End of year playlist from Making Waves:  this is a marathon collection of all Soundcloud tracks featured in playlists this year.  Your holiday listening sorted!

2017 Waves

A mix from LOIF for the Animix series makes perfect sense. Declan ( @loiflan ) has the most incredible knack for weaving deep, layered, magical musical journeys, and is fast growing a name for himself as one of the most exciting up and coming producers in Melbourne.

In recent times, we've seen a slew of recent @loiflan releases on compilations for labels such as @ute-rec x @amniote-editions, @purespacefm and @local_knowledge, and incredible mixes for @pipipigroup, @neurocrankk and @steeplejackrec. After attending Labyrinth festival in Japan together a few years ago as avid music fans, which I can safely say inspired us both immensely, it's been amazing to watch Declan grow and evolve as an artist over the last few years, and really develop a unique style. 

Keep an eye out for a Loif release on Animalia coming later this year.

Thanks again for the beautiful mix Declan!

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Animix Sixty Eight: LOIF

Katatonic Silentio embarks on a tripped out crawl through "a combination of shadowy, ethereal and intricate ambiences," a glimpse of the sounds and textures she draws from for her latest album, Les Chemins De L'inconnu.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/02/06/fact-mix-894-katatonic-silentio/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 894: Katatonic Silentio (Feb '23)

Recording of Azu Tiwaline's set at Lentekabinet 2024.

Azu Tiwaline at Lentekabinet 2024

After much deliberation, I couldn’t keep this project to myself alone.
That’s why I called on AH&N to kick things off with a wonderful one-hour journey.
AH&N operates within a musical universe of blurred contours, orbiting around techno and bass music. Leaning at times towards hypnosis and at others towards percussion and drive, he invites listeners to let go and have fun, guided by repetitive rhythms and textured sounds.

Based in France, he has released music on Secuencias Temporales, Monochrome Records and Hublot Records; he is also part of the team behind the Exocet podcast.

PETRA CAVATA by AH&N

071224 | @sleek-fata | extended 3hr closing set at Evolvere

first up in our new series of mixes from our parties.

throwback to an unforgettable night: nearly three hours of pure class by Sleek Fata during our last party. the fog wrapped the dancefloor like a dream, the energy was through the roof.
we have captured the vibe for you. check out the clips on SoundCloud and dive back into the moment.


𓂀𒀭full tracklist on Evolvere instagram𒀭𓂀



artwork by @ubeesnaps

Sleek Fata | extended closing set at Evolvere | 07.12.2024 | recorded in Milan

@stagno-records pres. Terre Rare 08 w/ @upsammy
Live recorded at @inbeatwin, Milano
Video: youtube.com/live/fYKs7rd2W64?si=8nBLSMnCkFbh5Qrc


"Opening the new season of Terre Rare, upsammy conjures shifting, iridescent terrains here synthetic flora moves with prismatic motion.
A delicate balance of warmth and alien detachment, her echoing expanse oscillates between chiseled clarity and fluid disorder.
Alongside her, Pietro Agostoni reinterprets the concept of the Stagno drawing session, transforming it into a perceptual flow where gestures layer, deform, and recombine through a visual language in constant mutation. 

Frequencies fracture, memories disassemble. Unheard cadences and fluid impressions fuse, bending the 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑒 into new forms. Vibrations rise, ancestral, synthetic, primal. Reverberations warp, surfaces melt, light and sound seep into each other, distorting perception. 
Season 2 deepens the convergence, expanding the threshold of experience. A ritual of contamination."
🕳️
Live drawing session by Pietro Agostoni
Stagno machine by Umberto Napoletano

Originally streamed on www.fritto.fm

Stagno Records pres. Terre Rare 08 with upsammy 31.01.25

Carrier & Emily Jeanne present unit::overlay with French, Berlin-based DJ and producer ophélie.

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by labels, collectives, agencies, venues, clubs, ... worldwide
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
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Outsiders: Carrier & Emily Jeanne present unit::overlay w/ ophélie @ Kiosk Radio 25.06.2025

Neon Cleptu 36
Warped sonics. For this episode I’d like to welcome Fontenoy @rorybolger

Close brother, Sunburn crew co-founder and Ngunnawal/Ngambri based Fontenoy with a patient melter that slowly arranges into deep and dark meticulous spaces. Thrumming atmospheres in combination  with thriving basslines that echo inside our inner being. He brings us into a new density of warped sonics. I'm highly recommending his @stockgrazing label that just saw the light. 

I’m very pleased that he participated and will be the one to guide us through his musical fascinations.

Broadcasted 10.07.2025
www.lyl.live

Neon Cleptu 36 → Fontenoy

~ Join the hypnotic exploration of the intersection of machine and body through the obscure, timelessness sounds, that makes you feel imminently breakable ~

Machine Healing w. biju [30.06.25]

Polar Phase

A2 Polar Phase

flute and violin with electronic processing
played by Maddie Remont and Harry Nguyen
using Jeff Noon's Cobralingus Engine

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Responsibility

A response to the lives lost in Paris, November 2015. The piece attempts to portray the confused but overwhelmingly energised inner workings of a young, fanaticised mind and give form to their misshapen and distorted reality.

Works by playwright Wole Soyinka influenced my choice of perspective when approaching this topic. 

… the shadowy one, the waiter-stalker, a youth
 Fed on dreams of sarabands of houris
 Doe-eyed virgins, wine and sweetmeats in the afterlife 
But to his paradise, a key - the plunging knife. 

an excerpt from Samarkand
by Wole Soyinka

The Fanatic or I Am Right You Are Dead

Commissioned by Samantha Wolf for International Women's Day 2016 concert: This Will Be Our Reply. First performed on 7th March 2016 by Tamara Kohler, Gemma Tomlinson, Aaron Klein, & Adam McMillan.

There is usually more complexity on the inside than what is initially seen.

"On the Inside" explores the many aspects of identity throughout a woman’s life, from growth to complexity, (as opposed to innocence to uselessness). It rejects the idea that women are to be seen as objects only, that a woman’s value lies in her physical attributes and functionality to another. 

Musically, this piece started with a single small motif that is heard about a third of the way in, which I then grew and developed continuously. Despite rejecting external ideals, aspects that might be perceived as "beauty" have been retained because, like all characteristics, beauty is not something to be ashamed of or feared.

On The Inside

[text by Rhys Nixon, composed && performed by Dan Thorpe].

going wild here on the footpath

a dog looked at me, walked away

going to buy a dog off amazon after getting something to eat

send pictures of dogs to strangers

no one sends any back

windows fogged up 

cant see inside

 

what am i doing between tabs i’m not looking at

another day, another empty mail box

no we don’t want to subscribe to your newsletter

no we are happy with our bandwidth 

no we don’t care about your coupons

no this letter isn’t meant for us


been waiting outside way too long

yes, it’s exactly what it looks like, more than one train approaching

walk down the street in pajamas, will people even look 

they glance and mutter

they really do need to subscribe

looks like their bandwidth is low

probably uses coupons

 

walking on footpaths, broken rubbish bag

empty milk bottles rolling into gutters

think of picking them up

we don’t, look at the bus drive past

everyone waiting

 

i can use this, open a store, sell my ideas

watches don’t tell the time, coffee tastes like water

inbuilt spelling mistake maker

automatic Facebook liker

app that answers the door

service that compares all the dogs in your area

white noise dream catcher

 

if i tackled a police officer would people stop me

or will the police officer step aside

consider this while waiting for a coffee

consider this while you exit the train station

consider that the police officer 

didn’t look at you

 

i walked into traffic and all the cars stopped politely, 

the drivers weren't watching me

if you were waiting for me

i’m sorry about that

it must be the water

can i get a drink

 

i’ll look at a sad picture and not feel the need to cry

until someone says ‘wow that made me cry a lot’

we’ll walk to the bank

take all our money

throw it on the road

watch cars drive over it

pick it up and deposit it again

 

don’t worry about it, honestly, 

i’ll make sure to stand up straighter

and meet up with friends

we’ll be the friendliest people

on the end of our street

in our complex

in our combined bank account

linked to our insurance company

 

bury my face in funny videos

don’t want to know anymore

turn the volume down here so i wont be noticed

give up sleeping

stay up every day

everything feels blue

we won’t be photographed

Considerate

What can we do, there's nothing to do,
about sickness and hunger and dying.
What can we do, there's nothing to do,
nothing but cursing and crying.

Find something to burn.
Let it go up in smoke.
burn your troubles away.

Sometimes it's witches or what will you choose?
Sometimes it's lunatics, shut them away.
It's blacks and it's women and often it's Jews.
We's all be quite happy if they'd go away.

Find something to burn.
Let it go up in smoke.
burn your troubles away.

The lyrics of Caryl Churchill from her play 'Vinegar Tom'. Performed and composed by ALPHAMALE (https://soundcloud.com/dad-dreams) and Marlene Claudine Radice. This piece premiered in COUP Canberra's 2016 production of Vinegar Tom.
http://www.agac.com.au/2016/12/the-musicians-of-vinegar-tom/

Cut Common interview with Hannah and Marlene: http://www.cutcommonmag.com/how-can-we-use-music-to-achieve-social-change/

Something To Burn

Making Waves is a monthly series of curated playlists streaming one hour of quality, new composed music.  Founded in 2015, Making Waves shines a spotlight on the music of Australian composers. Fresh playlists are released on the first day of each month and older playlists are made available all year round via our archives; perfect for those with just a few minutes to explore one track or for hours perusing a myriad of diverse sound-worlds.


The project offers wider exposure to emerging composers, their music and the talented performers who champion it. We also provide an easy-to-access platform for listeners to sit back and enjoy a curated hour of exciting new music or explore our living composers more actively.  The playlist themes (and media through which they’re shared eg. Soundcloud, YouTube) evolve each month depending on the content received directly from our talented composers.

At its core Making Waves is a curated listening space. In 2016 we branched into producing our own content through a special project, Making Conversation, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign. Making Conversation: Australian Composers Project is a series of podcasts and vodcasts presenting the human side of living Australian composers, released on popular audiovisual and social platforms mid-2017.
Composers Lisa Cheney (Melbourne) and Peggy Polias (Sydney) are curating this project.

 Listeners, we encourage you to explore current and past playlists and discover more about our featured composers. 

Composers, we encourage you to send us links to your streamable audio via our website. Visit: www.makingwavesnewmusic.com for more information.

email: m-nguyen (at) outlook (dot) com

gigs:

1-3.11.24 Zeerust
14.12.24 Shindigellio
24/25 NYE Tanglewood Festival
11.1.25 Collective Delusion park rave
18.1.25 Goody's Hifi Trash Rave
30.3.25 Hear the Machine
4-6.4.25 Developmental 2: Safety Core
11.4.25 Faun
31.5.25 Warm Natural Album Launch

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