Madd Rod redefines Electroclash with 'Make You Sweat EP' on Inner Shah Recordings
The label honcho of Inner Shah inaugurates 2025 with new EP, pushing the boundaries between Indie Dance, Krautrock and EBM
Berlin-based, Lisbon-born artist Madd Rod inaugurates 2025 with Make You Sweat, a visceral and meticulously crafted EP on his imprint, Inner Shah Recordings. Fusing the raw intensity of Electroclash with the mechanical pulse of EBM, the release embodies a spirit of unrestrained experimentation, pushing the boundaries of club music with both precision and abandon.
The title track, Make You Sweat, is a synthesis of analog grit and unrelenting rhythm. With its serrated basslines, layered synth modulations, and hints of Madd Rod’s own voice, the piece channels the rebellious energy of early 2000s Electroclash while embedding it in the disciplined structure of EBM. This track pulses through the body, in a physical experience of tension and catharsis. Complementing the original is Make You Sweat (Dub Mix), a stripped-back instrumental take enhancing the driven percussive work that enhances its hypnotic drive, allowing the underlying groove to unfold with greater depth.
The EP closes with unconventional work Leisure Suite (1409 BPM Mix), a piece that obliterates the constraints of tempo and reconfigures the relationship between rhythm and chaos. At 1409 BPM, it is one of the fastest commercially released tracks in history, surpassing Moby’s Guinness World Record holder Thousand (1015 BPM). More than a technical achievement, Leisure Suite is a conceptual work — an interrogation of speed, structure, and the limits of auditory perception, revisiting 2000s synths.
Speaking on the release, Madd Rod states: “This EP is another turn in my soundscape, an exploration of sonic extremes. Stagnation bores me, and I constantly fuel my music with different sources of inspiration. In these tracks Electroclash’s irreverence collides with EBM’s discipline, and Krautrock's experimentation. I think of this EP as a tension between control and chaos, between sweat-driven hedonism and reminiscences of unremembered late nights.”
