Out Of Focus Podcast Series

The first. A mix featuring some piano focused pieces, polyrhythmic percussion and floaty, ambient techno.

Out Of Focus 001 - deep-sky objects

The ninth. This edition sees a very special recording from a very special place. This mix was recorded live from the Coombe stage at Above Below's 2024 edition. 

In the early evening of the festival's final day, kleine took to the decks. "It was one of the most enjoyable moments of the festival for me. My mind had finally quietened down after a crazy weekend, and I was able to settle into the cosy and intimate atmosphere of the Coombe". Delivering everything this stage promised to be, kleine's set blended into the surroundings effortlessly, a feat this festival achieves across the entire site. 

Allow yourself this moment to quieten your mind.

https://soundcloud.com/kleine_e

We are open to submissions.

Out Of Focus 009 - kleine

The tenth. Laenk, curator of Resonance, invites us into a garden of delayed soundscapes, consistently slashed with a broad, ever expanding pallet of novel sonic oscillations. Hypnotic, cyclic, dreamlike drones accompany as we're effortlessly propelled forward by carefully crafted currents of bass, the omniscient kick grounding us to the groove.

Soundcloud: @laenk
Insta: instagram.com/laenk_
Resonance Podcast: @resonance-cologne

We are open to submissions.

Out Of Focus 010 - Laenk

The eleventh. This week we're very excited to welcome Hong Kong native Xiaolin to the podcast. A DJ, producer, and classically trained multi-instrumentalist, Xiaolin has crafted a genre-bending, 2 hour listening journey through a myriad of textures, both deep and dark, showcasing a distinctive selection of tracks from friends and producers based in Asia. The viscous atmospheres, built and crafted bar by bar from the first moments of the mix, are so visceral that one feels they could almost reach out and touch them. The lights dim as we sink to greater and greater depths.

The second half of the mix opens up and capitalises on these elements, newly found sonic spaces filled with an ever changing flow of percussive patterns, a surprise around every corner. The lights flicker. Something has changed. We've been gently guided into new aural territory, perhaps without even realising it. 

Closing out the mix, we're propelled skyward from the depths, towards the light, into a shimmering, dreamlike soundscape. Only at the very last moment do our feet lightly make contact with the earth again as Xiaolin masterfully brings this voyage to a close.

Sit down, get comfortable, and float away.

SoundCloud: @xiaolinmusic
Insta: instagram.com/oliviaxiaolin
RA: ra.co/dj/xiaolin

Out Of Focus 011 - Xiaolin

The twelfth. Nils Wiiburg is a DJ drawn to the deeper, more hypnotic edges of dance music. Having played clubs, festivals, and intimate gatherings across Norway and beyond, Nils crafts journeys that invite listeners inward, guided by deep grooves and immersive energy.

On show in this mix is Nils expansive catalogue. We are treated to an array of styles; all with one thing in mind: to make you want to move. The track selection is the greatest strength of this mix. Nils exhibits a selection to be revered, taking inspiration from a multitude of shades of techno. 

From earthen rhythms, to deep misty echoic dub-techno, right through to buoyant sequences. A mix from the elements, to be enjoyed in a variety of settings. 

SC: @nils88
IG: https://www.instagram.com/nilswiiburg


We have some very exciting news on the horizon, be sure to follow us on Instagram for updates...

Out Of Focus 012 - Nils Wiiburg

The thirteenth. London based Greek native @forma_oscura, resident of Athens based @faderadio, adds a particularly hypnotic and undulating chapter to the series, showcasing a broad selection and mix of the mesmerizing and reflective.

Gentler beginnings bring the listener down to the required depth, layers stacked one by one, creating a practically kaleidoscopic tapestry of sound. A rising energy in the mix picks us up, effortlessly mixing this hypnotic groundwork with an impulse, a drive, a undeniable rhythm that keeps our feet planted on the ground while we lose our heads in the clouds.

Hypnotic textures replace those more energetic from midway through the mix. We're encouraged to reflect, to dream even, to lose our way again and again as the beat continues to show us the way forward.

The path finally leads us into a surreal haze. We're lifted from the depths, our trail suddenly behind us in plain sight, as we bid farewell and the journey concludes, as all journeys must.

https://soundcloud.com/forma_oscura
https://www.instagram.com/kristin__k8/

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We'd also like to announce that the 2025 Out Of Focus gathering will be taking place here in Sardinia on the 27th and 28th of September. 
A two day experimental event, we'd love to see any and all of you there as we bring the concept of this podcast to life in the forested mountains of the Ogliastra region. 
More information on our Insta or at: https://2025.outoffocus.it

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Tracklist
Bohdan - Integrity
Olorun - Instability Of Opacity (Estrato Aurora Remix)
Lindamann - Dew
Ancestral Landscapes - Celestial Grid (Absis Abyssal Remix)
Svarog - Painted Sorrows
Foreign Material - The Five Blessings of the Eternal Fire
Biocym - Diaphanous
Wa Wu We - What's Left?
Foreign Material - Celestial Choirs of Motanskuna
Dycide - Initiation
Van Morph - Chasing the tail of a dream
Na Nich - Crust
Deepbass - Odori
Raroh - Chasing the beginning

Out Of Focus 013 - forma oscura

If you'd like to submit a mix to the series, please send your submission to outofocusoof@gmail.com

A podcast series with the deeper, introspective shades of dance music at its core.

Welcoming artists who share a passion for hypnotic, mesmeric, reflective styles of music.