Alexander Robotnick compiles 12-track VA, ‘Indian TechXpress 2’ , to shine a light on electronic music multiculturalism

An exclusive selection of all-Indian producers offer up innovative takes on house and techno

Legendary Italian Alexander Robotnick is a true musicaholic who, for over 40 years, has done it all from disco to techno. He helped define the Italo scene with a glittering run of evergreen club classics, and despite being in his 70s continues to be as creative and inquisitive as ever.

The source of inspiration for this latest project came in August 2023 when the second lander and rover mission *Chandrayaan-3* successfully landed on the Moon and made India the first nation to successfully land a spacecraft in the lunar south pole region. It was a crucial turning point that marked the end of Western supremacy, and following in that spirit, Robotnick intends this to be “a celebration of the beginning of a multipolar world where the precious variety of world cultures is not levelled by globalisation. “ Though couched in familiar house and techno, these tunes come with a distinctive Indian touch, which is perceivable throughout.

Hybrid Protokol kicks off with ‘Diaspora’, a funky techno workout with twisted and hypnotic synths steeped in Indian flavours. Pawas & Reji’s ‘Lemoncholy’ is a deeper, more atmospheric and slow motion sound with woozy chord work, and Shrii’s ‘Sidelines’ is a dramatic and cinematic cut with alien life forms busying about the tense grooves. ToneFabrik taps into the soulful and surging serenity of Detroit techno on ‘Fringe’ and Noni-Mouse’s ‘Beverly Hills’ brings percussive broken beat loops before Rafiki’s ‘Playroom’ explores more deft and innocent melodic sounds next to zippy synths.

Synths Back brings the hustle and bustle of Indian street life to ‘Spice Coast’ with its horns, whistles, loopy vocals and punchy filter house funk and elsewhere there is blissed out house from Pawas & Fast Slow on ‘ Lake House’ then silky disco from Farhan Rehman, shimmering Indian sitar sounds from Sikander and Hedrun and a fine closer from 5volts that taps into deep, dubby science.

Indian TechXpress 2 comes on Hot Elephant Music on 16th May 2025.

Tracklist
01 Hybrid Protokol – Diaspora
02 Pawas & Reji – Lemoncholy
03 Shrii – Sidelines
04 ToneFabrik – FRINGE
05 Noni-Mouse – Beverly Hills
06 Rafiki – Playroom
07 Synths Back – Spice Coast
08 Pawas & Fast Slow – Lake House
09 Farhan Rehman – I’m Talking To You
10 Sikander – Disko Laila
11 Hedrun – Dear Craving
12 5volts – widdershins

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