Cover art by Axro (www.facebook.com/axro.illustration)

NPLM - Insomnia EP  [Somatik Sound System]

TECHNO CANDIES

Somatik Sound

Mixing and master by Dmitry Masterdx Shinkarchuk
Percussion on ‘Iroko’ by Pavel Zheltobriukhov
Art by Alexander Bayun-Gnutov
Design by Anastasiya Khovina

Bandcamp

Ra Djan - Sedmikrasky (Ahteha Remix)

Ra Djan - Yaar

Ra Djan - Iroko

Ra Djan - Sedmikrasky

Live studio set started at The Bunker Dream House in Brooklyn and finished in Rome, November 2015.  

The Bunker Podcast 112 - Voices From The Lake

A rare DJ mix from one of electronic music's chief practitioners.

RA.276 Alva Noto

Listen to Lena Willikens' set at Mutual Dreaming back in May + read a Q&A with resident Aurora Halal below.

How would you describe your music policy?

Mutual Dreaming has always been about obsessions of mine, the weirder music, and outlier artists. Its been all over the place from PPU boogie parties, DJ Stingray's NYC debut, Dr Rubinstein, etc, always with a similar spirit of playfulness. I'm never wanting anything standard or genre-abiding.  I saw the fliers and artist choices as a bat signal for people open to that.  Besides the guests, one of its goals has been giving local artists a proper stage, proper sound, and seeing that talent really flex & develop.

What makes a great party? 

A great party is a very elusive thing, only possible when all the details come together and form a collective unconscious that's bigger than any one element.  You can just feel it in the air, everything's churning deeper and feels unstoppable, and that's when personal transformation is possible. You can't always predict when it will happen. As an organizer I think you can help get it there by setting some things in motion, but after that it just unfolds on its own.

What does your party stand for, and how do you express that? 

I have a few half-joking mottos. 'Strictly for the freaks' is something my friend Max D said years ago. Coming from a very conformist city, DC, that has meant the music lovers & friends that you really had to work to find. In my dream world it would be full of people in crazy outfits, but to me freak means something more like a believer in underground culture, and that doesn't necessarily look cool.  The other motto is 'DIY the only way to fly.' Meaning: no sponsorship, nobody else producing it, no need for commercial success, all my projects are meant as a transmission from my imagination. This is really important to me.

 What’s the greatest problem facing club culture in your city? 

Dancing is technically illegal except for a few commercial clubs, so the nightlife I've been interested in has mostly been underground  in lofts and random spaces. There's always a risk of getting shut down, losing tons of money, and the safety and exits can be sketchy.  In recent years especially since the Oakland fire, I have been extra cautious and turned to more legal places, but I'm going back to the underground spots again.  Has to be that way if your tying to catch that feeling of a special space for one night only. Another problem is bros and finance people ruining the vibe, groping girls, etc. Occasionally I'll get discouraged, worrying it will never be the same, but you just have to keep pushing further into your zone and outrunning them.

What’s your favorite memory of the night?

After 7 years its difficult to pick a favorite but I guess I can think of a turning point. 2013, before Sustain-Release started, I had stepped back after a few unsuccessful nights and wondered the way forward if I would continue. I found an incredible loft with lots of strange rooms, and organized a party with new label at the time, White Material vs Vereker. The owner of the space was a weirdo, but as the hours got closer, it became apparent that he was never going to turn on the electricity. I googled him and realized he was an actual scam artist. The truck showed up with the soundsystem and it was now or never, so I called my old space 285 Kent which had ended its 4 year run the night before, so it was open and available for one last party. We roll up to find the toilets had exploded, and there's disgusting chunky brown water covering the entire floor.. we're mopping, and frantically setting up a huge parachute installation on the ceiling, and then the fog machine breaks. But after all that chaos, the result was absolutely pulsing with life force energy. It looked and sounded the best it ever had so far, the music felt new, and I glimpsed the power and potential of our scene, and since then the parties seemed more potent, focused and magic.

TASCAM DR-05

RA / Mutual Dreaming, New York: Lena Willikens (live 19.5.17)

A blistering techno mix from German experimental mainstay Alva Noto, aka Carsten Nicolai.

For more information and tracklist, head here: http://www.factmag.com/2018/02/26/alva-noto-carsten-nicolai-fact-mix/

FACT Mixes

FACT mix 641 - Alva Noto (Feb '18)

Tsaritsa Logiki - Buttock Rocker

Aedem, Dopesmoker - Prosto (Alex Cool remix) [Free download]

NPLM - Gravity (Cinematic Version)

NPLM - Spacegate

NPLM - Gravity

NPLM - Azure

NPLM - Insomnia

Following a small break with our MNMT Label Showcase series, we are delighted to bounce back with another from one of Australia's classiest underground hypnotic techno and experimental labels to date; Southern Lights. Daniel Filipovic, a key figure and founder behind the label has curated a stunning all label mix for us, and boy are we thrilled to share it! 

Read more: https://mnmt.no/?p=12753

MNMT Label Showcase: Southern Lights

Most bass performance experienced on an F1 stack with a friendly community GhettoPsychedelic at Wonderland St. Petersburg <3

Track list

FunkBox - YADIG_
Kumarion - Want It (Secret Recipe Remix)
Resonant Language - Doombap
DRRTYWULVZ - Jungle Swag
Zeplinn - Falling
Fowl Play & Slaycub - System
Maxfield - Melting Dust
Hullabalo0 - Time
Tsou - Tribe
Zack Hersh - Abyssal Whip (GLTY Remix)
Zack Hersh - Summoning Circle
Lizdek - Torn Apart
Date Modified Tomorrow - Sniffing the God Particle
Zack Hersh - Abyssal Whip

Dopla - Ghettopsychedelic @ Wonderland Halloween 2020

Funky Fall

On Waves

https://vk.com/nplm_music

NPLM is a music producer from Saint-Petersburg, resident of the Somatik Sound System label
NPLM regularly performs at Somatik festivals and the largest open airs in Russia, such as Systo, Kastri and others


My side projects:
@starbeam
@monoblur_music

"НПЛМ тоже пускает космическую пыль, – закончил я. – Потому я и думал, что уже знаешь: Шива-Параматма, Черный Будда. Я про него вообще первый раз в жизни слышал… Не трудитесь повторять или вспоминать. Вы скажете, что это полупрезрительный ум. Тогда посмотрите вокруг. Какая смутная тень мелькнет в эту минуту? Сквозь землю уйдет? — сказал я. И мы оба поняли, о чем он спрашивает. Мы переглянулись, и он улыбнулся. Тогда я подумал, что в лице брата Веги он символизирует собою древнюю израильскую касту мудрецов, и как бы соответствует тезке их учителя, большому рассказчику. Но вряд ли это так… Нет, не только в этом, конечно. Их не пятеро. Ну, я имею в виду, из нас. Но пятеро всегда подойдут. Пусть даже в полночь... Впрочем, не важно."
(текст сгенерирован нейросетью)