Madrid's Jan Swam joins our series with a potent delivery of centrifugal, sub-heavy psychedelia. At the helm of the Organic Signs label and its annual Refractor Festival, Jan Swam is a guiding force in the realm of modern sonic exploration, in constant pursuit of new avenues for mental metamorphosis through his boundary-pushing platforms and his own exquisite productions.  We finally connected at last year's Positive Education festival, bonding over our appreciation for expansive dance floor experiences and a shared love of certain records nearly lost to time. It's a pleasure to share this mix in which every turn is carefully considered, where rhythms contort beneath the surface and the mind’s textures become obscured within smoke. Thanks Alejandro!

@janswam

Artwork by Camille Ferdinandus.

Sure Thing Mix 147: Jan Swam

☉ Palpebræ Mix 14: forlate

For the fourteenth chapter of our Mix Series, we welcome forlate, alias of Alexey Ivachkin, a musician and producer whose artistic vision unfolds within the Madrid scene. forlate distinguishes himself not only through his productions but also through a curatorial approach that delves into the depths of experimental and ambient sound. 
In Madrid, forlate is the creator and host of "Building Bridges" on Radio Relativa, a program that serves as a sonic bridge between the electronic avant-gardes and the ambient traditions of Central and Eastern Europe. This research extends to his Substack blog, "Música Esporádica," where he offers an intimate and documented perspective on Madrid's vibrant underground music, analyzing its dynamics and evolutions.

His presence within our network is further solidified by his curation of the "Industrious Amazement" column, a space for reflection and discovery that aligns with Palpebræ's philosophy. In this mix forlate condenses these manifold influences, building a journey that reflects his curatorial sensibility and his profound understanding of the most sophisticated sonic architectures. It is an exploration that invites attentive listening, guided by an expert hand in weaving acoustic narratives.

☉ About forlate:
Alexey Ivachkin is a musician and producer based in Madrid, where he develops his artistic vision under the alias forlate. Beyond his own productions, he curates Building Bridges, a show on Madrid's Radio Relativa exploring ambient and experimental sounds from across Eastern and Central Europe. Through his Substack blog Música Esporádica, he documents and reflects on Madrid’s underground music scene, offering a personal and insightful perspective on the city’s ever-evolving landscape.

☉ Tracklist:
Hank & Slim - Dark Cloud Lightning
Phil Geraldi - Chase Your Love
A Small Good Thing - Someplace South of Here
More Eaze & Claire Rousay - The Applebees Outside Kalamazoo, Michigan
Th Blisks - E v E
Paper Dollhouse - Drone I
Ilyas Ahmed - Sapphire
Live for Friends - Green Is Where the Green Man Sits
Seaworthy - Map In Hand Pt. 3
Keith Fullerton Whitman - ACGTR SVP
Mountains - Sheets Two
Keith Fullerton Whitman - ACGTR SVP (continued)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Womb Night
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Mirrors Death
lovesliescrushing - sovfx
Fennesz - Agora
Lilien Rosarian - Moss Hugs All Walls
Michael Pisaro - Hellgrün (Small New World) - 5.3. The River is a Green Brown God
Sawako - Cloud No Crowd
Alister Fawnwoda, Suzanne Ciani, Greg Leisz - Sweetheart

☉ Follow Forlate here:
@forlate / https://www.instagram.com/forlate_/ / 

☉ Follow Palpebræ here:
on SoundCloud: @palpebraenetwork
on web: www.palpebrae.com
on Instagram: www.instagram.com/palpebraenetwork/
on Facebook: www.facebook.com/palpebraenetwork

Palpebræ Mix 14: forlate

85번째 벌트 팟캐스트는 파리를 중심으로 활동하고 있는 딥테크노 아티스트 BLNDR의 세트와 함께 합니다.

2000년대 후반부터 BLNDR은 다양한 형태의 전자음악을 만들어왔다. 2010년대 중반, 그는 사운드클라우드를 통해 딥하고 최면적인 테크노 씬을 발견했다. 비슷한 감각을 지닌 음악 애호가들과의 교류와 새로운 세계에 대한 탐구는 그로 하여금 질감과 몰입적인 사운드스케이프에 깊이 빠져들게 했다. 그는 전자음악에 어쿠스틱 드럼, 악기, 그리고 나뭇가지의 부서지는 소리나 통나무가 떨어지는 소리 같은 필드 레코딩을 결합하기 시작했다.

2014년 Hypnus를 통해 데뷔한 이후로, 그의 음악적 지향은 일관되게 유지되고 있다. 편안하고 반짝이며 밝은 사운드를 추구하든, 혹은 유령처럼 스펙트럴하고 그루브 중심적인 사운드를 지향하든, BLNDR는 언제나 자신의 음악을 다층적이고 심오하며 내면적인 차원으로 확장시키려 한다.

https://soundcloud.com/blndr
https://www.instagram.com/blndr_tom/

The 85th vurt Podcast features a deep techno set by Paris-based artist BLNDR.
Since the late 2000s, BLNDR has been creating a diverse range of electronic music. It was in the mid-2010s that he discovered the deep hypnotic techno scene on Soundcloud. Connecting with like-minded music enthusiasts and exploring this new world led to a deep dive into textures and immersive soundscapes. He began blending electronic music with acoustic drums, instruments, and field recordings — from the crackle of a branch to the fall of a log.

Since his debut on Hypnus in 2014, his musical purpose has stayed consistent. Whether aiming for a relaxed, shimmering, and bright sound or something spectral and groove-focused; BLNDR  strives to bring his music into layered, profound, and introspective dimensions.

vurt podcast 85 - BLNDR

Recorded by @qitula for The Memoir, 2025.
All tracks are written and produced by @qitula.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 Qitula - Unreleased
05:40 Qitula - Unreleased
08:45 Qitula - Unreleased
12:53 Qitula - Unreleased
17:51 Qitula & 5RVZ - Unreleased
20:10 Qitula - 35th Day Pending [Aedi Records]
26:00 Qitula - Neural Mirror [Aedi Records]
29:07 Ntogn - Root 12 (Qitula remix) [Aedi Records]
33:00 Qitula - Unreleased
36:45 Qitula - Unreleased
42:55 Qitula - Unreleased
45:16 Qitula - Unreleased
52:53 Qitula - Unreleased
57:50 Qitula - Unreleased
59:50 Qitula - Integrating Fragments [forthcoming on GIFKIKKER]

Love and light

Page 170: Qitula

There was a meme circling the internet at some point saying, “People who show you new music are important.” Connecting with Axymt, a Lyon-based DJ and music aficionado, feels exactly like that. It is like meeting someone who speaks your dialect of obsession, where recommending a track is almost a form of autobiography. His work with atmós sphaîra, Monochrome, and the Ouroboros crew carries the rare consistency of someone who pulls from many corners yet curates with a firm sense of direction. You can sense the collector’s instinct in the way he folds tribal percussion into dub-leaning atmospheres and in the way groove becomes a kind of compass, guiding the set without ever feeling decorative.

For this edition of Delayed with, he eases into a slow-moving techno ritual that feels deceptively simple on the surface. The BPMs sit low enough to let the body loosen and the mind wander, yet the pulse keeps sliding forward with a subtle undertow. This is the zone we jokingly call seaweed techno, flexible and buoyant, shaped by tiny currents rather than grand gestures. Axymt sidesteps the temptation of drama and focuses on micro-movements inside the percussion, letting small mutations carry the narrative. The mix can open a room gently or guide you through a late-night drift. Whether you catch it in passing or sink fully into its grain, the reward is the same: a gentle nudge that the right groove finds you, not the other way around.


https://soundcloud.com/axymt
https://www.instagram.com/axymt_/

https://soundcloud.com/atmos_sphaira
https://soundcloud.com/monochromeasso


Write up by @gilleswasserman

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Delayed with... Axymt

Sarkawt Hamad @ CODA (Ratherlost X PAX-ROMANA) ADE 2025 Live Recording
sharing the stage with
XIAOLIN
PRIORI
Sepehr
CCL b2b Objekt

Picture by Aesthetic Lunatic

Sarkawt Hamad @ CODA (Ratherlost X PAX-ROMANA) ADE 2025 Live Recording

Untergrundbahn

For our twenty-eighth instalment, we welcome Seb H., a UK-born DJ and producer now based in Rotterdam. He delivers a live recording of his vinyl-only closing set, captured on the 14th of November at one of Rotterdam’s most renowned venues, Perron.

In recent years, Seb has become deeply embedded in the city’s music community through his work with both Operator and Triple Vision Record Distribution. His sound is also resonating beyond Rotterdam, earning him bookings at the infamous Laak Club, as well as appearances for Amsterdam’s notorious techno institution Ratherlost.

Earlier this year, he released his debut EP on DJ Wiggles’ imprint Kinetic; a record defined by deep sub-bass weight and experimental percussive textures, marking him as a producer to watch.

About the mix:
For our twenty-eighth instalment, we welcome Seb H., a UK-born DJ and producer now based in Rotterdam. He delivers a live recording of his vinyl-only closing set, captured on the 14th of November at one of Rotterdam’s most renowned venues, Perron.

With this podcast, we’re also excited to introduce our new artwork style, designed and created by the incredibly talented Demi Holnak. Next week, we’ll dive deeper into this new chapter.

Some words by Seb About the mix:
Closing after Newa, I knew the energy would be high, so I wanted to keep that momentum while also creating some deeper, introspective moments; the kind that feel especially meaningful in the early hours of the morning.

https://soundcloud.com/sebcantmix

Artwork by Demi Hollak (https://soundcloud.com/user560938959)

HYPNOSIS 028 SEB H. (LIVE RECORDING 14.11 PERRON, ROTTERDAM)

Performed live by @danieli_whs at La Nature Festival, 2025.
All tracks are written, produced and performed by @danieli_whs.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

This live set has no tracklist.

Love and light

Page 172: Daniel[i] (Live)

No Escape

Bootleg of original track:

Reinier Zonneveld 
"things we might have said"

135bpm  //  Techno

Mix by Stefan Anders


___________________
Lyrics:

I'm in that moment
One foot on the edge, the other in the air
My balance, is it here or is it there?
I want what I want
Between my heart and my head, I know it isn't fair
Oh, how I suffer
My body needs and my soul doesn't care
Don't touch that button
You're locked in right now to Defected in the house
Oh, is it showing?
I could take or leave my heart a deep breath
All without knowing
If I'm alive or if I'm dead
Body to body
Do I make it real or leave it in my head?
Which one is sweeter?
When I look behind at things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
I shake my head
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Things we might have said
Yo, DJ, give me a fat beat
I'm in that moment
One foot on the edge, the other in the air
My balance, is it here or is it there?
I want what I want
Between my heart and my head, I know it isn't fair
Oh, how I suffer
My body needs and my soul doesn't care
You want it now?

Things We Might Have Said [Bootleg]

Rotterdam based platform aiming for a deep, hypnotic and rhythmical experience.

Founded and curated by @a_hil

HYPNOSIS 028 SEB H. (LIVE RECORDING 14.11 PERRON, ROTTERDAM)

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