Ambient Sets - Philip Sherburne

"Floating state within various ambient atmospheres. From celestial surroundings to earthly airs. This journey comprises a whole, a time span that aims to describe an abstract landscape, without a specific roadmap yet with meaning. From an empty (balmat in catalan) space of time, a sketch of textures and infinite sensations has been outlined. Bon appetit."

Balmat (@balmat_cat) is a new label with a cloudy outline.
Jointly shepherded by Albert Salinas (@wooky) and Philip Sherburne (@psherburne), two friends living in Cardedeu, Catalonia, and on the Balearic island of Menorca, Balmat grew out of Lapsus Radio, a weekly show on Spain’s Radio 3 (https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/lapsus). Balmat’s mission is simple: to foster new ideas, expand upon personal obsessions, and put enveloping sounds out into the world.
“Balmat” means “empty” or “void” in Catalan. But quite apart from any negative connotations, we prefer to think of it in terms of possibility: a space waiting to be filled.

https://balmat.bandcamp.com
https://www.lapsus.cat 
(@lapsus-records)

HOCast #71 - Balmat DJs

SPIRITUAL OBJECTS RADIO EPISODE 11 W/ PHILIP SHERBURNE

"The Sublime Is Not About Beauty It Is About Fear"

Nathan Harrington (^ ^) mix for Berceuse Heroique

@balmat_cat DJs (@wooky + @psherburneperformed) on the last day of #Mostra22 at Hangar. Their set was reproduced for the first time at our 9128.live takeover on 17 September 2022, through @astrangelyisolatedplace: 9128.live/takeover-mostra

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Albert Salinas and Philip Sherburne founded the Balmat label in 2021 after three years as co-hosts of Lapsus Radio, a weekly show on Spain’s Radio 3. Balmat’s mission is simple: to foster new ideas, expand upon personal obsessions, and put all-encompassing sounds out into the world. But where Lapsus Radio focuses on a wide range of electronic sounds, encompassing everything from IDM to techno to footwork, the duo’s sets together typically skirt the edges of the dancefoor, if not steering clear of it altogether.

True to the experimental spirit of Mediterranean and Balearic electronic traditions, Balmat DJs are interested in creating enveloping environments that incorporate ambient music, atmospheric soundscaping, and low-BPM rhythms—music with a cloudy outline yet a distinct sensibility.

“Balmat” means “empty” or “void” in Catalan. But quite apart from any negative connotations, they prefer to think of it in terms of possibility: a space waiting to be filled.

LINKS:
https://www.instagram.com/balmat.cat/
https://www.instagram.com/philipsherburne/
https://www.instagram.com/wooky_lapsus/
https://www.facebook.com/wookymusic
@balmat_cat
@wooky
@psherburne
https://balmat.bandcamp.com

Balmat DJs @ Mostra22 🖤

LD and guests deliver a slice of realness via jazz, fusion, deep soul, funk, warm techno and the rest. Expect music you can move to from the long-time DJ and producer.

https://www.nts.live/shows/spacebass/episodes/spacebass-11th-february-2023

LDLDN + Jordan GCZ 110223

𓆢 Squid Inc Risotto 𓆢

2 cups arborio rice
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 bottle dry white wine
1 pint stock (chicken, fish, or vegetable)
1 zucchini, shredded
½ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
½ cup grated parmesan
Salt & pepper
Olive oil

You will notice that this dish does not contain squid, or its ink. 
Squid Inc does eat meat and fish, in small and intentional quantities, but telling you how to cook and serve our mascot felt callous. Our respect for squids is bound to both feelings of awe and of kinship. 

In the kitchen of a house on a coastline, we cook our favorite risotto, fresh and herbaceous with zucchini and mint. The rhythm of cooking risotto works as self-hypnosis. The churning spoon passed between us; the dowsing and ebbing of wine and hot stock, absorbed by the rising, swelling grains; the loud viscosity of melted cheese, glued to the silver walls of the pot. We’ve created a ritual of making this dish together, and on this night, after recording our mix for Secret Sauce, we prepare it for our friends. While clanging pot lits, chopping vegetables, and refilling our wine cups, we wonder about our kin who drift beneath the waves. We imagine a squid glinting in the dimming filtered light, her body a fleck of iridescence in the indigo abyss. 

Pour a generous coating of olive oil in the bottom of a large pot. 
Fry onions and garlic with salt and pepper. When brown, add rice.
Cook rice in olive oil until it toasts to light brown.
Add alternating pours of wine and stock, stirring continuously. Continue until the rice is soft, about 40 minutes. 
Add the shredded zucchini, continue to stir for 5 more minutes.
Add shredded cheese, fresh mint, and pine nuts, and stir until incorporated. 
Serve generously. 

Love, 
𓆢 Squid Inc 𓆢

Secret Sauce 13 - Squid Inc

We're thrilled to welcome talented German dj/producer Caldera aka Loop LP to the inner_circle podcast series for our 9th instalment.

Based in Brighton/ UK, Caldera is an artist we have been following and whose records we have been collecting for many years now. Having released on such labels as Noorden, Silva Electronics, WWMF, WNCL, Bokhari and most recently Kimochi, his productions span across many genres from ambient to broken beat, deep house and techno. 

This bass heavy, fast paced hour long mix has been effortlessly put together with a beautiful sense of skill and energy.  Hope you enjoy as much as we have.

i_c_009 / Caldera

The Hague based multidisciplinary platform and label traumgarten shares this month's Outsiders mix by Sydney's DJ Paramat. 

🌐 "Outsiders" is our daily show hosted by global independent record labels
📡 Connect with the Outsiders, every day, at 9 am or 9 pm CET
🔗 kioskradio.com

Outsiders: traumgarten w/ DJ Paramat @ Kiosk Radio 29.04.2023

(2023.08.26)

Khruangbin : Mr. White : The Universe Smiles Upon You : Night Time Stories
Prince Jammy : Martian Encounter : Destroys The Invaders : Greensleeves Records
The Scientist : Round 5 : Big Showdown : Greensleeves Records
The Durrutti Column : Spanish Reggae : Obey the Time : Factory
Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit : Full Circle R.P.S. No. 7 : Full Circle : Astralwerks
Grateful Dead : Eyes Of The World : Dick's Picks Volume Eighteen: Dane County Coliseum - 2/3/78; Uni-Dome, University Of N. Iowa - 2/5/78 : Grateful Dead Records
Antena : To Climb the Cliff : Camino Del Sol : Numero Group
Manuel Göttsching : Ruhige Nervosität : E2-E4 : Inteam GmbH
Harmonia 76 : Vamos Companeros : Tracks & Traces : Grönland Records
The Stone Roses : Fools Gold : The Stone Roses : Sony Music Distribution
The Byrds : Goin’ Back : The Notorious Byrd Brothers : Columbia 
Black Sabbath : Planet Caravan : Paranoid : Vertigo
Funkadelic : Maggot Brain (Alt Mix, Recorded 1971) : Maggot Brain : Westbound Records
Jon Hassell : Sundown Dance : Earthquake Island : Tomato
Grateful Dead : Eyes of the World (Demo) : Wake of the Flood : Grateful Dead Records
John Martyn : Small Hours : One World : Island Records

I think I'm going back..

acid beach day mixtape #1

@antepop returns with the fourth instalment of the Inverted Audio Store Mix Series, delivering an eclectic blend of ambient, deep house, dub techno and distorted rave.

Broadcasted live and direct from Netil Radio in East London, this all vinyl DJ set features records that are available to order online or buy and collect from Inverted Audio Record Store in Peckham, London. 

Thanks to everyone that has visited the store already and we look to welcoming all those that are yet to come for a dig! We are open between 12:00 - 19:00 on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. 

Tracklist: https://inverted-audio.store/blogs/news/store-mix-4
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/nKbV9A1RBuSpbnjk7

Inverted Audio Store

STORE MIX #4

A swift hour long excursion into the unknown. Expect the unexpected from host Tom Cathcart as almost anything goes: techno, post-punk, minimal synth, dub and new wave. Don’t be a prude. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/last-resort/episodes/last-resort-5th-october-2024

Last Resort w/ Balmat 051024

The Beatportal Residency: Label of the Month — Balmat
For this week’s Beatportal Residency, we’re spotlighting Balmat, the Barcelona-based label founded by Philip Sherburne and Albert Salinas. Since launching in 2021, Balmat has carved out a serene space in the ambient world — releasing meditative, genre-blurring records from artists like Patricia Wolf and µ-Ziq.

Rooted in deep listening and delicate design, Balmat is more than a label — it’s a mood. Dive into their world with this exclusive mix, showcasing the imprint’s signature blend of ambient textures, field recordings, and spacious sonic storytelling.

💡 Discover more about Balmat and explore their curated Beatport chart now at www.beatportal.com

The Beatportal Residency: Balmat

From a series of (almost) daily ocean glimpses. The music is composed to a video of the sea (photons captured fresh every day). You can experience the full video version here: https://youtu.be/9_kjAos1HnY

Glimpse 1470 (Oct 11 2025)

The haiku target for this:

The coming of autumn
determined
by a red dragonfly

Naviar haiku challenge 614, details here: https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge

The background drone and interment sighs are pure Voltage Modular while the melodic elements use two instances of Dreamsynth both controlled with MIDI data also generated by Voltage Modular. One of the Dreamsynth patches is entirely my own having been built from a blank template and thew other is a modified preset. Other than mastering there are no extra effects.

Everything was recorded in a single "Live" take.

Autumn Dragonfly - (Naviarhaiku - 614)

Bandcamp

Guillotar.0.7.12.16.30.40

5th Edition 🔜 12-15 March 2026 - Barcelona.

Mostra is an independent small-format festival of avant-garde and experimental electronic music that aims at nourishing the scene in Barcelona 🖤 

Here you will find sets from our curated artists recorded at the festival, plus special podcasts periodically published all through the year from artists alike. By the end of each month, we will also be offering a monthly curated list of sets that includes our top recommendations published on that particular month and our most beloved tunes related to Mostra artistic programming line. 

Apart from that, this platform is also the home for MostRadio: a radio podcast format to give visibility to projects in the city and discuss contemporary issues in the scene, from clubs and culture to artists and production. This media content container will also serve as a platform for disseminating new record releases.

Mostra is local 🚩, inclusive 🙋🏻 and sustainable 🍃

#Mostra26

Writer, DJ, lapsed producer. 
Bylines in Pitchfork, NYT, and others.
Weekly newsletter: futurismrestated.substack.com
Mixes ranging from techno to ambient to who knows what.

Balmat DJs @ Mostra22 🖤

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