Dear all. In these last days of the year 2023, I am happy to offer a small gift. Today I’m sharing the premiere of a new series of music: MIMI Frequency. 

This maiden voyage, release number 1, brings together a rich collection of dub-infused hypnotic techno, warm sub-frequencies and delicate melodies that are bright spots in the dark winter days. More than an hour of precisely selected records by the Dutch, and Berlin-based NICO (@nico-dost). Inviting us to slow down, take time to listen and notice the subtle changes that grow, transform and echo just beyond our initial attention. 

A podcast to float away with, ending the year in an introspective mode, while also reactivating ourselves for the new MIMI season. NICO skillfully balances between tracks that make you sink into the cushions of your seat, only to gradually turn towards pulsing rhythms that bring you back to the edge of it and get your body and mind moving. A steady path meandering through deep sonic landscapes that sometimes feel like misty mornings through which the sun's rays glow. 

The track selection includes music from the likes of Azu Tiwaline, STL, Toki Fuko and Luke Hess.

Tune in, enjoy!
MIMI

More to come…

MIMI Frequency #1: NICO

Love Is The Message - Pete Beluga For MIMI
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On the last day of 2023, it is a real pleasure to share the second release in this new series: under the title 'Love Is The Message', Amsterdam-based DJ and selector Pete Beluga invites you to just over an hour of warm, blissed out and soulful selections. A new sonic direction after our first release, expect 80s-influenced electronics, pop, house and disco traces, a few soothing acid-synths, and vocals swirling through. With tracks by Daniele Dibenedetto, match 99 and Statues. This is just a glimpse into the musical universe of someone known to be able to spin sets of many many hours.

Always full of energy and love for the power of music and sharing it, Pete Beluga knows how to lead dancefloors and chillouts through a rich archive of vinyl. Music that can heal you, lift you up and make you wonder about things in life (and love).

MIMI Frequency #2: Pete Beluga

In the afterglow of our annual gathering, Deepo shares his ambient and dreamy electronic mix ‘Gentle gleam’. A sonic collection of influential classics and exceptional new artists. This marks the third release within the MIMI Frequencies series, fitting with the changing season and the patient welcoming of spring.

A soft and sunny musical journey created for our beloved crew and everyone tuning in. The podcast is a blend of warm melodies, dreamy synthscapes, and soothing field recordings. It was crafted from some of Deepo’s favorite ambient and drone tracks, each evoking the essence of springtime: light, warmth, and gentle serenity.

Deepo is the artistic alias of Arnaud Briens; music curator, experienced festival attendee, DJ and developer in the field of computer science. Although his involvement in the music world is entirely voluntary, he works on an impressive selection of projects. Primarily within Electroni[k]'s board of directors and music curation team (organizers of the Maintenant Festival). He’s engaged in producing podcasts for initiatives like Ensemble podcast and has been actively involved in hosting a radioshow and supporting various festivals such as Visions and Phonetics. 

In light of this podcast, we did a quick 3 question interview to learn more about his sonic background.

☉ Thank you for sharing this podcast Arnaud (@deeposcrrrouiiiiizzz). We are curious to learn: Where did you music journey started when you were you? What music did you grow up with?

A: I grew up surrounded by a variety of music styles thanks to my parents. As I delved into the internet, I developed a passion for digging - discovering hidden musical gems, expanding my knowledge. My musical journey really began with a phase in rave music and took a significant turn when I started listening to breakcore and IDM from labels like Planet Mu and Warp. Over time, my taste expanded to encompass all forms of electronic music and further extended to include instrumental genres such as jazz, funk, and ethnic music. There's a beautiful balance in my life between digging for music and mixing it, each feeding into the other.

☉ What inspires you today?

A: I'm particularly drawn to the vast possibilities within electronic music. I'm fascinated by the fact that nowadays, with just a computer, one can be a luthier, composer, performer, producer, and conductor all at once. This freedom of expression offers an unimaginable array of possibilities. It's this very aspect that also explains the richness and abundance of releases on independent labels today.

☉ Which tracks mean something special to you in the tracklist?

A: I curated the tracklist with a desire to delve deeper into the warm and tranquil realms of ambient and drone music. Once I collected these pieces, I endeavored to assemble them in a way that they would harmonize seamlessly, paying close attention to their transitions. Each track was selected for its contribution to the overall immersive experience of the mix.

☉ Tracklist

01) Sigur Rós - Ba ba
02) Federico Durante - Atardecer
03) Hammock - Eighty four thousand hymns
04) Christopher Willits - Comet
05) Jonny Nash - Eternal life
06) Ana Roxanne - Suite pour l'invisible
07) Mont analogue - Arbre de mort, arbre de vie
08) Mirroring - Fell sound
09) Helios - The jaguar sun
10) Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - How to disappear in a thirty piece orchestra
11) Applefish - Into the aether
12) H. Takahashi - Blue
13) Pjusk - Kram
14) The black dog - Exhibit 1
15) Benn Jordan - Discovery
16) Neel - 4G
17) Elin Piel - Sequent
18) Suso Saiz - Looking you in silence
19) Plaid - This city is hell

MIMI Frequency #3: Deepo

After a short break of releasing new podcasts, we are excited to venture deeper into the sonic realms of our MIMI collective. This time we’re departing for a steady journey deep into a landscape of echoing percussion rhythms, hints of dub and dancehall-influenced electronics. Guided by bass and dynamic drum patterns, our fourth contributor Limited_capacity (@domenico-favoino) shares his deep attraction to bass, jungle vibes, and technical breaks.

Limited_capacity balances the dynamic world of punchy breaks, incantatory voices and muttering machines with transcendental atmospheres and moments of rest, introspection and travelling within oneself. Creating a podcast that forcefully takes us step by step into space. Meandering basses which unfold slowly and are sometimes not experienced in the foreground, but linger below the surface and move subliminally around us. He combines this with the aesthetics of hypnotic deep techno full of natural sounds - although breaking through this incantatory flow, and escalating into a dense cluster of drum sound, is for him always a plus. This podcast comes with a short explanatory note, to prepare us for the road ahead:

“A downtempo bass adventure, an odyssey into the unknown universe. The solitary explorer whispers their prayer ahead of the journey, which dissolves into radio signals. The swampy bass tunes, a sign of restlessness of the traveler, leave the ground dancehall-rhythms as the journey unfolds. Pulsing drums guide them to an encounter with new life forms, whose captivating presence leaves them in awe, unable to leave.”


/// TRACKLIST \\\

AJO -  Gratias ago tibi
p cain - ramble
Galtier - Fracti
Awo Ojiji - Mud
Dayzero - Lurking in the city
First Epoque - Alavir  
DJ POLO - Burndown
Toma Kami - Later to the bone
Kouslin - King
First Epoque - Epoque n 29
Atrice - Aracaea
Keppel - Stanley Knife
Jurango - An amorphous mass
AJO -  Drum circle
Kouslin - The beast of Bolsover
Jurango - Before meander
TSVI - Parhasar
Wallwork - Hacienda
Siu Mata - Vaalbara
TSVI - Disturbo
Siu Mata - Celsius

MIMI Frequency #4: Limited_capacity

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