Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (c. 1818) remains one of the most recognized images of German Romanticism. The painting shows a lone figure standing on a rocky peak, his back to the viewer, overlooking a fog-shrouded mountain landscape. The scene does not illustrate a specific myth or narrative. Instead, it presents a silent moment of reflection, rich with symbolic and psychological meaning.

The central figure dressed in dark attire and holding a walking stick appears calm and composed, yet his placement at the edge of the precipice suggests both authority and uncertainty. With his face turned away, the figure does not guide the viewer but instead becomes a proxy, inviting us to share his perspective.

Friedrich’s technique emphasizes contrast. The rocks in the foreground are rendered with sharp clarity, anchoring the viewer’s gaze. Behind, the fog obscures the terrain, blurring forms and creating an undefined depth. This visual tension between precision and ambiguity gives the painting its enduring impact.

The Rückenfigur motif a figure viewed from behind was one of Friedrich’s key compositional tools. It opens a contemplative space, encouraging viewers to look outward and inward simultaneously. Rather than offer narrative content, the painting functions as a metaphor for introspection and the limits of perception.

Created during a period of significant philosophical and cultural change in Europe, the work reflects contemporary concerns about the individual’s relationship with nature, knowledge, and the unknown. Unlike traditional landscapes that framed nature as a backdrop, Friedrich presented it as sublime, overwhelming, and ultimately unknowable. The fog here is not just meteorological it stands for mystery and the vastness of what lies beyond human understanding.

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On this episode of MuséeCast, Loux delivers a refined and introspective set that explores rhythmic minimalism and tonal layering. Prioritizing space and subtle development, the mix draws from deep house, minimal, and experimental electronic music, offering a sustained and cohesive listening experience.

The set opens with sparse percussive patterns and gradually builds complexity without abrupt shifts. Each track is allowed to evolve naturally, contributing to a flow marked by restraint and clarity. Rather than relying on overt peaks, Loux structures the episode through gradual shifts in rhythm and texture.

Transitions are seamless yet unobtrusive. The sound palette remains consistent, emphasizing immersion over contrast. There is minimal use of vocals, which allows the rhythmic and tonal elements to remain in focus. The overall experience favors atmosphere and long-form listening over dramatic structure.

This episode aligns with Le Musée Podcast’s curatorial aim of exploring sound as an emotional and spatial medium. Loux offers a set that bridges contemplative soundscapes and club sensibility—quietly structured, thoughtfully paced, and open to interpretation.

Follow the artist:
SoundCloud: @l-o-u-x
Telegram: https://t.me/+4AMT_6cDn_E5ZTQ8

Tracklist:
1. Chiller - I'm Mady
2. Nåmi Nåmi (Trippin Jaguar Remix) – Antaares
3. Alma Perdida – Erhan Yilmaz
4. Gond Song – Mahumen
5. Aum – ₦ł₭Ʉ
6. Chameleon – Cereus
7. Something Ancient – gingembre
8. Napauken Feat. Fruiterama – Shkoon
9. Alfred's Light – Sangeet
10. Escape Into REM Sleep – Jonas Fasching
11. Asado Western – Geplantes Nichtstun & Fai Baba
12. Simple Tasks – gingembre
13. Spring and Neap – Nyvs
14. Gardens Of Wonders – Xande
15. Here is Fine (Gingembre & K.C.M. Remix) – Lou Ismaēl
16. White Smoke – apaj

MuséeCast 022 by Loux

🌗 Slomosensual by Swiss artist Badawan 🌿
A slow-burning ride full of tension, groove and subtle seduction.
Let it pull you in – softly, deeply, irresistibly.
Connect with the artist: @yunus-studer

Slomosensual 91 by Badawan

...Als nun der Swinegel zu Hause ankam, sprach er zu seiner Frau: "Frau, zieh dich schnell an, du mußt mit mir aufs Feld hinaus." - "Was gibt es denn?" sagte seine Frau. "Ich habe mit dem Hasen gewettet um einen goldenen Louisdor und eine Buddel Branntwein; ich will mit ihm um die Wette laufen, und du sollst mit dabei sein." - "O mein Gott, Mann," fing nun dem Swinegel seine Frau an zu jammern, "bist du nicht recht gescheit? Hast du denn ganz den Verstand verloren? Wie kannst du mit dem Hasen um die Wette laufen wollen?" - "Halt's Maul, Weib," sagte der Swinegel, "das ist meine Sache. Misch dich nicht in Männergeschäfte! Marsch, zieh dich an und komm mit!" Was sollte Swinegels Frau machen? Sie mußte wohl folgen, sie mochte nun wollen oder nicht.Wie sie nun miteinander unterwegs waren, sprach der Swinegel zu seiner Frau: "Nun paß auf, was ich dir sagen will. Siehst du, auf dem langen Acker dort wollen wir unseren Wettlauf machen. Der Hase läuft nämlich in der einen Furche und ich in der andern, und von oben fangen wir an zu laufen. Nun hast du weiter nichts zu tun, als dich hier unten in die Furche zu stellen, und wenn der Hase auf der andern Seite ankommt, so rufst du ihm entgegen: 'Ich bin schon hier'."
Damit waren sie beim Acker angelangt. Der Swinegel wies seiner Frau den Platz an und ging nun den Acker hinauf. Als er oben ankam, war der Hase schon da. "Kann es losgehen?" sagte der Hase. "Jawohl," sagte der Swinegel. "Dann also los!" Und damit stellte sich jeder in seine Furche. Der Hase zählte: "Eins, zwei, drei!" und los ging es wie ein Sturmwind den Acker hinunter. Der Swinegel aber lief nur ungefähr drei Schritte, dann duckte er sich in die Furche und blieb ruhig sitzen.
Als nun der Hase in vollem Lauf unten am Acker ankam, rief ihm dem Swinegel seine Frau entgegen: "Ich bin schon hier!" Der Hase stutzte und verwunderte sich nicht wenig: er meinte nicht anders, als wäre es der Swinegel selbst, der ihm zurief, denn bekanntlich sieht dem Swinegel seine Frau just so aus wie ihr Mann. Der Hase aber meinte: "Das geht nicht mit rechten Dingen zu." Er rief: "Nochmal gelaufen, wieder rum!" Und fort ging er wieder wie ein Sturmwind, daß ihm die Ohren um den Kopf flogen. Dem Swinegel seine Frau aber blieb ruhig auf ihrem Platz stehen. Als nun der Hase oben ankam, rief ihm der Swinegel entgegen: "Ich bin schon hier!" Der Hase aber, ganz außer sich vor Ärger, schrie: "Noch einmal gelaufen, wieder rum!" - "Mir macht das nichts," antwortete der Swinegel, "meinetwegen, sooft du Lust hast." So lief der Hase noch dreiundsiebzigmal, und der Swinegel hielt es immer mit ihm aus. Jedesmal, wenn der Hase unten oder oben ankam, sagte der Swinegel oder seine Frau: "Ich bin schon hier."
Beim vierundsiebzigsten Male aber kam der Hase nicht mehr bis ans Ende. Mitten auf dem Acker stürzte er zur Erde, das Blut schoß ihm aus dem Halse, und er blieb tot auf dem Platze. Der Swinegel aber nahm seinen gewonnenen Louisdor und die Buddel Branntwein, rief seine Frau aus der Furche ab, und beide gingen vergnügt miteinander nach Hause: und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, leben sie heute noch...

Märchenstunden 1:00 - Der Hase und Der Igel

🐦 Amsel Fiesta – a 100 BPM journey through sun-dappled forest vibes.
Smooth and steady, this mix hums like a hidden woodland party: warm, natural, quietly grooving. Think birdsong over subtle basslines, moss underfoot, and golden light between the trees. Not too slow, not too wild — just the perfect tempo for a mindful summer drift.

An invitation to dive in — into the stillness between the beats, the celebration of small things, in rhythm with the forest.

Tracklist:
1. Amsel Fortgezogen – Dan Bay & Solatic
2. Back to Basics – Iorie
3. Leichte Turbulenzen (Nilpferdmann Remix) – I'm Mady
4. You Say Party I Say Die (Roderic Remix) – Raz Ohara, Roderic
5. Ups and Downs (dit:eau Remix) – KauzAudio, dit:eau
6. Sacred Yurt (Veytik Remix) – Desert Raven & Veytik
7. Vicious Circle (Mujia & Tao Remix) – Onur Diner & Tolga Maktay
8. Cry of the Planet (Catatonique Remix) – fernn
9. Crispy Air – Air Horse One
10. Down Under (Erhan Yilmaz Remix) – Maxim Helincks
11. Medusa (Lucas Lead Remix) – Motin
12. Drunk n High – Iorie
13. Dramago – Nu
14. All Night Long (MiRET Edit) – Lionel Richie
15. Time – Cedric Scheibel

Amsel Fiesta

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/aleale32
Release: 10/07/2025


Today we have heavy psychedelic slow sound and a guest from Zürich, Switzerland - Ale Ale

Tracklist: 
01. Karlitos,VBRTS - When the Vocals Drop
02. Nada - Vetas
03. Nada - Exp (Laaar Remix)
04. Julian Schraven - Endoume (Jorke Remix)
05. Avem - Nyx
06. Distoport - Parallel Norm Omen (Firewrks Remix)
07. Narcisse & R3nata - Humming Leaves
08. Paul Traeumer - Junction
09. TSVI - Parhasar
10. Kunstgemeinschaft Aufbau - Mopeds
11. Eternal Moment - Bradford
12. Kalitos - Virus
13. Prismatica & John Key Om - Interference
14. Juno - Last Dance
15. Glenn Shaw - Intrinsic
16. Nada - Is Si (Bepo Remix)
17: Eternal Moment - Make it Down
18. Airhorse One - Down 2 the River
19. Landhoue & David Rausch - Greedy

Ale Ale  / downtempo, baby /  # 74

In Buste ailé en profil (Sphinx), created around 1898, Odilon Redon presents one of his most enigmatic and lyrical visions: a winged female bust depicted in profile, her gaze turned inward, suspended in a softly diffused, otherworldly space. Executed in pastel, the medium Redon came to favor in his mature years, the work reflects a masterful control of color, texture, and emotional resonance. The female figure is at once ethereal and monumental, a serene presence embodying both human grace and mythological mystery. Her wings are rendered with delicate transparency, evoking angelic or dreamlike qualities rather than physical force. The background, a luminous blend of warm and cool tones, enhances the sense of timelessness and detachment from earthly concerns.

This sphinx-like figure continues Redon’s deep engagement with the Symbolist ethos, which prioritized the inner, spiritual reality over literal or narrative depiction. The work invites contemplation rather than explanation. Instead of portraying a literal mythological sphinx, Redon abstracts the motif into an allegorical presence. The being hovers between states of animal and human, seen and imagined, ancient and eternal. The use of profile suggests classical portraiture or funerary sculpture, yet the soft rendering dissolves these references into reverie.

Created at a pivotal moment in Redon’s career, when he had moved beyond his earlier charcoal drawings and lithographs into the luminous world of color, Buste ailé en profil reveals his mature Symbolist vision. It reflects not only a shift in medium but also a transformation in mood and subject matter. Color becomes a spiritual force, gently illuminating the figure without fully defining it, allowing ambiguity and emotion to dominate.

The subject also reflects Redon’s enduring interest in mythology, mysticism, and the subconscious. By removing narrative cues and placing the figure in an undefined space, he encourages the viewer to engage in a quiet, introspective dialogue. The sphinx, traditionally a bearer of riddles and secrets, is reimagined here as a symbol of inward vision and poetic mystery.

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In this exclusive set for MuséeCast, Enmaniguada crafts a deeply transportive auditory journey that blends ritual, memory, and layered rhythm. Rooted in the spiritual while embracing experimental electronic textures, the set unfolds like a ceremonial offering—meditative, physical, and fiercely alive.

Enmaniguada constructs a sound world that resists linear time. Pulses rise and fall like breath, inviting listeners into a trance-like space where ancestral knowledge collides with speculative futures. There is a tactile quality to her mixing: textures crackle and shimmer, low frequencies stir like distant thunder, and melodic fragments emerge like fading dreams before dissolving into silence.

Follow the artist:
@enmaniguada
www.instagram.com/enmaniguada/

MuséeCast 023 by Enmaniguada

this upload featured tracks from daniel hokum, zuma dionys, adeil airaki, kolomin, laurent flaoh, lomandeep and many more

make love not war
peace

#30 drøm

That cool morning in July, Hekske (the little witch) and Falke (the witch apprentice) woke up in their home forest in Flanders. As it was raining, they were not in a hurry to get up and lazily huddled together under their moss blanket until the sky cleared. After preparing some herbal tea, the girls suddenly got into a flying mood. This was quite strange, as witches normally only fly out on full moon days to participate in a witch coven. Anyway, Hekske and Falke decided to surrender to their deeper instincts and took off from a clearing in the forest. As always, the witches knew they would reach their destination by simply following their inner compass.
This time, they were heading eastwards and soon they were flying over the rolling hills of the Eifel mountains. Soon afterwards, the girls felt they had reached their destination and gently touched down near the edge of a forest, where they were welcomed by a skulk of red foxes. Hekske and Falke hugged and kissed all the playful foxes.
The vixens and their female cubs led the witches to a forested hill named ‘Kesselchen’ where they found an old cauldron. Sara, the eldest vixen, explained that this kettle had belonged to Antonia, a witch who had protected the foxes during the Middle Ages. This cauldron is being used once a year during the annual vixens ceremony, which was due today. The witches took the kettle with them, while the foxes showed them the way through the dark and misty forest. They stopped near a pond with a mirror-like quiet surface.  The vixens all jumped into the water without hesitation, while Hekske and Falke slipped out of their immaculately white dresses and waded into the cool water. Foxes rarely take a bath, but when they do, they show their most playful side. Sara explained that this is a holy pond in which the vixens take a bath only once a year, on this holy day.
After getting out of the water and patiently drying their fur until it was shiny and fluffy, Sara filled the cauldron with crystal-clear water from a nearby well (Brünnchen).
The vixens continued trotting to the venue of the ceremony. The route was like a pilgrimage and followed exactly the same path for centuries, passing many holy places, like a row of 8 tall oak trees named ‘Hocheichen’, and a hill named ‘Flugplatz’ where they were welcomed by a kettle of sparrow hawks. On each of these stages, more foxes joined the procession until the group had grown to over 100 vixens.
They went down to a valley where they reached their destination : a dark forest named ‘Fuchsröhre’ (fox hole). This is the holiest of holy places for the vixens. The forest is dominated by ‘Antoniabuche’, a giant 500 year-old beech tree. The foxes led Hekske and Falke to the tree, and when the girls touched its bark, they could feel the loving and caring energy of Antonia. And they also got visions of the recipe of a magic potion. Like in a trance, Falke told the vixens to find all ingredients, which included raspberries and black berries. The foxes found all berries, mushrooms and spices. The vixens looked in awe while the witches patiently prepared the magic potion. And after the brew had cooled down, all the female cubs were allowed to lap up a few drops while the elder witches sang some age-old songs. This was their coming-of-age ceremony and now the cubs duly belonged to the sisterhood of vixens. 
After this solemn ceremony, all foxes showed their most exuberant side and started to cheer and dance until late into the night. The witches felt the playful and ebullient energy of the vixens and joined the ecstatic dance. 
This truly was the most magical night of the year …

Connect with the artist : 
https://soundcloud.com/tobi-alain

Photo credits : grusgrus444

Story written by Hekske on the 27th of July 2025

Witchtape #195 | Guest Wizz : Down from another Town

A moody journey through the in-between where twilight blurs reality and emotion unfolds in subtle, dreamlike shifts. A downtempo story suspended on the edge of transformation.

The Art Of Downtempo | 023 | Liminal

Remix: @yogamayamusic
Original music: @snivetvey

Ayahuasca  Сны Ветвей | Bodhe Yogamaya Remix

Subatomic Portals - (Downtempo)

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼:

23.08.25: slow vibes @ summergarte

... 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘/𝕡𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥 => ℙ𝕄

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳:
21.06.25: Pride Afterparty @ G27
02.03.25: Barfuß @ Beate Uwe, Berlin
21.02.25: Heimlich Knüller @ Kauz
28.12.24: RAVE❤ @ Provitreff
21.12.24: Aka-Tapes @ Hotelbar
07.12.24: Wohnzimmerbar
31.08.24: Privat @ Photobastei
10.08.24: @Zucker-schlecken @ Schneiderei
07.06.24: Privat @ Complex 156
14.01.24: Brunch & Beats @ SEIN

Podcasts:
@lemusee @cosmovisionrecords @slowpunch @downtempobaby @faultierdisko @lebkuchentechno @vyone111 @autumnequinoxlabel @planetibiza @hekske @slomosensual @aka-tapes @greenfingersrec