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The third episode in our new series (and our 40th podcast!) comes from Lyon based Comic Sans Records label-head and lyl radio resident, sleek fata. 

@sleek-fata

We've been a fan of sleek fata for a while now, often tuning into his exquisitely put together "Cremation of Care" shows - which explore a wide spectrum of experimental music focused on tracks with an high sound design profile going from psychedelic electronics to jazz with a touch of punk and trip hop between.

This mix beautifully showcases the variety of his tastes and skills of mixing it all together, from dub to dubstep, techno to half time & masterfully jumping tempo’s - sleek fata’s got it covered.

𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 / 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀 / 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲?
Sleek fata / he him / Lyon

𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅
I wanted to build a thematic journey that could bring together different types of music and tempos, while still feeling coherent as a whole. I found a strong inspiration in the icy textures of dub techno, it sparked the whole idea. So this is essentially a cold journey through the dub techno continuum (dub techno in the broad sense): half-time, dubstep, dub techno, footwork, downtempo… each track shares a similar colour palette, sonically speaking. Think light blue, white, and grey tones. I imagined a dancer trapped in a cold room with a perfect sound system, moving and reacting to these glacial sounds. But "glacial" doesn’t mean emotionless—on the contrary. Despite the chill, there's a lot of soul embedded in each track.

𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰?
I grew up listening to rap while living in the suburbs of Lyon as a kid. Later, when I moved into the city centre for university, I discovered electronic music. So yes, my environment has always shaped my musical taste—just like it does for everyone, I believe. Our preferences are influenced by sociological data: age, ethnicity, the country we grow up in, our parents' professions, and so on.

But beyond that, my uncle, who I lived with when I was younger, had a big impact. During the peak of the Emule era, he downloaded every US rap album he could find and burned them onto blank CDs. When I came home from school, I would pick one at random and discover a new album every day. That routine really shaped my digging habit. These days, the Bandcamp community is a big influence for me.

𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 / 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘀? 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽?
I’m working on Vision Pro Dubs, a various artists project that started as a special episode of my Cremation of Care radio show. It brings together contemporary and cutting-edge smooth dub sounds. Besides that, Malesa is working on their second album, and we’re putting together a remix EP of Seta Loto’s last release. I’m also collaborating with Cortex of Light on something exciting!

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
Hypothermic sound system

full interview here:

kinetic mix 040: sleek fata "the cold room dancer and other frozen tales"

100% production mix de Old Man Crane à l'occasion de la sortie de son EP "Hepp" sur le label Bait.

Tracklist : 
﻿﻿Sadly stored
Hepp
Didgeridoo
Untitled
Brew
Skylla
Quork
Kelo Dub
Olive
Minitaur
Grey
Styx
Veil
Lori

Bait présente Old Man Crane (100% production mix) - 02 Juillet 2025

Our latest mix is provided by Suzana Benesova, who gives us a one hour guided tour through a wormhole!

TTL Mix 016 - Suzana Benesova

Polar Phase

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iarna opening for Akwardly Social at OHM Berlin, 01.02.2025

Tracklist:

dj lostboi - SPARKLES
Babyfather - Bluey Vuitton (feat. EVILGIANE)
Kelela - The High
LTJ Bukem - Coolin' Out
AceMo - Mind Element
Peshay - Jazz Lick
Jonny L - Tychonic Cycle
Djrum - Waters Rising
SKY H1 - Elysian Heights
Stenny - In A Distant Light
Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows
Adam F - Metropolis
Everything but the Girl - Blame
ASC - The Morning After
LTJ Bukem - Horizons
Flying Lotus - Intro // A Cosmic Drama
Dark0 - Hardwire
Money Lang - What Now
Toma Kami - This Side Up
Eev Frances - Castrati
Zoë Mc Pherson - Potentials
Varg - (+46) Placing My IPhone X Facing Up To See When U Answer My Texts
L-VIS 1990 - Untitled 5 4 Track
Stenny - Stress Test 
AraabMUZIK - Streetz Tonight
Happa - Clip
Cocktail Party Effect - Safety Button
SALEM - Trapdoor
Kahn - Over Deh So
Erwan Sene - Tilt
SLIKBACK X BLACKHAINE - SLKBLKH FREESTYLE
LIL KEED - WALL 2 WALL (AUTOBOUNCER620 EDIT)
Steel Trax - Montezuma 
Why Be - Impossible Drops1
Atrice - Dialect 
KAVARI - skee (w/ klahrk)
TSVI & Seven Orbits - Compos Mentis
M.I.C & Nammy Wams - Naoki Urasawa Could Have Written This Shit
Hysteria Temple Foundation - Shyrokyu lu
Mssingno - HIGHLIKE2
Djrum - Watermark

iarna @ akwscl, OHM Berlin 01.02.2025

WYR GEMI - PATHOS

Following releases from Lurka and Keplrr, GRACE has something more introspective in store. The label's fourth outing is a tasty collaboration between Bristol's @georg-i and Lisbon-based lyricist @olderbrotherolderbrother. Their 'Warm Skin' EP is a journey through slick, hi-tek bass and trip-hop injected with gritty vocal poetry.

Both artists are hitting their stride. Since 2021, georg-i has gone from strength to strength, his razor-sharp slappers appearing on YCO, FELT, and more recently, as the inaugural release on CCL's Subglow. Meanwhile, Older Brother's otherworldly vocals have featured on Timedance, Metrist's SOSOSO, and now a full release with the iconic imprint Numbers. 

On this EP, a soundworld emerges that recalls the dark intimacy of Massive Attack's Mezzanine and the beat science of Samurai Music. These two artists' combined talent makes for beautiful, moody listening - a third space between wonder and cynicism. 


georg-i & Older Brother - Warm Skin (GRACE) [Snippets]

@myako
Photo: Carla Lubrano Di Sbaraglione

Nora Sigué at pe:rsona 2025

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

A label featuring releases from: 
- @JXTPS 
- @EdwardRichardsKV
 - LSS 
- @PODimension

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