Jack Walls Drops Dark-Minimal Between Two Halos EP on Utro Records

Jack Walls did not make Between Two Halos EP for the skip button. On April 10, 2026, Utro Records put out UTR058 as a five-track package that reads like a proper club weapon, not playlist bait, and the numbers tell the story fast: four originals, all running between 8:07 and 8:19, plus a 9:17 Beckhäuser remix of Velour Aura. That kind of long-form patience matters in minimal techno right now because it gives DJs space to work the room, build pressure, and let tiny changes do the heavy lifting.

Utro’s own line on the record, “Four deep cuts shaped in a dark minimal aesthetic,” is exactly the right frame. The EP is tagged dark minimal, micro house, minimal, minimal techno, rominimal, and Russia on Bandcamp, which places Walls squarely in the more detailed, percussive lane of the scene. This is the sort of record that lives or dies on bassline contour, drum placement, and how cleanly a motif can loop without sounding static. The title cut, Between Two Halos, Echoes Of Both, Light Returns Slowly, and Velour Aura all look built for that job, with long-running structures that favor tension and micro-movement over obvious breakdowns.

The Beckhäuser remix is the other hook, and it matters because it extends the EP’s utility instead of merely padding the track list. Beckhäuser, who already had a 2024 Lau EP described as minimal techno with dark, groovy, minimalistic qualities, brings a familiar kind of late-night pressure to the closing slot here. At 9:17, Velour Aura (Beckhäuser Remix) gives selectors a longer runway and a second angle on the same material, which is exactly what a strong remix should do in this part of the spectrum.

Utro Records has the catalog to back up the positioning. Bandcamp lists 60 releases on the label page, and the imprint has already described earlier entries like Haunted Era as showcasing “the depth and texture of Russian minimal techno,” while Copenhagen Plates EP was said to explore new layers of minimal techno. Between Two Halos fits that identity cleanly. Jack Walls, with mastering by Broascka and cover photo by Ivan N, has delivered a release that feels engineered for after-hours sets, Romanian-leaning minimal rooms, and DJs who still want records that earn their place in a mix instead of just filling a feed.