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A space to fall into again and again. A start that feels like an ending and an end that feels like a beginning. A wistful recollection of our motions, an invitation to share ourselves as we have before. A dawn letter written in a shade between sky and stars, echoing gently and begging to be whispered aloud.

From Sweden's @martinou3000 (Sewer Sender, UntilMyHeartStops, AD 93, Appian, Cong Burn), a perfect cadence. Thank you!

Artwork by Taylor Trostle.

Sure Thing Mix 105: Martinou

FLAC Download Available ::: Tracklist www.eric-cloutier.com/episodes/08-tectonic
"Orbits" by Tilman Zitzmann : www.geometrydaily.com

Dub could easily be described as the Occam’s Razor of the techno universe - sometimes the simplest creation is the most functional one. It takes an immeasurable amount of time to successfully get this to sound pristine, particularly when cutting to wax, but the dedication and patience needed to transcribe these blankets of sound from studio to lathe properly is a meritorious endeavor. It should come as no surprise that number eight of “The Arsonist & The Architect” is focused on a sound that I’ve championed for years. This one is headphone-focused as no laptop speaker will do these sub frequencies justice. A blanket of swelling chords, a warm bath of bass bliss, and just the right amount of surface noise and tape hiss to subconsciously melt away time and space - “Tectonic” is here to build worlds in your mind.

The Arsonist & The Architect

The Arsonist & The Architect : 08 Tectonic

PART 1: starting from 10pm

Last month I played an all-night set at Nowadays in NY, which I’ve described to many friends since as probably the best DJing experience of my life. 

As a DJ you’re constantly seeking a connection with those you play to, and sometimes it’s there, sometimes not. But I have never felt so intimately close to, and in tune with, an audience – whose faces I could barely even see – for the entire duration of a night. 

I’d slept for 2 hours, was jetlagged to the point of delirium and woefully underprepared for a 9-hour set. By the last hour and a half I had a crippling stomach cramp and was falling asleep on my feet. But by some cosmic rave miracle I had somehow slipped into a groove from the beginning and found myself tracing an arc that felt like it was drawing itself, as if all I had to do was relax and watch my own hands play the music. There were moments of intensity and euphoria and nostalgia and energetic catharsis, but throughout the entire set I felt fully empowered to meander in deep, subtle and confounding directions, somehow confident that wherever I went, the dancefloor would follow. 

The final stretch descended into a nostalgic parade of old and poignant favourites which, coming out of a recent period of personal upheaval, kinda knocked me sideways and left me frequently close to tears. I was a physical and emotional wreck by the time I finished. But it was a completely magical experience from beginning to end, which felt shared in a very genuine way by everyone in the room, and honestly I don’t care if anyone would listen to a 9-hour recording these days because I just want there to be a document of the night in its entirety out there for posterity. 

So here you go – a four part recording of the whole set, hopefully conveying at least some of the joy I felt on the night. Heartfelt thanks to Nowadays and to every person who was there. ♥️

Objekt @ Nowadays 23 October 2021

All night @ Nowadays [23/10/2021] – Part 1 – 10pm

"Born in Paris, @ed-isar is interested in joining the dots and bridging the gaps between different genres, styles, eras and scenes, specializing in ambient, downtempo, experimental and house-influenced tracks.

Catch Ed Isar every 4th Monday of the month, from 14h to 16h [CET] on rinse.fr"

Rinse France Podcast

Download

So Get Up : Ed Isar invite Carl H - 11 Mars 2022

Thanks to @philip_berg & @eosfrankfurt

https://eosradio.de/archive/philipp-otterbach/mar-2022
https://eosradio.de/archive/philip-berg/mar-2022

https://eosradio.de/about

EOS Radio・Philipp Otterbach invited by Philip Berg

Donato Dozzy at The Labyrinth 2014.

Venue: Naeba Greenland, Gunma, Japan.

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To celebrate 20 years of building Labyrinths, we have decided to release one set from each of the last ten years. I've chosen ten timeless moments that both document the history of the event and provide a historical snapshot of underground electronic music over the past ten years.

We have chosen a broad range--from closing techno sets, to morning ambient sets, to experimental sets to close the night. Each set represents a different side of the event. Taken together, they present a portrait of a decade of music.

The Labyrinthの20周年を記念して、過去10年間を振り返り、それぞれの年からひとつのミックスをピックアップすることにしました。イベントの歴史を記録すると同時に、過去10年間のアンダーグラウンドエレクトロニックミュージックの歴史的なスナップショットを提供します。今聞いても色褪せない、タイムレスな極上のミックスをお楽しみください。

テクノのクロージングセットから、朝のアンビエントセット、そして夜を締めくくるエクスペリメンタルセットまで幅広いセレクトですが、どのセットもThe Labyrinthの欠かせない側面を表しており、ここ10年におけるエレクトロニック ミュージックの全容とも言えるでしょう。

The Labyrinth 2014 - Donato Dozzy (closing set)

rural2022 Abyss stage

We have been eager to share this new chapter of our Podcast Series with you for a little while. It comes courtesy of the Basel-based Timnah Sommerfeldt, the empress of all things occult and hypnotic in the realm of electronica 🔮

Part of the well-respected amenthia recordings crew, co-host of Home Radio she runs together with Garçon and a resident at Elysia ~ arguably one of the most loved clubs in Europe ~ Timnah is a well seasoned DJ with strong sensibility in navigating the the deeper, headier waters of techno and atmospheric bass 💫

Timnah’s introspective contribution is a perfectly balanced blend of deep, aqueous drones and murky downtempo carving out and holding space for the patiently emerging stormy rhythms taking the reins for most part in the second half of the mix. Time to brace yourselves for a one way journey into the maelstrom. Safe travels, friends 🌝🌚

Sounds by @timnah-sommerfeldt 
Visions by @marcomaldarella 

TRACKLIST: 

Mike Parker - Voice Three
Ishq - Night Sky Dreaming
Neel - Storm In Stickney
Alan Backdrop - Kair
Sciama - Pigment
Toki Fuko - Narration 2
Varuna - Untitled
Birds of Prey - Black Vulture (Patrick Russell Remix)
Recent Arts - Pull The Emergency Break
Alan Backdrop - Sepora
2350 Broadway - Hands Of Light Part IV
Sciama - Observe
Varuna - Untitled
Konduku - Helles
Strië - Man And The Cosmos Around
Claudia Sin - Panic

Podcast Series 29 | Timnah

An encounter with a wayward dragonfly formed the memory upon which London’s Amphybian (fka Harry) stitches this exploration of flight and form. Reliving the scene in its microscopic splendor, we find ourselves wandering along the living, breathing riverbed, set free amidst the realm of the naiad. Our ears attuned, we hear a divine flutter, discern the whisper of a living dream.

@amphybian

Artwork by Taylor Trostle.

Sure Thing Mix 117: Amphybian

DJ Nobu Closing set at Paral·lel Festival 2022 in Port del Comte, Spain.

Paral·lel Festival 2022

DJ Nobu @ Paral·lel 2022

To wrap up our @Antinote-Records takeover this week, we found time to sit down with the big boss man, @Zaltan-Dance to discuss the current French music scene, mainstream boundaries and he takes up the age old discussion of which audio format is best (I think we already know the answer!!)

Read it online - http://edwin-europe.com

№ 44 - Antinote / Zaltan

My closing set from this year's rural festival in Japan. AN amazing experience and a real honour to take the reins to close out the main stage just after sunrise. One I won't forget, once again. THANKS RURAL!!! 

Jane Fitz closing set @ Rural 2016 7am-10am

2016年のラビリンスにて、日曜朝にプレイしたIshqのライブセット録音音源がこちら。

A recording of Ishq's live set on the morning of September 18th at The Labyrinth 2016.

Ishq in the Rain: Labyrinth 2016

Donato Dozzy played an immaculate, mind-bending two hours of ambient, hip-hop, acid, techno, drum & bass and lots more at our Alternate Cuts party in Manchester with Absolut and Meat Free.

Alternate Cuts: Donato Dozzy (No Boundaries Set)

recorded DJ set at The Labyrinth 2017
2017.09.17 at Naeba Greenland

THE LABYRINTH 2017

Ahead of Outro Tempo II close friend John Gómez (@johngomezldn) contributes to the MFM Mix Series with this wonderfully soothing second episode titled Spring Awakening (photo credit: @marionavilaros). Q&A here below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: Hey John! So, before we talk about the present and future let's briefly flash back. How do you look back on the first Outro Tempo compilation? It seems that it has opened up quite a lot of ears and doors, do you think it had the same impact in Europe as it did in Brazil?

JG: It had different sorts of impacts, in the sense that in Europe Outro Tempo was very much an introduction to a world of music most of us didn’t know about, but in Brazil it offered an alternative take on its own musical history. It generated a lot of interest in that period – I mean, you can see how many reissues of music with a similar sound have come out in the past two years. I was amazed at how much it resonated in Brazil: I still get emails, occasionally from quite prominent musicians and journalists, thanking me for my work promoting Brazilian music. I never could have expected that kind of response and, to answer your first question, on a personal level Outro Tempo generated a lot of good will for me in Brazil. 

MFM: Outro Tempo II the full compilation will be out in May but first there's the Single Promocional teaser EP, containing 2 exclusive tracks. How did you decide these 2 tracks had to be on it? Do they connect both the compilations in one way or another?

JG: Yes, naturally they connect, as two of the members from Bruhahá Babélico were in another group that features on the compilation and were part of the São Paulo scene. The idea for the EP came from being blown away by the incredible Babélico II when I first heard it. It was actually a 26 minute jam that was recorded directly to cassette and it would have been difficult to release in its original form. I edited the music in a way that was true to the original, but as it was taken from cassette it had very different sonic qualities to the rest of the music on the compilation. I felt this would interrupt the overall flow of the comp, so I thought it would be a nice idea to release it independently as a teaser EP. It’s totally bonkers and I’m thrilled that people seem as excited by the track as I am! 

MFM: Would you say Outro Tempo II is the logical or natural follow up to its predecessor, does it really continue where the first left off?

JG: Initially I didn’t really want to do a follow up. I thought there was no point in just compiling the tunes that didn’t make it on to the first. But eventually I distanced myself enough from the compilation to see another narrative emerging in Brazilian music of the time. There are points of intersection but it feels like an evolution from the first, moving in a different direction towards the experimental soul of Brazil’s gigantic cities and the relationship developed with new influences from outside. 

MFM: So, thanks for contributing to our new mix series! When we first asked, you said about maybe doing a more 'chilled' mix. Did you have a specific purpose in mind with that? 

JG: I just wanted to record something less functional and self-promoting than the hundreds of dance mixes that are uploaded each week. Last year I did an RA mix and a Beats In Space but it feels like ages since I’ve simply put together some nice songs. I like saving my dancefloor tunes for the dancefloor as I think they lose some of their magic or impact if they’ve been heard many times before. This is definitely not geared towards the dancefloor: it is deep music for listening and features outsider folk from North Carolina and the Basque country, fusion from Mexico and Argentina, cosmic sounds from Martinique and Nigeria, and hypnotic rhythms from Brazil, with a little nod to Outro Tempo II.

MFM Mix 002: John Gómez

There’s beauty in the art of teasing. To build the groove of a night slowly and piece by piece is a commonplace ideal, but not many are willing to sacrifice the early moments of gratification for a potentially more rewarding experience. Enter @garcon : The Basel-based music afficcionado has steadily built his reputation as an expert in mood modulation. Combining hypnotic grooves from all corners of electronic music, he’s crafted a style firmly rooted in techno, with a singular affinity for the rhythmically dexterous landscapes that stretch beyond. An original resident of (now defunct) Basel institution Hinterhof, Garçon – in cooperation with ally Agonis – continues developing the Amenthia imprint’s unique sonic identity at Elysia, taking full advantage of the utilitarian space.

tracklist:

Japan Blues - 10’000 Forgotten Ghost Stories 
Birds Of Prey - Black Vulture (Patrick Russell Remix) 
Porter Ricks - Prismatic Error 
Mod21 - Into The Woods 
F+E - Premis II 
Unjin - Hui Gui (Ntogn’s Hex) 
Varuna - Ezra 
Crossing Avenue - Vilipendio 
Muriel - Absorbed 
Uwalmassa - Untitled 07 
Muriel - Innermind 
Varuna - DistgBang 
TV Victor - 130509 (Tobias Freund Edit) 
Varuna - Embodiment 
Baptisma - Pes#2
Le Officine Di Efesto - Sulphur 16 
Wata Igarashi - Displacement (Ruff Cherry Remix) 
Objekt - Secret Snake 
Organic Dial - Subelan 
Varuna - Contrafiction (Muriel Edit)

The Bunker Podcast 192

The Bunker Podcast 192: Garçon

the day after

TF2019 w/ Vladimir Ivkovic

This month we are excited to have a mix from DJ and general all round top chum, Slagbat. 

In the mix are a selection of records he was planning to play in the backroom at Tokyo's Feelin' Pretty night which sadly has had to be postponed until "after the apocalypse" so he wanted to put together something that showcased records planned for that set, a little less heads down rolling and a bit more... backroomy.

Shout to James "Cambrian Line" for the image https://cambrianline.com

Some Gated releases still available via our Bandcamp:

https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/split-ep
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/soft-celebration
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/i-a-a-y-a-part-one
https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/states-of-mind

Acidulant's 'Iteration of a Dark Future can be found via his Bandcamp - https://acidulant.bandcamp.com/album/iteration-of-a-dark-future

Tracklist 

1. Stereociti - Awakening (Mojuba) https://soundcloud.com/stereociti
2. Frazer Campbell - Sleep (Elliot Project) https://soundcloud.com/frazer-campbell
3. Mark Archer - Depth From Within (de:tuned) https://soundcloud.com/mrnex
4. Future Beat Alliance - Inside Out (FBA Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/future-beat-alliance
5. Viceversa - Space (Rowle) https://soundcloud.com/user-755367968-408842914
6. Stereociti - Paragraph (Groovement)
7. Jackson Lee - Persistence (Mystical Disco)
8. Aleqs Notal - Lighten You Up (Sistrum Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/aleqsnotal
9. JP Enfanct - Virtual Midnight Drama (a.r.t.less)
10. Gregor Tresher & Petar Dundov - Duo Tone (Music Man) https://soundcloud.com/gregortresher https://soundcloud.com/petardundov
11. Miles Atmospheric - Plight (Common Dreams) https://soundcloud.com/milesatmospheric
12. As One - The Specialist (de:tuned) https://kirkdegiorgiopresentsasone.bandcamp.com
13. Biodive - Intimacy (Church) https://soundcloud.com/terrencepearce

Gated bonus round

14. Krokakai - Doubleplus Acid (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/krokakai
15. Acidulant - Fanistax 911 (Acidulant Self Released) https://soundcloud.com/acidulant
16. Datawave - Pulsar (Gated Forthcoming) https://soundcloud.com/datawave
17. **Gated Forthcoming**
18. **Gated Forthcoming**

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Cami