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Hey! Happy to share the 1st show on Rotterdam's @operator-radio, 1h of travel back-and-forth from noisy and experimental psychedelia to different shades of post-punk by @ottomangruw

Tracklist:
OTTOMAN GRÜW - unreleased
Jean Grünewald - simulacres, bruits de fond, lignes de fuite 
Lightning Glove - King
Gazawat - Glosolalie
Cornil - Reflexions
Les Momies de Palerme - Incarnation
Thisquietarmy - Toujours ce rappel de l’éphèmère
Vlimmer - Rückflut
Les Momies de Palerme - Solis
Cosey Muller - Ih Tu mir Was
Jean Grunewald - couleur INDOLORE
Jean Grünewald - DOULEUR incolore
Visions - Emanate
Anarchist Mountains - Neon Haze
L.F.T - Stay Away From The Light
Joni Void - INTERLUDE OF DOOM
Hante - Le Point de Non-Retour
Les Momies de Palerme - Rivière du non-retour
Replicant - Devolve
Viscera - Rusted Centrifuge
Gutter - Staged

Operator Radio - Mutant Modality w/ OTTOMAN GRÜW - 23.01.2024

Tracklist: 
A Silver Mt Zion - Broken Chords Can Sing A Little
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Asunder, Sweet
Houses Of Worship (Thisquiearmy & Hellenica) - Berlin Glass Mutant
Ursula Bogner - Uranotypie
Ottoman Grüw - Mutations, The Steady Progress Of Reality
Brighter Death Now - Mobile Incinerator
Orphx - Veil Of Dream
The Soft Moon - Sad Song
Daniel Cartier & Stefan Cristoff - In Astronomy (Jean Grünewald Remix)
Life Cutter - Sub Persona V
Pharmakon - Transmission
Merzbow - I’m Coming To The Garden
Kabocha - Human Exceptionalism
Der Mord - Transhumanabreact
Qual - Black Crown (Trace Amount Remix)
Restive Plaggona - Severe Pain
The Bug vs Earth - Agoraphobia
Coil - Going Up
Carter Tutti - Museum Of Sleep
Noise Unit - Forgotten Realm
Throbbing Gristle - Scars of E
The Hanged Man & CTPAX - Abhor Towards The Rising Sun (Terror Cognitive Dissonance Remix)
Adjust - Luka Princic
Eliane Radigue - Bavkward 9.5
Daniel Cartier & Stefan Cristoff - In Astronomy (Joël Lavoie Remix)
Death In Vegas - Silver Time Machine
Pauline Oliveros, Panaiotis, Stuart Dempster - Lear
A Silver Mt Zion - Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning
SoundCloud: @ottmangruw
bandcamp: https://mutantmodality.bandcamp.com/music
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ottoman.gruw
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ottomangruw/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/5yMEHSv6mt0GDN39JaF0Kp?si=AJ2HQfdcT0e1tWekIfaIpQ
linktree: https://linktr.ee/ottomangruw

"This mix is like a disordered diary of the mind with old and new memories, distorted, convoluted, like feelings. Intertwined with reality, like a labyrinth or a dream. All these tracks resonate strongly. I wanted to include some old and new favorites because of how special they feel. From electroacoustic compositions and soundscapes to drone, unclassifiable experimental music and noise, doom, early industrial, post-rock, and post-punk. In no particular order. A big thank you to these artists (tracklist below) you bring joy in our strange era. You'll also find in this mix two tracks released on my label @mutantmodality (Houses Of Worship aka Thisquiearmy & Hellenica - from Montréal; Der Mord aka Yannick Franck - from Brussels ) and two ambient tracks I composed (as 'Ottoman Grüw' and 'Jean Grünewald'). Enjoy the ride!

Ottoman Grüw

Lightvessel Transmissions #13: Ottoman Grüw - "Mutations, The Steady Progress Of Reality"

On November 29th I was lucky enough to be invited at Belgium's national radio station RTBF to play some tunes. From post-punk to industrial wave, experimental and more stuff that I cherish. Lots of artists from ma très chère Montréal. Enjoy x

RICHARD H. KIRK - NEVER LOSE YOUR SHADOW
GERMAN ARMY - PINJAO
XARAH DION - NOCES DE CUIR
MOSKVA KASSIOPEYA - BLACK RAINBOW
THE SOFT MOON - NADA
PROPHÄN - IT IS WHAT IT IS
THEE SILVER MT. ZION - ANY FUCKING THING YOU LOVE
MANUFACTURE - PASSION FOR THE FUTURE
ESSAIE PAS - DANSE SOCIALE 
COSEY MUELLER - CONSTRUCTED
DRAB MAJESTY - KISSING THE GROUND (SILVER SERVANT REMIX)
TOT ONYX - TODESTRIEB
THROBBING GRISTLE - 10 PENCE
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR - FIRE AT STATIC VALLEY
CHRIS & COSEY - SPECTROFEELYA 
THE SOFT MOON - UNFORGIVEN
2ND GEN - MEASUREMENT 9
POLICE DES MOEURS - CANTIQUE
POLICE DES MOEURS - REPRENDRE
LES MOMIES DE PALERME - SOLIS
KEE AVIL - SAF
OTTOMAN GRÜW - LIFE COMES FROM ITS OWN DEGRADATION

Special mix for JAM RTBF | from Post-Punk to Experimental - 29.11.24

What if the catastrophic wreckage of modernity, beneath its ruins, gave us the chance to discover new possibilities? what if new forms of mutant expression emerged from the destruction? MUTANT MODALITY is a Brussels-based platform and music label exploring strange and cathartic forms of artistic expression. It will provide soundtracks influenced by our times, while encouraging a sense of community between like-minded artists operating across experimental and dance floor music. For this episode, OTTOMAN GRÜW brings his combination of dance floor's body-control mechanics, post-punk adjacent experimentalism and noise mayhem to deliver a catharsis for the low lights.


Mutant Modality w/ OTTOMAN GRÜW @ Kiosk Radio 09.12.2024

@substencia
https://www.instagram.com/substencia
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SUBSTENCIA - HUMANIMAL	
HECATE LEGACY - PHANTASM SEVERANCE
ONTAL - CRITICAL PATH METHOD (MINIMUM SYNDICAT REMIX)
NICK VIOLA - IT'S STILL REAL / ATRIUM CARCERI - REVELATION FROM THE BOOK OF THE FLESH
MONYA - ICH WILL SCHWITZEN
SUBSTENCIA - UNRELEASED 
NEW FRAMES - MUMIAE / PAULIE JAN - ST SEBASTIEN
NIGH/T\MARE - RUN DON'T TURN AROUND
KATRAN - STRUCTURES OF CHAOS
OSCAR MULERO - ROTULA
SUBSTENCIA  - ICE FOXES
UNCONSCIOUS - FORCED ISOLATION (IV HORSEMEN REMIX)
EVE SCHWARZ FEAT. DOLGENER - COPING MECHANISM (LIZA AIKIN REMIX) / PASCAL SAVY - THE ORBITAL AND THE NUCLEAR 
HÉCTOR OAKS - INHERENT SPEECH
ORPHX - WHAT WILL BURN
SUBSTENCIA - UNRELEASED
KENNY CAMPBELL - RESPONSIBLY IRRESPONSIBLE
ADAM X - PHOBIC
NICK VIOLA - A GHOST IN YOUR WORLD / SFORZA GRAMSCI - M. PORETE
CRANYA - WRONG MANNERS
HECQ - THE GLOW

Mutant Modality - SUBSTENCIA | HÖR - 21.02.2025

@ottomangruw
https://www.instagram.com/ottomangruw
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OTTOMAN GRÜW - LIFE COMES FROM ITS OWN DEGRADATION 
HELENA MARKOS - SYNTHIUM (VOID CELLS REMIX)
OLIVIER - HELL’S DRESSCODE (LANDER REMIX)
MIND MATTER - L’APOSTAT
FOREIGN POLICY - WATCHING EXISTENCE (SARIN REMIX)
PIERRE BERGE-CIA - IF YOU DO THEN WHEN
EVE SCHWARZ FEAT DOLGENER - COPING MECHANISM (OTTOMAN GRÜW REMIX)
SHADOWCOMPLEX - REBORN FIRE
SECOND TENSION - NO REJOICINGS OF JOY SHALL EVER BE TASTED
PIERRE BERGE-CIA - NEON LIES
ORPHX - TRÖMA NAKMO
ASYMETRIC80 - RARA AVIS
2+2=5 - LESSER THINGS
ANCIENT METHODS - HOMMAGE AUX MACHINES
OTTOMAN GRÜW FEAT. PROPHÄN - UNDER MY SKIN I CARRY YOUR BONES
UNHUMAN & VULKANSKI - MESCALINE NETWORK
R-ODERICK - BLIGHT
THE BLEAK ENGINEERS - LA POÉSIE (INSTRUMENTAL MIX)
WE ARE WINTER'S BLUE AND RADIANT CHILDREN - DANGLING BLANKET FROM A BALCONY
THEATRE OF LIGHT - ASCENDING, AS SOMETHING INSIDE ME AS GONE
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR - ASUNDER, SWEET
THISQUIETARMY - TOUJOURS CE RAPPEL DE L’ÉPHÉMÈRE

Mutant Modality - OTTOMAN GRÜW | HÖR - 21.02.2025

We are over the moon to have @ekatamusic on our Operator show. She is a UK based DJ/Producer + Natural Selection Resident who's productions are characterised by their dark and atmospheric soundscapes, driven by pulsating rhythms and intricate synth work. She mainly sticks to the dark and eerie side of Electro/Techno where she will take you on a dark and twisted journey through a dystopian world. WHAT TO EXPECT: Ominous grooves, Machine sounds, broken mechanical tones and obvious sci-fi fixations which embody her carefully picked selections.

01. MATOLE - ANSWERS 
02. MAELSTROM - BASALT 
03. KRYPTISCHE VISIONEN - DIE RÜCKKEHR
04. RT759 - ZOIDS
05. PHASE FATALE - LAMANT CONFIGURATION 
06. LORD JALAPEÑOS - 1,417X10E32K
07. ZETA RETICULA - CHEMICAL SIGNATURES 
08. RAW MECHANICS - MERCURY MOLDER 
07. ARTIK - TELEPATHIC ABILITIES 
08. SIAREM - DYSTOPIA 
09. MAKOMIK -  RETRIBUTION
10. UMWELT - FUGITIVE FORMS
11. MINIMUM SYNDICAT - FORCES
12. BS-1 - FINITE
13 RADIKAL KUSS - WAR
14. SIIO - REPTANT X2
15. ROBODRUM - FORSAKEN 156
16. ALUVUX - NOISE MACHINE 
17. ARNAUD REBOTINI - A NOISE ROSE 
18. SOFT CRASH - BREAKING THE ICE 
19. ELECTRONIC CONFESSIONS - LIGHT SPEED DAMAGES YOUR HEALTH 
20. KIMA & VEMA DIODES- NIGHTMARE 
21. MELLODROID - APOCALYPSE ON TITAN 
22. RT759 - TRANSMISSIONS INTRO

Operator Radio - Mutant Modality w/ EKATA - 26.03.2025

I am proud to share with you 2 hours of mix recorded during my debut at the legendary Tresor club in Berlin. It felt special to have the opening slot and see the room slowly getting packed, even more special as Tresor was the very first club I discovered when visited Berlin for the 1st time years ago.

The mix starts with some drones and evolves slowly into a special selection of noisy breaks, EBM, industrial techno/electro, and overall multi-dimensional atmospheres wrapped-up in punk fashion. ENJOY <3

(- special thanks to Singularity and Tresor teams for having me, and to everyone who came along -)

Tracklist available here : https://www.instagram.com/ottomangruw/p/DIQtRGYAMX0/?img_index=10

OTTOMAN GRÜW @ Tresor Berlin | 24.02.2025

We are happy to welcome Amsterdam-based selector, music producer and performer SERENA (@seresssssso). In this mix, she blends old and new favorite songs and artists into a continuous exploration and study of how old and new sounds can seamlessly merge, reflecting an ongoing celebration of music and its roots.

SERENA forges immersive soundscapes that merge aggressive noise with atmospheric textures, dubby loops, distorted guitars, and guttural vocals. As the founder and curator of SUBURBIA, an event launched in 2022 that fuses experimental music and visual arts, SERENA commands stages at iconic Amsterdam venues such as Garage Noord, Occii, SkateCafe', and Felix Meritis.  Her collaboration with Mutant Radio on the radio show 'OBSESSION' further amplifies her influence. Through her work, she weaves a tapestry of sound and vision that is both a tribute to the past and a defiant leap into the future



Tracklist:
1.	Ah! - Popul Vuh
2.	To sea a horse - Moondog
3.	Churpa Champurrado - Inca Ore
4.	U’ A’A’ - Reptilian Expo
5.	Part2 - Maelifell(Demo 1996)
6.	Yellow Rain - Normil Hawaiians
7.	Probably - Still house plants
8.	We will fall - The Stooges
9.	Close your eyes - Eiger drums propaganda
10.	Rain - Tones on Nails
11.	Beatrix - Cocteau Twins
12.	We are surveyors - Group A
13.	Cyanide Tears - Annie Anxiety
14.	Heart and soul - Joy Division
15.	(Can) I bridge the gap - The frenzied bricks
16.	Mr. Clarinet - The Birthday Party
17.	Incubus Succubus - Xmal Deutschland
18.	Blight - People Skills

Operator Radio - Mutant Modality w/ SERENA - 28.04.2025

https://ottomangruw.bandcamp.com/album/womb-ii-2


Following his debut album "WOMB" on X-IMG in 2024, Brussels-based OTTOMAN GRÜW returns with the "WOMB II" follow-up EP, showcasing his distinct industrial-leaning and destructive approach to electronic music once more. Two original tracks blend abrasive bass lines splayed across striding machine rhythms, layers of reverberated noise and distortion drenched vocals.

This follow-up release is expanded by four excellent remixes by UNCONSCIOUS (IT), EKATA (UK), VIDEOTRAUM (DE) and RICARDO LAINE (CAN). "WOMB II" ends with the sinister and hallucinatory-like ambient track “Born Again, Fragmented” While the previous album is more introspective and explores our relationship with the divine, intertwined with existential dread, "WOMB II" concisely embraces the other side - along the lines of madness, chaos, and the terrifying freedom that comes from tearing reality apart.

OTTOMAN GRÜW - Circle Filth [X-IMG]

https://ottomangruw.bandcamp.com/album/womb-ii-2

Following his debut album "WOMB" on X-IMG in 2024, Brussels-based OTTOMAN GRÜW returns with the "WOMB II" follow-up EP, showcasing his distinct industrial-leaning and destructive approach to electronic music once more. Two original tracks blend abrasive bass lines splayed across striding machine rhythms, layers of reverberated noise and distortion drenched vocals.

This follow-up release is expanded by four excellent remixes by UNCONSCIOUS (IT), EKATA (UK), VIDEOTRAUM (DE) and RICARDO LAINE (CAN). "WOMB II" ends with the sinister and hallucinatory-like ambient track “Born Again, Fragmented”. While the previous album is more introspective and explores our relationship with the divine, intertwined with existential dread, "WOMB II" concisely embraces the other side - along the lines of madness, chaos, and the terrifying freedom that comes from tearing reality apart.

OTTOMAN GRÜW - Was It About Power ? [X-IMG]

Our next guest is Stefan Christoff (@spirodon) a Montreal-based activist and artist active in various experimental musical projects revolving around the intersection of sound and activism, collaborating witv musicians from around the world, including Sound Dreams, Sam Shalabi, Lori Goldston and Anarchist Mountains. He also hosts Free City Radio (@freecityradio) on several Canadian radio stations and works with several cultural and social justice spaces in Montreal.

"Ottoman Grüw invited me to make a 1 hour mix for Operator Radio. It features works by friends in different corners of the world and also some recent collaborations, duets. The tone is wide, there are some wide spaces but also intense energy. I have gotten to know Jean (Ottoman Grüw) over the past couple of years, from doing work to mobilize artists to speak out in support of Palestinian human rights, to working together on a series of shows in Brussels. I hope that you enjoy the mixtape. Thanks for listening. - Stefan."
 
Accompanying image info: Sound paper of Nour Sokhon taken at Morphine Raum in Berlin, during the recording of the Beyond All Borderlines album
 
Track listing :
Artist name(s) / track name
 
01. Jeremy Young - Whirld, Pt. II
02. Evitceles - Sedated
03. Nour Sokhon & Stefan Christoff - Ships on the horizon
04. Luke Loseth & Stefan Christoff - Advent
05. Ben Stidworthy & Stefan Christoff - Basil Jet (excerpt)
06. Imaginaire Drumscape Pt Vi - Black Givre
07. William Ryan Fritch - Gravitropic
08. Stefan Christoff & Jarrett Martineau - Cloud Formation
09. Bilal Nasser - Hush
10. Matteo Uggeri - ...and Then This Happiness (excerpt)

Operator Radio - Mutant Modality w/ Stefan Christoff - 26.05.2025

Following his debut album "WOMB" on X-IMG in 2024, Brussels-based OTTOMAN GRÜW returns with the "WOMB II" follow-up EP, showcasing his distinct industrial-leaning and destructive approach to electronic music once more. Two original tracks blend abrasive bass lines splayed across striding machine rhythms, layers of reverberated noise and distortion drenched vocals. 

This follow-up release is expanded by four excellent remixes by UNCONSCIOUS (IT), EKATA (UK), VIDEOTRAUM (DE) and RICARDO LAINE (CAN). "WOMB II" ends with the sinister and hallucinatory-like ambient track “Born Again, Fragmented” While the previous album is more introspective and explores our relationship with the divine, intertwined with existential dread, "WOMB II" concisely embraces the other side - along the lines of madness, chaos, and the terrifying freedom that comes from tearing reality apart. 

Full release in early June with "Circle Filth" available for download and streaming now.

https://x-img.bandcamp.com/album/womb-ii

Full release June 20, 2025 

Written and produced by Jean Grünewald Photography by Olivier Grünewald. 

Remixes by Unconscious, EKATA, Ricardo Lane & Videotraum

PREMIERE: OTTOMAN GRÜW -  Circle Filth (EKATA Remix) [X-IMG]

Was It About Power? (Videotraum Remix)

Brussels-based Mutant Modality label and event series, known for strange and cathartic sound, returns to Kiosk ahead of two crazy October gigs at Urban Spree (03/10, Berlin) and Beursschouwburg (31/10, Brussels). Its founder, OTTOMAN GRÜW, just back from 2 months of touring in North America, presents a foggy, sleazy selection to end September on a high note.

Mutant Modality w/ OTTOMAN GRÜW @ Kiosk Radio 29.09.2025

We are an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.

A meeting point for music freaks from Brussels and beyond. A tiny kiosk bar serving eclectic music and drinks. Sometimes, in sunny summer days, a safe space to dance under the trees.

For general questions: info@kioskradio.com
For music submissions: music@kioskradio.com