Loidis – From the Toolkit of Lovers (3xLP)

Loidis' From The Toolkit Of Lovers arrives as a 110-minute triple album for Incienso, recorded in the summer of 2025 and built from ideas Brian Leeds had been gathering for around fifteen years. Best known under the names Huerco S., Pendant and Loidis, Leeds uses this set to push further into the strand of club music he developed on One Day: slow-burning, dub-minded and deliberately spacious, with enough room for long blends as well as close listening.

Across twelve extended tracks, the record draws together micro-house, minimal, dub techno and ambient without reducing any of them to genre exercise. The emphasis is on gradual movement, intricate rhythm and finely worked texture, so even the most understated passages keep quietly shifting underneath you. Pieces such as “Towlift,” “TT Stunt” and “Shopgirl Keepsake” hint at how the album balances DJ utility with a more inward, almost meditative pull.

What makes this release especially appealing is its sense of scale without any rush: nearly two hours of music that stays soft-edged and precise rather than overstuffed. Leeds wrote and produced the album himself, with artwork by Josh Abramovici, while Anne Taegert handled mastering and lacquer cut at D&M. For listeners who liked the warmth and patience of earlier Loidis records, this feels like a fuller, more personal statement.

Features

• 3xLP
• Mastered and lacquer cut by Anne Taegert at D&M
• Artwork by Josh Abramovici