...thanks a lot for the great sets...great progress....Enko-top talent....emotion is felt...a good story is heard and visualized creating content...13x20...soon...

01. Vendor Refill - Pendulum [Leaf - 1996]
02. Electro Harmonix - Floating Sync [Fax +49-69 450464 - 1994]
03. Solitaire - In Out [Fax +49-69 450464 - 1995]
04. Nor Elle - Silent Storm [Mole Listening Pearls - 1998]
05. Space Cat - Beings [Candyline Records - 1995]
06. Autopilot - Autopilot Pt. 1 [Elektrolux - 1999]
07. Subtonal - Seashell [Elektrolux - 1998]
08. Dron - Pheon [Elektrolux - 2000]
09. Subtonal - Harc [Elektrolux - 1998]
10. Z-Plane - Arc Of A Diver [Elektrolux - 1997]
11. Full Moon Fashions - Street [Elektrolux - 1997]
12. Genuine - Once Awake [Ninetysix Sounds - 1999]
13. Marco Repetto - Dornval [M.G.R. - 1997]
14. Overtone - Images Of Abstract Realities [M.G.R. - 1997]
15. Azure Taint - Spaceschool [Elektrolux - 2000]
16. Dr. Scissors - Post Stops [Elektrolux - 1999]

Hjärngymnastik 262: Basalt Ganglioniskt Danskt Busväder

After some time we are very excited to announce our new EP by French pals @atomic-moog. With amazing releases on @lowless-music, @monument-podcast & @delsinrecords we are huge fans of their music and their approach to production and feel they are a strong fit for what Appian is all about : ) On show here are warm, heavily textured cerebral journeys densely packed with analogue atmosphere and feeling, with Dub at its core. We think they have created something very special indeed.

Timeless cuts to suit all intimate dance floors.

12" Release. Artwork By Philip Mitton.

Comments & Feedback appreciated. ENJOY :

Atomic Moog - Phased People

Dialog - DOT 2 (feat. Benji & Josei) - DOT002

http://dialogsound.com
bookings: dialog.sound@gmail.com

A1. If You Know
A2. Stranger
B1. Warm
B2. High Grade

Maintaining the decades-deep dubwise practice of conscious musical tradition and exploratory sonic futurism, Dialog return with a second drop on their DOT series of soundsystem-spirited plates. This latest EP features the return of Jamaican vocalist Daveron Dawkins, aka Benji, joined this time by his son David Dawkins, aka Josei, on an intergenerational vocal collaboration.

Dialog is a production and performance partnership between Dutch artist Samuel van Dijk, (aka VC-118A and more) and Finnish producer Rasmus Hedlund. The pair first explored overtly ambient pastures on a double-pack LP for Astral Industries in 2022, bringing a dub-informed sensibility to their richly sculpted textures, before deciding to experiment with forthright riddims while jamming in the studio in Helsinki. A friend from a neighbouring studio heard the meditative pulse they were working on and connected them with Benji, originally from Jamaica but a resident of Finland for more than 30 years. 

When he was in Jamaica, Benji’s affinity for music came second to his footballing talent, which incidentally led to him crossing paths with Bob Marley and the wider reggae community in the 70s and 80s. In recent years he and Josei had worked together intermittently on jams and tracks, but the sessions they attended with Dialog marked a new chapter as they committed their improvised, universal flows to the broad sweep of riddims laid down by van Dijk and Hedlund. 

Many tracks were recorded, setting Dialog up with Benji and Josei for a sustained project which moves beyond the cuts into the dance. The debut performances in November 2023 saw van Dijk and Hedlund manning an extensive live rig alongside Benji and Josei’s singing and toasting, appearing in prominent Helsinki club Kaiku one week and at an intimate dance on the Salamari Sound System the next. The Dialog sound has exactly the flexibility for both scenarios, forged in crisply defined production that draws on techno, electro and ambient as much as dub, but also steeped in tradition and coloured with the warmth and character of instrumentation and vintage signal processing. 

On DOT 2, we get a deeper insight into the progression of the project from the loose and flowing possibilities of the first recorded tracks through to more considered structures as the focus on Dialog’s direction sharpened in response to Benji’s inspiration. It’s a celebration of the merging of energies - the radiant glow of Benji’s Jamaican heritage colliding with the snow-capped sonics of North European techno, a living music rooted in community and collaboration but also fashioned with a modernist outlook which naturally translates to the club.

DOT 2

Dialog - DOT 2 (feat. Benji & Josei) - DOT002

Quiet as is proper for such places;
The street, subdued, half-snow, half-rain,
Endless, but ending in the darkened doors.
Inside, they who will be there always,
Quiet as is proper for such people—
Enough for now to be here, and
To know my door is one of these.

(by Robert Creely)

Dear listeners, join us on a sonic journey curated by the talented iwamaki (@makiko-iwaki), as we explore the mesmerizing connection between ambient music and the landscapes that inspire it. From Tokyo's urban pulse to the serene depths of nature, experience the immersive blend of experimental textures and tonal instrumentation. Let iwamaki's captivating mix transport you to new dimensions of sound and storytelling. Tune in for a dose of beautifully textured inspiration to kickstart your week. This mix is a DJ set from VENT Tokyo, played on March 26, 2021. 

Due to personal reasons - I am in the middle of a PhD project that requires all my attention - the 'studio bb' project has been offline for the last few months. Now that I have more time, the podcast series 'Identity formation' will continue as usual with one episode per month. There are a lot of great artists in the pipeline and can't wait to share all the great mixes with you. 

As always, if you like the podcast, please don’t forget to give it a Like, Comment and/or Repost, to support both our community and the artist. If you have questions regarding the mix, you’re always welcome to contact us. You can find the Tracklist enclosed.

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Identity formation listening session - 12 - Return [by iwamaki]

Recording from April's Netil Radio show with special guest, Rebloom founder and resident JJ. Tickets for Rebloom's upcoming party at Avalon Cafe can be bought here: https://ra.co/events/1875480  

Image: Treated detail from Anthropic System by Emilie Pugh.

Netil Radio - Shadow/Essence 06.04.2024

Ocaso59 | 2024.04.18 Enkō + Ernesto

Collage i made for the reopening of the Rotterdam World Museum in 2009. It was played in a loop on hidden speakers (on low volume) as people were walking through the expo. 

I sampled fieldrecordings and original African live music and soundscapes from Youtube from all the different cultures that were represented at the exposition. 

A lot of these African pieces of art have recently been returned to the rightful owners, which is good news of course.

Africa Collage

We enter June with DSS 086. Brought to you by the talented Italian, Atoloi.

As a devotee of nature, Atoloi explores sound creating a mellow amalgam of layers using echoing synths, processed field recordings, and self-created samples; all mixed in a lysergic experience of heavy-grained noises and evocative instrumental compositions.

Not sticking only to club-oriented sonorities, instead, his productions and mixes search for other depths, in which the listener can get lost in a dense "no boundaries" journey between the worlds of dance and meditation.

@atoloi

DSS 086 | Atoloi

Taken from "R"

Pre orders start 31.5.2024 / Release date: 7.6.2024

https://shimmeringmoodsrecords.bandcamp.com/music

This album was created in Wroclaw, Poland, early spring of 2020. We tried to illustrate our moods at the moment, but accidentally we somehow illustrated what was about to happen to the world we knew next months. The letter "R" symbolises the state of an emergency. It also is the only common consonant in our names. Musically we were just doing what feels the most natural for us. Melodies flew and the rest followed. There is an experimental factor of this album. It was ment to not be limited only to usual sounds, we also tried to capture some less obvious areas of phonosphere, including illusive sounds and harmonies. 

Dear listener, some of the sounds you hear may not be actually existing. They are only in your mind.....Jan & Tomasz

Written, produced and mastered by Eisberg and Mreńca
Artwork by Eisberg

Eisberg & Mreńca - Driftwood

@portalkrk to kluczowa ksywka nowej fali krakowskiego deep techno, a jego kolektyw Tundra (@tundra-pl) to przystań dla wszystkich poszukiwaczy głębi zmęczonych wyścigiem BPM-ów.

🌀 Portal otwiera się na to, co najświeższe i najciekawsze we współczesnym deep techno: od brzmień mrocznych i pulsujących gęstym basem, przez połamane i tribalowe, po organiczne i przestrzenne.

1. Daniel[i] & Purl - Tesseract III 
2. Alexskyspirit - The Travellers (Polygonia remix)
3. BLNDFLD - Rainforest
4. Haze - Majula Sunset
5. Claudio PRC - Resina
6. Forest On Stasys - Tribal Gathering (Josef Gaard Rework)
7. LDWQ, Wency - Embryo XI
8. Anders Hellberg - Electrical Cabinet Smacks
9. Masafumi Take - Hachijojima (Laertes Remix)
10. Re:Axis - Protoportal
11. Valentino Mora - Elevate (Len Faki Deepspace Mix)
12. Voices From The Lake - Zulu Vortex
13. Feph & Mr. Tron - AM
14. Doctrina Natura - Kogi
15. Impakt & Balantă - A Cypriot Night
16. Gaspard Polar - Under The Cave
17. Artos Eleven - Decayed Tree (Eyevind Blix Remix)
18. How To Levitate - Light And Dust

Deep Impact Podcast #42 / Portal

00h00-01h00 - Enkō
01h00-02h00 - Tuomo Väänänen

Omtanke | 2021.01.18 | Enkō + Tuomo Väänänen

06.27 Collect, Lisboa (Contratempos)
06.29 Gare, Porto
07.05 OCASO Radio Show @ Lusophonica, Cascais
07.26 Secret Party, Alentejo
07.28 Coruchéus, Lisboa
08.xx TBA, Berlin 🇩🇪
08.xx TBA
09.xx TBA, Lisboa
09.13 Festival Aroma Cósmico, Parada de Todeia
09.20 Ministerium, Lisboa (SUMMA)

Omtanke | 2021.01.18 | Enkō + Tuomo Väänänen

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