"This little mix is a documentation of a magical summer in my house. I've had friends stay over during an intense long heatwave, and these tracks have been sketched out while hanging out drinking aperol spritzes and chilled wine, and after my friends have gone to sleep. It's a combination of sketches, short jams, almost finished tracks and repurposed bits. 
For those wondering who I am, I am a guy operating, quite comfortably, from the shadowy underbelly of the european experimental techno scene since the early 2000s. I was talked into releasing an EP on 030303 Records in 2014. Since then I've put out more stuff on Analogical Force, Love Love Recs, U.T.T.E.R., Furthur Electronix. 

I’ve gotten reports that both Autechre and Aphex Twin have DJ:ed my tracks, which is perhaps my biggest (second hand) achievement so far, since they are known for quite different styles of music.

Big thanks to Giovanna Elia for inviting me, and to anyone listening, buying my records and/or playing them out."

VERBS Files: Rolando Simmons | live

After decades of chasing, accumulating, and then sharing new music with you, I think I've hit some saturation point. I think I'm done spinning in the vortex of the "new", being pulled in all directions, catching up on all the "fresh" and "innovative" tracks. I'm not saying that I will stop covering new music. No. But I think I'll focus the virtual lens of my listening on a very narrow point, investing my time and attention over more extended periods. I think I will turn inwards... towards music and the artists that genuinely make me feel. This is the case with Rafael Anton Irisarri's A Fragile Geography, an album from 2015, which captured my attention then as it does now, triggering memories, triggering thoughts, and emotion. A decade ago, during a move between coasts, Rafael lost his possessions - stolen with the moving truck - along with all his audio archives, forcing him to rebuild his studio and sound from the ground up. The pain of this loss is reflected in almost every single track on the album. This music is slightly dark and melancholic. It's visceral, and it gets under your skin. And there it stays with you for ages. Becoming part of you, becoming part of your existence.

On September 19th, the album will be reissued, beautifully remastered by Stephan Mathieu at his Schwebung studio, along with a limited edition cassette of remixes by the most renowned artists, handpicked by Rafael. "This record has always been about letting go of one life and rebuilding another", says Irisarri, "It feels fitting to return to it now - ten years later, in a different country, a different world." These reworks are worthy of your precious awareness as well. I know that there are more than a few in the pipeline (at least six), which will be revealed one at a time. As of this writing, there is already a gorgeous rework by the one and only William Basinski, with his version of "Secretly Wishing For Rain" with Gary Thomas Wright, which incorporates field recordings of Reseda rain and birds captured by Basinski himself. You can check out a digital stream of that track here. *BUT!* Today, I am premiering for you a second rework by Abul Mogard! This piece bears not only the original elements of "Persistence" but, of course, Guido's extremely personal touch that breathes new life into this sound.

Head over to headphonecommute.com to read more about this release, including a quote from Abul Mogard on the rework.

TRACK PREMIERE : Rafael Anton Irisarri - Persistence (Abul Mogard rework)

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I turned the vocals down a bit :)

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I will not dwell upon you
What have I been if not true
Haven't seen you since the spring
Dread cannot do anything

I will not dwell upon you
_    You may evacuate this loyal helicopter
What have I been if not true
_    While they stare at nothing in particular
Haven't seen you since the spring
_    Why haven’t we seen it all before
Dread cannot do anything
_    Where life can exist it always does that’s the law

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Refreshing breath of the night
_    They were far older than the catastrophe
At this time it just feels right
_    We should leave because otherwise it’s too risky
Cover your face with your hands
_    Well he climbed the height and saw the lake
Irregular on the sands
_    The cup shaped valley could not be fake

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Just now it seemed
As if I dreamed 
All that I lived through
Don’t let it affect you

I will confide
I can’t describe
How to jump off the treadmill
Now I feel a chill

Jump Off The Treadmill (V2)

Rough re-edit adding various effects and things, its rough  so some parts work better than others, completely improvised.  I actually think it sounds quite good like this , but you know..

Aphex Twin-Tha (Qeta Remix Q)

29 BLOCK

Rusty Swings And Finger Painted Nostalgia [2025 Remaster]

Experimenting with new methods.
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Photo by Josh Sorenson @ pexels.

Bonus Breaks

NOBD presents its first official release and kicks off a collection that marks the birth of its project. This single is part of NOBD - PRELUDE, a series conceived as an introduction to the artist’s sonic universe, a space of raw exploration with a kickless electronic aesthetic, focused on sound design, texture, and implicit rhythm.

Comprar track

NOBD - Humans used to know how to make love

when there's n0 words left

TRACKLIST 

Anitta [00:00]

Programming Grid - 250815_0153
FREIGHTER - 26012024
E M P T Y - Gravity.exe
Programming Grid -250705_0135
Førsaj - Førsaj Theme
RAIM (Sound Synthesis and Acidulant) - Ultrasonic
Acid
Serge Geyzel - It&#39;s Cancelled
NAZARENO [bassi] – Discussion
Consul - EQUIRECTANGULAR NIGHT CLUB
Consul - TOI-700 D (with Vixten)

Førsaj [29:53]

Xylitol - Jelena
Marvellous Cain - Gunman (IQ VIP Special)
4am Kru - Pianos Raining Down
μ-Ziq - Twangle Frent (Special Request Rework)
Andrea - Future Atmo
D.H.S. - Attention Earth People
user48736353001 - Somewhere OTTGTBAG
Pera Sta Ori - Adio Zoi (TGRCCC)
Steinvord - Maelstrom

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