For the second episode of our Herbarium Podcast series, we are pleased to welcome French producer and DJ @vardaemusic. 
The co-owner of @cosmicwaverecords presents a powerful mixture of breaks and straight beats interspersed with irresistible grooves from the faster realms of our genre direction. 
For this mix we have chosen the shrub 'Genista', which can be found all over Europe. In autumn, the plant forms elongated legumes that can contain up to 30 tiny seeds. These are widely dispersed by a centrifugal mechanism, the movement of which evokes in us strong associations with Vardae's mix. 

Artwork by @polygonia

Herbarium No 2 - Vardae - Genista

Remember Chinese Whispers, Stille Post or Rikkinäinen Puhelin? That children’s game, known all over the world, that illustrates the difficulties of transmitting information, but which also reveals the creativity of discontinuous conversation? It feels like the Patterns of Perception and @awalkingcontradiction collectives have been in such a conversation for the past years across a multitude of label nights, private hangouts, and shared festival experiences.

Based in Basel, Switzerland but unhinged from national contexts, A Walking Contradiction is a label for music and research. Curated by @varuna4053, @lemont-eana and Dead Electronic Space Limited (@ltd_dead), the collective share a penchant for beats - broken and straight - yet can't help but churn out music for the quiet hours. A deeply reflective group, you’ll find snippets of their conversations on social, political, economic, and environmental issues hidden in sounds or in plain sight on the sleeves of their records.

Compiled entirely from new and unreleased material, their Patterns of Perception 102 is but the latest product of interlocutions and whispers between Basel, Berlin, Helsinki and the world in general, paying tribute to the significance of community where the legitimacy of commons is increasingly impugned. 
Levitating within a field of sophisticated textures and percussion, this set burns slowly, but with a luminescent intensity. Angular experimental ambience builds into winding, complex rhythms. Inspired minds elevate delicate melancholia into a true sense of hope.

Links:
@awalkingcontradiction 
https://awalkingcontradiction.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/awc_awalkingcontradiction

https://soundcloud.com/varuna4053
https://www.instagram.com/varuna_awc
https://soundcloud.com/giomar
https://soundcloud.com/monteforte-1
https://soundcloud.com/ltd_dead
https://soundcloud.com/mario-7
https://soundcloud.com/lemont-eana

Patterns of Perception 102 - A Walking Contradiction

Embrace the formative experience of Space Drum Meditation's 3-hour long podcast, progressing into an organized chaos of symmetrical rhythm in MNMT 351.

Read More :

https://mnmt.no/magazine/2022/11/25/monument-351-spacedrum/

MNMT 351 : Space Drum Meditation

"Tribal and wild dances on the meadows hidden among redwoods. The ancestor worship has begun. The guru, the clan healer, has prepared the mixture for the entire circle of people who gaze at the light in the center. The campfire will make them sweat, the drums will make them dance and the mixture will make them float. There is no turning back from such hypnosis."

Forest On Stasys (@forestonstasys), owner and electronic explorer in Danza Nativa (@danza-nativa). The creativity of Forest On Stasys is Influenced by tribal minimalist techno in the nineties and the deepest and most abstract techno currently. In his tracks the most seductive elements are the use of resonant basses perfectly combined with long and reverberated pads, extensive sonorous landscapes that are modified by continuous movement of LFO, solid grooves and strident percussions. But not everything that comes out of his head is created with an intention to be used on the dance floor. He has a great admiration for drone and ambient tracks, without a rhythmic pattern that predominates, where the main factor is to captivate the listener with melodies that can be marked by a strong melancholy or with notes that give a certain feeling of satisfaction depending on his current mood.

HOCast #132 - Forest On Stasys

Live recording of my set on the sunday afternoon of @parallelfestival 2022

Konduku at Paral·lel Festival 2022

No better way to close up the year than diving into a journey from soft tranquility into groovier thunder. Unleash your soul and dance to the depths of psychedelic & organic sounds specially curated by @Polygonia

Polygonia joined our family earlier this year, introducing herself with a killer performance at Harmony Label Night in Prague's Ankali club. Her track 'Marea' is part of the upcoming compilation, X [HARMONY010], released on the 13th of January. Besides that, she has a collaborative project on Harmony coming up in late 2023 that we are very much looking forward to.  💚

Enjoy the dive, from wherever you are🍃

Installation by Gojo & Marek Silpoch [Harmony x Hypnus night, 2019]
Photo: Jan Rozsypal

Harmony Rec. podcast | Polygonia

Influences residency recorded at @refugeworldwide studio in Berlin 12.01.23

Refuge Worldwide/ Influences 12.01.23

C12 is conceived as a place where freedom, diversity, creativity and alternative cultures are able to thrive in disciplines such as music, dj-culture, art, fashion and so many more.


C12 w/ Polygonia @ Kiosk Radio 03.02.2023

Clear as spring water, the memory of Shoal's beautiful live set echoing through the Norwegian mountains, finally sharing the stage together at Monument (@monument-podcast) after meeting in Amsterdam several years ago. Those familiar with our dear friends at Harmony Rec (@harmony-rec) will be undoubtedly familiar with Kenny's impeccable body of work, and for the rest an eye-opening treat awaits. Here, Kenny gathers highlights from his recent live sets and newly recorded material, arranged and refined into a perfect contemplation of the crisp arboreal air, a vivid composition of body and sound entwined tightly beneath the earth. Thanks Kenny!

@shoall

Artwork by Angelina Nikolayeva.

Sure Thing Mix 120: Shoal

We are immensely proud to bring you this absolute hair-raiser, courtesy of London-based live act, producer, label owner, and Astral Industries resident DJ, outlier. 

An exhilarating ride of the highest calibre, mind and body melting into the ether as you spiral through a cosmical vortex... this is a beautiful journey that hits all the right spots and we know you’ll adore it too.

Big love and thanks, outlier <3

https://soundcloud.com/o-utlier
https://www.instagram.com/outlier_rory/
https://ra.co/dj/o.utlier

On the 5th Day Podcast #171 - outlier

"To commemorate Inveins’ 100th episode, I wanted to create a journey that honors the story of the series thus far, reflecting on its influence as a long-standing narrative in techno and ambient while staying true to my personal style. To do so I sought out a sense of balance when developing the mix, trying to find a careful harmony between the inspiriting and the meditative, a flow that shifts but never strays, and drawing from producers and labels whose music I consider both contemporary and timeless. 

I hope the recording captures my respect and admiration for the series, bookending one chapter while opening the door to the next."

INVEINS \ Podcast \ 100 \ Aaron J

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