Purelink have emerged as underdogs of the Ambient and Downtempo scenes – the past couple of years has seen the group release a number of records which showcases a deep sense of understanding and ambition toward a genre which is often misunderstood and misheard.

Tommy Paslaski (aka Concave Reflection), Ben Paulson (aka Kindtree) and Akeem Asani (aka Millia) have been releasing music as Purelink – broadening the narrative around their sound as they weave intricate layers, samples and melodies together to create a new age world of their own making.

Their music is atmospheric and rooted in moments of personal reflection and self awareness. They rework material and samples to create something else entirely and the music itself is as much a soundscape or a backdrop to the world of the listener.

Recent releases have come on Peak Oil, UwU dust bath, Naff and Lillerne Tape Club.

Purelink: The Wednesday Alternative Mix

Hopeful melancholy.

From Boorloo/Perth with love comes the 57th submission in the series curated by DJ and producer Montana Bourke. Full interview on the website: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/montana

“I was feeling rather melancholic when I recorded this mix, it was cathartic for me and a big release of emotion and heaviness that I carry around with me from time to time. It doesn’t go away, it just honours it and makes me accept and appreciate the human experience.”

Theory Therapy 57: Montana

@napmusick
Owww yes. It took a while but so excited to have NAP aka Daniel Rincon, doing a mix for our series. 
Have you ever heard Daniel - the person with the kindest heart - playing tracks? It’s all about fun, wrapped in an impeccable taste that will take you from Cumbia to Dembow, to the universe of the many dubs and the alternative outskirts of indie. 
Check out his label Isla and projects like Ambien Baby, DOSIS, La Fe and Sin Limites.

Knekelhuis # 106 - NAP

Nina Mix 012 takes us into the ethereal sonic world of Dylan Khotin-Foote, aka Khotin (@khotin). His sound—vintage but never pastiche—is deep and bursting with colorful, emotive textures that come alive on his Nina mix. The Edmonton-based artist has stitched together an hour of mostly unreleased originals, alongside collaborations with Nik 7 and Patrick Holland.

You can collect the mix for free on Nina: https://www.ninaprotocol.com/releases/khotin-nina-mix-012

Khotin - Nina Mix 012

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Kiernan Laveaux comes in here, with her exciting take on what we could call ‘making full use of our mixing gear’. Keeping the spirit alive of Ron Hardy in the few interviews she did, it really makes sense in regards of the mutual playfulness in the art of DJing. 
The character of this mix bright and weird, something that gains feelings of hope and liberation. A trip that pulsates and stretches with loopy looping, that makes it breath & constrict at times. Kiernan guides us so smooth and kindly through many different cosmic passages. Wavy landscapes without losing any of warmth or euphoria.
Kiernan is from Cleveland, an affiliate of the T4T LUV NRG label & a part of Sweet Abyss - where this mix was recorded live, amidst various gay psychedelic vibes. Thanks Kiernan!
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“This mix is 70 minutes transmitted live & direct from my brain at one of the transgender dance music focused Sweet Abyss events I helped to create in 2023, opening for my lovely friend Tabasheer. Recommended listening on a walk by yourself, in a room with strange lighting, or riding up & down life’s escalators”

Image by @malzof /Jules Malice Art

Knekelhuis # 108 - Kiernan Laveaux

PEACE PIPE (Jack Rollo, Time Is Away)

“Last year, thinking about how dance music made me feel as a teenager, I made a series of 10 mixtapes as Peace Pipe. I was nostalgic for the feelings of bliss, fear, submission and possibility that this music evoked for me. Here is two hours of weird techno to explore these feelings further.”

Special SS Tee available at perksandmini.com/peacepipe

PAMMIX030: PEACE PIPE

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GI GI - DAWN SONG
DOWNSTAIRS J - 4 SEATER
BIOGROUND FEAT. KARLYN - LIP SERVICE
SY3 - TELL ME
STONE - BLURRY APPLE
ANF - IMAGES
KID LOOPS - LBS FEET
ASPEN - THIS IS WHY ONLY TEENAGERS CAN REALLY LOVE MUSIC
BURGER / INK - THE JEALOUS GUY FROM MEMPHIS
ZOË - MOONSISTER (LUNAR DUB 1)
A.S.O. - RAIN DOWN (PURELINK'S SAY LESS MIX)
DJ RELAX - PROTOTREK

NTS Radio Jan. 17 ('24)

"Continuing the loose 'isle' theme with a fictional soundtrack to flying over Benbecula at sunrise. Looped & layered voices, scuzzy psych rock concrete, modern downtempo, warped club stuff, field recordings, 90s Futurism, songs about the land & sea, plus a smokers cough for good measure...." - Fergus Clark

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Fergus Clark - Soon Over Benbecula (Side A)

Expansive 4 hour mix courtesy of one of my recent fav youtube channels floor length skirts (thx for the tip Florence !) ~ one for really spreading out 2 <3

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Motion Cast Vol. 93: floor length skirts

After a short hiatus ONOMIX is back, hitting the double digits!
This milestone is marked by a live recording from ONO Underground in the latter half of last year. By Boorloo’s favourite boundary pusher, Lia T. 

We’re so excited to see this masterful mix come out. Lush, introspective and undoubtedly fresh spring to mind when listening to #10. But you’ll have to have a listen yourself and find out!

ONOMIX 010: Lia T ( Live @ ONO Underground)

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