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Rise

Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food, aka one part of Openmind, takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.

Strictly Kev likes the company of plants whilst working on music so that's handy for us isn't it?! We're assuming he's talking about a beautiful Calathea sitting in the corner for inspiration, tho his dream plant setup - a conservatory packed with Romanesco broccoli, trippy Caladiums, and Persian Shields - is something we'd be well on board with too.

Enough of the plant talk for a second and back to the music, ambient music to be clear. For those that weren't squatting in South London back in the early 90s, Openmind were the four-piece behind the mighty Telepathic Fish - the legendary ambient afterparty that transformed chill-out rooms from dub-playing afterthoughts into proper destinations.

Kev, along with Chantal Passamonte (Mira Calix, RIP), David Vallade, and Mario Aguera, started in a shared house above a shop with no neighbours to complain/bash the door down. What began as art school parties quickly grew into Sunday afternoon sessions in squatted venues - a former dole office in Brixton and even the derelict Roundhouse on New Year's Day. They hosted everyone from Aphex Twin to Mixmaster Morris among wall-to-wall mattresses, UV installations, and  Coldcut's Matt Black with his boundary pushing video projections.

The idea was simple: recreate that post-clubbing comedown vibe but on a massive scale, as an "aural and visual blanket" for club-rattled minds. They even published a fanzine called Mindfood and worked at the scene's hub, Ambient Soho record shop, helping shape what Simon Reynolds called a "wombeldelic sound-and-light bath" in contrast to the current trend of hardcore and it's relentless assault.

Thirty years on, that spirit's having a comeback. Events like London's A Loose Ting are bringing back the bedding and the hushed reverence, while Berlin's Overflow is going full sensory overload with vibrating mattresses, fountains, and harpists. New York's Planetarium gatherings have people mostly horizontal, inspired by psychedelic therapy sessions. There's even and ambient sauna in South London you might have come across via the wonder of Music To Watch Seeds Grow By's recent takeover.  Our very own Watching Trees dabbled in said chill out space this year, pairing the abstract and the ambient with projected dappled sunlight visuals from the mighty Jamie House. Turns out people still need those little havens away from the madness, especially in this day and age!

Also handily 30 years on the Openmind crew have just compiled the first-ever Telepathic Fish retrospective for Fundamental Frequencies - a double vinyl love letter to those hazy early-90s mornings when the music finally slowed down.

For this Seeds Mix, Kev has leaned into his love of minimalism and systems music - repetition built from layers of loops offset against each other to form subtle polyrhythms. There's a deliberate avoidance of drum machines here in favour of organic percussion, and around the eight-minute mark, a section from Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia that captures the feeling of being deep in the forest, phone abandoned, discovering that paradise was just a forage away.

Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/seeds-mix-005-openminds-leave-your-phone-at-home-discover-paradise-after-a-forage-in-the-forest/

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INTERVIEW

Seeds Mix 005: Openmind's Leave your phone at home & discover paradise after a forage in the forest

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Richard Sen | Balearic Slo-mo & Leftfield Electronica Live | Tilt Shift Tuesday 28th Oct 2025

Fetish clubs and festivals; dark basements and back rooms; disco pubs and super-clubs. Richard has done it all, globally. His authenticity, experience and 30-year history in dance music map out a unique story.

Former London graffiti artist, Sen, is recognised as an elder statesman, an educator and an expert on dance music. Richard is a maverick. Unpredictable, mysterious and engaging, his DJ sets always stand apart from the others. Sen has more music to call upon than most. His sets tell a story and reflect a deep understanding of dance-floor dynamics. His sound draws from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s influences and places them firmly in the present. Richard's genre-fluid selection seamlessly flows back and forth between: retro and future, dark and light, disco, Italo, deep and wonky house, electro, breakbeat and deep techno.

Sen releases music under his own name and previously under the guises of Bronx Dogs (1997-2003) and Padded Cell (2005-2012). His output includes singles on his own label, Darkness Is Your Candle and for like-minded labels, Klasse Wrecks and Public Release. Sen has also remixed respected artists: Bryan Ferry, John Grant, Unloved (David Holmes' band) and LCD Soundsystem. Padded Cell's music was used in the hugely popular video game, Grand Theft Auto 4 and the U.S. HBO comedy show Eastbound and Down. In 2012, Richard released a compilation, This Ain't Chicago, on Strut Records. The promo video was listed in Beatport's top ten house documentaries of all time. Richard’s most recent compilation, Dream The Dream on Ransom Note Rec,s was voted Best British Compilation of 2023 by DJ Magazine. Sen’s music has also been used by respected clothing brands, Moschino and Sacai to soundtrack their catwalk shows.

Richard remains passionate yet professional with impeccable taste. He currently has a weekly radio show for Charlie Bones' station, Do!! You!!! (www.doyou.world) which allows him to narrate his history, explore his vast collection and introduce his eclectic taste to a new generation. His debut solo album, India Man, was released in 2024.

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/richard_sen_coma/?hl=en
Sc: https://soundcloud.com/senrichard
Bc: https://richardsen.bandcamp.com/

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Richard Sen | Balearic Slo-mo & Leftfield Electronica Live | Tilt Shift Tuesday 28th Oct 2025

An hour of HOLY recorded at our spiritual home, Cu in Dalston. HOLY is Richard Fearless from Death in Vegas and Tom Dubwise who runs the killer record store, Dubwise Vinyl https://dubwisevinyl.com/

tickets for HOLY

HOLY

Her posture is quiet.
Her heart feels light, almost glowing.
The air is gentle, the colors warm.
She lets the world blur for a while—
just her, the music, the slow-moving water.
Everything fits.

hello pi:menta,
hello mellow.

~ new affair with ~
@pimenta-anne-paul
instagram.com/pi_menta.music/

mellowcast #085 | pi:menta  [autumn edition]

A mix for Feed Your Head aimed at meeting those late Sunday morning needs for shizzle that's just a bit different from the usual four to the floor. We've got psychedelic blues from 1969, alongside Scottish dub, alongside obscure Bryan Ferry and Eno collabs, alongside Sabres Of Paradise reedits, alongside a new Richard Fearless dub, alongside Rude Audio re -edits. And so on.
TRACKLISTING
1) Om Unit - Liberation (Richard Fearless Rmx)
2) The Rootsman - Old Pan Killer (Ease Off Mix)
3) Roxy Music - Ladytron (Idjut Boys Dub)
4) High Baptismal Flow - Dead Swamp Hula (The Lincolnshire Poacher Rmx)
5) Jah Wobble - Lam Savarane Dub
6) Massive Attack - Rising Son (Otherside Mix)
7) Nether - Sunset Dub
8) James Hardway - Take A Minute Instrumental (Rude Audio Remix)
9) Errol Alkan - Sub Conscious (Manfredas Stream Of Consciousness Remix)
10) Cosmo Vitelli - Edit Service 4 (Spanish Codeine)
11) Charlatans - Different Days (Chris and Cosey Remix/ Rude Audio Re - Edit)
12) Obost - Vampire (Blood Dub)
13) Airsine - Like Fire (Ben Hunt Remix)
14) Uj Pa Gaz - Dissimilar Function
15) Puzzle - Comedown (Matthew Herbert Remix)
16) Duncan Gray - In The Attic (Jack Butters Remix)
17) Michael Son Of Michael - Don Guerra
18) Bryan Ferry - I Thought
19) Stephen Stills - Nothing To Do But Today
20)Marshall Watson and Cole Odin - Voyager
21) Trent - Cin Cin
22) Twelve Caesars - Swan Fendered Mercury (North Street West Dub)
23) Supreme Love Gods - All Over Now (Justin King Remix)
24) Krabberz - Sweet Max (Rude Audio Remix)
25) Von Sudenfed - The Rhino Head
26) Sabres Of Paradise - Li(c)kwidnitwit (Elwood Edit of Flightpath Estate Mix)

Feed Your Head Guest Mix: Rude Audio

God's Waiting Room: a round-about selection of the cinematic, library music, rock 'n' roll, psych, experimental, unclassifiable and independent. From the mind of DJ, producer and creator of original soundtracks, David Holmes.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/david-holmes/episodes/david-holmes-24th-november-2025

Humanity as an act of Resistance - The Protest Edition in memory of JD TWITCH AKA KEITH MC... 241125

A specially created mix of 100 POEMS tunes for 'Music For Walking'. 

Music to lift our spirits and reconnect with ourselves and the world around us. 

To know that being in the 'now' is the prize. 

To not let stress and anxiety steal from us the joy and opportunity a new day brings. 

Peace & Love, 100 POEMS x

Intro - Lee Scratch Perry, Music is life and music is the comforter of life.
1. In This Cosmos Everything Has A Place
2. Imitations (Ft TheDeadCanRap)
3. Big Dub Candy Mountain
4. Better Things
5. Come, Hear Me Now
6. Joyness Magnificent (We'll Find The Light Together)
7. Wand'rin' Dub
Outro - Lee Scratch Perry, Music is the light - be happy.

Bandcamp link for 100 Poems:

https://100poems.bandcamp.com

Donate to Talk Club here: 

https://www.justgiving.com/page/talkclubstushone

MUSIC FOR WALKING - 100 POEMS 'IN DUB'

Tune in for a special program for Hurricane Melissa relief — a nonstop journey of sound, soul, and solidarity. As communities face the long road to recovery, we’re asking you to stand with them in the simplest, most powerful way: by listening and giving.

We’ve invited some of our broadcasters and local scene affiliates to put on a selection of Jamaican music that speaks of strength and survival, celebrating the culture and resilience of the Caribbean spirit. From classic roots to modern sounds, the music carries a message of unity and hope.

This one is selected by our broadcaster, Pseudub.

🎶 Listen. Feel. Give

See all shows & tracklists at bit.ly/3BcIC1B

Broadcast for Jamaica w/ Pseudub (20.12.2025)

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There are places on this beautiful planet where immensity is the only dimension, places where the clouds come so close that they seem accompanying your wandering. Places so infinitely empty that fulfil the spirit. The African plains and deserts are undoubtedly among those, and today we undertake an adventurous journey across their rhythms and flavours. These were the inspiring forces guiding Pedro Canale in the selection of the sounds for this beautiful mix. Pedro is the self-defined ‘joyful monkey’ which in 2005 started the music project Chancha Via Circuito(https://soundcloud.com/chanchaviacircuito). Back in the day in Buenos Aires, he was one of the pioneers who started combining the folk Latin-American rhythms of cumbia with electronic sounds. As his horizons expanded, different sonorities entered his sound palette and led him to become the ecletic musician and producer which we have the pleasure to listen to today. 
Besides featuring instruments and motives of the African continent, the mix he preapared for UCR captures the spirit of that land. Sparkling and vibrant sounds conceal dark tones, as lights and shadows on the dunes move together in a sinuous dance. Talking about the set Pedro said: `There was nothing for miles around; it was a wilderness`, and in that desert we roam. May its infinite emptyness fulfil our spirits.

Find Chancha Via Circuito here:

Bandcamp:
https://chanchaviacircuitomusic.bandcamp.com/
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/chanchaviacircuito
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/chancha_via_circuito/

Tracklist

UCR #058 by Chancha Via Circuito

RadioSpacePop - ''Silent Biomechanical Kid'' LP_ Deva. 2000 / 2001. // ''Accelerated Mechanical Kid'' - Live-Set @Tm01Base (42:07min)_Timisoara. 2001.

08.Test System A4 Model-207

RadioSpacePop - Silent Biomechanical Kid

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