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Soundwaves can act as a portal, enabling you to resonate with the conscious experience of others. The DJ then bridges the gaps, connecting these pathways to help us realize our inherent interconnectedness. Our next guest, Lychee, is very mindful of this sonic potential as they build experiences through sound. Hailing from the east coast of the US, they have established themselves locally and internationally through their excellently crafted sets and tastefully curated project Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series, annual zine, and occasional event platform. Lychee's sound is ever-evolving, exploratory, and effervescent. Their Unrush contribution takes us through a myriad of moods and styles while still keeping a singular unified voice throughout. A perfect accompaniment to the first signs of fall as we reflect on the past few months of pause with a warm nostalgia.

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/lycheefrut & https://soundcloud.com/spontaneousaffinity

Website: https://www.lychee.club/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lycheefrut/
Spontaneous affinity: https://spontaneous.zone/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Unrush 058

058 - Unrushed by Lychee

Recorded by @spacedrummeditation for The Memoir, 2024.
All tracks were written, produced, and mixed by @spacedrummeditation.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
01:40 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
05:02 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
08:22 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
11:11 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
15:02 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
18:26 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
19:00 Space Drum Meditation - Nagamani (SDM005)
24:20 Space Drum Meditation - Fangs Of Gold (SDM004)
27:45 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
30:40 Space Drum Meditation - Uragshaa (Maloca Records)
34:00 Space Drum Meditation - Land Of Druk (Mana Abundance)
38:16 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
44:20 Space Drum Meditation - Nite Trips (SDM003)
47:44 Space Drum Meditation - Dance of Tandava (SDM005)
53:56 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
53:56 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased
57:56 Space Drum Meditation - Unreleased

Love and light

Bandcamp

Page 123: Space Drum Meditation

Erika - Eerawai Ambient Series #28 @Zhaodai 2024/04/24

F-on, the alias of Alfonso Pomeda, is known for his profound progressive sessions with long mixes, creating voyages through experimental music, ambient, and dubby techno. His productions are 4x4 experiments at a low tempo, incorporating field recordings, timbres, textures, and cinematic structures. He is a resident at Alpenglühen and Taiga sessions and co-owner of the label Antimatter. Additionally, he runs the Alpenglühen label, which focuses on deep and ambient techno, exploring the line between light and darkness.

Mareena, the founder of Unrush, met Alfonso at the Mostra Festival in Barcelona un 2023. Their connection through music was immediate, making it natural to invite him to Unrush… 

Thanks a lot https://soundcloud.com/f-ondj

F-ON on the web:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apomeda/
RA: https://de.ra.co/dj/f-on
Booking: https://www.heed-agency.net/roster/f-on

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush_/?hl=de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unrushme/

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

085 - Unrushed by F-on

Bandcamp: https://trau-ma.bandcamp.com/album/exp
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/release/exp/4602449

Graham Lynn - Hollow Shell (Original Mix) [TRM305]

Buy/stream: https://kompakt.fm/releases/pop_ambient_2025_lp_dl

Hello Everybody,

In recent years, the introductory texts for the Pop Ambient compilation series, which is released every year on Kompakt as the last release before the Christmas break, often began with the sentence "Every year again...".

“Every year again”, a quiet, almost unnoticed maxim of self-evidentness. Because this is already the 25th issue to be published this year.

25 years in increasingly fast-moving times in the even faster-moving music business is an eternity that doesn't just feel like it. It is all the more remarkable how I, as someone who is always restless and often driven by this fast pace himself, pleasantly almost haven’t realised how - in pop-ambient contexts - time does not pass (or passes differently) in the best sense.

When compiling the 25th edition I was asked, among other things, what it was like that I was still doing this and whether I had a favorite track. In the spirit of bringing all the tracks together I don't have a favorite track, or all of them. But I have a favorite part (moment) that I played. In this case it was a broad chord in a change of key at minute 2:55 in the piece Circles by Max Würden. A moment of majesty and familiarity that, at that moment, contains the entire Pop Ambient cosmos, that just works and doesn't explain anything - and I said: “...that's the reason why I'm still doing this.. .”

Pop Ambient is a statement without demands. Is promise without expectation. Is a path without a destination.         Every year again.

Wolfgang Voigt, October 2024

As always, the indispensable final mastering by Jörg Burger ensures that everything is brought together and the sound is fine-tuned.

And like every year, the 25th edition is of course wrapped in an abstract, floral magic creation by Veronika Unland. Over the years, the grace of her imagery has increasingly merged with the musical aura to form an unmistakable magical symbiosis.  In addition to the official vinyl and CD edition, there will be a limited edition of 100 pieces in transparent vinyl - including a hand-signed fine art print by Veronika Unland, available exclusively at Kompakt Mailorder.

Pop Ambient 2025

In Defense Of Symbolic Value 1

Jens-Uwe Beyer - In Defense Of Symbolic Value 1

The City of Tomorrow III

Ascend

GNOSIS

INFINITE EDITION

Reframing

'Bolted (Deconstructed)', out now on Ninja Tune: https://forestswords.lnk.to/bolted-deconstSo

Follow Forest Swords -
Spotify: https://found.ee/forest-sp
Apple Music: https://found.ee/forest-am
Amazon Music: https://found.ee/forest-aa
YouTube: https://found.ee/forest-yt
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/forest-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/forest-sc
Instagram: https://found.ee/forest-ig
TikTok: https://found.ee/forest-tt
Facebook: https://found.ee/forest-fb
Bluesky: https://found.ee/forest-bs
X (Twitter): https://found.ee/forest-tw

#ForestSwords #NinjaTune

Line Gone Cold (Deconstructed)

Deckards Harp

WARM UP

Brass Band

The Trail

The Trail (Astrid Sonne Remix)

Armistice

Armistice (Edit)

RITUAL (nothing is lost)

'Air Tight (Regularfantasy Remix)', out now on Ninja Tune: https://Elkka.lnk.to/at-regularfantasySo

Follow Elkka -
Spotify: https://found.ee/elkka-sp
Apple Music: https://found.ee/elkka-am
Amazon Music: https://found.ee/elkka-aa
YouTube: https://found.ee/elkka-yt
Bandcamp: https://found.ee/elkka-bc
Soundcloud: https://found.ee/elkka-sc
Instagram: https://found.ee/elkka-ig
TikTok: https://found.ee/elkka-tt
Facebook: https://found.ee/elkka-fb
X (Twitter): https://found.ee/elkka-tw

#Elkka #NinjaTune

Air Tight (Regularfantasy Remix)

Baalti - Bodylock

MIURA - Three Dots
Stream & Buy - https://turborec.lnk.to/ThreeDots

At Turbo, each day is a gift we unwrap with our hearts and ears. And in this respect, the label debut from Miura represents nothing less than a Christmas beyond compare. This Ukrainian DJ/producer’s angular, ultra-modern house sound has broken through to the S-tier of the European club circuit, and she first came on our radar after meeting Turbo founder/creator/ombudsman Tiga in Ibiza this past summer. We must stress that “chance meetings” are NOT a viable path for ambitious young artists who think hiding in Tiga's luggage with a pen drive will get them anything but his personal phone number and a week’s worth of heavily discounted “DJ lessons."

For this release, Miura was generous enough to provide us with heartfelt and poetic notes on each track, which we will present verbatim, accompanied by only the most respectful SEO-optimized comments:

1) I Do

Miura: "This track dives into the realm of fantasy. It’s a story of him calling her, longing to immerse himself in her inner world as she escapes into her thoughts, sitting in the stillness of her bath.”

Turbo: You may be delighted to learn that Turbo HQ features a bathtub of its own, designed for fully-clothed "wet brainstorming” as killer Hi-NRG-inflected hits like “I Do” play over the unreliable-at-best bathtub sound system.

2) 7AM In A Lovetown ft. Melon Blush

Miura: "This song captures the magic of love. It’s about locking eyes on the dancefloor as the first rays of sunlight stream in, sharing stolen kisses to the rhythm of the music, and confessing your heart in the early morning light.”

Turbo: While we are certainly no strangers to after-hours dancefloor romance anthems, we will note that confessing your heart in an early afternoon email can be just as effective and leaves the door open for follow-ups that say things like, “Just giving this a quick bump :)” and “It’s been 45 minutes — are you ok???"

3) Three Dots

Miura: "This track was born in a bomb shelter in Kyiv. In the midst of chaos, the only refuge for my mental health was putting on headphones and creating music until the noise around me faded. It’s a song of resilience, featuring the Ukrainian words, "що нас не вбиває робить нас сильнішими" ("what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger"). I dedicate this track to everyone on this planet fighting their own unseen battles…”

Turbo: This narrative runs far closer to being genuinely meaningful than we are normally comfortable with. Please have the decency to let us call it a “five-star house banger replete with arpeggiated synth flourishes and sleek vocals” from the safety of our comfort zone, which is itself replete with back issues of Modern Lizard magazine, and leave us be.

4) Call Me ft. Cafius

Miura: “This track is a playful ode to the friends who are always just a call away—like Tamagotchi in our pockets, always there when we need them most.”

Turbo: This acid gem offers a wonderful metaphor, with calling someone (which you should never do) standing in for texting someone (which you should do when you want something).

You gotta and oughta know by now that releasing world-class music the whole year round is both squarely and firmly in our wheelhouse. And if you’ve never been to our wheelhouse, stop in some time to chat over a piping stack of wheelcakes. It should be fun.



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MIURA & Melon Blush - 7AM In A Lovetown

Los Angeles’ own Bianca Oblivion steps into the spotlight with 'NET WORK', her debut EP with LUCKYME®. As one of the most dynamic and boundary-pushing DJs and producers, this marks the first longer-form release from the multi-talented Los Angeles artist and, having already made waves with a series of powerful singles and remixes on some of the most cutting-edge labels, Bianca now delivers a fully realised project that embodies the creative energy she brings to dancefloors worldwide.

Hypnø feat. Sam Binga

Label, booking agency & online record shop

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We receive a lot of demos every day. Please understand that we are unable to listen to everything. Send your private soundcloud link to: label@kompakt.fm.