Terminal V

Dutch producer and DJ APHØTIC has moved fast since his first rave in 2019. He bought a mixer soon after, production followed closely behind and now he has an audience that's streamed his music millions of times worldwide. The name comes from the aphotic zone, the stretch of ocean sunlight never reaches, and it fits the music: aggressive, dark and relentlessly quick.

In our interview, he talks about going all-in on schranz, why he's always four tracks ahead in the booth, and the year-long project he's finally ready to unveil spanning schranz, hard techno and hardcore. The mix is hard and fast throughout, recorded across four decks and is stacked with unreleased material of his own alongside gems from VLTN, RiVid, Lorenz B and many more. Rather than stacking banger on banger, he builds it as a story with long breaks, continuous beats and undiscovered cuts woven between the heavy hitters.

Tracklist

Svetec, Luckes - Hard Slog
Lorenz B - Schranz Girls
Svetec - Calm Nights
IDS - Schranz Rhythm [unreleased]
Aphøtic - Thalassophobia (Noise Not War Remix) [unreleased]
Sandro Mure, Andy Bsk - From Ass To Mouth
Luigi Madonna - Primo (Svetec HT Rework)
Hostile - ÖTAK
Luigi Madonna - Why Not (Svetec HT Rework)
Chris McCormack - Erase Techno (Golpe HT rmx)
Luckes - Stay United
Noise Not War - Trash Talk
Aphøtic - You & Me [unreleased]
MØR - Rock It
Silentsevir - Assasin
RICH - Let The Bass Go
RiVid - Static Mind
Letzer Tag - Tote Ratte
Sandro Mure - Clanking
??? - Unforgettable
Aphøtic - This Is Schranz [unreleased]
Aphøtic - Music Is My Drug
VLTN - Move Your Body [unreleased]
NARKØRAK - Backstab
Vlace, KSN - Hurt You
Despoza - Illusions Keep Me Hoping [unreleased]
Lowerzone - i Like Dirty
Aphøtic - Thalassophobia (Tøm Volt Remix) [unreleased]
Sepromatiq - Write Me Soon
Aphøtic - One Last Breath (Feat. KEYKLAU) [unreleased]

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Terminal V 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Records - terminalvrecords.co.uk

ACOR was just 14 when he travelled to Belgrade alone for his first 999999999 show, and that sense of fearlessness has carried him to where he is now - one of the most talked-about names at the harder end of European techno. Working entirely without formal training, the Novi Sad producer has built a sound that fuses acid, schranz and raw industrial texture into something abrasive and inescapably large in impact. It has come on labels such as EXHALE and Verknipt with plenty of support from tastemakers such as Amelie Lens, Dax J and 999999999 himself.

For his Terminal V podcast, ACOR delivers exactly what his reputation promises: an hour of lacerating hard techno, laser-guided trance, schranz and bass built to frazzle minds. There's no overthinking in the selection either. By his own account, he just plugged in his USB and let instinct take over. In the accompanying interview, he talks about growing Serbia's scene, his psy-trance roots and hints at an album already in the works.

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Terminal V 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Records - terminalvrecords.co.uk

Music, for SERA J., is a state of mind - a means of interaction, inspiration and creation, not simply a career. Born Dimitrios Serasidis in Thessaloniki, Greece, and shaped by the Detroit techno lineage, he's spent over a decade building driving, detail-rich productions that fuse hardgroove intensity with hypnotic depth and landing releases on Mutual Rytm, Life in Patterns and Projekts along the way. As one half of Symbiosis with partner ANNĒ, and now stepping forward with his own live show, SERA J. has become one of Greece's most compelling techno exports.

For this week's mix, he delivers an hour of dark, seductive, hard-edged techno that is moody, hypnotic and packed with old-school character, sharp selections and mixing that pulls you into his world rather than hands you everything at once. In the accompanying interview, he talks about growing up in the underground Greek scene, working alongside ANNĒ, and the lessons patience has taught him over a long, deliberate career.

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Terminal V 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Records - terminalvrecords.co.uk

Melbourne-based Nik Kastel is the latest in a long and impressive line of exciting techno exports from down under. The DJ, producer and live act has taken his high-intensity sound from the underground clubs of Melbourne to HÖR Berlin, our own Terminal V and many more hotspots festivals across Europe.

With releases on Exetra, Reload and DSR Digital and millions of plays already behind him, Nik has built a sound that has proven itself in the club and is always as precise as it is relentless. For this mix, he’s gone deep into his own world, bringing together a stack of unreleased cuts, IDs and collaborations with the likes of BENZEN, 4SAKEN, SEMTEX and ASLØ. It's a proper snapshot of where his sound is heading next and a great accompaniment to the interview in which he allows us into his creative process, talks about the special feels of his hometown and more besides.

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Terminal V 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Croatia 2026 - terminalv.co.uk/festival/
Terminal V Records - terminalvrecords.co.uk

Tracklist

Nik Kastel - This Is Dangerous Goods (Unreleased)
Sam Kitt - Eternal
Alex Farell - Down Low (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel x BENZEN - ID (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel - Organized Chaos
Alex Farell - Rockin The Party (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel - Dance All Night
Nik Kastel - Decimate (Unreleased)
GALLØ - Escape Reality (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel - No One
T78 - Plur
Nik Kastel x 4SAKEN - Elevate
ASLØ - Get The F_ck Up (Unreleased)
4SAKEN - Showrun (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel x SEMTEX - ID (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel - Acid Raindrops
Nik Kastel - G.T.F.U
ASLØ - FUTC (Unreleased)
Nik Kastel - On My Knees (Remix)