Darkwave Operation Chart: Saymon Gomez's Sonic Blueprint
Saymon Gomez delivers Darkwave Operation Chart, a 16-track selection that works simultaneously as a personal artistic statement and as a cross-section of contemporary techno in its most committed forms. Far from an opportunistic compilation, this chart breathes with a coherent curatorial logic: raw, deep and hypnotic techno forms the backbone of the journey, with calculated detours into hard techno and peak-time territory that sharpen the tension at precisely the right moments.
Gomez himself opens and closes with authority through his own imprint Saycog Records. DARKWAVE OPERATION (143 BPM, D minor) sets the tone from bar one: industrial layers, an enveloping groove and hypnotic construction that fully justifies the chart's title. FLOATING IN THE DARK (135 BPM, Ab major) introduces a more introspective dimension, while FIND MY WAY and OUR CONNECTION round out his contribution with technical solidity and aesthetic coherence.
Standout Moments
- Run AP – Marco Rota (150 BPM, LETS TECHNO records): the chart's intensity peak. Uncompromising hard techno, relentless percussion and a room-filling energy few tracks achieve.
- Korum – Klint (143 BPM, D minor, Arts): an outright reference point. Klint on his Arts imprint confirms why his name resonates in the most demanding booths on the European circuit.
- Artificial Call – Idu Berg (7:15, Grab The Groove): the chart's longest cut and also its most atmospheric. A raw techno journey that rewards patient listening.
- To La Salsa – David Moleon (Transfiguration Recordings): alongside Sandro M.'s Abusadora, these two Transfiguration cuts inject a darker, rhythmically complex character into the central block.
- OPERATYON – Cogollo (72 BPM, Saycog Records): the chart's wildcard. At half tempo, it breaks the linearity and demonstrates Gomez's refusal to bow to predictable formulas.
Context and Assessment
With imprints like Arts, Techno Addicts, AC1D GRAVITY, SK_Eleven and TRSN represented alongside the Saycog Records house picks, Gomez displays genuine knowledge of today's underground ecosystem. The BPM range — from the deep 135 BPM anchors up to Rota's 150 BPM hard techno — maps out a mentally coherent set: a session that can move from reflective warm-up to peak-time release. Darkwave Operation Chart is essential listening for understanding where the most honest techno of 2024 is headed.
