Our mix series 'Look at the State of It' hopes to examine the state of contemporary music, with a focus on 'functional' music. Its curation is a broad selection of well-informed musicians and DJs, who are asked what they think about the state of music, and where it stands in contemporary art and culture. The mixtapes are accompanied by a piece of writing, that should help the listener to understand where these perspectives come from.

Look at the State of It:

music is resistance
music is therapy

I listen and I feel
I feel and I understand
I understand, maybe stumble
then realize that what I heard is something I haven’t heard before.
and it makes me question:
if I never experienced this so far
could this be another truth ?
could this be another fantasy ?
Is there an answer to my question of longing ?

this set shows a lot of my favorite artists and spotlights juke and
jungle and everything hybrid in between and around as the styles that
influences me most: they can be soothing, stressful, weird, funny,
groovy. challenging our listening and dancing behavior and I can’t
express my gratitude for these genres & their artists.

@jpeglove

Tracklist:

Totems - Twin Sepal
DJ Noir x Sonic D x Jae - State of Emergency
3LLL - Waverhythm
Djrum - Sex
Etch - Lost Angeles
N9oc - 171119
Paz China - Digital Sleep (Unposed)
Nara Vaez - (brilhou parceira)
RP Boo - 02-52-03
808 Catz - Roses
DJ CRAIG - stayjazzy
DJ Mastercard - without sound 2k17
Kush Jones - Tales
DJ Mastercard - KILLA
DJ Earl - Forgiveness N 2020
Gator Preserve - Mulholland Drive
Premis - D’tone (Unposed)
Totems - Suspend/Murex Snail
Ray Kandinski - Sunrise
Xyla - Ways
Jana Rush - Divine
Marcelulose - Ketabeat
Machine Girl - Electronic Gimp Music (Satan is my GF Mix)

#11 LATSOI: jpeg.love

"Here's me getting overly excited about LIFE becoming functional again. I think this sentiment can shine through the void that many of us have. I've also consumed way too much science fiction over lockdown so maybe the most apt destination for this mix is the one we wake up to shortly, idk. Either way, some angular music pieced together with the body in mind, plus a little added friction synthesised from the air we don't want to breathe" - Acrobatics

#12 LATSOI: Acrobatics

Albin is a Brazilian musician, promoter, broadcaster, and the label head of Yellow Island Records. Since 2011, he been throwing parties, and has collaborated with Brazilian collectives including MASTERp la n o, 101Ø, and Goma rec. He has been a monthly resident at Balamii Radio and Internet Public Radio for about a year, and has regular slots on Rinse France. Through his label, he has released works from Nørus, Etari, Kessler, and Moodrich. Yellow Island have just released their third annual compilation - head to yellowisland.bandcamp.com to check it out, alongside their vast discography.

About the mix: "In this mix I was intertwining electronic soundscapes, lots of drum sounds and synthesised atmospheres designed for deep sonic introspection. Ready your mind for a trance inducing bliss-out."

Proem - Shaped Sap [Merck]
Netsh - Reminiscence Is Catharsis [Comic Sans]
Landau - Ways Home [Merck]
Adam Johnson - Captain Wood [Merck]
Blamstrain - Linja (Taho Remix) [Merck]
Tim Koch - Ellermanstraat [Merck]
Downstairs People - On The Phone [INDEX:Records]
Tibor Kocsis  - Lomond [Infinite Pleasure]
Roel Funcken - Nefit Kraton Amb [Self]
Savile - Bliss On Top Of Bliss [Self]
Boulderhead - Module Upgrade [Yellow Island]
Fiesta Soundsystem - Pych 130 [Scuffed]
Jónbjörn - Tbilisi [OO]
Ivy Lab - NASDAQ [20/20 LDN]
Aleksandir - Skin & Mind [Omena]
Desolate - Farewell #7 [Fauxpas Musik]
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & London Symphony Orchestra - Movement 6 [Luaka Bop]
bvdub - K, Come Home [Self]
Skee Mask - Testo BC Mashup [Ilian Tape]
Not Even Noticed - Distractive [A Friend In Need]
Accela A Granel - Várias Exposições [Yellow Island]
Sleep D - Twin Turbo [Incienso]
DJ Medallion - Greed [La Rama]
Uasmi Nasser - Feedback Control Model [Appendix.Files]
Tycho - PBS [Merck]
Cicada Shell - 光芒 [Soul Feeder]
Rising Sun - Hold The Line [Fauxpas Musik]
ELLES - Untitled [Naive]
Adhémar - In The Smoke (Morning Spatialization) [C12]
Tiki Obmar - Cepia Remix [Merck]

Ep 258 w/ Albin/Yellow Island (BR)

Conna Haraway (INDEX:RECORDS) - Radio Buena Vida 25.08.21

"In this mix I explore the modulation, segmenting, processing and, abstraction of voice as a unifying element. I like to imagine the meaning and message imparted by them vs. derived by me, thru the semantics of selection and omission, vs. the way it makes me feel. Even ‘meaningless’ phonemes and non-lexical vocalisations become imbued with signification — when contextualised in2 rhythm, texture, grain, and other sonic elements that resonate with heightened aural, tactile & optic experience" – @sequentia666

Listening suggestion: wonked out solitary confinement

Hope you enjoy! Big ups to all the artists and n go $upport them

Tracklist:
Mistareez - Affection
First Epoque - Epoque No. 7
Ramses - Mankey Version
Cassius Select - Fake Death
Zuli - Robotic Handshakes in 4D
Deadhand ft. Sensational - Touch (ETCH’s Pink Ladies in Space Remix)
DJ Pitch - Think I Didn’t
Kincaid - Inside (feat. J. Caesar)
Vanessa Worm - 0000
Low Khey - Click of Death
Box 5ive - Brick
Eyra - Rucula
Syz - Bunzunkunzun (Yushh's Droop Remix)
FAFF - Flan
Debba - Shimmer
Korin Complex - Wait
Honeydrip - Outta Here
Supreems - Two Faces

#13 LATSOI: Sequentia

Potato knishes
Potato knishes
I love potato knishes
This machine creates potato knishes
This is where I make potato knishes
The magic and the mystery of potato knishes
Little black squash balls
This machine creates little black squash balls
It turns potato pancakes into little black squash balls
This is where I make centipedes
I sure love to make centipedes
I turn little black worms into centipedes
I turn little black worms into centipedes

by WEȽ∝KER [@dujat & @joebeedles]

#14 LATSOI: WEȽ∝KER

Including but not limited to processed clips from:

Murut Music of North Borneo - www.discogs.com/Murut-Ivan-Poluni…o/release/1197793
An Anthology Of African Music 8 (The Music Of The Senufo) - www.discogs.com/Senufo-An-Antholo…o/release/4742595
The Music Of Africa Series: Uganda I - www.discogs.com/Various-The-Music…a-I/master/983171
Indonesia - Its Music And Its People - www.discogs.com/Christobel-Weeras…e/release/2885075
Viet-Nam I - www.discogs.com/Various-Viet-Nam-I/release/6046272
Music in Sikkim - www.discogs.com/Various-Music-In-…im/master/1074026
Lela E Tradizioni Di Bali Nel Camerun - www.discogs.com/Various-Lela-E-Tr…n/release/2614840
Traditional Music Of Angola - www.discogs.com/Various-Tradition…a/release/5861348
Music Of Bali - Gamelan Gender Wayang - www.discogs.com/Wayan-Loceng-Ketu…g/release/1593160
Touch 33 - Islands In-Between - www.discogs.com/Various-Touch-33-…ween/master/10423

all credit goes to the artists on these records for this beautiful music & source material!

Wood Glass Metal Vol VII

Spook Mix 009 - Lara K

“Slowly submerging” @rasminejose

Art by Annabel Cook
https://www.instagram.com/annabel_cookyourowndog

LXXIX - jazz

Brooklyn based DJ Amelia Holt was at the helm for the January Twin System show. She brought a bag of moody electronica - downtempo, electro and techno sounds all inside.

Twin System w/ Amelia Holt - January 2021

"I put this mix together hoping to make something with peaks and valleys. Moments to move your body and moments to take a break. My sensibilities lean on softer and dreamier, but not exclusively. I also tried to put together music with distinctly different environments, like scenes in a movie. I find that my favorite mixes usually do this. All recorded in one take, so there’s a few seams showing, but I like it that way. From my ears to yours, hope you enjoy!" - @cofaxx

#09 LATSOI: Cofaxx

Life-changing
Near-death experience
Mystical-type exploration
Long-term therapy
Resource for mental well-being
Pain reliever
Ceremony or ritual
Transcendental meditation
Timeless attitude
Lighting phenomenon
Death anxiety reducer
Awaking ritual for sensuality existence

Music-based culture as a modern mantra:
 "make them dance, and make them think." — DJ Spooky

— One body - one mind

@mimilk
@mitaminelab

#10 LATSOI: Mim

Section of the first CRUDEX SEED mix. 

This section featuring music from: Alexi Baris/ Celer/ Kassel Jaeger/ Vladislav Delay/ Lucy Duncombe/ Korea Undok Group/ Mirt/ Soft Tissue/ Best Available Technology/ MGSV/ Metal detector cunt Queens park/ Death Stranding/ Callander metal bridge.............

SEED_01_((excerpt))>>CRUDEX_VOL.1

your flower @myflower1 kicks off the gregorian decade on @radio-relativa with a foray into kosmische musik.

recorded in the beercan.

My Flower's "Kosmische Special" | Jan '21

Millennium Dust (6/2/21)

www.refugeworldwide.com

Tracklist:

1. Kin Sun - Deus Lux Solaris
2. Valentina Goncharova - Tape 11 Aksenov Track 2 (Forthcoming on Shukai)
3. Naffi-Locksman - We Are Willing
4. Playgroup - No Speed
5. The Frenzied Bricks - Vicious Circle (Forthcoming on Efficient Space)
6. Syndrome - Rubbish Two
7. Olev Muska - Tsimmairuudiralla (Forthcoming on Stroom)
8. Bill Converse - Sea Bering
9. Hound Love - Be Ok Cos/Mes Mix
10. Dresvn - Japan Trax A

#09 LATSOI: Cofaxx

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