A curated series where we commission artists to make a mix of whatever inspires them to experiment, produce and what they listen to.

Portrait XO (she/they) is an independent researcher and transdisciplinary artist.  Recently awarded jazzki award by ELBJAZZ (June 2023), the first German human-AI jazz prize, she’s been recognized over the years for her work in sonic innovation with AI audio pioneers Dadabots.  

The core of her works address bias in society, translate speculative opinions about AI, and critique the impact of AI on creativity, identity, underrepresented cultures and society. 

Portait XO has performed, presented, and exhibited at The UN AI for Good Summit, SXSW, Ars Electronica, MONOM, Reeperbahn Festival, International Music Summit, Amsterdam Dance Event, BBA Gallery, RE:PUBLICA, Sonar+D, Factory Berlin, Tech Open Air, Redbull Music, Future Forum by BMW Welt, KIKK Festival, Github, and more.

Artwork by Portrait XO 

Tracklist: 
00:00 Albert.DATA - But whos the Monster-Slowly Fading Into Data (SFID)
02:50 Kloxii Li x Hexorcismos - Anhaga (Label: Other People) 
07:20 REEPS100 x BELL LABS - SECOND SELF
09:20 Portrait XO - Jung label: SOUND OBSESSED
12:40 Yawä//Zē & Uf0 - Yeh prem.oh   (label: Altered Sense) 
15:10 Portrait XO x Rezar - Vessel (label: SOUND OBSESSED)
17:50 dBridge x Fixate x Kabuki - Crossroads (label: Beat Excursions)
22:40 Noah Pred - Curse Lifter, label: computer recordings
29:30 Portrait XO - Basic Quest (Gutto Serta Remix), label: SOUND OBSESSED
35:00 The Glad Scientist - Mutant Awakening (label: VLSC Records)
38:00 Sherelle - Jungle Teknah
41:55 Thundercat x Laskfar Vortok - Independence Vey
45:30 Neil Mendoza - Living Room
47:40 skulptor - nullterra
51:42 Orson Hentschel - Antenna Window, label: Denovali
56:02 Portrait XO - Plastic Skin (Einar Fehrholz Remix) label: SOUND OBSESSED
60:05 Portrait XO - AIV1 (Pilo Remix) label: SOUND OBSESSED
64:40 Portrait XO - Wire (Chaos LOL Remix) label: SOUND OBSESSED
68:55 Matthew D. Gantt - Diagnostics


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Artist info / follow: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portraitxo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/portraitxo
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/portraitofficialmusic

Mesh Mix Series 027: Portrait XO

Was fun while it lasted! On to other projects now...

Disc jockey duo with a penchant for expansive soundscapes and experimental dance music.

Residents: Subtle Radio, Patchouli Deep, Chill:In

Founders: spekkttrum

London-based duo Glittcherz (pronounced ‘glitch-er-z’) are DJs and radio residents blurring the lines between rave energy and cinematic depth. Rooted in underground electronic music, their immersive sets weave together driving bass, intricate rhythms and psychedelic soundscapes, inviting listeners into a world where unpredictability is expected.

Embracing fluidity, these two move through a plethora of genres, fusing the weight of techno, dubstep, drum & bass and electro with the textures of ambient, world music and electronica. Hints of jazz and classical elements surface organically, adding musicality to their sound.

Whether igniting dancefloors or curating intimate listening experiences, they embrace the full spectrum of sound, aiming to create something truly transportive.

Run of AreaAudio for ISF
 https://soundcloud.com/isfinfestazionisoniche

Resident Of Fade Radio 
https://www.fade.radio/residents/r-a-s-h

https://soundcloud.com/faderadio
Resident  of 
https://www.fangoradio.com/shows/350
 
Biography
Empirical as a hard sip spilling from a discharged battery. There is always a nihilistic fetish in these youngsters dealing with technology. Stefano Martino, aka R A S H, is never hiding this darkest side in his composition. His machinery becomes a ritual object within which his human state becomes an algorithmic begging of change making its appearance at warm 50 hertz complacency.

His sound exploration is elaborated through decadent, post-industrial soundscapes inscribing the full failure of a consumer society which noise becomes an evidence whilst its awareness is modelled, reworked within a dystopian hexavalent chromium taste, blended into the future. Uncannily grainy, definitely remote. Until he stumbles upon a retrofuture device. Namely, a mono synth.Owner of  AreaAudio for Infestazioni Soniche Festival / R A S H lab

https://www.fade.radio/residents/r-a-s-h

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