"The context:
I am alone. I am found. I died alone. I never thought I’d be found. I am overwhelmed by memories of a dystopian existence on a collapsing planet where evil took over and subsumed good. All of the kindness evaporated and was swallowed by greed. Memories of my past life occlude my consciousness causing confusion between modes of time like a mirage. Is it the past, present, or future? I can no longer tell.

A journey through being:
Confronted by the pain of knowing but trying to exist and embrace being in the world. Did I give up too quickly? Did I fail to change reality? What did I sacrifice in order to function and live a worldly existence like everyone around me? Blinded by hedonism, the collapsing of the mind and soul into the throws of desire left me empty. I gave up. I lost myself. I returned to the comfort of despair. It’s throbbing. To live without hope is to live in despair. Was there a reprieve from it all? Distractions, pleasure, and attachments turned into a vicious cycle of yearning and loss. Accepting impermanence with a half-open heart. It never got better. It just got worse. Functioning with an ever-growing sense of doom. And now I’m here. Alone. All I have are my memories. But existing in confusion from when these memories took place. Introspection with escapism outside of time. The vicious interplay between existence and non-existence. I am left with nothing."

Opening for Rrose at Smartbar, Chicago in June utilizing 4 CDJs and a V10 mixer.

@shantievanti
IG: @shantiism
https://ra.co/dj/shanti
https://youtu.be/QqfMYAyS8bM?si=iwapv-7i2LFIPNlG

Shanti has made textured waves in Chicago’s techno scene with her curation of dark, sinister, and ethereal soundscapes. Music has always been a means of coping with the otherness and hybridity Shanti experienced throughout her life. She has been deeply moved by the transcendent ability of music to express concepts, states of consciousness, and conflicting emotions. Shanti’s sets weave a story of the simultaneous despair and yearning that are intertwined with the human condition and illustrate an intentional trajectory through combining and cultivating surreal, atmospheric, and haunting sounds.

Enamored by the liminal dynamics of sound, she cohosts Otherworldly Ambiguity with Scum.ee –an experience that is centered around the phenomenon of existing in between and outside of pre-existing concepts and rigid categories. She is also a member of techno collective Research & Development and hosts a monthly radio show, “Liminal Radio” on WIIT 88.9 FM featuring thoughtful artists at the core of Chicago’s underground music scene. Shanti has had the privilege of warming up and closing out dancefloors for incredibly inspirational artists such as Rrose, DJ Nobu, Ø [Phase], Aurora Halal, Mozhgan, Lady Starlight, Black Light Smoke, Esther Dune, Zenker Brothers, Noncompliant, Xtin, and more. She has had the immense pleasure of conjuring spirits at Chicago’s most beloved clubs such as Smartbar, Smoke & Mirrors, Podlasie Club, and several underground gatherings.

Experiencing music outside of the confines of a club or the underground is extremely important to Shanti as she had initially discovered her favorite artists through online podcasts and radio. The universalizability of podcasts and radio enable music to be experienced by more humans situated in different contexts. This is why she has contributed to many notable online mix series and radio channels. Her mixes have been featured on The Black Lodge Radio, SutroFM, Mutant Radio, PPRZ, Death Decay & Magic, Braid Records, Low Visibility, Dance All Day, and m50’s etc radio among other podcasts and shows. This past year, Shanti has expanded her surreal storytelling beyond Chicago by playing in Amsterdam, LA, Detroit and notable Midwest festivals such as Minnesota’s The Great Beyond and Madison’s Musique Électronique. This Halloween, she will be playing at Chicago’s notoriously dark music festival, Sanctum.

Distant Signals 084: Shanti

Palm Reader 13: Luke Mele 
“bluff, salt, foam” 

Aired on VPN Radio, virtualpublic.net, on 09.11.25
Recorded in Luke's record loft in Echo Park
@lukemele 

TRACKLIST:
Arild Anderson - Wood Song
Steve Tibbetts - Night Again
David Sylvian & Holger Czukay - Premonition (Giant Empty Iron Vessel)
Hosono Haruomi - Sand Storm Edit
Bill Laswell - Káshí
Tokio Hasegawa - Nami
Azimuth - Azimuth
Terje Rypdal - Autumn Breeze
Benjamin Lew & Steven Brown - Au Sujet D'Un Paysage
Ditto - Western
Sam Gendel & Josiah Steinbrick – Mouthfeel
Jon Hassell - Brussels
O Yuki Conjugate - Sunchemicals
Ultrafog - Charisma
Martha and the Muffins - Garden In The Sky
Tim Timmermans & Skipper Wise - Five Mountains
Daniel Lentz - Postludium
Laure Boer - Constellations
KWALK - B side

Palm Reader 13: Luke Mele

Sister Zo @ MAKING TIME ♾️ 2025

The first-ever live recording from an elusive icon of dubby electronic music.

Lore is an underrated quality. Neuroscientists have mapped that music elicits similar feelings in the brain to when we satiate cravings, but what about the psychological impulse that drives listeners of a certain disposition toward everything they don't know?

It's tricky to put your finger on, but artists able to conjure intrigue without overhawking the backstory can really cut through—just ask SAULT, [ar:pi:ar] or Gerald Donald. Then there are those who don't try whatsoever. These are the ones who stay in mind the most.

In 2001, a striking 12" called Ship-Scope emerged through Chain Reaction, credited to Shinichi Atobe, with no other info available. Okay, mulled fans, this is probably a cat-and-mouse game dreamed up by someone on a label with a fine line in foggy obfuscation. Vainqueur on a wind-up? Another Moritz 'n Mark alias?

But no: Atobe was real, and really had posted a demo to Hard Wax. It was that simple. Then he went back to his day job—until, after 13 years of silence, an even better follow-up emerged.

From the near-perfect Butterfly Effect onwards, Atobe has built up one of the most revered catalogues in underground circles. A steady clip of elegant, transportive dub techno and deep electronics has arrived on Demdike Stare's DDS, complimented by the launch of his own label, plastic & sounds, earlier in summer 2025.

Atobe has also made strides into the public domain, DJing intermittently, as well as performing live for the first time in 2023, gracing WWW at the tender age of 52. It's that debut 2023 show heard on RA.1009: a hypnotic yet comparatively pumping set full of Atobe staples, as well as material you won't find anywhere else.

Contact with the big man, as you might anticipate, is glacial: since we first reached out, the RA Mix has changed name, look and rolled over into its second millennium. Still, patience pays off. This is a one-off we're stoked to run. – Gabriel Szatan

@shinichiatobe

Find the interview at https://ra.co/podcast/1028

RA.1009 Shinichi Atobe

Ziggy Devriendt is the DJ behind Nosedrip. Tune in once a month for an expert selection of any or all of the following: new age, new wave, French psych, minimal synth, post-punk and a whole lot else... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nosedrip/episodes/nosedrip-27th-october-2025

Nosedrip 271025

The Dubstep - Tech House Connection pt. II w/ Beatrice M. ft. Garçon & Buckley - 31/10/25

re:lax with re:ni & Laksa - 03 November 2025

wetdogg on CKUT 90.3 Montreal Sessions

@netil-radio

tracklist:
Magda - Oblivicleas
Agonis - Spacejam
Ricardo Villalobos - What You Say Is More Than I Can Say (edit
Loidis - Wait & See
Geiom feat Marita - Reminissin (Shackleton refix)
B.McQueen, Priori - Get Weavin'
Herbert - Non-Stop
Valdemar - Reptiler
Mark Farina - Dream Machine (Brett's No Fear Mix)
Valdemar - Voltage Limb
DJ Spence - A - Fan Needed
Fietz&Magnetic - Pitch Black
Jump Source - Scrap
Richie Hawtin - (R)Edit #1 (Freek'd)
Herbert - See You On Monday
DJ Metatron - U'll Be The King Of The Stars
Jump Source - Tonearm Extender ft. Sabola
Sven Väth - Sounds Control Your Mind
SLG - Lost In Shibuya	Lost In Shibuya
Tommy Basics - Closed Switch
Mihalis Safras, Mark Broom - Crabsticks (Original Mix)
Unknown Artist - Vil
SLG - Invisibl
Mike Dehnert - Deep Route
Agonis - Visionquest II
Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter
Agonis - Dark Night Of The Soul
mystery sister - Of The Mind (Sunrise Mix)
Louis Marlo - Scum
softi - space dungeon
djfix & Jek - Coyote Club
DJ Alan	- Breathe Again
Chris Carrier - Perfect Encounter
shjva - You Must Let It Go
al dente & explicit joy	- Motion Activated
mystery sister - Kabel

netil radio ~ spiralling, naturally 018 w/ basic chanel (17 12 25)

This is when Donato Dozzy chose to work like an alchemist — taking 160 bpm, shaping and fusing them, letting dnb, jungle, riddims and other forms of madness slowly merge into a single, simmering element ✨ This set was recorded in Rome, Donato's hometown, at our opening season party at Lanificio.

Donato Dozzy - Reveries 7.12.2024

Season 4 Episode 2 – 07.02.19

Our second episode of season four takes us back a few weeks to the institutional MPLS day-party, Communion. Berndt raises the heat and keeps it hot throughout, delivering a summer-soaked mix of playful melodies and festive percussion. Get a taste of what makes him something special.

@berndtmusic

Kajunga Program SE.4 EP.2 - Berndt

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