Tilted X012: Leen Tilt Charts the Cosmos on Xperiment Records
The twelfth instalment of the Tilted series arrives curated by Leen Tilt and released on Xperiment Records, spreading fifteen tracks across a sonic journey that spans peak-time driving techno and the more atmospheric reaches of melodic house & techno. The compilation reads like a celestial map — titles such as Orbital Beings, Off World, Cosmos and Atlantis are not accidental but a deliberate thematic declaration that gives the release genuine narrative coherence.
The opening move belongs to Psycrain with Orbital Beings, a 69 BPM hypnotic intro in C Minor that builds anticipatory tension before Safe Iron ignites Evolute at 129 BPM, raising the floor temperature with clean, driving techno architecture. The collaboration between Leen Tilt & Safe Iron on Still on Earth — 132 BPM, F Major — stands as one of the release's brightest moments: the major key opens the harmonic space wide and turns the track into a floor anthem with a personality of its own.
Evan De Novellis provides the emotional counterpoint with Off World, navigating melodic house & techno at 123 BPM in Bb Minor and delivering one of the compilation's most introspective passages. Dave Bond restores tension with Taunted (130 BPM, A Minor), while Neils Reno's Uruk-Hai — 128 BPM, F Major — blends rhythmic aggression with tonal openness. Krylin (Cosmos) and Rangel Coelho (Love Charging) anchor the melodic breathing spaces across the tracklist.
The closing stretch accumulates power steadily: ØURSPACE lands Whisper of Death (132 BPM, E Minor), RN7 delivers the conceptually charged From the Club to the Cosmos, AILS brings Atlantis, and Ominousboy closes with Cosmic Body at 132 BPM. The duo Rizounds & Evan Aldey turn in Orbit, the longest cut at 7:37. Diego Nadal places Shadows of the Future as a slowed-down epilogue at 65 BPM in B Minor, completing the narrative arc with understated gravity.
- Floor pick: Still on Earth – Leen Tilt, Safe Iron
- Melodic highlight: Off World – Evan De Novellis
- Hidden gem: Shadows of the Future – Diego Nadal
- Label: Xperiment Records
- Genres: Techno (Peak Time / Driving), Melodic House & Techno
