oh yes...love the sound of this one. Instant Shazam!

Really nice mix! Can I have the ID of this mantra :) ?

It's certainly been a very strange and unpleasant year, finishing on an extremely sour note. However, some very, very wonderful and beautiful music has been released despite this, helping elevate one's spirit above the noise and dismal situation our planet is facing.

I didn't celebrate new year (a pint with my pal was it)...but earlier in the evening I made myself record this 2.5 hour mix of some of my favourite ambient and downtempo music of the year.

It includes Saeko Killy, Ramzi, XIII, Michal Turtle, Alek Lee, Quade, Pieter Kock, Secret Circuit, Erik Wollo, Ssiege, Jon Keliehor & Signy Jakobsdottir, Greville & The Lonely Voices, Finis Africae, Khidja, Froid Dub, Sign Libra, Habitat Ensemble, Simplists, The Black Frame, Kane Ikin, MD Pallavi & Andi Otto, Claire Rousay, Deep Nalstrom, Juna, Severin Black, Peter Power, Shakali and maybe a few others.

Leave a comment if you can't ID something and I'll try and answer. Mostly played from vinyl with a few exceptions.

Wishing you all a good 2024. Let's get together and make our voices heard!!!

2023 Revue (Part 1): Ambient & Downtempo

GK Machine: body mechanic since 1994.
Managing @invisible-inc since 2014.
Turning knobs and banging metal with @komodokolektif since 2016.
Fader flipping @wrongparty since 2021

DJing/Live around and about:
2024
01/01/24 @ Optimo, The Berkeley Suite, Glasgow
17/02/24 @ Wrong Party, Brunswick Cellars, Glasgow
01/03/24 @ Invisible Inc w/ guest Krokakai, Brunswick Cellars, Glasgow
16/03/24 @ Wrong Party, Dannsa, Glasgow
13/04/24 @ Wrong Party, Brunswick Cellars, Glasgow
26/04/24 @ Slay with African Head Charge, JD Twitch & Hometown Soundsystem, Glasgow (postponed to Nov)
14/06/24 @ Optimo Stage Takeover, Eden Festival
15/06/24 @ Wrong Party, Brunswick Cellars, Glasgow
07/07/24 @ Kelburn Garden Party Festival
20/07/24 @ Wrong Party, McNeill's, Glasgow
26/07/24 @ Mild Peril, West Port Oracle, Edinburgh
17/08/24 @ Wrong Party, McNeill's, Glasgow

2023
21/01/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
18/02/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
26/02/23 @ Club Cosmos, Leeds
18/03/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
15/04/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
20/05/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
02/06/23 @ The Berkeley Suite, Glasgow
10/06/23 @ Wrong Party with Anatolian Weapons, La Cheetah, Glasgow
08/07/23 @ Boxhub, Glasgow (7pm-midnight)
08/07/23 @ Symbol, Glasgow (1-3am)
11/08/23 @ The Poetry Club w/ Mutant Radio meets Clyde Built Radio, Glasgow
12/08/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
02/09/23 @ The Berkeley Suite with Vladimir Ivkovic, Glasgow
16/09/23 @ Counterterraism, Upstairs, Inverness
23/09/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
21/10/23 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
18/11/23 @ Wrong Party Second Birthday w/ Dirt Brooks (live), Glasgow
27/12/23 @ Wrong Party Festive Freakout w/ Jamie Paton, Glasgow

2022
19/02/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
19/03/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
21/05/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
18/06/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
03/07/22 @ Kelburn Garden Party Festival
09/07/22 @ The Old Hairdressers, Green Door Studio Birthday
14/07/22 @ Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival (as Komodo Kolektif)
16/07/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
17/07/22 @ Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival
19/08/22 @ Piedicavallo Festival (IT) (as Komodo Kolektif)
04/09/22 @ Watching Trees Festival (as Komodo Kolektif)
10/09/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
15/09/22 @ Africado Festival, Glasgow
15/10/22 @ Wrong Party, Glasgow
18/11/22 @ Aqualarre Nights, Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh
19/11/22 @ Wrong Party 1st Birthday w/ Kusht (live)
10/12/22 @ Opal Nights, The Flying Duck, Glasgow
17/12/22 @ Komplex, Glasgow

2021
29/07/21 @ Bandobar, Queen's Park Arena, Glasgow
20/11/21 @ Wrong Party! at McNeill's, Glasgow
03/12/21 @ Electric Goldmine, The Rum Shack w/ Ty Lumnus + Womensaid (Live), Glasgow

2020
25/01/20 @ Pickle Factory, London (UK) (as Komodo Kolektif)
21/02/20 @ Freak Out Club, Bologna (IT)
04/04/20 @ Knotwilg Festival, Brussels (BE) (as Komodo Kolektif)(Cancelled)
08/04/20 @ Golden Pudel, Hamburg (GER) (as Komodo Kolektif)(Cancelled)
11/04/20 @ Fort Superposition, Lyon (FR) (as Komodo Kolektif)(Cancelled)
12/04/20 @ Dynamic Range, Amsterdam (NL) (as Komodo Kolektif)(Cancelled)
30/05/20 @ Netil Radio 3rd Birthday Weekender (as GK Machine)
26/06/20 @ Pop Mutations Virtual Festival (as GK Machine)
11/07/20 @ Mutabor, Mosco (RU) (as Komodo Kolektif) (cancelled)

2019
19/04/19 @ Invisible, Inc., The Rum Shack, Glasgow
25/05/19 @ Vocal or Version, The Rum Shack, Glasgow
05/07/19 @ Kelburn Garden Party, Beach Plateau
07/07/19 @ Kelburn Garden Party, Landing Stage (as Komodo Kolektif )
12/07/19 @ tbc (Komodo Kolektif live set)
21/07/19 @ Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival
16/08/19 @ Invisible, Inc., The Rum Shack with tbc (live)
21/09/19 @ The Flying Duck, Glasgow (as Komodo Kolektif)
21/09/19 @ Late / early secret location
29/09/19 @ Bar á Vin (Convenanza Festival Debrief), Carcassonne (FR)
01/11/19 @ Invisible, Inc., The Rum Shack, Glasgow with Cantillate (live)
16/11/19 @ Z-Bau, Nürnberg (as Komodo Kolektif) (DE)
23/11/19 @ Sameheads, Berlin (DE)

2018
27/01/18 @ Invisible Inc, The Rum Shack with Krokakai (live), Glasgow
09/03/18 @ Platform, The Arches, Glasgow
16/03/18 @ Invisible Inc, The Rum Shack w/ Komodo Kolektif (live)
06/04/18 @ Vague Terrain, San Francisco (US)
12/04/18 @ Zebulon w/ Dublab + Secret Circuit, Los Angeles (US)
25/05/18 @ Invisible Inc, The Rum Shack with special guests Double Discone (live)
01/07/18 @ Kelburn Garden Party, Highlife Stage
21/07/18 @ Lunacy Module, Glasgow
04/08/18 @ Five March, Glasgow
10/08/18 @ Invisible Inc at The Rum Shack w/ Eva Geist (live) + Natural Sugars
25/08/18 @ Rum Shack w/ Adrian Sherwood + Lo Kindre
21/09/18 @ Convenanza Festival, Carcassonne (as Komodo Kolektif) (FR)
28/09/18 @ Lunacy Module w/ Alexander Robotnik, Glasgow
29/09/18 @ Flying Duck w/ Kid Congo Powers, Glasgow
09/11/18 @ Invisible Inc at The Rum Shack, Glasgow
17/11/18 @ Love Inn, Bristol (UK)
14/12/18 @ Freak Out Club, Bologna (IT)

For bookings/remixes contact gkmach1ne [at] gmail [dot] com

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