To guide us through the next simulated experience; Passing Notes Radio boss and 1/2 of the great new label ‘Companion', Pjenné [Melbourne, AUS], shows us what a utopian existence can sound, feel and look like.

Follow on as she glides through the stratosphere, looking down on the lush greenery and crystal water that our earth effortlessly inhabits... occasionally looking up into the vast display of distant stars and planets, glittering across the stillness of outer space.

Pjenné beautifully illustrates the phenomenology of nature through tracks which touch on each element, whether that be the ethereality of air, the intricacy of water, the depth of earth, or just the pure warmth flowing through this immaculately thought-out audible narrative.

We couldn’t help but think this would be the perfect soundtrack for the day peace on earth is declared, where humanity sits back and appreciates a new world— where collectively, we love what grows, exists and dies.

This small blue dot is our home… our balanced oasis in the desert of space. Perhaps we need the ability to fly to see a different perspective - and we’re sure this will help.

Close your eyes and drift into your own self.

Enjoy, and thankyou Pjenné 

“SAHASRARA” - The Thousand Petal Lotus

Virtual Utopia 03: Pjenné

how deep does the tub go

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jacob ohrberg, rqz, tom ellis, anton zap, loidis (x2), lawrence, steve rachmad, galcher lustwerk, edward, david alvarado, ddrhode, cousin, 2301, valentino mora

bath time club two

My sister asked me to send a playlist to listen to while in labour, which i thought was an exciting task. I’m not sure if it helped, but here is a collection of the songs i sent. It ended up being a pretty self-indulgent exercise, but the idea was that i thought these songs would be nice to hear when you get born, depending on your taste in music as a baby. 

Ideally enjoyed while being born, but suitable for other occasions. 

stars of the lid - the evil that never arrived
annie a - chaque plante, chaque personne
ishq - flowt
the necks - open (partial)
lawrence - dawn
hiroshi yoshimura - wet land
seltene erden - hoidas lake
ulla - hope sonata (partial)
bill evans - peace piece
john abercrombie - timeless
miles davis - in a silent way 
japanes synchro system - pure finger in deep river
satoshi and makoto - crepuscule leger
morgan fisher - meeting and merging 
lonnie liston smith - colors of the rainbow
lifted - mirror in my room 
sue raney - stardust
matthew hayes - fill the heart with hope
frank harris & maria marquez - tanada de ordeno 
electronic system - skylab

a mixtape suitable for some occasions

Thrilled to be welcoming NAP aka Daniel Rincón to series, the CDMX based DJ and producer with a unique gift for capturing the wonky, hedonistic feels of the after-hours in his signature extended mix styles. Packed with sleazy twists and turns, there's never a dull moment with NAP at the wheel! Electro-fied highway rollers masterfully sliced and diced for that maximum long haul recharge! @napmusick

Q. What sounds/feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. I wanted to make a driving mix that featured a lot of vocals but in mutated and affected ways. Either as a centerpiece of the tune or via chops and sampling, the vocals carry a lot of the tension and thread of the mix which I wanted to balance across a mix of sleazy and dubby sounds. Perfect for a night drive or an afters with some bffs.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. Blacklight Sleaze (Dyed Soundorom Remix) by Peace Division’. I put it earlier in the mix as it's a bit of a fire starter in getting the mix boiling. This track is also an example of the use of the human voice in a classic but psychedelic/ experimental approach; many voices swirling around atop a sexy driving groove. 

Loose Control by Dino Lenny. Been playing this one a lot and I’d like to make mention to it because it hits a lot of the things that I like when playing a peacetime burner; driving arpeggiated Italo style baselines without being too garish, some dramatic silence drops that make you think the track stopped and then the use of the human voice as a melodic element displaced from language. 

Heart Misses - Heart Misses. This one is definitely in the pocket of  sassy/ minimal sleaze tune which encompasses the vibe of many of the other tracks in the mix as per the concept I had. Perhaps this one is also an evolution of my digging from having been really into electroclash growing up and playing a lot of that stuff across my DJ experience. This hits the reference points of that sound I grew up up with but perhaps actualized? More reduced, minimal but still sexy, driving, irreverent and trippy. 

Q. Tell us about the projects you’ve been most immersed in since moving to Mexico City, I know there’s a few!

A. Oh man, lots of collabs since I've been here! All a by product of new friendships and amazing connections I’ve made while being here. Stuff is still percolating and getting finished but Im very excited to put out new collab projects with Primordial Oh, Reedbriefcase and Tristan Arp; whenever the time is right. On the other hand I’ve also put the finishing touches on a collab project with my friend Pablo Arangoiz who I started jams with when he visited Mexico 4 years ago. Since then we’ve been working on a thesis on a specific type of experimental cumbia forward pieces which we’ve spent a lot of time and care on. 

As far as ACA, Phran and I have a lot of things on the pipeline which will hopefully get some releases this year. It's tough to get a lot of the projects we want to do out when we live in different places but we’re damn excited about all of them and aligning on getting a digi release out from Venezuelan Miniteca legend ‘El Mago. We also got some homie comps cooking up and some sassy merch coming up.

On the Ambien Baby tip, Soph and I have been jamming a lot every time we have the chance to but again, not living in the same place makes it a bit hard to wrap stuff up. Still the past year has yielded a lot of sick fire starter jams that hopefully we can zinch up before the end of the year. We also have a collaborative sound piece we made with our friend Florence Scott-Anderton some years ago for a show she had at the ICA some years ago. This one is a very dear collab for all 3 of us and I hope we can get it out before the end of year as well. Lots of stuff coming up and cooking up!

MDC.312 NAP

C’est la rentrée, et quoi de mieux qu’un bon podcast pour l’accompagner ? Pour l’occasion, on confie les manettes à un maestro de la scène bordelaise, capable de mélanger les styles et les époques comme personne.

Pour ce troisième épisode hors-série, @yougomusic vous embarque dans un voyage sonore de 2h oscillant entre downtempo, trip-hop, post punk et dark wave.

Bonne écoute ! 

Yougo - HSHVYDCE003

for the love of dub

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pi pi pi with deep creep b2b Richard Akingbehin @ The Lot Radio 09-18-2025

Fenna Fiction at Waking Life 2025

A game of exquisite corpse with the Studio Oscura folks. 

I went second, so I guess this is .... the Torso?

The full piece can be heard here:

[LINK TO FOLLOW]

Bleeptwig - Exquisite Corpse (Torso)

GB-Rec-Ambient - 09.12.25, 23.41

Sun oil

00] Hole In One - Spiritual Ideas For Virtual Reality
[09] The Primitive Painter - Levitation [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[18] Dubtribe Sound System - Sunshine's Theme (Sunshine's Remix) [Organico - ORG 004]
[23] State Of Flux - Mercury [Finiflex - FF1009]
[29] The Primitive Painter - Cathedral [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[36] Ebi - Chuu [Space Teddy - ST 007]
[43] Some Other People - Astralise [Infinite Mass - MASS 018 T]
[52] The Primitive Painter - Invisible Landscapes [Klang Elektronik - KLANG 1]
[58] Squid - Emprisoning Sound On A Piece Of Wax [Apollo - APOLLO 16]
[64] The Keyprocessor - Feary Tales [Eevo Lute Muzique - EEVO 008]
[68] State Of Flux - The News [Bold! Stars - BR 2009-1]
[71] Ian Pooley And Alec Empire - Untitled (Pulse Code E.P. Side A) [Mille Plateaux - MP 3]
[83] Ebi - Sou [Space Teddy - ST 007]

a mixtape suitable for some occasions

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