Discover the fascinating process of how our preferences form and evolve through exposure to new experiences. This piece dives into the science behind neural networks, how familiarity shapes our likes and dislikes, and why embracing the unfamiliar can expand creativity, empathy, and personal growth. Perfect for those curious about the interplay between psychology and self-discovery!

The Science of Preference

Patric Catani is a master of musical disguise, forever mutating, never standing still. He creates music for film, theatre, and video games under monikers like Candie Hank and E de Cologne. Sometimes, he appears simply as Patric Catani, but even then, he’s rarely just one thing. His style is hyperactive, genre-bending and playful. For Pingipung, he has remixed artists such as Marewrew, Schlammpeitziger, Umeko Ando, and Ya Tosiba.

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
🔗 kioskradio.com

Outsiders: Pingipung w/ Patric Catani @ Kiosk Radio 27.05.2025

https://banabila.bandcamp.com/album/nuits-sans-nuit

Nuits Sans Nuit

Not In Our Name

Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Not In Our Name (Pingipung 090)

Laura Not is an artist and DJ. She hosts (x)=musik on Lyl Radio, co-runs the label Final Image and has released experimental music on Infant Tree, Kashual Plastik and phncrs.⁣

@lauranot
https://www.instagram.com/laura__lot/
https://www.facebook.com/laurannot

For any track list requests please send us a private message.
Up next: Mme Bing

Pingipung Podcast 176: Laura Not - A Way with the Birds

For Pingipung Podcast #177, Rostock-based artist and co-founder of the YnfnD label Kundan Lal has filled his record bag with myrrh and dug deep into the archives of Deben Bhattacharya and Muslimgauze, ⁣occasionally slipping in a few of his own field recordings underneath.⁣⁣
⁣⁣
Also check out his latest releases:⁣
Out tomorrow: His new single “A …. Few”, featuring four tracks from his recent album “A Vantage Granted but to Few”.⁣

@kundan
https://kundanlal.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/kundan_lal_
https://www.facebook.com/kundan.lal.7

New single:
Kundan Lal „A …. few”
YNFND 036 - Out July 4, 2025
https://kundanlal.bandcamp.com/album/a-vantage-granted-but-to-few

Latest album:
Kundan Lal „A Vantage Granted but to Few”
YNFND 035 - Out May 23, 2025
https://kundanlal.bandcamp.com/album/a-vantage-granted-but-to-few

Get Kundan Lal's music

Pingipung Podcast 177: Kundan Lal – Raqs'n'Rogue

Love-Songs are a trio from Hamburg and Berlin consisting of Thomas Korf (electronics + vocals) Sebastian Kokus (Bass) and Manuel Chitka (Percussion). They play cosmic, kraut-inspired electro-acoustic music. Thomas and Sebastian also are in charge of the main visual design of Pingipung. Love-Songs selected the tracks for their mix b2b2b via email. 

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
🔗 kioskradio.com

Outsiders: Pingipung w/ Love-Songs @ Kiosk Radio 22.07.2025

Pingipung Podcast 178 is here and it comes with exciting news. We’re thrilled to welcome Iko Chérie to the Pingipung family. Her debut single will be released with us this September, followed by a full album in November. More on that soon.

The London-based artist says about her mix: 

"My mixes usually start with a little spark and then become stories running on free associations, this is how this one goes:
 
Someone very dear to my heart once told me love was a choice. I found this idea both interesting and slightly mind contorting. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. It’s the love versus fear thing, I realise you do have to be brave to chose love because there is vulnerability attached to it. 
Love is the thread running through this mix. 
Starting with Chantage, an amazing 80s project by Vivien Goldman and Eve Blouin, opening with the moment they sing about love as a scary feeling. We leave the apprehension behind, take a deep breath and dive in! 
Next comes Brenda Ray, she is a huge influence on me. Love Is The Most is such a great title, it is indeed the big everything, which naturally leads me to The Bigger Tuttiby my precious friends Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin, who I love very much and who, like me, are fans of Mad Professor, here dubbing out Massive Attack. Teardrop was written by Elizabeth Fraser in memory of Jeff Buckley, whom I discovered because the coolest boy at school had lent me his CD of Grace, I got into The Cocteau Twins much much later when I moved to London as an adult, but I still love both to this day. One of the best things about music is that it can transcend time. There is always so much to discover! For example this Lazy Love Dub, which is new in my life! Time Capsule has done such a wonderful job compiling Japanese dub gems, their Tokyo Riddim series is brilliant. Following up is some Capybara appreciation, I was very lucky to go to Haruomi Hosono’s London concert in July and that was my favourite gig of 2025 so far. It was extremely inspiring, really great musicians being so present in the moment and jamming those fantastic songs without being ostentatious in any way, just feeling it. That made me happy. Is Happiness also a choice? Maybe more of a state, impermanent in essence as sung by Gina Birch… I had the pleasure of playing drums, singing and co arranging this song with Gina. I am proud of that one, a lot of love went into it. 
Next is a Pingipung number, Marewrew perfectly remixed by Elijah Minnelli, this 7 inch has been in my DJ bag for a while, it goes with everything, for example this Housey banger by Fcukers which I put in the tracklist because bass is one of my favourite things “Come and hit me with that bass” would be my request to the DJ most times…  Froid Dub also have a thing with bass, I am super excited about a remix they have just done of one of my songs that will soon come out on Pingipung, On The Nose is an extract from their latest album. 
As this mix comes to an end I wanted to express my love for Palestine so I chose this track by Faten Kanaan from a compilation called Letters To The Sun, full of amazing music and raising funds for The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature. The atrocities must end and the perpetrators be judged. International law has been flouted for too long in the name of greed and hatred. Private Armies resonates deeply here, what is going on is really out of order. This mix starts and ends with the voice of Vivien Goldman because she is a visionary with an essential message that is so relevant today. I was lucky to play percussion for her in London and when we sung the lyrics “Blood everywhere” I really felt it. I hope we make the right choice very soon, love could bring so much joy if we gave it a chance."

@iko-ch-rie
https://www.instagram.com/iko_cherie

For any track list requests please send us a private message.
Up next: Mme Bing

Pingipung Podcast 178: Iko Chérie - The State of Love (Summer of 2025)

Pingipung proudly introduces Iko Chérie, the experimental pop project of French multiinstrumentalist Marie Merlet. The 7'' single "Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G" offers a first glimpse into her forthcoming LP, Soft Centre (Pingipung 093, 7th Nov 2025) — a hypnotic blend of dub-infused songwriting and blissful noise.On the flipside, French electro-dub visionaries Froid Dub unravel the track into a shadowy, slowmotion version, with a solid sub-bass, flickering delays and half-heard whispers.

Iko Chérie says about the single: “The melody and structure came to me in one go – I recorded a
draft on my phone at a party. It’s a playful take on ghosting karma, with ooh-oohs and a vocal line
inspired by the vibes of Lovers Rock.”

Trained in classical piano as a child, Marie Merlet shifted to teaching herself the guitar when she
discovered the DIY indie punk scene, she then studied jazz singing and electro acoustic
composition in Bordeaux before moving to London to play bass in Monade alongside Laetitia
Sadier (Stereolab).

With her solo project Iko Chérie, she crafts a surreal sound world of woozy incantations, Casio
drones, and reverb-drenched guitars, woven with processed spoken-word samples.
Beyond Iko Chérie, Marie Merlet tours globally with Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and is the
guitarist in psychedelic cumbia outfit Malphino. She also hosts a monthly Soho Radio show
championing women in music and curates a film & performance series at London’s Cinema
Museum.

Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G

Get 7" / digital

Iko Chérie: Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G (Pingipung 092 / 7", digital)

Schlammpeitziger from Cologne is making unique electronic music since the early '90s. His tracks are full of wordoplay and twisted melodies. 

Schlammpeitziger is releasing records on labels such as Kompakt, Bureau B and Pingipung. What is often forgotten: He is a great DJ, too. 

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, venues, clubs, ... worldwide 
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET 
🔗 kioskradio.com

Outsiders: Pingipung w/ Schlammpeitziger @ Kiosk Radio 23.09.2025

Iko Chérie: Ghosted Ghosters of the Holy G (Froid Dub Remix) (Pingipung 092 / 7", digital)

Hello, I run a massage business in Fitzroy North Melbourne proudly named Balanced Bodywork. I have been creating meditations and allowing others to enjoy the benefits of relaxation and positive thinking. Please enjoy the paraliminals which are filled with positive messages and visualisation to increase success in your life.

The Science of Preference

Joshua Warmuth