Eight years after the release of ‘From DEEWEE’ and six years after the release of ‘Essential’, Soulwax have their seventh full album ‘All Systems Are Lying’ on October 17, 2025.
You can order the album here, this is DEEWEE 086.
Tracklisting:
Pills And People Gone
Run Free
Meanwhile On The Continent
New Earth Time
All Systems Are Lying
Gimme A Reason
Dshungel
Constant Happiness Machine
Polaris
The False Economy
Idiots In Love
Hot Like Sahara
Engineered Fantasy
Distant Symphony
(c) Nadine Fraczkowski
From the press release:
Formed by brothers David and Stephen Dewaele, Soulwax have spent more than two decades quietly building a creative universe: a band (Soulwax), djs (2manydjs), a record label (DEEWEE), and a sound system (Despacio, alongside James Murphy) They are widely regarded as one of the most forward-thinking remix and production teams of the 21st century — known for their meticulous studio craft, boundary-breaking live shows, and projects that challenge what a band can be.
Described by the brothers as “a rock album made without any electric guitars” All Systems Are Lying was built entirely from modular synths, live drums, tape machines and processed vocals. It’s a fractured mirror held up to modern society on the brink — where truth is distorted by filters, algorithms and noise.
“We wanted to capture the feeling of a band playing electronic instruments — live, loud and loose” say David & Stephen. “This record is the result of that experiment”
HUMO
“Catchy pop perfection — Belgium’s finest do it again.” ★★★★☆
The Nerve
“Rock’n’rave kings return for the Charli XCX generation.” ★★★★☆
SPIN
“Tech-fueled chaos you can dance to.” ★★★★☆
DIY Magazine
“Vibrant, shapeshifting, gloriously diverse.” ★★★★☆
UNCUT
“A filthy, jittery electro gem.” 8/10
Classic Pop
“The Dewaeles reshape pop — mightier than ever.” ★★★★½
MOJO
“Emotion meets dancefloor power.” ★★★★☆
The Skinny
“‘Run Free’ — electro anthem of 2025.” ★★★★☆
Record Collector
“Turbo-charged, New Order-ish brilliance.” ★★★★☆
OOR (Netherlands)
“Production so sharp — remix royalty.” ★★★★☆
The announcement of the new album arrived alongside a double A-side single: the album’s title track “All Systems Are Lying” and its counterpart “Run Free”.
Lead track “All Systems Are Lying” opens like a corrupted transmission — glitching, taut and full of warning. “Run Free” flips the tension into something driving and euphoric, propelled by rhythm and release – One leans into the energy of a live band, the other into the pulse of the dancefloor — two sides of the same Soulwax coin.
Leading up to the album release the tracks ‘New Earth Time’, ‘Gimme A Reason’ and ‘Meanwhile On The Continent’ were released:
‘All Systems Are Lying’ is available on CD, standard black vinyl, indie exclusive transparent vinyl, a limited red vinyl only available at Rough Trade, FNAC and Music Mania.
The band will hit the road in Europe later this year, all tickets and info here.
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