HOCast

"Ground’s soft and damp. I’m not going anywhere. A chest is shaking. Down the hill people walk their dogs. Should’ve broke my heart, I’m frowning. Three different airplanes at the same time. Smell of Earth cracks in the sky. Everything is unreal. I’m not going everywhere. Staying here with you."  - Astrid Sonne

Caliza (@calizaminnelli) is a singer, songwriter and producer from Madrid who has been forging her own career from singularity and independence for almost a decade. With her debut “Medianoche/Mediodía” (2015) she anticipated the current trend of dark synthpop, while her second album “Mar de cristal” (2018), co-produced in an artistic residence at Matadero Madrid with the British DJ David Harrow, represented an opening of Caliza’s sound towards brighter territories. “El descenso” (2021) addresses the climate crisis and the will to survive in a collapsing world. Through captivating melodies and reflective, sometimes dystopian lyrics, Caliza captures the contrast between desperation and resistance. Caliza’s last release is “Despierta unos instantes de tu oscura noche” (2024), her own original soundtrack for the 1920 silent film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, which she is performing live alongside the movie. Caliza has shared the stage with some of her major influences, such as Crash Course in Science, Molly Nilsson or Cate Le Bon.

Recorded at Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular) during the temple chptr. 8 † celebrating a world of echo † 22·03·2025 w/ ‡ Camu & Joan Gila ‡ Hari Sima & Minim ‡ Symthbiont & Anassimandrus ‡ Utopian ‡ Serious Cut.

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

HOCast #237 x temple chptr. 8 - Caliza

"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

"A gentle forest clearing at golden hour. The filtered sun moves lazily through leaves that rustle with quiet purpose. Somewhere nearby, water trickles over mossy stones, and a bird calls once, then is silent. I sit cross-legged on the soft earth, breathing in the stillness. The music doesn’t impose - it simply exists, like dew or wind, cradling the moment without asking for attention."

Baldman (@baldmankid) is a DJ from Pozoblanco (Córdoba) based in Madrid, known for performing across clubs throughout Spain. His style is twofold: on one side, a dynamic club persona—spontaneous and versatile—ranging from early warm-ups to peak-hour sets, blending classic house, techno, UK influences, and experimental sounds across any BPM. On the other, a more introspective approach focused on mood and context, exploring ambient, ethereal, and experimental music. This duality showcases the depth and versatility of his artistic expression.

Recorded a year ago at Espacio Perpendicular (@espacio-perpendicular).

HOCast #239 - Baldman

"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

"A lonely soul crawls through shadows and starlight.
Bells toll in reverse.
Choirs disintegrate into static.
A procession moves through ruins
hooded, glowing, fractured.
Litanies stitched from tape hiss and iron.
Inhabit the darkness,
and embrace the light."

Dante Lucero (@dante_lucero) is a sonic explorer whose music reflects the shifting landscapes of his inner world. As the founder of Diggers Collective, he curates and sells rare records, always in search of forgotten gems and hidden frequencies. With a deep commitment to experimentation, Dante moves fluidly between DJing, producing, and editing; constantly developing new ways to connect with music. His work is a personal ritual, a way of expressing emotion through the language he loves most: sound.

https://www.instagram.com/diggers_collective/

HOCast #241 -  Dante Lucero

"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

Sound as a map of elsewhere.
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Supporting label @red-edge-label
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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
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