Freedom (feat. Lara Aburamadan & Triagonal Disk)

Very special holiday treat for your ears and souls! The fourth instalment of Sonic Spells is brought to you by Wrocław's finest, Glassz!

One of the best and most diverse selectors we know - with his continuous engagement as a radio host, DJ, teacher, promoter, label co-owner and numerous other involvements in the electronic music scene, we knew we had to invite him to prepare an ambient journey for us. As you will hear for yourself, this mix is a deeply layered sonic journey perfect for the upcoming moments of celebrations, retrospections, new beginnings and occasions to reunite. Dive in and enjoy!

Glassz:
https://soundcloud.com/glassz
https://linktr.ee/glassz
https://www.instagram.com/glassz.dj/
https://www.facebook.com/glassz.dj/

Tracklist:
Twuan - Neverlution [Shaw Cuts]
DJ Olive - Amphibious Bed [Record Blanks]
IC Lander - Room Tone [NVREC]
HVL - teapot limhi [self-released]
Walton - Maisie by the Sea [Lith Dolina]
Katatonic Silentio - Wispy Monochrome [UNDER MY FEET.]
Twuan - AC VS Interlude [Shaw Cuts]
Xenia Reaper - qx5136 [Oscilla Sound]
Aphex Twin - Parallel Stripes [Warp]
Pontiac Streator - Stuck in a Cave [Motion Ward]
Earthen Sea - Outcropping (Javier Marimon Off Track) [Huinali]
Global Communication - 9 39 [Dedicated]
Skee Mask - Terminal Z [Ilian Tape]
Aquarian - New York, an Eternity [Bedouin]
ASC - Cycle #04 (Circa 59-60) [Auxiliary]
Rod Modell - Side C [Astral Industries]
Perila - Blanket [Smalltown Supersound]
Thys - Dissolve [Vision]
Zenker Brothers - When Nothing is Safe [Ilian Tape]
Space Afrika - yyyyyy2222 [Dais]
Christopher Bissonnette - Choreographer of Space [Dronarivm]
Aboutface - Pupa II Transformation Imago [self-released]

Artwork:
Photo by Glassz
Edited by CM

2024, Wrocław, Poland

Sonic Spells #4 - Glassz

A guest mix by Agnostic Rhythm for LAN.

We've been waiting 5 years for this one, and it was worth it, what a beauty.

Antidote to the algorithm. Purveyor of the good stuff. Revelatory sonics and shared rhythmic ecstasies, at serious volume, astride the border between the real and the unreal, that place where rival gangs of shamans fought each other to a standstill. Known for his cratedigger YouTube channel, which has been running for 13 years, Agnostic Rhythm has been sharing quality sounds across social media platforms since its inception.

Comment for any ids 🌌

@agnostic-rhythm
YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzVLoYIP38Y-yuJG0OXTmEQ

LAN: https://lansonor.bandcamp.com

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LAN_mix / Agnostic Rhythm

Todays marks five years since my Brother’s departure from this earthly plane, 20-01-2020 - may his journey through the stars be peaceful.
So it feels like an appropriate and auspicious moment to finally share the recording of my set from the Tantrum stage at Houghton Festival 2022, where I paid tribute to him by way of playing a set of the music he loved using records from his amazing collection - an absolute treasure trove of 90s Drum & Bass bombs. Steve obviously had great musical taste, and was not only rather nifty at cutting & scratching on the decks, but he was also a very tight player of the drums. Amen Brother.
This was the first time I’ve ever played an entire set of this genre, and it was a real labour of love - the records were battered from lots of use as you will hear from the crackle & pop, and each needed a run on a vinyl cleaning machine kindly lent to me by a good friend, a lengthy process to say the least! Then a couple of late nights listening through them all and familiarising myself with the tracks, sticker-ing them up, marking tempos etc and totally missing out on the the rest of the festival. 
I was running on pure instinct with the selections and approach to putting this set together as I’d not had enough time to rehearse anything in advance, and strange as it may sound, I felt a subtle level of guidance coming through. Things went as well as they could and I think it turned out alright all things considered, check it out.

Tracklist:
01 Nookie - The Magic | Urban Culture Recordings
02 Digital - Touch Me (95 Agony Mix) | Timeless Recordings 
03 L.T.J. Bukem - Music (Happy Raw) | Good Looking Records
04 Siege - Alterior Motives | Soundscape Records
05 The Invisible Man - The Beginning | Timeless Recordings
06 Metal Heads - Terminator | Synthetic Records
07 Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) | Moving Shadow
08 Eze-G - Worlds Of Confusion | Unatural Light
09 The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune | Good Looking Records
10 Slipmatt - Breaking Free (DJ SS Rollers Remix) | Awesome Records
11 Omni Trio - Feel Good '95 | Moving Shadow
12 The Groove Gangster - Let The Drummer Go | Soundscape Records
13 Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction | Metalheadz
14 The Funky Technicians - No Mystery | Legend Records
15 DJ Harmony - Let Me In | Moving Shadow
16 Randall & Andy C - Sound Control | RAM Records
17 Aquarius & Tayla - Soul Searching | Good Looking Records
18 Intense - The Genesis Project | Rugged Vinyl Records
19 Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows (Long Dark Remix) | RAM Records
20 Intense - The Quickening (D.O.P.E. Remix) | Rugged Vinyl Records
21 Omni Trio - Rollin' Heights (More Strings Attatched Mix) | Moving Shadow
22 Intense - Time Space Continuem | Rugged Vinyl Records
23 Hyper-On Experience - Lords Of The Null Lines (Foul Play Remix) | Moving Shadow
24 Keen -1,2,3. (DJ-SS Rmx) | Formation Records
25 Nookie - Celebrate Life | Reinforced Records 
26 Source Direct - Secret Liaison | Good Looking Records
27 Shimon & Andy C - Quest | RAM Records
28 Hidden Agenda - No Mans Land | Metalheadz
29 Nookie - Only You | Reinforced Records 
30 Seba & Lo Tek - So Long | Looking Good Records 
31 Calibre - Last Man On Earth | Quadraphonic 
32 Fire Fox & 4-Tree - Warning (Roni Size Mix) | Philly Blunt Records
33 Bass Influence - All Massive | Impact Records
34 Aquarius & Tayla - Bringing Me Down | Good Looking Records
35 Adam F - Circles | F-Jams
36 Ed Rush - Killamanjaro | Prototype Recordings
37 Cybotron Feat. Dillinja - Light Years | Prototype Recordings
38 Paul Z - Yeah | Prophecy Recordings
39 Amazon II - Music's Hypnotizing | Aphrodite Recordings
40 Lemon D - Subphonic | Prototype Recordings
41 Use Of Weapons - Mojo Woman | Droppin' Science
42 Future Forces Inc - Symetrix | Renegade Hardware 
43 Adam F - Metropolis | Metalheadz
44 Desired State -Mindgames | RAM Records
45 Serum - Chopper Bizness | Dread Recordings
46 Special Forces - Something Else... The Bleeps Tune (Photek Remix) | Photek Productions

A Drum & Bass Tribute to Steven Downey - Live at Houghton Festival 2022

Richard Chater (18/1/25)

The first track off the upcoming debut album from Light of Cacti, due out on 07/03/25

Pre order here: https://tonightsdreamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/neverland-is-a-state-of-mind

Light of Cacti - Neverland Is A State Of Mind

Recorded live at Giant Steps 09.02.25

@johngomezldn
@aneeshp

John Gómez at Giant Steps

Carmina - Louder & Faster w/ The Baker - Aaja Channel 2 - 06 02 25

𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨𝙥𝙖.𝟬𝟰 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗮:𝗺𝘂

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵

This might be the perfect way to describe this new 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘱𝘢 crystallized by Da:mu.
Discovered on a sunlit afternoon at the very edge of France last summer, it quickly became clear that we wanted to invite him to be part of this project.

Born on World Music Day, Da:mu lives for sonic emotions deeply rooted in his body & mind.
As a co-founder of Öz (@ozcollective_), he shares a vision of free-spirited & colorful celebrations, embracing rhythmic journeys and unexpected mystical flights.
He is also one half of the rock’n trance-infused project Yland Sunr:ders with his accomplice diafan (@me_diafan), which resides on the imaginary utopia Ybyzär.

From the desire to (re)bring certain musical genres and universes into the spotlight, here is one of them, which we have the sublime pleasure of unveiling to you.

we let you dive:in Da:mu

link in bio 

𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 - Krabbé Jeroen, « Dalfsen Mart », 2016. 
Oil, 220 x 150 cm

soulspa.04 l dive:in da:mu

Global Roots - 22 April 2025

Wampís of Guayabal & Aboutface - Los Bosquesinos (People of the Forests)

An intercultural collaboration with the Indigenous Wampís forest community living in the Peruvian Amazon: exploring evocative soundscapes and ancient nampet songs in the Wampís Territory, to support indigenous-led conservation, and initiatives against illegal deforestation and acts of ecocide.

100% of all sales revenues from this release will directly go to the Wampís to protect their rainforest territory. 

During a month living with the Wampís in the Amazon Rainforest, Aboutface and the Wampis community collaboratively captured field-recordings, music instrumentation and traditional Wampis Nampets – ancient songs sung from the perspective of animals living in their rainforest environment.

These recordings then informed 4 improvised performances to articulate the story of the 4 Nampet songs, from within the habitat of each animal, to depict nature and culture as inseparable, and to propose that humanity is not exclusive to humans, but a multinaturalist characteristic available to all living organisms. 

Credits

Nampet songs:
Kutir, Wancha and Pinchichi by Elizabeth Huampankit Najamtai.
Manchi by Fernando Ijisam Tsakim.
Wañasú by Edilberto Ijisam Tello

Acoustic Percussion by Wampís band Guayabita:
Fernando Ijisam Tsakim, Edilberto Ijisam Tello, Larry Tello Huampankit, Jose Luis Cahuata Pipa, Tedy Tello Cahuata, Heyner Tello Cahuata, Eli Artista Antonio, Never Tello Huampankit

Violin by Taro. Peruvian bamboo quena, classical flute, acoustic guitar, electronics, composition and arrangement by Aboutface.

Original portrait painting of Fernando Ijisam Tsakim by Nyran Loomcal.
All other artworks, analogue photography and design by Aboutface.

Rainforest field-recordings identified and collected by The Wampís of Guayabal and Aboutface.

This album has been funded by Help Musicians. advised by Shapiom Noningo Sesen – Wampís leader and advisor to the Gobierno Territorial Autónomo de la Nación Wampís (GTANW), and supported by charities Size of Wales & Forest Peoples Programme.

All project partners have kindly provided their services with substantial subsidy to contribute to the project and ensure this release is financially accessible and effective in its fundraising aims. The Wampís community and I are incredibly grateful for this. A massive thanks to: Vincent Morris, your contribution as always is invaluble. Help Musicians, Dubplates & Mastering and Deepgrooves, your vital contributions made this release achievable, Carlos ‘Canti’ Saldana. Freerotation Festival and NTS Radio. Ruy & Dubplates & Mastering team. Deepgrooves. Aimee Lawrence (PR) for your patience and help. Anna at Size of Wales, without you this project would not have been possible.

Finally, Shapiom Noningo Sesen, thank you for you patience, guidance and trust in my vision– may Aratum continue to guide me. Yuminsuajme.



Wampís of Guayabal & Aboutface - Los Bosquesinos - 01 Kutir (Parrott)

Wampís of Guayabal & Aboutface - Los Bosquesinos - 01 Kutir (Parrott)

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