The Absent Guard EP by Auspex

Templum is the new label project from Brooklyn-based DJ and producer Auspex. A mainstay of the local techno scene with his quarterly ALTÆR residency party at Basement and frequent appearances in the vibrant queer underground circuit of Brooklyn, he is also a Berlin regular playing everywhere from Renate to RSO and making repeat appearances at Berghain, including for the legendary Snax parties.

Auspex has released on the likes of Soma, Otomo and many more, with this label launch marking the exploration of a new sonic frontier for the NYC artist and curator as he brings his previous imprint, Oath, to a close.

As well as a change in sound, Templum signifies a shift of perspective as Auspex moves away from shadowy things with hard edges and looks upwards to embrace the wide, sometimes mystical, sometimes eerie soundscapes of the cosmos and solar systems beyond the scope of sight.
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The label will host like-minded artists and producers embracing a shared musical outlook alongside Auspex's work. The opener "Transdimensional Malaise" layers up overloaded circuitry with bleeping synth sequences and a barrage of drums that power into the next dimension, whilst "Child of Infinity" drops you into a world of circling and loopy synth motifs, menacing drums and bass and fractured vocal fragments that are the only signs of human life.

"Emergence" is a thudding deep techno transmission run through with pulses of synth sent from distant planets, and "Phantasm" gets trippy with psychedelic colours and a mirage of shimmering keys that sound like paranoid voices deep in the back of your mind.

There's a sense of impending cosmic warfare at the dark, pounding heart of "Divine Synthesis," and that tension carries on through the tightly coiled, anxious techno funk of "The Absent Guard." "Providence" provides a zoned-out trip to infinity with serene pads calming the mind as the drums march on with a sense of subtle hope for a brighter future.

Auspex - The Absent Guard EP
Release Date 3rd July 2025
Label Templum

Tracklist
1. Transdimensional Malaise
2. Child of Infinity
3. Emergence
4. Phantasm
5. Divine Synthesis
6. The Absent Guard
7. Providence