Name: Carl Sagan's message for Mars by brainpicker in Speech/LOGOS
Duration: 3 min 15 s
Description: Background: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/08/08/carl-sagan-message-to-mars/

Speech/LOGOS

Christopher Hitchens delivers an anthem for free speech

Christopher Hitchens On Free Speech

A rare 1929 recording by the Dominion Gramophone Company. Background and story here: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/13/a-a-milne-reads-winie-the-pooh-1929/

A.A. Milne reads from Winnie-the-Pooh, 1929

Unfortunately not recorded live due to the festival cancellation, but recorded at home as a way of coping with the news.

This year, in a move alien to professional dj’ing, I was asked to play what influenced me! What a fantastic brief, but with so many directions it could take, it took a weeks just to narrow down where to go with it, let alone what tracks to include.

In the end I went all the way back to my roots and put together a set that mostly represents the sound of the Melbourne rave scene when I first discovered dj’ing back in ~1996. Some of these tracks I found on pirate radio stations, others heard at raves or in record stores like Octave, DMC or Central Station. I’ve also included some newer updates of a few of these tracks, as that is exactly what the brief stood for… Influence. For a track to be so relevant 30 years after being written that it is simply updated, rather than covered is testament to the timeless nature of classic rave music.

Being old, some of these tracks are pretty hard to mix, so I'll be honest, this one took a few takes to get right. 

1. Nexus 6 "Tres Chic" (1994)
2. Emmanuel Top "Turkish Bazar" (1994) - Chris Leibing 2024 update
3. Cherrymoon Trax "The House of House" (1994) - Thomas Schumacher mix
4. Dave Clarke "Wisdom to the Wise" (1996) - Mochi 2013 Re-Edit
5. Humate, Snitzer & McCoy "O.M.D.I.L.Y" (1997)
6. Dave Clarke "Thunder" (1995)
7. HMC "LSD" (1995)
8. Outlander "The Vamp" (1991)
9. Electrochemie LK "Schall (Remix)" (2000)
10. Richie Hawtin "Minus Orange" (1999)
11. Tomaz v Filterheadz "Sunshine" (2002) - Coyu 2023 mix
12. Joy Kitikonti "Joyenegizer" Physical Mix (2001)
13. Sulfurex "Point Break" (1994)
14. Dj Misjah & DJ Tim "Access" (1995)

Nexus - Esoteric 2025 - Enigma

This is what I played at Drum & Bass Klubbens Easter Rave at Culture Box - on Friday April 18th 2025.

 I love darkside sci-fi sounds, complex drum patterns and time travel, so that’s what I brought to the decks: Lots of darkside sci-fi vibes, lots of skin-tingling, electrifying, goosebump-inducing, multi-dimensional drum patterns like they made them in the 90s, and a track selection spanning from 1993 to 2024. 

I love mixing completely new tracks with really old ones, and I LOVE that some of the oldest tracks in the bunch (from ’93 and ’94) sound like they arrived from the future. And for those of you who remember and love the darkside classics from the 90s, I left a sprinkle of easter eggs in the mix.

This was my first time playing at Culture Box, and I had ONE hour, so things heated up fast. Yeiiii.  A big thank you to the original darkside junglists on the dancefloor. I heard your screams. <3 


Chriszka at Drum & Bass Klubbens Easter Rave at Culture Box - darkside tunes from 1993 to 2024

An improvised live set from our 2 renegade aliens, using only modular synths and vintage analogue gear!
This set is available to download in super high quality from the Eat Static Bandcamp site..
https://eatstatic.bandcamp.com/
A special Eat Static gig from Nov. 2015, where original Eat Static member, Steve Everitt, joined Merv Pepler on stage once more for a special, totally improvised, fully modular set. What a more fitting place than a small village hall near Peterborough in the UK which, earlier that day, had been the place for the traditional modular meetup that a few underground nerds participate in when they can sneak away from their wives, now and then...
Eat Static were also joined onstage by renegade EMS fanatic Basil Brooks who stormed many a free festival in the old days with his crazy band 'Zorch' and modular female artiste Cary Grace, the new head honcho at Wiard Modular Systems who brought along her custom system to add to the mix..
Gig personnel:
Merv Pepler - Eurorack modular, SH101, Screechertron
Steve Everitt - Vostok, Eurorack percussion, Octotrack, Arcade manifold
Basil Brooks - EMS synthi a
Cary Grace - Wiard modular, voice
Hosted by Ross Lamond of Lamond Designs
Released May 20, 2025

Eat Static Live - Bells & Whistles Modular Meet_2015

CD Compilation released in 1996 (Part 1) & 1997 (Part 2)

01. [00:00:00] The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds - Mr. Modo Recordings / Big Life Records (1990)
02. [00:03:49] Degeneration - Una Musica Senza Ritmo (Nina In Trance Mix) - Blue Cue Records (1992)
03. [00:09:59] Dance 2 Trance - We Came In Peace - Suck Me Plasma (1991)
04. [00:15:28] The Overlords - Sundown (Sunshine And The 909 - Babymix) - Antler-Subway (1991)
05. [00:24:21] The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Original 12" Version) - Jumpin' & Pumpin' (1992)
06. [00:28:29] Transform - Transformation (Club Mix) - Leptone 17 (1992)
07. [00:34:08] Hardfloor - Trancescript - Harthouse (1993)
08. [00:40:42] Juno Reactor - Samurai - Blue Room Released (1995)
09. [00:47:14] Moby - Hymn (This Is My Dream) - Mute (1994)
10. [00:50:22] Choice - Acid Eiffel - Fragile Records (1993)
11. [01:02:20] Humate - Love Stimulation (Lovemix By Paul Van Dyk) - MFS (1993)
12. [01:07:13] Underworld - Dark & Long (Dark Train Mix) - Junior Boy's Own (1994)
13. [01:16:00] Art Of Trance - Gloria (Transparent Mix) - Platipus (1993)
14. [01:21:58] Laurent Garnier - Wake Up (Full Length Version) - Fnac Music Dance Division (1993)
15. [01:28:35] Metal Master - Spectrum - Harthouse (1992)
16. [01:31:08] Peyote - Alcatraz - R & S Records (1992)
17. [01:37:35] The Visions Of Shiva - How Much Can You Take? (Emotional) - MFS (1993)
18. [01:42:06] Union Jack - Two Full Moons & A Trout  (Caspar Pound Mix) - Rising High Records (1994)
19. [01:53:05] C.J.Bolland - Mantra - R & S Records (1992)
20. [01:58:15] Microbots - Cosmic Evolution - R & S Records (1992)
21. [02:02:19] Hearts Of Space - With A Medium Into Trance (Drop Out Mix) - Fax +49-69/450464 (1992)
22. [02:07:50] Perry & Rhodan - The Beat Just Goes Straight On & On (Original Mix) - Rising High Records (1993)
23. [02:15:38] Choci & Freedom Of Sound - Trancition - 	Aura Surround Sounds (1994)
24. [02:20:22] Laurent Garnier - Planet Sex (Sven Väth & Ralf Hildenbeutel In Psycho Sex On Planet Earth Mix) - Fnac Music Dance Division (1994)
25. [02:28:58] 303 - Number One (The Come Down To Earth Mix)
26. [02:37:44] Krid Snero - Into My Dream - Say No More (1993)
27. [02:41:34] Microglobe - Stars (What Is Space?) (Lt. Uhura Mix) - MFS (1994)
28. [02:46:24] 4-Voice - Eternal Spirit (Northern Mix) - Fax +49-69/450464 (1993)
29. [02:51:45] Resistance D - Skyline (Bytes Mix) - Harthouse (1994)
30. [02:57:44] X-Dream - Trancesylvania X-Press - Tunnel Records (1993)
31. [03:04:09] Union Jack - Lollipop Man - Platipus (1995)
32. [03:09:44] L.S.G. - Fragile - Superstition (1993)
33. [03:15:05] Rotortype - Be Yourself - Planet Rhythm Records (1994)
34. [03:19:59] Paul van Dyk - A Love Letter - MFS (1994)
35. [03:23:29] Cybordelics - Alice In Wonderland - Harthouse (1994)
36. [03:30:25] The Sequencer - Moments In Noise - Rydeen (1995)
37. [03:34:05] Paragliders - Paraglide - Superstition (1993)
38. [03:40:40] 4-Voice - Catching The Scent Of Mystery - Fax +49-69/450464 (1992)
39. [03:45:49] Blue Planet Corporation - Lubiantia - Underground French-Kommunication (1994)
40. [03:54:30] Redeye - Contrex Ville - Delirium (1994)
41. [04:00:01] Arpeggiators - X-Plain The Un-X-Plained - Harthouse (1993)

History Of Trance (1991-1996) CD Compilation Part 1 & 2

Here's a recreation of the set I played at Way Back When Day Party, May 2025 @ The Abercombie Hotel, Sydney. It's a tribute to the amazing trance music played over the years at Sublime @ HOME Nightclub in Cockle Bay by myself and the various international guests that graced the decks, including Armin, Ferry, Tiesto and more during the years 2001 - 2008. 

This mix is both a tribute to the songs heard in the club, and also very much a 'me' styled set, blending serious uplifting trance with percussive tech and darker tech trance, with just a hint of fluff here and there. You will hear plenty of music from the Gatecrasher era here too. This mix is the 'complete' set I'd planned to play on the night, however I ran short on time so had to cut a few tunes out. So enjoy the full set here.

For this set, I have painstakingly remastered most of the older classics with better sound and mix quality. The original AIFF files have been painstakingly enhanced to give them a better sonic profile, better bass, punch, clarity and consistent loudness. You will not have heard these classics the same way before! Additionally I have edited several of the tracks to enhance their energy. Finally, for this particular DJ mix, I have applied some sampling here and there, and done some neat little mash-ups. I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it. 

NB: 

SR Remaster = Re-mastered by me to enhance sound quality and overall tone
SR Remaster Edit = Re-mastered by me AND changes made to the composition of the track.

Tracklist:

01: Midway - Amazon (Carl B Remix) [SR Remaster]
02: Jacob & Mendez - Deception (Benicio Remix) [SR Remaster]
03: Paul Mendez - 2nd Skin (Geert Huinink's Crusing Mix) [SR Remaster Edit]
04: Ellrish & Plaice - Fucking Society (Ummet Ozcan Remix) [SR Edit]
05: Mark Norman - Rush [SR Remaster]
06: M.O.R.P.H - Maximum Overdrive (Benicio Remix) [SR Remaster]
07: Exposure - Magic Impuls
08: Critical 7 - Lost (Pesh Remix) [SR Remaster]
09: Fictvision vs Finn - Escape (Finn Mix) [SR Remaster Edit]
10: DJ Choose pres. That Mucho - Elevatorazz [Mashup]
11: Marco V - Godd [SR Remaster] [Mashup]
12: Club Scene Investigators - Direct Dizco (Sander van Doorn Remix)
13: Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Marco V Remix) [SR Remaster Edit]
14: Marc Dawn - Expander (Flutlicht Remix) [SR Remaster]
15: DJ Choose pres. That Mucho - Release Me
16: Mauro Picotto - Verdi (Megamind Mix) [SR Remaster]
17: Boca - Play With Me (Bellfire Mix) [SR Remaster]
18: Sinead O’Connor - Troy (Push Remix) [SR Remaster]
19: Rank 1 - Such is Life (Marco V Remix) [SR Remaster Edit]
20: Kansai - Rococo (Remastered)
21: Lemon & Einar K - Hope
22: Ferry Corsten - I Love You [Mashup]
23: Andy Hunter - GO (Antillas Remix) [SR Remaster]
24: Kay D. Smith & Marc Tal - Hoipolloi (Mark Sherry’s Trance Energy Remix)
25: Marco V - Atlanta 02022002 [SR Remaster]
26: Bossanova - Stonecold
27: L.S.G - Netherworld (Oliver Prime Remix) [SR Remaster Edit]
28: DJ Ton T.B - Electronic Malfunction [SR Remaster Edit]
29: Yves Deruyter - Music-Non-Stop (Remastered)
30: Rio Klein feat. Shelley Harland - Fearless (Push Remix) [SR Remaster]
31: Quadraphonic - I Can Feel Your Love (Kansai Remix) [SR Remaster]
32: Castaneda - Floor Control [SR Remaster Edit]
33: Matti Laamanen - Flakes [SR Remaster]
34: George Hales - Autumn Falls (St. John vs Locust Mix) [SR Remaster]
35: Push vs Globe - Tranceformation (Push Transcendental Vocal Mix) [SR Remaster]
36: Armin Van Buuren - Communication Part 3 (Coldware Cold Remix) [SR Remaster]
37: Cern - The Message (Northern Mix) [SR Remaster]

Way Back When - Classic Trance @ Sublime Tribute

Introducing the mellow counterpart to my Cosmic Energy mix series: Cosmic Chill 🌍💫 My alter ego Faestos In Dub will take you on a chill journey through the mycelium cosmos 🍄🌱 Tribal drums and oriental harmonies meet psychedelic bleeps and dubbed out sound effects in this two hour mix. Enjoy!

Cheers, Faestos In Dub

Tracklist
01. Entheogenic - Timeless E.S.P. (Ott's New Wasserboxer Mix)
02. Globular - Kaleidoscope Tribe
03. Pranasonics - Breakaway Civilisation (Back To Earth Mix)
04. Shpongle - I Woke Up As a Shlummutz
05. Kalpataru Tree - Chimera Pyramid
06. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Shakatakadoodub
07. Ajja & Cosmosis - Aquamarine
08. Shulman - The Unexpected Visitor
09. Ott - The Aubergine of The Sun
10. FREQ - Bliss
11. Kaya Project - Slide
12. Isea-N - Night Bazaar
13. Warp Technique - History of Dreams
14. Desert Dwellers - Bodhi Mandala (Drumspyder Remix)
15. Third Ear Audio - Just A Moment
16. Gabriel Le Mar - Salvador Darlin'
17. Bluetech - Crystalline Forms (Saafi Brothers Remix)
18. Poranguí & Liquid Bloom - The Call of Dawn (Kaya Project Remix)
19. Spectrum Vision & Unusual Cosmic Process - Spectrum Progress (Remix)
20. Living Light ft. Simon Posford - Multidimensional Sandcastles

Faestos In Dub - Cosmic Chill Vol. 1

My remix for Funky Musique - Sunday Afternoon was released in 1997 on Silvereye and 1998 on Sony Dancepool.
It has been imported from the original DAT and remastered by Oliver Lieb

Funky Musique - Sunday Afternoon - Oliver Lieb Remix (1997)

Recorded live mix from Tribal Gathering 2025 festival held in Kurzeme, Latvia.

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T R A C K L I S T :

01. DJ Feevos - Never Wrong
02. Fabian Krooss & Kon Faber - Tucumán
03. Ranta & Miroshin - The Sacred Pulse (Original Mix)
04. Ruben Karapetyan - Moai (Original Mix)
05. Agustin Pietrocola - Nitrogen (Original Mix)
06. ENØS - Hope (Original Mix)
07. Tom Sommerson - Astral Transfer (Extended Mix)
08. Ismail.M & Maze 28 - Dharana (Original Mix)
09. DJ HELF - Sixth (Original Mix)
10. Mario Eighta - BRAVE HEART (Extended)
11. PIUR - Who's There (Original Mix)
12. Kaufmann (DE) - John Otto (Original Mix)
13. Co-Existence - Venom (Original Mix)
14. Verschallt - Therapy (Original Mix)
15. Pabel - Droplet Daze (Neumann Remix)
16. Stoked - BB Predator (Original Mix)
17. Boatech - Broken Dreams (Original Mix)
18. Yoshi & Razner - Resurrection (Original Mix)

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Compiled & mixed by Yahr (LV) & D. Staruschik (LV).

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Live @ LaRes Tribal Gathering [Kurzeme, LV] (19.07.2025)

Season Finale Part 2. 

Live at Haraszti Birtok and Camping Season Closing 08.2025

Special thanks to the Haraszti family and the Birtok Crew again!

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Techmesi | Palkonya Season Finale Part 2. 2025

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System 7 live @ Boom Festival 2010

Background: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/08/08/carl-sagan-message-to-mars/

Carl Sagan's message for Mars

An extract from the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, including the 5 'missing pages' discovered by the Anne Frank Foundation in 2001. Insightfully read by the actress Helena Bonham Carter. 

The book is now also available digitally, watch the app trailer here: po.st/hTXSEh 

In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding. For over two years, they, another family and a German dentist lived in a 'secret annexe', fearing discovery. All that time, Anne kept a diary.

An intimate record of tension and struggle, adolescence and confinement, anger and heartbreak, Anne Frank's diary is one of those unique documents, famed throughout the world.It portrays innocence and humanity, suffering and survival in the starkest and most moving terms.

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Saturday, 20th June 1942) read by Helena Bonham Carter

The Real King's Speech: Empire Broadcast Message by George VI September 3rd 1939.

Carl Sagan's message for Mars

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