Blackploid – Cosmic Drama on Central Processing Unit

Blackploid delivers a new Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern), “Cosmic Drama”, now available on Central Processing Unit. Released on 2025-07-18. Download now.

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Behind the Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) : Release Notes

In recent years, Blackploid has come to be one of Central Processing Units signature artists. The German producer has averaged more than a record a year for the Sheffield imprint since he first landed on CPU in 2021. This prolific run continues withCosmic Drama, Blackploids second LP for the label. The album takes the baton from its predecessorEnter Universein style, delivering twelve tracks of top-quality machine-funk that draw down from electros classic artists while also imbuing proceedings with a playfulness that very much gives things a signature Blackploid-ish flavour. Cosmic Dramasets its stall out from the off. The opening run of Alien, World Construction and Virtual State all deliver piston-snapping beats which anchor pleasing melanges of B-movie synth lines. Alongside this, Blackploid adds little flourishes which add buoyancy to each joint – a syncopated bassline reminiscent of I-fs late-90s classic Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass, crackling robo-voiced commands, skittering synth chords which wash across the mix and so on. Its the work of someone completely at ease with their craft, comfortable enough to take risks without upsetting the apple cart of their sounds core appeal. Blackploids idiosyncratic approach to synth work is something which distinguishesCosmic Dramafrom the pack. Electro has long been a genre which prides itself on innovation on the keys, but few producers are willing to push their sonics as far as Blackploid does – take the seasick churn of pads and processors on Multiverse, for instance, or the way John Carpenter-esque single-note lines dovetail with gurgling synthetic pulses and eerie, spacious chords on The Lab, a highlight ofCosmic Dramas midsection. Cosmic Dramaskips along at club tempo throughout – every one of these joints will get bodies moving in dark rooms across the galaxy. However, even when tracks maintain their single-minded pursuit of machine-funk perfection, they never forget to deliver on the hooks. Blackploid has lead lines (and counter-melodies) to burn here, and each track knots them together in ever-more intriguing ways as they plough onwards. Drexciyan heads will be thrilled by the sci-fi delights of Species, for instance, while Blackploid brings melodies as cold as they are catchy on the aptly-named Polar Dunes. By the timeCosmic Dramahits upon the vroom-vrooming bassline line of closer Contact, youre fully enthralled to the albums combination of broken-beat heft and synthetic melodiousness. Central Processing Unit mainstay Blackploid comes through with another delightful dozen of electro heaters for the Sheffield label. RIYL:Drexciya, I-f, Cygnus, AFX

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Tracklist & Tempos

1. Blackploid – Alien Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 132 BPM – G Minor | 05:06

2. Blackploid – World Construction Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 131 BPM – Bb Minor | 05:01

3. Blackploid – Virtual State Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 133 BPM – G Minor | 04:58

4. Blackploid – Universe Research Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 131 BPM – Bb Major | 05:13

5. Blackploid – The Lab Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 133 BPM – Gb Major | 05:10

6. Blackploid – Species Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 131 BPM – D Minor | 05:11

7. Blackploid – Shadow Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 131 BPM – G Minor | 05:00

8. Blackploid – Polar Dunes Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 129 BPM – D Major | 05:06

9. Blackploid – Multiverse Original Mix, Download MP3

   Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 132 BPM – G Major | 05:21

10. Blackploid – Lift Off Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 131 BPM – D Minor | 05:15

11. Blackploid – Cosmonaut Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 130 BPM – Bb Major | 05:06

12. Blackploid – Contact Original Mix, Download MP3

    Electro (Classic / Detroit / Modern) | 130 BPM – G Minor | 05:04