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Many thanks to One Child Policy and the Dian Nao label for asking me to play their room at the COMMON festival streaming on Currents.FM in August. Also thanks to Phil Rugo for providing visuals - you can see a visual version here: https://youtu.be/Iu9XOYHOS0U

Set list:
Jo Johnson - Discontent Arises From a Knowledge of the Possible [Bandcamp]
Blixaboy - Walking to the Cyclops [Stereo on Strike]
Plant43 - Arc Furnace [Plant43 Recordings]
Sansibar - My Mind [FTP]
Mariska Neerman - Anima Sola [HC Records]
Mikron - Amn’t I [CPU]
The Hacker Vs Commuter - Roentgen PT2 [Cultivated Electronics]
Niall Power - The Bends [Mini Man Records]
Cygnus - District Nights [CPU]
Blixaboy - Hollow is the Electronic Heart [Stereo on Strike]
ERP - Burp [Cultivated Electronics]
The Hacker Vs Commuter - RBMK [Cultivated Electronics]
Plant43 - Flickering Neon [Future Massice]
Mariska Neerman - Finding Our Way Back Home [HC Records]
Tomi Chair - Night Mist [unrush]

Plant43 DJ Set for Dian Nao/COMMON Festival on Currents.FM

VC-118A  

Samuel van Dijk is fascinated by contrasts. He explores the tension that comes from carefully constructed atmospheres and rough riding rhythms, like gentle waves crashing up against angular rock faces or jagged drum patterns softened by blooming pads.

He’s just as focussed on musical dynamics; with expansive chords but intimate effects, and how sounds move about in the club as well as in your head. He makes soundscapes rather than tracks, where euphoric moods and thunderous basslines can coexist, and where minute little details capture your mind’s eye while punchy drum work makes an immediate physical impact. He explores the rough and the smooth, the loud and the quiet, the cerebral and the visceral in aquatic and naturalistic worlds where electro, techno, dub and ambient are blurred into one.  

This means that as both a producer and comprehensive live act, the Dutchman can take you from the furthest reaches of outer space to the depths of an oceanic abyss via crackling and frozen tundras. He does so under three aliases—VC-118A, Mohlao, Multicast Dynamics, but all are interconnected and related, with a modular approach to making and performing music meaning that a pumping breakbeat live-set can easily be transformed into an abstract sonic landscape by reducing and modifying elements, playing with textures and reworking structures. 

“I’m always searching for a duality, something that marries dance floor functionality with an end of the world melodrama that gets deep inside your head,” says the artist. “My process is intuitive and unplanned, so I can start with sound design and atmospherics first, or get lost in rhythms.”  This understanding of narrative, as well as groove, means that whatever alias he assumes, he can pump out a peak time festival set, twist you inside out with an intimate session in a cosy club or play an experimental soundscape set in more thought provoking settings with his own avant garde visuals. Dancers at cult places like Tresor, Denovali Festival and a Boiler Room showcase in Nijmegen have all experienced this in the recent past. 

Known by electronic music obsessives as one of electro’s shining lights, the last decade has seen van Dijk excel in both EP and LP format. His achingly beautiful melancholic moods and roomy, absorbing grooves are so fully realised that they work well beyond the club context and have come on top labels like Delsin, Frustrated Funk and Silent Season amongst others. They include highlights like the tension between raw machine sounds and ethereal pads that were explored on VC-118A’s underground classic Vaxna; Shift Register, which was made from largely one-take hardware jams with an instinctive and lo-fi finish, and the slow burning techno of Mohlao’s Landforms LP. Of course, his Multicast Dynamics album quadrilogy on Denovali also laid out immersive ambient worlds in truly escapist ways. 

  Expect an in-depth feature coming soon on Minimal Collective [ www.minimalcollective.digital ]

SoundCloud : https://soundcloud.com/mohlao

Tracklist
Fastgraph - Ten Eight Seven [Klakson]
Volruptus - Alien Transmissions [BBBBBB]
Aux 88 - Alias [Puzzlebox Records]
Sansibar - Satellites [FTP]
Mekas - Impersonal Steel [Chaosmos Records]
Paranoid London - Drum Machine (Album Edit) [Paranoid London]
Jeff Derringer - Radio Therapy (O/V/R Remix) [Soma]
EMS - Close Encounters [Satamile Records NYC]
Versalife - Monospaced [20:20 Vision]
The Mind Drum - Reality Check [Subvert Records]
Alex Jann - Blue Moon Rising [Censor]
/DL/MS/ - Invisible Bits [TRUST]
Unknown
Locked Club - Electro Raw [PRIVATE PERSON]
SSpesimen - Angels In My Room [Pomelo]
Unknown
Syberian - I Hear The Future [SYBERIAN]
Clatterbox - Genetic Code [Frustrated Funk]
Unknown
No Moon - Acid IX [Mechatronica]
DJ Stingray - Her [TRUST]

DUSK212 By VC-118A

1. ReKaB - In search of the deep sea dweller (Nightflight)
2. iNF0 - Relative Distance (Intellitronic Bubble)
3. ReKaB - Too much time (Nightflight)
4. Reedale Rise - Frozen Artifacts (Heretic Electro)
5. Low Tape - Lust Heaven (Analog Concept)
6. Patricia - Too Many Takes (Black Opal)
7. Obergman - Nocturnal Detour (Brokntoys)
8. Obergman - Centre Of Mass (Pariter)
9. Kalcagni - Retox (Distrito 91)
10. Moy - Orcus (Nocta Numerica)
11. Kalcagni - Manners (Distrito 91)
12. Legacy - Black Cemet (Subaquatic Techniqs)
13. Kalcagni - It Knows Me Bad (Distrito 91)
14. Cignol - Satellite 7 (Fanzine)
15. G Prod - Biomatic (Fourier Transform)
16. 3KZ - Nausia (Fides)
17. Urban 209 - Distant Signals (Kinetik)
18. Indio - Phoenix ‘E.R.P. Remix’ (detroitdancer)
19. Gilbert - Harmony in Space (Distorted Sensory Perception)
20. iNF0 - Electronic Soul (Intellitronic Bubble)
21. Darren Nye - Dehumanised Population (Heretic Electro)
22. Obergman - Seemingly Coincidental (Brokntoys)
23. Nullptr - Visions Of The Future (Fanzine)
24. Johnmon - Necessary Adjustments (PWRLDR)
25. DGT - Ephemeral (Intellitronic Bubble)
26. Die Gestalten - Finstere Zeiten (Die Gestalten)
27. Nullptr - ControlNode (Klakson)
28. Zobol - Biodiversity (Nocta Numerica)
29. Hex Editor - Pop N Lockdown (Nebulae)
30. Zobol - Schrodinger Equation (Wave Function)
31. Zobol - Optimistic Octopus (Mint Tea)
32. Vertical 67 - Strings (Wave Function)
33. LWS - Name (TDSR)
34. Sound Synthesis - Let It Be (Electro Records)
35. Chalo - Trickster (Boiled Wonderland)
36. Zobol - Acidotic Waters (Nocta Numerica)
37. Sound Synthesis - Sailing To The Cosmos (Nebulae)
38. G Prod - Boiling Bubble ‘Reedale Rise remix’ (Fourier Transform)
39. Nullptr - Reunion (Klakson)
40. CH415 - Anaks Track (AC)
41. Zobol - Meridian (Melodize)
42. CYRK - Planets In Peril (CHILDHOOD)
43. whø? - Paula Z Meets Sound Synthesis (Who Is Paula)
44. Sound Synthesis - Cosmic Nights (Furthur Electronix)
45. Sound Synthesis - I Will Find You (Furthur Electronix)
46. Sound Synthesis - Simpa Harmonies (Furthur Electronix)
47. Sound Synthesis - Memories of You (Furthur Electronix)
48. Sound Synthesis - Feeling Hazy (Furthur Electronix)
49. Sound Synthesis - Robotic Lusien (Orbital Mechanix)
50. Sound Synthesis - Robot Collision (20:20 Vision)
51. Sound Synthesis - Biological System (Orbital Mechanics)
52. Sound Synthesis - Energy Patterns (20:20 Vision)
53. Lloyd Stellar - Re-Entering Earths Atmosphere (Gladio Operations)
54. Zobol - Mirage ‘Nullptr remix’ (Analog Concept)
55. Caramel Chameleon - Sugary 2096 ‘Acid mix’ (NOUN)
56. Transparent Sound - Beneath The Beauty (Pressure Traxx)
57. Cignol - Managed Devices (Craigie Knowes) 
58. Nullptr - Resilience (Klakson)
59. Vertical 67 - Solitary World (Wave Function)
60. Kosh - Special Delivery (Emotions Electric)
61. Vertical 67 - Juno (Pulse Drift)
62. Fracture & Sam Binga - Advisory List (Astrophonica)
63. Vertical 67 - Sputnik planitia (Fanzine)
64. UHU - Lyntas Jazz (Partout)
65. Relpek - Celestial (Infiltrate)
66. Zobol - Carbon Cycling (Nocta Numerica) 
67. Norus / DJ Whipr Snipr - Something Better (Nerang Recordings)
68. Zobol - First Contact (Wave Function)
69. Norus / DJ Whipr Snipr - Gravel Or Grovel (Nerang Recordings)
70. Featherstone - Kinaesthetic (Earnest’s Way)
71. Norus / DJ Whipr Snipr - 1000 Forward 5000 Back (Nerang Recordings)
72. Plant43 - Forcefield Deactivation (20:20 Vision)
73. Zobol - YCLK ‘Plant43 Remix’ (Melodize)
74. whø? - Bang Tang ‘Vertical 67 Bang For The Buck Mix’ (Who Is Paula)

Interdimensionalectro

Recorded Live in Madrid on 15th October 2022.

Sound Synthesis -- Live in Madrid for Electroscope (Sirocco Club)

Recording of Gamma Intel's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

TASCAM DR-40

Gamma Intel at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

Rinse France Podcast

Plant43 - 30 Décembre 2022

Second one for our new OYE podcast series is our good friend MEJLE. Since some year´s we are working with him now as he is always bringing the newest hotest Mechatronica stuff to our shop.

MEJLE is a DJ and co-owner of Mechatronica - the Berlin based record label and collective, founded in 2012. Mechatronica releases music from an umbrella of artists across their labels, and holds club night residencies across Berlin for the past decade. 

His rugged and dynamic approach to DJing blends with a decade-long passion for collecting music and mixing records, to produce energetic sets that surf across electro, acid, EBM, techno, breaks, jungle, chicago and detroit sounds, italo, new beat, wave and everything in between.

Tracklist:

Aquarian Motion – Beyond The Pillars Of Hercules - Voodoo Gold
Luz1e - Sensitivity ft. DALO - forthcoming Mechatronica
CYWU - Dimensional Contract - Lunar Orbiter Program
Farron - Naviar - forthcoming Savy Records
Oscean - Drivion - Tresor
Reptant - The Clique's Clack - Trust
? - forthcoming Mechatronica
D_roots - LFO´s Ride - Klakson
Tripeo - Bullshit Detector - forthcoming Cultivated Electronics
Stojche - Phobia - Infiltrate
? - forthcoming Mechatronica
Objekt - Ganzfeld - Leisure System
DJ Disrespect - Change The System - Dionysian Mysteries
The Advent - Work Dat - Electrix Records
/DL/MS/ - Cinnamon - Frustrated Funk
Moloch Horridus - Worlds Apart - Amniote Editions
Mathis Ruffing - Glazed - Translatlantic
Skee Mask - DJ Camo Bro - Ilian Tape
Hoover1 - HOOVER1-3A - Hoover
Galaxian - Hyper-Accelerating Novelty - Libertine Records
Bambounou - In Depth Beauty Routine - Fabric
Intercepts - Y01 A1 - Intercepts
Appleblim - Limbic Riddim - Sneaker Social Club

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mejle
RA: https://ra.co/dj/mejle
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/mejle_/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/mejle

Bookings: casper@mechatronicamusic.com

OYE Podcast #2 MEJLE

Another round of electro with Plant 43.

"Playing at The Crave last year was an extremely happy moment for me. The sun was out and it was really exciting to share my live electro on the Intergalactic FM stage, a radio station that’s played a huge part keeping electro alive over the decades. Big thanks to The Crave for the opportunity to play on that day and for sharing this DJ set - a great chance to play some music by some of my favorite producers." - @plant43

The Crave Mix 018 - Plant43

Our good friend @214_electro brings episode 25 of Science Cult Radio!

Tracklist:
Versalife - Perceptual Time Dilation (forthcoming)
Sound Support - (But I Still Have) Fantasies
Drivenbyattraction - Saimin just
Reedale Rise - Driftwood
Hashira - Resurrection
Client03 - Compliance (forthcoming)
Isolated Material - Looped Thread
Sombi - Wellen (dBridge’s Surging Mix)
Human Safari - Don’t Go In There (Glaskin remix)
Omicron - Akkadian
Moogie Fox & Philo - Bouge Ton Cul
Ganira - yea the movie
Cycloplex - Alarm Activated 
Trail - Blink
Client03 - UncompileDotSelf (forthcoming)
Guey - elpinche

Science Cult Radio 025: 214

Project Future - Ray-Gun-Omics
Freddy Fresh - Freestylin' - https://freddyfreshfreddiefresh.bandcamp.com/album/electro-electronica-watch-that-sound
Sympathy Nervous - Polaroid - https://sympathynervous.bandcamp.com/album/automaticism
D'Arcangelo - Diagram VII (80s Mix) - https://darcangelo-suction.bandcamp.com/album/darcangelo-rephlex-cat039-reissue
CN - Ships Ethereal - https://eodtracks.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-research
Submersible Machine - The Searching
Carsten Aniksdal - Heritage Part II - https://caserecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/heritage
Ancient Methods - Sophia's Silent Woe - https://ancientmethods.bandcamp.com/album/the-third-siren
/DL/MS/ - Play With Us - https://mechatronica.bandcamp.com/album/halo
CRC - Disposable Robot 139 - https://zyntaxmotorcity.bandcamp.com/album/zyntax02-zyntax-02
CTI - Dancing Ghosts
Datassette - A Year On Mull - https://misc-works.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-living
Mind over MIDI - Havets Katedral - https://mindovermidi.bandcamp.com/album/lyspunkt
Versalife - Polychron - https://2020vision.bandcamp.com/album/vis334-chronoception
Reptant - Organizm Mechanizm - https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/halls-of-perception
Pleasure Model - Pleasure Model (Nullptr Remix) - https://bassagendarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/01100001-01-10001001-100011
Cygnus - My Style (The Exaltics Alternate Remix) - https://sciencecult.bandcamp.com/album/my-style
DJ Arg - K To The Motherfuckin F - https://dreamticket.bandcamp.com/album/real-motherfuckers-dont-talk-shit-dt006
Junior Fairplay - End of Love (Roy of The Ravers Remix 2) - https://emotional-especial.bandcamp.com/track/junior-fairplay-end-of-love-roy-of-the-ravers-remix-2
Ceephax Acid Crew - Darqcyde - https://ceephax.bandcamp.com/album/box-steady
Skee Mask - Studio 626 - https://iliantape.bandcamp.com/album/iss009-iss009
The Night Monitor - A Policeman's Lot - https://thenightmonitor.bandcamp.com/album/close-encounters-of-the-pennine-kind

Påskemiks

The 721st episode of @DarkScienceElectro was originally published on 7/7/2023

This label highlight is dedicated to @analogicalforce

All tracks contained in this mix can be purchased here: 
https://analogicalforce.bandcamp.com/

Patricia - Ibex
Pye Corner Audio - Greenpoint Hangover
Voiron - Ty Voiron
Lowfish - 8_OP Extended Version
ScanOne - Smoke Machine
Rolando Simmons - Laniakea Supercouture
James Shinra - Runn
Cignol - Quest
Echo 106 - Shifting Multiverse
Bewwip - QBB Falreup
D'Arcangelo - TimeLss
Endfest - Poppenkast
MOY - Frequency Of Creation
u-Ziq - Blauwasser
Promising/Youngster - Infected

Additional resources:
https://www.facebook.com/analogical.force
https://analogicalforce.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/analogicalforce/
https://twitter.com/AnalogicalForce
https://www.youtube.com/@AnalogicalForce
https://www.discogs.com/label/906282-Analogical-Force

www.soundcloud.com/dvsnme

Analogical Force

Dark Science Electro presents: Analogical Force

𝘼 𝙫𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 


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The sole purpose of this independent observatory spacecraft is to detect new innovative entities, while also transcending the established systems, to assist with its ultimate quest of building a safe space to advance society sonically & metaphysically. 

Throughout each month content is released, from a carefully selected database, containing in-depth observations and interconnected intelligence aimed to explore new mediums of thought and expand the imaginative powers of the human species.

Closing in on half a decade's worth of navigating the cosmos, the main passages of DUSK. | 夕闇 are settling, expect even more extensive explorations into continuous physical & wired experiences in the upcoming years. 


Discovery Log 
17.12.21    	| Deployment
19.04.05  	| LVS001 W/ dj do, NOACH & Afra
19.11.02   	| DUSK. Presents Cultivated Electronics
20.12.21   	| Compiling DUSK.EXE_
22.12.XX		| 5th wrap around the galaxy

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