Podcast Series

First episode of uTropica, an eclectic musical journey through Utopian soundscapes of a parallel tropical universe. a meditative contemplative sonic stream of drones, shamanic tribalism, chantings, minimalism, jazz, electronica, downtempo and misc space oddities curated and mixed by Marco Shuttle with guests on rotation.

uTropica#1 - Marco Shuttle

A recent recording from a smoked out room courtesy of @djorbitsydney & https://soundcloud.com/freda-539455282

Live in the cloud for forever repeat.

DJ Orbit b2b Freda - Live @ Transitions

Our latest Podcast chapter comes in the form of a mesmerising all-vinyl set by the Spanish duo Binomi, interweaving experimental, psychedelic and avant-garde ambient music from across the decades with personal field recordings. Recorded live at the Hangar in Barcelona as part of the 2023 edition of Mostra, it is a dreamy two-hour sound adventure sprinkled thorough with the dusty film of gentle record crackles and pensive undertone. 

"How to translate a friendship of more than 10 years into a mix? After a long coexistence, the pandemic represents a hiatus in our musical relationship. Mostra23 is the perfect excuse and the best stage to resume it. A new sound has emerged in us, complicity, laughter, and goosebumps confirm it. The set configured with 3 turntables and accompanied by field recordings made in Australia and Tasmania form a soundtrack of shared sensations across the distance. Through genres, we define our experiences; new age, drone, experimental or avant-garde music, minimalism, and psychedelia can be its labels. Who knows, we just hope it transports you to places as distant or as close as those it evokes for us. It has been a real pleasure."

Binomi are Jordi Aparicio and Joan Gila, both from Tarragona, Spain. Avid collectors of records, their search for sound brought them together in Barcelona more than a decade ago.

Mix recorded in Hangar during Mostra Festival 2023.

Sounds by @binomi 📿
Visions by @marcomaldarella 🔮
Recorded at @mostrabcn 🌸

ALBUMS & FIELD RECORDINGS:  

Jordi Aparicio - Field Recording frog & water in Australia
Andres Löo - Seto Dub
Les Halles - Invisible cities
Huerco S - For those of who have never
Roland Young - Spontaneous bounce
Telectu - Digital Buiça
Esa Kotilainen - Ajatuslapsi
Iury Lech - Música para el fin de los cantos
Hiroshi Yoshimura - A.I.R (Air in resort)
Finis Africae - Un dia en el parque (2a expedición)
Craig Leon - Visiting
Stockhausen & Jasper Van't Hof - Aqua Sansa
Dog photos - Laughing hands
Akira Ito - Bosatu & Mugen 普薩匕無限
Valley of the sun - Field Guide To Inner Harmony
David Wescott - A musical evocation of the Old Testament
Vangelis Katsoulis - The sleeping beauty
Pauline Oliveros - Deep listening
David Behrman - On the other ocean
Edward Vesala - Afrikan Tähdet
Jordi Aparicio - Field recording cooburra in Australia
David Hopkins - Gaia (An ecological meditation)
Yoshio Olima - Une collection des chansons II: Music for spiral
Zaumne - Élévation
De Cos - Tides / Grass Lore
Game of the clouds - Joker's Nr.10
Vidna Obmana - The transcending quest
Jordi Aparicio - Field Recording Voices in Australia
Byron Westbrook - Distortion Hue
Diamond Harbour - Beyond sound
Crème de Hassan - Technique & Rite
Jordi Aparicio - Field recording birds & rain in Australia
Har hou - Wabi Sabi
Orquesta de las nubes - Manual del usuario
Matthew Sage - Wants a diamond pivot bright
Deux filles - Silence & wisdom 
John Elder - Antartica
Jordi Aparicio - Field recording Tasmania Sea

Podcast Series 39 | Introspective Electronics x Mostra23 • Binomi (Vinyl Set)

Obscure Series: Paragon

"Two hours of an immersive soundtrack, weaving through ambient frequencies and bursts of pure eclecticism. With great elegance, the narrative of this journey is simply captivating, building to a cathartic release. Two hours of deep listening and total enjoyment, filled with musical gems and honey for the ears."

London native, Barcelona resident, Josh Hoppen (@joshhoppen) is a seasoned DJ, crate digger and part of the team behind Mostra festival (@mostrabcn). Taking his cues from years immersed in dance music culture, his sets unravel connections between genres, where moody soundscapes and atmospheric techno clear a path for crisp breaks and crackling jungle. Josh is also the founder of Seasoned Sound, an exploration project digging through the diverse worlds of jazz, funk, soul and disco to unearth the roots of electronic dance music.

HOCast #207 - Josh Hoppen (Corsair)

En Masse w/ Patrick Russel: 14th November '24

Microwave is a community-based, audiovisual webradio. We aim to provide a platform for a wide variety of upcoming artists through digital and real-life media.

Tune in at microwave.live.

01.12.2024 Deep Space Series w/ Ridoe

@milo-official

"My experience was rooted in the excitement and nerves of embracing your proposal and stepping out of my comfort zone. Coming more from the dance floor realm, it made me dig through my collection to find tracks that leaned more toward listening. Temple and Espacio Perpendicular are an oasis among all the options we have in Madrid, and it’s clear that it’s also resonating with the audience coming from outside. Infinite thanks."

temple chapter 7 took place on 04·01·2025
deep listening lodge

w/ dj ilmajaam (dj set) ‡ kitty soul (hybrid set) ‡ kyria libia & laura lavigny (live) ‡ milo (dj set) ‡ truglut (dj set) ‡

Milo @ temple chptr. 7 - 4/1/2025

Kosmic Skaut graces us with a truly stunning mix recorded with tender loving care for the 52nd chapter of our Podcast Series. The Prague via Brno based artist has been a kindred musical soul and a friend for a long time and we’re so happy to finally welcome him to our cozy lil family circle 🤍

Mikuláš aka Kosmic Skaut goes slow and steady behind the decks, interlocking psychedelic, acid-tinged and hypnotic sounds in his DJ sets spanning multitudes of ambient and dance music genres. For Mikuláš, music is all about collectivity and togetherness ~ a takeout from his early years as a boy scout. He materialises this spirit in projects including organising festival Michalský Výpad in Olomouc, co-running the notorious ÉTER collective in Brno and regurlarly putting on his Kosmic Care events at Ankali’s Planeta Za which he always ~ as an aspiring chef and baker ~ supplies with tasty homemade snacks. Once you try his pizzenka (the cute way to say pizza in Czech) and this delicious mix, there’s no coming back 🍕

In this chapter of our Podcast Series, we plunge head first into the deep end of ambient psychedelia as we take off on this phenomenal voyage through Kosmic Skaut’s wild and wonderful imagination. As we move through the mix, so it moves with us, allowing for softness to emerge in waves of amorphous drones melting into one another, layered with textures, field recordings and electro-acoustic instrumentation in the build up to the rhythmical crescendo that sees it conlcude 🌬️

Sounds by @lost_and_explore 🔮
Visions by @marcomaldarella ✨

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-52-kosmic-skaut

TRACKLIST

Boards of Canada - The Color Of The Fire
JIJU - Cave (JIJU Remix)
John Atkinson & Peter Wolfgang - Addictum
Barefoot - Becoming Someone Else (Inhmost Altered Remix)
Michel Banabila - The Three Stages Of Endurance
C. LAVENDER - Be As You Will Be
Emiddio Vasquez — Alembic Tears
C. LAVENDER - MASSES OF GATHERED CLOUDS
Yuki Conjugate - Distant Object O
Emeralds - Diagram of the Universe
Zadig - Shores of Sorrow
Caldera - Feaves
HVL - Teapot Limhi
Premis - Flounder
Ike Zwanikken - Crossed Candle
Na Nich - Log

Podcast Series 52 | Kosmic Skaut

We are so happy to kick our Podcast Series back into gear with a long anticipated recording from the UK-based duo Plantera called 'Cosmozoa' ~ based on theories of intergalactic spores transferring life to other planets 🌱

I met Lewis and Mason last year at the intimate Sonic Rites gathering, nestled in the wilds of the beautiful Welsh countryside. Smitten by their soothing afternoon set, I knew I needed to approach them and ask if they’d be keen to record a mix for the series ~ and they said yes 💍

So here it is, a magical musical offering born out of synergy between two close friends sharing deep understanding of and passion for music that touches the soul and soothes the mind. And what better time to dial
in this hour and a half journey than after the long weekend of Bank holiday frolics. Sit back, close your eyes and let it take you on a comic ride through soft edged ambient and downtempo psychedelia 💫

The guys also shared a little message for us too to accompany the mix: “Join us on this journey of cosmozoa; ejected into the ether from unknown coordinates, floating aimlessly through primordial dust until being grasped into the orbit of Plantera - gliding through the atmospheric haze before breaking out into blissful serenity, absorbing the sights and sounds of this unfamiliar world while sailing on it's winds" 

Sounds by @planterasound
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-53-cosmozoa-by-plantera

TRACKLIST

Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 2
Marco Shuttle - Polysolation
Spacetime Continuum - Fluresence
Carbon Based Lifeforms - Metrosat 4
Hang Massive - Moon's Reflection on Countless Ponds
Autumn of Communion - Flow of Telepathy
Doof - Grantchester Meadows Remembered
Anders Ilar - Benthic Habitat
Saphileaum - Floating Garden Exploration
Declan - Species
Loop Guru - Part 3: 3AM Outside Here
Inhmost - Reconcile
Hibernation - Sympath
Higher Intelligence Agency - Orange
Ishq - Nepalese Sun

Podcast Series 53 | 'Cosmozoa' by Plantera

We could not imagine a more fitting Podcast Series contribution to soundtrack the peak of our of summer than this lush dubby mix recorded by the New York via Chicago DJ & productress Eden Aurelius 🦋

Back in April last year, the inaugural record on the Glaswegian label co:clear lands in the crates at Phonica Records and it steals the show. It was the debut release by Eden Aurelius titled ‘Plateau’ with it’s soft-edged downtempo take on dub techno dancing through clouds of ambient textures and perfectly embodying that netherworld in between ambient and dance music that is the beating heart of Introspective Electronics. Over a year later, we are so grateful and proud to have Eden feature on our Podcast Series with this stunning hour-long recording 💕

Nothing else to do now but to plunge into the dubwise depths of this magick mix where tender energy ebbs and flows in the spaces between not-quite-ambient and not-quite dance. It’s in the liminal space of the soft cracks in between. Aren’t you curious to hear? ✨

Sounds by @edenaurelius
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-54-eden-aurelius

TRACKLIST

Rhauder & Paul St Hilaire - No News (Assemblage Mix)
Purl - Hollow 
Attila Jahanvash - Morning Glory 
Rod Modell - Body Sonic
Illuvia - Khalani
The Urban District - 100.2
Purl - Saraide
DT-90 - Kone 
Alex Humann - Recovery Passage 
Rhythm & Sound - Aerial 
Electric Birds - Stem 
DJ Paradise - Ssumo
Fonica - 1899-12-31
Off The Sky - Cumulae Movement

Podcast Series 54 | Eden Aurelius

Feeling incredibly proud to share this new chapter in our Podcast Series, a profound and powerful mix from the dearest Lou Drago, an artist and human we deeply admire 🤍

Lou is the host of one of our favourite ambient shows @transience-archive which airs monthly on Berlin’s Cashmere Radio to provide listener with a much needed relief from anxiety and together with marum they host sonic-seances under the name @infinity-rug 🫧

Lou believes in the transformative potential of sound and the importance of deep listening. Whether that is listening to each other, our needs or to the sounds around us. In their sets they often explore the sonic landscapes of the in-between, where the listeners perspective dictates the experience, yet holds them in a warm embrace to invite a deep dialogue with the listening body-mind.

✨ In Lou's words ✨

like many of us, my heart has been red with grief-rage witnessing the ever-escalating genocide in Gaza. this mix starts with an invocation for the liberation of the Palestinian people, a struggle that omits none of us if we wish to be truly free. 

the slowly evolving sound journey takes us through several realms and phases of introspection, ghosts of the past lingering in melodies they never heard. sonic energies condensing and expanding, offering spaciousness for contemplation and being with whatever arises.

meandering through earthly realms, through the riparian zone, swamps, and forests we meet with mournful spirits in her gut, casting our attention on the multiplicities of loss we are facing. yet in the shade there are angels, who remind us that we have been doing this for many, many lifetimes. ‘keep on’ they seem to whisper. 

eventually we arrive to the sunset inside, where the Grand River’s winds meet the horizon, guiding our gaze upward toward the night sky where the mysteries of the celestial bodies radiate, Lyra’s visions casting an empowerment spell for all those who listen. 

may we each grow ever surer of our paths, finding creative and yet unimaginable ways to continue our collective struggle for the liberation of all sentient entities, until we are all free.

love, 

lou drago


Sounds by @lou_drago 
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-55-lou-drago

TRACKLIST
Al Fraser - Omaroro
JakoJako feat. Rima Baransi - Btnadini
Kettalynne & EGM - عنوان ضائع (I’nwan Dai’e)
Celer - On or Near the Surface 
Pauline Anna Strom - Ancestral Shrines
Pablo Diserens - riparian zone
Unjin - Gut
Al Fraser - Chrysalis
Int/r - Shade
Jana Irmet - Time Piece 1
Purelink - Stadium Drive
marrow - inter
Davis Galvin - Sipes’ Vista
Autechre - Yulquen 
Daniela Huerta - memoria 
Ariel Kalma - Sunset Inside 
Grand River - Tuning the Wind 
Charlemagne Palestine - Schlingen-Blangen
Alvin Curran - Canti Illuminati (edit)
Lyra Pramuk - Ending

Podcast Series 55 | Lou Drago

We are very happy to present you with the 56th chapter in our Podcast Series today, a powerful deep listening mix recorded live at Perpendicular 2025 by our dear friend ~ Horizontal. Setting the scene, imagine yourself laying down comfortably in a wooden cabin deep in the woods at night time, in profound communion with your fellow listeners and letting the sounds collective carry you inwards 🌚✨
 
I first met Paul two years ago playing at one of my favourite ambient rooms at a small gathering in Scotland, then again last year at Backsteinboot in Berlin where we both played as part of an all night sleepover ambient event Rausch. Both times, I was mesmerised by the composure and depth of Paul’s music and demeanour, two qualities that truly shine through in this sublime mix probing the realms of drone ambient, minimalism, avant-garde and electro-acoustic composition 💫

This hour and a half of slithering drones, liquefied glitches, deep nocturnal soundscapes and ritual sonics is occasionally punctuated by narration. It ebbs and flows between barely audible and fiercely present as it deliberately stretches the scope of listening with its passage. The further in you listen, the deeper in you go 🔮

Recorded live at @espacio-perpendicular 2025

Sounds by @paul-thomas
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-56-horizontal-perpendicular-25

TRACKLIST

Eleh - Reflection 1
Merkaba Macabre - Gaslight and the dark (Unreleased)
Eleh - Beneath the silver sun
Merkaba Macabre - Yenerenicm Nevets (Unreleased)
Eliane Radigue - Adnos 1
Thomas Köner - Cogitation (Decay)
Felicia Atkinson - Valis
Henry Krutzen - L’Alpiniste
Merkaba Macabre - Spectre at Splatthayes (Unreleased)
Ancestral Voices - Medicina
Maggi Payne - Fizz
Ana Roxanne - Untitled
Eliane Radigue - Perception
Samin Son - Oriya
Alain Kremski - Le Christ au mont des oliviers
Ancestral Voices - Night of visions
Unperson - Spiritual (Acapella)
Merkaba Macabre - Ancient Vessels (Unreleased)
Eli Kessler - Willing to be open 
Marco Shuttle - AfA
Christian Zanési - Stop! l’horizon
Thomas Köner - Nival
Thomas Köner - Substrate (Binaural)
Refracted - Departure
Carlos Casas - Interview with the oldest Aeta
Ancestral Voices - Divination

Podcast Series 56 | Horizontal @ Perpendicular 25

David Cordero is an artist based in San Fernando, Cádiz, on the southern coast of Spain. His work has appeared on many of the Ambient scene’s favourite labels including Home Normal, Dronarivm, Archives, Polar Seas, and Past Inside The Present, among others. He also released ‘Restless Nature’ on Whitelabrecs back in 2024. Having made music since his teens, David began releasing solo material in 2016 after years spent performing as part of a Post Rock band. His music draws inspiration from Ambient pioneers such as Brian Eno and Steve Roach, as well as the Japanese school of minimalism led by the likes of Satoshi Ashikawa and Hiroshi Yoshimura. Nature and everyday life play a central role in his compositions, which are crafted through long hours of experimentation in his home studio. A curator of Ambient and experimental music events in Spain, David remains deeply engaged in fostering the scene while continuing to explore new sonic ideas.

Anthéne is the project of Toronto-based musician Brad Deschamps, who has been releasing music since 2015. Known for his hushed, melodic guitar-based soundscapes, Brad has released on respected imprints such as Home Normal, Oscarson, and Past Inside The Present, as well as through his own label, Polar Seas Recordings. His influences span from the spacious, slow-moving worlds of Stars of the Lid to the delicate intimacy of Julie Byrne, with a constant leaning toward minimalism and melody. In addition to his solo work, Brad is an active collaborator, creating music as Rosales (with Ian Hawgood) and Citrine (with Phoebe Dubar), among other projects.

Their second full-length collaboration is called ‘Let One Bird Sing’ and follows 2023’s ‘Lost Under The Sea’ on the Home Normal label. The two artists began by patiently exchanging small musical sketches, allowing each to build upon and reshape the ideas in their own way. Layers of guitar, modular tones and textures were gradually woven together into a seamless whole. It was an unhurried process where space and subtlety were as important as melody. Both artists have a deep respect for detail and restraint, and this shared affinity is evident throughout this album.
Brad was inspired to choose the album’s title based on a line in a poem by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, which speaks to a hope for freedom. This is something Brad connected not only to humanity but also to the natural world. The pieces on ‘Let One Bird Sing’ carry a sense of openness and quiet reverence for nature, reflected in their unforced, drifting structures and gentle interplay of tones. The artist’s intention was to create a space for calm and reflection, inviting either attentive listening or moments of stillness and detachment. 

-credits-

Written and produced by David Cordero and Brad Deschamps
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Cover photography by April Suen
Additional photography by Brad Deschamps
Art and design by Andrew Heath

wlr193 David Cordero & Anthéne - Let One Bird Sing

Music where words fail. In memory of a friend 🖤🐾

Farewell My Friend

This is the Gyre.

A durational field where measure loses its grip. The unconscious as factory rather than theatre, time as pure form freed from the curve, and subjectivity as the residual effect of machinic processes rather than their ground.

Refrains are temporal organising principles that create rhythmic assemblages rather than linear progressions. They operate through "asignifying semiotics"; sounds that produce effects without representing meanings, functioning directly on affects and intensities.

"Time penetrates artistic works through the singular rhythms that accommodate it, rhythms in which custom, memory and death intermingle." - Felipe Kong Aránguiz

Repetition that returns only difference, the absolutely new.

This returns.

Oct 8 -1

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 39 | Introspective Electronics x Mostra23 • Binomi (Vinyl Set)

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