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Interview:  http://truantsblog.com/2021/truancy-volume-275-aaron-j/ ‎

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Aaron J

Truancy Volume 275: Aaron J

Aaron J ( @arn_j ) is a Boston based DJ and label head, running the @sure_thing imprint. The talented DJ has become known through Sure Thing's exciting bill of events, mixes & releases, with an unwaveringly genuine commitment to music and the bright community that surrounds it in the US and abroad. 

As a DJ, Aaron has become known for his taste for deep & dark, yet somehow always whimsical and warm music, having pulled together beautiful musical narratives for a range of notable mix series - this mix is no exception. I'm so happy to have him as part of the series - and can't wait to meet someday in the (hopefully) not too distant future on a dance floor :-)

You can check out Sure Thing here -- https://surethingrec.bandcamp.com

Thanks again Aaron! 

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Animix Forty Six: Aaron J

Recorded live at Above Below 2024, Chiltern Hills, UK.

Earlier this summer I had the pleasure of finally visiting Above Below, a magically warm and inspiring festival tucked intimately within the Chilterns which I had heard so much about over years. What I discovered there was a community that immediately felt like home, a weekend full of moments both immaculately deep & breathlessly exuberant, and a true sense of independence and discovery in the spirit of the festival.

Playing in the UK will always be a special honor for me, and I wanted to capture my appreciation for such a pivotal scene while pushing myself in ways that are distinctly my own. This set helped me find more than a few footholds in my own practice and I’m so happy to share the recording, one from a lineup full of friends & inspirations. Hope you enjoy it!

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Artwork by Malte Schumann.

Sure Thing Mix 131: Aaron J

Aaron J B2B Oberman at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Recorded live at Paral·lel Festival 2024, Saturday 530-830PM, Port del Comte, Spain.

Thank you to the Paral·lel team for the trust, to everyone whose music I was able to share, to all of you for being there and for listening.

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Aaron J at Paral·lel Festival 2024

For this episode we welcome the extraordinary talents of Aaron J, Brooklyn's Sure Thing record label and podcast founder, known for hosting an immense list of explorative modern techno artists from around the globe. Altering our consciousness for the first time in 2023 with a particularly awe inspiring set at Sustain-Release, Aaron's deeply considered and intricate approach is something of sheer beauty, and coupled with masterful technical ability, his inspiring DJ sets allow for fully immersive dancefloor experiences. 

Here Aaron explores the softer edges of his expansive sound palette, meditative soundscapes and tranquil IDM converging in total harmony for what he describes as a 'recalibration of the senses'. 

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Q. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. Of all the mixes I’ve put together over the years, this one definitely feels the most vulnerable. The months I spent thinking about and working on this mix accompanied an intensely busy time in my life, and the process helped me stay in touch with the simple joy of listening as a way of stepping back and letting things go. There is a direct connection here between the music within and the emotions that live inside me. At the same time, I’ve tried my best to mix this as transparently as possible, so that the act of DJing takes a back seat and allows the music to take center stage.

The inspiration behind the tracks I chose and the story of the mix is one of finding balance, so I hope listening to it feels like a casting off of the present day and a recalibration of the senses. I’d love for people to listen to the mix in a setting where they feel most protected from the changes and stressors of the outside world, whether that be sitting outside in nature or laying on a couch surrounded by the comforts of home.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. There is a track in the mix by Autumn of Communion called “Goodbye PK” dedicated to the late Peter Kuhlmann, who many of your listeners will know as the legendary Pete Namlook of FAX +49-69/450464. It’s an immensely moving track that manages to convey both the tragedy of his loss and the depth of the beauty he left with the world, and I feel we’re so fortunate to have music and influences like this in our recent history. I included it early to set the tone of the rest of the mix, which is quite different than any I’ve done before, and to pay my respects to those who’ve inspired our scene from the very beginning.

Q. I was lucky enough to witness your set at Sustain-Release in 2023 and was in awe of your ability to practice restraint while steadily building up tension and energy in the set with such clinical and seamless execution. Is this part of the DJ craft something you spend a lot of time planning and refining?

A. That was such a life-changing moment for me, so I’m really glad you were there! You really nailed what I hoped to accomplish with that set, and I definitely spend a lot of time thinking about where my sets will begin, where I would like them to end up, and what sort of path I might take to get there. Understanding the minutiae of how a transition will affect someone’s state of mind and how to propel someone forward without jarring them back to reality is something I’m always working to improve on. That said, the upward trajectory is not always the most interesting one, and there are so many other ways of charting a course through a set that I hope to be able to explore. For the mix I’ve made for you, it’s not so much a set that builds energy as it is one that expands and contracts, hopefully in a gentle and purposeful way.

MDC.311 Aaron J

Recorded live at Ratherlost Easter 2025, Lofi Amsterdam, 6-9PM.

Thank you to the @ratherlost team for the trust, to the producers within for their incredible music, to all who shared that moment which will surely endure in my mind.

Artwork by Dypere (dypere.cc).

Aaron J at Ratherlost Easter 2025

система # 100 | LOBANOV K.
artist sound^
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tracklist^
Untitled (with Ponura)
What is this?
Chelovechek (with Prinx Hashime)
Bios Recall
Shtaat
Крысоmobile
All tracks produced and performed by Lobanov K.

SYSTEMNAPOTVORA.LIVE # 100 | LOBANOV K.

PTTRN is joining Float Records next month so we've invited the duo for our podcast series. They'll debut at Float with their highly supported EP: At The Precipice We Change.

FLOAT RECORDS PODCAST 013 | PTTRN

This week's Global Vibe Radio guest is Stockholm-based Lego, the talented @parabelmusic DJ with a penchant for deep and hypnotic techno sets.

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Global Vibe Radio 134 Feat. Lego (Parabel)

In this edition of our podcast, we feature  „Invited by residents“ session. You will dive into Horoom from the vantage point of resident HVL who teamed up with Russian artist buttechno. Playing b2b, they take us on a stroll through acid jams sliding into broken beats, techno synths trying out industrial exercises.

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BASSIANI PODCAST SERIES

Bassiani invites HVL b2b Buttechno / Podcast #43

This is a mix of [unmastered] original tracks, which I have recently written and produced.
In essence, it is two ideas: 
Towers of Babel 00:00 - 26:00 and; 
A Process Unfolding 26:00 - 1:05:55.
I hope you enjoy...
thank you for listening, and any support given! :)

Towers Of Babel / A Process Unfolding [All Original Set]

Alexandra @ Sunwaves 23 - 29.04.2018 - Mamaia

A bombastic selection by Ukrainian Kristina, who is the newest addition to our 'VBX regulars' - and definitely one to keep an eye on.

Play this loud!

VBX #15 - Podcast by Kristina

Russian producer Denis Kaznacheev has received a healthy level of acclaim and attention as one half of Easy Changes, the ‘minimal techno’ duo who have amassed a sizable following since 2007 through releases on their own imprint Nervmusic and other well respected labels such as All Inn, Grow Vinyl, FoundSound, Sleep Is Commercial, Only 300 Family and Arma. The Russian producer steps up for MEOKO Podcast Series ahead of his presence at Epizode³ • Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

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MEOKO Podcast Series | Denis Kaznacheev #271

WAREHOUSE RAVE X INNER

Live Recording of Alexis Cabrera at Plants FFM 

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Alexis Cabrera Live @ Plants [Frankfurt 17/11/2018]

The second week of January. 2019.
Oslated Mix Episode 135 - Aaron J

Sure Thing
Boston
USA

Aaron J is the founder of the Sure Thing event and podcast series, which has played a key role in developing the audience for experimental and boundary-pushing electronic music throughout the US.

As a performer, Aaron draws from years of experience as both curator and DJ to weave together hypnotic journeys through new sounds in techno and beyond. His style focuses on delicate layering and patient, detailed mixing to fully absorb the listener, and allow them to fade completely into the music.

Aaron J 는 실험적이고 경계를 허무는 전자음악의 청중들을 이끌어내는데에 미국에서 중요한 역할을 수행하는 Sure Thing 의 설립자이다.

Aaron 은 큐레이터와 DJ로서 테크노와 그 너머의 새로운 사운드를 통한 최면적인 서사를 구성하는 수년간의 실험으로 정의된다. 
그의 스타일은 여린 레이어링과 차분하고 섬세한 믹싱으로 리스너들을 빠지게 만드는데에 집중하고, 그들이 완벽히 음악에 녹아들도록 한다.

- Translated by Taegyun Yoon

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Oslated Mix Episode 135 - Aaron J

Founder of Sure Thing, a label, event, and mix series dedicated to developing the audience for experimental and boundary-pushing electronic music throughout the US. As a performer, Aaron is inspired by the complex conversations that occur between music and emotion on the dance floor, and the way we experience these interactions together. Reflecting upon memories of these conversations, each set leaps between delicately layered moments that are at times expansile, blissful, and propulsive toward an energetic infinity.

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SCOPÁVIK 128 | Aaron J

@arn_j

I feel far away from everything and everybody, ever
so far away, and I feel as if all the adventures which
succeed one another incessantly were unfolding
themselves like a play in a theatre⁠—and I, miles and
miles away, watching. For a long time tonight I have
stood absolutely still, lost in an odd introspection,
watching with an inward eye the progress of these
years in our life.
Anaïs Nin

Cover design by Rutger Paulusse.

Aaron J _ TSS podcast 002

Campfire Stories 98 (Consequence) by Aaron J (@arn_j)

~ About The Story ~

Whatever plows our dreams is ours to give:
The threshold rises and changes.
I give, I perceive;
Here are the gifts of day risen at last;
Blood of desire, the rising of belief
Beyond our fury and our silences.
- Muriel Rukeyser

~ Chapters ~

Roy Mattson - Dilating Moon - Self-Released, 2015
Sync24 - Walk on Spheres - Ultimae, 2007
Arc of Doves - Word of Mouth - Quietus, 2009
Celia Green - In The Extreme - em:t, 1995
Andrew Lahiff - Absence from the Conscious World - Relaxed Machinery, 2014
Tomaga - Memory of In Vivo Exposure Pt. 2 - Hands in the Dark, 2017
Kevin Keller - Anicca - Hypnos, 1999
Frank Bretschneider - Night Broadcast - 12k, 2004
Kajsa Lindgren - Melodies - Warm Winters Ltd., 2019
Aythar - Universe Pt. 2 - ...txt, 2016
Voice of Eye - Drifting - Cyclotron Industries, 1994
Evan Caminiti - Revealer (Reduction) - Make Noise, 2019
Mnemonic45 - Amara (for Tihomir) - Post Global, 2014
Cymphonic - Panorama - Databloem, 2013
Koyil - Pier.salut - c minus, 2019
Wil Bolton - Falling Away - Hibernate, 2010
Maju - Point - Extreme, 2008
Strië - 87 Billion Suns - Serein, 2016
Aseptic Stir - Next Sharp Breath - Klammklang Tapes, 2019
Relmic Statute - A Test for Tapes & Memories - Hibernate, 2010
O Yuki Conjugate - Black Magic Box - Auf Abwegen, 2019
Temps Perdu? - Spiral - Amplexus, 2000
Grit - Drifting From The Bay - Meanwhile, 2017
Lucette Bourdin & Phillip Wilkerson - Miles to Go - Earth Mantra, 2011
Aires - Your Breathing As ASMR - Eastern Nurseries, 2020
Amir Baghiri - Galileo's Dream - Arya, 1998
Steve Roach - The Ritual Continues - Fortuna, 1992
Jeff Greinke - Falling Away - Silent, 1992
Rapoon - Shakkirah - Soleilmoon, 1996
Spielerei - Exit - Databloem, 2005
Deutsch Nepal - The Fire Within My Cold Heart - Cold Meat Industry, 1993
X.Y.R. - Aguirre Song - 12th Isle, 2018
Tuu - Stone to Sand - Fathom, 1997
Celer - Australis & A Buoyant Object, That Rests and Moves in Such a Way - Slow Flow Rec, 2009
Barefoot - Collapse - Groundwork, 2020
Murkok - Down the Rabbit Hole - Self Released, 2016
Stephan Mathieu & Ekkehard Ehlers - Blue Baby 2 - Staalplaat, 2003
Landing - Blue - Music Fellowship, 1999

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.

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Photo: Sergey Norkov

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Campfire Stories 98 (Consequence) by Aaron J

Oslated & Huinali Recordings. Independent labels sharing one platform, born on the peaceful island of Jeju, South Korea.