In anticipation of the upcoming third edition of SONIC GARDEN ~ an all-day ambient, downtempo and experimental electronic music event taking place in the lush Old Paradise Yard of London’s IKLECTIK ~ we are thrilled to share a live recording of the enigmatic opening b2b set from the last edition 🐝

Courtesy of Avsluta and Christian Duka ~ the two minds behind SONIC GARDEN ~ it is a perfect mood-setter for the upcoming adventure with Primal Code (Hypnus & Kalahari Oyster Cult) and Luca (E2-E8) happening on Sunday, 26th June 💫

More info and tickets: https://amoenus.co.uk/sonicgarden 🌿

This nearly three hours journey is a slowly blossoming mystical affair of gently oozing ambient textures with scattered spoken word leading into dub-infused downtempo and various flavours of progressive electronica. Best listened to in its full length, this a perfect accompaniment to your psychedelic adventures 🍄

Sounds by @avsluta & @dvka
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Podcast Series 24 | Avsluta b2b Christian Duka (Live at SONIC GARDEN)

@n-i-c-o-7 performed on the third day of #Mostra23 at Castell de Montjuïc. 

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Nico grew up in a small coastal town in Galicia in the late 80s. In 2008, he started to involve himself with deeper shades of electronic music and their profound sentimental atmospheres. His interest became an obsession, and within two years he began to play in clubs across the Spanish northwest. 

According to the artist, he was influenced by a golden generation of local DJs who helped define and shape his sound in terms of dance music, along with a rounded love of legendary bands and artists from across the musical spectrum. His musical philosophy is that everyone has something to bring, so there is always something to learn. 

In 2015, Nico moved to Barcelona, expanding his horizons both artistically and personally. He’s currently  one of the residents of the renowned Nitsa Club, and together with the duo Binomi, is responsible for HIRU, a multi-venue party across the city designed as an ode to club culture.

Nico prefers not to pigeonhole himself into any particular style, but his sets are nothing short of hypnotic. When he plays, he looks for that peculiar sensory union with the dance floor that connects them without words, seeking to lead the night in the same direction together.

LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/dos_hormigas/
@n-i-c-o-7

Nico @ Mostra 2023 🖤

Into The Abyss #043 | Joan Gila


Joan Gila (joan-gila) is defined as a music connoisseur. He has been collecting records since he was 15, and his great passion is rummaging through boxes to discover hidden gems. Joan is the creative mind and curator behind the HOC radio podcast platform (@hoc-radio). Additionally, he is part of the DJ duo Binomi (@binomi) alongside his longtime friend, where they have performed at various venues in Barcelona and beyond, including notable events like Mostra Festival or Perpendicular. They also released a music talk show at Dublab Barcelona called "Geography and History." Moreover, Binomi and his partner in crime Nico have a project called HIRU, where they are in charge of creating captivating sound journeys in the Laut every two months.
This year, he launched a small cassette and digital music label based on ambient and avant-garde sounds called "Red Edge" (@red-edge-label), with a first work by ABSIS.
https://rededge.bandcamp.com


In this podcast, I have tried to create a sort of soundtrack inspired by dark and repetitive sounds, interspersed or juxtaposed with textures or experiments that aim to build a shifting atmosphere of intrigue and even a certain discomfort, alternating with the pleasure and serenity that deep drones provide, even when stemming from dark tones.

https://soundcloud.com/joan-gila

Into The Abyss #042 | Joan Gila

Drifting, hanging, holding. Hoping, seeking, searching. And then finding.

Mark Van Hoen's ninth album as Locust is a cosmic whisper, a tender touch, where candid songwriting commingles with the afterimage of trip-hop and jungle. Across eight tracks, spectral melodies dance between languid breakbeats, and a formless murmur drifts through the ether, seeking a common thread.

Layered in strata, "The First Cause" reveals itself anew with each listen. Delicate tones share space with bass weight. Drums crunch, and rhythms cascade. Voices loop and intone, bodiless. What at first seems melancholy, you may later find reoriented—toward promise.

We seek solace in each other, and we seek solace in sound. Kinship isn't easy to come by. When a record offers its kind embrace to us as this one does, without reservation, we should take heed.

Written, performed and produced by Mark Van Hoen
© Touch Music/Fairwood Music UK Ltd
℗ 2023 Mark Van Hoen under exclusive license to Mysteries of the Deep

markvanhoen.com

Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY
Photography by Grant Aaron
Design by Gabriel Benzur
Words by Chris Zaldua

Pressed by: AFG Record Manufacturing
Worldwide Distribution: Space Cadets

© Mysteries of the Deep
MOTDLP017, 2023
mysteriesofthedeep.net

The First Cause

OX-HO

LTD Edition Vinyl LP

MOTDLP017 – Locust | The First Cause - OX-HO

Endri w/ Gent - Aaja Channel 2 - 26 11 23

Welcome to the first episode of the year of our Shapes playlist! Welcome to Flaw

Flavio aka Flaw had a constant relationship with music, leading him to numerous experiences as a musician and always gravitating towards the world of electronic music. DJ/Selector based in Bologna, Flaw is part of the Girovelle Psicotronice family, playing techno, fresh breakbeat/trance, electro and progressive sounds.

A fusion between past and contemporary, new releases and re-emerged records complement each other by always trying to tell something different, the defined idea of the sounds that he loves does not hinder a continuous and obsessed turnover of his archive. This set reflects this attitude, starting with an atmospheric and syncopated intro, then building a climax that reaches the peak and successively descends down to an introspective ground floor.

Enjoy!

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flawflawflaw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flaw.____/

E.M.C. shapes - Flaw

Recorded in Long Island City, New York, 28th January 2024. 2 hours of Ambient and Experimental music.
Future is already here!
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Music from the Future Vol 1

@Pillen Dj set @ SubRadio Bcn / 27.01.24 / 19.00.-20.00

Recorded at Absenta del Raval

Live Transmission On Fridays from 7.30 to 9.45 PM

Check out the full audiovisual set here: https://youtube.com/live/1klVxivdHtU?feature=share

Artwork: @JavierMarimon (IG: @ javiermrmn )

Supported by Suburbia Bcn, Absenta del Raval & RUSC

Pillen @ SubRadio Bcn / 27.01.24

Download
https://feralsound.bandcamp.com/album/the-abyss

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The Abyss Gazes Also Into You

Senglar & Wilhelm Matthies - Kays

Somebody gets wrecked!😱 The Second ending of three endings for Vol. 1 
Image of Indian Creek with Christmas lights shining onnthe surface, turned upside down, ominous wrecking ball placed via picture editing
Tidus and Mitchell:
Stylophone Beats
Stylophone Genx2 
Mitchell:
Post recording ambience 
Additional audio recording 

The Bad Ending: Somebody Gets Wrecked

Platform navigating the liminal spaces between ambient and dance music and featuring regular radio shows, guest podcast series and intimate events ✨🌝🌚✨

Contact: info@introspective-electronics.com

Curation by @avsluta 🌱
Visual Identity by @marcomaldarella 🍃

Podcast Series 24 | Avsluta b2b Christian Duka (Live at SONIC GARDEN)

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