AIR episode 53 is here, featuring a true craftsman in every sense of the word. @Neel is a techno mainstay, not only as a DJ, and a solo producer, but also as a live performer, best known for his expertly designed ambient journeys. This skillset is especially celebrated in his work with Donato Dozzy as Voices from the Lake. 

But even if you’re not familiar with his work, you’ve almost certainly listened to a record he had a hand in. A mastering engineer for over a decade, his studio Enisslab has over 400 credits on Discogs, including landmark albums by Deepchord, Pauline Oliveros, Abdulla Rashim, DJ Nobu, Atom TM, Mike Parker, Caterina Barbieri, and of course, his own work. In this conversation, Neel and I get deep on mastering and the evolution of his technical craft, his ears, and his artistry, as well as how each of his creative fields inform one another. 

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Music: 
"Naeba" - Neel (2022)
"Post Landing" - Neel (2014)
"Osmio" - Neel (2018)
"Circe + S.T." (VFTL Rework) - Voices from the Lake (2013)

AIR 053 / Neel

“There's a reason we are drawn to gazing at the ocean. It is said the ocean provides a closer reflection of who we are than any mirror.”

- Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of being, 2023

INVEINS \ Podcast \ 102 \ Miùson

• Crescent Textures #122 • Kairogen

Kairogen is a DJ and producer from Glasgow, Scotland. In the two years she has been active as a DJ she has played some of the UK’s biggest clubs and festivals, including a residency with Slam’s Return To Mono at Sub Club, as well as supporting acts such as Avalon Emerson and Perc. 

A background of working in clubs and an education in visual arts has shaped Kairogen’s approach to playing and making music, enjoying textural rhythms and emotive melodies. Kairogen’s style can vary from ambient pieces through to house and techno - preferring to choose in the moment what seems fitting for the context and time rather than subscribing to a particular genre. Previous releases have been on labels such as Soma Records and deep techno label Space Textures. 

Kairogen:
SC: https://soundcloud.com/kairogen
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kairogen
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Kairogen

• Crescent Textures #122 • Kairogen

Berlin based explorative record label, to build a path on the edge of experimentation and functionality.

Outsiders: Futurepast w/ Davy @ Kiosk Radio 09.08.2024

August 2024 | Mostly ambient mix

Dancefloor ignition under the özone by one & onlÿ David David, our spirits & bodies were shakin' heavily, thank's DD for the double dance ¡

@trancitalo-david-david

Recorded 1st night at coucool 2024.

David David @ coucool 2024

@ristobeton
@olegstoyanov-692659427

June, 2024. Recorded live at TABA.

Risto & Oleg [Saturday Special]

Artist: Luna Ludmila
Format: Digital
Released: August 15, 2025

@lunaludmila

Premiere: Luna Ludmila - Reverie

Techno Dark  Raw Deep Drive Hard tiefer Bass Säure Linien Overdrive

Reaction 2

One Track Live Preformance No.1

Recording of me & @drumsofjay DJing b2b for 3 hours at Darkroom in December with Helena Hauff and Nazira at Hangar.  

We played 00:00 - 03:00 in room 2. This whole set felt like magic from start to finish, and we are excited to share this recording with the world. 

Jay & I have this very intertwined musical understanding, probably from the many many hours we spend sharing music with each other and partying together. When we play together we always play one-for-one, and because of our symbiotic feeling for where the set should go, these sets feel like we’re co-creating something special with endless possibilities. 

Thanks to the Darkroom guys for having us down and everyone who was there dancing from start to finish 🖤

Sybil & JAY - live at Darkroom - 14.12.18

° N͏a͏n͏t͏e͏s͏-b͏a͏s͏e͏d͏ c͏o͏mmunity of musical gatherers °

𝕍𝕚𝕓𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙 𝕞𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕔,         
𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕤,                  
𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕠𝕤𝕞𝕠̈𝕫𝕚𝕤.

contact : oz.communaute@gmail.com

next :
04.10.25 larajas, DJ Starter @ Lieu Unique
15.11.25 ps:rituæl @ Macadam
29.11.25 Öz @ Salon des amateurs

past events :
09.08.25 Sāgarā, Da Iguana & Da:mu @ Ohm·Town
20.06.25 𝗽𝘀:𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂æ𝗹 @ Macadam
8·9·10·11.05.25 𝐶𝑦𝑟𝑐𝑎́𝑑𝑖𝑎   
02.05.25 larajas, DJ Starter, Yland Sunr:ders @ Station Nuage
28.02.25 𝗽𝘀:𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂æ𝗹 @ Macadam
23.11.24 𝗽𝘀:𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂æ𝗹 w/ larajas, Kliment (live), Jacques Adda, Gneiss (live), Da:mu & diafan @ Macadam & Ohm.Town
02.11.24 Fréquence pure² Abstrack x Öz
12.10.24 Kafka del mar w. Ozric Tentacles @ Trempo
06.10.24 Grace take-Özer @ Gloria, Macadam
19.09.24 Open air @ 40 pieds
07.09.24 Özpen air @ Ohm Town
15-18.08.24 Öz @ Coucool
13.07.24 d0g daÿs w/ Sybil, Jan~Cloud & diafan (ambient session) @ Askip
21.06.24 OsmÖz @ 40 pieds
9-10-11-12.24 𝐶𝑦𝑟𝑐𝑎́𝑑𝑖𝑎 @ Ybyzär
09.03.24 Crawl Space Muster @ La Générale
17.02.24 larajas & diafan @ L'Ubik
16.02.24 Da:mu & Stellah Maris @ Lieu Unique
27.01.24 𝗽𝘀:𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂æ𝗹 w/ Auratekh, Slowglide (live), Ottäkam, Vilain Jagon, Stilla Maris & Yland Sunr:ders @ Macadam & Ohm.Town
23.11.23 Andanƶa @ Bras de Fer
29.09.23 ps:rituæl w/ Kia, Solarythm (live), me_diafan, RAL.X, Daerin (live), Guibzÿ & larajas @ Macadam & Ohm.Town
22.07.23 Özpen air + klvb @ Le Bahut
01.07.23 Astroasïs w/ Nightbirds @ Astropolis
24.06.23 Öz @ Quincé
21.06.23 Öz @ 40 pieds
19&20.05.23 𝐶𝑦𝑟𝑐𝑎́𝑑𝑖𝑎 @ Ybyzär
14.04.23 ps:rituæl w/ Tsuniman, Faery & Da:mu @ Macadam
25.03.23 Crawl Space Muster @ La Générale
11.03.23 Öz w/ larajas, Perrou, Vilain Jagon @ L'Ubik
13.01.23 Andanƶa @ Bras de Fer
10.12.22 ps:rituæl w/ Trancesetters of Westphalia & Stellar*Gate @ Macadam
08.10.22 𝐶𝑦𝑟𝑐𝑎́𝑑𝑖𝑎 @ Ybyzär
22.09.22 Öz w/ Da:mu, Ottäkam @ 40 Pieds, Nantes
22.07.22 Öz w/ me_diafan, Stellah Maris @ 40 Pieds, Nantes
21.06.22 Öz w/ Ottäkam, Turtle Gate, Vilain Jagon @ 40 Pieds, Nantes
19.05.22 Öz w/ Cha Cha, Jean G @ 40 Pieds, Nantes
14.05.22 Andanƶa @ La drôle de barge, Nantes
01.04.22 OsmÖz @ Belle de jour, Nantes
11.03.22 Andanƶa @ Bras de Fer, Nantes
19.02.22 Crawl Space Muster @ La Générale, Nantes
08.01.22 Jambe d'Opale @ Bras de fer, Nantes

06.11.21 Andanƶa @ La drôle de barge, Nantes
25.09.21 daouad @ Bzh
11.09.21 Öz w/ Da:mu, Turtle Gate @ Transfert, Rezé
02.09.21 Öz w/ Fasme, Perrou @ 40 Pieds, Nantes
06.08.21 Öz w/ Jean G, Vilain Jagon @ Les Écuries Mellinet, Nantes
30.07.21 Öz w/ Da:mu, me_diafan @ Les folies angevines, Angers
19.06.21 मुक्ति (Mukti)

Öz artists :

Da:mu - @damu216
Guibzÿ - @guib-zy
Gen J - @jeanjer
larajas - @lara-jas
diafan - @me_diafan
Ottäkam - @ottakam
Perrou - @jean-perrou
Turtle Gate - @turtle-gate
Vilain Jagon - @vilan-jagon

Özer projects :

Stellar*Gate - Stellah Maris x Turtle Gate
Yland Sunr:ders - @ylandsunriders
Jo ExoTrip - Turtle Gate x Vilain Jagon

Pic by Yanis Mouradian & sceno by RAL.X.