HeardOf returns with HRDF_VA003, part 2, a 12-track minimal techno set

HeardOf keeps its VA series moving with HRDF_VA003 - Part 2, a 12-track digital release that arrived on June 10, 2026. The Tunis-based label stamps the set with its own line, “Less words, more music,” and the result feels less like a loose roundup than a deliberate label-status update on where minimal techno now overlaps with deep tech, house, minimal house, and micro house. Mastering comes from Enivrez Vous, artwork from Adela Ioana, and the 24-bit/44.1kHz download reinforces that this is being pitched to listeners who care about sound quality as much as sequence.

Subaru

Evgheniia, Guti, and Nechkin open the set with “Subaru,” and it has the pressure of a first statement, not a warm-up. In a compilation built on restraint, the opening cut has to establish forward motion without blowing the room open, and this one does exactly that.

The title fits the label’s tone of disciplined propulsion, suggesting a machine that keeps its line clean while still pushing ahead. It sets the frame for the whole release: no excess, no grand gesture, just enough motion to pull the listener deeper.

Teorema

Bodeler and Brandub’s “Teorema” leans into the geometric side of the set, where form matters as much as groove. The title reads like a clue to the HeardOf method, because this compilation is built on equations of repetition, tension, and tiny shifts that reward close listening.

Rather than aiming for peak-time drama, the track seems to belong to the patient end of the minimal spectrum. That makes it a useful hinge in the set, one that shows how the release values structure over display.

Nestor Lima

Andrea Ferlin’s “Nestor Lima” brings a more personal naming style into a record otherwise full of abstraction, but it still sits comfortably inside the label’s stripped-down logic. The track title suggests a character sketch, yet the compilation’s broader mood keeps the focus on groove and contour rather than narrative excess.

That balance matters here, because HeardOf is not chasing a collage effect. It is building a room where each track can carry its own identity while still folding back into the same tight rhythmic spine.

Mood 40 Mr.Hohner

Farid odilbekov’s “Mood 40 Mr.Hohner” is one of the release’s most evocative titles, and it matches the sense of texture that runs through Part 2. The reference feels tactile, almost hardware-minded, which suits a compilation that leans on machine-driven discipline and subtle detail.

This is the kind of cut that helps define the pressure point between minimal techno and micro-house. It sounds like a track designed for selectors who want something compact, functional, and just slippery enough to keep the floor attentive.

Someones elses

Orson’s “Someones elses” adds a slightly off-balance human note, even before the first kick lands. The phrasing carries a sense of displacement, which makes it a good fit for a label that likes its club music a little shadowed and a little inward-looking.

Within the arc of Part 2, the track helps keep the compilation from flattening into a uniform exercise. HeardOf’s best moments here come from these small shifts in mood, where the record stays minimal without becoming anonymous.

Le retour

Flabbergast’s “Le retour” is the clearest nod to continuation in the set, and that matters because Part 2 is itself a return to a project already moving in chapters. The title reinforces the sense that HeardOf is not throwing out isolated singles, but building a connected catalog with its own internal memory.

That continuity is part of what makes the label feel organized rather than opportunistic. “Le retour” works as a scene signal: this is music that understands repetition not as sameness, but as a way of deepening the frame.

Morning in shadow

Anton Kubikov’s “Morning in shadow” is the sort of title that tells you exactly where this compilation wants to live, somewhere between afterhours haze and early-light quiet. Kubikov’s presence also gives the set a name that carries recognition beyond the immediate label orbit, which helps the release read like a real scene checkpoint.

The track seems to underline one of HeardOf’s strongest instincts, letting atmosphere stay lean and purposeful. It is not about swelling emotion, but about keeping the darkness lightly textured so the rhythm can keep moving.

Deep water

Dubtape’s “Deep water” pushes the compilation further into submerged territory. The title is on the nose in the best way, because this set thrives when it feels like it is moving under the surface rather than calling attention to itself.

That underwater quality matters in a release tagged across deep tech, minimal house, micro house, and minimal techno. This is where those categories stop feeling like metadata and start sounding like a shared language.

Running naked towards a light in the forest

Robert Apetrei’s “Running naked towards a light in the forest” is the longest title in the set, and it brings a rare burst of cinematic imagery. Even so, the compilation’s discipline keeps it from becoming melodramatic, because HeardOf keeps steering the project toward function, not spectacle.

The track title hints at urgency, but the label’s curation suggests that urgency is being converted into pulse. That is part of the appeal of this series, which knows how to let a vivid idea survive inside a minimal framework.

Acid Quarantine

Enzo Muro and Artur’s “Acid Quarantine” nudges the set toward a sharper edge. The acid reference gives the track a built-in voltage, but the quarantine image keeps it contained, which feels very much in step with the release’s controlled energy.

It is one of the places where Part 2 shows its range without losing identity. HeardOf is not presenting a maximalist climb, just a carefully managed escalation of texture, mood, and pressure.

The unheard breaks

Bouzas’ “The unheard breaks” gets at one of the compilation’s central ideas: detail can matter most when it stays slightly hidden. The title suggests rhythms that are present but not over-explained, which is exactly the sort of understated craft this label seems to prefer.

That restraint is what keeps the release from sliding into background utility. The record wants to be playable, yes, but it also wants to reward the listener who notices how each break, pause, and turn is held in place.

Darret et Franklin

Vadim Svoboda closes the set with “Darret et Franklin,” and the ending feels like a proper seal rather than a fade-out. As the final track on a 12-track digital release, it confirms that HeardOf is thinking in arcs, not random selections, especially with HRDF_VA003 already split into two parts after the 15-track Part 1 that arrived on May 15, 2026.

That is why Part 2 feels more precise than disposable. HeardOf has been issuing HRDF_VA001 on March 6, HRDF_VA002 on April 3, Part 1 in mid-May, and now this tighter second chapter, and the pattern says something clear about the label’s direction: less volume chasing, more identity building. If the motto is “Less words, more music,” Part 2 shows that HeardOf understands the hardest part of that promise is knowing exactly when to stop.