EPISODES present Into The Void, carrying on what started with EPISODES on Newtown Radio and Shelter In Space. Tune in live on Tues 4-6p (NYC time) on twitch.tv/episodesnyc .

The aim for this series has really ceased to be gaining listeners or a following. Really the goal is part practice and part mood board for my productions. This is a sonic documentation of my existence in this realm, uploaded to the cloud for perpetuity. These are not my own productions, but I believe mixing is a form of expression in itself, blending sounds together in sequence to create new feelings and emotions that tell a story that cannot be articulated through mere words alone. Thus, Into The Void all these expressions will go, maybe never to be felt or received in a way that could be qualified adequately by conventional standards of consumption that we know of today.

Into The Void

31.8 Ike Release

For their first installment, the Chateau Chépère crew brings a diverse EP by ambient house maestra Rai Scott.
Opening the EP is Logical Positivism, a deep, driving and cinematic nod to the forest dance floors of the late 90’s. On Track 4 Inspired, Rai brings the club in an introspective, melancholic mood with a slower, steady beat, rolling percussions while dreamy pads shroud the dancers. Picking up the pace is Open Your Eyes, a warm, bittersweet piece of house from from her own alter ego Serendipity. The club friendly 2021 rework shifts into an early morning vibe, while keeping it deep and moody. Closing out the EP is the title track Anahata Nada, a gorgeous, warm piece of ambient for the chill rooms.

Rai Scott - Anahata Nada EP - Chateau Chepere 01 (Snippets)

“Pleasure Pool are Finn O’Hare (synths, production), Andrew Robertson (vocals) and a rolling cast of Glasgow-based musicians, performers and artists. They sound like nothing else to have come out of Glasgow recently, exploring the territory between live performance and club culture through their collaborative ethos and party-starting attitude. Their debut EP, Night Scars, arrived in early March 2020 and now comes Love Without Illusion, Pleasure Pool's debut album, released on Optimo Music.
 
Largely written during the pandemic, Love Without Illusion adds layers of complexity and introspection to Night Scars' squarely dance floor-focused brew, though the record still oozes danceable energy. Open Hours is like opening a door and finding a party already in full swing, an assortment of recurring Pleasure Pool motifs – echoing, dubbed-out vocals, gorgeous, impossibly airy synth melodies, louche percussion, cowbells, rising and falling flecks of trumpet – all introduced in short order. Lick The Bag, which prominently features vocalists Chloe Charlton and Raissa Pardini, has a controlled chaos befitting its morning-after-the-night-before name. 
 
The rest of the album rides this glimmering, night-magic mood at varying frequencies, with the title track a gentle storm of grandiose walls of synth and pulsing vocal fragments. The slow and low flickering funk of album closer Zero Hours pulls all that has come before it together to end things in the woozy bliss of a walk back home in warm, gentle sunlight. 
 
Love Without Illusion is a dazzlingly complete expression of Pleasure Pool's intoxicating sound and vision. Dive on in and explore.”

Released on vinyl and digital 09/12/2022.

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OM LP 24 Pleasure Pool - Love Without Illusion (vinyl / digital album)

French producer, DJ and Recit De Voyage label owner Molly joins the roster of Philipp Priebe’s Stólar imprint this June with her ‘On The Road Again’ EP, accompanied by remixes from Dial co-founder Lawrence and Dial artist Soela.

On The Road Again

Molly - On The Road Again EP preview

A project initiated and commissioned by Zuhören Schweiz
Written and produced by Eli Verveine
Mixed & mastered by Stefan Betke at Scape Mastering

I'm happy to present to you "Reverie" as the resulting track consisting of several everyday recordings provided by school children in Basel, Switzerland. 

This track was 100% made with these samples.

Participating Primary classes of Gellert Schulhaus (Barbara Stettler, Timo Rempert), Insel Schulhaus (Monika Görner, Giuseppe Nibali) and Schulhaus Rittergasse (Sandra Rudin Förnbacher)

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REVERIE

Wir haben ein schönes Vinyl zusammengestellt mit vier Tracks von Priori, Janthe, AGY3NA und Salamanda. Das bunte Cover wurde von unserem Hausfotografen Christian Rothe und dem Grafiker Christoph Vieweg entworfen und macht sich ganz hervorragend in jedem Plattenregal. Das Vinyl könnt ihr beim NACHTI an unserem Merch Stand kaufen und anschließend in unserem Webshop erwerben.

Die A-Seite überzeugt mit sanftem Prog Variationen. Janthe, ihres Zeichen Newcomerin aus Leipzig, fügt rollende Basslines und dubbige Chords zu ihrem Track „Radiant Visions“ zusammen. Ein Titel, der für den Dancefloor konzipiert wurde. Der erfahrene Produzent Priori erhöht das Tempo und erzeugt mit „A Circle“ eine schwebende Stimmung. Die B-Seite beginnt mit „Fruit Basket“, einem Leftfield Track des Duos Salamanda, der garantiert seinen Platz auf der NACHTI Ambient Stage finden wird. Die B2 „Hazel Witch“ zieht im Tempo deutlich an und ist eine Dekonstruktion von House, und außerdem das erste Release von AGY3NA.

Radiant Visions

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Nachti 001 Vinyl (Preview) - A1 Janthe - Radiant Visions

A mind-melting opening set from Ike Release on August 4, 2023. A staple at the club as one of our sound engineers, Ike made his Good Room DJ debut in the main room, dropping no less than 42 tracks in two hours featuring loopy electronics and hard-hitting house and techno.

Ike Release - Live At Good Room - 8.4.23

Disclaimer: No wait, no anticipation. Recorded live from last night at Dance Planet. And to be honest, I lost myself in the whole process and performance. So if you were at all confused and didn’t know what was going on, then great! Chances are so was I. But our higher selves kept time.

Tension, obfuscation, and a little bit of rudeness are naturally part of my practice. If your sensibilities are offended by the cacophony at times and later on, unflowy interruptions with the faders, and the overall intensity of it all, then I don’t apologize. Breathe, stand up, and listen to your body. 

For those of you I know that may be abruptly taken back by my personality and form these most recent times (for this or any other of the mixes I’ve done recently, for that matter) or called into question who you thought I am, then I also don’t apologize. You got about 30 min of ambient and steady warm up to clear your head so observe accordingly should you be curious how it all went LOL

These live recordings are my MF calling card! Who’s picking up? I forgot my own records and tracks already before you heard them. Let’s keep this shit moving, OK?!? Ffs - Ike

Ike Release - Live At Paragon Aug 12 2023

Mika Oki @ The Lot Radio 08-18-2023

I had to cut the first part off because of tech issues with the stream. But I think the rest is pretty solid.

Into The Void Aug 24 2023

LOVE ONLY.

Don’t be out here looking for it or anything else for that matter. Give it to yourself first then maybe others who deserve it lol

I’m out here doing the shit that I LOVE. And I will keep doing it as long as I live and breathe. The world can deter me from that and throw all the setbacks my way, but I am UNDETERRED. I deserve my space here because I earned it and have worked hard for it. Do it for yourself.

LOVE ONLY.

Into The Void coming in live THURS 5-7p ET on twitch.tv/episodesnyc

Into The Void Aug 31 2023

Impromptu Into The Void b2b session with the incomparable Din. @din_d

Special shout out to cover star and all around top cat Dana!

Into The Void w/ Din. b2b Ike Release Aug 28 2023

Into The Void IG Sept 9 2023

Back Into The Void... I've been aiming for a weekly Thurs session 5-7p, and my track record this past month has been mostly spot on. No tracklistings anymore, you all have Shazam on your phones these days, so you can make it happen. If that fails you and you are that curious feel free to ask.

Into The Void Sept 14 2023

Ike Release back in the saddle for 2 hours of nonstop new music for EPISODES Into The Void. Giddy-up!

Tracklist Apr 2 2024
Priori - 02. Segue
Kerrie - Human In The Loop 
Jonny From Space - 10 Jonny From Space - Hearing Colors 
Al Wootton - River Song
Dorisburg - Andakt
Lawrence - The Swamp
Genius Of Time - Rymd02
Third Son - Descartes Before The Horse
Jump Source - A1. Scrap
NAP92 - Donnie
Saoirse - Catfished
Doc Sleep - Cloud Sight Fade
Xupid - 05 Direct Dub
Skee Mask - Matchpoint
Third Son - Don't Be A Pedant
Kerrie - Ode To The D
Wata Igarashi -  (Abuku)
DJ Life - Transmission
NAP92 - Run Towards The Sun
Skee Mask - Double Standard
Saoirse - Mangomouse
Third Son - Posing For Pictures When It's A Video
Martyn Bootyspoon - Song That Starts With The Chorus (Like ABBA)
Elisa Bee - Acid Crush
Skee Mask - Dachtekker
Dario Zenker - The 600 Prophets
Ulla - Shelter
Jonny From Space - Hold & Release
Skee Mask - thnk u

Into The Void Apr 2 2024

Into The Void Oct 03 2024

Eyes, ears, and mind are open. Rules and criteria do not apply. The objective is not a plot for status. It is a personal journey. An investigation into what can be done within a chosen framework. A reflection of myself into sound.

Hit up episodes-nyc.bandcamp.com and show your support. 

Promos/demos/info:
episodesnyc@gmail.com

Into The Void Aug 24 2023

Ike Release / EPISODES