For the second episode of our Herbarium Podcast series, we are pleased to welcome French producer and DJ @vardaemusic. 
The co-owner of @cosmicwaverecords presents a powerful mixture of breaks and straight beats interspersed with irresistible grooves from the faster realms of our genre direction. 
For this mix we have chosen the shrub 'Genista', which can be found all over Europe. In autumn, the plant forms elongated legumes that can contain up to 30 tiny seeds. These are widely dispersed by a centrifugal mechanism, the movement of which evokes in us strong associations with Vardae's mix. 

Artwork by @polygonia

Herbarium No 2 - Vardae - Genista

Tentacular is back this week with incredibly talented, stuttgart based, producer Laima Adelaide (@amlia) 

Founder of @predawnrecords, she is also a highly skilled composer, producer, and dj with impressive musical foresight and taste, focusing on deep and ambient techno. Noisy textures, hypnotic beats and airy harmony define her very unique sound signature, both minimalist and pure, with impeccable sound design and an aesthetic close to the Bauhaus school. 

In this mix, she blends subtle frequencies and polyrhythms to evoke the imagery of a macroscopic or molecular world that blurs. This creates a merging effect between the boundaries of electronic music and natural phenomena. By combining nature's textures and organic elements, Laima orchestrates a sonic ride exploring the interplay between sound and nature.

Laima Adelaide shared a few words with her mix:

"Recently I have been inspired by fast tempo and a groove which comes in a faster BPM range. Also with a lot of futuristic sound design elements. I looked for soft and deep tracks with a subtle energy and unexpected turns. Recording the mix was like a meditation for me to listen to all the details and flow with the groove. I also feel quite fascinated by the dimensions of space and how architecture interacts with sound waves, so I picked tracks which play with different acoustics."

Loose yourself to this hour of perfect mix, between deep, organic and hypnotic techno 🌀

Tentacular 17 ~ Laima Adelaide

It's an honor to welcome Amsterdam's Loek Frey to our series, whose meticulous attention to detail and eminent experimentalism command the mind's attention like no other. The OQAD label head and Omen Wapta collaborator invites us to peer delicately beyond the edge, unveiling a hyperintense, subsonic blur through which a primordial palette begins to emerge. I've been looking forward to sharing this episode for quite some time, and to revel in this blend of artistry and precision was truly worth the wait. Thanks Loek!

@loekfrey

Artwork by Sofia Lambrou.

Sure Thing Mix 137: Loek Frey

* About observer mix:
Here, time is not measured but felt—expanding, stretching. 
Sometimes, a moment becomes infinite if you truly observe it.
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Mix by @irakli
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Written by @snap_writer 
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breath, edge, threshold

Thickening, blurring translucent

A trail of pure white

The faint trembling of a body that never reaches its end

Sentences severed
Fragments of slipping loose, glinting slack in their fall

It becomes clear
Everything is dead, here in this dark

Scattered, shattered
Falling away like blossoms undone

Here I am
At the farthest edge where no one stands
Between hollow windows
Lifting the sound of silence a single note held aloft

Neither fading nor arriving

Only dissolving

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숨, 가장자리, 어귀

짙어지고 흐려지는 반투명

새하얀 궤적

끝내 닿지 못한 몸의 희미한 흔들림

잘려 나간 문장들
느슨하게 반짝이다가 흘러내린 감정의 파편

선명해진다
모두 죽어 있다, 이 어둠 속에서

조각난 채 흩어지고,
흐드러지듯 흘러내리는 잔해

여기 있다
아무도 없는 가장 자리에서
텅 빈 창들 사이로
침묵을 밀어 올리는 단 하나의 음정

사라지지도 도달하지도 못한 채

그저 흩어지는

BAEK-KYOUNG EP.18 | breath, edge, threshold - Irakli(Observer Mix)

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Psycheterra by Exuvie @ GIMIC - 02 May 2025

Cobahn at Eindstation 007 | 10-05-2025

A 4-hour drift through layered atmospheres and leftfield experimentation, this extended opening set by Pianeti Sintetici marked the beginning of DE RIO’s 6th anniversary celebration, a 14-hour open-air gathering held in a hidden location among the hills of Florence. Known for his deeply textured sonic explorations and immersive works, Pianeti Sintetici invited early listeners into a slow-burning journey. Moving from fragile drones and spatial electronics to abstract rhythms and weightless transitions, the set established a space of introspection, friction, and quiet intensity.
@pianetisintetici

Pianeti Sintetici, Florence [07.06.2025] - DE RIO Archive

Live recording at the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live every Thursday and Friday on YouTube and futureintelradio.com. For more info, visit our website.

Rosa╚═ Future Intel x PODD ═╗ 21 08 2025

Cabourles, Written and Produced by Hashtaga
Mastered by Oiva Ukko

Chapelle

A little surprise to ease out of the summer and reminisce on the beautiful weekend we had at Monument Festival. I’m truly grateful for all the positive feedback I’ve received, and like many of you, I also felt the need to revisit this journey. 

Since there were some latency issues with my monitoring during the set, I decided to re-record the original tracklist to share this moment together as a sonic memory.

As a third-year visitor of the festival, I can safely say that my musical journey wouldn't have been the same without all the inspiring artists I have experienced at Monument. It has expanded my horizons in such a deep and valuable way, and it felt only right to reflect that journey in my set.

The mood I wanted to creat was an excursion over "Planet Monument". A bird's-eye view of the utopian place, shaped by many different sonic qualities that together form the festival we all love so much. 

Set time: Thursday 31st of August 20:00 - 22:00

Photo by Clemens Wildschut.

Monument Festival 2025 : Rosillon

sentimental valley

깊은 바다 속 하얀 고래가 삼킨 검은 섬의 소리
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The soundscape of the black island swallowed by the white whale in the deep sea
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深い海の中白い鯨が呑み込んだ島の音

BAEK-KYOUNG EP.18 | breath, edge, threshold - Irakli(Observer Mix)

BAEK KYOUNG