Freshhh minimal tech heat from Eora’s lovely Ivy for Maybe 008! 

@iv-dripp

Ivy’s mixes are without a doubt some of my favourites. Equally at home playing lush ambient and downtempo sounds, trippy drum and bass, or warpy club grooves, Ivy is a DJ who is undeniably compelling and exceptionally talented. She plays such an important role in the local music community and I am so thrilled to have her on the series with this gorgeous mix of kinky grooves and swung basslines. Equal parts moody and fun, this mix encapsulates everything I admire about Ivy’s DJing. Thank you so much Ivy, this mix slaps <3

008. Maybe with Ivy

Dream Software on Noods Radio (12.02.2022)

Noods Radio - Dream Software 12/02/2022

Next to contribute to the Virtual Utopia series is Melbourne-based Sommi (@sommmi) who’s airborne, breaks-infused sound has really resonated with us in the Corporation since we heard his mix at the dawn of the 13th Chime series. 

This 60-minute program guides us through various landscapes, soundscapes and dreamscapes- beginning with a deep meditative introduction that feels like staring endlessly into a misty valley of crystalline refraction. Moving forward, we hover through views of lush surroundings and trickling waters, where Sommi really compliments the sounds of spring.

Gliding past smooth unknown structures of brushed aluminium, the metallic shades reflect the spectrum of existence back at you. A true ascension into a virtual universe. A pneumatic dream-world of mechanical efficiency. What a utopia earth could be.

During the program we will delve deep into a 3D simulated forest, an endless array of fractal trees and vegetation, rendered real-time. It all seems so realistic, until you look closely and see the edges of everything is pixelated.

Looking up at looping digital skies on seamlessly installed LCD screens. You open your eyes.

Many thanks to Sommi for this stellar contribution and we hope you enjoy!

Virtual Utopia 05: Sommi

Low Flung ( @lowflung ) is the long-standing project of Sydney based visual artist Danny Wild. Danny has been present in the East coast underground scene for quite some time now, having cemented his place with an incredibly diverse musical outputs, from ambient and dub to tech house.

"Equally influenced by dub’s sense of space and the rolling expanse of the Australian landscape, Danny fuses field recordings and organic instruments with synthesized soundscapes and buoyant digi basslines to create music that offers an uncanny evocation of place and a keen spatial awareness." - Hani Hanbali

Here we are treated to a live, tech house tinged set from Danny's recent visit to Polyrhythm festival in the ACT. 

Thank you so much for this one Danny!

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Animix Eighty One: Low Flung (Live @ Polyrhythm)

Closing set from @commandd 's Clone Dialogue EP Launch for @fruit-bowl-agency & @bodypromise on the @translatesoundsystem rig 

"I had the honour of closing out one of the most special events I’ve played to date, celebrating the incredible Command D's EP launch for Clone Dialogue. It was my very first warehouse party I’ve been booked for and felt like a full-circle moment as warehouse parties are where I fell in love with our scene when I moved to Marrickville in 2016. I got to play so many of my favourite tracks I’ve been saving up for years out of Translate's ridiculous rig, literal dream come true! 

I’ve re-recorded my set from the night as I was silly enough not to bring a recorder but some things are best in the moment & hopefully this captures a little of the atmosphere. 

Biiiiig thanks to the whole crew, Charley, Fruit Bowl, & Body Promise for putting so much faith in me 🥺🥲 & @ben-fester & @iv-dripp who I’m so honoured to play alongside! "

Close: Dialogue 13-05-22 [Command D EP Launch - Closing set]

Matt Sabbadini aka Third Space (also Nice Setting, and ½ of Knotting) has always conveyed an energetic and deep passion for sound - both through his diverse outputs and our interactions. 

An electronic artist with a focus on modular synthesis, Matt works from a foundation of experimentation. Upon this foundation Matt’ expertly builds hypnotic expressions of experimental electronic music in manifold ways. Much of Third Space’s work tethers the line between chaos and calm, with well orchestrated moments of urgent uneasy percussion, deep and luscious textures and austere DnB inflicted rhythms. 

His debut long player ‘Scissor Kick’ ventures away from a punchier, sometimes club-ready sound found via his three past EPs. Scissor Kick favours deep undulating atmospherics and softly sweeping percussion that beckons introspection. Third Space simply has no ‘signature style’ - he effortlessly escapes categorisation, challenging listeners to break down the metaphorical bounds of genre, urging your attention towards sound and feeling in place of song. 

Third Space joined me 16/9/2022 for episode 182 of Passing Notes.