Vel - Cuddle Protocol

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: PURR003 
Barcode: 3516628499913
Release Date: 17 Oct 2025
Genre: Electronic/Ambient

Vel, recognized for her striking presence in the contemporary techno scene, steps into new territory with the release of her first ambient album, Cuddle Protocol (P:\URR(3)_Cuddle_Protocol), the third outing on her own label PURR. Out October 17, 2025, the 9-track record is a personal and intimate statement, delivered on vinyl and digital formats.

With Cuddle Protocol, Vel explores the paradox of intimacy in a coded world. “I like the idea of a protocol for softness,” she explains, “of codifying something that should be intimate and spontaneous.” This tension runs through the album: fragile voices and soft layers unfold against serious, carefully structured arrangements, balancing tenderness with rigor.

Ambient music has always been Vel’s “first love.” Before producing techno, she composed ambient exclusively, and this album marks a return to the form in its most sincere expression. “I know this music will follow me all my life. It’s not a phase. It’s how I express myself most truthfully.”

Cuddle Protocol is about slowing down, embracing sincerity, and reaching for deeper connection. “When I listen to ambient, I access another world. It’s charged with emotion, it makes me drift and forget everything. That’s the feeling I wanted to share.’’

Mastering: Sixbitdeep / Artwork: Adone Giuntini
Tracklist:     
A1. Bloom ASMR A2. You Move I Am Ecstatic A3. Softly Surrender A4. It’s Mine Now A5. It’s How I Suffocate
B1. I Moan In Bass B2. Sound  Curves Around Us B3. Sonic Daydreamer B4. I Am Happy And Sad All The Time