Speedy J and Rødhåd Locked Themselves in a Berlin Studio for Ten Days. This Is What Came Out.

Who are Speedy J and Rødhåd, and why does this pairing matter?

Jochem Paap has been making Dutch techno and electro since the Plus 8 days of the early 1990s, later running his own Electric Deluxe imprint. Stefan Döring, who records as Rødhåd, built his name as a Berlin DJ and producer. He co-founded Dystopian in 2009 and turned it into a reference point for the city's dub-techno scene, then shut it down in 2023 to focus on WSNWG, the label he started in 2018 around collaborative sessions at his own Berlin studio. The two artists had never made a full-length record together before "Second Office," out October 9 on that same label.

What does "Second Office" actually sound like?

Bandcamp Daily's Fall 2026 Hotlist, published October 2, sums up the eleven tracks like this:

Assertive dub techno grooves with wistful ambient passages; catchy club music guided by a meditative undertow.

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The label's own notes point the same way: a run of deliberate dancefloor material, the "Double Shot (Floor Mix)" cut among them, folded against calm and spacious soundscapes like closer "Wolken." Track titles such as "Cold Start," "Felt Temperature" and "Ulli's Car" suggest the record is as much a diary of the sessions as a club tool.

Why did it take ten days in a Berlin studio to get here?

The album came out of studio sessions Speedy J and Rødhåd ran together in January 2026 at WSNWG Studio in Berlin, described by the label as ten concentrated days. Conor Dalton mastered the record at Calyx Mastering Berlin; Lathesville Mastering Berlin cut the vinyl. The physical edition is a double 12" on 140g black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, with cover photography by Thomas Beutel and layout by Mike Bierbach.