Our friend Max Mellman (@whomadecookies) is a lovely individual and  the host of the great "quiet music" series @turnoffthedark69 He has prepared a geographical wonder of a mix for y'all for SORRYMIX009 <3

"NOW BOARDING! After spending most of the last year daydreaming of the faces and places beyond my apartment walls, this mix is my loving homage to the wide world of sound. With each track coming from a different country, you’ll get to boogie all over the world! Please make sure your seatbelt is securely fastened during takeoff and landing!"
- Max

✈️ ✈️ Tracklist ✈️ ✈️
Che - Scream Like A Swift
Bad Girls - Hot-Line
Blue Vision - Blue Ambiente (Next Age Mix)
Siti Muharam - Alaminadura
Surya - Entituden (Remix)
Boo Boo And Mace - Hejaz
Guedra Guedra - Anlo Kinka
Angelo Ioakimoglu - Alonissos
Mar-Pa - Finale
Sankara Future Dub Resurgence - Two Thousand Seasons Dub
MC Yallah - Ndi Mukazi (Jay Glass Dubs Version)
Koyil - Shustari
Sapho - Train De Paris
Denis & Denis - Ti I Ja
Bappi Lahiri - Khoj Mein Kis Ki (ft. Sapna Mukherjee)
Praed - Stoned Crocodiles
Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone - Are You In Peace?
Rustəm Quliyev - İran Teraneleri
Per Cussion - Make Love Two
3Phaz - Dawayer
Commodores - Nightshift

SORRYMIX SERIES

SORRYMIX009 - Max Mellman’s Global Entry Mix

Shaking Air presents a collection of morning music: cassette tape dollar bin nature recordings, new age jammers, and hissy ambient vinyl cuts. The second hour features the world premiere of CICADA WAVES, a forthcoming Ben Seretan album of improvised piano and encountered sound out via NNA Tapes on April 30th.

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Tracklist:

"""Loons in the Morning Mist""
Pauline Anna Storm - ""Equatorial Sunrise"" - Angel Tears in Sunlight, RVNG
""Beneath the Waves"" - Where Dolphins Play, NatureQuest
Elori Saxl - ""The Blue of Distance"" - The Blue of Distance, Western Vinyl
""Wolf Talk"" - NorthSound
David Hykes and the Harmonic Choir - ""Harmonic Relation"" - Harmonic Meetings, Celestial Harmonies
""Waterfall Suite"" - Naturescape
Karima Walker - ""For Heddi"" - Waking the Dreaming Body, Orindal Records
Eric Tingstad, Nancy Rumbel, David Lanz - ""Magnolia"" - Woodlands, Narada
Bing & Ruth - ""Just Like the First Time"" - Tomorrow was the Golden Age, RVNG
"Wilderness Waves"" - NorthSound
Steven van Betten & Andrew Rowan - ""God Given Beauty"" - No Branches Without Trees
Private Elevators - ""Do You Have A Private Elevator"" - First Feelings, Perfect Wave
Ben Seretan - ""Cicada Waves 1"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""3pm Rainstorm"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""Cicada Waves 2"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""Rain and Cicadas"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""11pm Sudden Thunderstorm"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""8pm Crickets"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
Ben Seretan - ""Fog Rolls Out Rabun Gap"" - Cicada Waves, NNA
David Lyndon Huff - ""Chillout"" - Rhythmic Dreams
North Americans - ""Run Down"" - Roped In, Third Man
""Tropical Rain Forest"" - Moods Gateway Recordings

Ben Seretan @ The Lot Radio 04 - 27 - 2021

Join Sonosphere as we talk with Ben Seretan - his approach to composition, songwriting and his latest album - Cicada Waves. 

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Tokens (Monroeville)

music for pine needles

1. tomaga - intimate intensity (floating points & marta salogni remix)
2. gi gi - sagrat cor
3. eternal plough - misanthropic cradle
4. alan gesso - abraxas
5. m. geddes gengras - ohhh boyyyy
6. log(m) & laraaji - be as you are
7. iu takahashi - lotus
8. brett naucke - century on the cusp
9. christopher a. broom & dominic coppola - cling
10. fila brazillia - july 23
11. conga square - raiders
12. nonplace urban field - nike air
13. rapoon - we stand
14. universal being - refracted rainbow
15. nueen - wait until then
16. deadbeat - open my eyes that i may see
17. dj paradise - mbizi (r)
18. carly barton - heart scale II (mossdeep)
19. hotspring - obit for sunshade
20. car culture - coping mechanism dub

turn off the dark 23

Ron Like Hell provides eclectic sets venturing into obscure international sounds, Techno, Synth, House, Acid and Disco which are appreciated by some of the most discerning dance floor enthusiasts.

Approaching a dj mix as assemblages, Ron Like Hell aligns sound with emotion, focusing on texture to create psychedelic soundscapes, imaginative spaces for comfort and surprise spectators with an unexpected crafty transition. With 27+ years of making people dance in numerous countries along with years of vinyl shop experience and music promotion, his/their role in the industry is unique and influential. Their latest production, EXALT is their dream come true where Ron selects a personally beloved dj to play solo then close out the night together with a b2b set. EXALT's first guest was Matrixxman in April 2022 at Basement in Ridgewood-Queens, NY. Ron also djs as Wrecked, a music first queer dance party which will turn 12 in March of 2023.

Notes on the Mix ///
"Created deep from the bottom of my heart respectfully for the queer community in my off kilter multi-genre inclusive style this live in one take mix includes vinyl and cdj media. Mash-ups sit near disco originals, disco sampled 90s house thumpers meet modern deep tech house
pumpers and adjacent to all that, unashamed sassy vocal house is celebrated too. I also featured a few productions by some friends near and far: a trend that I can not shake since creating mixes during the 2020 shutdown. Overall, I wanted this mix to be a version of near
perfect just as when we go out and hear DJs at the club where a perfect blend is a fortunate dream come true and also some skips or light off the beat-mixing reminds us of our beautiful mortality. I feel the intention and soul of the dj is revealed when those moments are noticed. I hope everyone who follows the XOXA mixes and parties will play this mix before they head out to a party this Fall and Winter and beyond :)"

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XOXA BLEND 123 - Ron Like Hell

Tickle Polyester @ The Lot Radio 10.14.2022

This was my closing set at Nowadays on October 13 with Yumi and Call Super. I believe this mix represents the direction I'm headed as an artist, and furthermore is perhaps the best set I've played thus far in my career, in my own opinion. Huge thanks to DJ Voices for selecting me to close out her residency night with two of my favorite DJs. It was an absolute dream.

Nowadays Closing Set - October 13

Some laid back funk for eating an ice cream cone while aimlessly riding your bike on a hot summer afternoon 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/heatwave/episodes/heatwave-ice-cream-bike-ride-w-max-mellman-20th-august-2024

Ice Cream Bike Ride w/ Max Mellman 200824

music for the exhibition "TenderHead" by Bianca MacPherson, on view at Zoller Gallery, College of Arts & Architecture, Penn State, March 17 - 28, 2025

tasting notes: weather rolling in, white noise machines, falling asleep in front a television, the transportation of dreams, the sound of ice crashing against itself in waves on a frozen lake

recorded at home by Ben Seretan, spring 2025

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an oscillation in the presence of the now

Four hours opening up the Bossa Lounge at Sustain Release 2025. 

Thank you to Aurora, Matas, Amelia, Alyce, and so many more for your care and attention.

Tracklist: 
1. Bowling4strings - Mira Calix (The Elephant In The Room: 3 Commissions)
2. Water From Sanctuary - Yoshiaki Ochi (Aqua)
3. Number 09 - Rob Collier (SERIES 1.1: Ten Simple Pieces for Piano)
4. A Drop Of Water In The Ocean - Lars Bartkuhn (Dystopia)
5. Coop - Philip Jeck & Chris Watson (Oxmardyke)
6. Dolo & The Birds - Dolo Percussion (Dolo & The Birds)
7. Water Feature - Bovine Mindstate (Bovine Mindstate)
8. Saignelègier - La Ferrière - Julian Sartorius (Hidden Tracks: Basel – Genève)
9. Galaxian Droplets - Stabudown Productions (Tinge of Ascension)
10. Ball of Fire (Deadbeat Nyah version) - The Orb feat. Lee "Scratch" Perry (Ball of Fire)
11. Sethos - Hallucinator (Red Angel 12")
12. Dependency7 (Version) - Pellarin (Rump Comp Volume One)
13. Gausian Ecstacy - Sa Pa (The Fool)
14. Brother Samin (Alien D's Rinse and Repeat Mix) - Alien D  (Unreleased)
15. Open Up Your Fears - Græns (HNRLP025: Musique Pour L'Esprit En Expansion)
16. Glint - Moth Bucket (Vagary Suite)
17. Ten Dreams - Sam Gendel, Benny Bock, Hans Kjorstad (Dream Trio)
18. The Kindest One (ከሁሉ የላቀው ደግ) - Jorga Mesfin (The Kindest One)
19. A-rhythmic - Moritz Simon Geist (Robotic Electronic Music)
20. At the port - Toshiya Tsunoda (Landscape and Voice)
21. Speaking - Florian T M Zeisig (ZZZZZzzzzzz)
22. Noiraigue - Sainte-Croix - Julian Sartorius (Hidden Tracks: Basel – Genève)
23. Besakih's Embrace - Gamelan Salukat x Jan Kadereit (Áshira)
24. Quyllur II - Luzmila Carpio (
Le chant de la terre et des étoiles (Une création inspirée par le grand livre des Indiens Quechua)
25. Bell Tower - Kevin McCormick (Passing Clouds)
26. AER 7 E - Rafael Toral (Sound Mind Sound Body)
27. Our Last Night Together - Arthur Russell (World of Echo)
28. sunset waves - haruka nakamura (Light years (THE NORTH FACE Sphere 2022 S/A))
29. Movie On The Way Down - Jim O'Rourke (Eureka)
30. Camille Saint-Saëns - Simple Affections (Simple Affections)
31. the sun - Connor Wrong (Unreleased)
32. First Sunrise - Steve Roach & Roger King (Dust To Dust)
33. Dawn Looming - Tristan Kasten-Krause (Potential Landscapes)
34. Ogon no uma - Hisato Higuchi (Henzai)
35. Arms Of The Black Sky (Goodnight) (Piano Reprise by Hiroshi Fujiwara) - Eli+Hiroshi (Dub Reload)
36. Cool - Adam Noidlt (Popstar Maxi)
37. Tides - Arovane (Tides)
38. Two - DJ Olive Meets I/O3 (Powerhouse Sessions)
39. Modulude - Curtis Roads (Clang-Tint Modulude)
40. 4give - URA (MW010)
41. Helt Færdig - Rumpistol _ Sortie (Rump Comp Volume One)
42. Polis - Ayaz  (Unpinned)
43. Small Hours - John Martyn (One World)
44. Pntps 112 - Bill Wells & Stefan Schneider (Pianotapes)
45. And the Darkest Hour is Just Before Dawn - Daniel Schmidt (In My Arms, Many Flowers)
46. Tunnel - Weirs and Magic Tuber Stringband (The Crozet Tunnel)
47. Yosemite - Lana Del Rey (Chemtrails Over the Country Club)
48. VIVID SPRING_01 - Tanner (Unreleased)
49. This Womans Work - Kate Bush (The Sensual World)

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"Whatever's clever"
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