Nearly 30 years after soundtracking the Love Parade with his iconic anthem It’s Our Future, German electronic music pioneer Tom Wax returns with The Future Is Now – a bold and expansive 21-track album that bridges decades of underground heritage with a forward-thinking vision for club culture.
A central figure in Germany’s electronic scene since 1988, Tom Wax has consistently shaped the evolution of house and techno. From his groundbreaking early work with Arpeggiators, Microbots and DJ Tom & Norman to the global success of AWeX and his countless collaborations with legends like CJ Bolland, Marshall Jefferson, Dr. Motte, Mijk van Dijk, and Kai Tracid – Wax’s influence runs deep. His discography spans more than 600 releases and remixes on labels including R&S, Plastic City, Harthouse, Toolroom, Suara, Codex, and his own Phuture Wax imprint.
On The Future Is Now, Wax channels this vast experience into a genre-fluid journey that moves from atmospheric minimalism to peak-time techno, dark acid-laced grooves, and cinematic soundscapes. Collaborations with Drea Perlon, Sikøra, Kevin Dukes, and Bill Brown infuse the album with fresh energy and broaden its emotional range, while the arc of the record reveals the seasoned storytelling instincts of an artist still hungry to evolve.
From early 90s rave classics like Cosmic Evolution and Tales Of Mystery to recent releases on Filth On Acid, Bush Records and IAMT, Tom Wax has proven time and again that he’s not just a witness to electronic music history – he’s helped write it. With The Future Is Now, he reaffirms his place at the cutting edge, showing that after three decades, the future is still his playground.
