Roman Khropko Unveils Four-Track EP Blending Minimal Techno and Electro

Roman Khropko is set to release his four-track EP "Among The Machines" on OBI Trackz tomorrow, March 15, carrying catalog number OBI03. The record navigates the space between stripped minimal techno and warmer electro, described as "balancing precision club mechanics with flashes of emotion" and designed to unfold gradually across its two sides.

The A side opens with "Glimpse," a straightforward roller built on tight drums and a suspenseful build. "Piece of Truth" follows with a shift in feel: funkier swing territory, elastic basslines, and subtle tech house inflections that keep the energy in motion without breaking the minimal framework.

The B side pushes deeper into hypnotic territory. "Fractum" settles into a minimal tech mood that lays steady groundwork for an extended club stretch, the kind of track that gives a DJ room to breathe and a floor time to lock in. The EP closes with the title track, "Among The Machines," which moves into emotional electro, carrying melodic tension that leaves what the release description calls a melancholic aftertaste. It is a purposeful ending, pulling the record away from pure functionality and into something with a lingering emotional weight.

Taken as a whole, the four tracks trace a deliberate arc: from the percussive momentum of "Glimpse" through the groove-oriented swing of "Piece of Truth" and into the hypnotic groundwork of "Fractum," before the title track closes things out in electro's more melodic, feeling-first register. That kind of sequencing, where the A side primes the floor and the B side shifts the mood, reflects a DJ-oriented logic that minimal techno producers have long favored.

"Among The Machines" is available via OBI Trackz as catalog release OBI03 from March 15, 2026.