Mule Driver

Happy 303 Day! 🙂 I’m back with my annual 303 Day ritual release. This year features two tracks heavily driven by the unmistakable 303 sound. Here you can listen to the second track, “When Does the Everyday Become History?” 🙂 Are you curious why I keep returning to the 303 each year? 🙂 Catch the premiere via @tracklistings.official or head over to @confused_machines on Bandcamp to listen. *** If you’re interested in a 7" vinyl copy, send me a DM, I’m currently collecting orders. #303day #acid #tb303 #lathecutvinyl

Happy 808 day! It’s a long time tradition so even though I’m in the middle of a relocation process, august 8th is still an 808 day. This year I have a special 808 day EP named “Past Hits Back” on @gravitational_waves_rec . All track recorded around 2016-17 a new edit by DJ Nephil was added. Thank you @gravitational_waves_rec for having me on board.

@intergalacticfm festival is around the corner. Next weekend in Den Haag I will join some of the top artists in the galaxy for 4 days of great music. Looking forward to play my new live set at the fest. Can’t wait meeting you friends :) old and new. Come say hello. (Already miss those who can make it) Picture: Mule Driver in the Dutch Sakura taken by J.M.Schreiber 🫀

Our friend and longtime special agent in our main machinery room, Moot, dived into our back catalog and recorded an exciting mix. Listening to it is a journey through the label’s first 10 years, starting from our very first release. It lights up the label in colors that, in everyday activity, we tend to forget. Moot, in his daring mix, moves from 90 BPM to full gas 140 techno. From the gentle side to the rough, revealing the label’s diversity and reminding me how much I like music. Listening to it now, I’m proud of what we did and happy that Moot helped me see it. The mix was recorded to mark the launch of the Confused Machines monthly Bandcamp subscription, giving subscribers access to the full back catalog, upcoming releases, and special subscriber-only material. (Link in bio) Big thanks to Tracklistings for hosting the mix and the support over the years.

LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN. STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE. GREAT DEAL. 🎹 We have a spot opening up in our ready-to-go, fully customized, sound-treated studio in Houthavens. The studio is located in the new Waterhouse compound and is fully equipped with pretty much any synth you can imagine, high-end outboard gear, and the latest production tech. You’ll be sharing the space with two very experienced sound and mastering engineers.🌊 You also become part of a community of artists in the building, with access to a great club room, streaming space, and a strong creative atmosphere. 🌍 If you are a producer, artist, or creative looking for a serious space with the right people and setup, this could be it. DM us for details.

Still looking for a third person to join our studio in Amsterdam! We have an acoustically treated space equipped with high end monitoring, lots of synths, drum machines, outboard and more. Our space is part of @waterhousestudiosamsterdam which houses a vibrant community of artists and offers additional facilities. Monthly rent p/p will be €366/275 - DM for details.

PREMIERE COMME DES LARMES – CDL PREMIERE CDL || The Wheel of Rituals - LoadRunner Exit |Confused Machines| 2026 Artist » The Wheel of Rituals - @robertoauser Ep Name » Contextual Devices and Systems [CM27] Label » Confused Machines - /confused-machines Format: Vinyl + Digital Album Release date: April 15, 2026 💲BUY HERE 💲>>> /album/variations-on-memory-vol-2-dm11 The Wheel of Rituals, ‘Contextual Devices and Systems’ (2026). Concept and art by R.A. User. Digital audio, digital photography (and found footage), music composition, album, two-sided lathe cut recorded and riso print. Duration: 58 minutes (album), 10min 35s (lathe), 24 pages zine. This publication presents two modalities of archaeological inquiry: various items and material remnants salvaged from post-conflict landscape of northern France, and recontextualized digital captures extracted from contemporary popular media. Through processes of cut-up poetry, these temporal artifacts generate new intertextual configurations: audio graphics. The juxtaposition of geographical and media archaeologies functions as a literary methodology for examining conditions of contemporary culture - each fragment serving as contextual device within a speculative system of meaning. Note from the artist: “before you lies the latest Ausland and Confused Machines collaborative publication: ‘Contextual Devices and Systems’ by The Wheel of Rituals. Please enjoy this musical and thinking object and experience its imaginative potency. Thank you for listening.” Written, arranged and recorded by The Wheel of Rituals Arnhem, Netherlands 2022-2024 Concept and art by D. Reneman Follow us: • https://linktr.ee/commedeslarmes Art/Designer CDL by Rennst • /RENNST • /_rennst_ #premiere #cdl #TheWheelofRituals #commedeslarmes #confusedmachines

One week left until we hit @arkaodaberlin for the @gravitational_waves_rec X @kri_records night with friends and label owners behind the decks and machines. @alice.1n.flames @karolina_bnv @jr.miketansella System Disorder live @mule.driver live @matejlavka vs @schrauff Track: @unsighted__ - Bodywreck (Kri upcoming)

2nd premiere from The wheel of rituals aka @roberto_auser is revealed today thanks to our friends at @tracklistings.official This is the A side of the limited edition 7” lathe cut + artist publication. 25 copies were made. The full album will be available digitally. Don’t snooze #confusedmachines #thewheelofrituals #lathecut #riso #elektro

Surprised and psyched to see our recent 45, "Hecker/Sharon", getting a lovely four-star review in the new issue of @shindig_magazine - now in shops and on their website. Thanks a lot to Duncan Fletcher for the kind words! 🙏🏼 . Get GMTW0 (as well as GM0NE) on @bandcamp . Link in bio/stories. #gmtw0 #review #fourstars #shindigmagazine #duncanfletcher

The Wheel of Rituals spins once again. @roberto_auser First premiere on @why_people_dance , unveiling the upcoming album Contextual Devices and Systems, scheduled for release on April 15th via @confused_machines / Ausland. Strictly limited to 25 copies, each 7” edition comes with an exclusive 24-page artist publication (riso-printed booklet, signed and numbered). #lathecut #lathecutvinyl #elektro #industrial #confusedmachines

SEER 687 - Tea Garden’s Ripples My recent seer show inspired by @nycsoozy_aka_selene tea garden show. Check the link in bio.