Building a universe with Sciama where the listener can delve into the vast range of human consciousness. His music is released on ASC - Auxiliary label.

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Sciama | #69

"The day begins at the castle. Ambient melodies, accompanied by slow and deep initial textures and beats, envelop you. You'll find yourself in a state of exquisite intoxication, experiencing a sublime start – an unparalleled mix and selection that will take you on a journey amidst the rays of a radiant sun, almost blinding."

HOC radio X Mostra - Sciama Djset

Sciama (@sciamamusic) is London based Michael Watters. For Sciama,  music is all about creating a world in which the listener can explore the many facets of human emotion, a journey inward that uncovers both the light and dark within us.

https://sciama.bandcamp.com/

Sciama's DJ set kicked off the third day of performances curated at Castell de Montjuïc for Mostra 23 (@mostrabcn). The second edition of the Catalan festival brought together a total of 1,000 people across two different locations and featured four days of musical acts. The lineup included 31 artists who delivered high-quality avant-garde and experimental electronic sounds.

Photo by @helen_white79 (IG)

HOCast #159 - Sciama - Mostra 2023

"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

For Sciama, music is all about creating a world in which the listener can explore the many facets of human emotion—a journey inward that uncovers both the light and dark within us. Melding elements of UK bass music, experimental sound design, and the grey area between techno and drum & bass, Sciama’s work offers a dynamic and immersive experience. Released across respected labels like Auxiliary, OODA, and A Walking Contradiction, each project showcases intricate layers of textured rhythms, deep atmospheres, and cerebral beats that invite introspection and self-discovery.

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Tracklist
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PDP III - Calendar of Days
Echium - Yellow-Flowered
Ancestral Voices - Brihaspati
Varuna - Culex Sitiens (o.utlier Remix)
Autechre - marhide
Demdike Stare - Matilda's Dream
Facil - 115
Pan Sonic - Haiti
Lemont - Untamed
URA - Dirge
TM404 & Echologist - Bass Desires
Varuna - Ratu
Varuna - Current
DB1 - AGUA
Eszaid - Brumes 01
ASC Black Hole Collapse
Vialan - Machine05_20160220
Alan Backdrop - Kair
Varuna - Speculative Communities
Feral & Spekki Webu - Exitlude (Floating Version)
Multicast Dynamics - Language of Colours
Clearlight - Futuristic Temple River
Kaspiann & Multicast Dynamics - Two

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Chaindata Radio 21 - Sciama

Continuum: a coherent whole characterized as a collection, sequence, or progression of values or elements varying by minute degrees.

Exploring the unknown inevitably brings surprises, and the magical sound universe we are traveling in only delivers good ones! As we survey The Continuum, we have been blessed with a new sonic territory to scout. The host welcoming us to this new musical biome is no other than David Ortolà aka d_o_ppelgaenger. 

It was a while ago when we discovered David’s d_o_ppelgaenger moniker. It was in a mystical hut in the forest, in the middle of nowhere, lost in Spain, surrounded by friends. His performance left a mark on us, so we couldn’t be more honored to welcome him to our Continuum adventures. 

The music of d_o_ppelgaenger is far from convention. Always in restless motion between introspective or atmospheric moments, and emotional melodic passages. No bread and butter ambient here: one second you are in a concrete avant-garde sounding scape, and the next a broken beat is gently stroking your hips. Moments of submerged deep techno, touches of noise. A push and pull, a back and forth, a conversation held from the furthest corners of sound. 

‘Restless’ fits David quite well. Composer, producer, performer and professor. As a solo artist, he has composed multiple electronic, ambient and techno works, modular scores as Grooves #1 (2017) and Déjà vu (2024), or unique musical events such as Efímeras for 20 Pianos (2011). He is also half of the revered act Pajaro Dune together with Estrato Aurora. They have performed at beloved events like Espacio Perpendicular, Parallel, and released on labels like Alpenglühen or Grabaciones Perpendiculares. They also recently launched their own label, Sediments, featuring the recording of that magic forest hut performance I told you about. Not to be missed. 

What about his gift to The Continuum? d_o_ppelgaenger brings a live recording of his performance for the 8th edition of the Volumens Festival. His spell took over the Jardí del Centre d’Arts Digitals Bombas Gens in València, on the 17th of October last year. Not by chance and always pushing the envelope, the live set is designed based on (8x2)+1=17 numerical proportions. Another flawless live execution of the sound we described above. Get ready for a mesmerizing experience by the maestro d_o_ppelgaenger. Thank you for opening the gates to your music land. 

Artwork by Tony Fibla.

The Continuum: d_o_ppelgaenger

With Mostra Festival just over a week away, we’re wrapping up our editorial run with a conversation and a mix from Peter Van Hoesen. His work has always sat slightly outside the frame: techno, ambient, experimental, but never quite typical of any. Instead of chasing momentum, he’s built a practice around attention to sound, to context, and to the possibilities of performance.

At Mostra, he’ll step into a rare DJ role, playing a drum & bass set shaped by years of quietly following the genre’s more experimental edges. In this exchange with Griff and Zach, he reflects on what still draws him to that sound, how his relationship to playing out has shifted, and why intention matters more than ever. The mix he’s shared alongside the interview follows that same line — precise, considered, and wide open. A final entry before we gather next Thursday at Fabra i Coats in Barcelona.

The interview: https://www.delayed.nyc/delayed-blog/artist-of-the-moment-peter-van-hoesen-delayed-x-mostra

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Interview

Delayed x Mostra: Peter Van Hoesen

"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

@mtrl_audio (Material) is a multidisciplinary music and art project by Lukas Weinlein. Rooted in deep, organic sound design and forward thinking production, MTRL creates immersive sonic landscapes that balance precision with raw emotional texture. 
The project embraces an intuitive approach to music-making, where field recordings, modular synthesis, and experimental techniques blend into rich, evolving compositions. 

About the mix ⋆｡°✩ ⋆｡°✩｡⋆


This mix presents a selection of unreleased tracks which ended up on his hard drive over the past few years. 
The mix flows through ambient, experimental, and floor-oriented sounds, offering a cross-section of different projects, methods, and setups. 
Some of these tracks were originally composed for audiovisual installations, others for live performances, and some emerged spontaneously in shared creative environments.
It’s an archive of unreleased material that continues to shape future paths.

First hour by MTRL next one by me enjoy <3

Call Now! vol.39 w/ MTRL and Ayshel

Versions for songs from my album Fkxt77 and a Good Start

Father's Lessons (Ambient Version)

ETHEREAL AMBIENT SOUNDSCAPES INSPIRED BY GAME OF THRONES AND THE  LORD OF THE RINGS AND MANY OTHERS. RELAX, ENJOY AND DRIFT AWAY.

DARK AMBIENT - MORTAL ABDUCTION

A song made as part of a three-word song challenge.

Some thoughts on the tuning:

A "NEJI" tuning (which stands for "Near-Equal Just Intonation") uses just intervals to approximate equal-temperament intervals. Just intonation imbues extra color and flavor into each chord that is often lacking in it's equal-tempered counterpart. Since the just intervals vary in length, every key in a NEJI takes on a unique harmonic character. This is a fairly simple NEJI, since it approximates the intervals of 12edo, but I still find it's nuances to be very enchanting :)

Air Symbol (Beginnings)

Barcelona-based mix series, curated by @joan-gila
Supporting label @red-edge-label
Media for @mostrabcn



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Past

2025/05/30, Laut, HOC radio x Delayed w/Moon Patrol, Hue, Binomi
2024/11/09, Laut, HOC_04 w/Sciama, o.utlier
2024/06/20, Solstici by HOC, w/Breixo Martínez & Ivy Barkakati 
2024/03/28-31, Mostra Festival 24 
2023/04/6-9, Mostra Festival 23 
2023/01/14, Laut, HOC_03 w/Eric Cloutier, Nico 
2022/04/11-17, Mostra Festival 22
2020/05/16, Streaming, Σ_HOC w/Warks, Binomi
2019/12/6, Laut, HOC_02 w/C.P.I., Golden Bug, Binomi
2019/07/11, Abaixadors10, HOC presenta "Tremendo line up" w/AntiDroneSquad, D&G, Binomi b2b Melens 
2019/05/17, Laut, HOC_01 w/Marc Piñol, Binomi