Rerecording of my set at the Cosmic Gathering in Chemnitz august 2021

Nixxon - Cosmic Gathering 2021

2022 kicks off with a mix by long time dear friend and Lullabies For Insomniacs mastermind Izabel (@lullabiesforinsomniacs) who recorded the mix live in Melbourne outdoors during a Wax'O Paradiso event. Interview (excerpt) down below.

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MFM: Hey Izabel, nice to have you kicking off the mix series in this new year. You're in sunny Australia now but before that you'd been living in Europe for quite some years. What made you decide to move back?

IZ: Europe was home for almost 7 years, I left Australia in my early 20’s thinking I would be away for some months but fell in love in Amsterdam and spent years living in the city. In 2018, I moved to Berlin where I lived for a year, I found inspiration through all walks and was surrounded by great crew but grew tired of life in the big smoke. I wanted new challenges and yearned to be amongst nature, so left the city and travelled south to the Atlantic where I spent time in France, Spain and Portugal before heading to Corsica. I slept in a tent or stayed with friends and got on by doing seasonal work. I had not been back to Australia to see family and friends for many moons and was homesick, so decided to make my way across the Indian Ocean. Australia had heavy border restrictions, so plans to return were slow.

MFM: Your label Lullabies For Insomniacs had some busy times from 2016 to around 2019, after that it got more quiet and also the format shifted from vinyl to digital and cassette. What can you tell about this transition?

IZ: The transition happened naturally, I was traveling a lot which effected the label and my creative output. The tapes from Unearth Noise and Baldruin are recordings that we had been sitting on for some time but for various reasons kept delaying release. We decided to bring them out on tape as the music was better suited to this format. My sound world has been heavily inspired by the DIY music and tape scenes of Amsterdam and Berlin in the 80’s and there are great tape labels around today that were also motivating, my friend Etkin’s label ‘Kinship’ is one of these.

MFM: And now that you're settled in Australia again, what are your thoughts and plans with the label and music? Did the past 2/3 years change your perspective/vision?

IZ: Visions and inspirations come and go, some solidify and take root while others are fleeting in dream form. My focus has certainly changed as I devote more time to learning new skills and pursuing other crafts like furniture design, ceramics and writing. The music scene here in Melbourne is thriving, there are a lot of great artists and as I was
away for so long there is much to discover.

MFM: What can you say about the set/mix? Perhaps you can describe the setting it was recorded in?

IZ: The records I packed were chosen while isolating at home, this setting could not be more different to the glorious Sunday afternoon on the lawns at the Wax’o event. I played before OK EG who did a live set to celebrate their new record released as the debut on the Wax’o imprint. It was the second time I had the pleasure hearing them perform, their set made way for a great night. I thought a lot about European winter whilst making selections, I do miss spending the end of the year wrapped warm in Winters caress. These reflections and the recent passing of someone close to the family has brought me into a state of deep
introspect these last weeks, the session is both celebratory of life and a lament to lost life. This mix is a recording from the first hour, the second hour I played some psych, dub and percussive jams. 

MFM: Any plans, wishes or anything else for the near future that you'd like to share maybe?

IZ: At the moment I am taking each day as it arrives and am happy to continue on a journey learning and growing and enjoying time with family and friends. In February I will start a little party series in Melbourne with my friend Martha called Dub Cake. All the while my dream to move sea or country side lingers.

MFM Mix 036: Izabel

SPIRITUAL OBJECTS RADIO EPISODE 16 W/ YU SU

1. andrew pekler - feedback tt
2. unnamned burundian musician - chant avec citahare / toru takemitsu - water music
3. mike cooper - electricity
4. joel chadabe - yum yum
5. ryuichi sakamoto - ulu watu 
6. andrew pekler - synthetic birdsong / cool symmetries
7. michael prime - the mouth of hermes / barbera benary - sleeping braid
8. chappel mood music vol. 15 - électronique / zazou, bikaye, cy 1 - m’pasi ya
9. andrew pekler - synthetic birdsong / madalyn merkey - archipelago
10. barbara kolb - solitaire / waisoni msusa (malawi)- kung'anda kwa anyamata
11. dennis smalley - the pulses of time
12. peuls musicians of niger - pakapak / mike cooper - tahiti green island
13. gordon monahan - large piano magnified / andrew pekler - untitled 
14. andrew pekler - mirror structures
15. mbuti singers (malawi) - iyo-o-o / david keane - in memorium hugh le caine
16. jon hassell - empire iv
17. unnamed burundian musician - take me back to mabayi / pierre henry - danse / additional sounds
18. andrew pekler - theme from tt
19. nuno canavarro - bruma / unnamed burundian singers - akazéhé / andrew pekler - synthetic birdsong

mix originally made for the skyapnea radio show on nts radio http://www.skyapnea.com/pagez/about/

photo by tina born 
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Fourth World Problems

One for the submersible crew, GGHQ Mix no.73 breezing and bubbling through. 

Our Berlin buddy and Celtic soul brother Jank Inc. supplying us with 70+ minutes of lefthand electrics of all shades and persuasions. One of the founders of Berlin club night and record label 'Pace Yourself', Jack has been out there transmitting for a wee while now. We've played at his heady club night at Paloma in the past, where a disgusted German woman stormed out of the club midway through the majestic Red Zone remix of Will Downing's 'The world is a ghetto' stating that it was 'the most offensive thing' she'd ever heard, followed by a near sunday morning war with the denizens of Görlitzer Park. All in all - we knew were kindred with the Pace Yourself mob that weekend. Only right then, that Jack should come aboard the good ship GG for a mix. 

Jack's mix is deep, subtle, atmospheric and introspective. The perfect music to drift to, all lovingly put together on a recent visit to his mother's house in Scotland. If you've tuned in to any of his Refuge Worldwide shows, or attended any of his underground events, then you know already. We're happy to present this one, get lost in it. You'll like it.

https://soundcloud.com/jankinc
https://refugeworldwide.com/artists/jank-inc

GGHQ Mix #73 : Jank Inc. - 'The Doghouse'

Reminiscing brighter days through the prism of last winter, this moody, dubby journey channels the heaviness that settled over Berlin. Each layer of percussions, haunting melodies, atmospheric texture becomes a cathartic release. It’s a sonic reflection of the times: dark, introspective, and strangely comforting in its melancholic embrace.

The Slow Brown Fox crafts sonic journeys through dark, mystical soundscapes, each one a trippy exploration of untold stories. With a sound that’s progressive, deep, sometimes bass-heavy, often cinematic and atmospheric, while groovy and wonky, she weaves together Psychedelic Electronica, Kraut, K-Jazz, Dubstep, and everything in between and beyond.

@theslowbrownfox

LAF Podcast #055 | The Slow Brown Fox

tortois.ethe*.dive

The Mann Goes On

MURCOF live at "Exploración Sonora" festival in 2002, at Centro de las Artes in Monterrey México. This is one of Fernando's earliest live performances of "Martes".

Martes Live at "Exploración Sonora" in 2002, Monterrey México.

A mix assembled for the bi-monthly Temple of Faitiche show on LYL Radio: https://lyl.live/episode/temple-of-faitiche-17/

Hi - Tech World 1984-1990

Curva Imposible is a gathering in Barcelona that explores the most enigmatic margins of music in unique spaces.

The latest event featured local and international acts like Bejota Nova, Lato A, Pedro D. Sáiz, ML, Tomaga, Ron V/D, Don The Tiger, Estades, Andre Pahl & Alicia Carrera, Heap and Rabih Beaini.

The Mystic Room is the place thought for mental relaxation where any sonic oddities could happen - for this occasion, secret guest André Pahl and I played the last slot, acompanied by the nicest crowd.

Big thanks to André Pahl, all the listeners that accompanied us along the journey, to Meri Bonastre, Vir and all the artists and friends involved.

Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Fourth World Problems

Andrew Pekler