I could probably write a thesis at this point about the sonics of suburban ennui and self-discovery — for now it’s mixes like this that help me realize that no I was not truly alone out in the suburbs, there were other kindred spirits scattered hither and yon. @diletamtl is one of said spirits - a dear friend and absolute mind bending dj / selector / artist / whatever who has developed a keen sense of atmosphere and world building. "Ducking Life: a record of urban seclusion" est une heure d'ennui cinématique, familiar to many that grew up in suburbia at the start of the end of history.

"This one is mostly cinematic synth-heavy slow beats: downtempo, industrial, post-punk, slowfast motorik, experimental atmospherics - with a couple unsettling emotional favourite "centerpieces". I tried to capture the feeling of (sub)urban disconnection - walking aimlessly for hours and feeling like an outsider in your own hometown, with a melancholic warmth in your chest, terrifying thoughts and beings smashing around. (Also about feeling like a ducking duck)."

Oscar Mulero - Exhale and Expand [Semantica, 2018]
McGregor - Clean Lines [Sure Thing, 2023]
Camboja - Safe Word [Pho Bho, 2022]
Machka - Nuits D'Argent [Quarantine Sonic Squad, 2021]
Takayuki Shiraishi - Fluorite [Syzygy, 1997]
Lostsoundbytes - Dogme Paradox [Big Science, 2022]
Bibi - Arbre Magique [BB., 2022]
Isabassi - Speaking Heads [Super Hexagon, 2023]
Locust - Fruit Molecules [Apollo, 1994]
Simple Minds - King Is White and in the Crowd [Virgin, 1982]
FOQL & Fischerle - Comunication Swamp [Paralaxe Editions, 2020]
Taro Nohara - Shikantaza [Growing Bin, 2022]
Los Pashminas - Turtle Haze Convolution (Tassilo Vanhöfen Remix) [Subject To Restrictions, 2022]
Saeko Suzuki - Hacker Ariuwa 2 Ear Drums [Dear Heart, 1984]
Identified Patient - Second-Hand Nostalgia [Nerve Collect, 2023]
Godflesh - No Body [Hospital Productions, 2017]
Low Khey - Casual Rapture [Comic Sans Records, 2023]
Vision of 1994 - Midnight Bells [Harmless Youth, 2022]
Immediate Proximity - C Met 2-3 [IMPROX, 2023]
nardius12 - Gods Loved [Self-released, 2021]
Katatonia - Unfurl [Peaceville, 2007]

Days Of Steam 007: Dileta

@n10-as 6 pm every 1st Wednesday of the month
« DAYS OF STEAM » released every now and then
Turntables + textures in Dastgamachine
neonlichter.dj@gmail.com  // NYC + MTL

[formerly known as Bonaventure 2007-2016]

2024
04.28 Sounds Good (Toronto)
04.27 Standard Time (Toronto)
02.17 Heatsync (New Haven)
01.18 Tapestry (Toronto)

2023
12.21 Tapestry (Toronto)
12.14 Système (Montréal)
11.28 The Lot Radio (NYC)
10.19 Tapestry (Toronto)
09.30 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
09.24 The Little Jerry (Toronto)
09.21 Tapestry (Toronto)
09.15 Nouvel Établissement (Montréal) 
08.10 Sans Soleil (Montréal)
07.14 Revival (Toronto)
06.07 Système (Montréal)
01.19 Sans Soleil (Montréal)

2022
10.25 Système (Montréal)
09.24 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
08.27 Nouvel Établissement (Montréal)
04.29 Bambi's (Toronto)
03.24 Houndstooth (Toronto)
03.16 The Little Jerry (Toronto) 

2021
12.11 Le Mal Necessaire (Montréal)
09.05 The Little Jerry (Toronto)

2020
03.14 Bambi’s (Toronto)

2019
12.09 Casa del Popolo (Montréal)
05.27 Giant Steps (London)
05.25 Ransom Note (London) 
05.23 Rye Wax (London)
03.01 El Rey Theater (Los Angeles)
02.28 Mezzanine (San Francisco)
02.23 Neumos (Seattle)
02.22 Doug Fir Lounge (Portland)
02.21 Imperial (Vancouver)
02.16 Bottom Lounge (Chicago)
02.15 El Club (Detroit)
02.14 Mod Club (Toronto)
02.13 Théâtre Corona (Montréal)
02.10 Elsewhere (NYC)
02.09 Union Stage (Washington DC)
02.08 Elsewhere (NYC)
02.07 Brighton Music Hall (Boston)

2018
05.12 Brilliant Corners (London)

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