Thaddeus X and Iván Smoka deliver dub techno Firewalk on Lucidflow
Lucidflow’s LF380 folds Thaddeus X, Iván Smoka and Dub Taylor into a compact dub-techno package built for pressure, drift and open-air space.
Lucidflow put LF380 into circulation on June 19, 2026, pairing Thaddeus X and Iván Smoka’s Firewalk with a Dub Taylor remix. Beatport lists the record as a three-track release, with Why, Firewalk and Firewalk (Dub Taylor Remix) keeping the package small while giving it enough room to move between direct techno force and more spacious dub movement.
The center of the release is Firewalk itself. The original mix runs about 6:48 to 6:49, sits at 124 BPM and is keyed in G-flat minor, a shape that matches its driving techno rhythm, structured percussion and steady, hypnotic synth work. Dub Taylor’s remix trims the runtime to 6:27, lifts the pace to 126 BPM and keeps the same key, but loosens the frame into a lighter rolling groove with fluid atmospherics and deep low-end weight. It is the kind of version that can stretch into open-air sets without losing the record’s tension.
Lucidflow gives that contrast a clear home. The Berlin label was founded in 2009 by Nadja Lind and Helmut Ebritsch, and its catalog has long leaned into dub techno, deep house and progressive electronic music. LF380 fits that identity cleanly. The extra cut, Why, runs 5:52 at 131 BPM in C minor, pushing the release beyond a simple original-plus-remix setup while still keeping the focus on functional club design rather than excess.
Dub Taylor’s presence sharpens the record’s lineage. Listed as Alexander Krüger, he has worked in the dub techno movement since 1999 and has released on Raum…Musik, Force Tracks, 3B/United States of Mars, Lucidflow, Forms & Figures and Dirt Crew Recordings. That background makes the remix feel like a natural extension of the label’s aesthetic, not a bolt-on feature meant only to pad the package.
Firewalk works because it stays lean and still offers different answers to the same dancefloor question. One cut presses forward with precision, one lets the groove breathe, and the third keeps the set anchored in the deep, hypnotic territory Lucidflow has spent years refining.
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