Traversing the aural landscapes of Akytra lends itself to a thrilling psychedelic adventure from start to finish.

My first mix in about a year, Akytra has developed over several huge shifts in my personal life, the most significant of which was losing my dog in June. It's been a rough year and this mix reflects a lot of that darkness.

As always, I take pride in crafting non-traditional, non-conventional mixes that meld into something somehow greater than the sum of their parts. This mix is no exception and drifts between psychill, downtempo, psydub, idm, ambient, and glitch-dub, with tastes ranging drastically between ethno-tribal, atmospheric metal, breaks, classical, and a few other tricks up my sleeve as always.

I feel like this mix has accurately captured the current state of my very being. I took a lot of risks in this one that have paid off beautifully, as this is my favorite mix I've made thus far in my DJ career. This shit is lit. I promise.

Enjoy! 

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This mix is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Skout Rowdimus "Rowdy" Azul Saltowski, the knucklehead who taught me what it means to love fiercely and unconditionally, who showed me what it is to be filled with unbounded joy, and who -- in being full of relentless silliness and grace -- enriched my life beyond measure. 

You are so forever loved my dear friend. 

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Tracklist

Ishq - Happy Homelands
Access to Arasaka - Locust
Those Who Ride With Giants - The Knocking Lord 
Zero Cult & Unusual Cosmic Process - Awakening 
EurythmY - Eleven
Scann-Tec - Lotochrome
Huron - Under My Surface (First Mix)
Felix Ando - Encounters
Faithfull - I Dream King (Segment)
VGNX - Pull Up
Desert Dwellers - Seeing Things (Original Mix) 
Desert Dwellers - Seeing Things (Variant Field Remix)
Phutureprimitive - Somatica (ft. NIMITAE)
Zymosis - The Way I See It
Antandra - Metavision
Psybur - Groovin Dub (ft. Shwamp) 
Brian Sangmeister - Cold Aftermath
S1gns of L1fe - Illumination
Lakey - Blacktea
Side Liner - The Sorrow of Staying Silent
Ouroboros - Mercuriosity
Longform Radio - Wiggle Waggle
Arcturus - Tossing Pebbles
Looney Grandpas - Looneyscapes
Nanosphere - Void ( DRRTYWULVZ Remix)
Auma & Desiseq - Chute
Access to Arasaka - 7.14 : Monochromatic
Subdream - A Silver Lining
Inner Child - Infinite Love
A Pale Void - Immense Subtlety
Unstable Elements - Field of Innocence
sonhos tomam conta - that tweet isn't funny anymore
awakened souls & From Overseas - Any of Those Lies
Edamame - Maraya
Stratusphere - Galaxies In Her Eyes 
Lorenzo Montanà - Vertical Corridors
Grasz & Schultz - Larimar
Tony Anderson - Lune
Atom Sessions - Darker Cities
Kick Bong - Strange Days (Squazoid Remix)
Access to Arasaka - Waiting War
Normotone - Once In My Quiet Room
Access to Arasaka - setvector
Access to Arasaka - Roenke
Sapien - Origins
Lauge & Aes Dana - Omrids
Mindsphere - Consciousness
Scann-Tec - Marking Time
Ashnaia Project - Frozen Memories
Santiago Niño - Manipulation
Kick Bong & Astropilot - Another Sunny Day
Tetarise - Floating Romance
Klaada - Infinite Sun
Wolf Tech - Fleeting Moments
Blue Lunar Monkey - Psychenaut
Tony Anderson - Nuit
Scann-Tec - Turgenev
Paul Jordan - Five of a Kind 
Lorenzo Montanà - Between Worlds
Stèv - Awakening (ft. Lueda Alia)
Access to Arasaka - Canadice
Martin Nonstatic - Apana pt. 2
Pyramidic - Fourth Turning
Pathwey - Flow State
Aes Dana - 101 clouds
Tineidae - Damaged Datastream
Pathwey - Resistance
Tor - Aeris (Lapa Remix)
Gal.k - One12.6
Sumiruna - Solidified
Alterra Project - Exodus
Birds of Paradise - Aural Reef (ft. Robert Rich)
Coam - Jaffa Sunset Tribe
Bansara - Arena
Argus - Cry of the Soul
Blure - Embrace

[ 13 ] Akytra



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For more than twenty years Cryoverb 
has wandered Prima Materia -
sharing stories around the campfire, 
DJing, listening, dancing under the stars,
and collecting a vast tome of experimental,
psychedelic music over his travels.  
With this forbidden knowledge – 

the worn pages of ancient spell books,
fragmentary words of magical incantations, 
portends whispered in the wind- 

Cryoverb transmutes these 
secret formulae into audio alchemy, 
transporting listeners into a mysterious 
“choose your own adventure” story. 


[ambient, soundscape, experimental, IDM, electronic, glitch, dub, forest, psychedelic, psytrance, goa, darkpsy, hitech, psychill, psybient, psydub, D&B, Neurofunk, halftime, chillout, breakcore, psycore, sound design, sound-art, and storytelling...]

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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Onk-Su-Namun is sound as healing, rhythm as ritual.
A hybrid and emotional sound project, where each beat is a portal for the expansion of consciousness.
Merging machine precision with human sensitivity, it explores frequencies as medicine and the body as a channel for transmutation.

Experimental, intense, and cinematic, it was born at the end of 2023 with a clear intention:
to remind us who we are, through feeling.

Forget what you know.
Empty the mind.
The sound leads. The soul responds.