Santiago El Grande by Salvador Dalí (1957) is a masterful oil-on-canvas that stands as a resounding emblem of his “nuclear mysticism” phase. The composition features Saint James the Great, the patron saint of Spain, rearing triumphantly from the sea atop a white stallion, gripping an oversized crucifix an image both heroic and mystical. From a four-petalled jasmine flower a symbol of purity and one of Dalí’s personal favorites an atomic explosion erupts, propelling the supernatural tableau skyward, merging religious reverence with scientific wonder. Framing this ascension is a ribbed, cathedral-vault-like tracery that fans out in a celestial canopy, referencing Gothic pilgrimage architecture and specifically alluding to the Camino de Santiago and the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The saint’s harness is adorned with scallop shells a nod to the pilgrimage tradition while the prominent bare foot, modeled on Dalí’s own, symbolizes the common pilgrim, Everyman, on a spiritual journey. Gazing contemplatively from the lower right is a small, veiled figure possibly the Virgin Mary or the artist’s muse, Gala adding a quiet, human presence to the dramatic scene. Further complexity emerges in the partial transparency of some figures, the foreshortened forms that enhance three dimensionality, and subtle details like angels embedded within the horse’s anatomy. Originally intended for the Spanish pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (and perhaps as an altarpiece for the Escorial), the painting was ultimately acquired by Lady Dunn and donated to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Its inaugural public exhibition took place in New York in 1958 at M. Knoedler & Co., and it later featured in the “Salvador Dalí: The Late Work” exhibition at Atlanta's High Museum of Art in 2010–11.

This rich fusion of devotional imagery, geometric form, personal symbolism, and atomic-age sensibility cements Santiago El Grande as one of Dalí’s most profound and visually arresting statements where the sacred, the scientific, and the surreal all converge in a dramatic, transcendent vision.


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I’m excited to share something special on MuséeCast an extended 4-hour set from Dust Ritual, the creator of the podcast. Known for building long, evolving journeys through sound, this set dives deeper than ever, unfolding layer by layer with shifting moods, subtle textures, and moments that draw you in and hold you there. Over the course of four hours, I let the music breathe and expand, creating space for both quiet reflection and powerful release. For me, it’s more than just a set it’s a narrative in sound, a reminder of why I started MuséeCast in the first place: to explore music not as background, but as an experience, something lived and shared. Some journeys are meant to be walked alone, others in silence, but this one carries echoes of a companion who’s been with me all along. Happy Friday :)


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MuséeCast 026 by Dust Ritual

C๏sʍ๏cast ★ 245 @johann_bello
Release date: August 26th 2025
Artist : @johann_bello
Label: @cosmovisionrecords
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About this mix: 
With 'Oasis' Bello takes listeners on a gentle journey far from the noise of everyday life. Through warm soundscapes, organic rhythms, and deep basslines, he creates an acoustic sanctuary. Every transition is carefully chosen, each tone meant to convey a sense of comfort and inner peace. 'Oasis' is a sonic space for stillness, a place where time slows down and you're free to simply be.
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tracklist:
1. Timboletti - Alright
2. Midnight Workouts & UNDERHER - Up to You (Fulltone Remix)
3. Johann Bello - Hoffnung (unreleased)
4. Alexander Barabash - Ahora
5. Did Virgo & Johanna - Work Addict
6. Johann Bello - Like Old Times (unreleased)
7. JPatterson - Alle Zusammen (AmuAmu Remix)
8. Deep Ändi - Bajor
9. Johann Bello - Lost Mankind (Asoka Remix)
10. Planet Caravan - Make Sure your Mama is Well
11. Roze feat. Eisor - Dare you
12. Zulum - Abutax
13. Johann Bello - Space Odyssey
14. Bepo - Contour (Bianco & Schlemann Remix)
15. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (codenzi Edit)
16. Bianco & Schlemann - Lunar Dust
17. Kapoor & Hvitling - Zora
18. Johann Bello - Medusa (unreleased)
19. Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Timboletti Edit)
20. Johann Bello - Things we Had (Edit)
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my links:
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● booking: johannbello@gmx.de
● SoundCloud: @johann_bello
● bandcamp: www.paulmcrough.bandcamp.com/
● instagram: www.instagram.com/johannbello_music/
● spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2YbXrHZx54oYr4trC8SHOr
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bio:
'Johann Bello' blends downtempo grooves with deep, organic rhythms to create immersive DJ sets that bridge nature and the dancefloor. Guided by earthy textures, subtle club energy, and the gentle pulse of the kalimba, his sets invites listeners on a soulful, grounded journey.

🖤 Johann Bello

C๏sʍ๏cast ★ 245 | Johann Bello | Oasis

MuMa Tapes 007 unfolds with @jomaroute, delivering a refined selection that channels his recent vinyl explorations, infused with the pulse of minimal electronic influences. Expect stripped-down grooves, subtle textures, and hypnotic progressions that draw you into a state of flow.

This edition is about precision, restraint, and movement—an intimate glimpse into Joma Route’s sonic journey.

Press play and dive into the sound.

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MuMa Tapes 007 By Joma Route - Vinyl Set

Hey ! this punchy set made yesterday is the last one for august & hope you will find good dancing vibes as i did by my side !
See you soon with the next one scheduled out on the Famous Elysium Cast Channel for the next  7th september (downtempo that time <5)

PLAYLIST :

1/ apaj & Flaoh - Incognito
2/ C.A.R. - Shyana
3/ Parallelle_-_See_You_Tonight_(Extended_Mix)
4/ Ombacher_-_Misbehaving_(Original_Mix)
5/ Atric_-_Solus_(Original_Mix)
6/ AKÓKA_-_I_Feel_(Original_Mix)
7/ Daniel_Neuland,_Urem_-_Let_It_Smoke_(Extended_Mix)
8/  Stavroz - Hilfe (flieder Remix)
9/ Riyoon, Bawab - Bloom Moon (Lui Mafuta Revision)
10/ Omeria - Percolate
11/ Temple Tears - Excuse Me
12/ The Lost Boys [SA], YO-GURT - Psychedelic Safari (I Promised Mom Remix) [Magician On Duty]
13/ Cirque du Soleil - Hatahkinn (ForgiveMeTommy! Remix) [Frooogs Records]
14/ Chalanga, Fleps - Saka (Kalu Remix) [Lump Records]
15/ Arutani - Annihilator
16/ André P & Droomie - Zman
17/ James Fish -This Ordinary Night (Acid Pauli Remix) [Kanto Records]
18/ apaj & Flaoh - Nonamey
19/ Kurup - Ah Doah
20/ flieder - You Are A Planet

Punchy Mix Josy5 Aug 2025

Merging warm and dark tunes around 110 bpm by Apaj, Antaares, Nicola Cruiz, Geju, Nada and some more. Played that set in JK, Berlin, on 25.7.2025 for Flinta* Club Deck.

sol.stc at JK, Berlin - Downtempo

'Ukiyo' — the art of floating above the noise. A state where the weight of the world dissolves, asking only for presence. No yesterday, no tomorrow — just breath and rhythm carrying you into stillness. Through this journey I invite you to release control and surrender to the music — to taste the freedom of the present moment where everything feels lighter, softer and.. more alive.

Tracklist:
1. DÂNTE, Arula - Your Spell (I'm Mady Groovy Chill Remix)
2. Skydrips – Plastic Soul
3. Oiseau de nuit - Void of Anticipation (Original Mix)
4. Nils x Kurt – I See Your Face (Original Mix)
5. Xique-Xique – Senhor Carangeju (Dengue Dengue Dengue Remix)
6. Tiefe Wasser Berlin & Sadhu Sensi - Like Cranes	
7. Niju & Malü – Doodle (apaj Remix)
8. mUnO - Afluente
9. Dummy Splash - Tamalpais
10. Oiseau de nuit - Solo
11. Skydrips - Human_Pinball
12. Kadmon – El Sarwad (Cedro Remix)
13. Last Gentleman On Playa – Juzu feat. Shamanic Catharsis
14. Niju & Malü – Moustique (Mujia & Tao Remix)	
15. Soble – All The Time
16. Soble & Helmet Lampshare – Picture of Your Mind
17. Geju - Parta
18. Sonya Black - Lunar
19. WOJTEK – Slow With Grace
20. ele & aal feat. dalié – Gravitation (Original Mix)
21. Dummy Splash - Baba
22. Daniel Hokum – Throught The Past (Original mix)
23. Yodh – Free in the Night
24. Soble – Deserved (Santa Barbara Remix)
25. Faber – Desert (Original Mix)
26. UNJA - Varai
27. DÂNTE, Arula - Your Spell (Dummy Splash Remix)

The Art Of Downtempo | 024 | Ukiyo

@iorie & @sydkasd diving deep to bring you some proper nighttime tales.

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Iorie & Sydka - Microdose Machinery

Last Gentleman on Playa @ Skypark!live 2025 [live rec]

Joey Smalls in Brunswick welcomed us as we ushered in Low & Slow.. coming to a paddock near you - a gorgeous new theme camp serving up slow cooked meats and low-slung beats. What a delicious, soulful evening x

Low & Slow at Joey Smalls

Had a lot of fun on this one just kicking back and flowing . Hope you find time to enjoy it . BRNBS

Music for rainy minds

Soy Medicina is the first full-length release by Xtis, a traditional Mayan therapist, healer, and singer from Guatemala’s Mam territory. Sung in Spanish and Mam, one of the most endangered Mayan languages, the album is both a deeply personal act of healing and a rare expression of Indigenous knowledge through contemporary sound.

The Mam language, once widely spoken in the western highlands of Guatemala, now survives only in fragments. Many words have been lost, not passed down, erased by colonization and systemic neglect. In this context, Soy Medicina is not only music, but an act of preservation. A way to keep ancestral memory alive through melody, rhythm, and breath.

Each song speaks to a different facet of womanhood as experienced through a Mayan lens. Cargadora De Historia honors the role of women as the carriers of memory and ancestral knowledge, both divine and undervalued, central to existence yet often erased. In Abuela Luna, a woman calls out for help after abuse under the moonlight. Here, Grandmother Moon becomes a source of medicine and listening, a feminine symbol of refuge that holds both pain and power.

The music is grounded in Mayan healing traditions but shaped by Xtis’ lived experiences: years of institutional abuse, social exile, spiritual repression, and finally, rebirth. She taught herself to sing and compose while enduring twelve years in a convent where she was silenced and mistreated. Later diagnosed with leukemia, she turned away from conventional medicine and embraced her ancestral roots, co-founding Casa Biosalud Ancestral Kyaje Ix to bring Mayan healing to her community.

Soy Medicina is the result of that healing journey. It’s a record about survival, womanhood, and identity, not polished for mass appeal, but raw, real, and rooted in a centuries-old cultural lineage. It’s also a sonic preservation of a language that is at risk of vanishing; a reminder that when culture is erased, so are stories, voices, and possibilities for healing. 

El Color De Tus Ojos

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