Alfonso peacefully weaving dubby, minimal and hazy rhythms.

"This mix contains several of my current favorite minimal and techno records and also several classic gems of the genre.

For personal reasons, it was recorded at night, with the volume low on the speakers, which complicated the process a bit. It's not my most technically perfect session, but, on the other hand, the situation forced me to make a kind of blend and speech without stridency and this has built a very interesting sleepy atmosphere.

It's the music I could play nowadays at an after hour club and the way I would play it."

@f-ondj
Alpenglühen

recorded in Madrid, Spain
16.01.2024

nunsen·tape 18 - F-on

The recording from one of my favourite sets last year ~ Transcendence Festival in Japan 🌲🇯🇵

I’ve long been drawn to the deep, organic and electrifying techno of Japan–inextricably linked to open-air gatherings deep in the forest–so it was very special to play this set in the mystical woods of Nagano’s mountains.

I played after Japanese wizard OCCA @oooccaaa, from 11.30PM-2AM ~ descending into the night and far beyond ✧.*｡⋆

Deepest thanks to @takumiinamoto1994 and @djmaria-jp for the invitation to join this gathering of likeminded musical souls, I am very grateful to have shared this experience with friends old + new 🫶

Featuring music from Alan Backdrop, Toki Fuko, Jacques Adda, Nao Nhil, Huda, A Strange Wedding, Conceptual, GiGi FM, Kangding Ray, Zemog, Noise From Beyond, Danieli, Vardae +++

Hope you enjoy this psychedelic forest trip to outer space 🌲🌌🧚🌙

Sybil @ Transcendence 2024

For the 48th instalment of our podcast series, Introspective Electronics founder Lucie Stepankova aka Avsluta steps in with a live recording of her DJ set at last month’s Ambient Tide, a Brussels-based listening event series run by our dear friend and fellow ambientist Kato De Vidts. We couldn’t imagine a better setting for this set to take place ~ the floor fully covered in rugs and cushions, low hanging lanterns emanating soft warm light, the scent of palo santo drifting through the air and focused audience listening with patience and curiosity 💆🏻‍♀️

Avsluta is a London-based producer, DJ, live performer and event curator navigating the liminal spaces between ambient and dance music. For the past 8 years, Lucie has been deepening her musical knowledge working behind the counter at Phonica Records, catering to London’s ambient and downtempo heads on most Saturdays and making a few good friends along the way. She runs Introspective Electronics as is actually the person writing this text, which does feel a little awkward but it has to be done. Together with her friend Alicia, she runs Terra Obscura, aiming to make clubbing cozy and on ocassion, curates solo or collaborative ambient events as part of Introspective Electronics ✨

Just shy of two hours, this mix weaves a thread of hopeful softness made for moments of deep relaxation and focus. Voices and gentle rhythms ebb and flow atop lush drones, giving way to arpeggiated passages, spoken word and field recordings. Recommended listening at dusk, in a candle-lit space, floating on a pile of cushions and wrapped in fluffy blankets with a mandatory cup of steaming tea 🍵

Recorded live at Ambient Tide in October 2024
https://www.instagram.com/ambient.tide/

Sounds by @avsluta
Visions by @marcomaldarella 

Buy Music Club: buymusic.club/list/introspective-electronics-pocast-series-48-avsluta-ambient-tide


TRACKLIST

air liquide - things happen
Mind Over MIDI - Moon Shadows
A. Brehme - K. Ran And Spoke Foresights From The Forest (Digital Exclusive)
santebela - If time bends (ft Angelina Nonaj)
Kincaid - Scree Slope
CHANTSSSS - lose my
Piezo - p°P°
Box5ive - Sour Kiss
Jacob Dwyer & Sam Purcell - Hetty Brain
human mesh dance - in pools
Ruin - The Dive (D.Tiff Dip)
Mick Chillage - Hyper Sleep
mu tate - spore
Firnis DC - Photo Manipulation
Relaxer - In Softening Air
Mücha - Spectral Interference
Box 5ive - Duty Free
Luke Sanger - Morning Person
Veryan - Part Wild Horses Mane
Zaumne - Tête
CHANTSSSS - (swan)
Farron - WH Respiration
Tecno Shoppe - Ryu & Syusaku
Innerworld - Vibrations
Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy - Love Without Sound
Box5ive - Rough Sleeper
nthng - Some Clouds Are Destined To Break
nthng - With You
Warmth - Roads

Podcast Series 48 | Avsluta @ Ambient Tide

It's with great pleasure that we welcome Spanish maestro ABSIS to The Observatory, who gifts us with a special live ambient set, performed and recorded earlier this month at Human Club's third anniversary celebrations in Barcelona.

Thank you, Salva. Stunning <3
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Artist Support:

https://soundcloud.com/absismusic
https://rededge.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-alpengl-hen
https://hiverndiscs.bandcamp.com/album/found-ritual
https://affin.bandcamp.com/album/silent-voices
https://www.instagram.com/absis_music/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - ABSIS (Live Ambient Set @ Human Club, 2025)

@syberkid creates a journey through the flames, leaving us with the burning embers of an eclectic mix of drone and ambient harmony. This was recorded live at the ‘Burning of The Clavie’ at MKII in London, on January 11th 2025.

This artwork is a collaboration between Sybil, Adam, and Mark, creating cymatics of sonic experimentation, and with each installment of the series, we will explore turning a fraction of sound into light. 🎨

episode IV ~ w/ Sybil

"We took our stuff to the moon, and we left it there."

A new interstellar adventure by Moon Patrol aka @irina-kotik & @gilleswasserman of @itsdelayed

✢

MFIS LXI  ✢ Moon Patrol

Avsluta (Lucie Stepankova) moves with quiet precision, tracing the lines between ambient stillness and rhythmic motion. As a London-based sound artist, DJ, live performer, and curator, she explores the spaces where sound lingers and transforms.

Her set at Mostra Festival 2023 left a lasting impression. A seamless journey through moods and tempos, carried with effortless elegance. It felt only right to invite her to Unrush, and now here we are finally.

For this mix, Lucie dives into deeper ambient landscapes, showing the same thoughtful sensitivity that shapes her work. Over the past decade, Lucie has refined her musical voice behind the counter at Phonica Records, guiding London’s ambient and downtempo seekers most Saturdays, building connections, sharing music, and fostering community along the way.

She’s the founder of Introspective Electronics, a platform for radio shows, guest mixes, and listening events. Together with producer and DJ Alicia, she also curates Terra Obscura, an intimate club night series devoted to slower, introspective sounds.

This DJ set holds that same spirit: a quiet invitation to slow down and listen...

AVSLUTA on the web:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/avsluta
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/introspective_electronics
Website: https://introspective-electronics.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/avsluta_

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

Tracklist:
Le Motel - A Conversation Under the Night Sky (Cuộc chuyện dưới trời đêm)
Kocho no Yume - Kakuriyo
Ameeva - Bajo la sombra del Sol
Autumn Of Communion - Interval One 
Andy Cartwright - Jade Surface
Perila - Fallin Into Space
Mick Chillage - McMurdo Blues
Endurance - Sunrise
Anasisana - Reasoning
Igor Dyachenko - Depth Camera
Zaumne - Éther
ØjeRum - Vi Hængte Vores Harper I Piletræerne For Enden Af Dalen
Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2410603

095 - Unrushed by Avsluta

Two hours of blissful, atmospheric, dubbed-out grooves and sound system pressure from Kizen Records' head honcho and one of our favorite selectors... Romi.
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Artist Support:

https://soundcloud.com/romi808
https://ra.co/dj/romi
https://www.instagram.com/___romi_/
https://kizenrecords.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/kizenrecords

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - Romi

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/earthen-sea

For the 390th edition of the IA MIX Series we are thrilled to share a deep dive into jazzy neo-noir ambience from American producer Jacob Long, aka Earthen Sea.

Currently based in New York City, Long is a DIY lifer, with over twenty years dedicated to Earthen Sea's wide range of sounds from long-form noise and drone recordings, minimal dub techno, and ethereal ambient experimentation. Long spent his early musical years in the Washington, D.C. hardcore group Black Eyes, before heading to San Francisco with bandmate Daniel Martin-McCormick to work with Damon Palermo on Mi Ami.

While all three members branched off into their own solo electronic projects (Ital/Relaxer for Martin-McCormick and Magic Touch for Palermo), Long's work as Earthen Sea originated in the early 2000s. It began with longer experiments in drone and ambient before morphing into the icy dub techno many came to know from releases on Kranky and Lover's Rock.

Recent LPs, such as 2024's Recollection, have veered to ambient, dub, and jazz-influenced tracks that consistently deliver the goods. For his mix, Earthen Sea offers an exhilarating combination of gamelan recordings, jazz, and dub techno. You will find it an ideal companion for your morning coffee or a night drive through empty, foggy cities. We also got to catch up with Jacob and learn about reuniting with Black Eyes, how recent live sets have incorporated saxophone driven drones, and his life-long love of skateboarding.

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IA MIX 390 Earthen Sea

GHUNGHRU welcomes a guest mix by the Thailand based producer and founder of Siamese Twins Records, Sunju Hargun, who puts his non dance music records to a test, calling it a bit of therapy after the earthquake, recent spirals and rollercoasters. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ghunghru/episodes/ghunghru-23rd-april-2025

Ghunghru w/ Sunju Hargun 230425

alien transit routes

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 🍃