The messengers of equinox merging in a celestial dance. @dau_ra @yurijdt

SpeLL: DAURA & YURI

deep creep live at Horst Festival for Lot x Kiosk Radio Moon Ra Stage 2024

The producer best known as Huerco S. accompanies One Day, our record of the year, with two hours of minimal and dub introspections.

This summer, Kansas-raised DJ and producer Brian Leeds released One Day under his revived Loidis alias. Enamoured with the restrained, loopy sounds of early '00s dance music, the album’s eight tracks linger in the air, luxuriating in dubbed-out chords, swung beats and sub vibrations. It's our favourite record of 2024 for a reason. 

It's a sound he's coined, in his typically teasing fashion, "dub mnml emo tech." All winks aside, it’s no wonder One Day became the soothing balm we all needed. In a scene overwhelmed by hard and fast trends, the softer—and Leeds might argue, more sincere—stylings of minimal and dub techno enjoyed a welcome second wind. 

Not only was One Day one of our favourites of the year (more on that this week), but it also inspired us to break our usual no-repeats rule, inviting Leeds back to the RA Podcast under a different alias after his 2019 turn as Huerco S. 

"The prevailing trends in dance music are more and more maximalist," Leeds noted. "I missed restraint, subtlety, and sensuality." Clocking in at just under two hours, RA.965 embodies that ethos in spades.

@huerco_s

Read more at ra.co/podcast/965

RA.965 Loidis

"I love deep tech" is back with round II just in time for the winter solstice. As requested - twice as long and twice as funky (but split over two hours, so not too funky) and of course deep. 

In a sense a highlight reel of 2024s search for the perfect afterparty records. Fun, weird, a bit emo, uplifting but also chill : Somewhere in-between and barely cracking 110bpm. 

* may contain traces of minimal, disco and deep house.
** track ID's : see instructions on profile page <3

I still love deep tech

The first entry in this year’s Virtual Utopia program comes from the Australian-born, Berlin-based duo, Daisy Records (@daisyrecordsmelbourne). Mitch and Obelix have crafted an entrancing 2.5-hour journey that weaves through downtempo, house, ambient techno, and trance -all infused with a shimmering ambiance that radiates warmth and positivity. Each track carries an ethereal beauty, enveloping the listener in a calming softness that invites them to close their eyes and drift peacefully through the inner, and outer reaches of their minds. 

Daisy Records are true masters at capturing a sense of ethereal spaciousness, delivering a sonic palette that soothes the mind and cleanses the spirit. This mix offers listeners the space to let their thoughts flow gently downstream, while their atoms dissipate, floating aimlessly yet never lost, free from the need for a destination.

Every sense is blissfully engaged here—vibrant colors, cooling winds, the fresh scent of life, and the harmonious soundscape of a flourishing Earth. A temporary window into the unspoiled nature it once was.

Through the spectrum of euphonic sound, resonating souls merge and dissipate like distant murmurations. Although for some, however much their distance may change, through the phenomena of love, they will remain forever bound.

Thank you, Mitch and Obi, for this beauty <3

Virtual Utopia 11: Daisy Records

@transmigration_records is a Berlin-based record label and archive dedicated to reissuing temporarily lost or forgotten psychedelic electronic music.

Founded in 2022 by Irish DJ David Fogarty, the label has since gathered momentum and recognition for breathing new life into niche catalogues – often forgotten ambient and trance records from the ’90s – through careful restoration and presentation to new audiences.

Like many of the best record labels, Transmigration’s output is reflective of what you might hear in one of David’s DJ sets. Drawing from a wide-ranging record collection, he occupies a unique space that blends the deeper ends of house, techno, and trance, in a way that appeals to both large audiences and hardcore music nerds alike.

We caught up with David to talk shop on the story behind Transmigrations, and what it’s like running an independent label in 2025.

Feature: hypersoft.cc/transmigration

Nice Music 002 – Transmigration | David Fogarty

Under the Priori (@priori-ties) moniker, Québecois musician Francis Latreille has established himself as a crucial voice in underground techno — as a producer, DJ, and live artist. Across a sprawling discography that includes four full-length albums, several EPs, and a host of collaborative projects, he has crafted a sound that is richly textured and genre-defying.

Priori’s work spans the full spectrum of techno, from introspective and meditative passages to driving, dancefloor-oriented momentum. His productions blend elements of ambient, dub, IDM, and tech house, navigating fluidly between nature and technology with a signature sense of unresolved tension. Fractal-like rhythms, crystalline textures, and meticulous sound design define his sonic world — intricate, vibrant, and emotionally resonant.

Beyond his solo output, Priori is also an accomplished mixing engineer, having collaborated with artists such as james K, Bambii, Maara, Ex-Terrestrial, Roza Terenzi, and D.Tiffany. As a co-founder of both NAFF and Jump Source Studio, his influence continues to shape the contours of underground electronic music across Canada and Europe.

PURE Guest.087 Priori

Welcome a much anticipated mix from DJ Alan! 

Deep, dubin, atmospheric goodness to make you feel warm n fuzzy. Undoubtedly the type of mix you’ll put on by default for every and any occasion - very, very, very re-listenable.  Also very, very, very unsurprising - this man’s grooves notoriously know no bounds and have never failed anybody ever.

@alandj-djalan
@alandj-djalan
@alandj-djalan

Neurocrank Mix: DJ Alan

Comfort Zone moves between stillness and motion, between what grounds us and what unsettles us. It’s an album about balance — about knowing when to rest and when to move, when to hold on and when to let go.

The comfort zone is not one thing. It’s the familiar rhythm of everyday life — the way things have always been, where everything feels known, effortless, and undisturbed. Yet it’s also the quiet safety we build to keep from being overwhelmed.
A soft line separates what we know from what we might become. Comfort is a circle: inside, everything moves slowly, gently repeating itself. To step beyond it can feel like a quiet breaking, a necessary loss.
Outside lies uncertainty, where control gives way to growth. It’s uncomfortable, sometimes chaotic, but essential. Old patterns dissolve and new ways of being begin to take shape.

Musically, Comfort Zone drifts through harmonic warmth and gentle energy: floating grooves, soft pulses, and melodies that breathe. Each track moves with intention, but t’s a sound that invites rather than insists. Grounded yet weightless, warm yet searching.

@seyde-music

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Mastered by Cid Inc. Mastering

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Seyde - Floating Dots

Tropical Deep_(Original Mix)

“Creadoras” no es un compilado de mujeres haciendo música electrónica: es una invitación a crear desde la autenticidad, sin moldes, sin etiquetas, sin miedo.

Este proyecto nace como un puente entre las pioneras —esas mujeres que en medio de contextos profundamente adversos se atrevieron a experimentar y crear música con medios electrónicos— y las artistas que hoy elegimos crear desde un lugar genuino y libre.

No importa el género —musical, identitario, social— somos seres humanos creando.

El arte no nace del género, sino de nuestra esencia. Y cuando se manifiesta sin pedir permiso, el arte se vuelve real.

Hoy vemos cómo muchas veces se busca encajar: en un sonido, en una escena, en una estética aceptable.

No busca encajar, busca abrir espacios para el juego, la exploración, la voz propia y el arte.
Este no es un compilado para mujeres, es para quienes se reconocen artistas.

Crear no es una estrategia, es una necesidad vital.
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@brenblasi @__al.di @cbalussi @dj.michela @romina_arg_ @xcfmusick @acua.dj @coloubefu.dj @monsedeluca @ayiholi @robertabang

Aldi - Eterno Retorno (Original Mix)

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Virtual Utopia 11: Daisy Records

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