HOCast

"With closed eyes, I'm transported to a forest, surrounded by the scent of pine and wet grass. Sunglasses on, I settle into a camping chair as the psychedelic downtempo beats of the second day at Parallel Festival unfold. Feeling completely at ease, I sway to the music, and later, I rise from the chair to float, ensuring this magical moment becomes a cherished memory."

Recorded at Paral·lel Festival 2023 (@parallelfestival).

Hailing from Montevideo, Uruguay, Melina Serser (@melinaserser) began her musical odyssey in 2010 under the mentorship of Dj Koolt, emerging as a dedicated record collector. Over the past decade, she has developed a distinctive and refined musical style, establishing her standing as a respected downtempo maestro, recognized for her unique slow but danceable sound. In each performance, she skillfully mix a harmonious fusion of tribal rhythms, dub, ambient, down-tempo, mid-tempo and electronica. In her musical exploration, Melina is not merely a performer; she becomes a storyteller, guiding listeners through a sonic journey that resonates with emotions, symbols, and Groove. The immersive nature of her sets invites the audience to transcend the ordinary, embracing a transformative experience that engaging in an immersive experience that leaves a lasting impact beyond the performance. As a prominent figure in the European music scene, Melina, has performed on prestigious stages, including Primavera Sound, Dekmantel, Houghton, Paral·lel, Dimensions, Waking Life, and other top festivals around the globe.

MUSIC, NATURE & INTIMACY

Paral·lel Festival is characterized by a curated musical selection that is largely based on uniqueness and promoting differentiated musical paradigms. Trying to move away from massification, we created an intimate event with a limited capacity.

www.parallelfestival.com/

HOCast #175 - Melina Serser - Paral·lel 2023

"Lost in the haze of the dimly lit space, my mind drifted through the smoky depths, entranced by the pulsating rhythms. Deep bass frequencies reverberated through the air, accompanied by a cascade of melodies that seemed to stretch out endlessly. At the helm, as if guided by the hands of a surgeon, the rhythm of the night was expertly shaped, imprinting itself upon my consciousness. It was a HIRU night, its essence seared into the fabric of my being."

Svreca, hailing from Madrid, is a prominent DJ and the mastermind behind Semantica (@semantica-records), a renowned techno label. His sets are celebrated for their experimental nature and slow evolution, blending elements of both listening and club music without concern for current trends. Whether it's his own productions or those he commissions, Svreca consistently maintains a high standard of quality. He's a prominent figure on the global techno circuit, gracing iconic venues such as Tresor and Berghain, as well as featuring at festivals worldwide, including the prestigious Labyrinth Festival in Japan. Semantica has served as a platform for heavyweight artists such as Surgeon, Oscar Mulero, Regis, and Donato Dozzy, as well as emerging talents like Acronym, Stanislav Tolkachev, Abdulla Rashim, Shifted, and Varg, among others. Svreca has been sharpening his vision through his own label, while also collaborating and recording for esteemed labels like Jealous God, Warm Up Recordings, and Spazio Disponibile.

This HOCast refers to the first hour of the DJ set during the closing set of the HIRU night.

HIRU 12 w/ Svreca & Nico [Djsets] // 2023-11-10 at Laut (@laut_barcelona).

HIRU nights are renowned for delivering a unique blend of electronically filtered music, crafted by its masterminds Nico, Binomi and Martí Cros. Their curated selection boasts exceptional quality and an entrancing level of hypnotism, spanning a wide spectrum of musical styles. This perfect harmony between these elements is also impeccably mirrored by the guest artists featured in each of the celebrated nights held to date.

Photo credit: Domantė Nalivaikaitė

HOCast #192 x HIRU - Svreca @ Laut

"Lost in a pine forest, without signal, isolated in a fantasy. Lying on the blanket, slowly nodding your head, feeling good, moving to the rhythm of dub."

Embodying a profound and instinctual allure, Javier Salazar (@javrsalazar) remains an enigmatic force in the contemporary music landscape. Founders of klape nunsen (@klapenunsen), their sound is characterized by elegant and soaring rhythms creating immersion through a continued dedication to diversifying their selection, blending genres and atmospheres. The two are also part of La Vallée Electrique (@Melifera_Records) in which they shape a cohesive whole among the artists of the festival. Records from the duo are available on Oslated and their own imprint, drawing listeners into a smooth current of sounds.

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2024 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Sunday 11:30 Where? In the main stage.

Artwork: Javier Marimon (@javiermarimon)

HOCast #197 - Javier Salazar - Perpendicular 2024

"Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away by this captivating tale of intrigue. Field recordings interwoven with minimalist ambiances and silences. Textures that disturb and create meticulously crafted inflection points. A masterpiece of abstraction and balance, introspection and perception. An exercise in deep listening and auditory training. A sensory honeycomb."

Richard Chartier (@richard-chartier) is a Los Angeles based artist, considered one of the key figures in minimalist sound art. Chartier’s works explore the inter-relationships between the spatial nature of sound, silence, focus, perception, and the act of listening itself. Chartier's sound works/installations have been presented in galleries and museums internationally and he has performed his work live across Europe, Japan, Australia, and North America at digital art/electronic music festivals and exhibits.

Photo credit: Robert Eckhardt

tracklist:

emma margetson - cimbaal
asmus tietchens - sub-h4
kazuo uehara - diffusion (excerpt)
john hudak + eva-maria houben - paloma wind 3
johannes malfatti - to the fires
steve roden - night ring (excerpt)
garth erasmus - roesdorp requiem
natasha barrett - displaced_replaced 2 wet and gusty
ian wellman - decaying house (excerpt)
walter maoli - formazione di stallattiti
cole peters - powerline road (excerpt)
siavash amini + eugene thacker - a shape forlorn (for zhu shuzhen) (excerpt)
melvin gibbs - light absorption
toshiya tsunoda - plastic float (excerpt)
cindytalk - let love burn
zoe efstathiou - omphee
ryoji ikeda - # 13
eliane radigue - biogenesis (excerpt)
christina kubisch - atocha
teresa rampazzi - laringe
zoviet france - cirice (excerpt)
france jobin - scène 3
simonel - algo en común
haruo okada + fabio perletta - genkai 11+10 (excerpt)

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------ about 200

After a few years, we are celebrating—reaching 200, who would have thought! It all started as a happy idea talking with friends from Hausofcolor. "Could we upload the djsets from the parties?" we wondered. And what if we talk to friends from Barcelona to express themselves through music?

Then, with the pandemic, the purpose evolved: to share completely heterogeneous music every week. I aimed to create different dynamics with various lights and concepts. Over time, the channel has been defined in a more specific direction, where the subjective taste has dynamically and tendentially shaped the content. The music featured now can be broadly understood in two main abstract (and very holistic, it must be said) themes. Every week is a surprise. On the other hand, the audience can get a sense of the direction things are heading. There are these two main blocks: one of deep listening, ambient, avant-garde and concrete, minimalism and/or experimental, drone, or more eclectic pieces dedicated to the collector/selector. And another more dedicated to deep beats, at different speeds and rhythms but generally quite horizontal in nature.

I remember dedicating the 100th episode to my fav festival, La Mostra, F-on did a beat djset associated with the sounds you would find in its first edition. For this 200th episode, where La Mostra has now celebrated its third edition, the maestro Richard Chartier has prepared this delight of deep listening without beats. A bit of a summary of the two contexts you can find, broadly speaking, on HOC radio.

A million thanks to all the artists who have shared a story with us every week, and thanks to all of you who follow this channel! Without all of you, nothing would be possible!

I also want to thank: hausofcolor, without whom this would not have started. Additionally, we thank the collectives, festivals, labels, clubs and friends who help or have helped me, like Toni, Jordi, Sara, Anne and, as always, Bualié for the designs. Thanks to all of you!

Joan Gila

HOCast #200 - Richard Chartier

"The melodies float like mist, enveloping my thoughts in a continuous embrace of calm. Each note is a whisper, an echo of tranquility inviting me to lose myself in the harmony of the moment, as time seems to fade into the distance."

Emika Elena (@emikaelena) is a Berlin based Japanese DJ, producer and founder of HumanLessons (@emikaelenahml).

HOCast #199 - Emika Elena

"Gliding between dub and downtempo, this mix paints lush soundscapes. Every detail is carefully polished, each atmosphere flawlessly intertwined. The rhythm flows smoothly, creating a unified, enchanting story that’s hypnotic and deeply immersive."

Adhémar (@adhemarmusic) is a multi-disciplinary artist, establishing his universe through music and visual works. Constantly in search of the luminous quality of sounds, in a world made of shadows and light, his music is closely linked to his plastic work. This obsession with shadows leads him to think and create spaces, atmospheres that focus on the lightness and poetry of light. The idea of "narrative potential of music", allows us to confront the psychological and philosophical journey with a particular relationship on what is alive and what surrounds us (whether it is the material, immaterial world, the fact that everything is constantly becoming). With a particular rigour for transitions, whether in his own production or in his DJset, his universe is built little by little, with the passing of sound transformations and the light and poetic transportation of it all.

HOCast #204 - Adhémar

"An absolute piece of craftsmanship. It demands full attention, packed with intricate details and brilliant electronic experimentation. A long and fully developed journey. A delight from start to finish. We wish you lucid dreams."

Set recorded in Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular), during Lucid Dreams on October 4th.

Samuel van Dijk is a Dutch electronic music producer and DJ who explores contrasts in his music, blending genres like electro, techno, dub, and ambient. Under his aliases - VC-118A, Mohlao (@mohlao), and Multicast Dynamics (@multicastdynamics) -he creates immersive soundscapes that move from outer space to oceanic depths. His modular approach to live performances allows him to shift from energetic breakbeats to abstract, textured soundscapes. With releases on respected labels such as Delsin and Frustrated Funk, van Dijk's work is known for its melancholic moods and deeply absorbing grooves, whether in clubs or experimental settings. His sets range from gritty techno and futuristic electro to atmospheric ambient, always delivering emotionally rich experiences.

..A lucid dream is a dream in which a person becomes aware that he or she is dreaming and it becomes quite different from an ordinary dream.  For one thing It can be strikingly realistic to the point of producing a convincing replica of the normal physical world and for another it has its own psychological characteristics and range of emotional reactions which have to be considered independently of these experienced in normal dreaming..."

In the late 1960s, psychologists Celia Green and Charles McCreery published Lucid Dreams, a study exploring the paradox of consciousness during sleep, describing the possibility of conscious perception in dreams, often involving out-of-body experiences and hallucinations. Later, in the mid-90s, the UK ambient label EM:T released a minimalist ambient masterpiece titled Lucid Dreams, featuring texts and narration by Celia Green. Thanks to Astral Industries, this forgotten gem was reissued on vinyl a few years ago, in a deluxe edition with illustrations by the renowned Theo Ellsworth.

Several lucid dream sessions have been held by candlelight, featuring guests such as Ario, Camu, Coeval, Doozer, F-on, JL Maire, Urtzi, Patrick Russell, Vicki Siolos, SUNA, and most recently, Multicast Dynamics.

HOCast #210 x Lucid Dreams - Multicast Dynamics

"Music communicates the spirit.
Recognising art as an experiment liberates it from the demands of perfection.
What some may describe as failure is just as valuable as success, as it expands one’s awareness.
The true essence of experimentation resides in the freedom to transcend one’s limitations."

- Nathalia

A DJ set recorded on October 13 at the Nou:shh (@noushh-26120238) event at OSD Berlin, a space designed for the cultivation of deep listening. Nou:shh offered meditative and nourishing sessions with tranquil DJ sets. Curated by Sarah Wreath and Sheila Abell.

Naturally active person, in 2014, Nathalia (@nathaliapetkova) founded Experiment Intrinsic (@experimentintrinsic) – a hidden art dimension organically blended with the visual and musical imagination. A pivotal change, in which she pursued a path of deeper self inquiry and progression of sound, shifted her from the electronic dance-floor oriented music and into ambient soundscapes. Her influences drew increasingly from experimental electronic, as well as traditional and spiritual genres. The following years were dedicated as developing the project into a dynamic and constantly evolving audio-visual platform.

HOCast #211 - Nathalia @ Noushh Berlin

"A space where the pulse of the city merges with sounds dancing between serenity and eruption, like a fractured dream in suspended time. Here, waves of bass envelop you, while rhythms twist free from the bounds of time and space, leaving you adrift in a sonic universe that refuses to be entirely predictable."

Warm, emotive, and explorative - a set of characteristics that make up the enchanting vision of Zara (@zaraolsen), one of the most exciting talents hailing from the Australian scene. Whether it’s IDM, drum and bass, or techno, the Kinesis label-head fuses it all with an enigmatic sense of delicacy. Her distinctive sound on the crossroads of the calm and the energetic resulted in releases on labels such as Animalia, Salt Mines, and Pure Space. Her sets have been turning heads within the international electronic music scene, playing at places like De School, Tresor, and Donato Dozzy’s Spazio Disponsible label showcase. Harmonizing the ethereal and the ominous - Zara takes a gentle yet firm grip on minds and souls on and off the dancefloor.

Mostra (@mostrabcn) is an independent, small-format festival of avant-garde and experimental electronic music which emerged by the end of 2021 as a counterpoint to the macro-festivals and the overcrowded, commercial and impersonal offerings of other large events held in Barcelona. Mostra will be celebrating its fourth edition from 17 to 20 April in 2025.

HOCast #223 x Mostra - Zara

"The landscape of a frozen lake. A sheet of ice slowly shifting as it cracks unpredictably at sunrise. Ice floes mirror the accumulated snow on the fir trees. I circle the lake at a relaxed pace, my pauses blending into the soft, powdery drifts. It's the paceful beginnings of a beautiful day, and the music in the background only hightens the experience."

Aspetuck (@aspetuck) is a Vermont-raised electronic music producer based in the Hudson Valley. His sound merges analog and digital processing, drawing from ambient, techno, IDM, dub, and kraut. Using modular synthesis, he crafts intricate percussive sequences and melodies. He shares his work through DJing, live performances, and radio shows on The Lot Radio. Co-founder of Never Late (@never-late) with Gilles and Hue from Delayed, Aspetuck has built a diverse catalog, including self-released albums and records on labels like Oslated and Wex Recordings. His Mind Wandering EP (Telomere, 2022) and albums Early Color and Inanimate Distraction Object (2022, 2023) highlight his evolving sound. In 2025, he returns to Oslated for Today Is Tomorrow and has upcoming vinyl releases with A Strangely Isolated Place, with more projects on the way.

https://aspetuck.bandcamp.com/

HOCast #227 - Aspetuck

"A journey shaped by depth and your own subjectivity in choosing the story. Do you want it faster or right in the middle? Downtempo, or did you wake up ready to pick up the pace? However you choose to drift, the hypnotic spiral remains the guiding force."

Owl (@owlfromdeepspace) is a belgian electronic music producer who started producing under the alias Glÿph with his friend Clearlight and also under the  alias OZOH. In 2013, Owl wanted to expand his musical vision and push the boundaries o his creativity. This led him to delve into new sonic territories, capturing the attention of labels such as Silent Season, Lowless, Muzan, Huinali, DNO, and re:st. His distinctive sound began to resonate within the electronic music community, setting the stage for his continued evolution as an artist. Owl’s aptitude for creating subtle, lush sonic journeys keeps expanding and his last releases should further cement his reputation. The artist’s discography is in perpetual evolution : from dnb, deep techno to a dreamy & melancholy ambient journey.

Follow him here:
https://owlfromdeepspace.bandcamp.com/
www.instagram.com/pete_owl/
linktr.ee/owlfromdeepspace

HOCast #228 - Owl

"Flickers of interference, a signal drifting through the void. Distant hums tremble within the static—a transmission suspended in the vast unknown. Then gravity takes hold, and the path becomes clear: a steady motion, guided by the cold glow of the moon. Shifting shadows, uncertain reflections, a descent into depth without losing direction. Echoes pulse with a deep rhythm, and textures unfold like whispers in the dark. The sound is hypnotic, atmospheric. It leads."

Moon Patrol is the musical project of Irina Kotik (@irina-kotik) and Gilles Wasserman (@gilleswasserman), co-founders of the Brooklyn-based platform Delayed (@itsdelayed). Their work has appeared on labels like Oslated, On Board Music, SoHaSo, Huinali, and others. Moon Patrol drifts between frequencies—half dream, half pulse. Shaped by shifting moods and shared silence, their sound moves from warm electronica and lush ambient to shadowy techno and back again.

HOCast #236 - Moon Patrol

"Slow, smoking cadence. A spiral of textures, layers, and loops that form an intricate, singular magnetic field - perpetually intriguing. An introspective and one-of-a-kind work of art."

ENA (@ena-iai) is a music producer from and based in Tokyo. He is a major player in the Japanese underground dance music scene for more than a decade. Taking influences from early drum & bass productions, rave sound and abstract hip hop, ENA is recognized for his tight production techniques and massive audio dynamics. Uncompromising, forward thinking and unique, his releases on 7even Recordings, Horo and Latency brought international attention and have led to collaborations with like-minded virtuosos such as Felix K and Rashad Becker which were both invited to perform on the main stage of Berlin Atonal festival (in 2016 and 2017 respectively.) As a DJ, he has been playing regularly in the main clubs in Tokyo such as Unit, Contact, WWW and Club Asia as well as underground haunts like Forestlimit and Soup for many years. His expert music selection and technical excellence continues to impress the audience in and outside of Japan. Having toured Asia and Europe numerous times and appearing in wide range of prominent international festivals such as Berlin Atonal, rural, Fibre, Mapping and Sun and Bass in the past few years, he is establishing himself as a singular performer fitted to deliver a primetime rave set to a gritty basement fix to abstracted sonic experiments.

Mostra (@mostrabcn) is an independent, small-format festival of avant-garde and experimental electronic music which emerged by the end of 2021 as a counterpoint to the macro-festivals and the overcrowded, commercial and impersonal offerings of other large events held in Barcelona. Mostra will be celebrating its fourth edition from 17 to 20 April in 2025.

HOCast #234 x Mostra - ENA

"The site remains open. A heavy warmth hangs in the air, humming faintly through the layers. Beneath the familiar grain of stratum TD-6, something shifts - subtle, almost liquid. A trace of heat runs across the timeline, unsettling its order. The sediment stirs; a soft crimson flicker rises, then fades. Perhaps Triana, or something far more ancient. The "Estrato Aurora" evolves, unbroken. The rhythm deepens, folding in on itself. The digger no longer seeks - he listens."

Jaime Romero aka Estrato Aurora (@lovebas) is also the half of Pajaro Dune project (with David Ortolá). He has been an integral part of Valencia's underground music scene. Jaime as a Dj and producer has more than 2 decades in the studio working with analogic machines and a whole kind of stuff. He defines himself as an Atmospheric music worker. His line on the last years has leaded to publish on known labels such as: Alpenglühen, Bliq Rec, Appian Sounds, On Board, Dial Rec. Discos Pandémicos, HC Records or Danza Nativa.

This set was recorded during Pepa's birthday! We’re taking the opportunity here at HOC Radio to wish her a happy birthday. From here, these airs that appear throughout the set, Sevillian and Flamenco, also as a dedication to the entire region.

HOCast #238 - Estrato Aurora

"Pause, serenity, preciousness. Healing. Sometimes, it’s simply about stopping. Taking a deep breath. Letting something subtle wrap around you and gently reach within. Travelling to places of harmonic beauty, where time stretches softly, where the mind can unravel. Returning. Resting. And perhaps, beginning again - with a clearer gaze, a quiet reset."

Dérive (@derive_ambient) is the co-founder of Muzan Editions (@muzaneditions), a tape label from Osaka, Japan, focusing on ambient and experimental sound.

HOCast #244 - Dérive

"Somewhere between collision and decay, voices drift like forgotten codes through a soft magnetic haze. Nothing resolves, yet everything resonates - as if thought itself were folding in slow motion."

vrika (@vrika) is the moniker of Spanish producer Fernando Blanco. His music blends hypnotic rhythms, ambient soundscapes, and organic textures, all infused with a tribal essence. Starting with techno as a foundation, his sound freely explores a range of subgenres. Vrika has released music on Doppt Zykler and other respected underground labels. Currently he is a member of the Espacio Perpendicular collective.

Artist’s Statement:
"The concept behind the mix is a fusion of spoken word and soundscapes that evoke the sensation of particle experiments, creating an immersive and exploratory listening experience."

Set recorded on April 26 at Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular), during a deep listening event featuring Australian artist Gi as a guest, along with other regulars of the space such as Camu, Haara, Doozer Frpinkl, and Muted.

HOCast #240 - vrika

"An experimental drift through blurred textures and shifting forms, where sound feels less composed than uncovered. At times, a flicker of dub emerges - brief, like a thought half-remembered - before dissolving back into abstraction. The journey unfolds intuitively, resisting structure, favouring sensation. It’s not about where it goes, but what surfaces along the way."

Kizen records (@kizenrecords) founder Romi (@romi808) has been across the techno scene for decades, developing a vision for music that spans genres and moods. Bringing it all together coherently with a focus on deep, hypnotic sounds, he expresses this vision through Kizen's consistently high-quality output.

INSIJAM – meaning harmony in Arabic – places the essence of chance and encounter at its core. Blending Musique Concrète with traditional Arabic sounds, the performance moves fluidly between experimental, avant-garde, and improvised jazz. 

Curated by Rami Abi Rafi (@ramiabirafi), INSIJAM is a monthly show broadcast on Cashmere Radio, based in Wedding, Berlin. For this edition, Rami invites Romi as a guest artist.

INSIJAM reflects my personal vision of the beauty that emerges from the meeting of diverse musical worlds.

Cashmere Radio is a community experimental radio station based in Wedding, Berlin. Broadcasting underground music, talk shows and live performative arts.

https://cashmereradio.com/shows/insijam/

HOCast #242 - Romi @ INSIJAM Cashmere Radio Berlin

"A sonic fabric of light and calm, where each moment echoes like a deep breath, opening invisible spaces for quiet contemplation and gentle healing. Minimalism and precision come together to shape crisp, delicate atmospheres that invite you to linger without hurry."

Jo Johnson is a British musician whose three-decade journey spans punk, techno, and contemplative electronic minimalism. A former guitarist for the influential 90s riot grrrl band Huggy Bear, she later immersed herself in the underground techno scene,  joining the Bleep43 collective in 2001 and founding its label. Jo’s solo work explores immersive and emotive sonic landscapes through synthesizers and effects, influenced by pioneering women in electronic music. Her albums have been released on Further Records, Going In, Mysteries of the Deep, and Castles in Space. She is a regular performer at festivals and venues like Freerotation, The Purcell Room, Cafe Oto, and Parallel.

In 2025, Jo launched Alterations, an evolving album project released track-by-track on Bandcamp, each piece accompanied by exclusive materials for subscribers. She has collaborated with pianist Hilary Robinson, releasing experimental works on 9128.live and performing at events like Daylight Music. As a DJ, Jo has appeared on platforms such as Refuge Worldwide, Monument Waves, and Music for Programming. Beyond music, she has contributed to a Huggy Bear book project compiling the band’s zines and history. Jo also co-curates Bleep43’s deep listening events in unique spaces across London, championing boundary-pushing artists in ambient and experimental sound.

Links:

Bandcamp: https://jojohnson.bandcamp.com
Bleep43: https://bio.site/bleep43
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jojohnson.tinysilences/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jo-johnson.bsky.social


Tracklist:

Patricia Wolf - Woodland Encounter (Balmat)
Jo Johnson - 03 (forthcoming)
Marcus Fischer - Ten (self-released)
Ashley Bellouin & Ben Bracken - Sung Strings (Debacle
Records)
Dan Bean - Face Lix (unrelease)
Bea Brennan - Can You? (Old Technology)
Bana Haffar - m720 (self-released)
Mareena & JakoJako - Phantasma (Muzan Editions)
Avsluta - Blushing Bushes (Accents Records)
Field Lines Cartographer - Transit of Ariel (Castles in Space)
Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Melting Clocks
(WRWTFWW)
Manuel Fogliata (FKA Nuel) - metta (self-released)
Hologram - Age of Balance (self-released)
Minced Oath - Smoke and Scissors (Front End Synthetics)
arovane - youd (quiet details)
Bea Brennan - A Fanciful or Impractical Idea or Theory (Old
Technology)
Raica - Song 4 (unreleased)
Cate Francesca Brooks - Swallow Skims the Water

HOCast #243 - Jo Johnson

"Like tracing constellations in slow motion - patterns unfold, shift, dissolve. What begins as motion becomes presence, and in the stillness that follows, echoes linger like distant light."

Endurance (@joshua-stefane) is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane. Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes, Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions (@muzaneditions). As a live performer, he has appeared at numerous high-profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Extremely Cold Music Festival, Moment, and Rural, with an increasing emphasis on bringing deep ambient soundscapes to techno music parties.

https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/descending_on_venus/

HOCast #245 - Endurance - LIVE

"Between layers of atmosphere and modular frequencies, sound unfolds like a labyrinth that expands and folds back onto itself. Fragments of the outside world slip into the machine, transforming into landscapes. Motifs emerge and fade, weaving their way back through the path."

Puntalaberinto (@puntalaberinto) is a sound artist working at the intersection of modular synths, field recordings, DIY/DIWO instrument building, and research into the use of natural elements within electronic music. The modular synthesizer is her main tool, filtering and reshaping geophonies, biophonies, and anthrophonies to create immersive soundscapes, organic textures, deep drones, powerful low-end, and subtle echoes of dub. Her live performances invite a physical and introspective listening experience, diverging from conventional narratives to reveal a crack of strange nature. She is a member of Arquea Collective, where she explores the hybrid space between sound creation, visual art, and biology through expanded cinema formats. Puntalaberinto is also co-founder of ODD — One Drone Day, an immersive festival dedicated to twelve continuous hours of live drone and ambient music, designed for deep, psychoacoustic listening within a quadraphonic sound space.

HOCast #246 - Puntalaberinto  - LIVE

"A gentle dérive through shimmering textures and quiet layers, where sound feels both rooted and untethered. This set breathes with the traces of shared moments — music exchanged between friends, and nights when the forest became shelter. The track once meant to anchor it never arrived — yet the thread remains, woven from intuition, memory, and the subtle glow of all that lingers."

Once known as Blanket, now drifting as azul (@azulblan). No face, no past — just frequencies.

HOCast #247 - azul

"The maestro takes his seat, glasses on, guiding the light across the hidden corners of his frequency library. Perfectly woven layers drift and evolve — minimal, restrained, dark in tone, brilliant in execution. In the cabin, every mind floats, someone slips in a field recording, blurring the edges between inside and out. The light gently rises, and as everything fades, the birds come knocking at the door."


Madrid-based DJ and producer Alfonso Pomeda, aka F-on (@f-ondj), is renowned for his experimental sound, blending dub, ambient, and experimental music. Founder of the Alpenglühen project and co-owner of Antimatter, he and his team run the club and festival Espacio Perpendicular, curate Barcelona's Mostra Festival and Les Chaos Ambiants, and perform at top global venues like Paral·lel, Vurt, Laut or Gare. His vinyl DJ sets take listeners on a rhythmic, dreamlike journey.

https://alpengluhen.bandcamp.com/

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Friday 6:00am Where? In the ambient cottage.

Artwork: Javier Marimon - Off Tangent

HOCast #248 - F-on - Perpendicular 2025

"As the afternoon light melts through the trees, sound takes its time — unhurried, organic, quietly shifting. Downtempo rhythms pulse beneath layers of texture, carrying the warmth of the forest and the promise of slow, delicate transformation."

Darris Hopper (@darris-hopper) is synonymous with highly emotional electronic music, direct to the place where the deepest dreams and mental relaxations are undergone. Music glide free over an experimental dialogue, oblivious to modes and fashions, giving rise to an adventure that flees from the darkness and the day to day to immerse us in that long-awaited ideal moment in which to meditate, open the windows inwards, enlightening the interior self and enjoy. State-of-the-art technology, live manipulation, and from the privacy of the studio, at the service of sensations and playful evasion as a first human need in clearly elusive times for lyrical expression.

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Friday 19:00 Where? In the main stage.

Artwork: Javier Marimon - Off Tangent

HOCast 251 - Darris Hopper - Perpendicular 2025

"Venus appears to me in a dream. The sky is cloudless and I drift into a pine forest, mesmerised by the sound of her flute. I find myself entangled in a dance of indecipherable mumblings that, like the woods' inhabitants, change shape when night falls.
I glimpse a luminous mist in the distance, guiding me towards a veiled cedar cabin. I step inside, abandoning myself alongside the other participants. The melody of the flute begins to distort into a fossilised howl, melting into my eardrums and merging with the echoes of a forest that grows ever more distant.
And in the midst of these rustling whispers, I find myself reduced to dust. The flaming light of the cabin will show me the way out: in the fire of darkness, I choose a new life. "

Spanish-born but now based in Milan, Ultramarín (@ultramarin-blau) explores sound as a vessel of shifting consciousness. Embracing deep listening as a core element in her practice, her aim is to expand the boundaries of perception, going below the surface of what is heard. Distinguished by an eclectic approach, her sets span from experimental ambient to downtempo, to hypnotic and avant-garde techno.

Recorded at Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular) during the temple chptr. 9 † celebrating a world of echo † 28·06·2025 w/ ‡ Doozer  ‡ Josephine Soundscapes  ‡ DOC ‡ Pillen.

#temple_for_listeners is an event dedicated to attentive listening and static dance, curated by Camu and Josephine's Soundscapes for Espacio Perpendicular.+

HOCast #256 x temple chptr. 9 - Ultramarín

"An introspective current flows through shifting frequencies and shadowy textures, carefully held in balance. Stillness emerges through the haze — not as escape, but as quiet anchor points in a landscape shaped by tension, release, and the artist’s sublime signature."

SUNA (@sunabass) , Korean artist and resident/cofounder of vurt. (@vurtkr) Seoul club.  SUNA's DJ set expresses a fear of unknown world through musical spatiality. She communicates with the audience conveying various human emotions as desire, anxiety, hope and suchlike. The deep, emotional yet simple sound she has been seeking for, mingles with the hypnotic atmosphere that techno's musical structure and pattern have to offer, leads us to the new dimension expanding the present to infinite universe.

HOCast #249 - SUNA

"In a quiet corner of a small Japanese town, She drifts to sleep under soft neon lights. When she wakes, the clouds are floating gracefully around the full moon, and time itself seems paused.
She steps outside and walks through  alleys bathed in warm lantern glow. Around her, reality seems to fold gently , blending dimensions in soft, fluid patterns. The city feels  familiar but strangely distant, as if she’s moving between layers of a dream.
As dawn breaks, birds hang motionless in the sky. She slowly falls into sleep as the first light touches the horizon.
She awakens again,back at her desk. The city is alive once more, and time flows forward. Later, as she walks through the waking streets, an old man steps  out of the shadows — an old man with eyes that seem to know a composition shaped by time itself. He stops, smiles, and says:
“Isn’t it inspiring when clouds become clocks?”

This mix is a reinterpretation of György Ligeti’s conceptual composition All Clouds Are Clocks, translated into a personal narrative that moves through ambient atmospheres, classical elements, and drum&bass rhythm.

Selection: Teatre & Undveld, Third Eye, Matty Bye, Modeo, Law, Illuvia, Human Space Machine, Ghost Warrior, Acronym, Ascalypso , Azami

Azami (@azami-851910486) is a layered art project of Anna Huszák, a Hungarian-born artist now based in Barcelona. Her work blends deep ambient, hypnotic techno, and experimental electronics combined with live flute. Her compositions seek to create a subtle dialogue between immersive atmospheres and layered emotions. Her new label, "Circling on the Horizon" (@circlingonthehorizon), presents its first release and serves as a platform for music exploring synesthetic and conceptual storytelling, crafting imagined landscapes and narrative soundscapes that offer a gentle escape from everyday reality.

HOCast 250 - AZAMI

"A steady current unfolds, each layer locking in with magnetic pull. Atmospheres shift and expand, carrying the listener forward with patient momentum. It’s a journey shaped with precision, immersive yet understated."

Amarat (@izrealfairs) is a Seville-born DJ and passionate devotee of techno sounds. She loves atmospheric vibrations, hypnotic melodies, and evolving progressions that strive to create a deep connection with the music and with oneself.

HOCast #254 - Amarat

"Beneath the glow of Aura, psychedelic visions and downtempo currents entwine, pulling the night into a shared dream. Time bends softly as rhythms breathe, weaving a thread between bodies and light. Every moment feels both endless and fleeting — a dance suspended in its own gravity. The room becomes its own universe, and no one wants to leave."

Rochelle (@kittinrochelle) is a Barcelona-based artist, by way of Houston → New York. She has been a dynamic force in the community for over 15 years, championing dance floors and DJ booths alike. Embracing music that defies traditional boundaries, Rochelle explores soundscapes that travel through the raw energy of acid, breaks, garage, electro and house, lately slowing into deep, psychedelic downtempo that bends time and blurs the edges of perception. Each track is found through patient digging, chosen for the way it stirs something just out of reach. Her sets unfold with quiet intent, guiding the room through shifting narratives and unspoken connections. Rochelle finds versatility shaped by perspective, every selection made with purpose; weaving through moods that feel surprising yet precise.

Club Aura

For the first time, LAUT and Casa Montjuïc come together to bring a new club concept in Barcelona. Club Aura is born as a meeting point where music and visual art merge into an immersive journey.
While at Laut the club music plays all night, at Casa Montjuïc the listening music and downtempo will help you unwind, all coming together to create a truly worthwhile and complete experience.

Line up: Marco Shuttle, Dj Berru

Tracklist:

Lion's Drum - Snake
Lion's Drum - Music from Memories
Umeko Ando - Battaki (Dreems Luv It Dub It)
Will Hofbauer - Tumble
Saeko Killy - Yokoshima
Facta - Mirage
Forest Drive West - Scorpion featuring Lucky Pereira
Datasal - Tyst Sol
Smagghe & Cross - ORBT 110 version
Umeko Ando - Iyomante Upopo (Andi Otto Remix)
Kusht - Black Rock Cruisin'
Martin Noise - SUMO popurri (edit)
NIEV - When
Jesse - Prototyyppi
Dreems - In The Desert (Album Version)
Peepstyle - Voices From Earth (Federico Bologna Remix)
Idolos Futuros - Canticos
Shii Mu - Double Dragon
Indygo - Red Land (Cedro Remix)
Aqua Bassino - Minato
Bufi, Kubebe - Corrado (Coramix)
The Emperor Machine - Island Boogie (Dub)
Dj Dennis & Max Paparella - Deep Selekta Swing (Original)
Gem Wallow - Zunzun (Francis Inferno Orchestra's Dero God Mix)
Kanot - Kitteln
Soft Keys - Bubbles (Acapella)
Art Of Noise - Legs (Kubebe edit)

HOCast #253 x Club Aura - Rochelle @ Casa Montjüic

"From the quiet edges of chaos, a slow pulse emerges — steady, organic, and meticulously shaped. Ambiants horizons stretch wide, where melodies drift with quiet resolve and each groove feels precisely placed. A set that holds its centre as the world softly unravels around it."

Nems-B (Nahim Bendjilali) (@nemsb), born in 1979 in Aix-en-Provence, is a French DJ and producer with over 20 years of experience. Rooted in Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Hip Hop, he embraced House and Techno in the mid-90s. Known for his refined selections and technical skills, he runs the podcast/event platforms Phonons (@phonons-net) and Deepness Road. He has performed at top venues across France (Concrète, Glazart, Terminal, La Java, Les Jardins Suspendus) and internationally at Tresor (Berlin), Paral·lel Festival (Spain), Contact (Tokyo), Vurt (Seoul), Gare (Porto), and more. His music has been released on Oslated, Geometrika FM, On Board Music, Goldmin Music, Accent Records, with upcoming EPs on Lemme Records. The best is yet to come.

Les Chaos Ambiants (@leschaosambiants) returns for its fourth edition from August 29 to 31, 2025, in Sommant, deep in the Morvan Natural Park (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France). This unique festival blends electronic music, visual arts, and local heritage, offering a fully immersive experience focused on sustainability, environmental preservation, and regional culture. It also highlights short supply chains and the work of local producers and eco-conscious actors.
Curated by Alfonso Pomeda (F-on), the 2025 lineup features: Lynne, Sybil, Toé, Orsu, Nems-B, Alcachofa, Owl, Absis, Faery, Fran Campos, Avsluta, Merovee, Metshka Pampo, and Myles Dillon.
+ info: https://www.leschaosambiants.fr/

HOCast 252 x Les Chaos Ambiants - Nems-B

"At Perpendicular, the forest itself seemed to listen back. A singular voice in dub shaped grooves and textures born for that moment alone — drawn from his own hands, his own particle world. Every layer carried the crowd deeper, a dialogue between artist and place. Nothing borrowed, nothing repeated, just a set written into the woods, as fleeting and unshakable as the day itself."

Javier Marimon (@javiermarimon) is the sound output of a visual mind interested on twisted perspectives, off tangents (@offtangentrecs), crackling noises, espacios perpendiculares and moving thingies from a lost village in Northern Spain.

https://javiermarimon.bandcamp.com/
www.instagram.com/offtvisuals/

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Sunday 12:30 Where? In the main stage.

Artwork: Javier Marimon - Off Tangent

HOCast #255 - Javier Marimon - Perpendicular 2025

"Morning unfolds gently in the forest - steam rising from a cup of tea, birdsong carrying its own field recording. The set drifts from luminous ambient into unhurried downtempo and smoky, weightless dub, every transition seamless, every tone in its place. A soundtrack not imposed on the hour, but in harmony with it - unfolding in quiet perfection."

Luismi aka guisvi (@guisvi), a music lover for more than 3 decades, has a wide range of atmospheric music. Exquisite selector and great storyteller, he has always been rather elusive in city clubs, often seen at private parties and the most underground events. His sets of ambient and low-tempo electronica are true journeys with subtle and extended blends. Sequences that breathe, atmospheres, and textures to dance with closed eyes.

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Saturday 8:00 Where? In the main stage.

HOCast #257 - Güisvi - Perpendicular 2025

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