Vladimir Ivkovic at Solstice 2022

It's come to that time of the year again, well a bit later, but you know what they say... Time to unleash the beast once more yet a different one it is. Still following the same thread: moving forwards whilst looking backwards, continuing the explorations and the excavations to and from Knowhere. Unexpected blends and mash-ups which will hopefully give birth to new ideas for some, inspirations for others. Well, they have for us as we can now turn this page and move on... As you might've guessed by now, this message can be seen as an announcement: a new episode, airing soon on Good Morning Tapes. So, keep your eyes peeled and enjoy what you have whilst it is still here, who knows what will happen next!

Full Circle - Further Knowhere

We both discovered Philipp Otterbach in late 2020. His debut album “Everything Else Matters” on @riolabel got us hooked for months, becoming our undisputed pandemic-era touchstone — we even secured two vinyl copies just in case. Over the years, he has released two more LP’s that further extended his trademark sound-collage production style, oscillating between a plethora of emotions: hopeful bliss, bittersweet melancholy, murky unease.

Philipp adapts this sensibility into his deejaying by creating adventurously psychedelic sets that feel less like mixes and more like cryptic narratives. This should come as no surprise since he is actually one of the first residents of Düsseldorf’s cult institution Salon des Amateurs.

His Escape Route podcast is a fitting farewell to a very strange year. Equal parts disorienting and cathartic, it’s a winding story that already feels essential to our humble platform.

@philipp-otterbach 🦦

Escape Route Podcast: Philipp Otterbach

rehashing a slow opening to a special party + 20 minutes of extra time of would-have-playeds

a gentle plunge

NO WEAPON IS ABSOLUTE is Cosmo Vitelli & Dj Sundae's monthly radio show on NTS2
Cosmo Vitelli recorded this one on January 8th 2025
Picture taken by Christophe Mauberqué

No Weapon Is Absolute:
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Cosmo Vitelli:
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@ilcosmovitelli

Dj Sundae:
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@djsundae

No Weapon Is Absolute on NTS by Cosmo Vitelli Jan 8th 24

Tankwart doing his thing at a recent Horrorscope party.... ;)

"Tankwart is a DJ, producer, and musician originally from Zurich, currently based in Berlin. In his own productions as well as in the music with the band Dâdalus & Bikarus, he explores a sound that extends the concept of psychedelic music across different eras. He seeks sounds that are raw, trippy, and yet beautiful, blending genres like New Wave, Triphop, Acid, and Kosmische Musik. With one foot on the dancefloor and the other in the intimate setting of the basement, he thrives in spaces where music transcends boundaries and strengthens community."

Tankwart - Horrorscope @ Sameheads 10.01.24

Co-Label Owner of Avec Plaisir, full blood Selector and good friend since more than a decade now @hendrik_stein gifted us with a 3 hour deep dive and answered some questions about his musical socialization & his youth. have the full read on our website.

--> https://riolabel.com/riocasts

INTERVIEW

RIOCAST14 Hendrik Stein - Guten Flug Baby

Sometimes you are on a roll and everything just flows perfectly. In and out, fast and slow, the rhythm weaves its own tapestry. Sounds overlay in harmony and it all falls into place naturally. This feels like one of those magical moments: you are in the zone and nothing can stop you. The story unfolds just how you want it to and when it has to come to an end you just wish it could keep on going forever…

More info and tracklist here: lyl.live/episode/the-other-side-71

The Other Side 89, Lyl Radio 18/02/2025

The first entry in this year’s Virtual Utopia program comes from the Australian-born, Berlin-based duo, Daisy Records (@daisyrecordsmelbourne). Mitch and Obelix have crafted an entrancing 2.5-hour journey that weaves through downtempo, house, ambient techno, and trance -all infused with a shimmering ambiance that radiates warmth and positivity. Each track carries an ethereal beauty, enveloping the listener in a calming softness that invites them to close their eyes and drift peacefully through the inner, and outer reaches of their minds. 

Daisy Records are true masters at capturing a sense of ethereal spaciousness, delivering a sonic palette that soothes the mind and cleanses the spirit. This mix offers listeners the space to let their thoughts flow gently downstream, while their atoms dissipate, floating aimlessly yet never lost, free from the need for a destination.

Every sense is blissfully engaged here—vibrant colors, cooling winds, the fresh scent of life, and the harmonious soundscape of a flourishing Earth. A temporary window into the unspoiled nature it once was.

Through the spectrum of euphonic sound, resonating souls merge and dissipate like distant murmurations. Although for some, however much their distance may change, through the phenomena of love, they will remain forever bound.

Thank you, Mitch and Obi, for this beauty <3

Virtual Utopia 11: Daisy Records

Recorded live during this party.
Special thanks Felix for the recording

Gilb'r 100% Jungle 7/3/25 @Trabendo

Freeform live from the heart of Hackney on May 3rd, 2025, 15:00 - 17:00 

Netil Radio, London’s community voice broadcasting live from a converted shipping container atop of Netil Market.

Thank you Alba, Hanna, Nick and Miro. 

Vladimir Ivkovic live on Netil Radio 3 May 2025

After stumbling into some fluoro drapes and mad psychedelic music somewhere in a field around 93, the path to becoming a Goa Trance DJ was inevitable.
Before the turn of the millenium and after having lived the dream, I realized there was maybe a bit more to life and sailed towards a different journey. Meeting many friendly music heads along the way who always helped broaden my horizons... Spinning round the block and back a few times... Carrying on my mission to spread the music or the word, I eventually came back to the sound of my youth and gave it a new twist. 
In life, things always come Full Circle and you will find a good representation of that here… 
Been trying to slow things down as much as I can in these modern days where we all live in the fast lane! 
Check in when you can for regular updates, see you on The Other Side, or on the dance floor somewhere soon…

Booking enquiries: claudia@brainsurgeryhq.com

Full Circle - Further Knowhere

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