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Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Saturday 13:00 Where? main stage.

Perpendicular is a self managed and private festival held somewhere in the woods of central Spain.

Artwork: Javier Marimon (@javiermarimon)

Al Blayney @ Perpendicular 2025

"The context:
I am alone. I am found. I died alone. I never thought I’d be found. I am overwhelmed by memories of a dystopian existence on a collapsing planet where evil took over and subsumed good. All of the kindness evaporated and was swallowed by greed. Memories of my past life occlude my consciousness causing confusion between modes of time like a mirage. Is it the past, present, or future? I can no longer tell.

A journey through being:
Confronted by the pain of knowing but trying to exist and embrace being in the world. Did I give up too quickly? Did I fail to change reality? What did I sacrifice in order to function and live a worldly existence like everyone around me? Blinded by hedonism, the collapsing of the mind and soul into the throws of desire left me empty. I gave up. I lost myself. I returned to the comfort of despair. It’s throbbing. To live without hope is to live in despair. Was there a reprieve from it all? Distractions, pleasure, and attachments turned into a vicious cycle of yearning and loss. Accepting impermanence with a half-open heart. It never got better. It just got worse. Functioning with an ever-growing sense of doom. And now I’m here. Alone. All I have are my memories. But existing in confusion from when these memories took place. Introspection with escapism outside of time. The vicious interplay between existence and non-existence. I am left with nothing."

Opening for Rrose at Smartbar, Chicago in June utilizing 4 CDJs and a V10 mixer.

@shantievanti
IG: @shantiism
https://ra.co/dj/shanti
https://youtu.be/QqfMYAyS8bM?si=iwapv-7i2LFIPNlG

Shanti has made textured waves in Chicago’s techno scene with her curation of dark, sinister, and ethereal soundscapes. Music has always been a means of coping with the otherness and hybridity Shanti experienced throughout her life. She has been deeply moved by the transcendent ability of music to express concepts, states of consciousness, and conflicting emotions. Shanti’s sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition and illustrate an intentional trajectory through combining and cultivating surreal, atmospheric, and haunting sounds.

Enamored by the liminal dynamics of sound, she cohosts Otherworldly Ambiguity with Scum.ee –an experience that is centered around the phenomenon of existing in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a member of techno collective Research & Development and hosts a monthly radio show, “Liminal Radio” on WIIT 88.9 FM featuring thoughtful artists at the core of Chicago’s underground music scene. Shanti has had the privilege of warming up and closing out dancefloors for incredibly inspirational artists such as Rrose, DJ Nobu, Ø [Phase], Aurora Halal, Mozhgan, Lady Starlight, Black Light Smoke, Esther Dune, Zenker Brothers, Noncompliant, Xtin, and more. She has had the immense pleasure of conjuring spirits at Chicago’s most beloved clubs such as Smartbar, Smoke & Mirrors, Podlasie Club, and several underground gatherings.

Experiencing music outside of the confines of a club or the underground is extremely important to Shanti as she had initially discovered her favorite artists through online podcasts and radio. The universalizability of podcasts and radio enable music to be experienced by more humans situated in different contexts. This is why she has contributed to many notable online mix series and radio channels. Her mixes have been featured on The Black Lodge Radio, SutroFM, Mutant Radio, PPRZ, Death Decay & Magic, Braid Records, Low Visibility, Dance All Day, and m50’s etc radio among other podcasts and shows. This past year, Shanti has expanded her surreal storytelling beyond Chicago by playing in Amsterdam, LA, Detroit and notable Midwest festivals such as Minnesota’s The Great Beyond and Madison’s Musique Électronique. This Halloween, she will be playing at Chicago’s notoriously dark music festival, Sanctum.

Distant Signals 084: Shanti

VC-118A - Avian - Delsin Records - 162dsr

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9278/vc-118a/avian
digital: https://chaindata.bandcamp.com/album/avian

a1. Avian
a2. Avian Scape
a3. Distorted Name
b1. Chord
b2. Blush

In an intricate lattice of ever-evolving electro exploration, Samuel Van Dijk (@mohlao) is back on Delsin with a new EP. Under his VC-118A alias, the Helsinki based producer presents a richly textured, cinematic strain of machine funk that reaches beyond dancefloor functionality to test the expressive potential locked within electro's crisp rhythmic framework.

There's a melancholic mood hovering over Avian as Van Dijk allows a subtle edge of distortion to creep into his flickering drum programming. The end result is a pensive sound that touches on the moodiness of orchestral composition, unfurling patiently across extended run times without losing focus. With his characteristic attention to detail and broad dynamic range, Van Dijk continues to offer up a sophisticated, emotionally-charged strain of electro like no other.

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VC-118A - Avian (162DSR)

We are delighted to bring you a gem from this year’s Mostra Festival: a two-hour live recording from Lynne, captured in Barcelona 2025. In this set, she moves with ease through ambient textures, deep basslines, rolling percussion, drones, and surprising rhythms. Her love for drum & bass and dubstep quietly ties it all together.

Lynne’s story began in Tokyo, where a first night raving to drum & bass changed everything. It sparked a move to London, where she soaked in jungle, dubstep, and the UK’s raw underground energy before returning home to shape her own sound within Tokyo’s experimental scene.

Now moving between Tokyo and London, Lynne explores the in-between spaces of techno, experimental, and drum & bass. Her mixes feel like small journeys: thoughtful, a little mischievous, and always true to the rhythms that first lit the spark.

Please enjoy this moment with Lynne’s musical selections - let it unfold slowly, take its time, and maybe surprise you along the way...

Thanks a lot to @lynne-tokyo

LYNNE on the web:
Bandcamp: lynnetokyo.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lynne_tokyo/
RA: ra.co/dj/lynne

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush

MOSTRA on the web:
Homepage: www.mostra.barcelona/en
RA: ra.co/promoters/104662
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mostrabcn/

Photo by Laura Dominguez
Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

Lynne @ Mostra 17.04.2025

Silent Era is the co-founder of the label Of Paradise and its sub-label Badlands on which she regularly releases her music as well. Her versatile productions range between bass-heavy broken rhythms and also more experimental soundscapes as you can hear on her latest release called „Emerald Pool“. And there is more to come. Enjoy the mix!

Tracklist:
1. Identified Patient - Second-Hand Nostalgia [Nerve Collect]
2. Scanner - Trawl, Disappearance [Aquarellist]
3. Priori - Hazard (Forest Drive West Slowmo Remix) [Midgar]
4. POD & Edward Richards - Flux Growth [Kinetic Vision Australia]
5. Stave & Karim Maas - Searching [Standards & Practices]
6. Pessimist - SPRTLZM [Pessimist Productions]
7. Mercy System - Vacuum [Of Paradise]
8. Saffron Bloom - Curtain Call (Original) [Delicate Records]
9. Fracture - Verhoeven (Slow Mix) [Astrophonica]
10. Terrain - Mode [Delsin Records]
11. Pugilist - Daggers [Of Paradise]
12. Client_03 - Thought Disposal (Slow Mix) [Astrophonica]
13. Sepehr - Isfahan Sinistra [GARMO]
14. Destrata - Meridian [Of Paradise]
15. Pugilist & POD - Iridescent [Of Paradise]
16. Stone - Plenty [3XL]

SHAW CUTS PODCAST 048 - SILENT ERA

Todays Monument Recording comes from this summers Midgar x Useless Seconds party in Berlin.

DK's session was captured at the event following his recent release on Midgar fulfilling a debut at the label showcase event.

On the day he played the second slot of the afternoon after Lilli Zykla's ambient opening,  gently shifting towards left field territories covered in drums at a downtempo pace.

Follow :

https://soundcloud.com/d-k-music
https://soundcloud.com/midgar_records

MNMT Recordings : Đ.K @ Midgar x Useless Seconds - Berlin July 2025

Peeve & Kairogen (10/10/25)

Narainee opening the floor at https://soundcloud.com/purespacefm x Chinese Laundry on the 19th of September 2025. Supporting Andy Garvey and Command D in the Laundry main room. Miss Behave, Sina and Amuwa in the Cave. Artist lineup curated by https://soundcloud.com/andygarveyandygarvey

Narainee at Pure Space: 19.09.25

https://shawcuts.bandcamp.com/album/raw-courage
Title: Raw Courage
Artist: Kakeru
Label: Shaw Cuts
Cat.: SC022
Date: November the 7th of 2025

Tracklisting:
A1: Quagmire			
A2: Mirror Forest	
B1: Swaying			
B2: Broken Bubbles

Infotext:
There is a new artist from Japan followed by the name Kakeru who is giving his Shaw Cuts debut with „Raw Courage“, telling the story of an emperor besieged by an army who then entrusts his child to the Black Dragon Clan heading off to a dangerous journey.
An attempt to usurp the Ming Emperor's throne by the sinister martial artist simply known as „old monster" and his armies results in most of the palace being massacred. „Quagmire“ and its vibrant percussive pattern carried by a heavy broken kick and a driving bassline help the emperor’s infant son to escape and put in care of the Black Dragon Clan. 
En route they are attacked by government forces but rescued by two knights. They prove to be a valuable addition to the party in subsequent encounters with their pursuers. „Mirror Forest“ and its laid-back atmosphere, mysterious vocal snatches and shining pads carried by an expressive drum pattern help the travellers parrying every sneaky attack on their journey. 
Trying to head to the White Dragon Clan in order to seek for help, the squad has to masquerade and take several battles, always protecting the baby in tow. The razor-sharp percussions, corrosive bass and thrashing kick of „Swaying“ tremendously supports the warriors in each fight.
Finally they make it to the temple of the White Dragons where they show their Black Dragon seal as a sign of solidarity. But all of a sudden the mood changes. „Broken Bubbles“ and its menacing atmosphere built up by a monstrous sub bass, reduced but impactful drums and subtle synth elements underline the potential threat. Did they walk into a trap? Is there enough energy left for one big fight? Raw courage is vital now.





[SC022] KAKERU - RAW COURAGE

Agonis - Mantis 18 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS18

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/9475/agonis/mantis-18
digital: https://agonis.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-18

a1. Snow Field Fractals
a2. Kongruenz
b1. Cloud Roller
b2. Bristle

Delsin's Mantis series welcomes @agonis-amenthia with a heavy-hitting four-track workout geared towards adventurous dancefloors. As a leading figure in forward-thinking techno, Agonis has helped pioneer a scene that folds multiple tempos, styles and rhythms into a cohesive, dance-focused strain of psychedelic hypnotism. Co-running amenthia recordings from his base in Zürich, Agonis has long explored the creative potential where elegant, immersive 4/4 and drum & bass intrigue intertwine.

On Mantis 18, he carefully adjusts his sound palette to move beyond typical smoky atmospheres towards more forceful, sharply realised tones and textures. Bold synthesis striking out in brooding soundscapes, underpinned by a powerful low-end undercurrent and playful percussion: this recipe is a polite reminder you’re engaged in a corner of club music that thrives on fresh approaches, served by one of the scene's key instigators.


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Agonis - Mantis 18 (DSR/MTS18)

First 100 copies limited purple coloured vinyl available through the Delsin webshop.

Released by http://soundcloud.com/purplemazemusic

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After two in as many years, low-key German producer Yør returns to similarly low key Dutch imprint Purple Maze for his third full outing on the label in the form of the 'Sublimation EP'. Across the four tracks Yør continues to explore the same frayed and decayed, abstract electronics as he has in the past, with distant kins like Kassem Mosse and Morphosis still resonating.

The opener and title track is an intense and moody, nerve jangling affair where huge searching synths pan in the background of grinding drums and dense percussive clatter before 'Gravity', with its heavyweight and churning drums, trudges on through sonic scuzz and lo-fi blizzards as a backlit melody keeps things from growing all too dark and abstract.

The many different contrasting surfaces and counterpointed moods make Yør’s sounds as arresting as they are. The dystopian, tortured industrial funk of 'Parallels' with its slapping claps and decaying percussive lines are proof of that, where through chaos comes beautiful order.

Closer 'Trust' holds its head a little higher, more spiralling synths and bleepy fax machines tones add a sense that the apocalypse is coming and machines will take over, but there’s enough organic beauty in the deeply hidden melodies to keep the track from being all too hostile.

Buy at Delsin Webshop

Yør - Sublimation EP [maze 005]

Preview!! Coming July 2013 .... Distribution exclusively by Rubadub worldwide.
Vinyl, FLAC and 320k mp3 downloads from the source ---> firecrackerrecordings.bandcamp.com/

UNTHANK006 Denaji - Dharma Dharma (Mp3 Clip)

UNTHANK006 Denaji - Wuhti (DJ Sotofett AM Remix) (Mp3 Clip)

Panoram debut LP! Unique and peerless music. Available Summer 2013, only on Firecracker Recordings. Distributed exclusively worldwide by Rubadub.
Vinyl, FLAC and 320k mp3 downloads from the source ---> firecrackerrecordings.bandcamp.com/


FIREC012LPCD B4 Toluka Lake View (Mp3 Clip)

FIREC012LPCD B6 Bad Request (Mp3 Clip)

http://www.delsinrecords.com/release.php?idxRelease=3599

Seventeen years after it's first release, Delsin is soon to hit the landmark catalog number of 100. Truth is, taking into account choice re-issues and specials such as the recent house series, there have already been scores more than 100 releases. Nevertheless, in that time the Dutch label has become synonymous with a wide range of timeless sounds from house to techno to dub to electronica, nurturing and championing some of the most respect names in the scene.

To mark the occasion, the label is to release five new various artist EPs throughout the rest of the year. Besides a special collector's box edition, all EPs will be offered separately. All fifteen tracks will also be compiled onto one CD.

“After many different life cycles, with this compilation I try a bit to go back to the core of Delsin, to showcase more soulful but still raw techno sounds from a selection of key artists who best represent the label,” says label boss Marsel Delsin. “The tracks are all individual offerings but are tied together with the common themes of the label, and as a compilation will paint a nice overall picture.”

The five EPs will contain tracks from newbies and old favourites alike, including Sawlin and Delta Funktionen, John Beltran and Conforce, Redshape and Herva, Ross 154 and Mike Dehnert and more. The first – like all of them – features three tracks, one each from Gerry Read, Unbroken Dub and Claro Intelecto.

Its Manchester’s Claro Intelecto who goes first with 'Fighting The Blind Man', a typically widescreen and atmospheric cut with rich but grainy pads, warm techno pulses underneath and plenty of expertly design synths gurgling in the foreground.

New school house hero Gerry Read then offers a typically rough jam, 'Granny Bag'. A melange of sandy hits, smeared synths and hunched kick drums, it might be one of his deepest cuts yet before Siberian producer Unbroken Dub then layers warm pads on rolling, buried deep kick drums and has all sorts of analogue sci-fi lines racing across their face.

As has done Delsin itself over the years, this special series of releases looks to join the dots between the past, present and future of techno.

100DSR/VAR1 (Delsin)
a1. Claro Intelecto - Fighting The Blind Man
b1. Gerry Read - Granny Bag
b2. Unbroken Dub - Spacing

Yør - Sublimation EP [maze 005]

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