‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

Time is but a mere measuring device, but never has time been more precious, time away, time to yourself, and time with loved ones. This particular time we have Prague-based magician Sasha Nevolin offering up a beautiful mixed bag of pure audible nourishment. Sasha delivers a pinball machine approach to an organised pandemonium-esque operation, bouncing around between all states of being with an overarching deep sense of joy. Wind the windows up and strap in. 

Bless. xo

his sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/sashanevolin

FHUO # 94 // Sasha Nevolin

The latest update to the Virtual Utopia servers has come in the form of a 107-minute audio-experience from the duo behind the labels last release 'Panspermia'; Beltrac & Urban Guidance. (@beltracc & @urbanguidance)

A pitched-down and blissed-out voyage; exploring every expanse of downtempo, IDM, ambient techno and trance; all infused with a smiling optimism and organic, uplifting breaks throughout. This mix effortlessly transfers those who engage with it to an alternate realm of unparalleled beauty, with a calming tranquility that eases the body, mind and soul. Here you can lounge in paradise.

Subtle reflections of the sun catch your eye as they gleam off the slow-flowing water. You match the streams pace and stare into the horizon in awe at nature's phenomena. Every colour in the sky slowly becomes more vivid and you feel gradually more weightless. The edges of existence begin to glow and you close your eyes, relying only on sensation. Here you begin your voyage into distant lands.

A big thankyou to Beltrac & Urban Guidance for submitting this mix to accompany their recent release on the label 'Panspermia' from March. Listen out for a couple of their own productions in this beautiful soundscape. ❤️

Virtual Utopia 09: Beltrac & Urban Guidance

Dubwise dreams and groovy percussive house with the low end dwelling Moonshoe producer @angusmills

Q. What can you tell us about the mix?

A. Thanks so much for having me on the series, I've been a big fan for over a decade now 🙂 So the mix has been curated with my interpretation of the MDC spirit in the front of my mind. I’ve loved how so many mixes over the years have danced thoughtfully between home listening and warm fictional dancefloor settings. I wanted the music to reflect some of the sounds and feelings that I love and which you’ve touched upon in your next question. Hopefully the music translates back to the listener in whichever setting they happen to be in. Recently I’ve been listening back to the mix at home while standing in our light filled kitchen making dinner, looking over at our whippet Olive while she snores on her bed. 

Some of my favourite tracks in the mix include Erzulie (Temple Dub Mix) by Mind Over Rhythm from 1992, Tranquillity by Bamboo Curtain, Nick Kelly’s Track – Dew U Feel Me from Trip ‘N Spin Recordings from San Francisco and the track I close out the mix with is a song that really resonates strongly with me, Soundtrack to a Dying by Phil Western. 

Q. You’ve clearly got a real appreciation for deep hypnotic rhythms, tell us about how you became entrenched in this sound, and how long had you been refining things before your debut Moonshoe release came out?

A. Thanks Myles, that’s very kind of you to say. Yeah, I’m pleased with how that release turned out and am just starting to get back to writing some new music again after a busy work period which feels exciting. Shoutout to Jackson as well who heard a couple of early iterations of those tunes and decided to take a risk on working towards a release for me, couldn’t have imagined a better home for the music than Moonshoe.

I’ve been producing music since the start of 2011 and released some stuff under a few different monikers over the years but wasn’t completely confident with my productions until about 2020. I started studying architecture in 2018 and during the degree, didn’t really have much capacity to work on my own music. I was still heavily listening to music throughout the degree and found that having a break from producing during this time helped me to relearn to love making music again. Perhaps there was something about shifting some creative energy away from music for a period?

Q. On your Moonshoe affiliations, I know you have been working with the label for a little while now, tell us about that experience and what have you got in the works?

A. Yes so, Jackson/ Cousin and I have known one another for a while now through going out to parties around Sydney, I used to go and see him and Brad play a lot around town. He met my partner Claudia years back before we’d even started dating and funnily enough, she suggested that we’d probably get along well. I was sending Jackson a bit of music around 2018/2019 and one of the tracks, Transient ended up coming out on the second Limbs compilation, From Inside Out. Jackson ended up getting a job at Sydney University with me in the AV team which hilariously employs many creatives from the Sydney music scene, and we just started hanging out more and regularly grab lunch together. One thing led to another, and he started helping me put Alva together, doing an excellent job of A&R, giving me regular feedback and suggestions for improving the music. I was also giving him some feedback on his own releases for some other labels, which kind of shifted organically into helping him narrow down some music for his upcoming EP on Moonshoe ‘Wake the Town’ which is a 6 tracker coming out in the next couple of months. In the meantime, Cousin has some individual tunes that didn’t quite make the EP coming out through the Moonshoe bandcamp over the next couple of months which I’ve done some mastering work on. Definitely keep watching this space for music coming out on Moonshoe over the course of next year!

MDC.301 Angus Mills

Diving into the darkness of a hypnotic opening, So-Fi weaves a subtle and graceful sonic narrative for episode 006 of our mix series. Through this mix, the French Berlin-based artist sketches a journey to the outer edges of a vaporous and magnetic techno — a slow-burning ascent that draws us in, over time, into a psychedelic vortex of sinuous and harmonious curves. A journey where every nuance reveals the contours of her artistic and emotional sensitivity.

Read the interview at : https://www.horssol.net/mixseries/hors-sol-mix-series-006-so-fi

@so-fi-sound

HORS-SOL.006 — So-Fi

Small Steps w/ r.omy & Lola Haro @ Kiosk Radio 24.04.2025

For the second episode of IREMTOURFM, erensu invites Vlada, the Berlin-based vinyl master renowned for weaving hypnotic, genre-fluid narratives. 

Recorded live at Transcendence 2025 in the mystic woods of Choja No Mori, Japan, this mix is a deep dive into sonic storytelling and a two hours of a soulful journey.

@playvlada

IREMTOURFM 02 - erensu invites Vlada @ Transcendence 2025

Next up on our Nice Mix series is @so-fi-sound – DJ, music producer, and curator at Superluminal. Known for her sharp vinyl record selection, So-Fi delivers obscure, high-quality and hypnotising dance music to make crowds not only dance, but also think and feel on a deeper level.

“This mix makes me dance! The music reconnects my mind and body, making me feel energised, confident, and sexy. It’s packed with tracks that have been in my bag for years, along with fresh finds from recent digging sessions. I hope you like it.”

Nice Mix 012 – So-Fi

Animalia alumni, the very talented @al-den-te at Diega, a New Years Festival held in the bush near Melbourne. 30th December 3-4am, 2024.

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Virtual Utopia 09: Beltrac & Urban Guidance

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