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Compilation of chill, easygoing, relaxing DJ mixes to soothe your earholes while you study, luxuriate, or work from home or the office. A variety of sounds and vibes from cosmic ambient to downtempo house and groovy melodies from all corners of the globe.

Mixes, podcasts and sets from far and wide. Things like Worldwide FM, Lullabies for Insomniacs mixes, No Bad Days, Music From Memory mixes, XLR8R, Dekmantel Selectors, THUMP's Built for the Chill, Tim Sweeney's BIS, Melbourne Deepcast, Boiler Room, The Ransom Note mixes, BSS Radio, Cooking With Palms Trax, RA, i-D, 1-800 Triiip, Coastal Cast, INCHMIX, TRUSHMIX, LN-CC, Ninja Tune's SSRS, PUBLIC POSSESSION'S PP CHILL PILL III RADIO 80000 TAKEOVER and so much more.

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Delicate, sensual and a sure delight for lazy bike rides, basking in the sun of a balmy afteroon. A warm breeze spinning the weather vane due North, as winds rise from the South to thaw the East coast out from the chasms of a gloomy winter. 

For episode 25 of automatic writing, I am very happy to invite my friend Joey Power into the mix. Tune in for a two-hourlong serving of lo-fi soul, lovers (un)classics, new age delights and more.

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automatic writing w/ AKA Joey (March 2021)

This past December, Adam closed out his great, longstanding show on NTS and I thought I'd pay homage by archiving a mix I did for him in July 2021. Free-flowing, genre-melding freak zoner mix moving between 4th world, gamelan, post-punk, kraut, psych, pop and other strange sounds. Enjoy~

Tracklist:
https://www.nts.live/shows/adam-oko/episodes/adam-oko-4th-july-2021

Tender Buttons Guest Mix for Adam Oko on NTS (July 2021)

This mix originally aired in November 2022 on @soundecology1 radio c/o @fobbyjindal. Below you'll find a text I wrote about its composition:

"Years ago, I went to a lecture at York University by the filmmaker and scholar Mike Hoolboom. He gave this razor sharp talk on the idea of the first cut- the first cut into a project- the first gesture towards an idea. For him, no matter how dislocated a project got from its root causation- it would always at its heart, hold that root through to the very end. The first cut is always the deepest.

For this mix– I was interested in this idea of the First Cut in the face of imminent ecological collapse. How the first cut in our Planetary Crisis predates my body and is therefore unknowable to my body. And yet, it is from the place of embodiment that I meet our changing world.

On that note, it’s been an unseasonably warm November here in Toronto and my body’s feeling haunted. So for this episode, I’ve put together a mix of sonic hauntings. Bone shaking music– that pulses, throbs and rattles the body. Music from the depths of the heart that charts worlds real and imagined. I don’t have any answers, but I hope you’ll see this mix as a sort of research methodology into the act of listening. Listening as a way seeing or clairvoyance- as a way of considering what our world sounds like and perhaps what it is that we’re mourning. I named this mix after a pamphlet I recently found: From Electrical Fire Spirits May Be Kindled."

From Electrical Fires, Spirits May Be Kindled – A Mix Towards Ecological Grief

Akash Bansal is a writer, filmmaker, DJ, and programmer currently based out of Toronto. Their expanded poetry practice includes video, sound, performance, photography, as well as more traditional forms of text-based poetics. Their recent work has examined borders – both real and imagined, between people and places, and especially those within ourselves.

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WORK REDUX MIX is a collection of mixes made to be listened to while working. We work closely with local and international DJs to assemble thoughtful music that will carry members throughout their day and introduce them to new sounds. They are created to lift our members up when they need it, or calm them down when concentrating.

WORK REDUX MIX 018 - Akash Bansal

Mutant Radio (Tbilisi, GE) monthly residency, episode #26, July '23. This time including a guest mix from Toronto (CA) by Séance Centre family member Akash Bansal a.k.a. Tender Buttons, who's returning to the show. First hour by Akash, second hour by Jouko. Music by, among others, Jonnine, Loopsel, Montel Palmer, Public Relations and Nein Rodere. Back end of July.

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Mutant Radio - Inner Overtones w/ Tender Buttons & Jouko [07.07.2023]

Akash’s Teenage Bedroom (Demo) Mix for NTS 
https://www.nts.live/shows/sacred-space/episodes/sacred-space-19th-august-2023

Sacred Space w/ Akash Bansal 180823

A little something to ease your wait in line or accentuate your ride thru the desert... Something to take home with you or something to remind you of Home...


A Mellow Trip thru the Desert

Tracklist and full article here: http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/17/fact-mix-470-ben-klock/

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We don’t often invite people to run the FACT Mix gauntlet more than once – but if anyone gets to bend the rules, it’s Klock.

The Berlin titan last graced these parts back in 2009, filing a muscular FACT Mix entirely in keeping with his reputation as Berghain’s bosher-in-chief. The last five years have seen him consolidate his reputation as a standard bearer of refined, take-no-prisoners techno; his eight-hour-plus sets continue to shake Berghain’s foundations, and, although his output has slowed substantially, he’s still found time to knock out the occasional release on Ostgut Ton. His Klockworks label continues to tick along, too - new releases from fellow FACT mixer Trevino and Etapp Kyle are imminent, plus, if a forthcoming stint of “studio time” comes good, potentially more new music from Klock himself.

Those expecting pulverising 4×4 might be surprised by Klock’s sophomore FACT mix – a “deeper, dreamy” collection, bookended by two vintage ambient tracks and shot through with wonder. Unreleased Klockworks material features, as do cuts from the likes of Function, Ben Sims, Surgeon, Orgue Electronique and Lucy. The mix is a studio-recorded affair – something Klock sees as a very different kettle of fish to playing out: “Club mixes are obviously more spontaneous and capture the vibe of a specific night, while working in the studio offers other possibilities like re-editing tracks and layering tunes more precisely, which I’ve done a lot of that here.” Set your watches…

FACT Mix 470 – Ben Klock (Nov '14)

An insightful journey into the minds of one of IDM's earliest duos. 

Loess' isolatedmix transports you into the eclectic minds of two producers at the front of the IDM era of yesteryear - what their music and that style has gone on to influence nowadays is unquantifiable, yet their musical heritage can be traced back to numerous styles and influences. From the undeniable sound of Squarepusher, Autechre, Aphex and Boards of Canada, to dub and nordic folk; these are tracks that will always sit top of their minds irrespective of genre: "Each of these songs sound just as good today, as they did the first time we heard them".

More info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix55

Tracklist:
01. Augustus Pablo - Burial Dub
02. Squarepusher - Lambic 5 Poetry
03. Arovane - Thaem Nue
04. Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsam
05. Mum - We have a map of the piano
06. Nick Drake - Road
07. Vasen - Slunken
08. Bibio - Quantock
09. Orchestra Baobab - Utrus Horas
10. Rhythm & Sound w/ Shalom - We Been Troddin
11. Plug - DBC
12. Boards of Canada - Everything You Do Is a Balloon
13. Autechre - Draun Quarter

isolatedmix 55 - Loess

Some tunes that fit a sunlit day at the pool. Or the beach. Whatever you prefer. Enjoy your summer!

Music For Poolsides

This weeks Trushmix! LNS, homegirl straight out of the Vancouver East of Hastings underground! Another special excellent crafted mix. LNS digs deep into the ambient vibed techno tracks, with some additional machine funk fused cuts! This mix gets you into the groove and keeps it real for all the heads out there.
Keep your eyes and ears open for LNS the new and talented addition to Canada's West Coast 
take over. She will be out with her first release soon, so keep on looking, and keep  the underground vibes 4 real!



Trushmix 79 - LNS

Recorded at the NTS Radio studio in Dalston, London.
http://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/no-bad-days-w-gabriel-szatzan-jake-holick-6th-january-2016

~ Tracklist ~

Mort Garson - Plantasia [Homewood Records; 1976]
The Phantom - ??? *
Selvy - Lost Treasure [Transatlantyk; 2015]
Biosphere - Avenue 2.3 [Origo Sound; 1991]
Namlook & Montanà - Labyrinth Path IV [FAX +49-69/450464; 2010]
Dasha Rush - Sail Away To Her [Raster-Noton; 2015]
Khruangbin - Two Fish and an Elephant [Night Time Stories Ltd.; 2015]
Vangelis Katsoulis - The Eternal Return [Ελλ Ραδ Τηλ; 1990]
DaRand Land - 56 Nash [Deep4Life; 2001]
A Vision of Panorama - Floral Rhythm [Mellophonia; 2015]
Vincent Floyd - Digital Sea [Rush Hour; 2014]
Ishmael - Tribunal, 3am [Church] *
Sobrenadar - Noordzee [self-released; 2015]
Sui Zhen - Labyrinth Zone [Body Reset; 2015]
Moon B - B Side TRK 3 [self-released; 2012]
James Place - Sadie’s Tears [Umor Rex; 2015]
Neon Indian - (If I knew, I'd tell you) [Lefse Records; 2009]
Aksak Maboul - Saure Gurke (Krikor Remix) [ensemble] *
Simple Symmetry - Kalimba [Cosmic Pint Glass; 2015]
Jonsson & Alter - Svalor [Kontra-Musik; 2013]
Chaos in the CBD - Return to Dust [Mule Musiq] *
??? - bossa grv [Argot] *
Project Pablo - Closer *
Seb Wildblood - Bonsai Care [SW] *
Z Lovecraft - ??? *
Johnny Hammond - Can't We Smile (Alt) [Milestone Records; 1975]
Half Silk - ??? *
Yo La Tengo - Green Arrow [Matador; 1997]
Big Star - ST 100-6 [Ardent Records; 1972]
Slowdive - Morningrise [Creation; 1991]
Black Blood & The Chocolate Pickles - Mississippi Mud [Black Blood; 1970]

* denotes forthcoming
Download available upon request : - )

No Bad Days x

NTS Radio || No Bad Days w/ Hollick & Gabriel Szatan - 06.01.16

This is a recording of my 3rd & final set at the amazing Splore festival in New Zealand . Feeling pretty spaced out and happy with all the sunshine,beach & good vibes going round :-) Enjoy ! I surely did :-) One Love xxx

Splore Sunday Spaced out closing session

PHNCST267 - Royer

SAGA | vocals by Daw Yi Yi Thant

PALOMITA | original by Joe Cuba

NOWORDS | vocals by Don pedro Guerra Gonzales

SUELTO | Clarinet by Henrik Braun

THE ENGLISCH PLAY | vocals by William S. Burroughs

KARA TAL | co written & produced by Acid Pauli

MALDIDI | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

WEIDASONIC | remix for Robosonic & Laura Weida | Stil vor Talent

KEEP IT WARM | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals & Lyrics by Jo Ke

ARABIC 

WOODS 

HEISS | co written by Chris Schwarzwälder

MONGOLIA | remix for Napkka & Victor & Aphrodite

SLEEP ON MY FEEDS | co written & produced by Nico Stojan

TRANSAL 

TANGA | co written by Guenther Lause

ABRE | URSL 013 (128kbit)

FIESTA | vocals by Don Agustin Rivas

CURADAI | Drums by Rui Faustino 

INDOSUN 

HOW STRANGE | Keys by Holger Hecler, Vocals by Jo Ke

ANTARASH | co written & produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Iannnis Ritter

CHOOSE | co produced by Chris Schwarzwälder, Vocals by Mz Sundayluv, Handpan by BeatuniQue

CARAT | piano by Chilly Gonzales  | URSL 013 (128kbit)

DIRTY PEOPLE | remix for Lake Powel, co produced by Acid Pauli, unreleased Version

I DREAM | remix for Console

LITTLE BIRDS | original by Kings of Convenience

GOLF 

L&H | co written by Behr

INDER 

BEAM OF LIGHT

SLEEPSONG | URSL 013 (128kbit)

CANDELA | remix for Miki Gonzales 

YOU CRY | vocals & sitar by Salar Aghili & Mohamed Iqbal



All Tracks written, produced & mixed by NU

S O L

2020 has dealt out some heavy losses to musical pioneers across the spectrum but few have contributed so much for such a prolonged period as Tony Allen. Rising to prominence as part of Fela's Egypt 70, he's credited by Kuti himself as a co-founder of afrobeat, but his work since has helped carve a singular career as a percussion polymath. 

In 2016, Napoli-via-Berlin duo Nu Guinea were granted rare access to Allen's drum recordings to rework them into an original album called Tony Allen Experiments. It makes them as familiar with his work as any and perfectly placed to curate this Praise You to one of the greatest drummers who ever lived. 

Interview & Tracklist: http://www.stampthewax.com/2020/05/07/praise-you-a-tony-allen-tribute-mix-by-nu-guinea/

Interview + Tracklist

Praise You: a Tony Allen tribute mix by Nu Guinea

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📝 Lyrics:

Where can I go if I step over the doorstep gold 
And maintain a path of patience
But what if my feet are just weak
As gold begins to shed 
And trickle to isolation?

Not quite the deep end
But somewhere near it

Here sweating, hoping
And dreading coping

Close your eyes and slow your mind
It can only hold so many nervous daydreams
Tempting maybe an early bird who burns out sooner
Than one who waits

Wake up angry everyday 
Then regret the morning thoughts
As if it were another person

Maybe I'll weaken
Maybe I need it

Close your eyes and slow your mind
It can only hold so many nervous daydreams
Tempting maybe an earthly worm who's pulled up too soon
And who knew 
Who he could be

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Jeff Petescia - Nervous Daydream (with lyrics)

Archive of the latest episode features psych, folk, soul and jazz gems from the nether regions of some lonely hearts. Emotional comedown for a cosmic voyager. Get lost in the dream.

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automatic writing w/ Tender Buttons (October 2020)

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I know a lot of people who love music and love it so intensely, but I don't know many who embody it the way Savannah does. For her, it seems to be both an extension of her deepest feelings and expression of pure abstraction. Listening to records with her can feel like an endless opening up, and it's a true joy-- like eating sun-ripened peach on an island beach, with your closest friends abound, slowly sinking into the sand, as the cool waves melt into your body. 

So close your eyes and lay yourself down for 2 hours of ecstasy, love and sex with the maestro Savannah at the decks.

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automatic writing w/ Savannah (November 2020)

For this month, we have a very special guest selector and dear friend, Jodie, holding it together (aren't we all?) for the second hour. 

Along with her partner Saad, she runs everyone's favorite bar, The Little Jerry. God knows how many saucy nights I've had there– early into the morning, dancing, on god knows what, barely holding it together (aren't we all?), having the TIME OF MY LIFE. Each week, we'd all compete for who on staff would win the ultimate title of being Head Cockroach (a nice 4-armed race to the dump).

I can't tell you how much I love her. And it's a deep pleasure to have her in for this month's radio show. So pop something bubbly, sit back and tune the heck in.

P.S. Small Jerry just launched a new mix series which may be in your interest to check out>>>>
@smalljerry

As always, no rules, no format. PLEASURE FOREVER.

automatic writing w/ Tender Buttons & Jodie (December 2020)

Before ever chatting with Izaak, mutual friends told us both how much we reminded them of each other. Somewhere in lockdown, we finally connected and have been messaging constantly; about music, but also this vacuum we call life on Earth. One day, we'll meet. For now, friendship takes many forms and this mix is one of them. 

Izaak says the sound is very January, and I'd have to agree. My roommate came in while it was on and said this mix was very sad. I think it feels more like a k-hole. Either way, here's to the blues and all the feelings that come with cold weather and out of body experiences. Catch Iz for the first hour.

@loveshadowdjs
@n10-as

automatic writing w/ Izaak & Tender Buttons (January 2021)

The last thing I really did before the pandemic started was spend 4 days in Detroit. It was exactly a year ago— Ryan, Andi, Benny and Mike invited me to come for the Salon party— and it’s a high that’s sailed me through the stormier nights this past year. 

We spent the days driving around, talking— and every night we cranked deep into the sounds— the ones we recently found, the ones that keep us going, the ones that affirm the intense pleasure of listening. I don’t remember sleeping much while I was there, although I know it must’ve happened. I do remember wondering where this magnificent energy I had came from. 

At some point, the term “Midwestern hospitality” was explained to me, which is unlike any other sweetness I’ve met on the planet. Is Michigan the centre of the universe? Maybe.

This the first in a series of lovers mixes — music by couples who DJ together (no Lovers Rock required). 

The automatic writing show is a free-form, freewheeling, cacophony of sounds; an experiment in friendship; a warm bath for the earwax. Stop, Drop, Listen. 👂

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automatic writing w/ Ryan Spencer & Andi K – Lovers Mix (February 2021)

“Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening. Listening is selecting and interpreting and acting and making decisions. Listen to everything all the time and remind yourself when you are not listening."
– Pauline Oliveros