SCULPTURE 1 / I cant sleep when i think of you

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST >  https://inverted-audio.com/feature/opal-tapes/
ORDER MERCH > https://everpress.com/invertedaudio

For our second merchandise collaboration we team up with @opal-tapes to present a limited collection of premium organic tees and jumpers, adorned with a four-way print designed by Berlin-based musician, illustrator and artist @fredmannnn.

For the occasion, Stephen has recorded a 100% Opal Tapes retrospective label mix, providing a shape-shifting auditory journey through Opal Tapes' discography, composed entirely from music released on Opal Tapes and sub-labels Black Opal, VANILLA, and Zabte Sote.

In our interview, we discuss why Stephen founded the label, the importance of the work behind Opal Tapes' impeccable A&R, their considerations when reaching out to artists and supporting their craft, and sharing the story of how Opal came to release music from legendary artists Max Ravitz aka @PATRICIAAA and Brian Leeds aka @huerco_s — plus the story behind the simple yet enigmatic name.

100%

100% Opal Tapes

From the composer: “Pufferfish can change their appearance by expanding or contracting their bodies at will by swallowing air or water. Known and respected for its dangerous toxicity, the pufferfish must be expertly prepared by a master sushi chef or the result can be a highly unpleasant or even fatal meal. On the other hand, if prepared properly it rewards the anxious diner with a delicious culinary experience accompanied by an overall feeling of well-being or euphoria.”

Things to think about:

Do you think the composer is trying to tell a narrative with these sounds?
How does repetition work in this piece to create structure and alter our understanding of certain sounds?

"Pufferfish" by Mark Wingate (1996)

Fragmentation // Eyot Soundscape

BS083 - Passage through the blue mist w/ Prince of Gosplan
@dekatmemwa

Prince of Gosplan (the alter-ego project behind the De Kat Memwa guestmix series) joins our own podcast with a sonic collage to explore and re-assess personal memories, emotions, events and places.
His "Passage through the blue mist" mix ties altogether classical music and jazz, melancholic poetry, Eurasian folk, spoken word and field recordings from his St. Petersburg native city. A blend of sorrow and hope: lending emotional depth while hinting at a spark of light in the darkest corners of the soul. Far from freezing you in time with cumbersome memories, this spiritual passage through the blue mist shall trace a movement from anxiety and loss toward an inner renewal.

Here are a few words from Prince of Gosplan about his mix:
"This is probably the most personal thing I’ve done under the Prince of Gosplan name. It’s a space where the imagined and the intimate blur — where I try to process memories, emotions, and places by shaping them into a kind of sonic essay. Maybe I’m overcomplicating it, and all these semiotics only make sense to me. In the end, it’s just a selection of tracks that were mixed in particular order, but the process itself feels strangely therapeutic to me. And that’s reason enough to keep doing it.
This particular mix was also shaped by impressions from reading diaries, works of autofiction, and essays — stories where protagonists face emotional challenges, yet eventually find the strength to move forward. That narrative arc resonated deeply with me. In fact, the cover of the mix features a frame from Hedgehog in the Fog by Yuri Norstein — a masterpiece that I see as a quiet meditation on getting lost, confronting inner fears, and coming out the other side altered, maybe softer, maybe stronger. Each sonic fragment in this collage carries part of that transformative journey. It flows through symbolic phases: drowning; resurrection; fragile and quiet joy; sadness and disorientation; then movement, searching, and finally rebuilding with a hope for better. And yes — blue is my favorite color. It holds sorrow and light at once, and to me, that’s where transformation begins."

Artwork taken from "Hedgehog in the Fog" (1975 Soviet animated film directed by Yuri Norstein).

BS083 - Prince of Gosplan

MWH Supertrad Tracklist 

1. Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko - Гільдеґарда (Hildergard) - Zelenaia Dubrovonka (bonus track)
2. Goat - Medicine  - Vakna 
3. Susanne Rosenberg - Krokar, länkar och krus - Så går en dag
4. Bo Hansson - Tidiga skisser från Midgård (bonus)
5. Wolves in the Throne Room- Born From the Serpent's Eye (featuring Anna von Hauswolff) 
6. Harry Partch - Study on Olympos' Pentatonic
7. Keiji Haino - Keiji Haino - Tenshi No Gijinka (Seraphic Impostor) - Untitled 3
8. Slavic Folk Songs - Gusta mi magla
9. Harumi - Fire By The River



MWH Sommar 25 Mix - Supertraditional

Dj Daddy Yonqui is the alias of DJ, producer and designer Charlotte Vásquez, from Santiago, Chile. Her work is focused on sound design and experimentation, swinging between harsh, textural, tense and calm. Currently, she co-directs the Chilean label Medio Oriented and has a monthly show in Hong Kong Community Radio. She recently released Spica under the Argentinian label Kioskera, an EP that mixes collage-like sampling with weird club sounds.
https://soundcloud.com/daddyyonqui
https://www.instagram.com/malasverte
https://djdaddyyonqui.gumroad.com

TRACKLIST:
1. Rosewither - Animal Crossing '99
2. DJ Saratonin - See You In Another Life <3
3. DJ Daddy Yonqui - Las Ganas Que Se Van, Las Ganas Que Se Quedan
4. 240p - Wanted2
5. Flickery - Una Vez Más
6. Mithril - Arcadia
7. Kaiju Soup - HRT Is Not A Crime
8. Isablu - Luna De Octubre
9. Sophia Pululosz - PC
10. Carosubito - Stress Remix
11. MINTTT - Não Hå Ōnibus
12. Dudda - Give Up!
13. Dadalu - Ya No Soy (DJ Daddy Yonqui Remix)
14. IARAHEI - El Gran Dragón
15. MAAY - La Muerte De La Tierra
16. anthi - Another Mesmerizer pfp
17.  queenjazz - Reload feat. Aran P Ink (WangleLine's "MEGATON MISSILE" Remix)
18. Alondra Noctvrna - Modern Animal (DJ Daddy Yonqui Deconstructed Remix)
19. noeisgirl - Rapid Fire Love Machine

f:p podcast episode 171 _ DJ Daddy Yonqui

SXCL is a versatile musician from Reunion Island. Producer and disc jockey since 2017, they have been morphing their style with time to fit their eclectic taste. Going from house to progressive trance, to electro and more recently to old-school techno, their versatility brought them to play in venues like Säule, and recently at the Festival Electropicales alongside artists like Jeff Mills and Danilo Plessow. Sensitive to the intricate textures of electronic music, SXCL masterfully merges house and techno, blurring the lines that traditionally separate them. SXCL crafts their sets with meticulous care, prioritizing the audience's journey above all else. Expect a touch of melancholy floating around.

Releases
Come On Daddy (Slutty Mix), (Klubkid Records, 2024)
SPUR, E.P. (Homodrop, May 2025)
2000 Fetishes, (Homodrop, June 2025)

https://soundcloud.com/sxcl
https://www.instagram.com/sxcl_666

TRACKLIST:
1. Pillow Queen + Ruin - Calling Me (Isla, 2021)
2. Black Cat - World News 808909 (Data Hirsch Remix) (Safe Sounds, 2020)
3. Polygonia - Flakes Flying Upwards (Dekmantel, 2025)
4. Tammy Lakkis - Shark Island (Portage Garage Sounds, 2021)
5. Flore - _Aether (Polaar, 2021)
6. AGNESCA - Maronaz (self-released, 2022)
7. JZKL w/ Gladstone Deluxe - Total Body Extension (Sweet Abyss, 2024)
8. Lauren Flax - Sweat (Electro Mix) (Super Rhythm Trax, 2022)
9. Monibi - Mamie Elle Portait Des Fringues Kitsch (YUKU, 2025)
10. Acidfinky - BLOW UP (self-released, 2022)
11. Nesa Azadikhah - Viki (Kulture Galerie, 2025)
12. Amaliah - Helix (On Loop, 2023)
13. Acid Maria vs. Steve Bug - Monster Love (Raw Element, 1995)
14. Souci - Positions of Power : Stars Align (Instrumental) (unreleased)
15. Azu Tiwaline - Reptilian Waves (IOT Records,2023)
16. Pascale Project - Go Home (RamaJam, 2021)

f:p podcast episode 172 _ SXCL

Akka Sonic Meditations
Step into the sacred space of the unseen. For a full Tarot reading (Keltic cross) woven with the mysteries of the Isis Ritual, reach out to me at akkamiau@gmail.com

If my meditations bring peace to your soul and you'd like to support my journey and the purring hearts of my cat family, your offerings are received with gratitude via PayPal: akkamiau@gmail.com

May your path be blessed with light and sound!

xxxxx

Akka Zvukové Meditace
Vstupte do posvátného prostoru neviditelného světa. Pro úplný tarotový výklad (Keltský kříž), doplňený mystériem rituálu bohyně Isis, mě prosím kontaktujte na akkamiau@gmail.com

Pokud vám mé meditace přinášejí klid duši a chcete podpořit mou cestu a předení mé kočičí rodiny, vaše dary s vděčností přijímám přes PayPal: akkamiau@gmail.com

Nechť je vaše cesta požehnaná světlem a zvukem! 

Akka ISIS Ritual - Temple of Lapis Lazuli

If you wanna support me as artists your offerings are received with gratitude via PayPal: akkamiau@gmail.com May your path be blessed with light and sound!

Pokud mě chcete podpořit jako umělce, vaše dary přijímám s vděčností přes PayPal: akkamiau@gmail.com Kéž je vaše cesta požehnána světlem a zvukem!

Hvězdná noc na Žítkové

Akka Zvukové Meditace
Vstupte do posvátného prostoru neviditelného světa. Pro úplný tarotový výklad (Keltský kříž), doplňený mystériem rituálu bohyně Isis, mě prosím kontaktujte na akkamiau@gmail.com

Pokud vám mé meditace přinášejí klid duši a chcete podpořit mou cestu a předení mé kočičí rodiny, vaše dary s vděčností přijímám přes PayPal: akkamiau@gmail.com

Nechť je vaše cesta požehnaná světlem a zvukem!

Akka ISIS Ritual -  Healing the Divine Masculine

Full moon in pisces Lunar eclipse at Zitkova

:: MaliFoliSofia ::
Mali is a country in Westafrica which Stini Arn has visited regularly over the past ten years. Foli means “music” or “rhythm” in Bambara. And Sofia adds a philosophical touch, Stini Arns personal attempt of an interpretation by composing the recorded sounds she heard in Mali. It shows her fascination for a world which is accoustically based on work rhythms, her fascination for the uninhibited and intentional use of repetitions, that create a magical event out of an action or a word, a meditative evocation, a meaningful act or in other words: music!

Stini Arn (CH)
| sound artist |
Stini Arn is a sound traveller that collects and researches sounds and uses them for her musical compositions for theater, film, radio plays and installations. For her performances she invents instruments that produce sound from daily objects and work tools. Koffertechnik is one of them that she made from a wheeled suitcase which contains the electronic device and serves at the same time as the sound producer with its wheels, handle and plastic shell. Webstall is her latest work which consists of a loom that transforms to a musical instrument by added electronical and mechanical elements that amplify and and modify the rhythmic sound of weaving. Her inspiration were several trips to Mali where there still don’t exist machines for most of the work and which makes the place very musical by the man-made rhythmical sounds. Especially the story about the pounding of the women with the mortar which was the inspiration for the men to create the drum, was a revelation for her.
WEB :: www.stiniarn.ch / www.taktstoff.com

Stini Arn :: MaliFoliSofia

MuseRuole - women in experimental music is a festival dedicated to experimental music and puts contemporary female musicians and performers at its centre. It is a journey of discovery into the wide world of current musical research, looking for specifically female modes of expression, with its own grammar and personal style. 

museruole.tumblr.com

Stini Arn :: MaliFoliSofia

MuseRuole - Radio Edition

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