Lychee's DJ set at Sonic Junkie Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

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S03 E01 | LYCHEE @ Sonic Junkie Records

DD. Records was, and remains still, an inimitable insight into a treasure trove of astonishing talent from a unique and semi-hermetic society of musicians in Japan's early 80's DIY scene. In the space of just five years, the label released 222 cassettes of idiosyncratic, wilfully strange, and addictively bold experimental music from a small and tightly bound group of friends and collaborators. This music was almost always recorded at home and released on a short run of cassettes with homemade Xeroxed artwork (that was only distributed outside Japan by a single record store in the US). And - true to the label's creative remit - could be anything from avant-punk, experimental sound collage, early computer / MIDI programming, noise-pop songwriting, freaked-out ambient or countless other genre coinages found only here in DD. Records' singular canon.

Words and Mix by James Vella / A Lily

Bleep Mix #298 - Phantom Limb: DD. Records Special

A much loved figure within the American underground scene, California's Baby Leo has been consciously connecting body and mind from coast to coast, finding space for the unpredictable and the awe inspiring, hypnotising dancefloors with wildly eclectic DJ sets filled with energising twists and turns.

An innovator and sonic boundary pusher at his core, the Dripping festival Leo runs alongside Relaxer is a deep underground oasis in the woods of Sparta, New Jersey, and returns for it's third mind excursion this June, with Leo and DJ Plead combining this year for a hotly anticipated back to back. 

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Q. The mix is truly a wild ride! What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this, and what listening environments could you imagine it being enjoyed in?

A. This is the deepcast right? For this one, we’re going deeper than what I might usually do in a club. Some of these tracks came to me while laying blindfolded on the floor during guided high-dose mushroom journeys. Because this is a space of complete emotional surrender, many of these tracks became permanently embedded in my heart. Awe, fear, reverence, gratitude are all part of the recipe. The ideal listening environment is similar to how you might want to watch a movie - cozy, undistracted, and fully immersed in sound. Perhaps by yourself and hopefully something to return to and discover something new.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. I think Untitled (How Does it Feel) by D’Angelo is my favorite song of all time. It feels amazing every time. The way energy builds and boils over is unmatched. I played it backwards.

Q. Your festival Dripping returns to the majestic woods of Sparta, NJ for its third year running in June, and I see you’ve got a special extended b2b set with DJ Plead planned which should be quite the mind-bend! How have you been preparing for that one, and what things might you guys be doing differently this year that you’re excited about? 

A. Preparation hasn’t really begun in any serious way, but we are both anticipating and very excited to play together. Especially at Dripping, I’m typically trying to push the energy forward for a fully explosive impact. I will usually do a lot of preparation for a set like this and plan certain sequences. In contrast, I’ve seen Plead play sets with incredible restraint, patiently working a crowd into complete hypnosis. I guess the thing about a back to back set is that it will take on a life of its own and just go where it needs to go. There will be less planning for this and more intuition, but mind-bending and heart-opening is certainly the goal and we haven’t discussed anything other than that.

Tracklist:

Avartuva nake - Esa Kotilainen
La Symphonie - Cute Heels
Marka - Carmen Villain
Portamento - Stine Janvin
Flusso I - Donato Dozzy
Winded - 7038634357
O Berimbao - Nana Vasconcelos
Polar Sun - Feral
Temples - Anunaku
Doubles - Untold
Drop it On The One - Untold
Wormhole Chant - Vector Trancer
Through The Cobalt Desert - Marco Shuttle
A Touch Of - Piezo
Andnowawordfromoursponsors - Kabeaushe
Shimming - Yor Kultura
Untitled (How Does it Feel) - D’Angelo
Hamburger Lady (Carter Tutti remix) - Throbbing Gristle
Guboo - Lights in a Fat City

MDC.309 Baby Leo

"It’s a long way the sea-winds blow
Over the sea-plains blue,—
But longer far has my heart to go
Before its dreams come true."

Incredible selection by @riccardovillella of @truants

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MFIS LXII ✢ Villella

Hessle Audio feat. Flower Storm & Pearson Sound

Tresor Resident LNS started out organizing warehouse parties in Vancouver, Canada. Since residing in Berlin her style of classic techno, house, electro and braindance can easily be identified in her studio productions and DJ sets. Her collaborations with DJ Sotofett are regularly released on Tresor Records and WANIA, while her solo productions and remixes have been released by Counter 99, Emotional Response, Freakout Cult, Sex Tags Ufo and DFA. Enjoy!

ITPS115 LNS

A clinic in minimal from the elusive Acting Press boss. 

Why do certain sounds cultivate a cult following? Simply put, it's often because they resist easy consumption. PLO Man and his imprint Acting Press lean into this. 

Searching for the Berlin-based DJ and producer, you won’t find much online presence, interviews or conventional PR. What you will find, if you look hard enough, is a catalogue of records and mixes with a kind of tape hiss charm (a spiritual successor to Basic Channel and Chain Reaction, but scuzzier and lighter on its feet).

Founded in 2015, Acting Press once seemed to belong to the short-lived "outsider house" trend, but is now synonymous with a certain strain of modern minimal, one that is analogue, spacious and pointedly opaque. PLO Man's output is equally sparse by design: this week, he joins the RA Podcast with a characteristically elusive style, accompanying the near two-hour mix is a one-answer Q&A that gives almost nothing away.

Stripped-back, ever-so-slightly sleazy and coated in dust, PLO Man's RA Podcast continues that lineage in style. Opening with the featherlight microhouse of Margaret Dygas, RA.988 unfolds into a carefully curated spectrum of minimal, dub and deep techno. Among familiar names—look out for the blinding Rhythm & Sound and Moodymann blend—are deep cuts and left turns alongside the odd outlier, like lovers' rock pioneer Gregory Isaacs.

Like the best of his forebears, PLO Man wants RA.988 to take time for you to settle in. But once you do, you won’t want to leave. 

@p_el_oh

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/988

RA.988 PLO Man

Elena Colombi helps to keep nights weird - expect a diverse range of up-and-at-'em records: from techno to post-punk, through EBM, industrial and -wave... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/elena-colombi/episodes/elena-colombi-20th-may-2025

Elena Colombi: Live at Deep Montreal (Excerpt)  200525

Al Wootton is joined by Priori for 2 hours of psychedelic, minimal dance music. Tracks from Savant, Civilistjavel, Uwalmassa, Donato Dozzy, Morphosis, DJ QU, Montel Palmer and loads more.

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Outsiders: TRULE w/ Al Wootton & Priori @ Kiosk Radio 15.06.2025

Full Tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-304-mark-van-hoen

Mark Van Hoen has been enjoying a retrospective moment in his career as he has collected for his albums on Dell’Orso Records, and this mix takes a look back at his many collaborations and bands since the 90s. Showcasing great range, Van Hoen has moved from complex analogue synth blips to snarling, sneering, sizzling shoegaze with ease. Sarah Peacock’s vocals come through bright and clear on Scala’s ‘Words & Thoughts’, while later tracks dive into gently shaking bass buzz with angelic voices swooping and gliding, and pulsating hypnotic slowburns. Soon, bittersweet and explorative sweeps of strings evolve into deep guitar grooves, plaintively tiptoeing synthpop, and thrashing blasts of guitar shreds.

Bleep Mix #304 - Mark Van Hoen

This week's podcast is an hour of deep techno from Italian maestro Donato Dozzy.

RA.105 Donato Dozzy

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