aaaand we’re back already for round two with our good friend, mr sam picasso :-)

a no-description-needed journey through the grooves !! slooow down for this one, it’s a headphones jobby ...

sit back, turn on and ease ya self innn

sunday downtime 002 - picasso

“ 𝗟𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘂 ” by Pierro

Smooth and seamless Pierro guides us to his hamlet in the Ardennes region of France. Quaint comes to mind - by dictionary definition ‘attractively unusual’ and this ensemble is every meaning of those words. Charmed by the peculiar. Thank you Pierro for sharing your unique work with the series. For the farmers, the lovers and the arborists.

08290 Liardeau, Aouste

@pierro-boonen

item.cast 037: Pierro

Recorded during Bruno Schmidt's All Night Long set at Mansions on January 4th, 2025.

https://soundcloud.com/bruno-schmidt

Night Club Music with Bruno Schmidt

We're back! Episode 72 welcomes English producer, composer, and vocalist Ema Jolly, better known as @emika_official. A classically trained pianist, Emika has been making music for most of her life, both in the contemporary classical realm and the electronic one. Albums like her self-titled debut and early work like DVA, Melanfonie, and Falling in Love with Sadness were testaments to her thoughtful composition and emotional resonance. After having her two children however, her connection with music has only grown in depth and creative nuance, and these days, she’s making some of her best work yet. 

Her immersive sound performances at planetariums around Europe bring her music to the venue it was always meant to be in, and these experiences in sharing her sound has sparked a new passion project: a community studio for immersive sound crafted by Emika and funded via Kickstarter. In this month's episode, Emika and I discuss motherhood and its relationship to creativity, and what it means to become “we” as an musician.

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Music: 
"Ache" - Emika (2024) 
"Dilo 22" - Emika (2020)
"Sleep in the Day" - Emika (2024)

Emika's immersive studio build Kickstarer: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emikamusic/how-to-make-music-immersive

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AIR 072 / Emika

Next one comes from Brussels again. This time Alfred Anders is taking us on a journey. We still have sweet memories of the first time we met him at his store, Crevette Records. Since then, he has been a great inspiration to us for what a record shop should be like.

sound: https://soundcloud.com/alfredanders
artwork: https://www.instagram.com/janpaulmueller/

SPHEREmental 14 - Alfred Anders

@liquidearthmusic
Emerging from the sun-drenched landscapes of California and now firmly rooted in the Barcelona sands, Liquid Earth has spent years sculpting a signature sound that’s equal parts classic and contemporary. Wrangling sounds inspired by the ‘80s-‘00s continuum of effervescent house and reimagining them with a hardware and futuristic-forward twist, Freels’ sophisticated brand of ‘tech house’ has resulted in years of quality output to boot. With a career further propelled by his unmatched positive attitude and razor sharp dancefloor instincts, Freels has released under several monikers across labels like @kalaharioystercult, @butter_side_up and his own @squidrecordings. 

Beyond production, Freels is a label head, electronics/synth-tinkerer and selector of unmatched acumen. Wielding his record bag of deeply dug house, tech, progressive and trance adjacent cuts, Freels is a regular face in the international touring circuit and has graced the decks at notable clubs and festivals including Panorama Bar, Dimensions Festival, and beyond. With a seemingly endless treasure trove of creativity and momentum behind him, Freels is poised to continue to use the energy of the Liquid Earth project to trailblaze and treat us to his idiosyncratic brand of ‘tech house with a twist’!

Liquid Earth joined me live in the PBS studio for episode 307 of Passing Notes.


Liquid Earth - PN 307

Eclair Fifi w/ Matthias  nts 200325

Shakolin is next up on the MASS podcast! We’re honoured to welcome the tasteful Ukrainian selector to the series with this serene, flow-state hour of mixing.

Deeply rooted in Kyiv’s Closer club and now based in Berlin, Shakolin carries the spirit of one of electronic music’s most revered institutions wherever he plays. His selections blend old and new into something groovy, deep, and unpredictable, always guided by a keen ear and instinct for the dancefloor.

This mix is a testament to his craft, tune in and enjoy! 

@shakolin

MASS 43 | Shakolin

6 hours of sweatbox grooves from Lukas Wigflex & Ivan Smagghe. It had to work. We think it did. The word will be felt again soon.  Keep you posted.

Lukas Wigflex & Ivan Smagghe live from Can You Felt it? 7/3/25

Basic Moves founder Walrus joins us on the podcast this week. Active as both a DJ and producer for well over a decade, Michiel's also been putting on some of Brussel’s finest parties in recent years, under both his label's banner and a new series called Beautiful Freaks, which he runs alongside Pinguin Society Collective and many other friends.  

Quality and warmth ooze from everything he’s involved in, reflecting an all-round lovely human. DIM322 is no different, a hazy journey through soft breaks, earworm electro, housey goodness and more. We’re very excited to welcome him for a Dimensions this summer.

@basicmoves

DIM322 - Walrus

Spring has sprung, and after a small three-year hiatus, it’s the perfect moment for another Marginal Mix. 

We first met Jack D years ago in Birmingham, where his affable hosting was the highlight of a less than successful party. Since pitched up in Berlin, Jack is a familiar face on dance floors across the city, and increasingly behind the decks cross continents. He’s gifted us his first ‘house’ mix in half a decade - as ever, good things come to those who wait.

@jackdyche

Marginal Mix 04 - Jack D

AIR is an interview podcast series with a different theme each episode. 

Created in 2017, AIR aims to be something different in the wide world of music journalism. Tired of the usual promotional fluff, host Emma Robertson invites artists, DJs, and musicians to get deep on one topic that inspires them — everything from nature, to film, to spirituality — in the hope that it inspires you, too.

AIR 072 / Emika

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