Chris SSG is best known as the co-founder of the now defunct MNML SSGS blog, recognized as a leading source of critical insight on electronic music. Following the end of the blog, he has devoted his energies to DJing and organising parties, and in the process has become an integral part of Japan’s electronic music community. As a DJ, Chris SSG has taken a less common approach, focusing primarily on ambient and experimental music. He has developeda distinctive approachto ambient that has a similar structure and dynamicto a techno set, only aimed for the headand heart. Chris SSG has played widelyin Tokyo, and has ventured further afield, with shows in Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, as well as at Berghain’s Elektroakustischer Salon, Concrete Paris and The Bunker New York, andmajor festivals including Berlin Atonal, Nachtdigital, Organik, and Sustain Release.

MIX035 - Chris SSG (東京)

Walrus at Le Soleil Rouge, Horst Arts & Music Festival 2023.

Photo by Illias Teirlinck.

Walrus at Le Soleil Rouge

Today, we are delighted to introduce you to Zurich-based artist Lb Honne. Lb Honne is renowned for his exceptional talent and as one of the driving forces behind the beloved Project Indigo collective and Vorgott record label.

With a musical journey encompassing the release of the beautiful 'a move' long player and the creation of awe-inspiring remixes, including recent outstanding work for Ben Kaczor, Lb Honne has firmly established himself as an artist to watch.

In this exclusive mix, Lb Honne treats us to a hybrid set, skillfully weaving together unreleased gems with carefully selected fragments from his extensive record collection. The resulting journey is steeped in the essence of a dark and pulsating dancefloor. Thick, thumping grooves intersect with mesmerizing, trippy sequences, crafting a compelling narrative that demands your full attention.

Throughout the mix, he effortlessly transitions between minimalistic and stripped-down moments while diving into hypnotic and melodic passages. With every beat and melody, Lb Honne ensures there is never a dull moment, creating a trip designed to thrive on a powerful sound system.

https://soundcloud.com/lbhonne
https://www.instagram.com/lbhonne/
https://soundcloud.com/projindigo
https://soundcloud.com/vorgott

www.itsdelayed.com
www.instagram.com/_____delayed/
www.facebook.com/itsdelayed

Delayed with... Lb Honne

Gin & Tonic is an improvised electronic music duo, comprised of Eli Verveine and Gwenan, renowned for their captivating DJ sets that ignite dancefloors across the globe. Their journey began with a spontaneous decision to intertwine their musical machines for a hybrid live/DJ set at an anti-war gathering in MaHalla, Berlin, during the spring of 2022. What started as a fleeting moment soon blossomed into an impassioned collaboration, where the rhythmic pulse of their creations took precedence over conventional DJ equipment.

This recording encapsulates the essence of their synergy, featuring a compilation of six studio and live improvisations. Some tracks are freshly minted, while others were crafted during the waning moments of the previous year. The collection culminates with a tantalizing excerpt from their mesmerizing performance at the Waking Life Festival in June 2023, a testament to their evolution as artists and the boundless energy they bring to every stage they grace.

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/eli-verveine & https://soundcloud.com/gwenans

GIN & TONIC on the web:
https://gwenan.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-sanctum-of-sound
https://ra.co/dj/gwenan
https://ra.co/dj/eliverveine
https://www.instagram.com/eliverveine/

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush_/?hl=de
Facebook: www.facebook.com/unrushme/

Mastering by Francesco Salvadori
Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria

082 - Unrushed by Gin & Tonic (Gwenan & Eli Verveine)

The next interpretation of Far Blue has been put together by Ben Kaczor. We have admired Ben's music for a long time now, so we're excited to be able to share his peception here. His music, a blend of atmospheric techno, vibrant house and cinematic soundscapes, inspires both introspective reflection and creative expression. His mix is a thoughtful selection of tracks that reflect his feelings when going with what feels right, instead of overthinking a process.

"This is the first mix I recorded in my new little flat, which is close to a beautiful wild garden. It's a one-take recording, which is always the magic key for me. I love to be in the moment and try not to overthink the process. thats why "no meaning, but feeling" is often important for me. You can hear some unreleased tunes by friends and records I bought recently during my travels. I found lots of good records at Yoyaku in Paris, Inverted Audio in London, Remoto Records in Hamburg and my favorite local shop, Plattphon Records in Basel."

Enjoy this one hour and ten minutes of Ben's perception of Far Blue.

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@benkaczor

Instagram.com/farblue_ 
Facebook.com/farblueconcept

A Far Blue concept by Ben Kaczor - 'No Meaning But Feeling'

✺ Mandarín loves immersive experiences designed to harness the transformative and healing properties of music and art. With an avant-garde approach, she crafts intricate soundscapes, laced with deep, dark undertones that evoke raw emotion and introspection. Blending experimental, low-end frequencies with deep bass and intricate rhythms - this mix wants to guide you through alluring, often cathartic, sonic journeys offering fascination with obscure, cinematic narratives and futuristic themes, creating a distinct atmosphere that feels both dystopian and self-reflective, but always driven with deep emotion.

This mix was recorded at Mandarin’s home in Berlin, where creativity flows amidst piles of vinyl, punk shirts tossed over chairs, and grunge band books she’s definitely read-like, all of them. So, yes, she can tell you the obscure backstory behind that one Nirvana lyric, but only if her dog, an aspiring DJ that he is, stops constantly tripping over her legs every time she was about make that transition:) ✺

Mirrors 022 - Mandarín

Spinning Grounds w/ Philipp Priebe

The monthly show hosted by @katharina-davids is returning with guest @priebe
As producer & DJ, the best way to describe Philipp Priebe’s music might be as dancefloor-prose. His sounds feel like they wrap you in a blanket of melancholy ~ deep house with the dusty grinds of dub techno. While everything’s seems to become faster & shorter in musical spaces, it feels like a fresh breeze to come across someone you could call an ‚album artist‘. Ready for that hour of a warm blanket.

'Spinning Grounds' is all about opening grounds - for both newcomers and experienced selectors alike - to spin music outside of club spaces to explore a wide range of genres from house, Detroit, deep house, dub house, ambient, breaks, UK garage, minimal, dub techno to .......

Spinning Grounds w/ Philipp Priebe @THF Radio, 10/04/25

Originally recorded in the Dutch towns of Ureterp and Groningen between 2003 and 2005, 'Through Friendly Waters' marks a pivotal moment in Reimer Eising’s —better known as Kettel— journey through melodic braindance and ambient electronica. With his classical training on piano and a refined sensibility for gentle electronic textures, Kettel weaves together shimmering piano motifs, warm ambient textures, playful breakbeats, and pastoral atmospheres that shimmer with emotional resonance.

First released in 2005 via his own label Sending Orbs, the album soon achieved cult status among IDM fans, celebrated for balancing playful compositional elegance with heartfelt sonic depth. TFW still remains as a timeless soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates why Kettel remains a key figure of electronic music enthusiasts two decades on.

To honour its twentieth anniversary, Lapsus Records presents 'Through Friendly Waters (20th Anniversary Edition)', marking the album’s debut on vinyl within the Perennial Series. This edition has been remastered by Alex Ferrer and redesigned by Basora, resulting in a deluxe version that also includes the tracks "Unistar" and "Toen", which were originally released only on CD by the Timothy Really label back in 2007.

· Buy link (Bandcamp): kettel.bandcamp.com/album/through-f…versary-edition

Written and produced by Reimer Eising. Recorded in Ureterp and Groningen 2003-2005
Remastered by Alex Ferrer.
Original artwork by Jeroen Advocaat.
Artwork update by Basora.

LPS-PS18.
www.lapsus.cat

© 2005 Sending Orbs
℗ 2025 Lapsus Records

lapsus.bandcamp.com

Buy Link (Bandcamp)

Kettel - Mwoeb - 2025 Remaster [LPS-PS18]

(03*09*2025 A. M.)

september type beat 3 [tdf, smokingskul, perc40]

Now, this one is technically cheating a little bit... It's not quite a mix but a live set but who really cares? 

Anyway, Alex Albrecht is a producer and dj from Australia. He releases music under the guise of Melquíades and has done so to great acclaim for Scissor & Thread and his own Analogue Attic imprint. He also produces music alongside Sean La'Brooy as part of a dynamic duo who have appeared on Night Tide, Voyage Recordings and Butter Sessions to name a few. 

Alex has a sound which is fundamentally rooted in the deeper fringes of dance and electronic music. Drawing upon influences from the natural world his music could be described as a subtle blend of balearic intricacies, deep house, electronica and beyond. His sound is reminiscent of the nineties in which breaks and the ethereal ruled supreme under the principle of free thinking dance music and psychedelics. 

With a recent EP for Scissor & Thread and a new collaborative release for Apollo Records he is having a busy summer. 

Presently on tour, this mix was recorded as a live set from somewhere along the way and it really is very special indeed.

Read & Download

Alex Albrecht: The Ransom Note Mix

宀 is a music venue in the very heart of Hong Kong focused on bringing people together through carefully selected electronic music acts and cultural activities. The 100-capacity venue will bring a roster of leading international performers while nurturing local and regional talent.

宀 (pronounced "mihn" is the Chinese Radical 40 with a different pronunciation according countries. It has no literal meaning but can be likened to a roof or shelter. This is a place where you can express yourself freely. This place is for dancing. This is a place to learn. This is safe space where you will not be harassed, discriminated, criticised or harmed emotionally or physically. This is a place where all Races, Genders and Sexual identities are welcome. To safeguard this vision, there will be a no-photo policy applied inside the club.

宀 has been imagined by a group of music and audiophile enthusiasts who have chosen a Funktion One soundsystem in a room carefully engineered by one of the region's leading experts in acoustics.

「宀」是一個位於香港中心地帶的全新音樂場地，宗旨在於希望能夠透過精心挑選的電子音樂以及其他文化藝術活動，將人們聚集起來。這個能夠容納100人左右的場地，不只將帶來國際型的表演者，也將會成為亞太區、本地菁英的培育地。

「宀」這個中文字的部首在不同國家有不同的發音，在字形上像是一個屋頂、一個藏身處。這是一個你/妳可以自在表現自己的地方。這是一個你/妳可以盡情跳舞的地方。這是一個你/妳可以找尋人生的地方。這是一個歡迎所有種族、性別、性傾向認同的地方。為了保護這樣的宗旨，在這裡禁止所有拍照攝影的行為。

「宀」的靈感啟發是來自於一群熱愛音樂及音響系統的同好，也因此他們選擇了Funktion One音響，並精準的由香港一位傳音效果專家特別為這個場地量身訂製調整而成。

MIX035 - Chris SSG (東京)

宀 Club