This contribution is a very special one, as it marks a new chapter in The Observatory’s sound… 

We will always be a home for ambient and experimental sounds. But, moving forward, we will also be exploring our love for dance music, with a particular focus on the deep end.

To begin this new journey and warm things up, we are so happy to welcome back Timnah, who gifts us with a two-hour recording of her set at Omen Wapta, ADE’24. A mind-bending traversal through ambient, drone, and halftime experiments, exploring the liminal spaces between the listening room and the dance floor.
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Timnah lives, works and feeds the cats in the Northwestern extremities of Switzerland. Brought up in her parents’ jazz clubs and deeply influenced by her brother’s love for dub and soundsystem culture, she started DJing just after the massively feared Millenium Bug had threatened to offset our relation to time and space. Dedicated to drawing her own map of late 20th century sonic landscapes, she spent the early 2000s exploring 90s electronics including breakbeat, triphop, ambient techno, drum&bass, house and jungle. After a short but sweet excursion into producing in the early 2010s, Timnah dedicated herself fully to spinning the wheels and transversing genres, gravitating towards her current signature sound that spans immersive sound baths and intergalactic carpet rides in half-time. Timnah is a member of Amenthia Recordings and a recent addition to the A Walking Contradiction Collective.
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Artist Support:

https://soundcloud.com/timnah-sommerfeldt
https://ra.co/dj/timnahsommerfeldt
https://www.instagram.com/timnah_amenthia

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

The Observatory - Timnah @ Omen Wapta, ADE, 2024

Recorded by @blndfld for The Memoir, 2025.
All tracks are written and produced by @blndfld.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 BLNDFLD - Campfire [Indefinite Pitch]
06:14 BLNDFLD - Transcendental [Spira Records]
11:56 BLNDFLD - Jaguar Paw [Spira Records]
16:36 BLNDFLD - Diffraction [BAHN]
22:08 BLNDFLD - Nedli [Aurora Mistica]
26:06 BLNDFLD - Blend [Crescent London]
29:48 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
34:42 BLNDFLD - Metro [BAHN]
38:26 BLNDFLD - Transition [Unheard]
41:00 BLNDFLD - Swell [Space textures]
44:40 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
48:16 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
53:32 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
56:46 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
59:38 BLNDFLD - Unreleased
01:03:18 BLNDFLD - North [KVLTÖ Records]

Love and light

Page 163: BLNDFLD

Ina Kacz's sound is a captivating fusion of tribal grooves, hypnotic rhythms with a slight touch of trance, drawing from a wide variety of influences. The French/Polish artist, now based in Tbilisi, crafts music that always retains an emotional touch at its core. 

Her latest EP releases October 8 on @qeone.

Ina's words about her DSS: "For this mix, I wanted to explore a different side of my selection, slower tempos, progressive and trancy touches, summery moods, and plenty of vocals. I recorded it with many of the tracks I played on the Horoom floor at Bassiani, Tbilisi, last June in mind."

@inakacz

DSS 116 | Ina Kacz

Helsinki raised, Paris based Jeku is know for his trippy, psy-infused rhythms, expertly crafted to compel movement and progressively elevate the senses.

With acclaimed releases on labels like Craigie Knowes, Haŵs, and Avoidance, and his most recent EP ‘Twisted Utopia’ on Harmony Records, Jeku continues to push the boundaries of contemporary electronic music.

About the mix: "This mix is heavily inspired by my recent experiences at Pe:rsona and Ozora festivals, which I attended back-to back straight from one to the other. I found a resurgence in deeper and slowly evolving sets which felt so fresh I wanted to channel that energy into this mix. Best enjoyed outdoors or afters!"

@jeku_fin

DSS 115 | Jeku

There is psychedelic techno, and then there is the earth shattering, mind-melting, wormhole inducing high-fidelity psychedelic techno of A Strange Wedding. A true master of cutting edge sound design and transcendental sets that have warped the very fabric of reality across the globe. 

This very special mix takes you deep into a galaxy of sounds, where each sonic filament is rendered with surgical precision and crystalline clarity. Tribalistic energy and alien textures combine to summon a kind of primal futurism. It is the sound of an ancient ceremony, conducted deep in the forest. 

Your gateway to the ancient future is now open. 

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/a_strange_wedding
https://www.instagram.com/astrangewedding/
https://fanlink.tv/ASW


MNMT 484 : A Strange Wedding

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

Hypnosis Scene #09

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels' historic "Parc Royal". More info and music: https://kioskradio.com

Deep Space Series w/ Ridoe @ Kiosk Radio 08.09.2025

𝙿𝚘𝚍𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚝 ¹³⁸: 𝙸𝚐𝚊𝚍𝚒
(@igadimusic)

We’re very happy to present a 1.5 hour recording from Igadi for the 138th episode of our podcast series!
For this set, Igadi has crafted an introspective sequence that moves from textural into deep soundscapes, seamlessly blending between broken and straight rhythms.

More info about Igadi:
Berlin-based artist Igadi crafts immersive soundscapes shaped by a deep sense of rhythm. He first started playing during university, but it was while living in Australia and developing his format through extended sets that his style truly took form. These experiences taught him to explore the balance between structure and unpredictability.
With an organic, intuitive mixing style, Igadi focuses on guiding the energy of the room. His philosophy reflects a belief that music should inspire engagement. Each set and production aims to create space for deep listening while keeping things moving.
Adaptable across contexts, Igadi moves between high-intensity moments and deep introspection, always maintaining a flow.

SC: @igadimusic 
IG: www.instagram.com/igadimusic/

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Tracklist:

1. Yuka - Biological Invention [Kabalion Records]
2. Mwarmwa - Hosh [Secuencias Temporales]
3. Mwarmwa - Yox [Secuencias Temporales]
4. Luigi Tozzi - Narcoleptic [NON Series]
5. Yogg - Platform 8 [NON Series]
6. Yuka - Bnrs [Kabalion Records]
7. Toki Fuko - Vaal [Annulled Music]
8. Shaded - Explorer Bake-Kujira [Kabalion Records]
9. Yunze Ou - Syncline [Secuencias Temporales]
10. Na Nich - Inlamint [Delsin Records]
11. CTAFAD - Concentric Circles [Kabalion Records]
12. Vidění - Wood [Subosc Records]
13. Vidění - Mountain [Subosc Records]
14. Psyk - Untitled [NON Series]
15. Deemkeyne - Ending Dynasty [Scale Limited]
16. Kris Dubinsky - Dunkla former [Kabalion Records]
17. CTAFAD - Diffraction [Kabalion Records]
18. Ana Rs - Drowning [Semantica]
19. ORBE - Arc [NON Series]
20. Tension - Undivine [Illegal Aliens]
21. Uun - Vertigo [MORD]
22. xyzte - Little Darling [Raw Quarter]
23. Periskop - Thrust II [Kabalion Records]
24. Yrsen - Circulation Of Time [Illegal Aliens]
25. Mwarmwa - Kralla [Secuencias Temporales]
26. Hasvat Informant - Annunciator [Amniote Editions]

Art Bei Ton Podcast ¹³⁸: Igadi

Welcome to another sonic experience.

In this case, we're glad to introduce https://soundcloud.com/amistad.

Since 2001 Amistad has been a foundational presence in the Ukrainian dj’s underground music scene. His extensive involvement with crews such as Radiance, Template, FreshAir, Electropicnic, and Abstract Beats has seen him playing and organising events for 1round 15 yers and being developed several underground generations. What started as an exploration of psychedelic trance, dub, and psy-chill has blossomed into a diverse sonic palette, incorporating ethnic, fusion, jazz, funk, house, abstract hip-hop, and techno, yet consistently returning to that original psychedelic core with a minimalistic and hypnotic preferences nowadays.

About this set:
"A tension-building mind trip into distant, mechanical soundscapes. This is a bass-heavy, industrial exploration navigating the grey area where techno, dub and half-time collide, exploring a lot of shifted drum patterns. Expect sludgy grooves and shredded halftime rhythms, punctuated by metallic percussions over haunting melodies. A dark, dubbed-out deconstruction of sound, designed for deep, lysergic bliss and hypnotic immersion."

Tracklist:

Carrier - Slow Punctures
Agonis - Thermo (Carrier version)
Carrier - Light Candles, to mark the way
Forest Drive West - Ricochet (Felix K Reinterpretation)
D.K. - Atomic Clocks
Varuna - Sleep
Agonis - Algoflash
Ruff Cherry - Trixie
Aa Sudd - Pselum
Felix K - 0000 030 B1 3  OKO (52.529686 13.401803 1996.1215)
Konsudd - Heilen
Agonis - Pyrchid (Felix K Reinterpretation)
Ruff Cherry - Ixchell
Felix K - 0000 030 F2 11  SMY (52.496863 13.421295 1998)
Agonis - Thermo
D.K. - Vela Pulsar

PH: https://soundcloud.com/sorm_92

Who´s there? Dj monot 120922

Dj JoJo

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