Experimental Mixes

Jam session between 2 wizards recorded on the 14th March 2021. Thank you <3
Pic by @jack.almgren

@asiootus
@usofusofusofusof

hush ~ 02 - usof & asio (jam sesh)

Interview and tracklist: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/31-hysterical-love-project

One of the last mixes of 2021 comes from one of our favourite artists of the year: Brooklyn Mellar and Ike Zwanikken’s Hysterical Love Project. I first became aware of the Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland-based duo when they self-released Endless Bliss Weekender back in February, right at the end of the Australasian summer. I’ve had it on repeat ever since. 

Their mix is “an ode to guitars and to unabashed simple beauty”. It features a bunch of favourite “relationship classics” and an unreleased track of theirs from a forthcoming album set to come out next year. They’re also working on a couple of other projects we’re really looking forward to you hearing.

https://soundcloud.com/hystericalloveproject

Photo by Lauren Forde

Theory Therapy 31: Hysterical Love Project

Living Room 27 ~ @pleasuregallery 

> q. pls introduce yourself

My name is Alec Hamilton. I run pleasure gallery which is mix series and radio show. I also put on music nights here in Bristol, UK. 

> q. is there a story behind the mix?

I wanted to make something quite tender and introspective. I chose tracks that I’ve spent time thinking, wandering and musing to since I first got into electronic music. I’m a big chess nerd and recently watched an old documentary about Garry Kasparov, former world chess champion. I enjoyed how it explores the theme of human vs machine, so I thought I’d throw in some excerpts from it for some extra spice. 

> q. what's the best way to enjoy your mix?

I think it suits time alone, a long journey to see old friends or a lazy Sunday. 

> q. describe a favourite object in your living room...

My friend bought me a signed photo of Jason Statham as a housewarming present. It's so ridiculous but I love it, probably the weirdest gift I’ll ever receive, creates a lot of laughs. 

> q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?

I held my first pleasure gallery event a few weeks ago and I’m looking forward to hosting more of those.

Living Room 27 ~ pleasure gallery

this tht real family not no fucking type beat 
##RIPONWRD

patience is a virtue [glost]

"For 0" is a radio show by usof where the most outward fringes of underground art are welcomed and brought together to create two hours of genderless musical submission.

@ca_rolf for the first hour. She is part of the @living_roooom crew and also has the "Hush" residency at Rádio Paranóia.

@quanticaonline
radioquantica.com

"for 0" #16 w/ carolf | Rádio Quântica

Sudany

Slunty 'Mix November (2)' ⓜⓘⓧ ̵͔͑0̵̟͐4̸̫͕̽1̷̖̂

Living Room n°46 ~ @gab_ii

q. pls introduce yourself
my name is gabriel, I make music under the moniker gab_i - currently based in copenhagen, denmark.

q. is there a story behind the mix? how did it come together?
no particular story, just a collage of songs to help with the seasonal transition. this mix was recorded during the earlier stages of fall. I thought it could bring some form of warmth and colour to the indoors, in a quiet bedroom or a living room, for instance.

q. in your opinion, what would be the ideal circumstances to enjoy your mix?
somewhere indoors with a good set of speakers or in transit (my personal fav).

q. describe a favourite object in your living room...
probably a “trompe oeil” drape that belonged to my grand mother. it reminds me of her and the living room where it used to hang. it has followed in every place I’ve lived in over the years.

q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?
quite a few, yes! as part of my studies, I’m currently in the process of completing my internship at torso electronics, an electronic music hardware company from copenhagen with the most wonderful peeps. alongside of that, I spend the majority of my spare time making music, pondering about what instruments to build next, and most importantly, gathering up the courage to finalizing a project/ep (hopefuly soon…x)

Living Room n°46 ~ g a b _ i

"for 0" is a radio show by usof where the most outward fringes of underground art are welcomed and brought together to create two hours of genderless musical submission.

@aradacid on the first 45 minutes w/ a live set recorded in London back in February 2022 

usof tracklist:

Track04 - John Hassell & Peter Freeman
DESIGNER DIRGE - Maxwell Sterling
Speed And Instinct - Tevere
Suelti - Ben Bondy
Ammak - Mister Water Wet
Gaussian - Scott Campbell
Free Forms - Dave Saved
Sound of a space between body and object on the left - Perila
F - Hideo Nakasako
Snåcko - Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer
NGO/BITMIX Slicker Remix - 坂本龍一
Your Slow Midnight - Strange Mountain
Extended Stay Of Blue Sky - TIBSLC
Two Halves Touching - Carmen Villain
Ticket - Coby Sey
Grounded - Pan American
Bloom - baby___asl
Stauboper - Günter Schlienz
Home - Kazuomi Eshima & Masahiko Takeda
Sorrel - Alexi Baris
Not Knowing - Félicia Atkinson & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma
The Now Liminal - nueen
I'm Your Question - Lamin Fofana
Export love - teu

@quanticaonline
radioquantica.com

"for 0" #24 w/ Arad Acid | Rádio Quântica

One Off w/ Asio Otus (19/01/23)

January

the emotionless mix

"for 0" is a radio show by usof where the most outward fringes of underground art are welcomed and brought together to create two hours of genderless musical submission.

@bb-scout-22222 and @nwakke on the first 20 minutes with a fresh devotional ambi meets jersey club hi-nrg guest mix <3

"for 0" #26 w/ Bianca Scout and nwakke | Rádio Quântica

Aired on Netil Radio 28.4.23 for @gabrielhops - thanks for the invite!

Mixes

Snorkelling

first part of my set from clubnight at super in aarhus last month. s/o my favorite club.

live at super clubnight 04072023

Living Room n°54 ~ @andriy_k

q. pls introduce yourself
a. My name is Andriy Kostyukov, dj, producer and co-curator of Motsion audio-visual collective.
From my perspective, I can introduce myself as a music enthusiast that works in the fields of experimental and bass music.
I'm originally from Kyiv, now based in Prague.

q. is there a story behind the mix?
a. It’s a deep listening story about light, melancholy, wind-blown leaf supported by favored Ukrainian and worldwide experimental communities.
The leaf is bleeping, leaping…

q. what's the best way to enjoy your mix?
a. Just stay in one place, try to feel your body, feel your body deeply as the mix gives you the deepest sound characters and tunes, close your mind and just look around your whole life.

q. describe a favorite object in your living room...
a. I love my sofa because it’s the perfect place to take a rest and dig for some music.

q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?
a. For the last few days I am preparing a new live performance for the upcoming summer season, especially for off-ICKPA concert, which is on the 21st of June in Arkaoda bar (Berlin).
Also writing new tracks, as usual, beloved trip routine.

Living Room n°54 ~ Andriy Kostyukov

@alecdj
@noodsradio

www.pleasuregallery.net

pleasure gallery w/ alec - noods radio - july 2023

Living Room n°58 ~ @optovolokonniy

q. pls introduce yourself

a. as Vlady, I work in cybersecurity. In my non-working hours, I perform under aliases ϙue, dj chlorophyll, am co-curating @biorhythmradio, @ickpakyiv, creating bio installations, and recently formed a project «OO0oϙ0O0O00O» with oa. 

As ϙue, I apply multiple psycho-acoustic techniques to embark a listener on an introspective trip, where two of us seek to explore the concept of ego death and delve into the depths of consciousness through deep listening and self-reflection.


q. is there a story behind the mix?

a. For the last 1.5 years, my main pursuit has been presenting contemporary Ukrainian cultural and musical heritage in Europe. This mixtape is a logical continuation of Sasha Very’s https://soundcloud.com/cminuss/sasha-very-present-ukraine. The main motif is Ukrainian artists, who witnessed firsthand the preciousness of life and the woe of death. The major part of sound material gathered here is songs, tracks, and compositions created during the 2022-2023 full-scale invasion.


q. what's the best way to enjoy your mix?

a. Thinking, appreciating, and developing a sense of care about the joy of “simple” things in your life. 

You may not realise how much your like, comment, Bandcamp purchase, an invitation to make an interview, an invitation to your podcast series, or to record a mix can make an immense difference to someone whose survival and “tomorrow” does not come for granted. Here, I mean any Ukrainian who has not crossed the border since February 24, 2022. 

And if this one-hour overview of the musical landscape sparks within you an interest in Ukrainian underground scene, my goal is accomplished.


q. describe a favorite object in your living room...

a. For the last three months, I had to move places five times, so my living room was always shifting :] 

But I always have my 12-centimeter glass sphere with me. Being an optical filter, it serves as a reminder about the delusional nature of our perception and that experiences are limited — words, visions, smells, touch. Hence, I believe one can only trust their mental images (the language we think and dream in). Which I find funny how easily we, myself included, forget about this basic nature of things. So I carry this physical reminder with me.


q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)? 

a. There are some. 

A few weeks ago, after a gentle push from our mutual dear friend Frog of Earth, oa and me formed a sound-art duo «ОО0оϙ0О0О00О». Olenka is a muse to me in mysterious ways which I am yet to understand. We are working on songs, remixes and a body-music performance where our brainwaves and body electricity are processed through synths.  

Earlier in June, there was a debut of the OFF-ICKPA stage in Arkaoda Berlin where I played with other Kiiberboreans (s/o to @ecology141): super inter, TIBSLC, and Andriy Kostyukov — coincidentally, the latter two also have released LR mixes (both are strongly recommended to listen next). I worked a lot on this one and planning the next year’s festival edition. 

And since mid-2022, Kharkiv’s @comechelet and I are working on a collab release by exchanging stems via the web. So far, our first finished work has traveled some internet sites — Noods, HÖR, and 3XL. These days, as I am writing answers to this mini-interview, Comechelet is shooting a music video in southern France for our second single. 

That’s it, love u LR peeps. Many hugs.

donate to Ukraine

Living Room n°58 ~ ϙue ~ 'present Ukraine'

Sonic dream-weaving from Lisbon.

This one’s been a long time coming – a mix from Lisbon’s usof. João is a producer, DJ, label-runner, visual artist and he’s part of the Living Room collective. His new album, Wish You Were Nicer, is out next week on enmossed. It’s our favourite usof release yet. Thanks for the mix João.

@usofusofusofusof

interview and tracklist: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/usof

Theory Therapy 54: usof

Living Room n°61 ~ @soleil-rouge-collectif

q. pls introduce yourselves
a. We’re Marie and Antoine, and we started from our complicity and complementary to create Soleil Rouge. 
Soleil Rouge’s primary aim is simply to bring what we love and inspires us together and share it. 
So we created Paturia (festival).  
This was followed by a few releases, then a concert tour.  
2023 was a year of rest, as we refocused to rethink our intentions, which gave way to a series of mixes for various channels we love.

q. is there a story behind the mix?
a. The intentions of this mix are: letting go, serenity, rest and forgetfulness (at least for a moment).

q. what’s the best way to enjoy your mix?
a. A sunny morning, the cold of autumn, a cup of coffee, under the comforter, with someone dear to you. 

q. describe a favorite object in your living room...
a. The frame of an old burnt mirror that we made together using plaster to model organic shapes. Small cracks let the light show through the object.

q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?
a. We’ve been running a residency on Noods Radio ‘crying is softer than you think’ for a few months now. 
We’re starting to organize release parties for an artist friend <3. 
Thinking and re-thinking a future event.
Marie plays saxophone with a few effects pedals. 
We shape old objects using plaster.
We are adopting a kitten

~~~

Tracklist:

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF 1
William S. Burroughs - Bradley The Buyer
Pil - guitar neighbor
Forest Management - Wilson
James Emrick - MWLHWOF-4
Shoal - Drowning Guitar
Andcl - CBB7
picnic - knot
Samita Sinha - Suspension
bad lsd trips - Consciousness Burnout
zen savauge - natural and artificial
Oliver Coates - Bus
ouri - boucles
mu tate - cicada break
Pan•American - There Can Be No Thought of Finishing
Zenzizenz - Returning From Home
kindtree - Don't Forget It
The Moon's room - Neowise
I Am Just A Pupil - Sunshine.  My heart.  I lay you down.
Eustress - Hear For A Reason
X.Y.R. - deep kisses
kindtree - Over Everything
duun - always something
SEEKERSINTERNATIONAL - RunComeTest
Andriy Kostyukov - shelest dub pt.1
Liew Niyomkarn – I think of another time when you heard it
Polyharmony - Are You Recording ?
A.Sivamani - Aadhaar (Feat. Niladri Kumar)
Michael Anklin - Okapi
Alan Sorrenti - Vorrei Incontrarti

Living Room n°61 ~ Soleil Rouge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGkCcA7xbU&t=126s

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