This is lovely, heading over the release now to check the rest! Nice stuff :)

So finally had a listen & made it today's recommendation with these words: Sunday suitable ambient endeavours from Endurance on Distant Bloom, as drones to nowhere fade into the hazy horizon, tones of flora obscured origin keep you company & the reassuring sound of bubbling field recordings is never far away.  https://distantbloom.bandcamp.com/album/day-trips

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

With two major milestones upon us today, we're fortunate enough to be celebrating with one of the finest in electronic music. A new year is upon us and today we also reach a major podcast milestone, to celebrate we welcome none other than contemporary techno legend, DJ Nobu for MNMT 400.

With decades of experience and as founder of both acclaimed party ‘Future Terror’ and record label ‘Bitta’, DJ Nobu has slowly but surely turned from being one of Japan's finest, to one of the world’s most in demand selectors. A great friend of Monument who delivered an incredible closing set at our first ever Monument City Festival in 2023, we couldn’t be happier to be marking the occasion with him. 

For this very special mix Nobu presents a stunning introspective excursion through electronica and deeper shades to celebrate the two milestones.

Infinite thanks and gratitude to everyone who has made this journey over the last 12 years possible; from all the incredible artists we've been lucky enough to showcase to you, our beloved listeners.

Stay tuned in 2024 🖤

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MNMT 400 : DJ Nobu

Recorded at Wonderfruit Festival on 18.12.23. 

Steering in a slightly up-tempo but still deep'ish pace, This was a closing for the Catch 428 stage that took place on a Monday morning from 3-5:30 AM (right before sunrise). The stage was powered by Void Acoustics "Incubus Edition'- a truly powerful system.

Undoubtedly, catch 428 throughout the weekend was a special adventure that was shared together on the Thai countryside & will be an unforgettable sonic experience engraved in our memories. An extended thanks to Ouissam, Atsushi san, Aki san and the Catch 428 team.

In closing, as DVS1 recently quoted - 'The Soundsystem is the Headliner' :)

Enjoy the TR|P

Sunju Hargun at Wonderfruit 2023 (Catch 428)

From Bastian Void and Endurance's split album:
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/bastian-void-endurance

Bastian Void - Mirageaworld

Episode 412 comes direct from Japan via the talents of Loe.

Loe delivers a strong tale utilising her skills to open a world of sustained grooves and layered textures for maximum immersion.

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MNMT 412 : Loe

From Bastian Void and Endurance's split album, available now on tape and digital form Muzan Editions:
https://muzaneditions.bandcamp.com/album/bastian-void-endurance

Endurance - Starfont

Muzan Editions is honored to welcome SBat once more to our growing collection of mixes and sets by friends near and far. For this installment, we present SBat's ambient set at the wonderful Liminal Dreams party in Tokyo (2023.12.10). SBat conjures up a shimmering dreamscape of sounds that warps seamlessly between genre and mood, guiding the listener through nostalgic rememberances, glistening electronic futures, and hazy mirages that elude categorization. We recommend getting very comfortable and organizing some proper listening conditions before drifting off (and drifting deep) into this one.

We'd like to thank the Liminal Dreams crew for signing off on our use of Sbat's set. LD has a special place in the hearts of us here at Muzan. Not only are they an integral part of the flourishing ambient scene in Tokyo, but were kind enough to invite Endurance to their very first event - and Dérive to their latest party last month! Their lineups are always incredible, with past special guests including artists like Sunju Hargun, Chris SSG, Sapphire Slows, and Jane Fitz - just to name a few. All of which makes us even more excited to be showcasing a set from one of their events. Enjoy!

@jagger-and-the-bat
@nurture-liminal-dreams

Tracklist:

1. TIBSLC - Beachlife | sferic @tibslc
2. Donnacha Costello - The Sea Between Us | URSA
3. Khotin - Looping Good | Ghostly International @khotin
4. Vangelis - Albedo 0.39 | RCA
5. Priori - The Tower feat. Ex-Terrestrial | Naff @priori-ties
6. Terre Thaemlitz - Fat Chair | Instinct
7. Sol Seppy - Said Cat to a Phoenix | Gated Recordings @gatedrecordings
8. Simon Giudice - Ricordo | Semantica @simonegiudice
9. Space Time Continuum - Fluresence | Music From Memory @music-from-memory
10. Endurance - Permimeter | Muzan Editions @joshua-stefane
11. Lorenzo Fortino - Rispetto a Vita | Futop Music @lorenzofortino
12. Evadney - Ready | Self released @evadneyyyy
13. Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Winds Over Neo Tokyo | Milan Music
14. Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourriere - Vague | Obliques @jonathanfitoussi
15. Collateral Intelligence - Butterflies in Funerals | Gated @gatedrecordings
16. Romanticise the World - Side D | Verdant Recording @verdant-recordings
17. Franco Nanni - Meiosis | Affordable Innerspace @affordableinnerspace

SBat - Live at Liminal Dreams

Our mid-week listening session comes courtesy of multi-disciplinary Japanese artist, Makiko Iwaki, under her DJ alias, Iwamaki.

Aside from gracing the world with beautifully woven, introspective DJ sets, she performs live, and produces stunning drone and deep techno sounds under her alias, Menou. Having performed live at Barcelona’s Mostra festival, and releasing music on a string of labels, such as Orbitando, Initiate, and Accents, Iwamaki’s journey as an artist is one to keep your eyes on.

This mix is a live DJ set, recorded just three-weeks ago from MIMINOIMI at Polaris Tokyo, where she layered many sounds, and a unique fusion was born in that very moment.

Tracklist:

Abul Mogard & KMRU - Drawing Water on Matching Teal Surfaces
VAGALLY VAKANS - 852Hz + Pink Noise + Womb Sounds + (宮崎・天安河原の自然音)
Anthony Child - Turn on to the Hall of Perpetual Rotation
Patricia Wolf - Lay to Rest
Night Sea - Off Grid
Material Object - Exit
Rod Modell - Side B
William Selman - Frigidaire Idylls
Celestial Seed Sound - Pain and Tension Relief (174hz)
Individuo Atemporal - Abyssal Rhythms
Kali Malone - Living Torch II
Ancestral Landscapes - Old Timer
Ishtadi - Subheccha 01
Respira - Luminescent Lunar Master

https://soundcloud.com/makiko-iwaki

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

The Observatory - Iwamaki

vp61 - Junya Yamamura (recorded at lift Tokyo, 08 March 2024)

61번째 vurt 팟케스트는 도쿄의 테크노 디제이 Junya Yamamura의 110분 디제이 세트와 함께 합니다. 이 세트는 지난 3월 8일에 도쿄에서 열린 lift 파티에서 녹음된 실황 세트입니다.
뉴욕에서 DJ 커리어를 시작한 준야 야마무라는 현재 도쿄 언더그라운드 씬의 다양한 베뉴에서 플레이하는 한편, 사운드 엔지니어  료스케 츠치야(Ryosuke Tsuchiya)와 함께 자신의 파티인 lift를 선보이며 활발하게 활동하고 있습니다. 깊고 세련된 스타일의 테크노를 새로운 감성으로 플레이하는 준야의 세트는 언더그라운드 음악에 자부심이 깊은 도쿄 클러버들에게 인정 받으며 다음 세대를 이끌어갈 새로운 디제이로 주목받고 있습니다.

https://soundcloud.com/junyayamamura

The 61st Vurt podcast features a 110-minute DJ set by Junya Yamamura from Tokyo. This set recorded at lift Party in Tokyo on March 8th.

The 61st vurt podcast features a 110-minute DJ set by Junya Yamamura from Tokyo. This set recorded at lift Party in Tokyo on March 8th.
Junya Yamamura, who began his career in New York, is currently active in various venues of the Tokyo underground scene while also presenting his own party called lift that is organizing with sound engineer Ryosuke Tsuchiya. Playing deep and sophisticated style techno with a fresh sensibility, Junya's sets are gaining recognition among Tokyo clubbers deeply proud of their underground music scene. He is being noticed as a new DJ leading the next generation.

vurt podcast 61 - Junya Yamamura

@joshua-stefane

This is a live set for Human Lessons. 
Mastering by yori 
https://www.instagram.com/anonymouseffect?igsh=Y2Myaml5amFxMXp0

Endurance is the ambient project of Canadian-born Joshua Stefane.
Using modular synthesizers, field recordings, and cassette tapes,
Endurance’s sound has become increasing minimal and tonally-
focused over the years, employing a minimum of elements to create
a maximum of expressiveness. In addition to releasing from labels
such as Constellation Tatsu and Mystery Circles, Endurance also
curates the Japan-based tape label Muzan Editions. He is part of the organizing team for Moment, a techno festival in Nara, and
SLOWMOTION, a regular ambient party in Osaka in collaboration
with AOKI takamasa and Loe. He has appeared at numerous high-
profile events such as Kyoto’s Star Festival, Moment, and Rural, and
has performed with artists such as Neel, Peter van Hoesen, and Wata Igarashi.

Bandcamp: 
https://endurance010010.bandcamp.com/
Instgram:
https://www.instagram.com/endurance010010/

Human Lessons #083 - Endurance (live set)

From Day Trips, out now on Distant Bloom on cassette tape and digital.https://distantbloom.bandcamp.com/album/day-trips

Features recordings from one summer escape to Japan's Inland Sea.

Stretching Toward The Sea

Endurance is Joshua Stefane.
Label curator at @muzaneditions
Organizer at @feelthemoment2021
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Stretching Toward The Sea

Endurance

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