New York-based collage artist and underground techno producer Borna Libertines is sharing the official video for “This Is Tokyo,” the second track from his LP 120h to Tokyo, released July 1, 2026. Running at 140 BPM, “This Is Tokyo” was built around field recordings captured during Borna’s six months living in the city — train station announcements, pedestrian crossing signals, convenience store textures — and the video extends that same instinct into images. The footage moves the way the city does: subway cars and platform crowds, the pull of an elevator between floors, a shrine gone quiet for a moment before the frame cuts back to neon. Small bars appear and disappear the way they do on a real Tokyo night — one door leads to another, and the crowd is never quite the same crowd twice. Woven through it is a visual nod to Ghost in the Shell, whose vision of Tokyo — glass, signal, motion, a city thinking out loud — sits close to what “This Is Tokyo” is chasing on the low end. Borna appears throughout, dancing alone inside a city that clearly doesn’t need him to keep moving. “This Is Tokyo” is track two of eight on 120h to Tokyo, an LP sequenced deliberately from arrival to departure — the title itself borrowed from a friend’s countdown text in the final days of Borna’s stay. Where the opening title track carries the anticipation of arriving, “This Is Tokyo” is first contact: the moment the city stops being an idea and starts being noise, light, and motion all at once.
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Borna Libertines discusses his album 120h to Tokyo in Interview with Magnetic Magazin, shaped by a six-month stay in Japan and released on July 1, 2026. He says Tokyo’s movement, nightlife, galleries, and jazz culture gave him the material for a record that blends hard techno, acid bass, live sax, and melodic detail. He explains that the album follows a countdown from arrival to departure, inspired by a text noting 120 hours left before leaving. Libertines describes the record as his most cohesive release, with each track connected as part of a single arc.
Tokyo techno arrives on its own terms with 120h to Tokyo, Borna Libertines' eight-track Amazon March.
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12" Vinyl · 2026
120h to Tokyo — New LP 2026
2026
Tokyo techno arrives on its own terms with 120h to Tokyo, Borna Libertines' eight-track Vinyl LP landing July 6, 2026.
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New Release · 2026
120h to Tokyo — New LP 2026
2026
Tokyo techno arrives on its own terms with 120h to Tokyo, Borna Libertines' eight-track LP landing July 1, 2026. Built on analog synths, modular sequences, and a kick riding 138–140 BPM, the record maps the city as frequency — urban motion translated into machine rhythm, uplifting without ever resolving into comfort. Jazz fragments surface through saxophone lines before the acid bass reclaims the floor. That same collision between cultures and surfaces drives Borna's collage and graffiti practice — imagery stripped, recombined, made to carry more than its origin. Eight tracks, thirty-two minutes: stream the full release at bornalibertines.com/Music.html or on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music. 🎵
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New Release · 2026
Borna Libertines Releases the Neko Way Oversized T-Shirt
May 2, 2026
A garment-dyed streetwear release featuring the Neko character—a wandering cat hauling a stolen bike while daydreaming about ice cream. Available in six colorways: Vintage White, Washed Denim, Khaki, Washed Charcoal, Washed Maroon, and Washed Black. Oversized silhouette blending mixed-media illustration with urban critique.
Shop Now →Borna Libertines curated weekly playlist on Apple Music. Electronic, techno, house selections from New York.
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New Release · 2025
Into the Shadows — New Single 2025
2025
A haunting techno single exploring unrealized musical ideas and the psychological terrain of creation. Released September 17, 2025. Features two versions: “Into the Shadows” and “Into the Shadows Acid.” Includes lyrics like "Metallic hearts beat in exchange / Pulse is heavy, beats like rain" and a recurring motif of melodies that remain unsung.
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Music Release
New EP: Neon Highways — February 25, 2025
February 01, 2025
The forthcoming EP Neon Highways comprises three tracks: "Neon Highways," "Digital Destination," and "Electric Horizon." An exploration of the intricate electrical systems that underpin our modern world. Available on Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Amazon Music, and Boomplay.
EPTechno2025 Listen Now →Two-track EP featuring "Into the Shadows" and "Into the Shadows Acid." Atmospheric acid techno from New York. Available on Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.
EPAcid Techno Stream →Borna Libertines has inaugurated a new store featuring over twenty paintings and apparel available for direct acquisition from the artist.
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Collection of Collage Graffiti Paintings done in Mexico City from the period 2021–2024. On display: Afterlife Corazon, Man and Sea, Art is Dangerous, Dead Man in the Room, Surfing Life, Planet Earth, Vivir Utopia, The Thinker. Presented at the prestigious Hotel Lone by Maistra, Rovinj, Istria.
Urban erosion is a natural phenomenon where materials in urban areas are gradually removed or dissolved by natural forces. This phenomenon has inspired Borna's artistic exploration — seeing the remnants of urban erosion as raw materials that hold historical and cultural significance. Instead of viewing erosion as decay or loss, Borna uses the eroded material as a palette to create art that tells a story about the place and its history.
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Berlin Art Week 2024 — September 11–15
September 17, 2024 · Berlin
Harry Nuriev's "The Foam Room", Gajin Fujita's "Blessings and Curses", Rebecca Horn's "Concert of Sighs" — five days of contemporary art across Berlin galleries.
Berlin Art Week →Borna Libertines curated weekly playlist on Apple Music. Electronic, techno, house selections from New York.
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New Painting · 2025
Silhouetted by Fire — New Mixed Media Work 2025
2025
A profound mixed-media composition bridging historical trauma with contemporary suffering. Oil, Spray Paint, Golden and Silver Leaf on Canvas. 100×70 cm. $3,200.
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