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For the 5th instalment of our series we welcome Galo. A young selector hailing from Israel who we connected with here on the cloud and got to know a little better over the last few years sharing music together and bonding over our mutal love music.  Galo is resident DJ and an integral part of The Breakfast Club in Tel Aviv whose outlook and programming share a similar curation & aesthetic to our own parties.  He's given us a beautiful mix that would sit perfectly at the beginning of a night, inviting you with dreamy ambient textures, swampy prog, tribal nodders and re-pitched acid trance.

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Map.ache & Bender (2014-02-01)

For the next Far Blue concept we have the first solo mix of one of the co-founders of Far Blue, abh:

'The foundation of this mix was put together during a 5 week trip traveling down Australia’s east coast, during which I started reading more of Rebecca Solnit’s ‘A field guide to getting lost’. I wrote down a couple of quotes about the concept of desire that she discusses, and one that stuck to me the most was the following:

"We treat desire as a problem to be solved, address what desire is for and focus on that something and how to acquire it rather than on the nature and the sensation of desire. Though often it is the distance between us and the object of desire that fills the space in between with the blue of longing. I wonder sometimes whether with a slight adjustment of perspective it could be cherished as a sensation on its own terms, since it is as inherent to the human condition as blue is to distance? If you can look across the distance without wanting to close it up, if you can own your longing in the same way that you can own the beauty of that blue that can never be possessed?”

This mix was put together with this this thought in mind. Like all my other mixes that I have recorded at home until now, this mix has no intention to be for the dance floor, but specifically for time spent alone. Which is when desire is most prominent.'

- 'But in this world we actually live in, distance ceases to be distance and to be blue when we arrive in it. The far becomes the near, and they are not the same place.'

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A Far Blue concept by abh - 'Desire'

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Dubine 025 w/ Mandarin

31.03.2024

Rising Sun - The Ascend (Original)

Today, we share with you Mandarín's perception of Far Blue. Besides being an artist who puts together beautiful selections, we got familiar with Mandarín as a pivotal part of the community in the first place. A name who always pops up everywhere, and someone who has a vast musical knowledge by being so invested in everything that is put out by other artists and platforms. It only made sense to ask her to create a mix that represents her feelings of Far Blue, as she has been part of the process for a long time now. An artist that truly understands where Far Blue comes from, which she showcases in a versatile one hour and thirty one minutes mix.

'Yet, in a stillness a flicker of hope,
a promise of solace, a way to cope.
For even as red skies fade and elope,
new dreams emerge, with boundless scope'

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A Far Blue concept by Mandarín - 'Red Skies Disappear'

Just in time for the weekend Amnis delivers a stellar hour and a half journey across the spectrum from Stately to Profundo and back. We are glad to finally have one of the friendly and musically profound members of the collective on the podcast series and can't wait to show you the best of both worlds during our collaborative event this Friday at Club de With. 

Tickets are still available via RA so come join us for a drink and a hug!

Stately Podcast 16 - Amnis (Profundo Collective)

Our 39th podcast hears Mandarín - a croatian born and berlin based artist. 

Mandarín is driven by an unwavering passion for art. Beyond the confines of mainstream genres, she treads into bass & experimental realms, adding avant-garde flavours to her sonic palette, distinguished by her penchant for dark narratives.

In her sets, she focuses on the transformative and healing powers of sound and music.

We hope you'll enjoy the journey. 

As usual, for best listening experience, make yourself comfortable, close your eyes and let the music do the rest. 

Take care and keep listening.

Reflexions Podcast 39 - Mandarín

Ikigai’s journey with electronic music began earlier than most, at the tender age of three. When her father, himself a musician, gifted her a Casio synthesizer, she quickly began losing track of time while exploring these strange electronic sounds.

This early experience sparked a deep passion for music, which persisted throughout her years growing up in Kyiv. Being born and raised in Ukraine, the legendary KaZantip festival greatly influenced young Katya, whose biggest dream was to attend the event once she was old enough. Unfortunately, Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, where KaZantip was located, thwarted her plan, as the festival gradually lost its authenticity until its definitive end some years later.

After the Revolution of Dignity in 2014, the Ukrainian underground music scene began developing rapidly, especially in Kyiv. Popular venues such as the newly founded Closer brought together a tight-knit community of local and international artists, providing Katya the perfect playground to discover new music and meet like-minded dancers. She quickly started buying records and DJing, eventually organizing her own underground parties in Kyiv through her collective, Escaped.

Katya’s style spans many genres of electronic music. After discovering her work through her amazing podcast for SW:IDR, filled with moody downtempo and IDM vibes, I was curious to find out what the dancier side of her collection might sound like. This mix is the result, and it doesn’t disappoint.

Read the full story: https://early-reflections.com/mixes/ikigai/

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✺ Mandarín loves immersive experiences designed to harness the transformative and healing properties of music and art. With an avant-garde approach, she crafts intricate soundscapes, laced with deep, dark undertones that evoke raw emotion and introspection. Blending experimental, low-end frequencies with deep bass and intricate rhythms - this mix wants to guide you through alluring, often cathartic, sonic journeys offering fascination with obscure, cinematic narratives and futuristic themes, creating a distinct atmosphere that feels both dystopian and self-reflective, but always driven with deep emotion.

This mix was recorded at Mandarin’s home in Berlin, where creativity flows amidst piles of vinyl, punk shirts tossed over chairs, and grunge band books she’s definitely read-like, all of them. So, yes, she can tell you the obscure backstory behind that one Nirvana lyric, but only if her dog, an aspiring DJ that he is, stops constantly tripping over her legs every time she was about make that transition:) ✺

Mirrors 022 - Mandarín

Warm sounds, deep flow, small steps. Helmed by Belgian Dj Lola Haro.

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Pintai Mix 009: Mandarín



mandarín - Take A Trip

This mix is a 3-hour journey I created as a kind of emotional and symbolic voyage — something that moves through darkness into light, into fire, and finally into a slow and tender resolution. 
It’s divided into four acts, each rooted in a different archetype, mood, and sound world. The genres shift along the way — from dark ambient and drone, through deep dubstep, experimental 170 DnB and (dub) techno, with touches of industrial and spoken word — but the emotional progression and sudden change of the genre and pace is deliberate and carefully woven.

ACT I - This act is the fall — a confrontation with fear, grief, the subconscious, and the underworld. It's dense and shadowy, drawing from darker ambient, experimental textures, and raw elements.
It’s about our dark shadow, sitting with discomfort, loss, and the unknown — allowing yourself to be undone.

ACT II - The second act is a glimmer — the first light after darkness. A quiet sense of hope, fragility, and openness appears. Sounds become airier, lighter, more spacious. This act is the breath after grief — not joy yet, but the possibility of it.

ACT III - This is the moment of arrival — fierce love, clarity, aliveness. The music becomes warmer, more energetic, rhythmic. Dub techno pulses emerge, fierce halftime grooves, emotionally expressive melodies. This act is about empowerment, connection, and the fire of selfhood.

ACT IV - The final act is a soft landing — the high fades into reflection and wisdom. It’s melancholic, spacious, and wise. The energy slows but doesn't vanish; it lingers like embers. Spoken word weaves through some of this, offering final thoughts, memory, and insight.
It’s the echo of the journey — not an end, but a return.

The mix is meant to be a whole journey — emotional, symbolic, and immersive — and I’d love for it to be felt that way rather than deconstructed by breaking apart the tracklist.



Take A Trip with mandarín

One Loop one Trip is pure hypnosis: a single loop, broken down into micro-variations, 12-bit dirt and mechanical pulses. No melodies, no pads – just distorted kicks, glitch percussion and deep subpressure. Cold, fragmented women's whisper plane as texture. Built for dark rooms at 4 a.m.: A loop. A trip.

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one hour of a sensitive introduction to a pristine heaven by @sunjuhargun

steps into 2021 with the shaman behind Siamese Twins Records,
the mind that gave the universe a phenomenal project called 'Extans Mantra' and keeps releasing mental trips as Mogambo, Khun Fluff & Sunju Hargun.

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