The fourth and final episode of our summer series comes from Somatic Rituals co-founder, Kombé. 

@kombe

The Basel based DJ and Producer channels a deep synergy between polyrhythmic hypnosis and tactile sound design, shaping a sonic landscape that pulses with kinetic urgency.

This mix combines field recordings from Nairobi with sub-heavy mutations, traversing a blend of organic drum patterns that sit in the liminal spaces between bass, percussion, and club experimentation.

𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 / 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀 / 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲?Kombé, he/him, Basel

𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅I wanted to capture the sounds I’m currently into — a blend of organic drum patterns that sit somewhere between techno, bass, and dubstep. While recording, I was listening a lot to T++, whose shifting, intricate rhythms always strike me. The beginning also features field recordings from Nairobi, evoking a kind of big city energy — sometimes soothing, sometimes stressful.

𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰?For me, music has always been tied to identity — finding it and carving it through sound. My goal was never just to make functional club tracks, but to tell stories that resonate with me and my friends. The constant exchange with Mafou and Mukuna has probably shaped my music the most.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵?We founded Somatic Rituals with a clear vision for both the sound and the visual identity. We’re always drawn to specificity and rhythmic complexity, paired with a sound design–driven approach and a general interest in futurism. The idea is not to repeat what’s been done, but to push electronic music into new territory — music for the heads, for people who enjoy the weird and challenging. A strong identity linked to our fathers’ home continent, Africa, is also at the core of the label.

𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 / 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀? 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽?We’ve got a really exciting label event in Amsterdam on October 18, with Low Jack, Toma Kami, and Jasmin joining us. Beyond that, I’m focusing on production and getting more new music out.

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
Eclectic, drum-circle, bass

Full interview here: https://allmovingobjects.substack.com/p/kinetic-mix-041-kombe-shifting-rhythms

kinetic mix 041: kombé "shifting rhythms"

Dissociated w/ Lady Prowl. A sonic escape from our current dystopia
Listen live - 4th Saturdays from 2-4 Pm ET on www.greatcircles.net

Tracklist:
Magnetic Drive (Original) - Katatonic Silentio
A Dub Plate of Food - Dj Food			1	     
Jungle Is a Shapeshifter - Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement with Silent Servant		
Free Eternally - Low Jack			
Electroacidspringwater (Nadia Struiwigh Remix) - Om Unit	
0000 030 A1 1  LO (52.541298 13.388772 1996) - Felix K			
Drft, Pt. 2 (Original Mix) - 	DB1		
Flaming As A Cloud - Vardae	
Sound Killa - Basic Rhythm		
The Battle of The Locust - dBridge	
Ee-Yo  - Mike Parker	
Camo (Yushh Remix) - Om Unit	
B2  - Lowtec
Noise Water - Ido Plumes	
Polygon - Pugilist, Forest Drive West
Shadowbox -  (K Wata Remix)	
LA Nelson - Syclops	
Frekm, Pt. 1 - Djrum
Cover Me (Plaid Mix) - Björk
Addis - 	DJ Oil	
Away From the Reign - Ido Plumes
Cellar Door	 - Simo Cell	
Albacete Knife - Al Wootton
Migration  -Mammo
Melodius Thunk - Andrea Parker	
Onwards Upwards - Lando	
U Won't C Me - Mystic Bill	
Rhythm #4 (Original Mix) - 	Ketiov	
Bongoso - Brothers Vibe	
Buzz Off Like - Huerta	
Sandmann - 	Move D	
Disco Derriere - Luke Vibert

Dissociated w/ Lady Prowl - June 2025

SPOKEN105 - 2lanes

For the September edition of our mix series, we welcome Detroit artist 2lanes. His love for music began early through drumming, and he started crafting his first beats on an MPC with floppy disks while living in New York.

Shaped by his first rave experiences in New York and the energy of Detroit’s scene, 2lanes brings a pristine and immersive sound. His music often acts as a visualization of environments and stories. Whether it’s the outline of characteristic buildings in his city or tales from friends about raves, he imagines what those buildings or moments would sound like in music.

The recording he created for us takes inspiration from the many forest and outdoor festivals he has attended recently, as well as his love for extended blends of deep techno. The result is a journey that pulls you in from the very first moment and lets you drift effortlessly into the woods.

Enjoy!

SPOKEN105 - 2lanes

pi/live: Mike Midnight @ Ballet in NYC 05-18-2025

Radx - Total Naturalism (Digital Bonus) (ISLE019)

Some mixes arrive right on time. After talking about this for a while, I’m so glad to finally welcome Natalie to In Machines We Trust. (@nataliepopss) Brooklyn + Vancouver Island

Her mix is a deep and playful dive, rooted in 90s textures, downtempo moods, and percussive late-night turns. It weaves through ambient, progressive house, dubby echoes, and vintage electronics with a confident ease. You’ll hear flashes of Aphex Twin, Saint Etienne, Deadbeat, even Tears For Fears, nostalgia without being stuck in the past.

Natalie’s approach is thoughtful and open-eared, blending the sentimental with the strange, the groovy with the meditative. There’s a sense of motion throughout, like walking through a forest of old machines still humming quietly beneath the ferns.

Stoked to have nataliepops in the mix. Let it unfold.

olywok - Digital Wave (Dub)
Mioclono feat John Talabot & Velmondo - Disobedience
Steps Tones - Screens
Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels (Sketches From An Island Sun Meditation)
Yoshinori Sunahara - Earth Beat
schuttle - Melonweed Musick
Will Hofbauer - Crow
Saint Etienne - Your Head My Voice (Aphex Twin)
Hedonics - Who Are They?
Overland - Indigo
River Yarra - Blooms
schuttle - Kitchen Sync
Water Music Records - Two Blue Moons
Lazer Worshippers - Lazer Worshippers Theme (Original Mix)
Deadbeat - Mercy Cage Dub
Drum and Bass - I Love You (Vocal)
Will Hofbauer - The Shovel is a Shovel was a Shovel
Controlled Weirdness - Information Society
Elmono - Alpha Blob
HearThuG - Earthling
Paganini Traxx - Release Yourself (Hipno Frantic Funk Beats)
Bored Lord - I Hate Everything About You
DJ Lifegoals - Kernel
SEL.6 - AS RIGHT AS RAIN
DJ JM - Pepper
OK EG - Radial
Sleep D - Reward Chemicals
Meat Beat Manifesto - Destroy Dub
Phasmid - Hadal Zone
Caldera - Turbine Mode (Underwater Sunset Mix)
JWords - alternate state
Toki Fuko - Being yourself
Olive - I’m Not In Love

nataliepops ~ In Machines We Trust 006

Recording of Ulla & Perila's set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Ulla & Perila at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

Le Motel and Stebu invite you to their alternative world

Maloca Records w/ Stebu & Le Motel @ Kiosk Radio 01.10.2025

Heaven is in You began as an intent based project in wide ranging exploration of the world and our own being. Now defunct, ADAB once curated the Cleveland based Heaven is In You parties alongside colleague Eric Sarley (Ghost Noises) for what became locally known as a labor of love in sonic variety. The sentiment finds itself resurrected here for ADAB's monthly transmissions.

From host _"Every October for NTS I like to lean into the more phantasmagoric sounds in my collection just the littlest bit harder then normal. An attempt less about conjuring the classic sinister, spooky vibes of the season and more about finding the joy amongst phantoms & shadows. For those who aren't scared of the unknown and make a blanket of night's mantle..."_ 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/adab/episodes/adab-4th-october-2025

Heaven is in You w/ ADAB 041025

Where music becomes a gateway to a new world, welcoming you to escape the confines of reality. Daydreaming takes you on a journey through stories and fairytales told by mesmerising sound waves. With no boundaries of genre or style, lovely selected tunes create a tapestry of moods and narratives, inviting you to immerse yourself in a realm where fantasies take real form.

Daydreaming w/ Shorlax @ Kiosk Radio 14.10.2025

Paola Laf of NTS joins us on the show last Saturday for an hour of drumy, interesting and off-kilter selections for FSLRadio on Dublin Digital Radio. Also the first hour is DCFSLMan and Der Opium Queen opening Hang Dai last month.
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FSLRadio w/ Paola Laf (NTS), Der Opium Queen & DC FSLMan 04.05.19 - DDR

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