We continue our coverage of the thirteenth installment of the Deported Series from Illegal Alien Records, the label’s annual Various Artists compilation that reinforces its international scope. This tradition has become a powerful statement of its aesthetic vision—a curatorial exercise where generations and geographies converge. Each volume operates as a barometer of contemporary techno while simultaneously projecting its future. Within this balance between renewal and continuity, the label preserves the distinctive sonic identity it has cultivated for nearly twenty years.
The compilation explores techno across a wide spectrum—from groovy and raw to hypnotic and deep—always guided by a demanding standard of quality, coherence, and sonic density. Every track resonates with the label’s essence, reaffirming an unwavering commitment to techno culture as both artistic practice and global community. Deported Series: Thirteen is not merely a collection of tracks, but a manifesto articulating past, present, and future within a continuous sonic narrative. Diversity, authenticity, and passion converge here as structural pillars of a proposal that resists homogenization and champions singularity.
From Brooklyn, New York, Evelyn Talia, better known as Evelyn, delivers Held Down, a piece that unfolds like a velvet canvas where industrial elements coexist with organic textures, raw edges with smooth surfaces, wild intensity with luminous undertones. This duality is not presented as unresolved tension but as a carefully crafted synthesis, integrating apparent contradictions with surgical precision. The track advances with hypnotic determination, consolidating its atmosphere until reaching a final delta where voices emerge from a dark echo to seal the experience. That closing moment not only reinforces the structure but elevates it toward an almost absolute dimension, reaffirming its emotional and physical power.
Label: Illegal Alien Records
Title: Deported Series: Thirteen
Genre: Techno
Format: Digital WAV/MP3
Catalogue: IARDC013
Release Date: February 20th, 2026
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