Asynchronous live electronic set by Molaq. Composed, performed and recorded for Experimental Sound Studio's Quarantine Concerts.

Molaq is concentrated long-form electronic music.  

Murat Çolak and Marek Poliks (@marek-poliks) created Molaq together in 2017.   

Murat is a New York-based composer and mastering engineer, and the founder of the music label Geryon. Marek makes hardware techno as Muxer, works on AI-driven synthesis with a research cluster in Hong Kong, and designs interactive systems for an audio scenography agency in LA.  

https://molaq.bandcamp.com/  
https://www.marekpoliks.com/  
http://www.muratcolakmusic.com/

Molaq - LIVE @ Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago - 03/07/21

Berlin based DJ and producer Chris on Mutant Radio. He showcases a mix of dark intergalactic waves with acid and melancholic rage.

Chris [09.03.2021]

This next installment of Moods features the one and only, all time Coffee Enthusiast himself - Gil A.D. (@ggranot), curated by Miguel Cisne. Gilad takes on a tour of jazz records he's gathered over time from many influential sources such as: Dad, record shops, and local radio by the likes of WJRC and WCBN. 

For the full interview and tracklist, head here: https://moods.substack.com/p/moods-37-gil-ad

The Questions
-Where, geographically, did you grow up? Was it a single place or many places?
 I grew up in a very small suburb of Detroit called Huntington Woods, at 11 Mile & Woodward. I never really lived anywhere else, though I did move within Huntington Woods a couple times until my parents settled in their current home. Huntington Woods is a well-off town. Very Jewish (like me). It’s comprised mostly of houses, a small elementary school, a library, a rec center, a small city hall, a few parks, and 2-3 businesses on the border roads (no restaurants). I feel an urge to say more but that pretty much says it all.

-Can you pick one song in the mix and explain where you first listened to it?
The Sonny Rollins track was a find from my Dad’s CD collection. It’s off the album saxophone colossus, an album I would later find on vinyl at a shop in Chicago. When I first started driving I’d often snag CDs from our living room and listen to them on repeat in the car. So the first time I heard that song was the first play through of that album in my 2002 Toyota Camry. It was the first jazz ballad I fell in love with. The conviction with which he plays the saxophone on that song is really heart wrenching.

- Who "introduced" you to these songs? Was it a person, a radio station, a CD?
Hard to point to any one thing, person, or music platform that introduced me to these songs. Since the mix was all-vinyl, some of the albums (like saxophone colossus) were ones I knew about and felt I needed to have a physical copy of. The rest I discovered from shazaming songs off of Jazzy Nights sets, connecting with records from my parents’ collection, being lectured about jazz music by the old hippies at PJ’s Records (RIP) in Ann Arbor, hearing stuff from the WCBN library, or going down discogs rabbit holes. Honestly, my collection is old enough (~10 years) at this point where it’s starting to feel unclear to me how exactly I discovered these pieces of music — they’ve just been in my cabinet for a long time. I do remember in particular someone telling me the story about Miles Davis’s Four and More (the album that has the song “Four” on it), how it was recorded live from the New York Philharmonic Hall, and how Tony Williams was 16 years old playing standards at 2-3x speed like a pro. But I don’t remember who told me that story, I just remember finding the record and being really stoked.

- Where and when did you first hear techno?
I think I first heard something that could be described as Techno back in late 2000s/early 2010s: Hardstyle, UKF Dubstep stuff, Deadmau5, etc. I never thought much about who it sounded like it was for, probably Eastern European ravers and/or gamers. Honestly, I was never really interested in Techno (as a snot-nosed kid, actively anti-electronic music) until I learned about the history/connection to Detroit 4 years ago.  

- Where can we find more of you?
Would just like to promote my weekly internet radio show Finjams and remind people to tune in every Sunday from 10am-noon on 8ballradio.nyc & say hello in the chatroom - archive: https://www.mixcloud.com/8ballradio/playlists/finjams-with-jordan-and-gilad
If you want, check out my house EP under the moniker coffee enthusiast https://coffee-enthusiast.bandcamp.com/releases
Here’s an ambient album I did over a year ago wow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5el_VfN95c&t=1s

And always know you can support Moods by donating $1, $4, or $20 a month to continue paying artists, our SC, and archive maintenance: https://substack.com/@moods

Moods 37: Gil A.D.

dZb 1008 - Guez(ARG) - 2win (Original Mix).

10 minutes of evolving techno at 140Bpm, captured live in the moment. This mini-set blends hypnotic grooves with rhythmic tension, offering a sound tailored for adventurous radios, refined dancefloors, and curious minds. Played live with full control, it reflects a balance between technical skill and musical flow.
🔊 Let yourself be carried by techno that moves forward.
▶️ Press play and dive into the groove.

Ep.4 Live Session: 10 Minutes of Cutting-Edge Dance|Techno|Electronic (140bpm)

A powerful techno journey driven by deep basslines and hypnotic rhythms, infused with Eastern-inspired chants performed in a soulful African vocal style. The blend of primal energy and futuristic sound design creates a magnetic atmosphere — both mystical and electrifying.

I see the light

surface insides

MEGA METAL w/ Ikpathua (Cong Burn/MM) - September 2020

Uf0 - De Paseo Con Rone

@airatoulouse

Première partie: @humtsi_tuluz
Venetian Snares - Felbomlasztott Mentökocsi
Bohrer & der Club of Gore - Dandys Lungern Durch Die Nacht
The Kilimanjaro DarkJazz Ensemble - The Nothing Changes
Oiseaux Tempête - Ouroboros
Autoisolation - Nevermore
Deaf Center - Fog Animal
Yair Elazar Glotman - Lamant (Coda)
Bohrer & der Club of Gore - Midnight Radio Track 1
Peter Wright - Fell Asleep Here

Deuxième partie: @incendie0
Murcof - Camino
Muslimgauze - Return of Black September
Amaterasu - Kalki Purāṇa
Placebo - Hare Krishna
Kishori Amonkar - Avagha Rang Ek Jhala
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook - Lament
Mohamed Rouicha - Inas Inas
The Be Good Tanyas - Waiting Around To Die
Einstürzende Neubauten - Sabrina
ATT CORP - [Upcoming on Modern Bön]
Eartheater - How To Fight
Marilyn Manson - Man That You Fear (Acoustic Requiem For Antichrist Superstar)
BLACKTHREAD - I Try Not To
FOUDRE! - Liberation of the Mystics I
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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook - Night Song
Om - Addis
Suns of Arqa - Gawati (Muslimgauze Remix)
Syndrome - Black Sun Rising (Extract)
Soho Rezanejad, Frederik Valentin - One Of My Shades

Sleepcore (Aïra) - Humtsi & Incendie (Février 2021)

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