Podcast Series

2025 Soundtrack

Grasslands

aurorah

Our next guest that we have the pleasure of hosting is a polish ambient and drone producer. His releases have been featured released on @elanvitalrecordings, @deep_electronic, @elm-records and many more. This current piece he delivers us is a carefully curated blend of airy hypnosis imbedded in beautiful melodies and spacious textures. For the next hour please escape with our guest @sebbykowalmusic

You may follow him more here:
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SebbyKowalambient

Youtube:
www.youtube.com/c/sebbykowalmusic

Twitter:
twitter.com/SebbyKowalmusic

His most recent Album:
https://elanvital.bandcamp.com/album/bright-spaces

AF030 Sebby Kowal

~ Deep Breakfast 131 by https://soundcloud.com/taennya ~

Tracklist:
01. Misleading Structures - Hanging Valley
02. Alphaxone - Appearance
03. Ataxy - Relaxing Shampoo
04. ASC - Hadal Zone
05. Hilyard - Iridescent Path
06. Sciama - Selui
07. SVLBRD - The Void
08. Poemme - The Park at Night
09. Owl - Hidden Forest
10. Purl - Merope (Innesti Remix)
11. taennya - Eternal Light
12. Araceae - Gleaming Embers
13. zarr. - Mull

Have a good listening.

Bandcamp

Deep Breakfast 131 - taennya

RADIO.D59B / DEEPARTMENT FALL #2 w/ Claudio PRC

~ Deep Breakfast 139 by Halftribe ~

Tracklist:
00'00 Halftribe - Lucent Forms Travelling
06'23 Jens Pauly - Tyne
10'46 Porya Hatami - Kani (day)
19'02 Halftribe - Drops
21'17 Ishmael Cormack - Feral
28’07 SineRider - Lapis
32'03 Mehrdad Kanani - Warm White Sun
35'56 Carlo Giustini - A Letizia
40'31 Jupi/ter - Tree
45'00 Innesti - Compelled By Indifference
53'00 Jacob David - Mormor
56'17 Tomosla - Possum
1'01'00 Grotta Veterano - Slumber (part 1)
1'07'23 Halftribe - Pneuma
1'12'00 Andrew Heath - This Island Of Blue
1'19'48 taennya - natural serenity
1'25'16 Moss Covered Technology - Untitled Quiet Loop #6

Photo: Jan Erik Waider

Halftribe on bandcamp: https://halftribe.bandcamp.com/

Deep Breakfast 139 - Halftribe

DOSE w/ MINIMALE FATALE - Wednesday 21th August 2024

Kumandai Whispers w/  D_Fected & Dj Mashu - 09/09/2024

Kid Sundance - Meer Seconden

A1. NU
A2. Geste
A3. Floor
A4. Ahmad
A5. Bar
A6. Bro

B1. Aug
B2. Bre
B3. Arm
B4. Big Man
B5. Ed
B6. Lijpman
B7. Pyrañaz

Following his record "Tien Seconden" in 2022, Kid Sundance is back with "Meer Seconden" and more SP1200 delicacies on our Ilian Beat Series. 

Mastered by Tangible Air.

ITBS007 KID SUNDANCE - MEER SECONDEN

Recorded 2020-06-08
One of the many files buried on my HD :D

Just Can't Get Enough - Rehearsal Mashup Dig

welcoming the change in seasons with a kaleidoscopic daydream from @akoneaudio

sonic rites

X ~ AK-One

Conna Haraway

Advertising transversality in his music, @giorgipipia's sets are purposefully multi-cultural - rich and catchy, the tracks he selects come from diverse horizons, from Arabic electro to Turkish beatmakers, and much more. Catch Giorgi Pipia every second Saturday at 15h [CET] on rinse.fr!

Rinse France Podcast

Giorgi Pipia with Buttechno - 11 Janvier 2025

forwards and backwards through bits of a [mostly] electronic music timeline. reverence for BCR. records i’ve played forever and new records i’ve just found. boil it down. one z in drizle. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/drizlefm-w-plo-man/episodes/drizlefm-w-plo-man-9th-january-2025

drizle.FM w/ PLO MAN Feat. Roadkill 090125

info: https://radio.syg.ma/episodes/peripherie-14-xenia-reaper
https://soundcloud.com/xeniareaper

Peripherie

Peripherie 14 – Xenia Reaper

A long time coming, this new chapter in our Podcast Series comes from our dear friend and one of our favourite live artists, dan nicholls. We’d have a hard time counting exactly how many times we’ve seen them concoct their colourful sonic potions, effortlessly merging multi-layered depth with soft playfulness, oscillating between meditative horizontal sounds, spoken word and field recordings and high energy bass infected half & double time dance workouts. To witness an artist in pursuit of their genuine expression succeed in building a world of their own while being versatile and open is a beautiful thing to behold and we feel so lucky to be able to share this little peek into Dan’s workshop, in the form a live set recording from Brussels’ Brasserie Atlas ✨

dan nicholls is a producer and multi-instrumentalist exploring sounds at the crossroads of ambient, electronica, jazz and free improvisation. Over the years, Dan has moved on from a career in jazz, via electronic music, to a heartfelt embrace of rave culture and the feminist and queer theories which are all strongly present in the current iteration of their solo projects and collaborations. With a powerful grasp on world building with, through and beyond sound, they co-curate the London-based Free Movements - a multi-sensory event series hosting genre fluid experimental music performances crossing both acoustic and electronic realms 🔮

In the true spirit of their highly collaborative workflow ~ always in the process of making with and through people and other-than-human critters, culture & politics ~ this improvised recording features voices of tyroneisaacstewart, Lauren Kinsella, Juju Love, Moor Mother, Gillie Nicholls, Janet Blake and Palestinian activist whose words contribute in different ways to amplifying of marginalised ideas. And it seems that for every word, there is a sound to match, a little something that carries its weight, gives it a warm embrace and lets it slip in our ears with tenderness and gravity to be remembered through feeling. There’s only one way to know and that’s to press play and listen 🐚

Improvised live set @ Brasserie Atlas, Brussels

Sounds by @dannichollsldn 🌸
Visions by @marcomaldarella 💫

Vocals (in order of appearance): tyroneisaacstewart, Lauren Kinsella, Juju Love, Moor Mother, Gillie Nicholls, Janet Blake, Palestinian activist (chooses to remain anonymous) 

Recorded by Loto Retina

Thanks to Mika Oki, Loto Retina and the rest of the beaut crew at B-Atlas

Podcast Series 51 | dan nicholls [live] @ Brasserie Atlas

Ritual Process is a vinyl label based in France which focuses on the cold and industrial side of music and this is my mix for them. 
Tracklist:
The Activist_Cosmic Galaxy [Unreleased]
Le Syndicat Electronique_Strawberry Flower [Invasion Planete Recodings]
Streetwalker_Ooze (Silent Servant rmx) [Diagonal Records]  
Vault_ Veils [In the Dark again]
Kobosil_Polyheme [RK1]            
In Aeterneam Vale_ Valium [In the Dark again]
Poesie Noire_ Pity For the self  [Antler Records]
Bourbonese Qualk_Lies (Ancient Methods Rmx)  [Mannequin Records]   
Coldgeist_Nommos [Ritual Process]    
Northern Structure_The cut_ [Sonic Groove]  
Orphx_What will burn [Sonic Groove]   
Reeko_Capitulo 2_La metamorfosis [Mental Disorder]    
Relapso_Mirage_ [Relapso] 
I/Y_ Primary [Dynamic Reflection]   
Phase Fatale_4-73 [a+w II]   
SS_Siglo 2 [Jealous God]   
The KVB_ Lines (In Aeternam Vale Version) [CitiTrax]


Ritual Process Podcast

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

https://soundcloud.com/mattxavier has been a friend of mine for many years now. A fellow music obsessive and trusted voice when it comes to all things ambient, techno, and beyond, we finally managed to meet in person while I lived in Los Angeles, and we stayed connected over music ever since. 

We’ve swapped stories about pressing vinyl and running labels, and he was the reason I first crossed paths with Joel Mull (Damm) at one of his gatherings held at a beautiful Topanga home. It was a serendipitous moment that still echoes today. 

A proponent for the deeper layers found in music, Matt has since become a practician, ambassador, and pioneer for psychedelic soundtracking. Along the way, he shared tracks from ASIP and other labels that were influencing and guiding his private sessions, shaping the grand masterpiece we present to you today. As his practice deepened, we exchanged many texts discussing his ambition to publish a book about his unique experience and include an accompanying mix on ASIP. 

Matt’s new book, ‘The Psychedelic DJ: A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Music Curation and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy’, (https://a.co/d/5bFxc2h) is a groundbreaking manual for anyone looking to bridge sound and healing. Whether you're a clinician, a DJ, or just someone who knows the power of a well-placed track, Matt’s work will likely reframe how you think about music’s role in inner journeys. 

His isolatedmix is a fully formed and accompanying ‘Protocol’, which is an example of one of his many guided sessions, referred to as “therapeutic DJing.” Psilocybin Therapy Protocol v1.22a, distills his craft and evolution in this practice for us all to dip into at a surface level, providing a peek into what are very personal worlds prepared for his clients. 

Alongside the mix, Matt joins us for a deep-dive interview, discussing his new book, his transition from rave culture to guided sessions, his real-time curatorial method and how music, when chosen with care, can become a tool for transformation.

Manual/Timeline 

Ceremony (–15 to 0 min): Music optional
Medicine Imbibed (0–10 min): Start music & meditation
Stage 1 – Onset / Hike (10–55 min)→ Break (55–60 min): Bathroom & booster [water sounds]
Stage 2 – Ascent / Climb (60–150 min)
Stage 3 – The Summit / Peak (150–180 min)
Stage 4 – Return / Descent (180–240 min)→ [Music Ends]
Stage 5 – Arrival / Landing (240–390 min): Music optional
tage 6 – Closing / Baseline (390–420 min): Music optional

Learn more

isolatedmix 132 - Matt Xavier: Psilocybin Therapy Protocol v1.22a

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

http://www.factmag.com/2015/10/12/fact-mix-517-aurora-halal/
live in Berlin - June 20, 2015, 4-5AM
(note: the recorder overloaded, excuse the distortion)


FACT Mix 517 Aurora Halal

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

Broadcast live on WNYU 89.1FM in New York City on June 14th, 2016. 
https://soundcloud.com/itsallhalal
http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/838
http://www.facebook.com/bisradio
http://www.twitter.com/bisradio

Beats In Space

BIS Radio Show #838 with Aurora Halal

BBC Radio 6 Mix - Aurora Halal

https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/chain-reaction-a-special-5th-may-2020

Chain Reaction Special 050520

live recordings + podcasts

Radio 80000 x Blitz Take Over — Aurora Halal [19.09.20]

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 🍃