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Hunter of deep, infectious dance - gruuvs and a feel-good atmosphere, from the familiar to the obscure.´´ - that's how Armin describes himself as a DJ. He was an essential part of the Vienna TINGEL TANGEL collective and the notorious LIEDERBETÄTIGUNG together with Ali Europa. In Vienna.

Armin Schmelz [Tanz um den Kopf]

The Simple Music Experience crew is back with Axel Larsen providing with a selection of dub-industrial, krautrock & post-punk variations.

Radio Poison /w Axel Larsen (16.04.21)

Everything is connected . Music opens the door, but you must enter by yourself.
CloseThisWorld.OpenTheNext.

#UnTape 03 w/ Umo

Title:
Dusk

1: "Dusk Movement 1", 06:24 (00:00) (OctaTrig, Soma Lyra 8, Soma COSMOS)
2: "Dusk Movement 2", 07:30 (06:24) (OctaTrig, Soma Enner, Soma COSMOS)
3: "Dusk Movement 3", 05:15 (13:54) (OctaTrig, Soma Pipe, Human Voice, Soma COSMOS)
4: "Dusk Movement 4", 07:38 (19:09) (OctaTrig, OpenTheremin, Soma Lyra 8, Soma COSMOS)
5: "Dusk Movement 5", 04:54 (26:47) (OctaTrig, OpenTheremin, Soma Lyra 8, Soma COSMOS)

Dates:
01-Dec-2025 (inception), 03-Dec-2025 (finalised), 04-Dec-2025 (released)

Artists:
Music composed, performed, produced by Norman Freund
Synthesiser programming and concepts by Norman Freund
Artwork by Norman Freund

BandCamp Purchase:
https://normanfreund.bandcamp.com/album/dusk-2

Description:
Dodecahedrons, frequency modulation (FM) networks, free tuning of hardware synthesisers and the sounds of a forest at dusk all come together in this suit, Dusk.

The title is inspired from that magic time when daylight begins to give way to darkness -- dusk. The insects begin to sing,
the forest becomes alive with other sounds. Dusk is an imagined journey into the forest at dusk.

1: Dusk Movement 1
The sun has set, the wind has calmed down, insects and creatures of the forest come out to sing. A normally quiet time except for the chorus from the forest that is slowly building up. A time to reflect on life. In German, we call it the Dämmerstuendchen, a time to sit in semi darkness as light from the sun fads, complemented by sip of a good Australian red wine with a friend. The nocturnal creatures begin to wake and say hello to each other, the bats, owls and possums. 

2: Dusk Movement 2
A distant rhythm of drums are heard, the Cicadas. The birds from tree tops have their brief say. The crickets decide to join in again. Possums scurry from tree to tree. A sugar glider sweeps past.

3: Dusk Movement 3
A breeze picks up, the din of the insects give way to singing trees.

4: Dusk Movement 4
The wind stirs some more, swirling into the caves, awaking the bats, emerge from the cave, flying into the forest.

5: Dusk Movement 5
The wind dies down. The crickets emerge again, the owls fly past. The trees cover the forest in a comforting blanket. Nocturnal marsupials looking for morsels. All settle back to their nests before the sun rises again.

This project has been on the building books and sketch books for a while now. It all started with someone posting an article on the "Mathematical Tiling and Tessellation" FaceBook group about five side shapes (Pentagon) in nature. I was then curious about networking several of these Pentagons for a tuning system, turns out you can connect twelve of these to form a closed surface called a dodecahedron. A very common musical scale in Western music uses twelve notes equally dividing the octave. I started a music project using a scale based upon twelve notes printed on a paper dodecahedron, the notes you would see as you rotated the dodecahedron, that project is still ongoing. This led on to thoughts about how such a shape could lead to a physical instrument -- more trials, more ruminations during my exercise walks. Now, fast forward to Nov/Dec 2025, the pentagon was reduced to a triangle and the closed surface of the dodecahedron was reduced to an open surface triangulation with one pocket.

Eight triangles, eight vertices. My Push2 midi controller, has eight main rotary encoders and eight columns of note pads. An FM synthesiser at it's core has three inputs, a carrier frequency, modulation amplitude and frequency of modulation. Can you see the pattern? The triangles form the topology of the FM synthesis sound generation, the surface the human machine interface. The Push2 as the prototype.

For the full story, see my facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/norman.freund.545/
or my BandCamp site.

Find your self a quiet time to listen to Dusk with a set of good headphones or stereo speakers. Lots of timbre evolutions, small detailed changes and an evolving spatial movement of sound voices.

Dusk Movement 2

Thanks to all the dancers that showed up on Saturday 17th of April and made it an unforgettable night. One for the books! We will be back in early july, keep your eyes peeled. Here’s a little memory from Sunday morning: Albion – After Hours at Treschows Gate playing finds from a digging trip earlier the same day. @big-muffle

Illustration by http://instagram.com/fragilemagic

Cosmic Oslo Mixes

Albion - After Hours at Treschows Gate

warming up the floor ::: HOC_01 Binomi (@Binomi) 17.05.19

HOClub #01 - Binomi

Cat Gabal [at] Laut BCN (DubLab Showcase)

Die-Six [at] Datura

Cat Gabal [at] PaloAlto Fest

For our second segment DJ Luv You presents their Sunkissed Reverie on Commune Radio...

A 1 hour 11 minute 11 second odyssey of joyous and loving grooves to warm the soul as we bath in the pink hues of sunset dreams. Dress to mood and breath in the fresh spring air xx lots of luv - @djluvyou

𝕃𝔻𝟘𝟘𝟚 Ξ DJ Luv You's 𝒮𝓊𝓃𝓀𝒾𝓈𝓈ℯ𝒹 ℛℯ𝓋ℯ𝓇𝒾ℯ

Moments,
about time.
Genuinely real.
Amatori is turning one.
Collected snippets,
from a year of the past.

Improvised live,
Arranged with love.

www.amatori.net
www.amatori.bandcamp.com

HOCast #42 - Amatori - LIVE

SALLAD EGG alias of Sally Evans. Don't ask her where the name came from, she can't really remember. Ms EGG is based in London where she hosts regular club nights under the name ŒUF. She is a long term vocalist and collaborator with the musician Zeta Zeta and a member of the Valley Sound Records family.

MUTANT

SALLAD EGG [17.12.2020]

"Starting with downtempo and gradually raising the beat towards a darker electro. Cat Gabal gives us a mix of an exellent selection of works from 2020, some new releases from 2021 and some of her favs."

Classically trained dj and producer Cat Gabal (@catgabal) is the force behind the international audiovisual platform and label Openthenext (@openthenext) as well as host of the eponymous show on dublab BCN. Wonky electronics, spacey synths and everything in between.

https://www.openthenext.org/
https://openthenext.bandcamp.com/
https://dublab.es/shows/openthenext

HOCast #47 - Cat Gabal

Pre-order here : https://mercredirecords.bandcamp.com/album/mim-sis

For their fourth release, Paris-based label Mercredi Records host Quidam's musical universe, through an eight-track album made of original compositions. Building up on the musical identity he defined through his previously released edits - blending influences to resonate into the body and soul - Quidam delivers a more intimate journey here, taking listeners to the sonic landscapes that shaped him. Representation rather than imitation, Mimèsis is a synthesis of memories, places and encounters - which unpretentiously aims at seizing the moment. 

Releases on March 5, 2021

Mixed and mastered by Benoit Day (Perception Mastering)
Drawing by Astarte Posch
Graphic Design by Sophie de Chassey

Quidam - Mimèsis  **ALBUM PREVIEW**

"After reaching the meander they parked the canoe. The sign indicated they were close, the teepee was next to the wisp of smoke that jutted out behind the ceiba tree. They moved closer, the shaman had been waiting for them for a long time. 1h. Bitterness and sweat. Waiting for the Phase change. The sound of the mosquitoes, the embers and the wind have turned into acid pulsations. Hypnotised by an imaginary wave of vibrations inside their head. Dancing in circles, the flame moves now as downtempo."

MR TC (@mrtcmusic) and Lo Kindre (@lokindre) are electronic music producers from Glasgow. They have released music individually on labels like Optimo Music (@optimo-music), 12th isle (@12th-isle)and Against Fascism Trax and together on Neubau (@neubauwien) and their own Phase Group (@phasegroup) label. They founded Phase Group records with the release of their collaborative EP ‘PHASE001’ and since then the label has become a home for leftfield electronic music by artists like Andria (@androan97) and Carcass Identity. The label has gathered wide ranging support from record stores and DJs across Europe and with a busy release schedule lined up in 2021 the future of the imprint is looking exciting.

https://phasegroup.bandcamp.com/releases
https://optimomusic.bandcamp.com/album/against-fascism-trax-bundle

HOCast #52 - MR TC & Lo Kindre

Taoist Record Label . 
Sonic Therapies . 
Live Rituals .
AV Community . 

MOSAICO Radio Show . @noodsradio

#neodancefloor

Demos & inquiries : otn@openthenext.org

sound as a map of elsewhere

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label @red-edge-label
media for @mostrabcn

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2025/05/30, Laut, HOC radio x Delayed w/Moon Patrol, Hue, Binomi
2024/11/09, Laut, HOC_04 w/Sciama, o.utlier
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2023/01/14, Laut, HOC_03 w/Eric Cloutier, Nico 
2019/12/6, Laut, HOC_02 w/C.P.I., Golden Bug, Binomi
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