“At the end of the day, we’re just chillers.”

New York-via-Chicago trio Purelink – @milliamusic, @kind_tree and @raw_silk – record a deep and dub-soaked minimal techno mix for the Recognise series.

Purelink’s name has become increasingly prominent in recent years. The group – once memorably dubbed “the chillout room Backstreet Boys” – have spent the past half-decade exploring the deepest nooks and crannies of electronic music: fourth-world ambience, zero-gravity dub techno, groggy downtempo, baggy-eyed drum-and-bass. Is it ambient? Sure. But that's just part of the story. Call their music what you will, but it’s consistently remarkable, a slow-motion tumble of histories bound together by a shared interest in blissed-out soundscapes. In conversation with Michael McKinney, they speak about about the friendship, trust and chiller’s mentality that guided the creation of their new album, ‘Faith’, out now on @peakoil.

Interview & tracklist:  https://djmag.com/features/recognise-086-purelink

Tracklist & Interview

Recognise 086: Purelink

BBump yer head to this live recording we captured last year at our bash that happened on 4/20 at Coppi in Berlin.

Next party: 2/8/25 - Blue Velvet, Berlin 
w/ DJ Fart In The Club, GiGi FM, Ibu 600, Neek, Georgiooooo, Glu, Big Leg

Big Leg live at Yeah You! (4/20 edition)

TRISTAN ARP // LETTERS TO SELF ALBUM LAUNCH

YINGTUITIVE + WILL HOFBAUER // LETTERS TO SELF ALBUM LAUNCH

You can wear a thousand masks without ever dressing up. A game of expressions, gestures, and words can be nothing more than a facade, a shimmer, an illusion. A smile without joy. A tear without sorrow.
How are you? “Good!”
Nothing is as it seems - or at least, rarely is. Or is it?

Rude Boy loosely translated: misbehaving boy, troublemaker.
In this song, the character repeats these words to himself over and over, rapidly, almost as a mantra trying to believe them by force. It becomes an outward-facing shield meant to maintain its effect. This constant repetition continues until exhaustion sets in and only then can he begin to question everything.

It’s time to realize who he once was:
A boy.

Of course, this character is also a part of me. As an artist, the creative process is an ongoing act of questioning everything. An emotional rollercoaster.
Each new piece opens up new philosophical themes.
Am I still myself or have I become a reflection of the market?
Who could possibly grasp the thoughts and emotions flowing through my body when I stand on stage and perform my music?
What expectations do I project onto the music itself?

On social media, the mask fits perfectly. Always positive. Good vibes only!
That’s what I kept telling myself.
But life isn’t like that—and we can only truly appreciate and enjoy the light if we’re willing to look at, accept, and allow the dark as well.

Yin needs yang. Black needs white—and vice versa.
And that’s okay with me.
I’m happy being the grown man who still carries a child within 
embracing the full spectrum of emotion.Rather than following conventional narratives, @Skydrips embraces ambiguity and softness as acts of quiet strength. These tracks don’t shout. They listen. They ask. They shift between states of questioning and letting go, between social masks and personal truth, between the need to protect and the desire to connect.
This is music for those who feel out of step with the world yet deeply connected to something greater. It speaks to the ones who carry contradictions, who challenge fixed identities, and who believe that real transformation begins where defense mechanisms end.
Sonically subtle yet emotionally charged, the EP offers a soundscape where tension dissolves into introspection. With deep rhythms, atmospheric layers, and a voice that is more invitation than instruction, Skydrips invites the listener to pause, reflect, and gently reassemble themselves.

Mankind

Links

Skydrips - Distorted Boys

"It is not easy to find Saphira, and it is even harder to leave. Saphira is caught between a low-lying sun to the west and a glowing moon to the east, Saphira’s longing grows dense and time thickens within its walls. Perhaps this is why Saphira’s radios and televisions stutter with phrases and images so ghostly yet so intimately familiar, why its dusty buildings seem always to crumble so gloriously yet never collapse. It is a city inside of want and outside of time." 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ccl/episodes/ccl-30th-july-2025

Invisible Cities w/ CCL - Saphira 300725

freaky chugs n dubs

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Auditory Tract Infection with DJ Papaya b2b Succubass @ The Lot Radio 08-04-2025

"First Light" is deep, groovy, and tribal, a haunting slow-burn with a long build-up and a recurring sound that pulls you deeper each time.

FIRST LIGHT

Al Wootton returns with a heavy trip through psychedelic, dubbed out, primal, ritual post-punk-proto-industrial dance music.

Tracks from Little Annie Anxiety, Elkotsh, Regis, De Leon, Carrier, O Yuki Conjugate, Phew, Muslimgauze, Malaria!, Mad Professor, and Asahito Nanjo.

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Outsiders: TRULE w/ Al Wootton @ Kiosk Radio 17.08.2025

Recorded live at the OST x Conditioner event at Nowadays on Thursday 17th July, after a performance by Organ Tapes.

Love to Ian and Nathan and everyone inside :)

Tracklist:

Mammo - Drinks Straight From the Tape 2
Oren Ambarchi & Riccardo Villalobos - Hubris Variation
Kyma & Uberdog - Compactor
Alexander Skancke - You Get A Two
DJ W!LD - Le Mur (Baby Ford’s ‘Dogtown Remix’)
cv313 - Sailing Starts
Question - Untitled
Pendle Coven - Modern Mode
Deadbeat - The Double Bong Cloud (Denial I)
Pantytec - Elastobabe (Soul Capsule’s Cosmic Warrior Mix)
SnP 500 - Unrolled
Mion - Drop The Filter
Ricardo Villalobos - Heike (Mood Mix)
Afrojack - Math
Faithless - We Come 1 (Rocket vs. Jeno Remix)
DiSKOP - Night
Eddie Richards - Medown (Evil Eddie Richards Fractured Mix)
Truly - El Trick ft. EDC
A1 People - Do It (Metamatics Remix)
Klanggut - Sump (Klystron Remix)
Smerz - Feisty
Eddie Richards - Dark 1.3
Lil Keed - Wall 2 Wall (Autobouncer620 Edit)
Jawnino - 40net (Lewi Boome Remix)
Soduh - Freddy K
Geeneus - Congo
Tactics Of Bass - Tactics Of Bass
Slick & Flash - The Rogue
Janet Jackson - Empty
Hopper1000 - Cars That Go BOOM
The 2 - We Is 1
The Cardigans - Erase / Rewind

Live at Nowadays - 17th July 2025

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TRISTAN ARP // LETTERS TO SELF ALBUM LAUNCH

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