ntal Warm note—flows into more tracks nicely | mute-fuse

a special live recording from paris-based collective sarcus soundsystem from their DIY party earlier this year at corcoran’s in paris, porte des lilas. a driving selection of wormhole techno, psychedelic drums and tripped-out rhythms - it’s a kaleidoscope of the collective’s melting pot of influences. 

sarcus soundsystem is made up of ubik, jacky jeane and olga b. who met through the eponym festival which was held in yearly in france and came to an end in 2022. the trio gathered around it’s energy, values and music, coming together via their love for of the modern sides of electro, bass music and techno with a hypnotic tinge. since forming as sarcus soundsystem, they have played across france and brussels alongside the likes of zohar, beatrice m., andy martin, darwin, mary lake, interstellar funk, toma kami, lena willikens, amor satyr, to name a few.

interview: https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-247-sarcus-soundsystem

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⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 247: sarcus soundsystem ⋆˚࿔

Ada Chukwu live from the Microwave studio at JAM Hotel, Brussels.

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16.11.2025 Ada Chukwu | Microwave Studio

Temple Rat | Sound Metaphors TV - December 1 / 2025

REVIEW & TRACKLIST >  https://inverted-audio.com/mix/u

One year on from Life Isn’t A Fountain? - the Lex Records EP where archival post-punk was reanimated through meticulous sample-work - the elusive producer U returns with a project that reaches further back and digs far deeper. On ARCHENFIELD, U turns their attention to the Herefordshire borderlands, where English and Welsh histories intermingle and where myth, memory and landscape blur into one another. The album unfolds like auditory time travel: fourteen tracks built from traditional song, home-taped fragments and scraps pulled from television, radio, film and YouTube, all woven into a drifting folkloric reverie.

Rather than simply excavating the past, U examines how stories mutate through retelling, how landscapes carry collective memory, and how folklore persists in the messy ways people inhabit a place. If Life Isn’t A Fountain? channelled Thatcher-era discontent through a cracked post-punk prism, ARCHENFIELD widens the lens to probe the fragile relationship between identity and the rural environments that shape it. Dusty pianos, murmuring drones and spectral voices evoke a modern England increasingly severed from the histories beneath its feet.

To mark the release, U delivers IA MIX 397, a journey through post-punk, new wave and wayward micro-scenes. Mining forgotten corners of their collection, U mirrors the album’s central question: how the remnants of one era can speak powerfully to the uncertainties of another.

IA MIX 397 U

Expanded Radio Research Unit - Healing Sounds, Chants and Meditation


geinst.bandcamp.com/album/hiber-trace

Drawing a coherent link between various influences, @geinst joins Never Late with Hiber Trace where his analog-driven productions expand and contract time and space. The clear consideration for detail combined with an essence of tight timing and drawn delays, sets the groundwork for this EP. The accompanying artwork reflects not only the music but keeps a connection to the human element, which is a common thread throughout his work. Stark rhythms take us on twists and turns with abundant drops of surprises throughout. One is only left asking: where will he take us now?

Beyond Layers arrives with a purpose we are but to discover. All there is to do is let oneself be guided by the soundscape that Gëinst creates. From the first moment we hear the intention behind every current, every beat, every silence. It envelopes us, introducing a profound space wherein which we can land and take off from, guiding us deliberately with finely tuned clicks, hums and hisses. Murmurs opens with a mélange of calmness and suspense. Building on the soft syncopated rhythms, a muted voice reminds us we are not alone. This nicely preempts Hiber Trace, the EP namesake emerging as a crisp track with a steadily evolving groove. Muted hi-hats, snares, and kicks are balanced with strong drumbeats that travel through the body, activating muscles to contract with the same frequency. Euphoria introduces yet deeper elements as though now passing through an ancestral forest. Organic sounds, resembling digeridoos and croaks like those of frogs on the forest floor, are accompanied by a surge carrying us to the next destination – Mugen, where we are greeted by a focused drum ensemble to be overtaken by stretches of lasers whispering echoes of spatial descents – until finishing as brusquely as it began. Still within the same realm, we experience the power of Labyrinth. This may be the most intricate track of the EP, summing all the previous ones into a final, powerful crescendo. Delicious drone drops preempt a soft closing allowing us to find a moment to return with a gentle landing. Exquisite.

Written, produced and mixed by Nathan Genestier
Artwork design by Griff Fulton
Mastered by Sven Weisemann


Hiber Trace

Mugen

14. Agonis - Altered by Water (2016) | snippet

Avsluta is the project of Czech-born, London-based sound alchemist Lucie Štěpánková - a composer, DJ, curator, and live performer whose work invites deep, intentional listening in an age of constant acceleration. Inspired by the life and teachings of Pauline Oliveros, as well as her years of study in sound art, Avsluta’s practice is rooted in listening and presence as a practice. To me, Avsluta has always been a reminder of the slow life - encouraging slowness and reflection while drawing attention to how our living environments are shaped by sound.

Her ritualistic music-making practice often begins simply, with a cup of tea and incense lit, setting the tone for her intuitive approach to creativity. Moving fluidly between contemplative ambient soundscapes, downtempo, and subtle rhythmic techno inspiring of embodied movement, Avsluta’s music blends traditional production practices with field recordings, free improvisation using collected objects and organic materials and often her own ethereal vocals.
Live performance plays a vital role in her practice, including work with improvisation and spatial audio. Beyond her own artistic output, Avsluta is deeply engaged in nurturing listening cultures and community. She runs Introspective Electronics, a platform featuring a radio show and podcast series dedicated to peaceful soundtracks for slow Sundays. Alongside Alicia, she co-curates Terra Obscura, a bi-monthly event series, and has recently expanded into music management as a booking agent with Organic Signs.

Avsluta - PN 353

Buchla Music Easel and Make Noise 0-Coast, Strega, 0-CTRL live improvisation (+ delay and reverb), with a little bit of DAW editing later.

25-12-19 Buchla MakeNoise Easel 002

“back in september, it was the last days of summer and this gig came perfectly on time with where i was musically as an artist. the whole summer i spent my days diving into dubby sound and this special atmospheric layer that makes it magical the more you dance to it, the more you hear it. when the collective æther asked me to open their party with a 4-hour set before artists that i really admire, notte infinita (live) & jan loup it came quite intuitively to build it. it was the first time for me to play that long and i knew that i wanted something that was building up slowly and with each track that made sense to me and to this beautiful summer i spent discovering. i think this set kind of waves through every type of sounds that resonates the most with myself at that time and hearing it back feels like a journey full of introspective sunny memories ending to enter another season.”

a gorgeous contribution from belgium’s emerging artist, su:zy, to round off another wonderful year of untitled 909. i first connected with su:zy in the summer following my back-to-back with annx for my spiralling, naturally show on netil radio. su:zy shared the mix and from there we followed each other & naturally connected via the music we were sharing on socials. we then met in brussels when i went to play for horst club and i was instantly drawn in by his super warm energy and pure curiosity & passion when it comes to music, sharing stories of recent dancefloor experiences and what we were excited about for the weeks ahead. these are qualities that i’m sure will resonate with you when you listen to su:zy’s contribution to the 909 mix series - an almost 4-hour live recording from a gig earlier this year. starting with dream-like ambient, the set bubbles and whirls through glorious dubby delights and slinky techno to melt into. 

part of the gimic radio team, su:zy recently made his mark on the local scene as a dj. playing at notable venues across belgium including funke, bodies in space and club capital plus an upcoming debut at horst club early next year, su:zy also hosts a radio residency on gimic called synæ .˚○ • ° where it edition explores a different colour or texture, explaining “synæ is about this neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory leads to the experience of another.” 

only a year or so in, we’re super excited to see where su:zy is headed! his ability to craft beautiful worlds and stories for listeners and dancers to immerse themselves in is incredible. to understand more about his journey so far, we chat to su:zy about early influences, the story behind this live recording, what he connects with most about being an artist, and the current scene in belgium which is currently facing huge issues with multiple recent venue closures but a bubbling diy scene. enjoy! x

interview:  https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-255-suzy

@dylantihon

⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 255: su:zy ⋆˚࿔

Digging does not always mean discovery in the sense of the unknown. Sometimes it is about noticing someone operating with clarity inside a language you already understand. I first heard Paul Thomas via a mix he recorded earlier this year for the Chimaera radio show. It was immediately clear that this was someone fluent in experimental and ambient forms, comfortable with negative space, pacing, and restraint. The hook was instant. Not long after, we crossed paths in Spain through shared nights on the dancefloor and on both sides of a DJ booth. His set at this year’s Perpendicular Festival inside La Cabaña was one of the standouts, marked by a calm command of atmosphere and momentum that allowed the room to settle into its own rhythm.

Under the Horizontal alias, Paul Thomas operates as a multidisciplinary artist with a deep interest in the crooked edges of electronic music. As a core member of the Ouroboros crew, he has become part of the more inward-facing currents of the scene. Horizontal represents a fresh pulse, bringing a lightness of touch to music that often leans too heavily on concept. His contribution to "Delayed with" closes our 2025 series. It unfolds with patience, but not passivity. Small shifts accumulate. The mood is tense yet restorative. Unpredictability plays a central role here, not as a gimmick, but as a contract of trust between listener and DJ. This is not background music. Details flicker at the edges, atmospheres thicken, and time stretches in subtle ways that reward full attention. After spending countless hours this year immersed in experimental and ambient listening across many contexts, it felt right to close out 2025 in the same way. Horizontal offers a final chapter that does not conclude so much as open a door, pointing toward other rooms, other journeys, still waiting.


https://soundcloud.com/paul-thomas
https://www.instagram.com/paulthomas_horizontal/

Write up by @gilleswasserman

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Delayed is a collective of like-minded friends, originating in Brooklyn, New York & gradually expanding to various corners of the globe. After establishing itself over the years as a steady source of left-field techno, ambient & experimental electronic music, Delayed has evolved into a multi-faceted platform consisting of weekly premieres, DJ mixes, live recordings, interviews, editorials & launched its own record label, @never-late, in 2023. Regularly collaborating with artists, record labels, collectives, annual festivals & niche gatherings, Delayed provides glimpses into a variety of rich ecosystems & sub cultures around the world. All existing within a thriving underground electronic music scene.

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