Expanded Radio Research Unit 11

@melmann

Human Lessons #117 is a special collaboration episode with Mostra, featuring guest Nicolas Melmann. 
This episode was recorded from his live performance at Mostra in 2025. 

Nicolas reflects on this set:
'It was truly exciting to premiere my new album Música Aperta at the Mostra Festival, in such a carefully curated environment with an audience so devoted to the sound experience. The design of the space — in total darkness and surrounded by an exquisite sound system — created a collective sound meditation room for more than 10 hours each day, a unique experience that I had never seen at a festival before.

Música Aperta is an electroacoustic piece and immersive performance that explores the perception of time through sound. Using string textures, bowls, and organs, the music cultivates an atmosphere of active stillness and contemplation, inviting the exercise of deep listening. In this context, Mostra was the perfect place to express the concept of the album, which is essentially about creating a space of resistance to the fast pace of modern life. I'm super thankful to the festival team and the audience! " 

Website:
https://melmann.site/ 
FB: 
https://www.facebook.com/nicolas.melmann 
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/melmanns 
Bandcamp: 
https://melmann.bandcamp.com/ 
Songkick:
https://www.songkick.com/artists/6556139-melmann 
IG: 
https://www.instagram.com/xoxmelmann/



@mostrabcn
Mostra is a project that comes straight from the heart. An independent, small-format festival of avant-garde and experimental electronic music which emerges as a counterpoint to the macro-festivals and the overcrowded, commercial and rather impersonal offerings of other large events held in Barcelona.

Website:
www.mostra.barcelona/eng/
IG:
www.instagram.com/mostrabcn/
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Human Lessons #117 - Nicolas Melmann(Live)@Mostra 2025 [Human Lessons × Mostra]

Marini @ ZORZA #2 | Espacio Perpendicular, 07/12/2024

Music by Hanna Maria & Mattia Onori, Marco Ragni & Leonardo Pucci, Adhémar, Refracted, Rachel Lyn, Ab Uno.

@hrnrmusic
@marco-ragni
@leopulsar
@adhemarmusic
@refracted-music
@rachellyn
@abunomusic
@acratep
@robertodiciaccio

Mastered by Daniele Antezza at Dadub Studio.
Original artwork by Francesca Melotti
Graphic design by Wutu
Tape by NASTRO

Descending from the first volume, Variierende Töne vol.II retraces the essential threads of the label, this time through two parallel perspectives: membranes + machines. A continuity of path, where past and future blur into new readings, into sounds that move between repose and tension, between presence and absence.

The work is divided into two movements. Side A: an immersion in organic matter—field recordings, acoustic research, surfaces shaped by Hanna Maria & Mattia Onori, Marco Ragni & Leonardo Pucci, and Adhémar. Side B: a shift into synthetic terrains—constructed resonances by Refracted, Rachel Lyn, and Ab Uno, where the machines dictate their own language.

For Melantónia, Variierende Töne becomes an open key: music that offers silence yet unsettles it, that restores and at the same time disrupts. Sounds that can adore the sunset, inhabit the sunrise, and return as primordial vibrations in perpetual transformation.

Variierende Töne Vol.II membranes + machines by Various Artists

☉ Palpebræ Mix 14: forlate

For the fourteenth chapter of our Mix Series, we welcome forlate, alias of Alexey Ivachkin, a musician and producer whose artistic vision unfolds within the Madrid scene. forlate distinguishes himself not only through his productions but also through a curatorial approach that delves into the depths of experimental and ambient sound. 
In Madrid, forlate is the creator and host of "Building Bridges" on Radio Relativa, a program that serves as a sonic bridge between the electronic avant-gardes and the ambient traditions of Central and Eastern Europe. This research extends to his Substack blog, "Música Esporádica," where he offers an intimate and documented perspective on Madrid's vibrant underground music, analyzing its dynamics and evolutions.

His presence within our network is further solidified by his curation of the "Industrious Amazement" column, a space for reflection and discovery that aligns with Palpebræ's philosophy. In this mix forlate condenses these manifold influences, building a journey that reflects his curatorial sensibility and his profound understanding of the most sophisticated sonic architectures. It is an exploration that invites attentive listening, guided by an expert hand in weaving acoustic narratives.

☉ About forlate:
Alexey Ivachkin is a musician and producer based in Madrid, where he develops his artistic vision under the alias forlate. Beyond his own productions, he curates Building Bridges, a show on Madrid's Radio Relativa exploring ambient and experimental sounds from across Eastern and Central Europe. Through his Substack blog Música Esporádica, he documents and reflects on Madrid’s underground music scene, offering a personal and insightful perspective on the city’s ever-evolving landscape.

☉ Tracklist:
Hank & Slim - Dark Cloud Lightning
Phil Geraldi - Chase Your Love
A Small Good Thing - Someplace South of Here
More Eaze & Claire Rousay - The Applebees Outside Kalamazoo, Michigan
Th Blisks - E v E
Paper Dollhouse - Drone I
Ilyas Ahmed - Sapphire
Live for Friends - Green Is Where the Green Man Sits
Seaworthy - Map In Hand Pt. 3
Keith Fullerton Whitman - ACGTR SVP
Mountains - Sheets Two
Keith Fullerton Whitman - ACGTR SVP (continued)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Womb Night
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - Mirrors Death
lovesliescrushing - sovfx
Fennesz - Agora
Lilien Rosarian - Moss Hugs All Walls
Michael Pisaro - Hellgrün (Small New World) - 5.3. The River is a Green Brown God
Sawako - Cloud No Crowd
Alister Fawnwoda, Suzanne Ciani, Greg Leisz - Sweetheart

☉ Follow Forlate here:
@forlate / https://www.instagram.com/forlate_/ / 

☉ Follow Palpebræ here:
on SoundCloud: @palpebraenetwork
on web: www.palpebrae.com
on Instagram: www.instagram.com/palpebraenetwork/
on Facebook: www.facebook.com/palpebraenetwork

Palpebræ Mix 14: forlate

Timnah's set recorded live on Sunday, 27th July 2025 at Paral·lel Festival in Port del Comte, Spain.

Timnah @ Paral.lel  2025

Formant, Closing @Bloom, Kauz Zürich 10.10.2025

Expanded Radio Research Unit - June 2025

Expanded Radio Research Unit - Music From The Middle East

Expanded Radio Research Unit - Field Recordings and Natural Soundscapes From The World

MostRadio es el programa de pódcast radiofónico de Mostra presentado por Javi (1/2 @apartlabel), Jordi (1/2 @binomi) y Joan (2/2 @binomi + @hoc-radio) 📻

Que no te confunda el título. Los chicos de MostRadio no están de visita al Reino Unido, pero sí son los que mejor repasan la actualidad de Mostra y te presentan lo que sonará en #Mostra26 con su estilo radiofónico inconfundible.

El segundo capítulo de la temporada está ahora disponible en SoundCloud y suena además especialmente bien gracias a la pulida que le ha dado nuestro querido ABSIS. 

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MostRadio is Mostra's radio podcast show hosted by Javi (1/2 @apartlabel), Jordi (1/2 @binomi) and Joan (2/2 @binomi + @hoc-radio) 📻

Don’t let the title fool you. The MostRadio guys are not visiting the United Kingdom, but they are the ones who best review the latest news from Mostra and introduce you to what will be heard at #Mostra26 with their unmistakable radio style.

The second episode of the season is now available on SoundCloud, and it sounds especially good thanks to the fine polishing done by our dear ABSIS.

Enjoy listening and discover the full tracklist on our SoundCloud profile.

Tracklist:

Tracklist:

01-The Transcendence Orchestra - Having My Head Is Felt

02-ATÀVIC - A2 (alpenglühen 2026) // upcoming

03-R-010 - A track for the community

04-Marylou – upcoming HOC radio djset (excerpt)

05-Presha - Anaconda (with Sam KDC)

06-Aerae – Nefanda

07-XDB - Ainama

08-Lemont - Perpetual Harvest

09-Jaidem Fall - Geo Scan - Toulouse Low Trax – recomanació de Melina Serser

10-Rrose and Bob Ostertag - Pointillism (Variation One) - recomanacio Muted

11-Steve Bicknell - Scene Two

12-Surgeon - No Matter What You Do In Life Always Keep Death By Your Side

13-Katatonic Silentio - Tidal Reverie

14-Vardae & Toé – Rao

15-Anthony Child - Are you being served?



MostRadio: Beats and chips

Delsin / Ilian Tape / Midnight Shift / Fleur Sauvage

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