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Amber Gillen (IT / WCBN) meditates on craft, American music history, and the roots of funk right before Samhain. 

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For her first mix released in over a decade, Amber Gillen (immersive installation artist and visual artistic director for Interdimensional Transmissions) takes us on a journey through time—and ultimately ourselves. It’s also Samhain: the end of October where the boundary between the past, present, and future feels thin and energy flows thick. It reminds us of Keith Moxey’s suggestion that time might not “run at the same speed and density” in all places. Either way (or any way), it’s the right time to have Gillen take us through her sonic past across ambient, rock, and funk.

Read her interview, tracklist, and more on Substack: https://moods.substack.com/p/moods-62-amber-gillen

We’ve paired Gillen’s mix with a piece from Berlin-based, Sulaymaniyah-born Hiwa K. Hiwa, while originally a realist painter, now crafts sculptures, videos, and sounds that  “aim [not] for an accurate depiction of a reality that could be, but reinvent and transform the reality at hand.” Work such as Blind as the Mother Tongue unspool the debris of capitalism to better see how social structures like borders and time zones are reinforced. “The work I do is very much about reminding how many fingerprints we have onto each other,” Hiwa mentions, “[and] how much we are embedded into each other.”

For more on Hiwa, we recommend reading about his exhibition at the New Museum in 2018: https://brooklynrail.org/2018/11/artseen/Hiwa-K-Blind-as-the-Mother-Tongue

For keep up to date on Amber Gillen’s work, head here: https://www.instagram.com/amber.gillen/

For the interview, tracklist, and more, read on our Substack: moods.substack.com

Moods 62: Amber Gillen

FRUITS OF OUR LABOR, 0012 by the mix sorceress DJ SPHiNX. This mix is an hour of deep heartbeat techno with equal measures of dark, gothic, acidic sounds and airy, melodic hypnosis. Enjoy this mix as an entry your perfectly ghoulish Halloweekend. <3

Follow DJ SPHiNX on IG: @sphinx___909
Tracklist on IG: @__immaculateconception
Video interview coming soon.

FRUITS OF OUR LABOR, MIX 0012: DJ SPHiNX

Ugly - Marshall Applewhite
Tiger Wall (Material Object Remix) - Bobby Dowell, Kyle Geiger
Neurotransmitters Communication - El_Txef_A
Mockingbird - KGIV
Redtones - DJ Qu
I Don't Dance - DJ Plant Texture
Circadian - Christina Chatfield
Sonic Rendezvous (NWB Mix) - BMG, Derek Plaslaiko
Creepr - 80xx
Airlock (Derek Plaslaiko Remix) - Roy England
7_1 (12 Inch Mix) - Truncate 
Neighborhood (Michigan Avenue Acid) - 313 Acid Queen
Side FX - Cleric
Lost - Jasen Loveland
Descendants of Builders - Developer
Black Moon (Feat. Cold Cave) - Black Asteroid
Overland Trip - Vladimir Dubyshkin
You Have Penetrated Me - Serena Butler 
Deberntchunntjamachtung - Louh
Levying Rooks - Appleblim, Second Storey
My Inspiration (Bjarki Sweetest Thing Mix) - X-Static

Throwback 2019 Vinyl Set

Sometime after dawn, in my favorite warehouse in Detroit – the Tangent – I got to play my favorite party filled with all my favorite DJs – No Way Back. It felt like the time for the party to take a deep breath and refill its lungs. Playing directly after Patrick Russell and right before Erika, I took the moment to give the party what I felt it needed. First, rays of light, and then expansions and contractions in the sound. 

For the technique, I played on a Model One mixer with a Moog MF Delay pedal and 4 CDJs. Much of the music is upcoming on Interdimensional Transmissions, or things I have recorded in and remastered for DJing, especially to be played on the giant Jim Gibbons rig in this room, a process I call “quick masters” or “QM” for short. Some are very rare, some have never been playable in this context, or lost gems by my heroes, like CH BB. Some are new jams being played for the first time, like “Another Planet” where I jammed with Neel in his studio in Rome this spring on my 608 (modified 606) and 303. My favorite approach to NWB is to compose new music for it and test it there, it is such a special room. 

Recorded at 6am to 7:30am sometime in the wormhole of May 28, 2023 at No Way Back, day 2 of Return to the Source. 

Mastered for podcast by Jim Gibbons of AVS. 

Tina Turner - Buddhist Chant 2 
Tina Turner - Buddhist Chant 1 
Janet Jackson - Interlude: Pledge 
Gemini Sounds - R U Afraid
Heaven & Earth - Prescription Every Night
Quince - Ghost In The Machines
Jump Chico Slamm - Feelfree
Infiniti - Techno Por Favor (BMG Edit)
aNaloG 87 - aNaloG 87 (feat. DJ M-TraXXX)
Neel - Deep Quarantine [forthcoming on IT 53]
New Order - Video 586 (BMG QM)
Jaquarius - Love is Happiness 
Distant Echoes - Parallel Binary
Kerrie - Find Your Tribe
D'Marc Cantu - Some Fantasies Are Good (DVS1 Remix)
Decius - Delicate SF (BMG QM)
Love Letters - Falling Star (BMG QM) [forthcoming on IT 54]
Dopplereffekt - Master Organism
CHBB - Keine Elektronik (BMG QM)
Love Letters - Let the Bass Go (Mike Servito Remix) (BMG QM) [forthcoming on IT 54]
Electric Soul - X2 (BMG QM)
Liquid - Liquid is Liquid
BMG & Neel - Another Planet (BMG QM)
Psyk & Orbe - OSI Model
Luigi Tozzi - Spiral (Rrose Remix)

Interdimensional Transmissions Podcast

IT Podcast

IT.podcast.s12e08: BMG at No Way Back 2023

You Can't Break What You Aint Build

You Can't Break What You Ain't Build

Hold on tight as AdamHD, the cataegis of hard techno, shakes the foundations of reality with his latest creation, the Transmutations EP. This new single is a break-filled cone wrecker, aptly described around the ARC offices as an auditory riot. AdamHD's beats challenge your soul to a dance-off with biblically accurate angels.

Apocalypse Rave Culture isn't just a record label; it's a sonic insurgency, and with the Transmutations EP, we've declared war on the mundane. Surrender to beats that singe neurons as AdamHD leads the charge into a world where the only rule is to embrace the chaos of the dancefloor.

AdamHD - Embers (Nick Burgess Remix)

As you can probably guess...
These releases happened in 2023. 
I set forth to release a portion of my music every month and succeeded!
Enjoy!

Track list:

Sexual Pillow Cloud 
Douglas 
Okay 
Mouth Heart 
Grey Font
Tempt Me
Sayme
Go Go Gadget Legs
Don't Be Scared 
Damn
She's My Rock
Physical Cycle
Reassembly (brenner remix) - Colliding Pins
Probably Something
Esther Keep On It
Nora Hold Me Close (Rock the Boat Remix) - brenner + Cora = Nora

Artwork: brenner 
Music: brenner

Buy Most Here

2023 Releases Mixed

Last hour of my set at City Club for Industrial Detroit this past December with The Brvtalist headlining. I played 3 sets in the front room with an impromptu b2b thrown in. They had me play an extra half hour after The Brvtalist ended in the main room and I took the opportunity to take things into a deeper, more psychedelic direction to end the night. Hypnotic vibes for the final shadows swaying in the fog. 

Off-Axis Gravitational Systems - Underground Resistance
Magic Oldschool Synthesizer - Low Tape
Ritual (Unhealed Wave Remix) - Videotraum
Comatose (Ben Neill & Fred Jorio Vocal Extended Mix) - Lisa Hall
Angels Die (1999 Original Mix - Remaster 2023) - Justin Berkovi
Rage Afterever (Further Reductions Mix) - Isreal Vines
Her Eyes Tightly Closed (Szare Remix) - Altstadt Echo
R​ö​d Sol - SHXCXCHCXSH
Why Don't You Change - Lucy
Meanders - Marco Bruno
Dog Bite - Reeko
Abyss - Garneau
The Necessary Facade - Altsadt Echo
Xtiana Come Gracefully Back From the Cold - Ye Gods
Lovebomb (ADULT. Remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Closing Set for Industrial Detroit @ City Club - December 15th 2023

https://soundcloud.com/sardashhh
A self-described "rave-generalist", Sard is a DJ, producer, and Live PA artist living in Detroit. Combining his passion for perfect dancefloors and the deeper technical aspects of dance music, his performances and productions have maintained a steady placement in the Midwest and beyond. Sard channels a life dedicated to music study into his sound, blending influences of North American techno and rhythms from abroad. His releases on Fixed Rhythms, PPRZ, Amphiboly, and Codec Recordings have been played globally by friends and heroes alike.

RND 099 - Sard

From the mind swamps of label dad Nick Burgess comes our latest original EP. Three tracks of lurching ambience to submerge your dancefloor into the moss and lichen. Prepare to live deliciously.

After Much Consideration

Nowhere Fast

The Spark Has Faded

Memory Clap Acid is a national living treasure. A producer and engineer of great skill and just a super rad dude. Taking his inspiration from 303s and industrial he's carved out a niche as the stompy King Ov Acid riding leather and rivets to glory and riches.

I'LL QUADRANTID SWARM YOU DAWG! (Nick Burgess Remix)

Glowing Terms is a musician's musician, a true artist and an all around good dude. We are incredibly excited to feature his latest work on our growing label. Tread Lightly is a moody EP that explores spacious and understated Dub Techno and IDM with the aforementioned genre's signature intricacies and deep basslines. Every minor sound has a purpose and the attention to detail is astounding. Remixes are provided by Bleupulp and label co-runner Nick Burgess.

Glowing Terms - FinalThirdEntry (Nick Burgess Remix)

"Chicago native Justin Aulis Long discovered his fascination for uncanny music at an early age when his mother entrusted him with her record collection that spanned from UK punk to American dance. This  served as a gateway, stimulating his journey into the sonic vortex. As a child of Medusa’s on Sheffield, Long gained a higher level of musical education. His weekly pilgrimages to this venue’s all-ages hedonistic dance parties supplied a compelling musical concoction of acid house, UK bleep, industrial and new wave. Possessed by these unorthodox forms of music, Long purchased his first set of turntables and began to collect 12-inch singles from local record shops. Though his intentions were solely to pander to his musical appetite in the privacy of his bedroom, this acquisition proved to be the genesis of a voyage that continues to present him with new challenges that are met with an unforgiving dogmatic approach.

Long cut his teeth during the early 90’s at many of Chicagos Infamous DIY and underground warehouse raves. pulling selections from a variety of his musical influences and interests. Eventually graduating to take residencies at many of the cities established club venues and landing a residency at Smart Bar where he is currently the longest consecutive resident."

Episode 63 w/Justin Aulis Long

Recording from a very special night. Playing after a b2b of Gusto and Mizz Chavez (both of which respectively played the first 2 parties I ever attended in Detroit) and before Duck Trash felt like a full circle moment for me. This set happened to take place just about a week before my 2-year anniversary of playing out in this wonderful city as well. Hope you all enjoy. 

Roses + Thorns - Sepehr
I've Been Here Before - Adam X
Deep Quarantine - Neel
Poison Dart - 2AM/FM
Chib Merchant - Fear-E
Cult Hero (Do You Want to Touch Me) - Paranoid London
Basement Trax - Mike Huckaby
Hermitsio (MoMa Ready Remix) - Huey Mnemonic
Cinetica - The Entity
M-99 - Silent Servant
ST8818r (Mike Dred Remix) - Humanoid
Vibrate - Annika Wolfe
Jet Black - SHE Spells Doom
Amo Delphino - Any Act
Endless Search (Xhin Remix) - Mari Matthan, Hektor Legion
Polymorphism 8 - Alexander Johansson
Sound 6 - K-hand
Ignite a War - Robert Hood
Clove Grinder - FBK

Nick Burgess - Live At 50 House

@madeofants
@nickburgesstechno

ARC is an artist run dance music label focusing on releasing singles and EPs from sound designers featuring radical sound design and producer collaboration. No genres, no rules, just rippers.

Nick Burgess is a student of proper Detroit rave. He prioritizes the groove while seamlessly weaving between deep acidic Techno hypnosis and punishing Industrial sonics while also throwing in funkier, breakier and old school curveballs to keep the floor guessing. In under 2 years since making his debut, Nick has played all hours of the night including 6 hour all nighters across notable Detroit venues such as Leland City Club, Marble Bar, Tangent Gallery and several D.I.Y. locations. He has shared the bill with the likes of Black Asteroid, Andi (Synthicide), The Brvtalist, Anklepants, Myn, Lucinee, Lifka and Three Faces of Eve (Atroxx). As a producer, his hypnotic and abrasive productions have been released through labels PITS, Junted, Collapsed Structures and his co-owned label, Apocalypse Rave Culture.

AdamHD - Embers (Nick Burgess Remix)

Apocalypse Rave Culture

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