Remember Chinese Whispers, Stille Post or Rikkinäinen Puhelin? That children’s game, known all over the world, that illustrates the difficulties of transmitting information, but which also reveals the creativity of discontinuous conversation? It feels like the Patterns of Perception and @awalkingcontradiction collectives have been in such a conversation for the past years across a multitude of label nights, private hangouts, and shared festival experiences.

Based in Basel, Switzerland but unhinged from national contexts, A Walking Contradiction is a label for music and research. Curated by @varuna4053, @lemont-eana and Dead Electronic Space Limited (@ltd_dead), the collective share a penchant for beats - broken and straight - yet can't help but churn out music for the quiet hours. A deeply reflective group, you’ll find snippets of their conversations on social, political, economic, and environmental issues hidden in sounds or in plain sight on the sleeves of their records.

Compiled entirely from new and unreleased material, their Patterns of Perception 102 is but the latest product of interlocutions and whispers between Basel, Berlin, Helsinki and the world in general, paying tribute to the significance of community where the legitimacy of commons is increasingly impugned. 
Levitating within a field of sophisticated textures and percussion, this set burns slowly, but with a luminescent intensity. Angular experimental ambience builds into winding, complex rhythms. Inspired minds elevate delicate melancholia into a true sense of hope.

Links:
@awalkingcontradiction 
https://awalkingcontradiction.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/awc_awalkingcontradiction

https://soundcloud.com/varuna4053
https://www.instagram.com/varuna_awc
https://soundcloud.com/giomar
https://soundcloud.com/monteforte-1
https://soundcloud.com/ltd_dead
https://soundcloud.com/mario-7
https://soundcloud.com/lemont-eana

Patterns of Perception 102 - A Walking Contradiction

The next chapter begins…

We are so pleased to welcome one of the most prolific artists in the field of ambient and experimental music. An unstoppable creative force, whose music has deeply inspired us over the years..... Ishq…

A mix composed entirely of his own music, and mostly forthcoming releases, Ishq takes us on a mind-bending journey through unknown environments.

“In the winter months, as darkness falls, I tend to gravitate more towards deeper and immersive music. Often themes based around space, science fiction, the other-worldly, and the imaginary.

I tend to work on a lot of music this time of year that’s more about painting a landscape or creating a journey, and it’s also an excuse for me to explore the synthesis of sounds, and in particular, the idea of other dimensions of mind or reality. 

It’s all in the imagination, and the mind is free to explore these things. Thats what art is about, in part, and so there is some escapism to the music, as well as a focus on creating moments of peace for the listener.

This mix ends a long period of working on this particular form of sound, as I now move back into more structured music and other forms, so it's been a nice way to bring an end to a phase of creative work. I'm now ready for the new year, and a new energy." - Ishq

Thank you, Matt. It’s truly an honour <3

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac

Bandcamp: https://ishq.bandcamp.com

The Observatory - Ishq

Into The Abyss Special Mix | Mostra 2024 - Toxido Mask

Toxido Mask, aka Julia Lipniewicz is a DJ / Producer & Sound Designer based in Berlin. Her energy is resolute and her passion for natural detail orients throughout her music.

You will find deep hypnotic textures intricately laced with elements of finely tuned energy. Her productions & musical direction spans across the multi-verse between ambient, deep techno, drum and bass and beyond.

Mostra 
A festival that identifies with Barcelona and is a project for the city aiming to contribute positively to its artistic vibrancy and communities. Also reflects on the realities around us and is committed to bridging the gender gap in a traditionally male-dominated scene.
A festival that works to minimize our direct and indirect environmental footprint and enhance our social impact, particularly with marginalized groups.
An act that works and supports artists, locals and cares for the enviroment.

Mostra
@https://soundcloud.com/mostrabcn
https://www.mostra.barcelona/eng/
https://www.instagram.com/mostrabcn/
https://www.facebook.com/MostraBCN

Toxido Mask
@https://soundcloud.com/toxido-mask
https://www.instagram.com/toxicmassk/
https://ra.co/dj/toxidomask
https://www.facebook.com/Toxicmassk
https://bandcamp.com/toxidomask
https://julialipniewicz.com/

Into The Abyss Special Mix | Mostra 2024 - Toxido Mask

Astral Industries has been quietly shaping a corner of music that feels uniquely its own for over ten years. Based in London, the label has become a refuge for sounds that don't play by the rules—drone, ambient, dub, deep techno—all delivered with a sense of purpose and personality that's hard to find elsewhere. At the center of it all is Ario, the visionary behind the label’s distinct identity. To start 2025 in style, we're excited to share his mix as part of our "Delayed with…" series.

Ario's approach to music isn't about the obvious or the easy. His selections often veer into the experimental, finding connections in places others might overlook. Whether it's a drone, techno, or something that sits in the cracks between genres, he has a way of uncovering sounds that feel fresh and unpredictable. That instinct has made him a fixture at festivals like Paral.lel, Mostra, Moment, and La Nature just to name a few, where his sets are as much about exploration as they are about enjoyment.

This mix is a live recording of Ario’s set at La Nature Festival, nestled deep in a Belgian forest. Over two hours in the Hypnose Room, he built something that felt both strange and welcoming—layers of murk and mystery balanced by flashes of warmth and light. Tracks rise and fall like moments in a story, some tense and introspective, others breaking through with fractured grooves or shimmering synths that catch you off guard. What makes this mix so compelling is its sense of space—it feels expansive and intimate at the same time. There's a timeless quality to it as if it could belong as much to the future as the past. But it's never pretentious or overthought. Ario lets the music breathe, letting you take from it what you will.

Whether you're in the thick of the Hypnose Room or just sitting at home with a pair of good headphones, this set has a way of pulling you in if you let it. Hats off to Ario and La Nature Festival for creating something that feels real and alive, a reminder that originality still matters.

https://soundcloud.com/astralindustries
https://www.instagram.com/ariofarah/
https://astralindustries.bandcamp.com/

La Nature Festival - https://www.lanature.be

Write up by @gilleswasserman

Follow us on social media:
https://soundcloud.com/itsdelayed
https://linktr.ee/delayed
https://www.delayed.nyc
https://www.facebook.com/itsdelayed
https://www.instagram.com/_____delayed
https://www.youtube.com/@_____delayed

Contact us: 
info@delayed.nyc

Delayed with... Ario (at La Nature Festival 2024)

"Flickers of interference, a signal drifting through the void. Distant hums tremble within the static—a transmission suspended in the vast unknown. Then gravity takes hold, and the path becomes clear: a steady motion, guided by the cold glow of the moon. Shifting shadows, uncertain reflections, a descent into depth without losing direction. Echoes pulse with a deep rhythm, and textures unfold like whispers in the dark. The sound is hypnotic, atmospheric. It leads."

Moon Patrol is the musical project of Irina Kotik (@irina-kotik) and Gilles Wasserman (@gilleswasserman), co-founders of the Brooklyn-based platform Delayed (@itsdelayed). Their work has appeared on labels like Oslated, On Board Music, SoHaSo, Huinali, and others. Moon Patrol drifts between frequencies—half dream, half pulse. Shaped by shifting moods and shared silence, their sound moves from warm electronica and lush ambient to shadowy techno and back again.

HOCast #236 - Moon Patrol

Basel’s Timnah joins our series with a long-anticipated recording from last year’s inaugural pe:rsona, an intimate gathering from the minds at Positive Education. Over the years Timnah has established a reputation for expansive and visionary selections without equal, lending her voice to the beloved Amentia and A Walking Contradiction collectives and leading audiences into captivating unknowns worldwide. Recorded live in the French countryside at the peak of summer, Timnah’s set smolders with delicate tension, lacing outward like tendrils upon shattering glass. An intense, inward-folding moment graciously shared. Thanks Timnah!

@timnah-sommerfeldt

Artwork by Mei Oele - Boser Tritt.

Sure Thing Mix 142: Timnah

56번째 꿈 kkum 에피소드는 스페인에서 활동하고 있는 열정적인 음악 애호가이자 음반 수집가인 조안 길라의 2시간 9분 앰비언트-실험음악 디제이 세트와 함께 합니다. 이 세트는 지난 5월 18일 바르셀로나의 리스닝 룸 Casa Montjuïc에서 녹음되었습니다.
조안 길라의 깊고 실험적인 꿈 이야기와 함께 아름다운 6월의 첫 주를 시작합니다. 

Joan Gila
스페인의 잘 알려진 Mostra 페스티벌에서 운영하는 MostRadio의 공동 진행자, HOC 라디오와 레이블 red edge의 큐레이터로 알려져있다. 실험음악과 앰비언트를 다루는 디제이이자 음반 수집가이며, Jordi와 함께 앰비언트 듀오 Binomi로 활동하고 있다.

@joan-gila
@hoc-radio
@red-edge-label
@mostrabcn

The 56th episode of 꿈 kkum features a 2 hour 9 minute ambient/experimental DJ set by Joan Gila. The set was recorded on May 18th at the listening room Casa Montjuïc in Barcelona during the first edition of the Club Aura event.
We celebrate the first week of the beautiful month of June with Joan Gila’s beautiful narratives. Enjoy the deep dream.

A passionate music lover and record collector for over half his life, Joan Gila is the curator of HOC Radio and the label known as red edge with releases by ABSIS and Bastien. Alongside Javi and his friend Jordi, with whom he runs the Binomi project, he co-hosts MostRadio from Mostra Festival.

꿈 kkum 56 - Joan Gila

ILAYRUNI - Live - @ ExtraMostra Zulú Klub (Valencia) / 27-12-24

ILAY, a 19 year-old sound artist behind the alias @ilayruni, works at the crossroads of electronic music and percussive instruments. Merging these two worlds, he explores the possibilities of rhythm and sound  Growing up in a family that had a strong bond with the electronic music scene, ILAY had early access to a wide range of styles and sounds, giving him the chance to wander and discover all types of frequencies and feelings. He seeks highly percussive rhythmic patterns that merge with Synthesizers and give place for deep soundscapes.

ILAYRUNI - Live - @ ExtraMostra Zulú Klub (Valencia) / 27-12-24

https://soundcloud.com/parautas64848754

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular Festival 2025
Sunday 20:30-21:30

Obscure Echoes: Parautas (Live) [Perpendicular 2025]

Follow the voice in the dark

Dark Ambient - Guide Me” is a dark cinematic soundtrack piece shaped by a deep, haunting male voice.
A mysterious, otherworldly presence calls out from the shadows — ancient, patient, and powerful.
Slow-moving air, distant echoes, and a ritual-like atmosphere create a soundscape that feels both spiritual and unsettling.