#17

Artist: The Open Circle [Greyscale / Crossfade Sounds/ Axaminer / OHM Series / ODrex]

Our 17th Frontier journey comes from Belgian producer Geert Thirry better known as - The Open Circle. We have been big fans of The Open Circle since we discovered his music a few years ago. He is an incredible producer and very versatile artist, who’s music can span from deep ambient soundscapes, to low slung chuggy dub techno all the way up to full dance floor fist pumping Techno. His production is mostly done using a Modular synthesizer and some other hardware. Then Layered textures and evolving rhythms are built to define the signature style with analog warmth and hypnotic depth.  

Geert has been producing music for many years, His first EP was actually released back in 2003 on the UK label ” Lost Language “as a double vinyl. Released under the alias Karada the release was more in the melodic Techno sphere. Since then his style and sound has developed into the deep Dub Techno he is known for today. His productions have been gathering more and more acclaim with his recent release on the legendary Greyscale placing him firmly towards to the top echelons of the Dub Techno world. 

We are honoured to be able to welcome Geert to the Dub Explorations and Frontier family and look forward to hearing his future productions. 

You Can find more from The Open Circle here -

https://soundcloud.com/the_open_circle

https://www.instagram.com/the_open_circle_/

https://www.youtube.com/@the_open_circle_

The Frontier 017 - The Open Circle

Dub Explorations 130

Broadcast 2025 / 06 / 10

Tracklist -

Cousin Silas - Delia 004 (Cousin Silas)
Manaka Kataoka - Field (Night) (BOTW Soundtrack)
Hidden Sequence	- Bisaro Anima (Silent Season)
Havantepe - Overcast (Ulf & Ralf's Cloudburst) (Forthcoming Verdant Recordings)
Pete Swinton - Ambient Beatradish (Cousin Silas)
Orkus - Nature (Insectorama)	
Vli M - Amaphupho (Original Mix) (PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB)
DJ LINCS - Cloudy Day (Dub Mix) (Forthcoming Jiggy Astronaut Music)
Sebby Kowal - Airport Zen (Cold Tear Records)
Roman Ridder - Receiver (Bandcamp)
Oldschool_Dubtechno.Producer - Дахиб (PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB)
Essentia Sound & Ekodust - Something Like Home (Insectorama)
Fluxion	- What Tomorrow Brings (Vibrant Music)
Elektrabel - First Life (Insectorama)
Substak	- Above The Stars (Insectorama)
Angel Lebailly - Moonset (Crossfade Sounds)
DP-6 - Flex (Crossfade Sounds)
Essentia Sound & Ekodust - Transport (Insectorama)
Dib - Equipotenziale 003.3 (Pragmat)
Upwellings - Gate 3 (Dubwellings)
ORBIA - Dangerous Destinations (Javier Ho Remix)(PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB)
G-Prod - Ma Sound (Bandcamp)
Dive Craft - Curious Little Thing (Heavenchords Reshape) (Ubertrend Records)
Markus Masuhr - Golden Station (Melotonin)
Markus Masuhr - Photosynthetic Drift (Insectorama)
Pedro Capelossi	- Cosmic Void (Ohm Remix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Nicolas Barnes	- Upset For Nothing (Greyscale)
Echo Inspectors	- Uncanny Valley (Primary Colours)
Resteed - Urban Grooves (Original Mix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Elektrabel - Polylog (Insectorama)
The Open Circle - Hidden Dimension (Greyscale)
Nicolas Barnes - Restart my energy (OHM Series Digital 28)
Baigø - Planet X (Mixcult Records)
Luís Bravo - Mindscape (Dovim Remix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Luís Bravo - Mindscape (Original Mix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Luis Bravo - Resilience (Original Mix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
ReKaB - Delayed Units (SpaceTime Recordings)
Nicolas Barnes - After Yesterday (OHM Series Digital 28)
Upwellings - Steam Trail (spclnch)
Luís Bravo - Faro (Érratic remix ) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Luke Hess - Perissos (Deeplabs)
Genning	- Room 3 (Alexander Bogdanov Remix) (REFRACTION RECORDS)
Daverage J. Normal - Ghost (d.lawrence Remix)(PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB)
Rhythm & Sound /w Tikiman - What a Mistry (Drisan EDIT)(Bandcamp)
Havantepe - Overcast (Forthcoming Verdant Recordings)
Rustal - Ukiyo (Blackcat Records)
Havantepe - Rain on Window (Stojche's Overdub) (Forthcoming Verdant Recordings)
Luke Hess - Skopos (Deeplabs)
ORBIA - Endless Expeditions (Original Mix) (PIRANHA SIBERIA DUB)
Markus Masuhr - Bioluminescent Veins (Insectorama)
R.Hz - untitled2020 (Bandcamp)

Dub Explorations 130

For over 20 years Martin Jarl was something of an anomaly in my record collection. At the turn of the century, I was largely buying records on the likes of Deepchord, Salz, Nurture, Bluetrain & Minus THX. I'd also been following the emergence of some labels pushing the more minimal sound for a couple of years, the likes of Out to Lunch, Playhouse & Raum...musik. After the closure of Atlas in Soho I habitually shopped in Smallfish; and I remember adding Martin's Weetabix EP to the listening pile. Upon hearing it I immediately bought two copies, and for the next two decades considered it one of my 'desert island discs'. 

By 2024 both copies were hammered and full of surface noise, and what started out as a tentative ask for some wav files, turned into an opportunity to re-release a track from one of my favourite records. Frankly I could've gone for any of the four tracks. Whether Martin knew to what extent or not; including a remaster of the title track in last year's V/A compilation was a really special moment in lempuyang's journey. Naturally I also asked him if he'd be up for recording a mix for the series. Martin is anything but prolific, and good things truly come to those who wait.


Tracklist:
Martin Jarl - 02:37 AM
Yagya - Godur Dagur
Sin Sensor - White Penguin
Hot Wave - Kilauea
Martin Jarl - Ghosts of our time
Substak - Event Horizion
Pablo Bolivar & Celestial Sphere - What is value
Martin Jarl & Costallic - Ariel
Paolo Zuliani - Facing Reality
Lotech/hijack - We all make choices
Bluetrain - Go with the flow
Bluetrain - Binary Riddim
Atismusic - To Sleep
Martin Jarl - Silent Storms
Kenneth Graham & Pablo Bolivar - Bathtime
Pj-Co - Adherence
Martin Jarl - The Orange Mistake

LPY Mix Series 19 - Martin Jarl

Drift Deeper Live Show 286 - 29.06.25

Yassin Omidi - Sluder Dub
Deadbeat & Paul St.Hilaire - Run Things So
Anthony Naples - Scanners
Cyclic/Random - DddSP (TM Shuffle dub)
Stoerung - Bluff
Salz - Stainless Dub (Joergmueller Remix)
Stelios Vassiloudis - Lie In Wait
DP-6 - Martian Sands
ORBIA - Dangerous Destinations (Javier Ho Remix)
Baigo - Symbiosis (Canavezzi Remix)
Baigo - 4th Type Contact
Luke Hess - Perissos
The Parallel - Immersed
Session Restore - Drift
Blauert - Aspiration
Octal Industries ft. Oxun - Arborea
Satoshi Tomiie - Out Of The Present, Out Of The Future
Andre Kronert - The Architect
Stephno - The Intermittent
Merv - Sylus
Claudio PRC & Andrea Cossu - Hydrozoa
Rustal - Ukiyo
Luke Hess - Hiketeria
PA Presents Resolute (Gerd Dub Mix)
Octave One - Eniac

Attic Dub Transmission 18

Two of our favourite things at lempuyang HQ are deep techno and curry. As one of Glasgow's best exports in recent years, Chris covers both bases. He also happens to be a shithot (geddit?!) DJ and producer. Chris first came to our attention after his contributions to the always excellent OHM Series label, and he was subsequently invited onto our annual 'Pura' V/A compilation, comfortably holding his own against heavyweights such as Hydergine, W-Moon & Merv.

In addition to the above, you'll also find Chris loitering in the rosters of Mixcult, Greyscale, and we highly recommend picking up the excellent Sons of San release on Verdant.

LPY Mix Series 20 - Dubrovnik (UK)

Dub Explorations 132

Broadcast 2025 / 07 / 24


Tracklist:

Cousin Silas - Beginnings
Nosnar - Abandoned Souls (Ohm Series)
AGP - Behold Begin (Axaminer)
Nosnar - Sources of light (Ohm Series)
Wade Watts & Sir Rizio - Limitless Progression (Lempuyang)
ARUM - Guss (Deadbeat Remix)
Wade Watts & Sir Rizio - Innermost Existence (Lempuyang)
Pasiphae Group - Aegaeon (Ohm Series)
DJ Lincs - Cloudy Day (Dub Mix) (Jiggy Astronaut Music)
Io - Claire (1994 Original Mix) (Cheap Classics)
Radic The Myth - Phone Calls (Bandcamp)
Fluxion - Magenta (Vibrant Music)
Sleney - Density (Oldschool_Dubtechno.Producer HB Version) (Piranha Siberia Dub)
Sirko Muller - Provenance (Kontakt)
Monimal - Crystal Stars (Piranha Siberia Dub)
Sirko Muller - Providence (Kontakt)
Substak - Above the Stars (Insectorama)
Deadbeat - Double Bubble (Echocord)
D.Diggler - Red Mercury (Noosa Soundsystem Remix) (Forthcoming Refraction Records)
Addex - Planemo (spclnch)
Dubrovnik (UK) - Galazxian (Forthcoming Axaminer Records)
Yagya - Góður Dagur (Lempuyang)
Massimo Music - Full Speed Ahead (Insectorama)
Aeikus & Pedro Capelossi - Topaz (Refraction Records)
Schulz Audio - Riddim Room (Axaminer Records)
The Open Circle - Transition (Greyscale)
Federsen - Plato (Spigl Remix) (Forthcoming Axaminer Records)
SND&RTN - Jawa Dub (Intrusion Reshape) (Forthcoming Kontakt)
Deadbeat ft Paul St Hilaire - Run Tings So (Kontakt)
SND&RTN - Jawa Dub (Cv313 Redesign) (Forthcoming Kontakt)
Deadbeat ft Paul St Hilaire - 3 steps to Oblivion (Kontakt)
Dubrovnik (UK) - Trip (Spigl Remix) (Forthcoming Axaminer)
Modernism - Deserve Rage (Ohm Series)
Baigø - Planet X (Mixcult Records)
Luis Bravo - Mindscape (Refraction Records)
Federsen - Spring Tank (Forthcoming Axaminer Records)
Octal Industries - Locked Down (Kontakt Records)
Hart Thorson - Mahakala (Axaminer Records)
Hydergine - Ultraviolet (Lempuyang)
Jonah Van Der Hout - Wunsch Traumwelt (Piranha Siberia Dub)
JS Zeiter - Momentum (Kontakt)
Sirko Muller - Provenance (Don Williams Remix) (Kontakt Records)
Aeikus - Starflow (Mixcult Records)

Dub Explorations 132

Drift Deeper Live Show 288 - 27.07.25

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Drift Deeper Live Show 287 - 13.07.25

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Drift Deeper Live Show 289 - 10.08.25

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Drift Deeper Live Show 288 - 27.07.25

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