Orbita  [@orbita-berlin],  the Berlin-based collective of DJs and promoters,  promote through their events and musical direction what they like to call “Adult Dance Music,” a concept that pushes back against instant gratification and brings a more mature sensibility to the dance floor.

For the first episode of their Pluto Radio residency, they invited Norwegian producer and DJ Henning Severud, aka @Telephones. After more than ten years in Berlin, he has become a key figure of the underground scene. Through his label, European Carryall, Henning channels a singular character: dreamy, life-affirming, and sensual, qualities deeply cherished in the balearic scene. His monthly radio show, New Massage, on Refuge Worldwide is likewise a real treat.

First hour by @aficionado_dj & @vibe_operator, second hour by @Telephones.









Orbita  [@orbita-berlin],  como colectivo de Berlín compuesto por DJs y promotores, promueven la “Adult Dance Music”, un concepto que desafía la música de gratificación instantánea, aportando una sensibilidad más madura a la pista de baile.

En este primer episodio de su residencia en Pluto Radio, invitan al productor y DJ noruego Henning Severud, también conocido como @Telephones. Después de más de diez años en Berlín, se ha convertido en una figura clave de la escena underground. A través de su sello, European Carryall, Henning canaliza un carácter único: dreamy, life-affirming y sensual, cualidades muy valoradas en la escena balearica. Además, su programa mensual de radio, New Massage, en Refuge Worldwide es siempre algo que esperar con entusiasmo.

En este episodio, la primera hora por @aficionado_dj y @vibe_operator y la segunda hora por @Telephones.

Orbita Berlin w/Telephones #1

5 years in the making, thanks so much @normgrv 

Norm X Bread Club

Welcome back y'all! Welcome back to the Idle Cellars Mix Series. This time around we have yet another special treat for you. We reached out to one of our good pals up in the Great White North to supply us with a special downtempo mix! The manlike JEX OPOLIS is in the house, putting together this killer 90-minute joint, full of late 80's & early 90's downbeat house, ambient trance & post-acid house groovers. You may know the man from his Nu Disco Good Timin' and evil twin Bad Timin' labels, where he amps up the Italo & 90s Progressive vibes with massive kicks for the dancefloor, or his well-known mixes for The Lot Radio NYC. We're so stoked to present this to you, and grateful that our man hooked us up with this jammer! We hope you enjoy - more to come soon!

Mike Bee
San Francisco
September 2025

@jexopolis
jexopolis.bandcamp.com/

Jex Opolis - Moon Chasing

System Olympia joins us for an hour a month. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/system-olympia/episodes/system-olympia-22nd-september-2025

System Olympia - Love Language 220925

Body Talk w/ Diepvries at WAV | 03-10-25

Tracklist on IG >>https://www.instagram.com/aleqsnotal

FALL MIX 2025

Asa Tate Live at Rhythm Section | OHM Berlin 11.10.25

Up next in the series is Johnny Sais Quoi (@johnny_sait_quoi) who just released his dancefloor-focused pop debut album 'Love On Ice' with us last month. Interview (excerpt) below.

www.musicfrommemory.com

MFM: So, who is Johnny Sais Quoi and where does he (and it's name) come from?

JSQ: Johnny Sais Quoi is my new French identity, I felt that France needed another Johnny after the passing of Hallyday. I live in Marseille now, but I’m from the UK.

MFM: Your debut LP 'Love On Ice' just got released a few weeks ago. Do you remember the first
steps or moment that eventually led to it becoming a full record?

JSQ: Not so much.. I write quite consistently, so they were made over a long period of time. During that period I was trying to find my ‘sound’ and trying lots of new ideas, so I suppose it was when I had enough tracks that I could make a selection that felt good to me.

MFM: The music on the LP somewhat reminds to the sound of the '80s, like New Wave, Pop and Italo but with it's own new identity. Would you agree? In what way did the '80s have an influence on you as an artist?

JSQ: Yeah I love 80s music. I love the production, emotion and romance of it, it’s always been such an inspiration for me musically and culturally. I love how the production seemed to go a bit crazy and people were really pushing the way music, even pop music, could sound. Also the advent of home recording and the seemingly endless supply of people at home who were trying to be their own variation of Wham! or Depeche Mode. These days I’m really interested in finding ways to borrow from this epoch but still sound contemporary. I find that hard sometimes, but always more rewarding.

MFM: Although the music is all yours, it's easy to imagine a full band on stage. Do you have a
background in playing in bands? And do you have any desire to bring it out on stage at one point, alone or with band?

JSQ: I started playing bass when I was 12 and then in bands from around 18. My history in bands was short and I miss it - I would love to join a band to play bass or synths or drums. Then I was part of a duo with my brother, we had a band for a while but now it’s just me. I’m beginning to work on the live show for this project which I’ll do alone to begin with, then maybe bring in some other instruments as I go, we’ll see.

MFM: Does writing new music come easy to you or...? What comes first, the instrumental part or the lyrics?

JSQ: I say that I’m working on the live show but in reality every time I try to work on it I end up making new songs. Making the music often comes very easy and is normally first. I’ve realised recently that writing lyrics is a very different process for me - the instrumental often comes very fast and I work fast, but I often forget that I need to slow down and work in a different way for the lyrics. I’m still learning how I work.

MFM: Tell us about your mix!

JSQ: I made it in Bretagne whilst I was doing some work there this summer, in the peace of the countryside. I wanted it to be a wide mix of things that I’ve listened to since I wrote Love on Ice. New inspirations and some classics, maybe a taste of what’s to come next. 

MFM Mix 056: Johnny Sais Quoi

As part of the Berlin based band Kalaha Moon established in 2018, Dunjaliz explored the depths of the nightlife scene over 6 years of raving. Entering the states of enchanted love together with thousands of free souls. With the roots in the depths of beats and mysterious orientalism a new project was born in 2025. 

Dunjaliz delivers a hypnotic soundscape which brings the listener to the ground, a bridge between the silence and the noise. Dunjaliz is a solo project that aims to bring honesty and welcome the listener into the exact void that connects the artist with the art. So close your eyes and follow the stream into your dreams, as the electric beat pumps and those notes make you see.

Lyrics: 
I hear the echoes from above 
The Rumors has talked 
I hear the echoes from above 

Even the biggest wave 
Couldn't hold me down
In the darkest of rooms
Alone for days 
Even the biggest rain
Couldn't wash me away
Stood in the warmest flames 
When you went away 
When the thunder came 
It rises in me 
Trigger my deepest fear 
And ill hold you again

-ll-

I hear the echo 
From above 
I hear the echo 
From above

11/21/2025

Dunjaliz - Echoes From Above (Original Mix)

Rios October

Music I made during October, 2025.  Wide release 12/12/2025

Familiar Breeze

Idle Cellars is a boutique winery located in Sonoma County, California. We are Ben Larks, a teacher and explorer from Los Angeles and Ari Heavner, an entrepreneur from Berkeley. Our shared affinity for world travel and adventure led us to connect in 2006 while working crush in Sonoma. Idle Cellars was born with our first batch of Cabernet Sauvignon reflecting, as in most harmonious relationships, a balanced yin and yang between city dwelling Heavner and country living Larks. We strive to produce an elegantly balanced wine through our grace of art. Our belief is that the essence of winemaking is getting dirty in the vineyard, ensuring the best of Sonoma. We make it from the vine to the bottle through hands-on craftsmanship. Our knowledge and deep understanding of our agricultural surroundings allows us to choose what we believe are the best processes for each varietal of wine. Working together for 17 years now, Ben and Ari’s winemaking bond is stronger than ever, escalating the Idle movement one glass at a time. 
Music is such an important part of our lives and our wine making experience, we decided to start a mix series which is a musical representation of an #idlemoment.
#EnjoyYourIdleMoment