Releases

kt dj & Ryan at public records (4/21/22)

BUY VINYL: https://doc-sleep.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-sight-fade
Doc Sleep returns to Dark Entries with Cloud Sight Fade, an album of ethereal house and techno. Doc Sleep is the alias of DJ and producer Melissa Maristuen. Following 2023’s Birds, her ambient and IDM-leaning debut album, Cloud Sight Fade shows Doc drawing on her years of queer clubbing to bring us seven diverse tracks sitting between muscular New York house, Berlin twilight techno, and funky West-coast breakbeats. Production began in the Bay Area and was completed in Berlin; Maristuen says that this work became a love letter to the West Coast’s magnificent natural landscape, the light of the Pacific sunrise. While draped in dreamlike textures and melodies, this is also a record about embodiment and the memories that live within our corporeal forms. The powerful grooves on the breakbeat-inflected “Lemon Zest” and the propulsive “Cloud Sight Fade” remind us that dance music is for bodies dancing. Meanwhile, tracks like the sparkling album-closer “Enchanted Static” or the brooding groover “Water Sign” plunge us deeper into hypnotic depths. On Cloud Sight Fade, Doc Sleep guides us through slumber and wakefulness, in and out of our bodies, with the mastery of a seasoned DJ and clubgoer.

Cloud Sight Fade

Doc Sleep - Cloud Sight Fade SNIPS

@officiumofficium
Our next mix is by Officium. We get a proper long trip over here, with almost reaching 3 hours of music. 
Officium is a multi-instrumentalist, knee-deep in the forward pushing underground scene of France. Navigating the Wreckers Ov Civilization radio serie at Lyl Radio. 
Last year, he released the amazing album ‘lazybones’ at Teenage Menopause Records, from Paris.
This story is taking us from Cindy Lee to Coil and helen island to Special Guest DJ, while Boris is playing alongside Missy Elliott. 
“There are lots of clues about mystical thinking, emotions, winks to people I love and friends' musicals projects in here. All mixed up and resulting in a strong narrative.”

Knekelhuis # 109 - Officium

DETOUR, Pittsburgh mainstays behind the Hot Mass night of the same name, celebrate 10 years as a label with a double LP of the locally sourced, grassroots techno that’s been their raison d’etre since 2014. DTR-007 is a coming together of DETOUR members, long-time associates, rising local artists and members of the ever-expanding global Pittsburgh diaspora.

The result is a true reflection of the DETOUR ethos; a selection of ten expertly-curated tracks that is more than the sum of its parts; an homage to the city, its producers, DJs, dancers and the outsized influence they’ve had on the global techno underground.

DTR-007 ‘s ode to Pittsburgh electronics spans generations and genres. Booming maximalism from local originator Shawn Rudiman sits beside ace outings from already-accomplished next-gen producers Gladstone Deluxe, Davis Galvin, and Torvvo. After a spree of recent releases on Dark Entries and her own Jacktone imprint, Doc Sleep returns to the label for the first time since her 2016 debut EP with a slice of resonant deep house. Hot Mass co-founder Paul Fleetwood and perennial multidisciplinary favs, slowdanger appear on wax for the first time with levitating cuts of late-night hypnosis. Longtime modular enthusiast Nick Breinich commits a slab of true-school Midwest acid techno while DETOUR co-founders Naeem and Gusto each contribute tracks in signature styles. Naeem’s soaring electro melodics bring the compilation to an emotional peak before Gusto sends it off with an underwater broken beat chiller. The end product is an exhibition of steaming, sometimes-storming, always-deep heat calibrated precisely for your dance floor’s moodier moments. 

credits
releases July 26, 2024

Jacket Artwork by Stephanie Armbruster
Jacket Layout by Gusto
Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann at Complete Mastering
@docsleep

DETOUR 007

A3 Doc Sleep - I Like You All So Much

A1. Virta Chords  - Beats Unlimited

@msmkulturegalerie
Bandcamp: https://kulturegalerie.bandcamp.com/album/volume-three
Info: Kulture Galerie returns with its third various artists record featuring Doc Sleep, Rambal Cochet, The Jaffa Kid, Mesmerist, Jack Bags and Undsidedly.

The multi format label run by Filippo MSM (of Metropolitan Soul Museum) is back with its 7th release overall, this time on wax. This new collection continues to show Filippo’s predilection for music with non straight forward drum patterns and moody melodies.

Volume Three is a well thought mix of styles, spanning to and from two Trance oriented tracks from Rambal Cochet and The Mesmerist through the broken techno of Doc Sleep, Jack Bags’s all analogue Acid House track, The Jaffa Kid’s uncompromising Drexcian’s Electro and Undsidedly dreamy’s own take on the genre.

Bandcamp

*PREMIERE* Doc Sleep - Deep Breath

Poorly Lit with @chantssss invited by @notmass
Live recorded at @inbeatwin, Milano
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_0av6zLyM

"No bio"

Artwork by instagram.com/_leo.xyz
Layout by instagram.com/federica.aulenta

Originally streamed on www.fritto.fm

Fritto FM

Poorly Lit with Chantssss 10.10.24

Rick Shiver invites Axel Larsen..... Axel is member of the French freebase label Simple Music Experience and in bands like Radiante Pourpre, Simplists and Parasite Jazz.
https://soundcloud.com/user-918420567

Niemandsland w/ Axel Larsen ~ Lyl Radio 2024-11-20

Andrej:
Perila - sur [Smalltown Supersound]
Hajj - Vox Tenebrae [YOUTH]
Square Fauna - Alteration [Firecracker Recordings]
Zaumne - Śnieżycowy Jar [evo-natura]
YDVST - Encuentros [Shimmering Moods Records]
Etch - Liz’s Track [ILIAN TAPE]
ϙue x Comechelet - Flora [re.core]
Vulgar Débil - Magnesia [self-released]
QNDFK - Tragedy & Farce [Language Instinct
Ike Zwanikken - Lilith Ream [Theory Therapy]
Puce Mary - Faith Dealers [self-released]
Nichola Scrutton - Interzone (Pavel Milyakov Remix) [nonclassical]
990x - June Lovers [sferic]
usof - sad to hear [Rotten \ Fresh]
jung dj - k improv [self-released]
Comechelet - memória 24°4 [self-released]

Mantas Mockus:
Sholto Dobie - Forest Logic [Infant Tree]
Tim Hecker - Black Phase [Paper Back Records]
Claire Cirocco - A5 [Irrational Tentent]
Grouper - Parking Lot [kranky]
Laure Boer - Les cités englouties [Kashual Plastik]
Valentina Magaletti - She/Her/Gone [bié Records]
Carlo Maria - Winter Sun [Drone]
Alessandro Cortini - CORRI [Mute]
Macime Denuc - Infinite end [Vlek]
Eiko Ishibashi - I can feel guilty about anything [Black Truffle]
Suburban Cracked Collective - Where Are The Real Ones? [Colourful Storm]
garth erasmus - Mantis Praise [TAL]

Amulet of Tears @ Radio Vilnius #8 / November 27, 2024 w/Mantas Mockus

kinetic is a London based label, event & mix series run by Dj wiggles. For the course of this residency she’ll be inviting guests who have been influential to the party & label to join her on her show. This first episode is an introduction to the series from Dj wiggles herself with 2 hours of genre defying swampy sounds & textures.

🌐 "Outsiders" are our daily pre-recorded shows hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
🔗 kioskradio.com

Outsiders: kinetic w/ Dj wiggles @ Kiosk Radio 02.01.2025

Guestmix by @box_5ive

Bimonthly show @stegi-radio-athens

03.02.2024 22-23h CET

Tracklist:

    emre girginkaya - saturdaypt1
    Dark0 - Reverie Eternity (feat. Malibu)
    Box5ive - Speed
    Merely - City Of Delight
    mu tate - Cicada Break
    Genus Aix - As One So Torn
    Helen island - alice dj
    Valley - Justin Bieber talks about Selena Gomez (FirstReal Love)
    nueen - Sharp Grey
    analog_mannequin -  milk cassette x.mp3 (slowed)
    Dreamcycles - Final Goodbye
    Dark0 - UIC
    Box5ive - MG
    Jabes - FREE
    Lauren Duffus - Love-Love-Love
    Shed Theory - Drink The Rock
    Box5ive - UK Rain
    Yves Tumor - Psalm

Every Song Is The Last Track with Box5ive (03.02.2025) @stegi.radio Athens

Kiawash is playing the first half of the set until 59:00
Dan is playing the other half of the set.

enjoy !

Phuong Dan & Kiawash (18/01/25)

In his show Soft Drive Berlin-based @atte-pc takes you on immersive and ethereal trips through his music collection.

Soft Drive w/ atte pc 23.01.25

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY FEB 7 2025 (Bandcamp Friday / Wildfire Relief)

LA is the ESP Institute’s hometown. The label’s captain, Lovefingers, is a native Angeleno who has lived in 15 of its neighborhoods spanning decades. While the ESP Institute was born in 00’s New York City with an international cast of artists, the DNA of the label has always been infused with the wild sense of freedom and space that is LA. It breaks our hearts to see the city and its residents in such a difficult position today. Our home and label’s office were damaged, the grounds incinerated and fire/smoke damage right up and onto it’s walls, and although it is still uninhabitable, we consider ourselves unbelievably fortunate that the structure was spared, surviving among our many neighbors whose homes are reduced to ash. Both the Palisades and Eaton fires have left so many of our friends and family with nothing – we collectively mourn not only for their physical space, much of which is generational, but for mementos of family history, their sense of security and ability to function from a safe sense of “home.” The grief and tasks of recovery are uncharted and ongoing, the rebuilding is daunting, arduous and overwhelming, and everyday brings new challenges in the fires wake. This will take time. If there is any light that we see in this, it is the prevalent sense of community we are witnessing in real time.

This is the 15th year of ESP Institute and we had an idea for a compilation planned, but, given the circumstances and the immense needs of our city and fellow Angelenos, we have decided to expand this release to 3x its initial scope and commit all of its efforts and income to wildfire relief organizations. We have initially selected the following vetted non-profit charities: CalFund, MusiCares, GiveDirectly, Global Empowerment Mission, Canine Rescue Club and plan to manually top up funds from circulating GoFundMe spreadsheets for under-represented families, commencing with those in Altadena. We anticipate a bi-weekly dispersal of funds, given the urgent and evolving nature of community needs, but will re-assess this consistently as time passes.

ESP’s artists have generously allowed us to present their music for this compilation and our gratitude starts with them. It is our hope the following 90 tracks will bring you something you need, whether it be joy, catharsis, wonder or meditation.

Thank you for your support from the bottom our hearts,
Andrew / Lovefingers & ESP Institute
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[ESP150A]
ESP Institute XV - I - Active
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on physical movement and mental release.
Energy level: High.
Recommended: Late night / witching hours.

[ESP150B]
ESP Institute XV - II - Passive
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on ambience, mood control and meditation.
Energy level: Low.
Recommended: Daytime / sunset / sunrise.

[ESP150C]
ESP Institute XV - III - Unobtanium
Dosage: 30 tracks spanning fifteen years of the label’s work with a focus on unreleased rarities, demos and remixes.
Energy level: All over the place.
Recommended: For those who know. 

released February 7, 2025

I Active, II Passive, III Unobtanium

Madame Tussaud

LA Wildfire Relief

Madame Tussaud - ESP Institute L.A. WILDFIRE FUNDRAISER

J'PETIT - live @ Earthly Delights - 01.10.25

Doc Sleep's latest EP, "Your Ruling Planet,” debuts on her own label, Jacktone.

The EP is her 3rd overall and 1st on her home label. Working through moods and atmosphere across several genres, the EP is also her most introspective. 

Thematically, the tracks act as both soundtrack and narrative signposts through a maze of hazy memories, self-created mythologies and realities. Instruments and samples were chosen intentionally to support the larger themes, each carrying a weight of familiarity and meaning. Rather than working to execute functional peak time tools, the goal was to create a universe of personal meaning and significance.  

The artwork is by the Sonja of Labareda, mastering by Joao Melo/Mind Safari.

Nim [from the "Your Ruling Planet" on Jacktone]

**Music released on ESP Institute, Tartelet, Dark Entries, Future Times, 100% Silk, Kulture Galerie, Detour, Silva Electronics, Diskotopia, Jacktone, Hypno Discs, Bottom Forty

**1/2 of Beats Unlimited 

**1/2 of Collectibles

**1/2 of Jacktone Records

**Resident of Room 4 Resistance

Nim [from the "Your Ruling Planet" on Jacktone]

Doc Sleep

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