i was just wondering why nobody else is playing this gem of a remix; now I learn you did long time before I even knew the track. luv it. @oonaxiss

pomalucky 2

We probably don't need to say much about the next artist in our beloved down. cast series, as her sound speaks volumes and should be familiar to any downtempo aficionado by now.

Of course, we're talking about @frida-darko, who for years has consistently delivered fantastic and carefully curated sound.

Being a part of the @rebelliondertraumer and @station-endlos-halle crews and having launched her own label project @tipping-point-music in recent months, one can always be curious what this versatile artist has in store for us next.

We're all the more thrilled to have her now as part of our series as well and wish you all a great time with the upcoming mix.
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“𝐷𝑎𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑒𝑖𝑛 𝑁𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑢𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑙. 𝐸𝑠 𝑠𝑐h𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑡 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑚 𝑛𝑖𝑐h𝑡𝑠, 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛, 𝑤𝑖𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛. 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑐h𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑐h𝑡, 𝑠𝑜 𝑑𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑛 𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑏𝑡, 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐h𝑚𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑐h𝑡, 𝑑𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑚 𝑧𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑡. 𝐼𝑐h 𝑧𝑖𝑒h𝑒 𝑛𝑢𝑛 𝑑𝑒𝑚 𝑆𝑐h𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑠𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑘𝑒 𝑣𝑜𝑚 𝐺𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑐h𝑡 𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟... 𝑛𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑍𝑢𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑙.”

“𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜‐𝑠𝑢𝑚 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒. 𝐼𝑡 𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 h𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑡h𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑡h𝑒𝑦 𝑑𝑜. 𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡h𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒; 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑡h𝑒𝑦’𝑟𝑒 𝑠𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑒 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡h𝑖𝑛𝑔. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝐼 𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑡h𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑠𝑘 𝑜𝑓𝑓 𝑡h𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑎𝑡𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤h𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡h 𝑖𝑠 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.”

― Benedict Wells, Vom Ende der Einsamkeit (Frida Edit)

down.cast °76 mit Frida Darko

what a vibe, thank you everyone <3
First Crépite. Showcase at KaterBlau Acid Bogen with friends & family.

luçïd | Crépite. x KaterBlau | Acid Bogen

After staying for over a week in the ancestral village of Ishola (Hekske’s lover) on the misty slopes of the Ruwenzori Mountains, the witches kissed goodbye to their friendly hosts and continued their flight southwards, following their inner compass. Hekske (the little witch) and Falke (the 10-year old witch apprentice) flew over a wide variety of breathtaking landscapes, like the Okavango delta and the thundering Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya). 
While following the Limpopo River, they saw a breathtaking sunset unfold in the west… it was high time to land and find a safe place to spend the night. The witches saw no humans which meant the place was safe. They landed at the foot of a majestic tree, but didn’t have much time to savor the glorious sunset, as a few hungry lions were stealthily approaching them, observing the witches in their long white dresses from close quarter, preparing for a decisive lethal strike. But while looking at the witches, a feeling of tenderness took hold of the lionesses. Instead of attacking, they walked slowly into the direction of the girls, who started to talk with a soft voice to the queens of the jungle. This drew the attention of even more lions and soon they were all lying at the feet of the witches, and Falke played and frolicked with a bunch of lion cubs - who especially loved to play with the girl’s long blond hair (the hair of a young witch is of an indescribable softness). The leader of the pride welcomed the young witches and ordered the other animals to prepare a soft bed of grass for the exhausted girls. And soon the Flemish witches drifted into a blissful sleep in the middle of a circle of lions, whom had never ever experienced a similarly peaceful presence in the plains. 
After a deep, blissful sleep, the witches woke up just before sunrise. Falke quickly realized that the little fluffy thing she was holding tenderly in her arms, was actually a lion cub and when looking around, she saw a lioness watching the two of them with endearment … clearly the cub’s mom. Slowly it dawned to the girl that she had been sleeping in the middle of a circle of lions … easily the best possible protection in the African plains. Despite being far away from her home forest in North-Western Europe, the little witches felt absolutely at ease. They looked around and saw all these wonderful animals roaming on the plains : zebras, antelopes, giraffes and even a herd of elephants in the distance.
A bateleur eagle had spotted the witches and touched down in front of their feet. The girls understood that the bird wanted to take them somewhere and they kissed goodbye to their friends of the lion pride. The eagle flew straight to a nearby forest, and touched down in a clearing where a group of women were waiting for them. These were local witches, but they looked very different from European witches. They were all wearing colorful long clothes. The witches themselves had all kinds of skin colors, ranging from black, brown to white. When Falke said something in Flemish to Hekske, the local witches smiled and started to talk to them in the local Afrikaans language. Hekske and Falke couldn’t believe their ears … this language sounded just like Flemish, but with a more expressive intonation and some funny expressions. They never expected that witches from this part of the world would speak the same language as them. After the welcome hug, the African witches gave an energetic welcome dance, which they would soon teach to their European guests. This place had such a beautiful energy …

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Photo credits : Theodore Mattas

Witchtape #167 | Guest Wizz : LEEP

Sarah Sutra
https://soundcloud.com/sarah-rw
https://www.instagram.com/sarah__sutra/

LnX.cast #8 Sarah Sutra

Hekske (the little witch) and Falke (the 10-year old witch apprentice) finally arrived in Iceland, after a long, windy and icy flight over the North Atlantic Ocean. Falke sensed that her beloved dragons were nearby and she flew straight to them by simply following her inner compass. She found them hidden in the rugged Fjaðrárgljúfur gorge. When the dragons saw Falke, they instantly got into an ebullient mood and greeted their mistress with great affection. This thunder of dragons used to be the group of Sigríður, the dragon tamer who sadly passed away 9 years ago, after being a dragon master since the days of Snorri Sturluson, some 800 years ago. After the passing of Sigríður, the mourning dragons had become listless and not a single dragon egg had hatched during all these years. But last year they encountered Falke and immediately they recognized her as their new master. The dragons instantly became lively again, and a few weeks ago, a little miracle had happened as 3 dragon eggs had hatched, giving birth to the first newborn dragons of the Falke era. The proud mums showed off their little dragonettes to Falke, whose heart filled with joy when she realized the first baby dragon was a gronckle. She kissed and caressed the little creature, and fed him with a few volcanic rocks, which he devoured with great appetite. The second little dragon was a snafflefang, and Falke showered him with hugs and kisses. The third baby was no less than a Hobblegrunt, who are known to change color according to their mood. At first she was purple (which means ‘curious’), but after a few tender kisses from Falke, her scubs turned yellow (which means ‘happy’). The hobblegrunt mom was overjoyed, as this was the very first time her baby had shown this color.
After this welcoming ceremony, Falke changed her immaculately white dress for the black leather attire, which can only be worn by a dragon tamer. The dragons led the way to a natural pond in the middle of the gorge, which was being fed with the ice-cold but crystal clear water of the Fjaðrá river. Without hesitation, Falke waded into the pure water holding a baby dragon. All dragons looked in awe at this spectacle. This was exactly the same ritual which Sigríður did for all newborn dragons. But Falke had never seen and even never heard of this ceremony. Yet she knew exactly what to do, and gave an impressive ‘dragon baptism’ to the three little ones. The hobblegrunt even turned pink during her baptism (which means ‘overjoyed’), during which a bright rainbow appeared between the two vertical walls of the gorge.
As no babies had been born and no baptism ceremonies had been held for 9 years, this day felt as a new beginning for the whole thunder of dragons…

Connect with the artist :
https://soundcloud.com/oonaxiss

Photo credits : Ironika (Irina Alexandrovna)

Witchtape #173 | Guest Witch : OONA X

💿 Neues Spielzeug auf vertrautem Grund 💿

Heute haben wir etwas ganz Besonderes für euch in petto. Ein Live-Set von Überhaupt & Außerdem, vorgetragen auf dem Mutterschiff höchstselbst, der sagenumwobenen, um nicht zu sagen legendären, Fusion. Dieses Jahr spielten die Boys ihr Ständchen an der Palapa Bar. Wir sind ganz aus dem Häuschen und beeindruckt, was Überhaupt & Außerdem live so zum Besten gibt.

Danke dafür und beste Unterhaltung für den Vizefreitag 🚀

All Tracks written & produced by Überhaupt & Außerdem 

✨Überhaupt & Außerdem
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✨KataHaifisch
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Überhaupt & Außerdem live @ Fusion Palapa Bar 2024

This special moment gave me a feeling I didn’t know I was missing…  Thank you Fusion, all dancers, friends & Nixe 

luçïd with ❣
( ≈ 99% unreleased tracks )

luçïd *𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 @ Fusion 2024 I Seebühne

✨✨✨CLUB DJ SET✨✨✨

Comment your favorit moment in this set, and i would appreciate if you LIKE it.

Put the whole hour and keep the dancefloor dancing. With my favorit songs right now.
Check in my profile and put a follow so you dont miss out my next set:
SoundCloud - @AndArc 
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andreasarcombe/
For Booking and Love letters - familjenarcombe@gmail.com

AndArc @ DARK LIVE DOWNTEMPO! - Club DJ Set - Tribute to Fusion

Step into the immersive soundscape of maaje’s latest mix for BeYond – a sonic journey that invites you to move beyond the surface and into something deeper. Blending atmospheric textures with smooth, thoughtful transitions, Maaje crafts an experience that feels both expansive and deeply personal.

Each layer of sound unfolds with intention, drawing you into a space where time slows down and the mind begins to wander. It’s not just about listening – it’s about feeling, drifting, and exploring your own emotional landscape through sound.

This mix is perfect for late-night reflection, creative flow, or moments when you simply want to escape the noise of the everyday. With every beat, maaje offers a subtle invitation: to let go, tune in, and travel inward.

Enjoy.

Artist ⤵

⟣ maaje 
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/maaje_music
• Spotify: https://shorturl.at/MPuvI
• Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/de/artist/maaje/1147158
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maaje_music/

⟣ Artwork: PACAYA | https://soundcloud.com/pacayapacaya

You can find more wonderful mixes from BeYond here:
➟ https://on.soundcloud.com/5qZsd8i1cdaURbuq9

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With Love ⤵

⟣ BeYond Collective
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• Bandcamp: https://beyondcollectiveberlin.bandcamp.com/
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BeYond with maaje | 35

Organic & downtempo glowy set performed on Thursday Afternoon at the Oe-aa-sieS camp, Afrikaburn 2025.

Welcome to the intersection of creativity, connection, and radical self-expression! From first light to the deep hours of night,  the Oe-aa-sieS Sound Camp is where we express ourselves through music and dance. Here, rhythm flows untamed and untethered, connecting us to each other and the present powerful moments.

Artists featured in this set: Raja Ram SuperModule, Colour Your Mind, Anton Feine Thujan, Mikhail Catan, Tomas Zolan, Juanma Salinas, Laaar, Alvaro Suarez, Don Jongle, Dan Bay, Xande (IT), Antaares, Ali Farahani, Sam Vafaei, Lui Mafuta, AKASHA MX, Moon’s Voyager, Pulli, Chomba.

🚀 Download Wav + Playlist: Patreon.com/posts/live-oe-aa-sies-131559000

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Live @ Oe-Aa-SieS // AfrikaBurn 2025

what a wonderful slot playing after @samt_frottee my dear friend @niju-1 :)
in total that's 6 hours of mannheims finest downtempo 🐌
starting with @justaphukingnickname turning up for a while and calming down this beautiful crowd until the very end at monday morning.
still my favourite festival, even playing as a non-artist on a non-floor. at the end a few classics for the schneckno newbies.

much love to @depaulala @zugvoegelfestival and of course @til_mensch for managing this wonderful (not a floor) stage and booking me 🌈🍉🔊

Malü @ Zugvögel 2025 [Sauna Closing 2nd Weekend]

Here is a fresh new Sinfonia by the lovely @katschikatinka The set is inspired by the Set she palyed our wonderful Serafin Seance at gartn this summer! 

Serafin Sinfonia Op. 114 - Katschinka - Where to Go

this upload featured tracks from @narcissemusique, @julianogomez, @nadaninadienunca, @diereva, @planetcaravanofficial and many more

ai artwork by me

make love not war
peace

#33 mørk

Nar Nar (Short Play)

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Yumaan - Nar Nar (Short Play)

Dont Touch Me Now

Witches are the guardians of the forests.  We're not evil or dark, just a bit shy.  And even surprisingly sweet and kind... as long as you respect the forest.

Art project of Hekske ('Little Witch' in my native Flemish language).
Founded on the 22nd of January 2017

Avatar and wallpaper by Ironika (Irina Alexandrovna)

Witchtape #173 | Guest Witch : OONA X

Hekske ❋ The Magic Witchtapes

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