Polygonia (House Set) | Blitz, Munich 2025

"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

Electronic musician and guitarist, Sun Dawei is a very active composer in China. He started learning guitar at the age of fourteen, and later formed a punk band, which became the catalyst for him to open the door to music. Settled in Beijing in 1999, then began research and creation of electronic music, and at the same time began to dabble in Fashion Show, film, drama and commercial soundtrack work. After several transformations, in order to explore different music spaces. He announced a new musician project - CTAFAD.
In 2020, "Vertical Horizontal" was published on "Shanshui Music". In this album, you can hear "the original sound without too much modification, the sense of space like the atmosphere, and the ambitious ultrasonic experiment. In the end, an epic The core sound field has been carefully polished. The rhythm and bass line are proficient in interaction from the beginning, gradually unfolding and never extinguishing." In the subsequent release of "Vertical Horizontal Extended" and other EP albums, CTAFAD invited Claudio PRC, Blazej Malinowski, Atomic Moog, Polygonia, Laertes and IORI participated in the remix of the album.
A new music-making journey is driven by inner passion and exploration, collaboration and development. Slowly began to emerge in many foreign Techno labels. Such as: Sungate, Indefinite Pitch, Oslated, Secuencias Temporales和Melifera. At the same time, he also created a new music label "GSXS" - mind in thought, full vision.

CTAFAD:
▫️ SC: @ctafad
▫️ IG: instagram.com/ctafad.music
▫️ FB: facebook.com/ctafad

TE107| CTAFAD

IO Podcast Series Episode 066, mixed by Diana Driș.
@diana-dris

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We’re very happy to share the next chapter of our Podcast Series with you. 
This time, Diana Driș guides us through a fresh and percussive journey filled with rhythm, playful glimpses, deep grooves, and captivating energy.

Diana Driș, based in Transylvania, leans into different sides of techno, broken beats, bass and everything in between, with a soft spot for off-kilter textures and twists. Through her monthly Pearlescent Show on Black Rhino Radio, she presents a broad spectrum of deep music, blending multiple moods and patterns. 

This mix is inspired by the feeling of a forest hike, where everything slowly unfolds. Calm stretches shifting into sudden ascents or descents. The pace sometimes eases, while at other moments it drives harder and faster, echoing those bursts of energy found along the trail. Tracks have been chosen for their earthy, raw qualities, alongside others that bring sharper edges and dynamic tension, keeping the journey alive and balanced. With this very nice selection by Diana Driș, the mix invites listeners to immerse themselves in this unfolding path. Join us on this beautiful journey! 

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Diana Driș:
https://www.instagram.com/dianadris/

Also check out Black Rhino Radio:
@black-rhino-radio
https://www.instagram.com/blackrhino_radio/

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Artwork by @mtrl_audio

Podcast 066 - DIANA DRIŞ

Cio D’Or hardly requires an introduction, having long stood as both a pillar of our scene and a source of inspiration for so many. Over the course of her singular and decades-spanning career, the Cologne-based artist has cultivated a universe of sound entirely her own, immediately recognizable yet endlessly evolving much like the work of her contemporaries and collaborators Mike Parker and Donato Dozzy. To experience Cio’s music is to follow a throughline that traces the complex history of contemporary techno in a single gesture, compelled by the vast unknown and the primordial familiar in equal measure. Recalling the blurred realism of Richter’s photo-paintings or the timeless intricacy of Bach’s fugues, Cio’s self-contained sonic world delicately reframes our own precious lifecycle, a reflection revealed through its elegant and subtractive minimalism.

In collaboration with our friends at Mostra, I’m honored to share a selection from Cio D’Or’s set performed at this year’s edition of the Barcelona-based festival, a sublime triumph from a scholar of sound.

@cio-d-or
@mostrabcn

Artwork by Camille Ferdinandus.

Sure Thing Mix 146: Cio D'Or

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

00:00 Tagliabue - Espansione Part 1 - Essenza [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
17:05 Tagliabue - Espansione Part 3 - Magnetica [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
22:51 Tagliabue - Kukulkán [forthcoming Warning]
29:46 Tagliabue - Espansione Part 3 - Movimento [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
35:21 Tagliabue - Espansione Part 4 - Riflesso [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
42:10 Joves - Morphosis [forthcoming Space Lab]
47:42 Joves - Silver Nymph (Ambient Dub) [Self Released]
51:36 Joves - Silver Nymph (Original Dub) [Self Released]
57:06 Tagliabue - Insidie [Subject To Restrictions Discs]
01:03:16 Tagliabue - Naga Spell (Original Dub) [Self Released]
01:08:14 Tagliabue - Naga Spell (Ambient Dub) [Self Released]
01:12:37 Tagliabue - Fluttuazione [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
01:17:02 Joves - Escape (Into The Forest Mix) [forthcoming Space Lab]
01:22:30 Joves - Escape (Acid Space Mix) [forthcoming Space Lab]
01:28:28 Eterno Ritorno - Bella D’Estate (Floating Mix) [Self Released]
01:34:45 Tagliabue - Espansione Part 2 - Visione [forthcoming E2-E8 Records]
01:43:03 Tagliabue - Velocità Orbitale [Invisible, Inc.]
01:46:47 Tagliabue - Ipnopedia [Elephant Gait Music]

Love and light

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This month, we’re thrilled to welcome Tbilisi-based producer, DJ, and co-founder of Spira Records, BLNDFLD. Known for his deep, hypnotic sound design, BLNDFLD delivers a mix brimming with depth, texture, and nostalgia, the perfect soundtrack to ease into the autumn season. Expect tribalistic rhythms, atmospheric grooves, and a journey through mysterious and immersive universes. A pure selection of beauty and emotion awaits, let yourself be carried away.

@blndfld

Tracklist :

Liu Yi-Wei - 边度 Bian Du
Formant Value - Altair
Sunjun Hargun - น้ำ Na
Valentino Mora - Spiral Falls
Zemog - Rape (ambient Interpretation)
Wanderwelle - Ancestral Guidance
Jefre Tropod - Legiac
Polygonia - Golden Tears
Re:Axis - Remembrance
Polygonia - Idylle Am Waldgewasser
Walton - Space Water
Kareem Lotty - Fr3sh
Waveform Transmission - V.3.7-3.9
Heavenchord - Slow Motion Clouds

Artwork by Sophie Vaillant

Conscious Listening Mix Series - 39 - BLNDFLD

For this show, I want to play some Deep Techno and Techno with psychedelic and tribal aesthetics. Featuring some tracks that resonate with me recently, as well as some previously unreleased ones.

www.operator-radio.com

Zemög - 24th October 2025

Damon Valez - Drifter (Original Mix)  | NEXA 023 | Pre - Listening

https://www.beatport.com/release/dublucid-friends-vol-5/5635393

Python

“Spazju” is a two-track atmospheric minimal dub techno exploration that moves between 120 and 126 BPM. Across both pieces, the focus is on rich layering and carefully crafted sound design, bringing forward textures that feel both organic and otherworldly. The project leans into a dark, hypnotic mood, slowly pulling the listener into a spacious, immersive environment where subtle details and shifting rhythms reveal themselves over time.

A mix series where electronic music artists are invited to record a journey through their own productions.

Curated by @hypnus under the moon since 2014.

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