With purest delight, I'm so excited to welcome Pjenné of Passing Notes Radio & Companion (@companionmelb) for the latest episode in our series. Penny's curatorial expertise and long-standing dedication to the Naarm/Melbourne scene have established her as a pillar of the city's sonic landscape, and both her love of musical discovery and unmistakable influence are felt deeply from afar. 

Pjenné's mix is a enchanting trip through fields of wonder, equal parts honey and gossamer, moving and blissfully sublime. Tender hues paint the air while fervent warmth fills the aching heart. There are few selectors out there with a repertoire as consistently profound as Penny's, and yet one feels we've barely scratched the surface of what's to come. Thank you Penny!

@pjenne

Ikebana by Katherine Frazer
www.katherinefrazer.com

Sure Thing Mix 121: Pjenné

Live recording from BUKA, Milan 08.07.23
Mix of the day on @resident-advisor: https://ra.co/news/79329

Alicia Carrera @ BUKA live DJ set 08.07.23

A recent unplanned show in Bejing was a rare chance for me to share what I call my 'love songs' - beautiful, emotive records, most of which have been with me for a long time. I've only DJ'd this way a few times, and this is the first time I've got the recording. While many of the tracks have beats, I tried playing them in an ambient way, gentle and simple. Music from: Function, NWAQ, Larry Heard, Plastikman, old Kompakt and Dial-related, a few recent selections + more. Thanks to Lyu Zhiqiang (@mohemann) for making it happen. I sincerely appreciate the people who follow and listen to my sets, I am happy to share this with you.

Love songs in Beijing

@syberkid

~ Tracklist ~

John T. Gast - Track 8
Løksa - Green Adaptor 7
Yoyu - All Dharmas
Windy & Carl - Balance (trembling)
Hiram - Sonn
Serge Bulot - Cassiopée
Namlook - The Gate To The Milky Way
tarotplane - the misunderstood abandoned aquarium of the afterlife
UNKEN REFLEX - 12.03.1988
David Sylvian - Answered Prayers
Deuter - Night Rain
luko - Heal
Oslac - 08
Concave Reflection - Gas Reel
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2391110
ALHU - earthseed1 (ft. kindtree)
LOG - Log 1
Mosam Howieson - Explorations
Autumn Of Communion - Solar Image (Mick Chillage Remix)
adham shaikh - journey to the sun
X.Y.R. - Black Sky Chant
Ishq - Valley Rain (Summer Mix)
Gallery Six - Leaf Fall
Dilate - Oblivium
Evigt Mörker - Intetheten
Namlook - Satellitenstadt
queniv - Hervonden
Gigi Masin - Ship Beetel
Aythar - Moonchild [Seagull version]
Spacetime Continuum - Floatilla
Ludwig A.F. - Glass
Oophoi - Harvest Moon
Deuter - Spirales
Nadia Khan - Port Ana
Biosphere - Birds Fly by Flapping Their Wings
Dream_E - DreamFour
Craig Padilla - Beyond Beta

 ~

As we enter the midsummer-solstice season, I wanted to share this recording from a glorious sunny morning last year, now archived on Deep Mind Music ☀️

This is the set I played 8-10AM on Sunday at @comebyefestival in Wales for @umbilicalchords, in their cosy fuchsia~draped ambient dome.

Playing ambient in the early hours of a festival is always really special for me, as everyone’s minds are open and unwound, the gentle caress of nature is all around, and it feels the best backdrop for swirling into imaginal worlds 🌿

Hope you enjoy this wistful meander through tall breezy grasses, golden sunshine, and drifting clouds ~ a mix for daydreaming, nature-wandering, tea-drinking, sunbathing 🧡🌞🌾

~~  
Downloads Enabled ~

Deep Mind Music

Sybil ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.30

New explorations in sounds from one of the most esteemed selectors in Europe, Lena Willikens.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/homunkuli/episodes/homunkuli-15th-august-2024

Homunkuli w/ Lena Willikens 150824

@lou_drago & @marumwelt at cochilo
@infinity-rug

fofo: alias.illias

Lou Drago & marum at Cochilo - Waking Life '24

Command D summons the gods of the deep to have us completely submerged in a world of interdimensional dub techno, traversing us through an hour and a half of infinitely looped reflections and subaquatic soundscapes. 

@commandd

Q. This certainly feels like one of your most immersive mixes to date, deeply contemplative and full of dreamy dub techno atmospherics. What inspiration did you draw upon, and what type of setting or situation could you imagine it being enjoyed in? 

A. I started to get into this sound when I was putting together my mix for the Moonshoe mix series. I didn’t know what to call it at the time but I found all of those tunes and tied them together with a certain feeling that was really inspiring me then, it was very organic and that is still one of my favourite mixes. You can hear dub elements scattered throughout that whole mix.

As I started incorporating more dub elements into my productions I discovered artists like Stephen Hitchell and Rhythm & Sound that had created a kind of music that was really extremely satisfying for me to listen to, especially considering my developing love for hi-fi and larger sound systems. I incorporated those artists into my FHUO mix which was a much more considered exploration of the style. Looking back on the process of making the mixes and how much I enjoyed them really assures me that the deep and contemplative sound is a big part of who I am.

For this mix I’ve taken inspiration from the MDC series itself which I’ve been listening to for years. I wanted to add little hints of deep house sounds as a nod to the mixes of the past. I personally think mixes like this are the best to listen to when you’re travelling and looking out a window, otherwise maybe sitting at a desk on a rainy day doing some work. I’d like people to listen to this in a time where they won't be distracted by something else or feel the need to skip forward, I’d want people to just throw it on and let it play, drifting in and out of the tracks and their own thoughts.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. My favourite tracks in the mix are Saftig Komposition by Rasmus Hedlund and Sedlec Ossuary by Persuasion. At a base level I love these tracks because they take a more modern approach to a dub techno track with tight production. Going deeper, the thing that really resonates with me is hard to put into words and best left unsaid. I think this kind of music (along with many other kinds) allows the listener to feel emotions that aren't able to be put into words, part of why I love it so much. I find that dub techno specifically can feel sad and happy at the same time like lots of jazz ballads. That to me is a really beautiful sound that kind of encapsulates life in general.

Q. Tell us about the development of your live set, and where things are currently at with it? Do you feel like you’re able to explore different shades of your sound when playing in a live setting?

A. Putting together my first live set was an awesome experience. I got to play it all around Australia from clubs to rainforests. I’ve put the current live set to bed for now and am starting to work on a new one with a slightly different setup. Although it was a challenging experience, I loved making a live set because often when I would dig for tunes to play out I’d think ‘I wish I had a song like this’ and writing a live set meant that I could bring those ideas to life and curate a set exactly how I wanted. I think I’m really starting to settle into ‘my sound’ in production and DJing, but there are creative limitations in both like finding new music or learning new skills. Overcoming technical barriers in production allows me to get closer to my most true form of expression when it comes to what’s coming out the speakers so I’ve been really working on that recently. Hoping the next live set will be bigger and better : )

MDC.302 Command D

Recorded live at 宀 in Hong Kong on November 2nd 2024

After we've carefully set up a few traps, and after Vladimir's extended set for Strange Weather back in October, we can surely say mission accomplished and entanglement's achieved

We like to think that calling him uncompromising triggered the sweetest response: a deffiant cruise barely over 80bpm, only (if ever) reaching a 100 two hours in. But we're only trying to get some credit for these five hours of dignified dancefloor shatter

Because make no mistake, it's been an undoubtedly clubbing experience, with music so excessively fictional but without ever resorting to mime, as like in a dancer's body, with decisions in progress on full display (you know that exact moment, usually before a sequence or combination of movements, that one fraction of a second that happens in a dancer's body - a moment of tension, an unintended delay between the decision to execute a move and the actual execution ; it's not really rethinking or being indecisive - it's another instance in the dancer's body, inseparable from them but remembering things differently, it's an instinct, like right before you wake up, that rarely privileged moment, with only outlines of consciousness available ; a dream is still in progress, but there's potential to intervene as a director)

Live At 宀

MIX070 - Vladimir Ivkovic (貝爾格萊德）[Live for Strange Weather]

for those cats who have found the perfect ray of sun and are now melting in bliss

𓃠 music for the common, paradoxical house cat (𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑏𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔) ⚛︎

Loner

This album has influences from multiple electronic genres and artists. I originally was going to make a techno album but i had different ideas pop up in my head that weren't techno. So we have an album filled with all the electonic ideas that were directly coming from raves, festivals, and my favorite songs.

Arpilator (Bonus Track)

@liopress
@sameheads

🦋⃤♡⃤🌈⃤ ♡

2025 ꗃഒꗃ𓍼

10.01 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
12.01 Carpet Airlines (Berlin)
17.01 Renate w/ E-Talking, Juan Ramos (Berlin)
24.01 Black Lodge (Berlin)
25.01 Listen Listen at 90mil (Berlin)
08.02 Rave'n'cruise, Zenner (Berlin)
08.03 Bonfim Club (Genova, IT)
15.03 Taklos Festival (Zurich, CH)
22.03 Orangerie Nëukolln (Berlin)
05.04 Arkaoda b2b Fog Puma (Berlin)
18.04 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
01.05 Sound Metaphors Free Party b2b Andrea Dama (Berlin)
09.05 Cyrcadia festival (France)
10.05 Buka (Milan)
16.05 Bakk Heia Records at The White Hotel (Manchester)
17.05 PDA (Berlin)
31.05 TBA Release party (Switzerland)

2҉0҉2҉4҉ ҉g҉i҉g҉s҉

01.01.24 Sameheads (Berlin)
01.01 Zenner (Berlin)
06.01 Le Sample (Paris)
01.03 Sound Metaphors at Panorama bar (Berlin)
08.03 Refugeworldwide with Zozo, Roza Terenzi, Electric Evelyn
20.03 Kwia b2b Amin Diamin (Berlin)
30.03 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
01.05 Mayday Sound Metaphors (Berlin)
03.05 Sameheads (Berlin)
24.05 Vena Residency (Tanger)
09.06 Spreepark art space b2b Tankwart (Berlin)
15.06 Sound Metaphors at Ziegrastr (Berlin)
22.06 ICKPA b2b Lena Willikens (Berlin)
27.06 Karl Kutter stage at Fusion Festival (DE)
06.07 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
13.07 Just Look Paradise (Lisbon, PT)
22.07 NTS Radio with Tilly
26.07 Ribela love nature (Lugo, ES)
27.07 Hautes Frequences (Leysin, CH)
03.08 Garbicz Festival (Poland)
16.08 Zmar (CZR)
18.08 Bucht der Traumer (Germany)
25.08 JK (Berlin)
31.08 Sound Metaphors (Berlin)
15.09 15.09 Berlin Art Week at Gropius Bau b2b Fog Puma (Berlin)
21.09 Orbital Reflector at Blitz (Munich, GER)
28.09 Konstant release party at Zukunft (Zurich)
04.10 Jimmy Jazz (Vitoria, ES)
11.10 Signature madrid (Madrid, ES)
12.10 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin, GER)
07.11 DAZ A/V show with Dâdalus&Bikarus (Zurich)
09.11 Bonnapot nusic festival (Japan)
23.11 Mitsuki (Tokyo, JP)
29.11 Wigwam (Shanghai, China)
07.12 Club Seven Bells (Bangkok, Thailand)
28.12 Oxi Club with Elsi & Wutu (Berlin)
31.12 Sameheads (Berlin)

2023 ᘜᓰᘜS

21.01 Zentralwäscherei (Zurich)
25.03 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
07.05 1000gradutan (Bilbao)
13.05 Desarme w/Lizatron, Panda Bear b2b Sonic Boom, Miguel Limao, Bruxizme (Lisboa)
18.05 Torto.porto (Porto)
21.05 TBA (Porto)
27.05  Planeta.za x Ankali 6th anniversary (Prague)
10.06 Esmero at Hopetosse (Berlin)
24.06 ICKPA Kyiv at RSO (Berlin)
30.06 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
08.07 Buka (Milan)
15.07 AM Bach (Switzerland)
20.07 Espacio Singular at @radio-relativa
22.07 Ant Bangos Festival (Lithuania)
04.08 Wigwam (Beijing)
06.08 Tatami at Wigwam (Beijing)
09.08 Eerawai at Zhaodai (Beijing)
12.08 System (Shanghai)
18.08 Nyapi (Seoul)
19.08 Traffic (Tokyo)
24.08 Forestlimit (Tokyo)
30.08 Bonobo bar (Tokyo)
02.09 Helsinki club b2b Tankwart (Zurich)
15.09 OXI (Berlin)
17.09 Trivial Pursuits (Berlin)
14.10 Sameheads x Bunker Torino (Italy)
20.10 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
21.10 Dekmantel x Tempio del Futuro (Milan)
27.10 Sound Metaphors 8th Anniversary (Berlin)
04.11 Zabriskie Anniversary at Arkaoda (Berlin)
25.11 Gang of Ducks at Sameheads (Berlin)
15.12 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)

2022 gigs 🝏

18.02 Ankali Reopening (Prague)
05.03 Sound It (Barcelona)
12.03 Human w/Zozo, Eva Geist (Barcelona)
32.03 Opiumheads Sameheads x Opium 
club (Vilnius)
09.04 Orbital Reflector at Import Export (Munich)
10.04 Didòmhnaich, Heiners (Berlin)
14.04 Danzas Obsidiana (Oporto)
17.04 Festival Mostra (Barcelona)
22.04 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
07.05 Spettro (Brescia)
13.05 Stereorocks (Bilbao)
20.05 Embassat (Sabadell)
21.05 NOODS Radio Streaming from 33|45 (Barcelona)
21.05 Arkaoda (Berlin)
18.06 Artificial Dance at Lolita w/Black Merlin, Interstellar Funk, Identified Patient (Barcelona)
25.06 P8 (Karlsruhe)
07.07 Hotel Butterfly w/Eva Geist, Adiel, Donato Dozzy (Rome)
11.07 Patterns of Perception anniversary at ://about blank (Berlin)
15.07 Aquelarre nights (Edinburgh)
17.07 Cosmic Gathering (Germany)
28.07 Zur Klappe (Berlin)
06.08 Garbicz Festival (Poland)
12.08 Festival Noroeste (A Coruña)
20.08 Bau Mich Auf (Schloss Broock, Germany)
27.08 8mm allnighter (Berlin)
03.09 ://about blank (Berlin)
03.09 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
09.09 Subject to Restrictions night at Kauz (Zurich)
10.09 Festival WOS (A Coruña)
16.09 Arkaoda (Berlin)
12.11 Horoom/Bassiani (Tbilisi)
19.11 Dirty Talk at Strange Brew (Bristol)
10.12 Horrorscope at Sameheads (Berlin)
17.12 TBC (Barcelona)

2̲0̲2̲1̲ ̲g̲i̲g̲s̲

04.07 Zenner w/ Paul Arámbula (live), 
Nixxon (Berlin)
22.07 Oxi Garten w/ Kris Baha, 
Azu Tiwaline (Berlin)
28.07 Heads Radio w/ Khidja, Decha, Katzele (Berlin)
31.07 Musikii festivalas (Berlin)
06.08 Cosmic Gathering (Chemnitz)
04.09 Baumichauf w/ Malka Tuti, Khidja, Manfredas & Ivan Smagghe
17.09 Platforma Wolff w/ Bogdan Orbita (Bucharest)
18.09 Horrorscope at Sameheads w/ Bogdan Orbita, Saeko Killy (Berlin)
29.10 Sónar +D (Barcelona)
27.11 Ombra Festival (Barcelona)
27.11 Oxi Club (Berlin)
11.12 Tanzen Verboten at Arkaoda w/ Diamin, Saeko Killy, So Far (Berlin)
19.12 Aeden (Berlin)

2̶0̶2̶0̶ ̶g̶i̶g̶s̶

01.02 Curva Imposible (Barcelona)
28.02 Razzmatazz w/ Identified Patient
08.03 Electric Eden at Goa w/ Donato Dozzy, Eva Geist, Steve Pepe (Rome)


2̾0̾1̾9̾ ̾g̾i̾g̾s̾

11.01 Fluc w/ Bocksrucker, Heap (Vienna)
21.02 Sala Sidecar (Barcelona)
21.02 Under Bron (Stockholm)
15.03 BAR (Rotterdam)
16.03 Journeys Razzmatazz w/ Willikens & Ivkovic
31.03 Brunch in the City (Barcelona)
03.04 Nica with Kate NV (Barcelona)
05.04 Nitsa Club w/ Optimo (Barcelona)
06.04 Buka (Milan)  
13.04 Discos Paradiso Instore 
26.04 Siroco club w/ Laurel Halo (Madrid)
11.05 306 Club at Le Gambetta (Paris)
17.05 Brancaleone (Rome)
24.05 Nitsa Club w/ Andrew Weatherall
25.05 Festival Topaketa (Bergara, Guipúzcoa)
21.06 Laut (Barcelona)
05.07 Razzmatazz w/ Valesuchi (Barcelona)
07.07 Brunch in the Park (Barcelona)
12.07 Heartz at Sala Jimmy Jazz (Vitoria)
13.07 Basoa BBK B2B John Talabot (Bilbao)
20.07 Festival Sogno Profondo (Florence)
27.07 Magick Bar w/ D’Arcangelo (Rome)
23.08 Dekmantel Selectors (Tisno)
24.08 Dublab Boat Party at Selectors
13.10 Gather Festival at Under Bron (Stockholm)
27.10 Club Eclipse at Moog (Barcelona)
04.10 Diapason at Sameheads (Berlin)
18.10 Opium Club w/ Lena Willikens (Vilnius) 
09.11 MIRA Festival B2B Lena willikens (Barcelona)
15.11 KIOSK Radio Anniversary w/ Sacha Mambo (Brussels)
23.11 Nodo Invisible III: Oasis Secreto w/ Phuong Dan, Bcosof + more (Madrid)
30.11 Zabriskie Buchladen Anniversary at Arkaoda (Berlin)
06.12 Salon des amateurs (Düsseldorf)
13.12 Soroll (Barcelona)
28.12 Dabadaba w/ Katza, Passand (San Sebastian)


Ｒａｄｉｏ   ｍｉｘｅｓ  ＆  ｆｅａｔｕｒｅｓ
https://drumsandchants.com/lio-press-alicia-carrera-words/
https://www.mixcloud.com/aliciacarrera/
One tune to... https://bit.ly/2PaFrlF

Alicia Carrera @ BUKA live DJ set 08.07.23

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