Chris, your ambient mixes are now the defining part of my road or hiking trips. It's where I feel life usually. Your music adds to that. Please keep going, we need your music. 🙏 #goroadtravel 

Hi Chris Beautiful mix. What is this track?

Really nice. Trying to imagine a record party in Hong Kong on April 2020, just as the pandemic really started fully rearing it's ugly head.

First time checking this set in a while, thanks for the kind comments. This set has a very special place in my heart, I am glad some people have connected with it.

Proxima Selections - Hanoi Community Radio

The circuitry of curiosity, the playfulness of the patch, the sublime in the subfrequency. Coalescing together in an emotive dance, these eloquent elements comprise the foundation of JakoJako's approach to music. Whether you find her deeply engrossed in her modular system, performing live at Berghain as a part of the Leisure System crew, or working behind the counter at the legendary Berlin synth shop SchneidersLaden, her profound knowledge and passion for translating her external and internal worlds into sonic anomalies permeate throughout everything she does. 

Versatility and virtuosity are the common threads woven into her productions, such as her recent album with Unrush founder Mareena Altas Der Gedanken on Muzan Editions. The same can be said for her mix here, which features everything from traditional southern Laotian music to øjeRum and Steve Roach. As a close friend and collaborator of Unrush, her contribution is long overdue. We couldn't conceive of a better artist to bring us into the warmer months with a glimmer of hope and a glimpse into the infinite...

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/jakojako_live

Album on Muzan Editions: https://bit.ly/2OXzyKr
Leisure System: https://bit.ly/3qMSWY6
Instagram: https://bit.ly/3bKsYjp

Cover artwork by Irakli Kiziria
Words by Nathan Levenson

Tracklist:

1. The Way to The Ocean - Secret and Melancholy
2. Nang Pit -Katu Song
3. Barker & JakoJako - unreleased
4.Cousin Silas - Part 7
5. Steve Roach - Robert Logan - Dark beyond the Blue
7. Novelle - Pre-fabled
8. Dan Deacon - Adrianes Lament
9.Steve Hillage - Gardens Paradise
10. Jonathan Fitoussi - Oceans
10.Richard Norris - Water
11. Mareena & JakoJako - Sinnessprung
12.øjeRum -Hidden Flowers Below Your Lonely Gaze
13.Nørdvest - Rooftops & chaotic Streets
14. Cousin Silas - Part 1
15. Al Pagoda - Steel Outro
16. walden - Windhauch
17. Erratics & Unconformities - Hangingstones
18. Daniel[i] - Statig Feeling (Meditation)
19. Kangding Ray -Trade on Azul

Unrush 055

Unrush Bandcamp

055 - Unrushed by JakoJako

Donato Dozzyは日本にいる多くの友人たちへの想いを馳せ、またLabyrinthで私たちの前でプレイすることを思い描きつつこのミックスを作りました。彼の奏でる音楽にまた身を委ねる日が待ち遠しいですね。

Donato Dozzy - For Labyrinth

Warm up mode, ambient into beats. Recorded live in February 2022.

Warm up 2022

Up next in our mix series is Berlin based Dutch-Italian recording and performing artist Grand River (@grandriver). Interview (excerpt) down below.

www.musicfrommemory.com
 
MFM: Hi Aimée. In the musical landscape nowadays it often seems to be all about the final result (or product even) rather than the process and path before it. With your music it feels that it's more about the process of making rather than the final outcome. Where does your profound interest for experimenting with audio and composing come from?
 
GR: Nice to hear that you see it that way and to know that it may be perceived like this from the outside as well. The work itself and how we experience the process is what matters most. It’s not always easy to be mindful about how everything is created along the way. The end result or end product is important, but if you don’t enjoy the process of how you get there, I don’t think it makes much sense to even undertake the journey. And of course this applies to many aspects of life.
 
MFM: You've got a rich experience in doing technical work for and at radio stations and with other kinds of media. Did you have someone to teach you all the ins & outs of audio and technical production?
 
GR: Most of the technical work I learned directly through working as I did not go to any audio school to study sound design or audio engineering. When I started to work as an audio engineer for radio stations and other media outlets 13-14 years ago, there were not many audio schools like there are now. Back then, the people I worked with were mainly composers that had learned audio engineering on their own, just as I had. However, as a child, I was formally taught music theory and musical instruments. That, of course, came long before the technical work.
 
MFM: Your first official release dates are from 2017 but you had been active with experimenting, composing, and recording for a much longer time already. At what point did you find yourself confident and pleased enough to share your productions with the outside world?
 
GR: When I moved to Berlin in 2015 I took the first few years to research and study the sound I wanted to express and felt a connection to. Long before that, I was building and playing other genres. It takes time to find your sound and style, and the interesting part is that it continues to evolve over time. Even when you think you’ve found it, it still changes slightly.
 
MFM: Do you go to the studio religiously, regardless of whether you feel inspired or motivated? Do you have a certain routine when working in the studio?  
 
GR: I don’t go to the studio religiously, at least not to make music. 
I do work every day, but often I am just sitting in my studio listening to music, writing emails, or having meetings. Many people don’t know how much work is behind a project. From the outside, what you see is just the tip of the iceberg. I mostly compose in phases; I might compose a lot for two months and then the next month I will be focused on researching, or preparing a live show, recording a mix like I did for you, or creating a sound installation. I need time to absorb what I compose and let it rest, and then get back to it.
 
MFM: Are there any new projects that you're working on and can share with us? 
 
GR: I am working on several beautiful projects at the moment. This year I am working on different collaborations of which the releases will follow in the near future. I have a new album coming out either at the end of the year or beginning of 2023. I am currently working on an immersive installation and I will also be premiering a new AV show with the visual artist Marco Ciceri this summer.

MFM Mix 041: Grand River

Thrilled to host one of my current favourites & major inspirations, the insanely talented @polygonia for number #120. An ever-impressive force,  Polygonia known for her driving, organic & eclectic productions & beautifully deep, percussive dj style.

I was lucky enough to see Linni play live at Monument festival in Norway last year and was blown away.. her ability to seamlessly fuse psychedelic melodies, driving basslines & unique percussive rifts, all in a somehow soothing yet driving manner, is truely a work of art. 

Thanks so much for the mix Linni! <3 

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Animix One Hundred & Twenty: Polygonia

~ Deep Breakfast 200 by https://soundcloud.com/mareenaofficial of https://soundcloud.com/unrushme ~

~ For the two-hundredth chapter of the Deep Breakfast Series, we're thrilled to be able to broadcast this lush, serene soundscape from the Unrush founder and Tresor resident Mareena ~

Tracklist:
01. Yoshimura Hiroshi - Kamakura Sound Logo 1 (Crescent)
02. DUP SYS - Calm, Focus (Muzan Editions)
03. Lunar Corp - Water 7 (Cityman Productions)
04. Eternell - Lethe (Eternell)
05. Malibu - I can see hills (self-released)
06. Martin Stürtzer - Shiftspace (self-released)
07. Goran Kerkez - We are (Unrush)
08. JakoJako & Rødhåd - Athanasia (WSNWG)
09. Mind over MIDI - Offgrid 2 (Lontano Series)
10. Mind over MIDI - Offgrid 3 (Lontano Series)
11. Daniel[i] - SV01 (unreleased)
12. CELL - Linear White (Ultimae Records)
13. Endurance - Glisten (Muzan Editions)
14. Huerco S. - A Sea of Love (Proibito)
15. Brendon Moeller - Side Road (Mysteries Of The Deep)
16. Joachim Spieth - Terrain 2 (Affin Ltd)
17. Ulla - Smile (3XL)
18. Rekid - Day 10 (Running Back)
19. Intrusion - Under The Ocean (echospace detroit)
20. El Choop - Primer (Scale Limited)
21. Zvrra - Tired Beetle (Avian)
22. Polygonia - Lullaby Of Yews (Deflection Music)
23. lury Lech - Barreras (Hyades Arts)
24. Wanderwelle - Ancestral Guidance (Silent Season)
25. Markus Guentner - Gattaca (Kompakt)
26. crimeboys - Deja Entendu w/ James K (3XL)
27. Island People - Stalling (raster)
28. Stone - Beacon (3XL)
29. Nihad Tule - Skunk 1993 (Unrush)
30. Vivian Koch - Closed - Yosemite Version (AD 93)
31. The Black Dog - Mother Of Mine (GLA Airport (Dust Science)
32. Artefakt - The Boreal Forest is where I want to be (Unrush)

Deep Breakfast 200 - Mareena

"I hear eternity
Is self-forgetting…"

Mix by @synthbiontanassimandrus of @electronicmusicculture303

✢

MFIS LIV ✢ Synthbiont & Anassimandrus

DJ set, recorded live on 17 Aug 2024 in Oslo for Harmony Rec label techno-focused night

Xiaolin @ Harmony Rec label night, Oslo 17/08/2024 (live recorded)

Today we are happy to be able to share with you a special liveset by Lb Honne. A stellar producer and storyteller, which comes together in his one hour live interpretation of Far Blue. ‘Flagship Toto’ contains his deeply emotional and introspective tone, pushing a continuous and atmospheric groove. Enjoy his one hour long perception of Far Blue through his complex layers, soft melodies and moods.

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@lbhonne

Instagram.com/farblue_ 
Facebook.com/farblueconcept

A Far Blue concept by Lb Honne (live) - 'Flagship Toto'

We’re two weeks away from Mostra 2025. Final prep is in full swing, and over here at Delayed, we’re marking the moment with a special one. A two-hour recording from ABSIS—Mostra resident, local legend, and someone who’s been quietly shaping his own corner of the scene for years.

This one’s from Gare Porto, aka the Portuguese tunnel—one of those rare venues where the setting does half the work. ABSIS played alongside Nico and André Cascais for one of the recent Extramostra nights, and what came out of it is something else. A deep, locked-in ride that doesn’t bother with the usual build-and-drop patterns. It’s not about reaching some peak moment—it’s about staying in the zone and letting things unfold naturally. This set is pure spiral techno—deep, hypnotic, and tunnel-vision tight. It moves with that kind of quiet intensity that sneaks up on you. No flash, no filler. Just steady pressure and perfectly measured pacing. Like being pulled along some underground Iberian rail line, eyes closed, body moving on instinct. ABSIS keeps full control from start to finish, guiding the whole thing with an ease that only comes from time and taste.

You can feel the room in the recording—the acoustics of the tunnel, the crowd syncing up, that low-end weight that holds everything together. It’s a full-on experience, even in playback. There’s something about this set that sticks with you. The way it just moves—no big drama, no gimmicks, just pure direction and control. It’s the kind of mix that makes you wish you were there… and also kind of convinces you that you were.

ABSIS doesn’t overstate anything. He doesn’t have to. He locks into a mood and stays there, pulling everyone in with him. And if this set from Gare Porto is any sign of what’s coming—then that closing slot at Vall d’Hebron is going to be serious.

Hold tight. Mostra’s almost here.


https://soundcloud.com/absismusic
https://soundcloud.com/mostrabcn
https://www.instagram.com/absis_music/
https://www.instagram.com/mostrabcn/

write up by @gilleswasserman

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Delayed x Mostra: ABSIS

Here is the first in what I'm hoping will be a regularly recorded mid-afternoon, unplanned mix series alongside my brother from a Spanish mother @raul_rs. And maybe even the odd solo outing too.

But for this first effort we go b2b keeping things below 90bpm as we dip, dive and chug our way through an afternoon, proving to no one but ourselves that "everything sounds better when you slow it down". So unbuckle your seat belt, grab yourself a spanner and prepare to bypass the compressor because the next 2.5 hours we'll be dropping out of light speed with "those weirdos you sometimes see at a festival", Raul and SBat. I've got a bad feeling about this...

Raul and the SBat - Hyperdrive Malfunction

Twice does not lead to a tradition - but it feels like playing for @swimsupply 🏊 . Whenever the community organisation focusing on lysergic sounds calls, I am more than happy to meet beloved Ellen, Mark Lando and Tesdorpf and to play for their fine events.

So here is a 2h recording from my gig at Wurm in Basel / Switzerland a few months ago where I met and played with fantastic @sellyourmania and @sprtsmanship and its a rare past forward 🦦💃.

15.03.25 Philipp Otterbach @Swim, Basel / Switzerland

The Night Beneath Prayer

birth.
recorded on a magical 7th of november at hinterhof basel.
all sounds by @agonis-amenthia
http://www.discogs.com/Agonis-Panspermia/release/7686261

agonis (live) at giegling x AMEN001 release, hinterhof

Warmth in the winter sun.
A recording from the Astral Industries x Kizen Records party at Ping Pong Hong Kong. Contributed to the Astral Industries 9128.live takeover, April 2020.

Hong Kong 221218

This is a mix by Barker, Berlin-based music producer, that was featured on our last podcast: Sam Barker and David Pearce on Art, Paradise Engineering, and Existential Hope (With Guest Mix). We hope that you'll find inspiration and well-being in this soundscape. 

You can find the page for this podcast here: https://futureoflife.org/2020/06/24/sam-barker-and-david-pearce-on-art-paradise-engineering-and-existential-hope-featuring-a-guest-mix/

Tracklist: 

Delta Rain Dance - 1
John Beltran - A Different Dream
Rrose - Horizon
Alexandroid - lvpt3
Datassette - Drizzle Fort
Conrad Sprenger - Opening
JakoJako -  Wavetable#1
Barker & David Goldberg - #3
Barker & Baumecker - Organik (Intro)
Anthony Linell - Fractal Vision
Ametsub - Skydroppin’
Ladyfish\Mewark - Comfortable
JakoJako & Barker - [unreleased]

Where to follow Sam Barker :

Soundcloud: @voltek
Twitter: twitter.com/samvoltek
Instagram: www.instagram.com/samvoltek/
Website: www.voltek-labs.net/
Bandcamp: sambarker.bandcamp.com/

Where to follow Sam's label, Ostgut Ton:

Soundcloud: @ostgutton-official
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Ostgut.Ton.OFFICIAL/
Twitter: twitter.com/ostgutton
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ostgut_ton/
Bandcamp: ostgut.bandcamp.com/

This podcast is possible because of the support of listeners like you. If you found this conversation to be meaningful or valuable, consider supporting it directly by donating at futureoflife.org/donate. Contributions like yours make these conversations possible.

Barker - Hedonic Recalibration (Mix)

Writer @ Minimal Collective, Beatportal, The Guardian, Resident Advisor. 
Ambient podcast host on Hanoi Community Radio. 
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MNML SSGS co-founder; in search of beauty. お爺さん テクノ。 Booking / info: chris.ssgs@gmail.com

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