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Understanding with Carl Sagan

The television series Cosmos, which first aired 30 years ago this week, made a celebrity of science communicator Carl Sagan. In this archival 1994 Science Friday interview, Sagan discusses his book The Pale Blue Dot and shares his thoughts on manned space exploration. [Image courtesy NASA]

Celebrating Carl Sagan and 'Cosmos'

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System Failure explores the work of the sound/art/activist collective Ultra-red that creates different model of engagement between participatory art, organizing and public pedagogy. Through sound and critical listening, Ultra-red’s work is found on the intersections of art, critique, politics and grassroots organizing/community making  and has been valuable and influential to bridging art and political organizing, de-centring curation practices, as well as the creation and theorization of ambient and listening as a political vehicle tied to local communities, spaces, places, histories and political demands. Their broader activist-artistic praxis includes electronic music, field recordings, interviews, video pieces, participatory sound installations etc Founded in 1994 by two AIDS activists, Ultra-red have over the years expanded to include artists, researchers and organizers from different social movements including the struggles of migration, anti-racism, participatory community development, and the politics of HIV/AIDS.

Tracklist:

1. Blok 70 am (Object Relations). By Oticon (TRANSISTORS-BLOK70:Translations)
2. An Archive Of Feelings, 1987 to 1992 (The AIDS Uncanny-An Archive of Silence)
3. deadrooms:from the death of ambient music to listening material (Excerpt from text by Ultra-red)
4. Against a Natural History of Wind(The Debt)
5. Value Form of Participation (The Debt)
6. “Some thesis of militant sound investigation” (Excerpt from text by Ultra-red)
7. G8.genova (TRANSISTORS-border sounds)
8. Detention Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia (TRANSISTORS-border sounds)
9. Ledine. By Ultra-red (TRANSISTORS-BLOK70:Translations)
10. Kixly (Tijuana-San Diego) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.2)
11. X-Chris (South London) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.2)
12. Union de Vecinos (Los Angeles) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.4)
13. Pablo Alvarez (Basingstoke) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.4)
14. Augusto Palma (Merida) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.4)
15. Arte-Union de Vecinos (TRANSISTORS-Plaza Mariachi) 
16. Mariachis-Union de Vecinos (TRANSISTORS-Plaza Mariachi) 
17. Espacio-Union de Vecinos (TRANSISTORS-Plaza Mariachi) 
18. An Epidemic Of Silence (4’33") (The AIDS Uncanny-An Archive of Silence)
19. Frankfurt Bahnhof by Ultra-red (TRANSISTORS-Play Kanak Attak) 
20. Deison (Udine) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.3)
21. Adern X (Pistoia) (P.O.P-Fifteen Sounds of the War on the Poor, vol.3)
22. Checkpoint 303 (Ramallah-Paris)
23. Ultra-red (Los Angeles)
24. …networks... (TRANSISTORS-BLOK70:Translations)
25. …banned… (TRANSISTORS-BLOK70:Translations)
26. Fetishism as a means of authoring the invisible Laurence- Rassel & Terre Thaemlitz(Articles of Incorporation-The Laurence Rassel Show)
27. Message from Yoyogi- Park-Rassel & Terre Thaemlitz(Articles of Incorporation-The Laurence Rassel Show)
28. Movement for Beograd Airport. Remixed by PoS (TRANSISTORS-Movement for Airports Transistors Remixes)
29. Una Geórgica de Urbana (TRANSISTORS-Play Los Jornaleros del Norte)
30. Trabajo y Días (TRANSISTORS-Play Los Jornaleros del Norte)

System Failure EP4 A tribute to Ultra-red and militant sound investigation

In a flock of mediocrity, "Black Sheep" rips the fleece of expectations, gracing the sonic fields of raw, analog grit to stand out as the herder of the pack. 

Refuting convention, Black Sheep delves into the grittier, grimier and harder side of bass - animating the grazing fields with imperfect yet immaculate rhythms, dangerously low yet guttural bass. 

Unapologetically authentic and refuting any sense of normalcy - Rational Soul stretches the blade of grass to unrealised levels of authenticity with "Black Sheep". 

🐑 RATIONAL SOUL

🐑 soundcloud: [ https://www.soundcloud.com/rationalsoul ] 
🐑 bandcamp: [ https://www.rationalsoul.bandcamp.com ] 
🐑 instagram: [ https://www.instagram.com/rationalsoul_ ] 
🐑 facebook: [ https://wwww.facebook.com/rationalsoul710 ] 

📁 Collaborations

📂 "STARLESS NIGHTS INTO SUNLESS DAYS" w/ Darn 
[ https://soundcloud.com/darnmusic ] 

📂 "BLACKSHEEP" w/ Avaword 
[ https://soundcloud.com/user-189991450 ]

📁 Remixes

📂 "STARLESS NIGHTS INTO SUNLESS DAYS" by DJ Pound [ https://soundcloud.com/djpound ] 

📂 "HENCH" by CNTRLLA [ https://soundcloud.com/cntrlla ] 

🧑‍🎨 art: Thomas Whale
🎛️ mastering: Sky Mastering { https://www.skyaudiomastering.com/ ]

🌍 SATURATE! 🌍

🌍 discord: [ https://discord.gg/saturate ]
🌍 patreon: [ https://patreon.com/SATURATE ]
🌍 artist dev: [ https://feedback.aboveandbelow.co ]
🌍 web: [ https://www.saturaterecords.com ]

Black Sheep (STRTEP100)

STARLESS NIGHTS INTO SUNLESS DAYS (DJ Pound Remix)

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RATIONAL SOUL & DARN - STARLESS NIGHTS INTO SUNLESS DAYS (DJ Pound Remix)

ÈBONY - Shades of Meridian [Turbo 251]
Stream & Buy - https://turborec.lnk.to/ShadesofMeridian

In the wake of their widely-acclaimed album Union, JUNO-nominated duo Èbony rematerialize on the dancefloor with the otherworldly Shades of Meridian EP, projecting a waking futurist dream haunted by echoes of Detroit techno, Chicago house, South African melodies, and the rich mythology of Ancient Toronto. 

Opener “Break My Skin explores a hidden pocket of after-hours techno space-time with an ethereal vocal by James Baley, leading into the tense, disembodied jack of “Forever.” Next, “Dull Side First” rides a spectral break through a sepulchral warehouse trip, “RIFT” invokes peak-time witchcraft, and closer “My Daylight” entrances even the most self-possessed sound-and-lighting guys to spam the smoke machine until reality itself is occluded. 

And to those who say that working with JUNO-nominated artists proves that Turbo is just a cog in the CanCon cabal, we would like to familiarize you with the facts: Canadian Tire refused to carry our 2023 Bryan Adams remix LP and we have rejected five separate demos from Justin Trudeau’s tech-house alias “Arabian Nights.” It’s called integrity — try looking it up sometime.

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Dull Side First

Sonne

Breathe

Tracks:
Jurriaan Andriessen - She Walks in Beauty
Stephan Micus - Violeta
Enno Velthuys - Mercury
Ô Paradis - El Astro Rey
ESTADO DE BIENESTAR - Megafan de Haus Arafna
Trystero - Che Cosa Dicono 
DIIV - Raining On Your Pillow
Xvarr -Shadows 
The Opiates - Anatomy Of A Plastic Girl (Chris & Cosey Remix)
Cranes - E.G. Shining 
Dead Can Dance - Ocean 
Laurent Pernice - Plan De Coupe 
Automelodi - Cavallo
Zazou-Nodland-Lema - Stranger In The new Light 
Martin Dupont - My Analyst "Assez" 
Queen Lear - Black Sunshine (E PEE)
The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes 
Brannten Schnüre - Goldne Abendsonne, wie bist du so schön
Parade Ground - Gold Rush
Fantastic Twins - Twins Can’t Love
Hard Corps - The Breath 
Nengue - Los Niños Del Parque (Bionda e Lupo Neumisch)
Sasha Renkas - You'll Be Okay
Hellvete - In den beginne
Belle - Leaving it as it is
eoobe feat. Low Bat - My Love Parade Turned Into a Riot

In Between Days w/ Ofra & Elina Tapio Last week we spent a lovely 2-hours together at the Operator container overcoming our foggy morning brains with caffeine, being astounded by the sheer size of the new CDJs, and most importantly sharing passionate talks about music! Our recording is up on the website for playback with a selection of tracks to lull you into an autumn mood, silly chats as entertaining interludes between the warm embrace of some of our long-standing favourites and recent discoveries!

In Between Days - 17 w/ Ofra & Elina Tapio

@trailcam-music

Trailcam is the new moniker of Toronto-based artist Rita Mikhael, who up until recently had been releasing cutting-edge, club-driven explorations under the name E-Saggila for nearly a decade. Her new project made its debut with a stellar EP of dubbed-out downtempo cuts titled 'Drumlin Loop', which dropped on the influential Swedish label Northern Electronics in July of this year. Though we were initially mourning the shelving of her luminous E-Saggila project, 'Drumlin Loop' proved itself a worthy shift in direction. The sound is notably paired down, though perhaps evermore engaging, signaling a matured sense of palette and world-building that comes from her confidence in restraint. In that way, it shares kinship with some of the best of artists like Maurizio, Andy Stott, and Sandwell District.

Her set on this week's edition of CENTER BOOTH expands on the lush sounds of 'Drumlin Loop', several tracks from which appear here, although sped up slightly in order to weave themselves into the otherwise relaxed pace of a dub techno set. It's a divinely textural listening experience, both beautiful in its intricacy, and ominous in its tone. Soft, hissing noise and shimmering, dubby synths are undercut by thick, rumbling basslines, its unassuming pace belying the force of its rhythm. Here, Trailcam seems to find a home in her new sound, and we're beyond thrilled that she came by to share it with us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy92JjGN-UE
https://www.lettonne.dance/

Trailcam – Center Booth ◎ S2E16

Live at The Church of Holy Trinity, Toronto - Sept 12 2025

Vault Sessions #266 - Measure Divide

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06.  A minute with Carl Sagan

Ancient Rain

We asked listeners which Radiolab stories are the most Valentine-y, and we got some great nominations. Here are the top contenders--we've got spooning bloodflukes, a photographer who falls for a leopard seal, a heartbreaking story about falling out of love, and by far the top pick...Finding Emilie from our Lost & Found Show. Enjoy, and hey...maybe sharing this with your sweetheart will earn you a little extra romance-cred?

Radiolab Valentine: Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan

BFCS - Cool Water Ahead

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06. A minute with Carl Sagan

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