Abryn is a riveting journey through eclectic flavors of dark psychedelic electronica. Twists and turns abound.

// About This Mix

In anticipation of my upcoming release with Mindspring Music via The Psychedelic Muse, I wanted to release this as a fresh perspective on the work I've been doing lately. 

If people dig what they hear in the Mindspring mix, I want them to have something to dig deeper into with my other material.

This mix is a dark, twisted adventure through the haunting corridors of dark psychedelic electronica; technical, groovy, intelligent soundscapes weaving together intricate tapestries of lush and deep sounds touching psychill, idm, psydub, glitch, breaks, jazz, psybient, techno, and with excursions into the abstract and back. 

Enjoy.

// Tracklist
SESEN - Cryptic Message
STRVNGERS - Zayka
The Flying Mars - Deephandsonator
SESEN & ConWerteR - Tempus
Mr. Bill & Funi - Screening Pt. 2 (w. Funi)
Zero Cult - Lost In The Clouds
Koan - One Day All Will Become Clear
Stefan Torto - Ampoule
Stefan Torto - Liberation of Truth
Cubering - Reminiscence
Twin Shape & COAM - Glimpse
Poordream - Despair
Tetarise - Astable Connection
SKY H1 - Land
Stefan Torto - Time Spell
Infrequency - Elements Of Nature
Atiq & EnK - Within The Realm Of My Headlight
Immortal Onion - Intensity
PEIX - NGC 2023
Maitri - waiting for blue
awakened souls & From Overseas - Deepest Ocean (James Bernard rework)
Germind - Bathyscaphe
Ascendant - Probability
NUCLEAR RAMJET - Folding Time (ambient version)
Klaada - Ice
Subdream - Beacon
[Haven] - Gewura
Mr. Bill - Pastel
GreatOwl - Chak Temo
Stèv - Seed (with Lueda Alia)
Daniel Roeth feat. Toma Amot - Hero and Leander (Original Mix)
Entheogenic - 4Q-545
Shwamp - Eppu's Mindscape
Atiq & EnK - What Was That
Stefan Torto - Inloving
Access To Arasaka - Ellipse
S p ă c e k e e p ĕ r  - Blackout
Grub - Empty Mansion (Sensient Rmx)
Slaycub - Dewdrop Dreams
Tor - Inkeri
Zen Core - Key To Cosmos
Sigil - Classification
Shwamp - Leaving Peacefully
MARTIN NONSTATIC - Mind Ctrl
Daniel Roeth feat. Koan - That Particular Day (Autumn Mix)
Sigil - Portcullis
Sole Massif & Jacob Newman - Santrauka III
Space Afrika - e.tears
Ishq - Jade dreams
Planet Boelex - Joestet
Airi - Animism
Stratusphere - Solstice Mountain
Llyr - Dream Sequence 3D
Access to Arasaka - Locust
Ambientium - Orion
Tim Hecker - City In Flames (In 3 Parts) Pt. 2
Strawberry Hospital - Phantoma
Autoclav1.1 - The Pledge
A.I.A. - Via Lactea(2014 Version)
SESEN - Spring
Ex_Tension - Reso (live)
We Are All Astronauts - Violent Delights
State Azure - Kalimera
Eguana - Eguana - Inside A Broken Body
Rukirek - Equivocalization
Memphidos - Give Me Light
awakened souls & From Overseas - Release/Adapt
Grains of Sound - Better Living Through Chemistry
Access To Arasaka - Fragments Of A Hologram Rose
Tim Hecker - The Work Of Art In The Age Of Cultural Overproduction

[ 10 ] Abryn

R&D @ Mindspring Music
Never break the silence unless you can improve it.

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A master of sonic storytelling, Denver-based drummer/DJ Nyk Zukowski creates deep, immersive excursions into boutique psychedelic electronica.

A lifelong drummer, Aether Division's unique live performances sit at the convergence of the art forms of DJing and live drumming, and have been described as "riveting", "mesmerizing", and "unique".

Holding steadfast to his loquacious musical proclivities, Aether Division has settled into his voice by crafting long-form mixes that explore immersive flavors of top-notch psychedelic electronica, carefully curated and arranged with great love, showcasing a diverse array of talented artists from all over the globe.

Ever dynamic and just as meticulous as they are mercurial, his mixes and live performances are pushing the boundaries and future of psychedelic music.

Aether Division is truly a unique artist not to be missed.

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YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aetherdivision/videos
Facebook: facebook.com/aetherdivision
Booking: nykzukowski@gmail.com

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Nyk is the Director of Research and Development at Mindspring Music, a multi-genre psychedelic record label.

Submit demos: mindspringmusic+demos@gmail.com

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Under the same moniker, Nyk released his debut track in 2023, entitled Mytri, establishing himself as a propitious up and coming psychill producer. 

Listen/Buy here: aetherdivision.bandcamp.com

Mytri is also available on all major streaming platforms such as Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc.

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There are some of us who will refuse to drop the candle, even when pushed into a dark cave and locked there behind a stone.

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.::[ E.V.o.7L.0.v.E ]::.

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much love to my mindspring family, rob/tpm and my dog [rip]. big ups apo/whence fam, the f-town/b-tizzo kids, and my fiddy-two eighty crew. 

love y'all weirdos.

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FlibbertiGibbet is the DJ project of Tara Hawes – a compulsive music collector from an early age.

Growing up in Aotearoa/New Zealand, where her mother worked at a radio station when she was young, some of her earliest memories are being allowed to select which record to play next (if she behaved) – and of the excitement she felt when new vinyl came in – igniting a life-long passion for music. Following many years of promoting, organising and reviewing music events and basically working behind the proverbial ‘scenes’, she finally got behind the decks in ’13 and hasn’t looked back.

Signed to Free-Spirit Records in summer 2017, she enjoys playing a diverse range of styles, from chill-out, downtempo, and dub to minimal, psy-breaks, mid-tempo, psychedelic techno and progressive. This wide-ranging repertoire allows her the creative freedom to blend genres and take the dance floor on a truly unique journey.

Based just outside of London, Tara is a resident at top London psy nights Tribal Village and Astral Circus. With more and more bookings flying her way, she’s had lots of fun playing at all of the Psymera Summer Boat parties, Earthdance London, Turkey’s Psy Boutique Festival, Shattered Barriers, Elixir of Life, Alchemy Records presents Magic & Myths, the Infinite Bliss Transformational Psychedelic Healing Festival, Planet Bob’s Chai Emporium, Black Pearl Festival, Boomtown Fair and many more. 

Tara has also shared line-ups with many of the artists who first inspired her to start mixing, like GAUDI, Hedflux, Ott., Slackbaba, James Monro, Bedouin, Pspiralife, Nanoplex, Monk3ylogic, Hamish, Quanta, Dataura, Sprocket and Nanosphere, as well as warming up for some of the greats of the psy scene.

Over the years, she’s helped promote many of the UK’s biggest psy events, including Halcyon, Antiworld and Elixir of Life. A multi-talented, multi-tasking extraordinaire, when she’s not behind the decks, she has produced editorial content for Boom Festival and, having worked as a music journalist for magazines and websites such as DJMag, HarderFaster.net and Dream Creation, she won the HarderFaster.net Feature Writer of the Year Award for four years running. One of the highlights of summer 2018 was collaborating with the Boom Festival Comms Team to produce the daily Boom Diaries, where she was inspired by so many awesome artists and got some great feedback from many stalwarts of the psy scene.

A gifted selector who has spent countless years contributing to the evolution of the dance music scene, she now has a relentless passion for working the crowd from behind the decks where she can really contribute to the vibe of the party. 

A founding member of the Psy-Sisters Collective, FlibbertiGibbet also co-promotes one of London’s longest running psytrance events, Astral Circus, alongside Nikki S. Recent highlights of her career include opening the Tribe of Frog stage on Sunday at Boomtown Festival 2024 and warming up for Banco de Gaia at his album launch party in London.

In addition, she forms half of the duo Amaluna with DJ Małpka, having performed at last year’s Boomtown Festival and at the incredible Odyssee NYE 2024 in Berlin, where they closed The Gallery on New Year’s Day with an electrifying four-hour set. After the success of Amaluna’s ‘Lunar Phase’ compilation, released in 2019 on Free-Spirit Records, Tara is currently curating her first solo comp, designed to reflect the diversity of the range of music she plays.


www.facebook.com/DJFlibbertiGibbet

Snowdrop weaves delicate melodies and harmonies with transformative bass frequencies, emphasising musically sensitive transitions and meticulous attention to groove. Since 2014, Maia Snow has shared heart and body moving music at events such as Triplicity, Anthropos, Magikana, Psychedelic Jelly, Noisily and Tribe of Frog, and via her webcasting project, New Moon Grooves.

Blessed to be part of a global family united by music, she is forever honoured to play her own part in communicating love through this universal language.

[bookings: maiasnowdrop@gmail.com]

UPCOMING GIGS:

12th - 15th June 2025 - Existance Festival, Malmesbury https://existancefestival.com/

18th - 20th July 2025 - Magikana Festival, Wales https://magikana.org/

5th - 7th September 2025 - Something Different, Worcestershire https://somethingdifferentevents.co.uk/sd/the-collaboration-2025/

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PAST GIGS:

19th-22nd July 2024 - Magikana Festival, Wales (DJ set)

22nd March 2024 - Lunarpunk Alchemy, Basement45, Bristol (DJ set)

14th October 2023 - Psy Jelly, The Jam Jar, Bristol (DJ set) 

23rd-24th September 2023 - Something Different, Malvern (soundbath set)

6th November 2022 - Connective Frequencies, Totnes (soundbath set)

8th-12th September 2022 - Anthropos Festival, UK (soundbath set)

2nd October 2021 - Ecstatic Dance Bristol Equinox Party (soundbath set)

12th-13th June 2021 - Anthropos Stream (soundbath set)

11th-15th June 2020 - Anthropos Stream

11th-15th July 2019 - Noisily, UK

13th-18th June 2019 - Anthropos, UK 

4th May 2019 - Psy Jelly / Anthropos Preparty, Bristol

19th-22nd July 2018 - Solar.United.Natives, Hungary

23rd June 2018 - Psy Jelly, Bristol, UK

15th December 2017 - Soma Sonic, Liverpool, UK

30th September 2017 - Tribe of Frog, Bristol, UK

1st - 5th June 2017 - Triplicity, UK

13th May 2017 - Adventures in Bass, Totnes, UK

25th March 2017 - Chapel Party, Caernarfon, Wales

18th - 24th July 2016 - Solar.United.Natives, Hungary

13th - 17th July 2016 - Buddhafield, Somerset, UK

24th June 2016 - Diversity, Bristol, UK

16th - 19th June 2016 - Triplicity, Exmoor, UK

27th February 2016 - Tribe of Frog, Bristol

21st November 2015 - Technicolour Chillout Sessions, Nottingham

26th September 2015 - Tribe of Frog, Bristol

20th - 27th July 2015 - Solar.United.Natives, Hungary

14th - 16th August 2015 - Tribal Sphere, Wales

16th May 2015 - Dance in Wonderland, Bristol

1st - 4th May 2015 - Triplicity, Wales

25th April 2015 - Tribe of Frog, Bristol

21st March 2015 - Dance in Wonderland, Bristol

6th December 2014 - Dance in Wonderland, Bristol

29th November 2014 - Tribe of Frog, Bristol

20th - 21st September 2014 - Earthdance Equinox, Wales

20th - 21st June 2014 - 3 Wishes Faery Festival, Cornwall

23rd - 25th May 2014 - 5DMegaShroom, Wales

Globalist/Humanist/Spiritualist and Music Aficionado.