@boursin

Today I am so happy to welcome my friend fka boursin to Deep Mind Music, with a quietly reflective entry for the end of January. 

It was around this time of year back in 2022, that I first remember having a deep chat with fka boursin about our mutual interest in the power of ambient. We were both equally enthused to encounter another AmbientAddict and quickly rattled off artists, labels and tracks for each other to check. I have found in fka boursin a similarly discerning soul, not just in music, but life in general, and his intricate mix for Deep Mind Music reflects his thoughtful character.

A patient mix that rewards patient listening, fka boursin has crafted a narrative that skilfully dances between washes of sepia-toned warm drones, and–as he puts it below–“material sounds”, such as whirling whizzes of machines or twittering birds, which give us a sense of place. The perfect soundtrack to a meditative drift of the mind between thoughts and reality. I have greatly enjoyed listening to it on cold misty walks over the past week, and hope you do too ☁️🪶🤍

Some words from fka boursin about the mix:

When considering the themes for this mix, I drew from the different approaches that Sybil and I use in our work. Sybil says that themes for her come from “more of a feeling/colour/texture than something     explainable” which is in contrast with my desire for explicit material reference points. Though these approaches might be seen as existing on a somewhat linear abstract vs material scale, there is a large overlap in the sonic characters that they each employ. Here, I have deliberately mixed with tracks that perhaps encourage one to get “lost” (abstract) before pulling the listener back into the room using what I consider to be “material” sounds. Paradoxically though, those sounds are often perceived as feeling/colour/texture anyway, leading Sybil and I to the same musical end points. To me, this firstly emphasises the limitations of audio and secondly may partly explain why Sybil and I get on so well.

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Featuring music by David Toop, Daisuke Tadokoro, blks, Hideki Umezawa, pent, Terre Thaemlitz, Celer, 23 Degrees, fka boursin and more

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fka boursin ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.29

2 hours of trance inducers, stress reducers, sonic meditations, sun salutations, deep vibrations, drone emanations and setting you up for a weekend of re-calibration. Keep it horizontal, keep it locked. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/golden-ratio-frequencies/episodes/golden-ratio-frequencies-14th-december-2024

Golden Ratio Frequencies w/ AHRKH 141224

There’s something profoundly healing in the music of French duo Javier Salazar, whose output embodies the true medicinal power of sound. 

This mix takes our mind’s eye into the sunshine - grass between our toes, spliff in hand - as we get intimate with the scoops, wrapped in a warm, enveloping blanket of sound.

We hope this beautiful contribution brings you an hour of peace, just as it has for us many times over the past month. Thanks, Leo & Simon <3
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https://soundcloud.com/javrsalazar
https://soundcloud.com/klapenunsen
https://www.klapenunsen.com/
https://klapenunsen.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/javrsalazar/
https://www.instagram.com/klapenunsen/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - Javier Salazar

The recording of my ambient set at Sustain Release Year 11, opening the Bossa Lounge on Saturday evening from 9PM-midnight. 

This set is 3 hours from the heart journeying through time&space across ambient, downtempo, trip hop, acoustic instrumentals, synthesiser pieces and all inbetween 💞 

This is one of my favourite ambient DJing experiences I've had, I felt so at home in the Bossa Lounge and such a deep sense of attentiveness from the audience, thank you to all those who travelled with me on this trip.

Feat. music from tarotplane, Wilson Tanner, Re:Axis, Artekaft, Biosphere, Vangelis, Martin Stürtzer, VC-118A, LF58, Pablo’s Eye, Kaspiann, Daniel[I], Miriam Makeba, Robbie Basho, Rene Lorenzo, Neotropic, Mad Professor, Jefferson Airplane +++

Thank you so much to Aurora Halal and Amelia Holt for the invitation to be a part of thie year's Sustain Release, it meant so much to play at this special gathering. 

I hope you enjoy this memory ❤︎ ⟡⋆˙

Sybil @ Sustain Release Year 11 {ambient set}

Interview:  https://truantsblog.com/2025/truancy-volume-357-jonnnah/

Soundcloud: @jonnnah

With the release of his new album 'What They Left' on Friday, the The Second End Records founder delivers a quietly transportive mix of introspective soundscapes and tender experimentalism.

Music from Pavel Milyakov, Lucas Dupuy,  Mammo, Fred P, Igor Dyachenko, Dublicator, DJ Trystero, Lord of the Isles & more...

Access the download and full tracklist (Confirmed, added) on our Patreon (patreon.com/truants). However if you need anything leave us a nice comment here with @jonnnah tagged and either of us will get back to you with an ID! Your support helps cover all our costs allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit and ad-free platform.

Truancy Volume 357: Jonnnah

“well in 1994 i started working on a side of my music i call dub-technic. i was using the techniques of reggae dub from king tubby, lee perry, scientist etc. the idea was to do dub but not with reggae. to apply the attitude but not use their music. over the years i have done four albums in that vein but i also worked in this way with mc tablloyd on two albums and did an improvisational band with some jazz musicians and mc tablloyd called new weather. we released all this music in the end on expressillon a parisien label 1999-2010. unfortunately this music has never really found a home in the free party scene and so it has always been eclipsed by the music we did in spiral tribe and network 23 recordings. 

this mix is from this side of my music. i really feel that since covid there has been a change in the scene and more experimental music seems to be finding a bigger public than it did before. my work within the meditation scenes and now with wave arising this kind of music is really finding its home. i have always loved dubby, trippy music that takes you on a journey. improvised liveset is the perfect medium for this. i am really hoping i can connect to a public that likes this kind of music as i love playing it. 

“southern wind blows warm mix “ was an improvisation i did mid-summer 25 at my home in the mountains of the massif centrale. there was a beautiful warm southern wind blowing in the night. this is the music that came out.”

the first mix feature of 2026 is here and what a way to kick off the new year, with the legendary artist scottish-born, france-based artist 69db. 

how do you introduce someone like 69db who has made such an influential impact on electronic music culture? from his work as part of spiral tribe within the free party movement, to co-founding network 23 recordings and releasing as one half of r-zac, to being one of the pioneers of the 160-170bpm freetek sound that has made a resurgence in the last five or so years with the likes of spekki webu and woody92 noting 69db as an influence to most recently exploring the deeper connection between music and meditation, putting more emphasis on the ritualistic and healing part of music and improvisation. we also spoke to 69db last year as part of the research and formation of the french low end psychedelia piece as the free party movement was introduced to the country via sprial tribe’s migration to the country after the uk government was cracking down on the scene. 

one of the most unique parts of 69db’s output is that his live shows can span for hours on end. stepping away from the industry standard of 1 or 2 hour live set performance, at the wave arising retreats 69db hosts live ceremonies where he can play for up to 8 hours, flowing through soft ambient beginnings before the ritual explodes into dancefloor mayhem, a beautiful metaphor for life and the way humans connect with sound. this nods to the approach for this week’s edition of the 909 podcast where 69db draws from the warm southern wind blowing in the night to create this free-spirited mix. 

read interview here: 

@69db

⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 256: 69db (wave arising) ⋆˚࿔

It’s a real pleasure to welcome Nak to the Deep Breakfast Series.
Based in Naarm/Melbourne, her sound blends ambient textures with carefully selected downtempo and IDM, unfolding like a shifting, immersive landscape that feels calm, intricate, and deeply captivating. Each moment is thoughtfully crafted, inviting the listener to get lost in the flow and experience a journey that is both expansive and intimate.

About the mix she said:
"I imagine this mix soundtracking a sunrise walk along a beach... warm horizons, shimmering rain, the calm that settles once everything has passed. Patient, fluid and unhurried.. I want the listener to build their own story around the mix, feel the peaks and troughs and fill in the seams with whatever they're thinking and feeling at the time. hope you enjoy :)"

Tracklist:
1. Purelink - First Iota (feat. Angelina Nonaj)
2. wardi - dig and it will swell
3. Terra Utopia - Abloom
4. Tryst & Vovian - Haeundae Beach (The End Of The Line)
5. Oreste - Quivering Whispers
6. Arendse Krabbe & Felisha Ledesma - We are all fish
7. Shoal - Think Twice
8. Ambrosia w/ NAP
9. Sina - Unknown
10. Gi Gi - Dreamliner
11. Aiôn Lazura - Fractal Conscientia
12. Harold Budd & Brian Eno - A Stream With Bright Fish
13. Box5ive - First Name
14. james K - Collapse (falling forward blissfully all the time)
15. Zemög - Hiking In Chicaque
16. Other Joe - Deepblue (feat. Ronan)
17. Doyeq - Daylight
18. Bas Dobbelaer - Ray
19. Sonmi451 - Lying Dormant and Forgotten
20. Asio otus - Dandelion

Photo by Junel Mujar

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Deep Breakfast 340 ~ Nak

Clocking in for our last round of the year, and ready to shut 2025 off on a proper high note, here comes SPE:C, Reef and Biofield boss Darwin with two hours of hi-velocity yet cerebral material for the heads. Loaded with the steel-hard fury of future-facing techno wares and breaks-informed combinations of sci-fi atmospheres, alien emotional spaces, and impactful weight in the low end, this mix makes for a proper sendoff party to 2025 so we transition from this long-ass year into the new one with renewed energy and focus. All in on the 4x4 and adjacent pumpers, bass-heavy depth charges and zero-G, dub-leaning stunts, the former Griessmuehle resident and habituée at some of the scene's most illustrious bastions - including our friends of Berghain and Bassiani - dishes out a mind-boggling set packing not just the most massive punch but also a deadeye accuracy in her mixing technique and pristine curation, sure to please lovers of fast-paced and hedonistically havoc-wreaking blends, fully zeroed in on bringing back the true pioneering spirit of techno to the fore. RUFFFFF.

soundcloud.com/darwinspec

Reclaim Your City 676 | Darwin

Saroor - Live at Unfold CIX - 26/10/25

nutribeyana

leave a.space

We had Peggy Gou headline @simple-oxford at the tail end of May.. It was the unofficial after-party for Common People Oxford & the club was packed to the rafters from 10:30pm. Such a great vibe, probably one of my most favourite sets I've played to date so here it is..

Music from Carmine, @denis-kaznacheev, SIT, @yoyaku, @manuel-de-lorenzi, @kerri-chandler, @zvukbroda, @gelabril, @mendo-official, @alexarnout & Dyed Soundorom.

Enjoy! :)

Live at Simple pres. Peggy Gou (May 2017)

Live at Simple w/ Peggy Gou (May 2017)

play records. make beats.

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2024 - i've stopped


2023 - logging my gigs



2022 - here 



2021 - 



2020 

25.09.20 @ Meraki, Liverpool 
➤ Dance Floor Mechanics x Altered Voltage w/ 96 Back, Katiusha 
24.04.20 @ Black Lodge Brewery 
➤ Dance Floor Mechanics x Astral w/ Bruce, Em Williams [POSTPONED]
21.03.20 @ Hendre Hall, Wales 
➤ ANOWT w/ Chris Stanford & pH [CANCELLED]

2019

13.12.19 @ The Shipping Forecast 
➤ Altered Voltage
26.10.19 @ 24 Kitchen St 
➤ Wonder Pot & Watt Hz? w/ Blawan 
20.09.19 @ 24 Kitchen St 
➤ Block Party w/ Jasper James +++
15.06.19 @ The Isis Farmhouse 
➤ B&B Festival 
04.05.19 @ IWF Substation 
➤ Natural States w/ Solid Blake 
15.03.19 @ 24 Kitchen St 
➤ Wonder Pot x MODU:LAR w/ Nicolas Lutz 

2018

07.12.18 @ Black Lodge Brewery 
➤ Dance Floor Mechanics w/ Alex T
16.06.18 @ The Isis Farmhouse 
➤ B&B Festival

2017

28.05.17 @ The Bullingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Peggy Gou, Em Williams
30.04.17 @ The Bullingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Call Super, Em Williams
04.02.17 @ The Bullingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Midland 

2016

05.11.16 @ The Bullingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Lone, Happa
10.07.16 @ Cowley Road Carnival 
➤ Simple Stage
29.05.16 @ The Bulingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Denis Sulta 
09.04.16 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ D-Vine w/ Dale Howard +++ 

2015

12.12.15 @ The Doghouse, Bristol 
➤ Peoples w/ A Sagittariun +++
21.08.15 @ Simple Weekender Festival 
➤ PBR Streetgang, Em Williams 
24.05.15 @ Salter’s Steamers 
➤ Simple’s Bank Holiday Boat
07.02.15 @ The Bullingdon 
➤ Simple w/ Subb-an

2014

22.11.14 @ Warehouse LDN 
➤ AC Presents w/ Kimi Jules, The Mistaa
17.10.14 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ Shadow Child, Huxley 
15.08.14 @ Simple Weekender Festival 
➤ Em Williams +++
30.05.14 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ Eats Everything, Em Williams
20.04.14 @ O2 Academy Brixton 
➤ Used + Abused w/ Loco Dice, Guti +++
04.04.14 @ Solus, Cardiff 
➤ Treatment w/ Gorgon City, Redlight +++
31.01.14 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ George Fitzgerald
25.01.14 @ Lightbox, London 
➤ Connected w/ Andre Crom, Martinez
01.12.14 @ Crusifix Lane, London 
➤ Troupe NYD w/ Tom Frankel, Willers Bros

2013

31.12.13 @ Coronet Theatre, London 
➤ Magna Carta NYE 
28.12.13 @ Fire, London 
➤ DC7 & Fire in Session w/ Dubfire, Jon Rundell
27.12.13 @ Electric Brixton 
➤ Diynamic Showcase w/ Solomun, HOSH +++
29.11.13 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ Rudimental, Woz
15.11.13 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ Hannah Wants 
08.11.13 @ Electric Brixton 
➤ Troupe w/ MK, Anabel Englund, Josh Butler 
01.11.13 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ My Nu Leng
25.10.13 @ O2 Academy Oxford 
➤ Switch w/ DJ EZ 
18.10.13 @ Egg, London 
➤ Lower East Showcase 
01.02.13 @ Ministry of Sound, London 
➤ The Gallery w/ Tall Paul

Live at Simple w/ Peggy Gou (May 2017)

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