@luxxuryproblems

For a new episode of our regular ethereal mixes, we invited audiovisual artist Manuel Sékou, also operating under the moniker luxxuryproblems.

The artist’s mixes appear to a listener as diaries of subtle, seemingly tangible sensations and labyrinths of images. In the new material, he layers microtunes onto texture-rich fragments, as if breaking the recording into a series of successive frames.

Previously, luxxuryproblems was published on labels such as SPA, 76666 and Gem Tones, and has also contributed tracks to compilations from Katharsis, Sirens, World Canvas, Comic Sans and Infinito Audio. Two years ago, his latest mini-album “Flexfit” was released on SPA.

Tracklist:
KOU - King Of Detachement
Clint-Love - Think Tunnel
Maths Balance Volumes - The Mask Isn't Working / Work Last Monday
Muslimgauze - Divine Pink Jinn
Valance Drakes - Whosoever Is Delighted In Solitude
J And The Woolen Stars - Sweeter
Fuat - Sanatçı? (feat. Konuralp Sunal)
Serpente - Símbolo
Sıfır - Bir Kere
Henbane - Trolddom
CTM - Stairs, Pt 2
Betty Hammerschlag - cream
Midori Hirano - Midori Hirano
Armes Rich Kid (Videobeweis liefert den entscheidenen Hinweis)
mu tate - Ish
Color Plus - Hpydrgn
Boliden - Rust
Mark - Veiling Hazards
Kool Music - Pictures
Just Fish - Michelin
Trux - Hobo
HKE - Dream Angel
Isolde Touch - Standard Deviation
Няньо, ГиHepв & Таран - Pічка Bтома
Higher Intelligence Agency - Conoid Tones
Freundliche Kreisel - Entwirklichung
c.haxholm - On The Table
Relief - Coaglua
AMBA - Black Mountains
Asha Sheshadri - A Holding Pattern
Syl Kougaï - Ousia
Souns - Red
seychelles - any stuff
Rudi Fischerlehner - Rhythm Sculpture
IMG_0082.mp3
J - more room to breathe in
JJ+JS - Meshing
Color Plus - Ut

ethereal mix 074: luxxuryproblems

selected youtube comments:
Like I'm sitting on the wing of a plane gently descending to earth from the stratosphere.
one of the best ambient tracks ever
extract of heaven on mp3
Like being swept away by the current of a never ending river, with no fear.
looking up at the vaulted ceiling inside a huge church the size and dimensions of manhattan
Looking into the eye of your existence
so beautiful <333
superb!
Bliss
Pure wet bliss out.
great
Absolutely inspiring.
7 years.. ?
excellent
so good
100%

remastered by stephan mathieu
photograph by connor lang
originally released as uon on anòmia in 2017
thank you to field records~

superbath (2024 remaster)

Slunty 'For Holly, Breaks_2_Fuck_2' ⓜⓘⓧ ⓪⑥④

15 Candles (mu tate Remix)

Red Rabbit (DJ Paradise Remix)

@pontiacstreator @benbondy @lukasoppenheimer

bloom:forever is a tale of interwoven love stories, each bleeding in to each other, understanding each other, regenerating the loveless, infinite understanding. holding us in its core (ringing eternally) basking in the glow of us looking for it ⚘

⤷ 100% of proceeds for the first 3 months go to @3ezwa.de

https://charmlink.bandcamp.com/album/bloom-forever (its bandcamp friday)

pontiac streator & ben bondy - all worth it w u there (feat. light)

universal collage 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ikura-imprint/episodes/ikura-imprint-12th-march-2025

Ikr. Imprint w/ Collerette 120325

p͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽d͓͓̽̽u͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ a͓͓̽̽n͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽m͓͓̽̽i͓͓̽̽x͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽x͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽c͓͓̽̽l͓͓̽̽v͓͓̽̽r͓̽

         m͓̽a͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽t͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽d͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽y͓̽ @bb948

    c͓͓̽̽o͓͓̽̽v͓͓̽̽e͓͓̽̽r͓̽ ͓̽b͓͓̽̽y͓̽ ͓̽S͓̽a͓͓̽̽s͓͓̽̽h͓̽a͓̽

#mixtape

B̴̺̞͓͐̓̒O̵̡̺͓͛̒͋O̸͚̝̙̔̐̚S̵̒͋ ̻̦͜T̴ ͔̫̻͑̽E̴̡͔̻̒͐͊D̴̘̻͚͋̐͑ R̸̻͓̔̽É̸̝̪̦̒Á̴̠̼̫̐͠L̸̟̪͉͒͛́Ḯ̴̞̦̝͛T̸ ̼̞̺̓̚Y̵̝͕̫͊͐

as soft as a grain of sand

this is my most ambitious project to date and i spent a good amount of time working on this! this is my first actual album under this new name that doesn't include any tracks from my previous self.. this album dives into my mental state and how i feel most of the time + this album is the last project i'll release before i start my life as a "non-teen" experience in life.

after this releases, i'm gonna evolve into a new person, abandoning my past self and my mistakes to become a new and better version of myself.

thank you, everyone who stayed around for this moment! <3

cover artwork is drawn by "iinudere"
tracks all produced, mixed + mastered by me (empty memories)
track 2 features guest + additional production from "lucas pereyra"
track 3 covers "tigers jaw - plane vs. tank vs. submarine"
track 4 samples "super mario 64 - save file music"
track 5 features guest "wasterr"
track 6 is a remake of "gazecloud - future plans!"
track 7 is partially produced by "s0lstice"
track 9 is a cover / interpolation of "lil bo weep - feel it"
track 10 features guest "sunnymingo"
track 11 features guest "imsotracy"
track 12 features guest "testing something"
track 13 is a interpolation of "brand new - tautou"

https://www.instagram.com/iinudere
https://lucaspereyra.bandcamp.com/
https://tigersjaw.bandcamp.com/track/plane-vs-tank-vs-submarine
https://youtu.be/hrJNgLGbYg0
https://0wasterr0.bandcamp.com/
https://gazescloud.bandcamp.com/track/future-plans-2
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5amEg13JMVnk8AbHkOGM43
https://youtu.be/Q_hG-H0IF8k
https://sunnymingo.bandcamp.com/
https://imsotracy.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/user-583302578-214248030
https://youtu.be/78_Gg9qVaK0

(why am i so problematic?)

🌬️ SWINE PREMIERE 🌬️ @arelizramos new album "B side" via Slovak label @mappaeditions

Put on your headphones, sit down, relax and deep dive into imaginative and atmospheric "Bath"

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「 Areliz Ramos is a Peruvian producer living in London, recognized for an evocative palette weaving lo-fi and downtempo threads into dreamlike, abstract emo narratives. 

While her debut ‘Frío’ (Where to Now?), orbited around homesickness and estrangement, ‘B-Side’ embraces imperfection, incorporating her guitar (named "Frank"), pedals, synthesizers, and her own vocal textures for the first time, privileging emotional immediacy over technical precision. 」

∎ The creative process behind this album reflects a conscious decision to let go, loosen control, let intuition lead, and engage her own ‘B’ side.

∎ On this album, Areliz Ramos follows her work’s current into its more “fantastic and elusive… and even romantic” side; a place where fantasy loosens the bolts of reality and memory, and emotion is alluringly refracted into musical collages and loose-strung compositions.

[Swine Premiere] Areliz Ramos - Bath (mappa)

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