This week, we're in for a real treat — and just in time for 4/20! This is some of the headiest, trippiest stuff we've heard in a long time, courtesy of versatile micro-master @luminescu. 

Aside from being a lovely human being and fantastic DJ, Luminescu is also a highly talented producer, so after you've savored this mix be sure to treat yourself with a deep dive into his discography! 

Check out our bilingual interview with the man himself below:

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦(𝐬) 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜? 

Spontaneously, I would say poetry and literature. It’s been a big part of my life and my academic studies. There are times when I read less, but I always have a book in progress. I recently came across a Quebec masterpiece, “Il pleuvait des oiseaux” by Jocelyne Saucier, an outstanding writer!

𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫, 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐬, 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬-𝐭𝐮?

J’écoute vraiment de tout, ça dépend de l’humeur, de la saison. Mais si je devais définir ce que j’écoute le plus en dehors du studio ou des dance floors, je dirais en vrac, Reggae Dub (High Tone, Zenzile, Easy Star All Star), Stoner & Psychedelic Rock, Gypsy Jazz, Ambient (Mars Lazar), Jazz-hop/Boom-Bap (Eric Truffaz, Guru), Vienna Dub (Tosca), Psydub (Schulman) et mention spéciale pour l’album « Simple Things » de Zero7. 

Plus récemment j’écoute en boucle les émissions « Balance Show » (Spacewalker) et « My Favorite Things » (Psycut) de Music Is My Sanctuary : un joyeux mélange de jazz, soul, hip-hop, etc.

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝/𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬?

I want to make people smile and let go for a while. To achieve this, I choose (or create) friendly and bouncy, sunny songs. Or on the contrary, I like to go for evil and completely trippy sound design, to make the brain twist. With the right sound system, it ends up having the same effect!

𝐃é𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬-𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐉 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐜é𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐝’𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐝é𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐢.

Honnêtement, peu importe le DJ booth tant que j’ai de quoi jouer des morceaux en digital et mes disques vinyle. Par contre le lieu importe beaucoup pour moi. J’ai envie de retrouver cette ambiance unique qui caractérise les fêtes libres en extérieur. Un gros volume, les pieds dans le sable à côté d’une rivière, taper du pied sur un champ de cailloux, dans la forêt, ou encore sous un pont d’autoroute, je vous laisse imaginer! 

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐠?

I’m really looking forward to trying out an Acidcore remix I did for the brilliant artist √Racine, which will be released on Ghost of the Shelf Records this summer. I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone and back to my first love, sound system tekno. Can’t wait for a big purring wall to really find out how this composition sounds!

CIRCLECAST 009 ≁ Luminescu

Just a sonic photon amongst the shadows̸̨̢̛͍̖͈͙͔̒͊̆͒̔͊̈́̀̕ͅ. 
« I'm bringing light like Thomas funky Edison. »

Writer/Editor/Artist @soamerecords
Writer/Editor/Artist @minimadelicrecords

Contact & Inquiries: louis.kutarba@live.fr

"Information is not knowledge
Knowledge is not wisdom
Wisdom is not truth
Truth is not beauty
Beauty is not love
Love is not music
Music is the best..."
_ Frank Zappa, Packard Goose. 

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[Upcoming Gigs]
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• 28th March, Stereo Bar Montreal w/ Brian Cuta

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[Releases]
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- Footsteps EP incl. Luminescu, Seraphim Remixes [MG038]
- Minimadelic Records [MMDC017] - Midsummer Night's Spleen EP
- Relic VA - Vocallobos
- Romanesco Records [RMNVA003] - Slamino 7
- Defora Records - Remix on vault. EP [DFR082]
- Fetish Radio - Remix on vault. EP [frr01]
- Long Life EP V.A. - Solidó Records
- Luminescu - Un Atoll dans la Tête EP - Psicodelica Records [PSL0377]
- Luminescu - Kodiak Meditation - Ambrosía Records [AMB004]
- LUMI001 - Pacific Telephone
- Cosmic Relay - EP002
- Luminescu - Nastarea Shamanului EP [Binaural Arts 051]
- Cosmic Relay - EP003
- Chikyu-u Records 024 - Remix on Jack George - Roma EP
- Minimadelic Records VA001
- LUMI002 - Tales of Whales EP [Lost Tracks]
- LUMI003 - The Bermuda Triangle
- LUMI004 - High Love You 
- Fratii.ro FRT021 - Remix on Jack George - Ode to S EP
- Minimadelic Records VA003
- LUMI005 - Carousel on Acid
- LUMI006 - Dream Sport
- LUMI007 - Shaft
- VA 1 [Magician on Duty]
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[Past gigs]
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• 2025
- 30th January @ Salon Daomé for Soame Records Showcase

• 2024
- 31st December @ DSTP
- 24th October @ Salon Daomé for Rythme Digital
- 26th July @ Union Française for Aussenwelt invite Poly'son
- 20th July @ Core, Saw Center (Ottawa)
- 13th June @ La Shop for Light Delight w/ Moodswings
- 7th June @ Tea & Beats
- 26th May @ Vitrine Festival
- 13th May @ La Shop for Light Delight
- 27th April @ Aftershop
- 30th March @ Bar Grenade w/ Residance Permanente
- 13th March @ La Shop for Light Delight w/ Une Minute de Plus
- 13th February @ Aftershop
- 13th February @ Osmo x Marusan w/ Pheek, Somebody 3lse, Shango
- 21st February @ La Shop for Light Delight w/ Naïko, Clochette, Buisson
- 31st January @ La Shop w/ Sohier, Othman, Axel
- 26th January @ Nouvel Établissement w/ Une Minute de Plus
- 13th January @ Blue Dog for Rosalie's birthday
• 2023
- 8th November @ La Shop for Light Delight Launch Party
- 11th November @ Blue Dog for November Fever
- 29th November @ La Shop for Light Delight #4 w/ Ravel & Any Yügel
- 13th December @ La Shop for Light Delight #6 with Claire, Zepha, Ellxandra
• 2022
- Cyberkitch 2087 w/ Alternative Konnectic, FR
- Minimadelic Showcase w/ vault. @ Le Salon Daomé, MTL
- Une Minute de Plus w/ Fred, Seja, Inside Blur @ Ritz MTL
- Fetish Radio Showcase in Burlington, VT, USA
- Minimadelic Showcase @ Salon Daomé, Montreal
- KNTC @ NewHaūs
- Homegrown Harvest w/ Enfants Malins & Debbie Doe
- Rumeurs w/ Zoftei, Ace-F, Adnän, Enfants Malins
• 2021
- La Java @ Le Bar à Pitons w/ Seb Fauteux & Constantin Monfilliette
- Minimadelic Showcase @ Le Salon Daomé w/ Greenn., Percü, Adn:an
• 2017-2020
- Rave w/ ALCI, Percü, Greenn. & Debbie Doe
- Opening for JOHN DIMAS @ Stereo Bar Montréal
- Minimadelic Shocase @ Le Salon Daomé
- DTD: Lineskip, Luminescu, Ayzen, Percü @ Le Salon Daomé
- Lofthanza 1711: Claire, Luminescu @ Le Salon Daomé
- Stéréo Bar Montréal w/ Claire
- Fluidddd • Inside Barcelona | Opening for TRIAD @ Salon Daomé
- Inner Circle RIFT-02 w/ Jack George, D. Blavatski, Alex Borzych (Rave)
- La Belle Étoile, Live Session #07 : Luminescu (Vinyl Only Podcast)
- Microlove004 w/ Maurice Giovannini & Greenn. 
- Le Salon Daomé, Dance Till Death x Enfants Malins & Boujay
- Baz Bar, St Barth (F.W.I.) (3 weeks residency)
- Stéréo Bar Montréal w/ PHEEK (Live)
- BONIMENTEURS présente 'Animations'
- Maison2109, Enfants Malins invite: Ja:ad & Luminescu
- Écho à Venir Festival, Bordeaux, France.
- Maison 2109, Enfants Malins invite: Ēmikkē, Luar, Luminescu
- Illusion Festival, QC
- StereoBar Montréal w/ Enfants Malins
- Maison 2109, Chez Nous w/ Ohm Ourani, Joe Taggesian, Debbie Doe, Flandez
- ReSolute x Brouqueline w/ Debbie Døe opening for PRASLEA, Vincent Lemieux, Magnanime, Nicolas Kehl, Oktave
- RETREAT : Loft Party, Debbie Døe b2b Luminescu
- BOHŌ : FORESTA PARTY 
- Rumeurs X EchoIsOne, w/ Enfants Malins, Ricardo Rocco, Luminescu, Greenn., Ēmikkē, Ja:ad
- Le Salon Daomé, Dance Till Death x RARE, w/ Percü & Claire
- Funhouse Loftparty w/ Debbie Døe & Luar
- Minimadelic, Micro Love 001 w/ Greenn
- ÖriGn, Montréal

Inner Circle is a Montreal-based underground dance music collective founded in 2017.

Our values: Community-focus - Movement & Liberation - Artistic diversity - Old school love 

We are:
Diego @diego_111
Max Mira @maxmira / @ossifer
J.P. Métis @jpmetis
Pabloc @pablo-cabezas
Leëf @leefmusique


[Past Events 2020]

Feb 21 - Somatic Spirit w/ Aso Ani & Marc Myst

Jan 10 - Inner Circle x Homegrown Harvest present Martyn & more

[ Past Events 2018/2019 ] 

November 1 - Mainframe - Ciel, Jump Source, anabasine, Lis Dalton, G L O W Z I

Sept 27 - Exposé Noir w/ Paula Temple

Sept 20 - Inner Circle presents: LSDXOXO

September 1 - Exposé Noir w/ Rebekah

Jun 29 - Inner Circle x Mirage present: Florian Kupfer

May 24 - Exposé Noir w/ Function, DJ Nobu, and Dr. Rubinstein

Apr 27 - Rift-02 w. Jack George b2b Luminescu, D. Blavatsky, and Alex Borzych

Apr 12 - Vol. X 000001: Aurora Halal

Mar 23 - Inner Circle presents Jesse Futerman & Lis Dalton

Feb 16 - Reflection w/ Stephanie Sykes Pre-Party

Feb 14 - Graphite Publications: The Lonely Hearts Club

Feb 9 - Aucun Signal w/ Claire 

Dec 1 - Fracture w/ MMSI (Mateo Murphy/Stereo_IMG), Anabasine, Mikael, Mishel Cazes

Nov 17 - Expose Noir 24 hours w/ Slam, Anetha

Oct 13 - Spirale w/ Debbie Doe (Live)

Founder/member, @innercirclemtl
Bookings/inquiries: innercirclemtl@gmail.com
For my darker sounds: @Ossifer

Genocide, June 2025:
Israel is only the executioner, every nation which has armed that country in the past year is an accessory to that genocide, an accomplice, a facilitator.  We cannot talk about war crimes because when you target unarmed civilians, mostly women and children, we are talking about a massacre, like terrorists do, not a war. The people who orchestrated that massacre, in the US, the most duplicitous, followed by those of the UK, Germany, France, and probably a few lesser ones should be tried for crimes against humanity just as well as Netanyahu and his cabinet, because it has been going on for two years, generously reported by media of all kinds, so the enablers knew exactly how the arms were to be used, as a tool for revenge, domination, and humiliation of the Palestinian people.  The conflict has ceased to be about the defense of anything for months.

The parties responsible have made a mockery of decency, morals, fairness, proportion, or justice, not to mention empathy.  Of what little there was, these concepts will be a lot longer to come back than they were to be struck down.  

Is it 1984 already?!?!
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I have not been able to recover access to my other account [https://soundcloud.com/ha-kekong] for a couple of years.  I have tried a few times to get back into it but SoundCloud doesn't trust me.  Same phone number, same email addresses, and they still claim that they can't verify my identity.  I created that account about three years ago as a substitute to my regular account which SoundCloud temporarily closed.  They closed it as part of some upgrade procedure in their system, the result of a bug that affected many accounts, about two years ago.  Since SC did not inform its users I didn't know if that was permanent or not, so I created that other account which I can't access.  Don't be mad if I have not replied to your message in the past two years, that's because I never got them ; ) ... You can always reach me here though.
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This one here (957729823) is for regular folks.

I love you, both.

...

You can't see it because of the angle with which I took the shot, aiming down, but beyond those blocks is the sea.  To the left is the Mediterranean, to the right is the Atlantic Ocean.  No it's not Gibraltar, but a little bit further West. ... Actually I checked recently and it is further North more than West, I thought I was facing South when in fact I probably was facing the Atlantic ocean, which is why I suppose the waves were of a decent size where we were.
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My face and the bike are a courtesy of Joël Vaudreuil
[https://vimeo.com/user8897093]  ... Merci Joe!
I then went ahead and butchered his work with a borrowed helmet.
... Sorry Joe. =(
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I'm trying to promote what I think is good music, so if you want to help out a bit I'd rather you [like] or [repost] my *playlists* rather than my field recordings, if you don't mind, unless you are a die hard fan of those things. Thank you ; )

I speak French, so if you send me a private message, and that you are a francophone, please write in French, thank you.  ... I mean, you don't absolutely have to, but I would prefer it. 

All my field recordings (except for when I record a person) are public, freely downloadable by anyone who is able to click on the button.  I encourage anyone interested to use them in any way whatsoever, on purpose or accidentally. No need for permissions or credits or any other kind  of administrative maneuvers.
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Anarchists give me hope.

I'm a big fan of EFF.  Love ya EFF.  (no connection with the above line)
... and of course Richard Stallman and Linux and all the others.  Bless yous.

Now don't be lazy, go find out what it is this "EFF" that I'm talking about.  I'll give you a hint: it has to do with computers.

You have a nice day now.  Hugs & Kisses.