oh this one right here, pretty please Eric?

massive thank you Eric. What a Journey <3

Anyone got ID on this absolute belter? Thanks for the wonderful music!

this is something else, can anybody help a brother out

powerpoint monkey

Antonio Giova (natural/electronic.system.) Italy

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Smoke Machine Podcast 086 Antonio Giova (natural/electronic.system.)

recorded live, playing an open-to-close set at spacerock saturday in seattle. was an unbelievable night and i feel the need to share it finally. there's flaws and there's tracks you've heard me play before, but overall this one was very memorable for me.

feel free to ask for track id's, though i won't answer them all, and you're more than welcome to id tracks yourself.

this had to be split in to two, unfortunately, due to soundclouds file limit, but they should mix seamlessly together without a hiccup. part two can be found here : https://soundcloud.com/cloutier/live-at-spacerock-saturdays-pt2

enjoy!!

Live At Spacerock Saturdays 8.17.13 PT.1

self distributed / available now at www.amazingporncatvideos.com
thank you for your support!

Cat number: SHROOM01
Label: Junction Forest
Artist: S.O.N.S
Title: Seoul Forest EP
Format: 12" vinyl
Release date: 2022/09/05

Tracklist

A. Tteugeopge
B1. Psychic Link
B2. Snow White And The Seven Mushrooms

Junction Forest is a new label operated by Junction Records Store, out of Seoul. The first release is from our associate Tim a.k.a S.O.N.S and is a trance 3-tracker with a few twists. 
It is titled after an (in)famous forest in the middle of Seoul, straightforwardly called... Seoul Forest. 

Some words from S.O.N.S about the release:

So I got some complains about my last album, reportedly containing no danceable tracks, 
"I tried to play it out and everybody left" said one angry customer. "I thought it sounded fine but it clears the floor 100%" wrote another one.

Well this time I took a different approach.

On the A side, you get Tteuggeopge (meaning "Hot" in Korean) - it's a mixture of acid techno and psy-trance breakdowns, with some vocal samples taken from an old Korean movie, a jazz intro and a long 9.09minutes build up (figures are never chosen randomly) which I hope won't let the dancefloor unmoved - if you dare to play it! 
On the flip you get the ambient version... no! I was joking! you get 2 other trance tracks
Psychic Link is a mixture of Hard & Goa Trance sounds with breakbeats samples & a surprising deep tribal interlude in the middle to cool down the room for a minute. 
And finally Snow White And The Seven Mushrooms is an angry bad tripping tribute to 90s progressive house sounds. Like if Robin S took too much acid and is haunted by some supernatural creatures.

S.O.N.S - Seoul Forest EP [SHROOM01]

available now at www.amazingporncatvideos.com - direct sales only, 250 copies

Prophecy 47 - Acid Waters E.P [SSP002]

https://www.discogs.com/release/33417353-Alvar-Moon-Ritual

Alvar - I Need (NIGHT001)

Aedis unveils his second self-released EP, built around a single track presented in four distinct versions. The journey moves from wrinkled, textured basslines to percussive, drum-driven interpretations, and closes with a stripped-back, minimalistic approach - all woven together with pads and immersive atmospheric layers.
credits

https://aedis.bandcamp.com/album/hindrance

Hindrance (Evening mix)

In our era of post-truth & questioned realities, tin foil hatted folk project their insecurities onto the puppet masters, those holding the strings to us all, the endless psy-op at play. For those opting for psychedelic enlightenment over psychological terror, we find solace in the dance, especially when the music is from heads such as Jeku. 

‘Peyote Trance’ follows the Helsinki based artists journey into the “trip”, where mother nature instead pulls the strings. A sound of trance often not followed, continuing the work of forebearers such as eXquisite CORpsE; where the zap of the synapses in the brain connect with the bubble & squeak of electronics. Creating a sound advanced by nature, yet resonating within the concrete walls us ravers know and love. All 4 tracks harness a kinetic energy that nudges you to ascendance, not desperately reaching for it like the heavy handed aesthetics of the genre can. Instead, the heads down motion of the music can take you there, and well, a little bit of Peyote might just help, as mother nature intended.

Production, Mixing: Jeku
Mastering: Marco at Analogcut
Text: Rhys Salt
Graphics: Laurent Wians
Distribution: One Eye Witness

Preorder at Bandcamp

Jeku - Peyote Trance - NONTEMP-004

SHROOM009
Max Mars
Morgen War Gestern 

2005 Reissue + S.O.N.S Remix


Release date:
October 2025

Tracklist:
A1. Original Mix
B1. S.O.N.S Remix


distribution: Small Black Dots

Max Mars - Morgen War Gestern (incl. S.O.N.S Remix) [SHROOM09]

Buy on Bandcamp: spectralbounce.bandcamp.com/album/perfe…t-encounter

Amsterdam label Spectral Bounce recruits French club stalwart @chris-carrier-841295497 for SPEC06 — Perfect Encounter. Active since 1994, the Parisian artist has released a wellspring of records on Robsoul, Slapfunk and his own Sound Carrier recordings, parallel to his longtime career as a DJ. Characterised by swirling delays and progressive arrangements, Perfect Encounter shows the producer exploring the mesmeric corners of tech house, ideally fitted to the Spectral Bounce aesthetic.

Opener “XLR8” starts with rolling toms that make way for fluid, modulated tones; each bar ebbs and flows to the sweeping synths set in motion by Carrier. Processed with a multitude of delays, rhythmic FX boldly swish above the drums, making for an immersive soundstage. Second track “Light Side” retains the billowing echoes but moves more nimbly, cutting things back to make for a spacious and breezy number. Its croaking synths hop around the stereo field, accompanied by tight percussion and a walking bassline.

The hallucinogenic “Third Moon” sees Carrier step further into trance-inducing territory. The track’s pulsing, syncopated bass note thrums underneath an arpeggio that evolves into a heady prismatic drone. While the chugging beat is ever-present, melodic refrains rise up and evaporate like wisps of vapour, alongside a vocal that fades away as quickly as it appears. The EP’s eponymous “Perfect Encounter” dials up the tension and closes the record with a mysterious touch. Speedy 16th note patterns propel the beat, creating shifty rhythms that rattle and hiss. A rasping, gelatinous synth and squeaky detuned tones resemble extraterrestrial signals — alien morse code for an enraptured dancefloor.

Art by Susanne Janssen
Words by Cameron Leaf

Bandcamp

PREMIERE: A1. Chris Carrier - XLR8

R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings welcomes Manchester’s Kalani to the label for an EP of techno, house and electro.

https://randmuzikrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/tranquil-stirs-rm12037

released August 29, 2025

Written and produced by Kalani
Mastered by Nik Kozub
Artwork/Design by cheslo.de
Distributed by inchbyinch.eu
Pressed at R.A.N.D. Muzik

Bandcamp 

A1 - Kalani  - Cropper (Snippet)

Refraction

Support

999 GS1
Pletnev - Functions of Blood EP (limited vinyl / digital)

A1 - ¿Sabes?
A2 - How Do You Like Driving Your Tesla Now?
B1 - Functions of Blood
B2 - Functions of Blood (Trancesetters of Westphalia remix)


Have you noticed how the flood of daily news numbs your senses, dulling the ability to feel anything good? As if the world is slowly turning into a place meant for someone else - strangers whose faces you’d rather not see, whose voices you’d rather not hear. Perhaps it’s only a passing distortion on the path to a better future - a glitch in the grand narrative of human progress. 

When the world above burns with confusion, we descend deeper underground - to outlast the chaos. Let the blood cleanse the word’s body; let the beat be our sanctuary. Welcome to Bunker No. 999. But even in exile, we need supplies. 
From the cold circuitry of soulless digital boxes - forced through the jaws of filters, resonators, and endlessly decaying reverberations - emerges a collection of DJ tools built to endure what unfolds above. Sounds to make you last, to make you tremble, to send shivers through the black box we call the dance floor.

The rise of 999 Goosebumps begins - a Barcelona-born label debuting with Alex Pletnev’s transcendent first release, featuring Trancesetters of Westphalia on the remix.

Functions of Blood EP (out Dec 5)

With fall looming and times of darkness ahead, it is the perfect time to present the next installment of the FIBER Podcast. Berlin based DJ and producer Refracted challenges the listener to experience the various layers of deep techno.
“This mix was recorded in a very special afterhour session with close friends at my home in Berlin. This recording is made with love and dedicated to them.”

For Refracted (Alex) It all started back in 2000 with Birmingham techno: “Thanks to a friend of mine I found out about this Spanish radio program (Zona 3) which played techno mixes on Friday- and Saturday nights. I used to lie down in bed with my headphones and just listen to the mixes. Listening to these new sounds so intensely, I really felt the music. It conveyed feelings and emotions no other music had done before. The presenter of the show Sonia Briz transmitted a huge love and admiration for every artist that it really set you into the mood for the mix. Thanks to her I discovered artists such as Oscar Mulero, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Surgeon, Regis, Christian Wunsch; dark, raw and industrial techno at its best.”

Before his acquaintance with electronic music, Alex came from quite a varied musical background. His older brother was of great influence and responsible for getting him interested in music. “I used to borrow all his tapes and listen to them non stop. There was so much to choose from; Queen and Bowie, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, and finally Depeche Mode and Joy Division. In hindsight I was already shaping up my path towards electronic sounds without even realising it.”

Finding connections between genres and artists is one of the joys of a music lover. “I am lucky to have met many like minded people in this incredible city (Berlin) and we always enjoy getting together to play records.”

After a while the repetitive mode of techno can become a bit boring. Therefore, an outing to another genre can be quite refreshing.  “I feel very much inspired by ambient and experimental music. There are too many artists and labels to mention but Thomas Köner, Eleh, Kevin Drumm, Pan American, Raime, Ezekiel Honig are the ones who caught my special attention. Labels such as Digitalis, Type, Further or Blackest ever Black can't seem to go wrong.”

These days the artists from the Prologue label constantly manage to amaze and inspire. Artists such as Donato Dozzy, Mike Parker and Dino Sabatini have been creating sounds that never disappoint. “Other artists that inspire me are; Natural/Electronic.System, Alan Backdrop and Air Protection Office. I'm lucky to have become quite good friends with most of them and have to say that, be it either through their mixes or their tracks, I always feel a very deep connection with the sounds and the taste. The same can be said for the Prologue artists.”

The music is dark just like Refracted preferred color black. “There is something very interesting and beautiful in Dark music. It's elegant, meaningful and it can also get very deep. If you understand it you love it. But I can see why it's not for everyone.”
This love for darkness also prolongs in his visual inspiration sources “I'm into abstract photography. A good idea of what inspires me can be seen in my tumblr page (<a href="http://alex-eme.tumblr.com/">http://alex-eme.tumblr.com/</a>). Dark imagery, the universe, space and the female body are all sources of inspiration. These elements also are seen in the artwork. “The image for this podcast perfectly represents what I want my listeners to experience while hearing my music or mixes.”

Soon Refracted will release an EP on Silent Season. Follow us for more information.

<a title="Refracted Website" href="http://alex-eme.tumblr.com" target="_blank">alex-eme.tumblr.com</a>
<a title="Refracted on Twitter" href="http://twitter.com/refracted" target="_blank">@refracted</a>
<a title="Refracted on Soundcloud" href="http://soundcloud.com/alex-m" target="_blank">soundcloud.com/alex-m</a>
<a title="Refracted on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Refracted/208954205840959" target="_blank">facebook.com/pages/Refracted</a>

FIBER Podcast 15 - Refracted

My contribution to the excellent anatomy series.

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Rødhåd [ Dystopian ] Germany

01 Alva Noto - Xerrox Sora
02 Abdulla Rashim - Semien Terrara 1
03 Cyl- Crypt
04 Acronym - Amoeba
05 XDB - The Descap
06 Dj Qu - The Zones
07 Norm Talley - Deep Consciousness (Ness remix)
08 Cio D'or - Magnetfluss
09 Fanon Flowers - Maschinenhaus 1
10 Jeff Pietro - Israel Vines
11 Oscar Mulero - Demper
12 Reeko - Passage 17.4
13 Methew Johnson - Pana Cotta
14 Stanislav Tolkachev - Heartbeat
15 Boards of Canada - Semana Mertvykh

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Smoke Machine Podcast 084 Rødhåd

Detroit Born, Berlin Based
Tresor / Globus Resident DJ

A self-described "record digging psychopath," Eric Cloutier’s standards are representative of the pre-social media craze and arguably the old adage of letting music speak for itself. Cloutier’s twenty-plus year commitment has been built upon his integrity as a DJ and authority as a selector. His reputation as an unequivocal, dexterous force is increasingly becoming one of note. He’s a DJ for whom quality - above all else - is the watchword.

Live At Spacerock Saturdays 8.17.13 PT.1

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