Splitterzelle - SZ2 - Standard LP

Splitterzelle's new album 'SZ2' released 22 January 2027. Available to pre-order now on limited edition 180g Coloured Vinyl (limited to 350 hand-numbered copies and included in the Fuzz Club Membership) and 180g Coloured Vinyl.

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‘SZ2’ is the new album from Splitterzelle, out 29 January 2027 on Fuzz Club. Blending psychedelic electronics with saturated breakbeats, 90s-inspired textures and an uplifting, energetic charge, it finds the Porto/Bielefeld duo pushing their sound towards brighter, more melodic and danceable territory. Compared to their previous work, the record brings “more synths, more VHS vibes, more melody” while retaining the explosive psych, breakbeat and electronic mix that has defined the band since they formalised their partnership in 2023.

The album’s themes move between political unrest, violence, body shaming, rave culture and nostalgia. Its energy is celebratory without being detached from the world around it: ‘SZ2’ turns towards the dancefloor while keeping one eye on the unease, surveillance and social pressures that shape contemporary life. ‘Torch’ sets the tone from the outset, opening with the sound of sparks and a gas torch igniting before unfolding through breakbeats and sound effects. Sidney Jaffe’s Nord Drum channels the track into what the band describe as “an industrial maze”. ‘Knife Dance’ winks towards the 1999 film Human Traffic, threading rave culture together with stories of CCTV violence, while ‘Körperfeind’ takes its title from the German expression for “body enemy” – a phrase that speaks to body shaming and the experience of becoming a fiend to your own body.

The record grew out of jams between Pedro Pestana (10 000 Russos, Tren Go! Sound System) and Sidney Jaffe (Arcane Allies), later developed through an ongoing exchange of files, recordings and sessions shaped by the distance between Portugal and Germany. The process involved considerably more “audio ping-pong” than their earlier releases, with the pair editing and arranging the material during countless Dischord meetings, streaming audio and video so they could work together in near real time. The first session was recorded at home in Porto before the project moved to Bielefeld for further edits and recordings; the final mix was made by Rouven Bienert.

That long-distance process reflects the core of Splitterzelle itself: an artistic and personal friendship built around pushing each other beyond familiar territory. Alongside their live work across Europe, including appearances at Fuzz Club Festival and Sonic Bloom Festival, ‘SZ2’ captures the duo’s evolving setup of guitar, pedals, sampler, synths, acoustic drums and drum synthesisers – a vivid, high-energy collision of psych, electronics and breakbeat momentum.