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NEW 2-TRACK EP OUT NOW via PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS
Pre-Save/Pre-Order: Ataxia – The Whistles
MAY 22, 2026—Detroit’s punk-to-techno power duo returns to Carl Craig’s longstanding label Planet E Communications with a brand new EP, The Whistles, out now.
Across two club-built cuts, Ted Krisko and Eric Ricker channel the city’s raw dancefloor DNA: unruly samples, rubbery basslines, analog FX, and a rolling pressure that is set between Detroit house, techno, and the duo’s punk roots.
Following their 2020 Oblivion EP and 2023 remix of Carl Craig’s Psyche alias, The Whistles features Ataxia reconnecting with Planet E at full club pressure. The title track spirals through hypnotic grooves and chaotic vocal fragments pulled from the street and the club alike, while “Hocus on Pocus” twists analog effects and elastic basslines into a strange, psychedelic peak-time cut.
Long before Ataxia emerged on Planet E, the pair were coming up through Michigan’s punk and hardcore scene, eventually abandoning traditional bands after becoming immersed in Detroit techno and Richie Hawtin’s late-90s/early-00s orbit. That background still shapes the project’s identity: tactile, hardware-driven club music built with the spirit of a live band and rooted in Detroit’s industrial history, warehouse culture, and DIY ethos.
The Whistles is out now via Planet E Communications.
The Whistles Tracklist
A. The Whistles
B. Hocus on Pocus
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Connect with Planet E Communications
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