Grimmige Industrie #3 (Best of 2024/2025) (2026)

Martin van Zeelandt / TCD
Apr 20
4 min read

It is Monday, and another week has emerged. Is it going to be a good week, or not? Well, that's down to you. You can make it the best or worst week. It's all about positive mindset, and if you are currently not experiencing a positive mindset, I might be able to help you. Not physically, but more mentally. By introducing you to this mix. One I've had on my list for a few weeks now, and I've listened to this extensively, but just never found the time to actually sit down and write about.

It is called ''Grimmige Industrie'' (translates to Grim industry''), and it was made by Broken Balance. It has got nothing to do with an actual industry, or about those brothers who wrote about fairy tales. It's all about Industrial music, and in this case Industrial Techno. The more rougher, tougher, yet still melodic Techno. And that's the kind of Techno I love a lot. Yes, the harder and rougher can also be appreciated by yours truly, or the older, more rave-ish Techno, or even the more minimalistic Techno. But the Industrial Techno will win, always.

Broken Balance took records from 2024 and 2025 and made an exquisite mix. I've had this mix on repeat during the weekend, and I'm glad I had it on: it gave me so much energy, I was an unstoppable force. It was only doing the standard chores, but still , you need that bit of energy to keep you going. And this mix accompanied me during the weekend chores.

But what's in this mix? What's so good about this mix?

01. [KRTM] - Choke

02. Ghost In The Machine - Flame Grilled

03. Perc - Loose Fit (Scalameriya Remix)

04. Seven Synths - Homage

05. Ansome - Knucklehead

06. BRÄLLE - East Hastings (Stephen Disario Remix)

07. Ghost In The Machine - Inferno

08. Ansome - Nazareth

09. EAS - Devil's Thrice

10. Umwelt - Bodyhost

11. 7CIRCLE - Twist Blade (Perc Remix)

12. Parallx - Nite Ryder Tactics [Today Is All You Have]

13. Anastasia Kristensen - Paradox & Puzzle

14. Luciano Esse - Tu Mancha

15. Acidboy & REGAL - The Final Chapter

16. Umwelt - Ghostdancer

17. Frazi.Er - Sacrifices For Success

18. Lesser Of - I Absorb You

19. Keepsakes - Scene Analysis (Perc Remix)

20. Trust True - Clipping

21. Mickey Nox - Anticipating A Gallop (Tripped Remix)

22. Somniac One - Dikke Billenbijter

23. Mickey Nox - Horns Of Plenty

24. EAS - Hollow Technique

25. Mickey Nox - 22 Channels

26. Somniac One - Damp Dreams

27. Randomer - My Favourite Sin

28. Ueberrest - Cryptic

29. Alignment - Malfunction

30. Ueberrest - You Know What

31. Lukas Meunier - Wir

32. Amstra - Healer

33. KUKO - Wach

34. David Strasser - Silent Night (Amstra Remix)

35. RYX - Silent Screams

36. Sub Terra - ATER IMPETUS

37. Lesser Of - A Means To An End

38. SNTS - Katharsis

39. EAS - Step Beyond (Mickey Nox Remix)

40. Luckes & Minus 25 - Let's Go

41. Mickey Nox - Safire Green

42. Tham - Never The Right Time

43. In Verruf - Fall Into Pieces

44. KUKO - Du Bist Allein

45. RYX - Feeling Alive

46. Thham - Machine Resurection

47. In Verruf - Drown

48. RYX - World Full Of Lies

49. New Frames - Staub (Kobosil Glut Mix)

50. Obscure Shape - DROP IT LIKE A BASS

Onlynumbers feat Lucie Hart - Euphoric Night

This was an amazing journey. Broken Balance did do a magnificent job, and those 2 hours and 43 minutes do fly by. It made the chore go by quicker, and I'm not kidding: my neighbours must have thought I was on some kind of drug: the garden was finished in no time! But if they want someone to blame, blame Broken Balance, and not me.

The mix is really solid, and has reignited the spark within me. More of this please. And it turns out that the last 2 years were great for Industrial Techno. But I've got a lot to catch upon, as most of the artists are unknown to me, and these songs I've not encountered before. Thanks to this mix, I now had the opportunity to witness what I've been missing.

It's a solid mix. To my knowledge, it's Broken Balance's finest mix to date. And it ends with a serious slammer, which I truly love. All 51 records are insane, but I have to give 'Euphoric Night' and 'Bodyhost' all the credit. Two insane records I gladly listen to, over and over.

If this doesn't give you the energy you need, nothing will. Or it could be that you do not like Techno, in which case, that's fine too. But if you love Techno, I strongly suggest you give this mix a go. It will keep you going for a long time!