ambient // downtempo // experimental focused sets

mixes - labels/podcasts/radio

t̲r̲a̲c̲k̲s̲

composed by Laine Butler and Michelle La (ephemeral objects)
https://soundcloud.com/ephemeral_objects

Alone In Our Living Room (feat. ephemeral objects)

Featuring global producers - listen to this mix to get locked in.

iu takahashi - Mitake
felt body - moon in cancer
Gi Gi - Lumino Pleco
Tzekin - Utada
Keith Fullerton Whitman - Madonna, "Take A Bow" (1994)
Đỗ Tấn Sĩ - Days and Days
Arexibo - Fin
ngngay - Loop
IKSRE - cool change
läuten der seele - erdrutsch an der bushaltestelle
Duy Luong - Hanoi II
Howie Lee - 神往的门 (The Door Of Aspiration)
Jaeho Hwang - Sad Relationship, Nami
Pupa - rei is sleeping
Sarah Haras - Mutated Samri
Davaajargal Tsaschikher - Experiment 0003
Phan Anh - Deformation Process
Memeshift - Balikpapan
Gi Gi - Tricofero
Gooooose - Lab White
Yu Su - Eyes
Sarah Haras - Euphoria
Orbe - Symphony of a Life
Opheliaxz - Psyllium
Ashwell Woodland - Alone in our Living Room (feat. ephemeral objects)

ambient & experimental mix - summer 2024

Recorded live at The Deli for https://soundcloud.com/low-indigo's ambient etc 006 -- June 1, 2024

In this set, I showcased some of my favourite ambient and experimental music by Vietnamese producers, establishing and emerging, within Vietnam and from the diaspora. Thank you https://soundcloud.com/michaelred for having me.

Xo Xinh - A Tibet Dream
Bao Nguyen - bây giờ và ở đây | here and now
Maggie Tra - Friends That Hurt [SYS Sister Sounds]
Wytchings - Doraemon [SYS Sister Sounds]
Chaulichi - Yellow Gecko [SYS Sister Sounds]
Maggie Tra - Healing In Hanoi [SYS Sister Sounds]
Đỗ Tấn Sĩ - 1705 [Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective]
Dang Kim Hien - Nước Mắt Trong Tim
Tri Minh - Love I (ft. Trinh Minh Hien) [Flaming Pines]
Peter Knight & Dung Nguyen - Autumn Music
Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective- Ikkikki [Flaming Pines]
Xo Xinh - Conversation [Flaming Pines]
Duy Luong - Hanoi II
Maggie Tra - Lost Through Brussels [SYS Sister Sounds]
Runa Mont - Viability [SYS Sister Sounds]
Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective - Đme giựt mồng [Subtext Recordings]
Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective - Bugs life [Nhạc Gãy]
Maggie Tra - Intro [SYS Sister Sounds]
ngngay - Fog

Artwork by Laine Butler

ambient/etc 006 - Vietnamese ambient & experimental - ephemeral objects

My set for the renegade Garden Stage at Pachena Bay Music Festival 2024 is a downtempo mix that spans from deep ambient, astral jazz, to some experimental, downtempo breaks and beats. I love every track I played, each having its own beautiful sonic journey.

This was such a magical venue and location to perform with the most wonderful people. Thank you to the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, organizers, volunteers, and performers who made this festival possible. The microphone was accidentally left on and I love how faint sprinkles of laughter weave in and out of the set.

Tracklist:
Faten Kanaan – Ard Diar [Fire Records]
Gi Gi – Deudorix 
Gi Gi – Lumino Pleco
Keith Fullerton – Madonna, “Take a Bow” (1994)
Opheliaxz – psyllium
Huda Fadlelmawla with Reuben Lewis – When People Ask You
bijū – annihilation
XENIA REAPER – 23724 [INDEX:Records]
Juniper Foam – John [Care Of Editions]
Andrew Baker, Orieta Chrem, Selvagia - Pitagoriza (Parte 1) [La Rara Records]
Peter Knight & Dung Nguyen – Autumn Music [Parenthèses Records]
Arushi Jain - Portal To Silver Linings [LEAVING RECORDS]
Prieste5s - Beta Rhythm (Cerebral Ambient Edit) [Immaterial Earth Records]
n9oc – Q [Die Orakel]
Dana Kuehr – Biota [Die Orakel]
Paul St. Hilaire & René L​ö​we - A Faith (Vox Mix) [Kynant Records]
Ray Kandinski – Sunrise [Rec Room]
Memeshift – Balikpapan [CHINABOT]
gbd - a place of rest (stop sometimes)
o.utlier – Ava [SZE]
AD & Jealm - Left Side (Lucas Gonzalez & Hosca Remix) [sisternoise]
Laura BCR – Post Dynamic [Live At Robert Johnson]

Pachena Bay Music Festival 2024 - Garden Stage - ephemeral objects

Originally aired on Art of Beatz on Vancouver co-op radio CFRO 100.5FM on 2024-09-13

My guest mix for Art of Beatz (AOB), Vancouver's legendary electronic music show that just celebrated its 20 year anniversary earlier this year. This highlights the genres and sounds I have been really digging lately: ambient, experimental downtempo, mutant IDM, dub techno, and more. Special thanks to AOB hosts Kuma and Motomasa for having me.

Track list:
iu takahashi - Dawn [梅レコード]
Bog God - Warble
Temple Rat - The Garden of Earthly Delights [Siamese Twins Records]
XENIA REAPER - Lust05 [INDEX:Records]
Alessandro Baroncini - Dormiveglia [FreePalestine]
Kaishandao - Driving in Fafa's Car
Leevisa - Podcast [Eternal Dragonz]
Opheliaxz - Citrine
Conna Haraway - Mesmeric [INDEX:Records]
Bracelet - FR8558 [INDEX:Records]
Laura BCR - Contagious [Konstrukt]
Daisuke Uchimura - Umbrella [Bitta]
Laura BCR - They Never Came Back [SoHaSo]
bijū - undercooling
XENIA REAPER - Lllaao3 [INDEX:Records]
Templefeld - Titan 
Templefeld - Day of Reckoning
Ramallah Underground - Mish Beinatna (B Dub remix)
ONY - Strange Things [Eternal Dragonz]
Howie Lee - 域外花 (Foreign Flowers) [Mais Um]
ishi vu - Retina Scan
enereph - Numbers Fall From Stars [NAGA]

Listen back to past shows: https://archive.org/details/@art_of_beatz

Artwork by ephemeral objects

Art of Beatz - ephemeral objects - CFRO 100.5 FM - 2024-09-13

ephemeral objects -  Acceleration Radio - aired on CFRO 100.5FM from 11pm-12am, 2024-10-31

This Halloween special mix by Acceleration Radio resident @ephemeral_objects dives deep into experimental territory: blending eerie, atmospheric textures with dark ambient, drone, noise, industrial sounds, and haunting vocals. Halloween moodiness from the darkest corners of the globe. Tune in for a haunted ride through isolation, transformation, and the unknown. Enter, if you dare.

Full a/v set with visuals by experimental filmmaker Kaila Bhullar: https://youtu.be/7yEPyoef-sg

Tracklist:
Klangkuenstler - Vereinsamt (Intro)
Memeshift - Clue
ZUTZUT - Panteón
Pavel Milyakov - moon chant (feat. Martyna Basta)
Auspicious Family & Laure Boer - Wayward Symmetry
NUM - Vacant Shade (Part IV)
Adel Poursamadi & Tegh - Atf
Sarah Haras - The Consequences of My Own Actions
Sabiwa - 打獵前奏 (Prelude of hunting season)
Tavishi - Not all struggles are visible
Asifeh - Tahawul (تحول)
Jaeho Hwang - Dissolution
Rắn Cạp Đuôi - Degradation
x/o - Chrysalis Wrath
Tam Pham - Nỗi buồn với biển
Maryam Sirvan - Under The Full Moon
Davaajargal Tsaschikher - Parallel Spirit

www.instagram.com/ephemeral.objects

Acceleration Radio - Dark Ambient & Experimental - ephemeral objects - 2024-10-31

🛒 syssistersounds.bandcamp.com/album/unity
@syssistersounds

Label SYS Sister Sounds (SSS) releases all Asian female and non-binary compilation ‘Unity,’ with all proceeds going to Palestine charity PARA Foundation.

The compilation houses production from 7 Asian music producers from all around the world including Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, China, Netherlands, Thailand and Canada, Uniting together to release a compilation that binds Asian diaspora together for a good cause.

With heartfelt storytelling and compelling sonic productions, genres include, dance, electronic, house, hip hop and ambient from producers Maggie Tra, nabii, Zeadala, masheen, ephemeral objects, DWAMS featuring earthangelbaby and Ambu Bambu.

On the compilation, SSS founder Maggie Tra said, “As Asian artists’ today, we feel so helpless with what’s going on. Music is what we know, so we wanted to connect together and release something that could go towards helping the people in need,”

“I feel so grateful to have these producers jump on board on this, this is what SSS is all about, and that’s the beauty of uniting together. We want to send a message of hope and togetherness,” she said.

This is the second compilation released by SSS, with the first compilation ‘Grounded’ released in 2023. SYS Sister Sounds Label is run by Maggie Tra and aims to release music from Asian women and NB people around the world.

The label has emerged as a trusted discovery platform, which promotes curiosity, diversity, inclusivity and connection. Profits from the compilation will go towards charity PARA Foundation, an organisation based in Australia. Palestine Australia Relief and Action (PARA) helps Palestinian migrants and refugees live safe, happy, and fulfilling lives in Australia.

Tracklist:
Zeadala - Solar Powered
ephemeral objects - Cloud Iridescence
Maggie Tra - Peaceful Dancer
masheen - FIBRE
Ambu Bambu - Soy Sauce And Eggs
nabii - u were my reason why </3
DWAMS (feat. earthangelbaby) - disconnected

Album artwork by ephemeral objects

Unity

ephemeral objects - Cloud Iridescence [SYS Sister Sounds]

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

ANGEL FM 011 ephemeral objects - 12 March 2025

Sagga is ephemeral objects’ debut in the realm of dub ambient. In Buddhism, sagga is a term for heaven, a blissful realm of existence where beings are reborn after death as a result of their past actions. The music video for Sagga is a collaboration between ephemeral objects and Kaila Bhullar: youtu.be/IEnVH5FNsdI?si=UYfSSdGq9oPPHl5I

ephemeral objects is a Chinese-Vietnamese-Canadian interdisciplinary artist, sound artist, VJ, DJ based on unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, also known as Vancouver, Canada. She produces ambient, experimental, noise, and drone inspired music.

True to her name, her visual creations carry this sense of ethereality, focusing on textures and organic forms, both ephemeral and suspended in time at once. She merges generative videos with real footage to create her own unique, audio-reactive and abstract style where rich colours, spanning the full spectrum, wash over the screen, streaking the viewer’s mind with a strong image of the audio-visual journey at play. ephemeral objects has created music videos for forward-thinking Canadian electronic music labels, such as Mood Hut and NAGA. She is half of i+eo an audio/visual duo project with her collaborator IHA.

She is also a resident of Acceleration Radio, an open format FM radio, live stream, and events collective focusing on audio/visual experimentation, where she can fully dive into her interdisciplinary interests. In 2024, she was invited as one of ten emerging Canadian artists to participate in MUTEK Montréal's first Incubator program. 

Credits
from Earth Amulets, released February 21, 2025

Bandcamp

ephemeral objects - Sagga [Wuji]

"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

My opening set for THC XLR at KW Studios. We transversed through ambient, experimental downtempo, and leftfield textures (with some sneaky half-time). Drifting through lush pads, glitch and dubby abstraction interspersed with fragmented broken rhythms. 

Otik - Been Here [Twin System]
Feloneezy - Unlimited Peace 01 [appendix.files]
NEXCYIA - fade
stereometrix - ambient line_____
Sseq - Scar Gel [appendix.files]
XENIA REAPER - Lust05 [INDEX:Records]
Kate Miller - Harpan
Watching Airplanes - Denial (Locked Groove) [Banlieue Records]
JEMAPUR - M.PLEX [Omen Wapta]
Aedon - Pob
Sseq - Shell [appendix.files]
mu tate - spore [Warm Winters Ltd.]
Ken Hadou - El Río [Discos Movimiento]
Hüda - Shagpile [Geotherapy]
Kate Miller - Ciecle [Companion]
usof - full belly (Conna Haraway's version) [Theory Therapy]
Shinetiac - purelink [West Mineral Ltd.]
I7HVN - Chalcanthite [Safar Collective]
Watching Airplanes - Drop By Drop [Banlieue Records]
Saffron Bloom - Ultimate Acceptance [Delicate Records]

Photo by Reylinn McGrath

ambient/experimental - Live DJ set @ KW Studios - 2025.06.05

My Slowtempo opening Saturday set at Bass Coast Music Festival 2025. We went real deep, heady, meditative, dubwise, percussive with IDM flavourings, interwoven with psychedelic euphoria. Thank you for everyone who was there and shared that beautiful moment with me ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ 

Tracklist:
Le Motel - Chàm Islands (feat. Hoàng Tuấn) [Balmat]
Sunju Hargun - The Golden Triangle [Siamese Twins Records]
goo - skullghostalien
Juan Moreno - Exp. Dub 1 (Ambient X) [Móatún 7]
Blazej Malinowski - Hideaway [The Gods Planet]
Al Wootton - Facing The Horses Tail [TRULE]
phil in a maze - Hell or High Water
Sunju Hargun - Pigeon Attack (Shjva ॐ dub) [Siamese Twins Records]
Sunju Hargun & GiGi FM - Lens of Time [Siamese Twins Records]
Blazej Malinowski - Dark Awakenings [The Gods Planet]
Emily Jeanne - Đồ Sơn At Night [quỳnh]
Nic Ford - Cyberd (Jonathan Kusuma Splinter Mix) [Siamese Twins Records]
Kolomensky - The Last Speech [Electric Shapes]
Iza Basia - Formant [Kinesis Recordings]
monosym - Raincell [Oomycota]
shjva - Resorain
Đ.K. - Sequences [WORSHIP]
Maara - Splash On Mi [NAFF]
Desh - Systole [Secuencias Temporales]
Overturn - Aerials [Indefinite Pitch]
Topdown Dialectic - A4 [peak oil]
shjva - Subatom
Laima Adelaide - l (Atomic Moog Re Interpretation) [Secuencias Temporales]
Desh - El Pasar del Condor [Secuencias Temporales]
noorj - y [Gravity Pleasure]
Igor Dyachenko - Melted Reality [appendix.files]

Lite mastering by https://soundcloud.com/michaelred

Live at Bass Coast 2025 - Slowtempo (Saturday opening set)

@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

tapping into infinity

@accelerationradio resident and half of i+eo, an a/v project with @agimat_iha.
⋆✴︎˚｡⋆

Upcoming:
- 10.11. PPRZ x The Orchestrator present: Centrific (MN, USA) + Nancy Dru, DJ Hockey & ephemeral objects [The Deli, Vancouver]

- 10.31. DOLLY Halloween with Legowelt (Live) + RiDylan (Live), ephemeral objects (DJ/VJ), Scott W [Platform 9, Vancouver]

Inquiries: ephemeralobjectsvj[at]gmail.com

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