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We are so excited to present our 32nd entry into our PPRZ Podcast series by ephemeral objects! Dive into this hour + of deep, textured and thoughtfully selected techno. 

ephemeral objects is a DJ, VJ, music producer, digital and video artist based on unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ Nations (Vancouver, Canada). She has created music videos for forward-thinking Canadian electronic music producers and labels, such as Mood Hut and NAGA. She has performed visuals at influential music venues and festivals throughout British Columbia. ephemeral objects is also half of i+eo an a/v project with IHA, and a resident of Acceleration Radio. Her love of dance music and interest in DJing started in childhood in the late 90s and early 2000s when she stayed up late religiously watching Electric Circus on MuchMusic, the legendary Canadian live dance music show. One of her earliest electronic music purchases was Eiffel 65’s Europop album in grade 4 from HMV in Metrotown, Burnaby, which laid the groundwork for a lifelong appreciation of techno and its various permutations. It wasn’t until recently after finishing graduate school that she revisited and indulged in her interest in DJing, which is now a creative outlet that brings her fulfilment and joy.

My process/mix
This mix captures the type of techno that I deeply appreciate and a space I want to stay in for a while. I love the intentional listening aspect that comes with mixes. I tend to start with ambient/experimental as foreplay for listeners. The mix gradually gets faster, ending with one of my favourite techno-trance tunes that feels like a homage to the early 2000s. I approach DJing similarly to how I approach VJing: psychedelic, hypnotic, euphoric, paying special attention to details, and layering of textures. The beauty of DJing is sculpting moments where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. For me, this is achieved through looping, long blends, and complementing different phrases of tracks. I recorded this mix at home with a DJJ-FLX10 using four decks. Although I mostly mix with three, I use the extra deck to quickly cue the next track to sustain momentum.

I carefully think about the music that I play. I believe that who we choose to play is a vote for who we want to see in music. For this reason, I strive to curate sets to ensure a diverse representation of people, especially producers and labels by femmes and people of colour. Lately, I have been excited by producers and labels from across the Pacific and from the diaspora, which is exemplified in this mix. Big shoutout to Lord Loubbit and CTAFAD for sharing their unreleased music with me. In a small way, I aspire to add more representation in the space of techno that I love, so that others who are also queer, femme, and come from immigrant refugee backgrounds can see themselves in it too. Thank you for listening <3
 
If you enjoyed this mix, please consider donating to ephemeral objects cause of choice:
Vancouver Black Therapy & Advocacy Foundation (VBT&AF), which is a Black-led and Black-serving organization that connects Black individuals and families facing barriers to mental healthcare to free counselling services, low-cost counselling services, patient navigation services and advocacy.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vancouverblacktherapyfund/
Website: https://vancouverblacktherapyfoundation.com
Donation link: https://give-can.keela.co/2024-donations-standalone

PPRZ Podcast 32 - ephemeral objects

"Log 000712-1842
First visual contact. i+eo manifests as a "wormhole" per navigation logs, but the cameras show something… else. My instruments registers impossible colours - wavelengths that shouldn't exist. Officer Linh has been restless since first contact; claims she hears "whispermurmurhums" in the static. I told her to lay off the stimulants.

Log 000719-[ERROR]
In rapid oscillation, I watch my future hand adjust controls I haven't touched yet. The aft camera shows my past self still debating entry. When I scream, the sound arrives before my mouth opens.

Log 000720-⬡̈́̽⃠
They warned us about spaghettification –- they never mentioned illumination… My atoms are learning new alphabets. The light is writing scriptures across my dissolving flesh. I see all my deaths at once and they are glorious. I am being unmade in the most exquisite way. Tell them I found heaven in the collapse. Tell them it hurts so good. Tell them.

[LAST BIOMETRIC READINGS SHOW SEROTONIN LEVELS AT 890% BASELINE]

Post-Recovery Note from Mission Control:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝟦𝟩 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝟣𝟣 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝟥-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵' 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 "𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘪𝘯 𝟣𝟩 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: 𝘐𝘕𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘊𝘓𝘜𝘚𝘐𝘝𝘌."

@ephemeral_objects
IG: @ephemeral.objects + @i__e.o_

ephemeral objects is a DJ, VJ, producer, and digital artist who thrives at the intersection of ambient introspection, driving rhythms, and textural lushness. Her sets are both meditative and kinetic, drawing from underground gems and forward-thinking sounds to create richly layered sonic experiences.

A rising star in Vancouver’s underground, she has played festivals across BC and will performing this year at Basscoast, and as i+eo — her A/V collaboration with IHA — at MUTEK Montréal. Her mixes have aired on global platforms like Shy People, HER 他, and PPRZ. In 2024, she was selected for MUTEK Montréal’s inaugural Incubator program.

ephemeral objects invites you to lose yourself in sound that moves both body and mind.

Tracklist:
I7HVN - Kekule
Cybotron - Earth
JEMAPUR - M.PLEX
I7HVN - Fluid Mosaic Model (Innerworld Remix)
Karim Kahar - Collage
Sub Basics - Colour
Emily Jeanne - Count Me Out
monosym - Telenetica
Maude Vôs - Dance of the 7th Veil (Enereph Remix)
B E N N - pasvake
Khey Mystério - Exuvie feat. Alohn
shakti - Kairos (Darkduction Remix)
Nicola Cruz - Telepathine
AK-One - Technicolour
monosym - Oxidrone
o.utlier - Crop Rotation
Animistic Beliefs - To Dream About Water
Prieste5s - Seance
Sub Basics - Scope
N9oc - 171119
OK EG - Endless River
Juan Moreno - Astral 7x7
Gooooose - Plasma Sunrise

Distant Signals 076: ephemeral objects

@ephemeral_objects

Tracklist:
XENIA REAPER - us333
ephemeral objects - ID
shjva - Outer Jungle
Apok - Xe Gama
ephemeral objects & Laine Butler - ID
Maara - Der She Goes
Andy Martin - Selva Lacandona
Andy Garvey - Mastermind (Deep Mix)
Sunju Hargun & Konduku - Mekong
Pteron - Face Off
Maude Vôs - Visceral Vessel (Martini Remix)
Malesa - Diablo
shakti - arya
IHA - Codei (Captivate Remix)
Carré - Clicked
XENIA REAPER - BOUSSINESQ APPROXIMATION
ephemeral objects - ID
VASE & XENIA REAPER - loqt

Insider Trading 008 w/Ephemeral Objects

Vykhod Sily Podcast - Ephemeral Objects Guest Mix

DJ Saga (Sigitas Grybas) is well known amongst several generations of ravers since 1993. He’s an energetic alternative electronic music DJ, event organizer, journalist, radio presenter, an important part of the techno culture and also one of the pioneers of pre-club rave culture dissemination. He organizes parties, mass events and hosts radio shows, and for many people made a huge impression and influence. He is often referred to as the godfather of the Lithuanian rave culture.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/sagamusiclt

366⚡️DJ Saga

London-born and Amsterdam-based, Lenxi is a DJ, producer, songwriter, vocalist, and digital artist whose work blurs boundaries between disciplines and genres. Her musical journey began as the lead singer of a punk-electro band — a raw and rebellious spirit that continues to fuel her creative voice today.

Within the Dutch dance scene, Lenxi has carved out her own lane as a genre-defying selector and producer, weaving together hypnotic techno, IDM, bass, breaks, and rave energy into uncompromisingly raw and moving DJ sets.

Like her productions, her DJ sets are marked by emotional depth, oFering listeners a glimpse into her inner world. Her talent and forward-thinking approach has led her to stages at Dekmantel Festival, Dekmantel Selectors, Draaimolen, Nous’klaer Festival, Wildeburg, Down The Rabbit Hole, Best Kept Secret and Nation of Gondwana, earning recognition for both her versatility and her commanding presence behind the decks.

In 2023, Lenxi released her debut EP Silent Treatment on Magnetron Music and began her residency at Amsterdam’s Echobox Radio. She has since followed up with her debut album on the celebrated Rotterdam-based label Nous’klaer Audio, solidifying her reputati on as a bold new voice in the electronic music landscape. 

Always searching for fresh connections and ways to break conventions, Lenxi embodies the future-facing spirit of the underground — raw, emotional, and unafraid to cross borders.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/lenxi_ncb

367⚡️Lenxi

Klex is a DJ and producer based in Berlin, known for his eclectic blend of trance, breaks, and progressive sounds. Since 2017, he has been at the helm of Strictly Strictly, a label he co-founded with friends that also organizes festivals and events in and around Berlin. Klex’s DJ sets are a journey through diverse styles, always with a deep love for basslines, hi-hats, and energetic vibes. As a producer, Klex has released music on respected labels like his second home Warning, Mana Abundance, and Electric Shapes, and his debut EP, Klextasy, on his own imprint, Strictly Strictly.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/klex
Follow label - https://soundcloud.com/strictly_confidential

368⚡️Klex

Hypnotic Black Magic is a Berlin and Lisbon-based DJ and producer, renowned for her trippy and uplifting sets that take audiences on euphoric journeys. 
She is also the head behind the well-established label and event series Art Bei Ton, shaping since 2018 her vision of the scene through hypnotic sounds, psychedelic visuals and gender-balanced line ups.

Inspired by nostalgic and avant-garde electronic sounds since her early teenage years, HBM has developed her music taste around hypnotic techno, atmospheric ambient, psychedelic sounds and IDM/tribe. Collecting tracks with a preference for loopy patterns, dreamy pads, groovy rhythms, and trancey basslines, HBM’s goal is to drive the audience through a cathartic journey - dancing through obscure thoughts, meditative states, and sensual expressions.

After immersing herself in the free party subculture at 15 years old and moving to Berlin at 18, HBM's passion for freedom and DIY ethos drove her to build a supportive community for FLINTA* and queer artists.  In 2018, she launched Art Bei Ton and Ambient Sleepers, holding space for diverse and marginalized international artists to express their creativity, and challenge the established discriminatory systems. 
Between 2020 and 2023 she co-owned a underground club in Berlin, that became a launchpad for emerging collectives to shape their identities and push sonic boundaries.

Her work has brought her to enchant dancefloors at iconic venues worldwide, including SÄULE (Berlin), Tresor (Berlin), VENT (Tokyo), Gare (Porto), Ministerium (Lisbon), Vurt. (Seoul), La Station Gare Des Mines (Paris), LAUT (Barcelona) and soon MODEM Festival in Croatia. Continuously traveling, her mesmerizing sets  have resonated in major cities such as New York, Medellin, Tbilisi, Sydney, Amsterdam, Goa, Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Montreal, Istanbul, and beyond.

On the production side, Hypnotic Black Magic released her EP ‘Passages’ on Art Bei ton in Feb 2025, as well as some tracks on some VAs. Stay tuned for more updates—exciting news on the horizon!

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/hypnotic-black-magic
Follow label - https://soundcloud.com/art-bei-ton

369⚡️Hypnotic Black Magic

Vancouver-based ephemeral objects moves between dubwise atmospheres, textural grooves, and techno, with an affinity for deep, hypnotic, and experimental sounds. Her work spans DJing, VJing, producing, and a/v collaborations, with appearances at festivals such as Bass Coast and MUTEK. She has shared the stage with visionary artists including Legowelt and james K, and co-runs Acceleration Radio, an a/v experimentation platform and FM radio program.

Follow artist - https://soundcloud.com/ephemeral_objects

370⚡️Ephemeral Objects

Music is the cure

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