Our mission is to reclaim techno as a manifestation of Black expression in a society that has oppressed it by creating spaces, both virtual and IRL, that celebrate the black roots of techno. An assertion and a reminder that Techno IS Black.
June’s session was a TIME and now SONIC SESSIONS is back for August! Time to send your demos for a chance to be selected to our next music listening and feedback session on Wednesday, August 12. If your track is picked, you’ll join host MerlinBerlin and the Black Techno Matters music label team as we listen to your music and follow up with thoughtful discussion. In-person and virtual slots are open!
To send us a track, fill in the form and follow the instructions by Sunday, August 2. As always, we’ll keep sessions small to give artists the full time to hear their tracks and chat with us. So, whether you’d like to submit a demo for the BTM music label, test your mixdown or mastering techniques, or share your art with community and talk about it, we’re hype to hear from you
We’ll email selected artists the Friday before Sonic Sessions. Check out Sonic Sessions on the BTM website for more details on how to submit.
Black Techno Matters is also currently accepting demos for release on the label. Our July 4th release, “American Friend,” from D.C. powerhouse, SIR E.U, was a track sent to our April Sonic Sessions. Listen on Bandcamp and get inspired–we can’t wait to hear that heat!
yNOTi makes her production debut with On Vantablack Wings, a teasingly enticing and hypnotic release that expands upon the ethereal soundscapes that has made her a rising force in the Los Angeles techno scene.
Drawing from her classical violin training and background in software engineering, yNOTi blends raw intensity and groove with a delicate balance of power and precision that allows her take the listener on a wild journey over a svelte two tracks...
11:17 PM | Sweet Nothings Alone now, awake. Dub-heavy introspection as something unseen begins to stir.
3:00 AM | Dead of Night A waking dream scored with live violin. We can't quite shake the feeling someone's following us...
released March 27, 2026
Music and artwork by yNOTi. Mastering by Justin and Drew Barini-Rivers.
