label for purists and always operates at its best when exploring the spaces between genres.
https://offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/off-key
Off-key is not a label for purists and always operates at its best when exploring the spaces between genres.
https://offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/off-key
Watched an interesting inteview with James Ruskin recently where he said "If there isn't a vinyl [version of the release] then the digital won't sell." Is this other people's experience? Interested to know what others think about this.
Around 37 mins in BTW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxp...
Around 37 mins in BTW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxp...
James Ruskin on Tresor, Blueprint, and the enduring appeal of vinyl
YouTube video by Music Not Diving with Scuba
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January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Watched an interesting inteview with James Ruskin recently where he said "If there isn't a vinyl [version of the release] then the digital won't sell." Is this other people's experience? Interested to know what others think about this.
Around 37 mins in BTW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxp...
Around 37 mins in BTW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFxp...
Been listening to this banger quite a lot recently. Some of the best tracks sound like they took 30 minutes to make.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0W...
AFX - .000890569
YouTube video by IgnisArchives Resurrected
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Been listening to this banger quite a lot recently. Some of the best tracks sound like they took 30 minutes to make.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0W...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0W...
Bandcamp gave us free download codes, so here are some for our 2019 EP 'Headz Towards the Light'
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fmbv-c6fl
lrv7-xgjj
cvfa-e39y
gdf5-54tm
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aefm-5ndk
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/yum
ahy5-xp7p
jb57-uckf
6dra-extm
mer5-5fdk
g6lf-7a48
268x-57ex
vfvc-kfle
75bq-gqv3
m7vf-3zgs
fmbv-c6fl
lrv7-xgjj
cvfa-e39y
gdf5-54tm
2haf-7p36
aefm-5ndk
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/yum
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Bandcamp gave us free download codes, so here are some for our 2019 EP 'Headz Towards the Light'
ahy5-xp7p
jb57-uckf
6dra-extm
mer5-5fdk
g6lf-7a48
268x-57ex
vfvc-kfle
75bq-gqv3
m7vf-3zgs
fmbv-c6fl
lrv7-xgjj
cvfa-e39y
gdf5-54tm
2haf-7p36
aefm-5ndk
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/yum
ahy5-xp7p
jb57-uckf
6dra-extm
mer5-5fdk
g6lf-7a48
268x-57ex
vfvc-kfle
75bq-gqv3
m7vf-3zgs
fmbv-c6fl
lrv7-xgjj
cvfa-e39y
gdf5-54tm
2haf-7p36
aefm-5ndk
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/yum
Various Artists - The Dust Off Volume I is a diverse four track EP of deep electronica. Originally released as limited vinyl in 2007 and now available digitally for the first time on Bandcamp. Coming to streaming soon...
Check it out!
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
Check it out!
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
The Dust Off Volume One, by Various Artists
4 track album
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Various Artists - The Dust Off Volume I is a diverse four track EP of deep electronica. Originally released as limited vinyl in 2007 and now available digitally for the first time on Bandcamp. Coming to streaming soon...
Check it out!
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
Check it out!
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
Hey, we just released two EP's that were previously only available on vinyl. Both contain tracks written in the late 90s / early 2000's. Here's a taster of a nice electro/IDM track written with @qubikmusic.bsky.social
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
January 12, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hey, we just released two EP's that were previously only available on vinyl. Both contain tracks written in the late 90s / early 2000's. Here's a taster of a nice electro/IDM track written with @qubikmusic.bsky.social
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com/album/the-du...
Reposted by Off-key Industries
Clip from latest track, slated for the next release, provisionally titled “Färghörsel”. This is the first track I’ve successfully arranged on the iPad, which is a bit of a breakthrough for me. All hardware sounds except the new Microwave 1 AU
January 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Clip from latest track, slated for the next release, provisionally titled “Färghörsel”. This is the first track I’ve successfully arranged on the iPad, which is a bit of a breakthrough for me. All hardware sounds except the new Microwave 1 AU
Haven't listened to Ricardo for years so was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Some of the transitions are ....interesting. If I had done them I would be cursing my ineptness but this is Ricardo so I guess he's a genius. Anyway, I thought it was a pretty good mix. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbJ...
Ricardo Villalobos EXTENDED SET - Ruta 5 at Sacré Paris / Mawifamily Prod
YouTube video by Mawifamily
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December 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Haven't listened to Ricardo for years so was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. Some of the transitions are ....interesting. If I had done them I would be cursing my ineptness but this is Ricardo so I guess he's a genius. Anyway, I thought it was a pretty good mix. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZbJ...
Reposted by Off-key Industries
A selection of favourite techno/electro/bass/house/dub releases for the Polyrhythm mix series with music from @polypores.bsky.social @dj-surgeon.bandcamp.com @offkeyindustries.bsky.social @halinarice-music.bsky.social @warringtonruncorn.com @avalonemerson.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Polyrhythm90...
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A selection of favourite techno/electro/bass/house/dub releases for the Polyrhythm mix series with music from @polypores.bsky.social @dj-surgeon.bandcamp.com @offkeyindustries.bsky.social @halinarice-music.bsky.social @warringtonruncorn.com @avalonemerson.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/Polyrhythm90...
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New mix @flcartographer.bsky.social @masefieldlabs.bsky.social @offkeyindustries.bsky.social @dj-surgeon.bandcamp.com @loulayorke.bsky.social @thisoccasionalsoc.bsky.social @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social @daveclarkson.bsky.social @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy hearthis.at/simon.heartf...
SECRET SELF #113
by Simon Heartfield on hearthis.at | Electronic Music, detroit, ambient, Electronica
hearthis.at
August 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#Throwback #Off-keyIndustries 20 years since we released this on our first EP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tl...
Hidden High
YouTube video by Matt O'Brien - Topic
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July 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#Throwback #Off-keyIndustries 20 years since we released this on our first EP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tl...
Tune for today is this stunning remix from Carl Craig. I recall Actress and his DJ partner Gavin playing this at one of their Werk boat parties back in, oooh, 2005? Absolute stunner, it builds veeeery slowly but rewards the listener with multiple payoffs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNz...
Recloose - Ain't Changin' (C's Dark Soul Mix) [Planet E]
YouTube video by arkaycasa
www.youtube.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tune for today is this stunning remix from Carl Craig. I recall Actress and his DJ partner Gavin playing this at one of their Werk boat parties back in, oooh, 2005? Absolute stunner, it builds veeeery slowly but rewards the listener with multiple payoffs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzNz...
Early Rob Playford track as part of 2 Bad Mice. Absolute banger, quite possibly in my all time top ten and the kind of track that could only be made in the UK. That snare sound is ridiculous, I think I read that their sampler malfunctioned. youtu.be/wKODgJ7Z7qg?...
2 bad mice - Ware Mouse
YouTube video by Mark Andrew
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Early Rob Playford track as part of 2 Bad Mice. Absolute banger, quite possibly in my all time top ten and the kind of track that could only be made in the UK. That snare sound is ridiculous, I think I read that their sampler malfunctioned. youtu.be/wKODgJ7Z7qg?...
Heavy, suffocating bass action from 2005. I remember buying this from Blackmarket Records back when Soho was full of record shops and not bubble tea / frozen yoghurt outlets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tk...
Mark One - Plodder (2005)
YouTube video by moket123
www.youtube.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Heavy, suffocating bass action from 2005. I remember buying this from Blackmarket Records back when Soho was full of record shops and not bubble tea / frozen yoghurt outlets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2tk...
Ooof, this one goes hard. Authentic, funky, raw, dark mid 90's style techno from Detroit's Max Watts on his own Limited Network label. Good stuff.
maxwatts.bandcamp.com/track/the-pe...
maxwatts.bandcamp.com/track/the-pe...
The Percussionist, by Max Watts
from the album LN-014 Archives EP
maxwatts.bandcamp.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Ooof, this one goes hard. Authentic, funky, raw, dark mid 90's style techno from Detroit's Max Watts on his own Limited Network label. Good stuff.
maxwatts.bandcamp.com/track/the-pe...
maxwatts.bandcamp.com/track/the-pe...
I don't buy much ambient stuff but this is another thing that popped up on Bandcamp. Really quite beautiful, textured, droney, dreamlike album. I love track 2, 'Whisper' but the whole album is worth checking out...
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/low-vo...
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/low-vo...
Low Volume Music, by Steve Roach / Dirk Serries
5 track album
projektrecords.bandcamp.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I don't buy much ambient stuff but this is another thing that popped up on Bandcamp. Really quite beautiful, textured, droney, dreamlike album. I love track 2, 'Whisper' but the whole album is worth checking out...
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/low-vo...
projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/low-vo...
Turns out that you can have too much gear. Recently sold a few bits as there was too much choice. Also my old brain can’t remember how to use everything and reading manuals is a vibe killer. Studio is back to where it was a few years ago and I’m already feeling more focused.
June 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Turns out that you can have too much gear. Recently sold a few bits as there was too much choice. Also my old brain can’t remember how to use everything and reading manuals is a vibe killer. Studio is back to where it was a few years ago and I’m already feeling more focused.
Gerald Cleaver is a seasoned jazz drummer from Detroit who has released two albums of electronic material using VCV rack. Some of it is pretty abstract, all of it is interesting. Well worth a listen…
577records.bandcamp.com/album/signs
577records.bandcamp.com/album/signs
Signs, by Gerald Cleaver
11 track album
577records.bandcamp.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Gerald Cleaver is a seasoned jazz drummer from Detroit who has released two albums of electronic material using VCV rack. Some of it is pretty abstract, all of it is interesting. Well worth a listen…
577records.bandcamp.com/album/signs
577records.bandcamp.com/album/signs
Not usually a fan of Rodhad and that style of techno but his remix of 'Perplexed' by Phase is quite beautiful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRb...
Ø [Phase] - Perplexed (Rødhåd's Extended Mix) [TOKEN40]
YouTube video by PatV forMatt
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June 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Not usually a fan of Rodhad and that style of techno but his remix of 'Perplexed' by Phase is quite beautiful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NRb...
Don't know anything about this artist or label but I stumbled across it on Bandcamp. Lovely track. Guy's got a huge back catalog to explore...
waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/distan...
waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/distan...
Distant Legend, by The Jaffa Kid
from the album Interactive Composition
waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Don't know anything about this artist or label but I stumbled across it on Bandcamp. Lovely track. Guy's got a huge back catalog to explore...
waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/distan...
waxingcrescentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/distan...
Deep goodness from Reggie Dokes on Minimal Detroit label...
minimaldetroit.bandcamp.com/track/reggie...
minimaldetroit.bandcamp.com/track/reggie...
Reggie Dokes- JackYoMind, by minimal detroit
from the album mda.vol 004 - the bridge part 2
minimaldetroit.bandcamp.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Deep goodness from Reggie Dokes on Minimal Detroit label...
minimaldetroit.bandcamp.com/track/reggie...
minimaldetroit.bandcamp.com/track/reggie...
I saw a post with a #fallfriday hashtag, which is a perfect excuse to post my current favourite track from them - MES’s homage to the Can legend Damo Suzuki
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hE...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hE...
I Am Damo Suzuki
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
m.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I saw a post with a #fallfriday hashtag, which is a perfect excuse to post my current favourite track from them - MES’s homage to the Can legend Damo Suzuki
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hE...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=R_hE...
So apparently it’s Bandcamp Friday. I haven’t done anything for it because I didn’t know it was happening. But know, there is still stuff there if you fancy taking a listen…
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
Off-key Industries
UK based techno / house / whatever label run by Matt O'Brien since 2005. Off-key is not a label for purists and always operates at its best when exploring the spaces between genres.
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So apparently it’s Bandcamp Friday. I haven’t done anything for it because I didn’t know it was happening. But know, there is still stuff there if you fancy taking a listen…
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
offkeyindustries.bandcamp.com
Question to the DJ Hivemind - I want to add a digital capability to my 1210's / Xone 62 mixer. Considering either a pair of XDJ700's or a DDJ-FLX10 controller. Thoughts / experiences?
March 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Question to the DJ Hivemind - I want to add a digital capability to my 1210's / Xone 62 mixer. Considering either a pair of XDJ700's or a DDJ-FLX10 controller. Thoughts / experiences?
I did not expect a DJ Funk obituary in The Guardian of all places. 54 is too young, RIP
March 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I did not expect a DJ Funk obituary in The Guardian of all places. 54 is too young, RIP