Podcast Collection

Ongoing lockdowns have taken quite a toll on my musical inspiration over the last half year, but with so much incredible music coming out over that same period it has come time to return for another journey. 

Series of podcasts upcoming in the coming months, stay tuned. 

Tracklist: 

I. Nebula - Alan Backdrop
II. Sensi - Daniel[i] & Vand
III. Nomansland - Bas Dobbelaer & Vand
IV. Ofrenda (Alfred Czital Midnight Edit) - Forest on Stasys 
V. Quatermass - Persuasion 
VI. Initiation - Dycide 
VII. Tomorrow Was Yesterday - Cio d'Or 
VIII. Quantum Landscapes - Di.Capa
IX. Fallow Mind - Kontinuum 
X. Melting Spheres - Kaf
XI. Suskind - Purl
XII. Sesamo - Xylème 
XIII. Found Time - Nocturne
IX. Encipher & Decipher - Barker & Baumecker

Wave Return

Our next guest is A Belgian DJ raised in the heart of Europe, his taste in electronic music has been shaped and inspired by a variety of scenes and sounds across the continent and beyond. Having lived in London, Brussels, Hamburg, and Hong Kong in the space of the past 5 years, his musical project has served as a way to remain grounded in the face of change, providing a soundtrack to his introspection since starting off as a DJ only a few years ago. He has been featured on @oslated, @melifera_records and @savageartproductions please enjoy the next hour as we shift through rhythmic ambience and lush vibes courtesy of @empasym

AF040 Empasym

For the next episode of our podcast, I am happy to welcome a great storyteller @empasym with his dreamy & emotional, yet driving set. Really excited about this one! 
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Raised in the heart of Europe, Brussels selector @empasym's mixes are, above all, entries into the introspective musical journal of a lifelong extrovert. A seamless melding of atmospheres tell the story of music's ability to provide stability in an increasingly chaotic world, a space for thought to intersect with our more primitive emotive instincts. Showcasing a variety of Belgian deep techno talents, his Eintopf mix is a love letter to the hypnotic scene of his home country and beyond.

Eintopf mix series: Empasym

Introspection /ɪntrəʊˈspɛkʃən/
examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.

Mastered by @anomali_music

I. Amanda - Birds ov Paradise 
II. Moghul (Live at Acquario 2018) - Feral 
III. Incantation (Claudio PRC Remix) - Zëmog
IV. Confusion - Laima Adelaide
V. Haitus - Hierarchy 
VI. Holocene - Kaf 
VII. Inner Revelation - Dycide 
VIII. Chasing Blue - Atomig Moog 
IX. Yield - Basis Change 
X. Astral - Abstract Man 
XI. Unreleased - Dorisburg x Notgn 
XII. Galactic Logos - Ness 
XIII. Freefall - Sky H1
XIV. Gustaf - Birds ov Paradise 
XV. Dream Liquid - Luigi Tozzi 
XVI. Phosphenes (Wata Igarashi Remix) - Forest Drive West 
XVII. Fire Hazard - Monovsn 
XVIII. Alte Seele (Marcel Dettmann & Vril Bass Mix) - Vril 
XIX. Deep in the Glowing Heart - Jon Hopkins 
XX. On the Run - Synkro & DYL 
XXI. Not Waving but Drowning - Stevie Smith

Light Speed Introspection

peace /piːs/ 
freedom from disturbance; tranquillity; our wish for Ukraine. 🇺🇦

This mix is composed entirely of tracks bought from Ukrainian labels and solidarity compilation albums. Our journey features music from Artefakt, Skee Mask, nthng, Dasha Rush, Zadig, Marco Shuttle, Zavoloka, and more. You can find the full tracklist at the Buymusic.club link above. 

Buying and supporting this music is a small gesture. But if we all commit to supporting the projects that have come out, it adds up pretty quickly, and will at the very least make a difference to a few individual lives on the ground. 

Perhaps direct donations to the central bank, charities and international organisations are more fundamental to the solidarity effort, but at the end of the day, music has always been political. It is an art form centred around peace, and it feels like our scene has a responsibility to uphold that legacy. 

For an in-depth look at other Ukrainian artists, labels, and compilations you can support, I recommend features in Inverted Audio, Crack Magazine, and the collaborative spreadsheet below: 

1. https://inverted-audio.com/feature/ukraine-aid-artists-record-labels/

2. https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/how-to-support-the-people-of-ukraine-resource-list/

3. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GVBFIPmfmfBvqi6XMuBNxAHkcG1k102ewMkS6w0waLE/htmlview?urp=gmail_link

Love and light 🌿🇺🇦

Buy Music Club List

Ukraine Solidarity Compilation Mix / Finding Peace Where There Isn't

Welcome back to the days of "Walking Through Time". 

Above the Sea, Below the Stars is my longest journey to date, drawing inspiration from both old and new influences on my musical explorations. Many of the tracks featured here have been sitting in my library for some time now, waiting for the right fit to come along. Mixed with some recent releases, they combine to form a soundscape fit to soundtrack an ethereal adventure through time. 

As a last note, the title of the mix is a nod to @abovebelowfestival. My two days there are some of the most enjoyable I've ever spent at a festival, and a huge inspiration for wanting to push myself to put together this long form project. 

Hope everyone is having a great start to summer, enjoy the journey 🌿

Tracklist: 

I. Efdemin- Acid Bells (Martyn's Bittersweet Mix)
II. Eartheater - Airborne Ashes (La Petite Mort Edit)
III. Irini - 1
IV. Antonio Ruscito - Suicide Boy A
V. The Alchemical Theory - Pentacolo 
VI.  Shlømo - Escape from the Poison River (Artefakt Collage)
VII. Toki Fuko - Astantine x Doltz - Jyakujo
VIII. Sky H1 - Huit
IX. Sky H1 feat. Soho Rezanejad - Animal x Blazej Malinowski - XIV
X. Rinia - Alan Backdrop
XI. Altinbas - Levitation 
XII. Evigt Mörker - Den Stilla Kammaren
XIII. Svarog - Charming Voice 
XIV. Sam Wilson - Biochemical Addiction (Vanta Remix) 
XV. A. Brehme - The Grand Tour 
XVI. Etapp Kyle - Source 
XV. Altinbas - Adda 
XVI.  Kangding Ray - Bitter Keylime 
XVII. Forest on Stasys - Tribal Gathering (Josef Gaard's Borealis Dub) 
XVIII. Ryago Yamamori - Rainfall (Feral Remix) 
XIX. Feph - Too Much Going On 
XX. Kletis - Decay 
XXI. Akob - Alycone 
XXII. Kyntral - Amuleto (Luigi Tozzi Remix) 
XXIII. The Alchemical Theory - Gamma 
XXIV. Uanamani - Islas Hormigas
XXV. Octo Åeterna - Opath 
XXVI. Infinity - From Now On x Tsott - Before the Dawn (Octte Remix) 
XXVII. Wanderwelle & Bandhagens Musikförening - Before the Rain (Grand River Remix)

Eternality

Second episode of my peaceful techno series: https://soundcloud.com/empasym/a-second-walk-through-time

Short meditative journey through the slower side of my library. 

I realised the other day that a big part of my collection sitting under 124.00bpm had not been explored at all in my other projects, so here it is.

Heavily inspired by labels like Hypnus and IO, this introspective style of techno is one of my favorite corners of electronic music in terms of pure production value and complexity.

Tracklist really assembled itself:

I. Holocene - Kaf
II. Time Walk - Birds ov Paradise
III. Brahma - Feral
IV. Transneptunian Sea - Kaf x MTRL
V. Hierophant - Luigi Tozzi
VI. Light from Light - Hydergine
VII. Dreams of Tomorrow - Blazej Malinows
VIII. Sakura - Etapp Kyle 
IX. Extravagate (Transfiguration Phase II) - Valentino Mora
X. No Route - 214

Time Walk

Second iteration of my peaceful techno series. 

NEWEST EPISODE: https://soundcloud.com/empasym/across-perspectives

In trying to find a vibe suitable to follow up 'Time Walk', I ended up with something resembling my version of a Feral set. Still grounded in the sound of Hypnus and IO, the slightly darker style that differentiates the overall feel of this mix from the first is largely due to my discovery of new labels like Alexandar and Osolate that work within the same ethereal realm. 

Enjoy the journey: 

I. Rountine - Skee Mask
II. Raint Pt. II - Nocturne
III. Untitled (Human Pt. II) - nthng
IV. Oedolgae 외돌개 - Kontinum 
V. Mira - A Sacred Geometry
VI. Drawing Distance - Kaf
VII. Transference - Ness
VIII. Selene - Luigi Tozzi
IX. Camminando Da Solo - Aquiver
X. Varnasi - Primal Code
XI. Children of Dune - Void & Materia
XII. Untitled - Acronym/Korridor
XIII. North State - Leiras
XIV. Seis - Map.ache
XV. Gaunt - Kiasmos 
XVI. Falling the Same Way - Sandwell District

A Second Walk Through Time

And the series continues. (Episode 2: https://soundcloud.com/empasym/a-second-walk-through-time)

Having walked through time for as long as I could, this new chapter changes the setting to nature. Marked by a higher set of keys, warmer atmospheres, and a touch of house, the mix closes off on a familiar introspective note courtesy of Primal Code, Wanderwelle and Xylème, including two tracks from Primal Code's upcoming EP 'The North Path' out on The God's Planet later this month. 

Wishing everyone a peaceful Easter Sunday, and as always, enjoy the journey: 

I. Milla (Primal Code Remix) - Illuvia 
II. Ophir - Simone Bauer
III. Hidden Shades - Lito
IV. Vertigo (Simone Bauer Remix) - Shlømo
V. Degression Pt. 2 - Giuseppe Falivene
VI. Ensam kamphund tog pendeltåget - Kalawila 
VII. Spacejam (Valentino Mora Deep Blue Rephrase) - Agonis 
VIII. Chains (Vinyl Bonus) - Illuvia 
IX. Educate the Heart - Chaos in the CBD
X. Along the Fjords (Wanderwelle Remix) - Primal Code 
XI. The North Path - Primal Code 
XII. Fog - Xylème
XIII. The Starry Night - Wanderwelle

Walking Through Nature

Experimental project inspired by the sounds of Giegling. 




Enjoy the journey: 

I. Calimance (Delay Mix) - Skee Mask
II. True Story - Dwig
III. Oyabun (Empasym Vocal Edit) - Folamour
IV. Jazz Vol. 1 - Seb Wildwood
V. Kaitala Fire - Chaos in the CBD
VI. Siku - Nicola Cruz 
VII. Wild Is the Wind - Leafar Legov 
VIII. Pyramid Mountains - Dwig 
IX. Nearly There - Jump Source
X. Maybe - Kettenkarussel
XI. To Make You Feel Something - Kilig
XII. You Need the Devil - Map.ache

Experiments In Emotion

Welcome to the first spiritual successor to my Time Walk series. 

Constructed around Nigm's new EP out on Alexandar, it is a mix that reminds me how happy I am to be involved in the peaceful and atmospheric corners of techno. The array of thoughtful productions that come out every month in this deep realm of electronic music are truly a pleasure to explore, and continue to provide me with the material to expand on the introspective adventure that began almost a year ago with my first walk through time. 

As always, enjoy the journey: 

I. Arrival on Pelenda - Varuna 
II. Ossified Current - MTRL
III. Mirah - Jamida
IV. Mouais (Benjamin Damage Remix) - Shlømo
V. 4040 (Kontinum Remix) - NFEREE
VI. Corpus Callosum - Craft 
VII. Sidereal Cycle - Ness
VIII. Sylvatic Path - Nigm 
IX. Bayta - Simone Bauer 
X. Sqeef - Albedo 
XI. Tesie (Ness Remix) - Fixon
XII. Decadence - Nigm
XIII. Gizeh - Kontinum, Isoform
XIV. Caimano Tribe - Primal Code 
XV. Ground Movement - Nigm 
XVI. 12H.5 (Remix) - Donato Dozzy 
XVII. Hadal Zone (Netsh Remix) - Shlømo

Across Perspectives

The third week of January 2020.
Oslated Mix Episode 187 - Empasym

Brussels
Belgium

Raised in the heart of Europe, Empasym’s taste in electronic music has been shaped and inspired by a variety of scenes and sounds across the continent and beyond. Having lived in London, Brussels, Hamburg, and Hong Kong in the space of only 4 years, his musical project has served as a way to remain grounded in the face of change, providing a soundtrack to his introspection since starting off as a DJ some two years ago. 

Marked by seamless soundscapes and deep atmospheres, his sets are driven by a constant curiosity about when the next transition will arrive, or whether it already has. Strongly indebted to the deeper corners of Bandcamp and Soundcloud, his Oslated mix carries you on a journey across the labels, artists, and friends that have shaped his musical aesthetic.

유럽의 중심지에서 성장한 Empasym 의 전자음악에 대한 취향은 대륙과 그 너머의 다양한 씬과 사운드들에 의해 형성되고 영감을 받아왔다.
런던, 브뤼셀, 함부르크, 홍콩에서 4년동안 거주했던 그의 음악적 프로젝트는 2년전 DJ 를 시작한 직후, 그의 자기 성찰에 훌륭한 발자취를 제공하며 그 기반을 유지한다.

매끄러운 사운드스케이프와 깊은 분위기로 나타나는 그의 셋은 다음 전환이 언제 드러날 것인지, 혹은 이미 드러났는지에 대해 궁금증을 유발하며, 동시에 그에 대한 호기심으로 촉발된다.
Bandcamp 와 Soundcloud 의 더 깊은 구석에서 큰 기회를 얻은 그의 믹스는 레이블, 아티스트, 그리고 그의 음악적 여정을 함께 형성한 친구들을 아우르는 여행을 하도록 한다.

- Translated by Taegyun Yoon

https://soundcloud.com/empasym

Artwork by Clément Davout
Third cutting for January 2020

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Oslated Mix Episode 187 - Empasym

The world is in a strange place at the moment. 

Faced with chaos and uncertainty, it has always been helpful to me to remember that some truths remain constant. In a trip from the dark ethereal to the angelic, this mix mirrors one of those constants: that light will always emerge from darkness. 

Our journey ends in a spirit of optimism and hope, the light shining through to illuminate the future, reminding us of brighter times ahead. 

Wishing everyone the best, enjoy the journey:

I. And Then There Was Light - nthng
II. Mehns - Kato de Vidts
III. Somi-451 - Dorian Gray
IV. A Never Ending Story - OPL 
V. Equilibrium - 9beast 
VI. Psychy Storm - Einox 
VII. Colliding Particle (Pharaoh & Yogg Remix) - Xanexx
VIII. Ethereal - Kaspiann
IX. Forsaken - Blind Observatory 
X. Magic Under the Purple Sky - Doctrina Natura
XI. Far West - Ayū
XII. Meteor - Kill Acid on Space
XIII. Solaris Iterations IV - Kaspiann 
XIV. Spirit of Ecstasy - nthng
XV. Aquarius - Vril

From Darkness Comes Light

flying /ˈflʌɪɪŋ/ 
moving or able to move through the air.

I. Mare Tranquillitatis I - SaffronKeira & Claudio PRC
II. Your Love (Luigi Tozzi Edit) - Frankie Knuckles 
III. Meditatio - Kryss Hypnowave
IV. Fear (Infinity Remix) - Yukari Okamura 
V. Northern Shores - Kaf
VI. Biosphaera - Ameeva 
VII. Birds - Svarog
VIII. Tridimensionale - Primal Code 
IX. Eona - Alan Backdrop 
X. Oracle - Optmst 
XI. Riflessione - Kryss Hypnowave 
XII. Who left the door open B - Elle 
XIII. I'm Alright - DJ Healer

The Art of Flight

✝ Temple.Prayer ✝

@empasym

Raised in the heart of Europe, Empasym’s taste in electronic music has been shaped and inspired by a variety of scenes and sounds across the continent and beyond. Having lived in London, Brussels, Hamburg, and Hong Kong in the space of only 4 years, his musical project has served as a way to remain grounded in the face of change, providing a soundtrack to his introspection since starting off as a DJ some two years ago.

Taking inspiration from the Temple aesthetic, his Prayer podcast takes you through the darker side of his characteristically lighter sound. Heavily influenced by the series of charity albums released by labels across the globe during the lockdown, the tracklist is a testament to the goodwill and creativity of the deep techno community we are all proud to be a part of.

bandcamp.com/empasym

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Temple.Prayer #049 Empasym

Empasym (Belgium)
@empasym

Melifera Records - What a pleasure it is to welcome Empasym to continue our podcast series. This DJ always amazes us with the relevance of his musical narrative! His tracklist fits perfectly with our universe. Listening to this mix, we feel like we're back at a festival, in a mysterious forest...

tracklist:
I. Ark Noir - Red Pill, Blue Pill (Polygonia Remix) [Self-Released]
II. Alfred Czital - Nibu (Primal Code Remix) [Harmony Rec.]]
III. Laima Adelaide - Unstable Space [PhonoTropismi] [PhonoTropismi]
IV. Launea - Aeri (Vanoni Remix) [From A Lost Place]]
V. Ruben Ganev - Portal12 [Mould Audio]
VI. N-Gon - Phototropic Curvature [C12]
VII. Mod-1 - Omega (Blazej Malinowski Remix) [Postdynamic]]
VIII. 9beats - Lucid Dream [Norite]
IX. Etapp Kyle - Polar [Ostgut Ton]
X. Edward Bei - Compression of Time [Self-Released]
XI. Lapien - Moonset [Tikita]
XII. CTAFAD - Phi (Claudio PRC Remix) [Shanshui Music]
XIII. Dycide - Coincidence [Crescent London]
XIV. Nthng - Unfinished [Lobster Theremin] 
XV. Rain and Thunder
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Melifera Podcast 04 | Empasym - Through The Valley

Introspective audio journal of a lifelong extrovert. 

Founder of @lostinrec alongside @nocturne_rhc.

Raised in Brussels, shaped by London.

Also known as I DJ Sometimes sometimes. 

N2R.

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