Vienna-based electronic artist Valerian Steel, known for his Manufracture Music project, returns with his new single “Skip My Track,” a dark industrial electronic record built around themes of resistance, technology, and authenticity in modern music.
The track reflects Steel’s interest in the contrast between physical, hardware-driven production and the increasingly digital nature of music creation and consumption. Drawing from industrial and electronic influences, “Skip My Track” features distorted textures, heavy rhythmic patterns, and an abrasive sound palette that emphasizes the raw character of analog equipment.
The release is connected to Steel’s A.C.I. (Analog Core Industrial) approach, a production philosophy centered on using analog hardware and physical sound processing as a foundation for his music. Through this method, he explores the relationship between mechanical sounds, human emotion, and contemporary electronic production.
According to Steel, “Skip My Track” was created as a reaction to what he sees as the growing focus on polished aesthetics, algorithms, and metrics within music culture. The song presents that idea through a confrontational industrial sound rather than a traditional club-oriented approach.
“Skip My Track” is the latest release from Manufracture Music, Valerian Steel’s main artistic project, which explores industrial electronics, sound design, and experimental production. His wider creative work also includes Fortification 5, focused on EDM, synthwave, and glitch sounds, as well as Music of Synergia, which explores ambient and atmospheric electronic music.
With “Skip My Track,” Valerian Steel continues his exploration of the space between analog experimentation and modern digital creativity.
The single is available on streaming platforms.
