With “Siren Smile”, the British duo The Afterword release the third single from their forthcoming EP, turning towards a quieter, more reflective side of their songwriting. Following the indie folk-pop of “An Illusion” and “LA”, the new track is a more intimate tale of love and the lingering weight of words left unsaid. "We wanted to convey a depth of feeling and sense of regret in this ballad, owing much to the poignant love songs of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.” Built around piano and acoustic guitar, “Siren Smile” unfolds with quiet restraint, evoking a feeling of a forgotten village where memories seem to linger in the air. 

Itchi brings together multidisciplinary artists Rage and Mo Wunderwald, shaped by a shared instinct for songs, sound and atmosphere. Moving between shoegaze, folk and experimental electronics, their music finds a quiet intensity in restraint, space and small details. Their debut single Tower of Magic was born after heavy rain gave way to evening sun, while making music on the rooftop of a small house in the countryside. Dreamy, warm and quietly strange, it opens the door to Itchi’s world. “To us, Tower of Magic captures this moment as if it never had to fade, a warm embrace in an uncertain reality.” Watch “Tower of Magic” on YouTube. Their debut album Sudoku follows in March 2027.

DRAMAS have always found beauty in contrasts: between emotional weight and quiet release, intimacy and cinematic scale. Since their debut album Nothing Is Permanent (2018), Viktoria Winter and Mario Wienerroither have quietly built one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary art-pop. Songs such as Bloodbath, Undercover Dreamer, Fame and I Heard It On The Radio earned radio support across Europe, while the duo also established a reputation as a compelling live act, sharing stages with artists including Cosmo Sheldrake. Their latest album, Jewel Drums (2025), marked a new level of openness and emotional depth. With Idun, DRAMAS leave the door open to what comes next, with a new album already taking shape for early 2027.

With Pleasurecruise, Lil Julez takes a significant step forward. Blending timeless melodies, the raw energy of a live band and themes of longing, escapism and contemporary digital life, the album opens up a world that feels both immediate and quietly unsettling. The new single “Into The Sun” offers one final glimpse into that world, reflecting on loss of control and the importance of human connection. Recorded with his band for the first time, Pleasurecruise captures an artist growing into his own voice while embracing feeling over perfection. The album is also be available as a limited transparent vinyl LP. 

Following his acclaimed album Melancholia Beach (2024), multi-instrumentalist and electronic artist Peter Zirbs returned with “These Memories”, a luminous collaboration with singer and songwriter JD Bolland. Having previously worked with distinctive voices including former Archive frontman Craig Walker, Zirbs once again found a natural meeting point between atmosphere, emotion and understated pop. His new single “Black Shirt” strips things back further, with spacious electronics, subtle dub textures and a slow-burning reflection on time, memory and the things that stay with us. Both tracks point towards his forthcoming album, due in early 2027.

Alexander Hacke’s autobiography KRACH – Verzerrte Erinnerungen is now available as a self-narrated audiobook on Fabrique. Released to coincide with Hacke’s 60th birthday, the revised and expanded edition traces a life in music spanning Einstürzende Neubauten, film, collaboration and artistic exploration. Recorded and produced by Peter Zirbs and running over ten hours, the German edition is available now, capturing Hacke’s voice, memories and reflections in an unusually direct and personal form. The project marks the second audiobook release on Fabrique, with the English-language version, BLAST – Distorted Memories, set to follow in autumn 2026.

Laikka make electronic post-pop built on collision: fractured electronics, striking vocals, club energy and a sharp instinct for melody. Across three albums, the duo have developed a sound that moves freely between pop immediacy and more experimental terrain, shaped as much by the studio as by the energy of their live shows. Their third album I Close My Eyes, Tomorrow brought them further international attention, including a nomination for the 2025 Amadeus Music Awards. Since then, Laikka have continued writing and recording, with a growing body of new material taking shape and plenty of room left open for where the project might head next.

Following the release of his dark trilogy Je suis le Ténébreux, Paradise Lost, and M, British avant-garde composer Christopher James Chaplin unveiled Patriarchs in 2021, a critically acclaimed excavation of antediluvian myth, from Adam to Noah. After three years in the studio, he returned with Door 1 Door 2 (2024), a monumental work shaped by his distinctive language of electronic chamber music. Carried into a series of live performances across Europe, the material continued to evolve beyond the recorded form. As a new album appears via the adventurous US label Curious Music, Chaplin has already returned to the studio to work on Arcana, his next album for Fabrique, due in 2027. Exploring a new cycle of shorter pieces, the work continues his fascination with history, memory and transformation.

With her acclaimed albums The Soft Bit (2021) and What Happens At Night (2022), sound artist and composer Jana Irmert explored the materiality of sound and the fragile boundaries between observation, memory and perception. “Irmert’s work swiftly slides from documentary lucidity into the glare of an obsession” (The Wire). Working across live performance, multi-channel composition, film and installation, Irmert has established a distinctive artistic voice at the intersection of sound art and contemporary composition, receiving the German Documentary Film Music Award and an Edda Award nomination for her sound design work on Jóhann Jóhannsson’s film Last and First Men. In October 2024, she released When I Dissolve, a collection of works originally created for an autofictional hybrid documentary, also available in Dolby Atmos.

British-Swiss violinist, composer and artist Violeta Vicci moves fluidly between contemporary classical music, ambient textures and layered electronics. Alongside her solo work, she has collaborated with artists including Thom Yorke, Jónsi, Elbow and The Orb, while also arranging strings for Fontaines D.C. Her acclaimed solo album Cavaglia (2023) was accompanied by a series of remixes, including Turze’s reimagining of “Orbital”. As A Closer Listen noted, the album “carries a message that cannot be transcribed into sentences and words.” New solo material is currently taking shape, with a new full-length album scheduled for 2027.