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 🖤

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

Into The Abyss Special Mix | Simbiosis 2023 - Josephine Soundscapes

"Simbiosis is a self-managed, intimate and family event, which takes
place annually in Andalusia. Our values are essentially respect, promoting community and supporting local talent."

Josephine’s Soundscapes is a project comprising sound collages and Dj sets that embrace certain atmospheres of escape and electricity, a collection of random sequences, pensive oscillations, erratic voices drifting across decades (from landscape to living room), nocturnality and a rare, as in slight, intensity. Part of creative cell a_mal_gam_a with deejay Diskoan, spreading its hypnagogic shroud over a number of club nights and special events from its residency at listening club Avalovara. Josephine’s Soundscapes is an experimental incarnation of transversal studio Machines Désirantes Buró, based in Madrid.

https://soundcloud.com/machines-desirantes

Into The Abyss Special Mix | Simbiosis 2023 - Josephine' Soundscapes

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

Untold stories(The grey areas between drum'n'bass and other genres mix)

1:Soulless/Keosz
2:Yesterday's Future (Sam KDC Remix)/Synth Sense
3:Antenna/ENA
4:Static Movement (Consequence Remix)/Anile & Synth Sense
5:The Hustle/Arkaik
6:Anishinaabe/DYL
7:Dipteran/ENA
8:Between Dreams/Sam KDC
9:Bloom/Reza & Gremlinz
10:Symbol # 9.1/Synth Sense
11:Chemically/ENA
12:Tomorrow's World (Indigo Remix)/Synth Sense
13:Trapped Within the Circuit (Original Mix)/Synth Sense
14:Anishinaabe (Clima Remix)/DYL
15:Pipelines (feat. Alien Pimp) (Original Mix)/Alien Pimp, The Last Hero, DYL
16:Earth Realm/The Last Hero
17:Symmetry/ASC
18:Surrender/Sam Kdc

Thank you so much Deeper Vibrations for introducing my mix on your web site :)
http://www.dubstep-mixes.co.uk/drum-bass-mixes-dnb-dj-mix/lynne-tokyo-untold-stories-mix-2014/

Untold stories(2014/The grey areas between  drum'n'bass and other genres mix)

Ghayb

🌐 https://mazy.media

What began as a sound piece created to accompany an alien-themed art exhibit in Philadelphia quickly evolved into something far more expansive before making its debut at the show. “sounds from an otherworldly place” is a sonic odyssey: a story of interstellar exploration and transformation told in five acts across space and time.

On this radical departure from her usual style, Mazy showcases her versatility by pushing the boundaries of her own craft. Experiments in sound design, synthesis, and field recording coalesce into haunting atmospheres and emotionally rich ambient worlds.

What emerges is both cosmic and intimate: a meditation on fear and fascination with the unknown.

sounds from an otherworldly place

planet zen

A sonic portrait of a city suspended in twilight, it traces the quiet pulse of urban dusk — moody and gently immersive. As the day exhales and the skyline softens, textures emerge — quiet synths, distant echoes, and the hush of passing lives.

Le Code is a French ambient artist known for creating soft atmospheric soundscapes with subtle synthesizer or piano sounds inspired by nature (especially water and the ocean). He also co-founded Mare Nostrum Label, largely continuing the ocean theme.

Produced, mixed and mastered by Alexandre De Charrin (Le Code)
Cover picture by Alexandre De Charrin
Cover design by Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Something in the Air

Interlude - Last Wave of the Night

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

Contact: info@introspective-electronics.com

Curation by @avsluta 🌱
Visual Identity by @marcomaldarella 🍃

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

Introspective Electronics