Half Maximum

Half Minimum decisively traverses downtempo, chilled beats, seamlessly progressing toward uplifting and energetic releases.
Weaving language and instruments of the world with unconventional beat structures and ambient, psychedelic elements.

Less is more, more or less.

Half Minimum

Esoteric Festival - 2024

A collection of Chill Island live set recordings from Esoteric 2024.

Big ups to Jim, Tom, and all the talented audio providers that contributed in making this one of the most diverse stages of the festival.

Esoteric 2024 - Chill Island Sets

ESOVERSE Festival Launch Event - Sunday April 30th 
Melbourne | Bourke St Courtyard - CBD
ft: Ajja, Avalon, The Outsiders, 
supported by: Ozzy, Sykonix, Luke Math & Ben Evans


Welcome to the Esoverse....

1. Digipack - Electronic Outlaw Underground (Metabreed's Psybreaks Retweak)
2. Metabreed - Karmaceutica (Electric Sheep Psybreaks Remix) 
3. 6th Floor - Dawn Of A New Error (Metabreed's Transcendental Tripletfunk) 
4. Transpose (CA) - Senses (Original Mix) 
5. Aquila, Domi Re - The Locals (Original Mix)
6. Bellatrix & Freq Shape - Enlightenment
7. U-Recken - Shaking & Burning (Original Mix) 
8. E-Mov - Lost In The Cosmos (Synthologic Remix) 
9. Avalon - Revolution (Laughing Buddha Remix) 
10. Soldae Rokker - Connecting Universe (Original Mix)
11. U-Recken, E-Mov - Heading To Infinity (Original Mix)
12. Voyager, XSI - Return To The Path (Life Extension Remix) 

Mixed by Ben Evans | Anomyst

#interstellarpsychedelic
#psytrancefamily
#psytraveller
#psytrancetribe

Welcome to the Esoverse....

Put together an application mix for the one and only Chill Island at Esoteric 2024.
Had a lot of fun laying this one down, so did our dog Luna...
Enjoy :)

Half Minimum - Isla Tranquila

Half Maximums' Saturday night Lucky Schmuck set from the Tiny Empire Takeover, June 2023.

I've heard music for plants is a thing, I would say this would most suit a Cactus or potentially a Monstera, as we all know those creeps are into the big bangers...

Enjoy

Half Maximum - Lucky Schmuck: June 2023

Half Maximum - Tekno Thyme

Tension eruption for Reemergence 2024.
Sent it Saturday night at the magical Poowong amphitheatre and had the best time doing it!

Thanks legends,
Kandy (Maximum Chips)
x

Half Maximum - Reemergence 24

It is always such a privilege to play at Esoteric, especially on the chill stage just before the sun is about to set.
These kinds of sets always take me a few months to put together and I think the work pays off because it is something that I will come back and listen to myself over the years.
I highly recommend having a nice glass of wine and sitting alone listening to this one.
Enjoy


TrackList

1. Junk Project - Composure (Junk Project Original)
2. Matt Darey - From Russia With Love (Alaska Remix) 
3. Solarstone - Seven Cities (HEO Mix)
4. John O'Callaghan - Big Sky (Acoustic Mix)
5. The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony (Mackers 5am Sunrise Remix)
6. Humate - Love Stimulation (HEO Mix)
7. C.M - Dream Universe (HEO Mix)
8. Pendulum - Coma
9. The Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea (Dumb Child Of Q Mix)
10. Quench - Dreams (Luke Bartolo Remix)
11. Nick Muir, John Digweed - FuturaScent (Intro/Breaks Mix)
12. Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel (Algorithm Remix)
13. Rank 1 - Airwave (Sunset Mix)
14. Agnelli & Nelson - Holding On To Nothing (Ambient Mix)

Luke Bartolo @ Esoteric 2024 - Chill Island

Tracklist:

Cay's Crays (Digital Mystikz remix) - Fat Freddy's Drop
Rain - Breakage
Empire Of Dirt - Egoless
Skankers Chant - Numa Crew, Lapo & Ago
Nostromo - Zygos
Venting - The Widdler
For The Kids - Caspa
Together - David Rodigan, Breakage
Rubber Chicken - Caspa
Space Cash - Commodo
Encanto - 3WA
IMHK - Phossa, Glume
Out There - The Widdler
Opal - Glume, Phossa
Chosen Path - Darj
Trust Nobody - sp:mc
Snagglepuss - Kaiju
One Of Us - Kryptic Minds
In The Death Car - 16bit
Abattoir - Kahn
Badman VIP - Kryptic Minds
Monster - Biome
Higher - Breakage
Iridescene - Youngsta, Sleeper
Pugilist & Mystik - Misty In Roots
One Infinite - Dense One
Over Deh So - Kahn
Changes - Mala

Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island

Hi, it’s Dr. Harry with your prescribed medicine. A mix to help cure your post-doof scaries.

With melodic highs, deep disgusting lows and everything between this mix represents all the beautiful times we experienced over the weekend. All the friends we made, all the times we laughed and all the drinks we drank. 

This mix was made the second i walked in the door at home with nothing on my mind except the urge to project my feelings into my music - like a daily diary. 

Thank you esoteric for everything you are and continue to be! I am counting the days until the next! 

(I recommend you take this medicine twice daily with food) 

Lots of love, 

Your medical professional,

Harry.

Post Eso Depresso Remedy

Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island
Sunday 10th March 2024 2:30-4:00pm

Esoteric Festival is a truly magical event. I love making the annual pilgrimage knowing that I will have the chance to reconnect with friends, make new connections, and bask in the incredibly crafted festival space with an inspiring soundtrack. 

This is the live recording of my set at Chill Island on a sunny Sunday afternoon and takes a slightly different path than my previous chill sets. 

In addition to a whole stack of downtempo electronica, this year I’ve listened to a bunch of garage, drum & bass, and a huge amount of new artists releasing rave influenced tunes across genres. These diverse sounds have inspired and found their way into my chill set this year and I’m stoked with the result.

This set moves through downtempo and broken beats with some garage and rave influences, offset by some dreamy ambient and spoken word. Enjoy the journey through sounds both old and new…

Track list:
01 edapollo - Technicolour Daydream  [@edapollo]
02 Big in Borneo - How it Feels [@michael-pybus]
03 Baril - One More Rush  [@barilmusic]
04 MÒZÂMBÎQÚE - Inner Voice (Remix feat. il:lo)  [@m-z-mb-q-e  @il-lomusic]
05 Baril - Youth
06 3STRANGE - The Way You Hold Me  [@3strange]
07 Baril - Vocales
08 Solkatt - Questions (Original Mix)  [@solkattireland]
09 LYNAR - ALL U ARE (Original Mix)  [@lynar-music]
10 Borneo - Gravel (Original Mix)
11 Monkey Safari - Gravity feat. Delhia de France (Original Mix)  [@monkeysafari]
12 TWO LANES - Phases (Aparde Remix)  [@wearetwolanes  @aparde]
13 Jon Gravy - MMXX earth  [@jon_gravy]
14 Dark Sky - Reserve Parachute (Original Mix)  [@dark-sky]
15 Angara - Rwanda (Extended Mix)  [@angaramusic]
16 Stereoclip - How To Listen To This Album  [@stereoclip]
17 Big in Borneo - Haunted By U
18 Kilig - Someplace Else  [@kiligsounds]
19 Wayward - Sapphire Eyes (Original Mix)  [@waywarduk]
20 Hugh Hardie - Siren (feat. Pola & Bryson)  [@hugh-hardie  @pola-bryson]
21 Bicep - Atlas  [@feelmybicep]
22 minds&machines - Close (Original Mix)  [@mindsandmachinesmusic]
23 Mr. Sosa - Psychedelic Jungle  [@realmr_sosa]

For more music visit: http://soundcloud.com/simon-murphy

breathe.022 Simon Murphy - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island

@JSlyde - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island
Sunday 10th March 2024 4:00-5:30pm

Was a true honor offering up beats for the ever-amazing Chill Island at Esoteric Festival. Big thank you to the crew behind the scenes that make everything possible.

This set takes in inspiration from every corner of my downtempo archive covering over three decades worth of music. Recorded live Sunday afternoon from 4-5:30pm at Esoteric Festival 2024 in 40c+ heat.

Tracklist:
01. God Within - Raincry (Rabbit in the Moon's Ascension Mix)
02. Little Dragon - Twice (Tusks Live Midnight Cover)
03. Trixie Whitley - Pieces (Kid Koala Remix)
04. Affelaye - Maybe There
05. Jasper Tygner - Control
06. Abdomen Burst - I Love You
07. Bop x Subwave - Closer 2 U
08. James Zabiela - The Healing (Original Mix)
09. Session Victim - Photograph
10. Enigma - Return To Innocence
11. The Nextmen vs Joe Dukie - Blow Wind Blow
12. Janet Jackson & Q-Tip - Got 'Til It's Gone (Nellee Hooper Master Mix)
13. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking In LA
14. Embee - Moonlight
15. Catz 'n Dogz - Life
16. Headache - That Thing with the Rabbit
17. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)
18. Massive Attack feat. Mos Def - I Against I
19. Affelaye - You're Everywhere
20. Max Cooper - Rule 110 (Synkro Remix)
21. NUAGE - Rivers Reverse (feat. Bop)
22. Drop Frame and Boydex feat. Pyroblossom - With You

breathe.023 J-Slyde - Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Chill Island

J-Slyde on Soundcloud

recorded at Esoteric Festival March 2024
Victoria, Australia 

Micro Jaxon's Eclectopedia Vol 6 - Esoteric 2024/Chill Island/1am Sunday Morning/Dj set/aka Timmus

A dream came true this year at Esoteric!

I had the privilege of playing Chill Island 10-11:30pm on Sunday night and it was nothing short of magical!
I was floating sky high on a cloud of excitement and emotion before, during and after this set and I hope you can join me for this special moment.

See you in the clouds,
Half Minimum

Tracklist:
1. Intro/Spectrum - Hælos
2. The Day We Leave Earth - Oliver Koletzki	
3. The Top (Rival Consoles Remix) - Sarah Neufeld 		
4. SRY - Twelwe	
5. Oriental Tales - Rapossa	
6. Secreto - Muta, Saive	
7. Reina Sofia - Dan Bay
8. Akacje - Ikarvs	
9. Forest Of Souls - Feinheitsbrei
10. Birdhouse - Ykonosh, Mundai	
11. The Path - Kilig	
12. Fire - Dandara, Meraki (BR)	
13. Eolian - Latteo, Xande (IT)
14. Odin - Dandara, Ghenwa Nemnom	
15. Opa Gäärd - Melokind	
16. Contemporary Anarchy - Skydrips
17. Kape - Cafe De Anatolia, Shadi Kario	
18. Aldebaran - Armen Miran, Hraach	
19. Amanecer - Yamil
20. Guateque Nights (Zankee Gulati Remix) - Hot Tuneik
21. Magnectares (Kasper Koman Remix) - Subconscious Tales
22. Extassy - Sebastien Leger	
23. Giza - Sebastien Leger
24. Magnatec - Deomid	
25. Mori Shej - Satori (NL), Peia

Half Minimum @ Esoteric 24 - Chill Island

Presenting my Sunday morning set on the Ascension stage. A lot of people couldn't make it down due to the time slot. Don't worry I would've been in bed too otherwise haha. Lucky for you my set was recorded so you can hear what went down that morning. This was the transition set from twilight to progressive (148 - 142bpm) <3 enjoy x

Megapixel @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Ascension Stage [Grasshopper Recs]

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 Welcome to the 3rd episode of 2024 for the PsynOpticz Psychedelic Podcast featuring WICKED WIZARD from Australia. Our latest addition to the family and is this short time he has already blasted at Australia's major festival, Esoteric! This is the live recording of the wizard at work and bending minds on the dancefloor. Enjoy the wicked ride!

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Bringing you punchy, groovy bass-lines with driving funk 'n' forest sounds. The style creates an atmosphere of hypnosis. Mind & body in sync, heartbeat pumping and feet stompin’ hard. Crispy bass & kick hitting the face. The perfect balance of auditory sensation taking you in a state of trance.

Wicked Wizard is a Psychedelic Trance DJ Project that was first embraced in the 2020 World Pandemic. A chance to get creative and explore a lifetime passion of musical expression in combination with a psychedelic state of mind. Forever a Student and Master at the same time, he has evolved from his decade of lifestyle as an old school Hip-Hop Lyricist, doing jams & cyphers, to a Psy-Trance DJ and already making some interesting waves of psychedelic ocean in the festival community controlling the dancefloors such as Esoteric Festival, Yatra Festival, Orin Aya Festival, Ergot Gathering, Mithya Music Prod Gigs, Psy-Co Prod Gigs and various other small shindigs and have been on the sound roster with some heavyweights in global psytrance community.

Creating an intellectually engaging d’floor for the people and taking them through a journey of fresh psychedelic sounds ranging between funky bubbly mood to serious sonic business.
He has a diversity in the vision of his sound where he orchestrates the dance floors like a Wizard does. He puts a conscious perspective behind his sets that resonates with psychedelic heads in the crowd, smiles and head nods, he’s sure to shake the dance floor and do justice to it.
Dynamic with the sound selection, Every set tailored to tingle the mind and body. Curating the dancefloor experience based on the hour of the day or night bringing in the perspective of light, time and space with the sound.

Slotted between any two weapons in the scene and he can make sure the sound flows just right from taking over to handing over delivering an experience that will leave you in a state of radical love.

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WICKED WIZARD (AUZ) | Live @ Esoteric Festival 2024 | PsynOpticz Podcast  #24-003

This ones pretty special for me, maybe you'll be able to hear why.
I hope you enjoy these bits and pieces as much as I do.

Love,
Half Minimum.

Half Maximum - Flared

Olds cool mixed bag of fun in here, just went where the road took me...
There's a couple of interesting bits in here if you're i      somehow chill,
                             somewhat concerning

    good girl Luna

Half Min.

Half Minimum - Mixed Bag

Here is my live set from Esoteric Festival 2024. Tune in and frump out!

Frump @ Esoteric Festival 2024 - Ascension Stage

It's like drumb  n base but psychedelic and dubby, kind of trancy even.
Either way it sounds like the producers new what they're were doing.
A bit of all 3 of me halves.

Half Hecticimum

Tracklist:
Silk - Moktar
Realise - Lone
Man Got Sandwich - Calibre
Miami - Calibre
Time to Breathe - Calibre
At the Controls (The Widdler Remix) - Dubamine
OG - Dubamine
A Happening in your Head - Ott
Holiday Boat - Ott
Micro-Cosmic - Hypnagog
Vibrating Molecules - Hypnagog
Psychedelic Saucery - Hypnagog
Omphaloskepsis - Hypnagog
The Trudy Roberts ft. Tetrameth - Ryanosaurus
Liquid Hook (Interactive Noise Remix) - Liquid Soul, Captain Hook
Recycled (Perfect Stranger Remix) - Freedom Fighters
Charlie - Day Din
Parallels - Gaudim, Day Din
Nutz (Queroz Remix) - Morten Granau, Vice
Spacious Moment - Half Minimum

Half Minimum - Psychedelic Dub n Bass

A set to set the scene for the tracks Near and Far from my recent release Distance.
Scene, set and setting sets the set for the scene importantly.
Enjoy,
Half Minimum

Half Minimum - Distance

Half Minimum decisively traverses downtempo, chilled beats, seamlessly progressing toward uplifting and energetic releases. 
Weaving language and instruments of the world with unconventional beat structures and ambient, psychedelic elements. 
Adding music production to the mix in 2024, Half Minimum shares emotive energy through music of his own and others’ making resulting in a dynamic, uplifting experience not to be missed.
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Half Maximum deliberately unites melodic, organic and psychedelic techno, splicing together spacious dropouts, progressive grinds and peak time bangers. 
Progressively building energy and tension before erupting catharsis.
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Half Mayhem messes around and has fun, often at the end of the night or in the living room on a Tuesday trying to impress his dog. Good girl Luna.

Half Minimum // Half Maximum // Half Mayhem