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To guide us through the next simulated experience; Passing Notes Radio boss and 1/2 of the great new label ‘Companion', Pjenné [Melbourne, AUS], shows us what a utopian existence can sound, feel and look like.

Follow on as she glides through the stratosphere, looking down on the lush greenery and crystal water that our earth effortlessly inhabits... occasionally looking up into the vast display of distant stars and planets, glittering across the stillness of outer space.

Pjenné beautifully illustrates the phenomenology of nature through tracks which touch on each element, whether that be the ethereality of air, the intricacy of water, the depth of earth, or just the pure warmth flowing through this immaculately thought-out audible narrative.

We couldn’t help but think this would be the perfect soundtrack for the day peace on earth is declared, where humanity sits back and appreciates a new world— where collectively, we love what grows, exists and dies.

This small blue dot is our home… our balanced oasis in the desert of space. Perhaps we need the ability to fly to see a different perspective - and we’re sure this will help.

Close your eyes and drift into your own self.

Enjoy, and thankyou Pjenné 

“SAHASRARA” - The Thousand Petal Lotus

Virtual Utopia 03: Pjenné

friday at sustain-release 2021, 12-2am. thank you karen nicole for the photo :)

thank you @sustain-release-nyc

livwutang @ Sustain-Release Year 7

Entering our minds through the rumbling of bass bins planted firmly on the ocean floor, Cousin’s deep earth rhythms span wide, from massage chair dubs on 7" to peak time dust burners echoing live under the stars. Summoning sounds from well below the surface and far beyond the ozone layer, we're treated here to a blissed out blend of atmospheric groovers inspired by the natural surrounds of the Moonshoe boss' daily commute.

Click here for our chat with Cousin: melbournedeepcast.net/portfolio/cousin/

@secondcousins

www.melbournedeepcast.net

Interview

MDC.274 Cousin

Selecting the artists who will close out the festival is always a decision that takes a great deal of thought and consideration. @davisgalvin, who also beautifully curated the Hemlock Nights stage, felt like the perfect starter to the last night of the festival. Their set is a lesson in maintaining a narrative through thoughtful programming. 

Davis is no stranger to creating trascendent, memorable music moments at campout, but this time we remembered to hit record 🐬✨

Campout Mix Series: Davis Galvin

A dynamic excursion through a peak-time, late-night NYC Downlow, led by the most eminent of guides, Midland. Recorded in 2017 and showcased here for Crack Mix 500.

Check out more Crack Mix 500 entries, shared as part of a Block9 takeover, here: crackm.ag/Mix500
If you’re a fan, become a Supporter: crackmagazine.net/subscriptions

Crack Mix 500: Midland (Block9 takeover)

‘For home use only’ is an anti-club social, a chance to get to know someone/something. A series of transmissions purely dedicated to exploring the other side.

The unofficial mayor of Naarm aka Dawn Again brings us a gift from above, a three hour stopover filled to the brim with the deepest of chill core cuts and mind-bending principles. The literal embodiment of the soundtrack to spring. This is made for the sun. Slip, slop, slurrrrrp. Xo 

his sounds >>>> https://soundcloud.com/dawn-again

FHUO # 89 // Dawn Again

After listening to many Freerotation recordings over the years, it feels a bit surreal to share this one. I had such a great time meeting the freero community. Very special to feel the positive vibe and patience to build something new.

Bas Dobbelaer - Freerotation 2024

forwards and backwards through bits of a [mostly] electronic music timeline. reverence for BCR. records i’ve played forever and new records i’ve just found. boil it down. one z in drizle. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/drizlefm-w-plo-man/episodes/drizlefm-w-plo-man-25th-july-2024

drizzle.FM w/ PLO MAN & DJ Frog, SnP 500  250724

Episode 2 of the Sixth Sense mix series brought to you by Peach. This episode by China's Knopha (@knophasound). little blurb, interview, tracklist >>>>>>>>>>thisissixthsense.com<<<<<<<<<<

Sixth Sense 002 - Knopha

Recorded live at 宀 Club in Hong Kong in April 2023

Live At 宀

MIX066 - Jane Fitz (倫敦) [Live at 宀] (April 2023)

Recorded live at Nowadays Nonstop on Saturday 5th October. I opened up the night from 10pm - 2am before Aurora Halal. 

My favourite place to DJ :)

Shoutout to Yumi, Jenna, Chris & Gareth.

Tracklist:

Civilistjävel! - Säbråvägen 11 1987
Mark Hollis - Inside Looking Out
Deaf Center - Fiction Dawn
Bark Psychosis - Rose
Crescent - Sombra
Stress Assassin - Nature
Dettinger - Untitled
M. Quake - Annie U R A Bird (ft. Jonnine)
JPLS - DFN Paralysis
Plastikman - Pakard
Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer - Reblazhenstva
Lowtec - Untitled
Biosphere - When I leave 
Civilistjävel! - Untitled
Ø - Olenaton
Lowtec - B2
Andy Stott - Made Your Point
Kassem Mosse - STOSW
Lamin Fofana - Toco SOS
Monolake - Mobile
Gombeen & Doygen - 7,000 Years
Basic Soul Unit - Innershell 
The Hazardous Dub - Real Dub Selection (Mix1)
Free Style Attitude - Morning Star (Club Mix)
First Strike - Fist Of Facts
Cabaret Voltaire - Brutal But Clean
Genesi - White Dove
Siverlining - Walls
JPLS & Ambivalent - Creep
Herbert - Back Back Back Back
Peace Division - Poke
Tony Morris - House of God
Chiapet - Westworld (Termination Mix)
Luar Domatrix - Bo Teias
Patcool - Patcool 
Mark Ambrose - Untitled
Mark Thibideau - Rotation
YMC - Subway
Procare - Unreleased 
Kerri Chandler - Keep Me Inside
Shinichi Atobe - Ongaku 1
The Quest - Avenue D
Christopher Just - A Future Without Hair
Bolz Bolz - The Ultimate 
Eggfooyoung - B-Boys Take Control
Sync 24 - I Don’t Know
Drexciya - You Don’t Know
Clatterbox - Vector Model 
Paradox - Proceed
Cousin Cockroach - This Ain’t Tom and Jerry
Primitive - A
Aquatherium - Carnival Beats
Basscut - Follow Me (Mixmaster Club Dub)
Volcano - Neural Eclipse (Liquid Mix)
The X Factor - Desert Rain (Invocation Mix)
Maurizio - Ploy (UR Mix)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Duck

Live at Nowadays - 5th October 2024

@napmusick

Photo by D. Tiffany (@d-tiffany)

pi/live: NAP @ Nowadays Nonstop 12-07-2024

Welcoming the lovely Refuge Worldwide co-founder and dub-master @richard-akingbehin to the Animix series this week, with a beautiful journey of minimal house infused with his signature dub styles.

Clear in his DJ'ing, but also his work with @refugeworldwide, and his immaculately curated label, @kynant-records, Richard is an all-round classy selector, and a champion of community. Through his various outputs, his deep & considered knowledge and taste shines. 

Richard always impresses me with the diversity of moods he presents via his DJ'ing, hybrid collaborations with legend Tikiman, b2bs with other legends like livwutang, and his label - a diversity that's always strung together with his incredibly distinctive psychedelic, soothing dub formula. 

Thanks for the mix Richard <3

Downloads enabled

Animix One Hundred & Seventy Three: Richard Akingbehin

Tresor Resident LNS started out organizing warehouse parties in Vancouver, Canada. Since residing in Berlin her style of classic techno, house, electro and braindance can easily be identified in her studio productions and DJ sets. Her collaborations with DJ Sotofett are regularly released on Tresor Records and WANIA, while her solo productions and remixes have been released by Counter 99, Emotional Response, Freakout Cult, Sex Tags Ufo and DFA. Enjoy!

ITPS115 LNS

There’s a rhythm to how the festival unfolds. Thursday opens slowly, almost like a breath in. By Friday night, the pulse is stronger, but not too heavy. Monument festival had settled into its rhythm, and Kia and Polygonia stepped into the wooden dj-booth together.

The forest floor was vibrating, the crowd fully present. Their set matched the moment—playful, warm, and alive. It felt like Friday was always meant to sound like this. Varden became their playground.

This was more than a strong back-to-back. Two years earlier, they met here, both playing solo, both part of the Monument line-up for the first time. This night marked an anniversary of their friendship. From solo artists to close friends, now creating something special together.

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/kia-sydney
https://www.instagram.com/kiasvs/

https://soundcloud.com/polygonia
https://www.instagram.com/_polygonia_/


Monument Festival 2024 : Kia b2b Polygonia

Hashman Deejay stands out as one of those DJ's and producers where he lets the music do the talking. Like fellow collaborators PLO Man & C3D-E you won't see many interviews, let alone photos - they show up to the party and do their thing. 
With a vast range of alias' and collaborative projects Hashman has been responsible for some of the rawest sounds in experimental, breaks, house and techno. As well as a DJ his vast taste can expand anywhere from shoegaze and punk, disco and raw chicago sounds, to dubbed acid and techno. 
For this mix the selector has dug deep into the tape hiss sounding crates covering oldschool beats that could be mistaken for an OG Ras G tape, dub flowing onwards into some select acid house and more synth focused club sounds all working together with the most seamless touch. We had a very brief chat with Hashman about his mix but this one is all about the sounds and he lets that do the talking.

Off The Record Mix Series 56: Hashman Deejay

Mattias El Mansouri at Dark Skies, Horst Arts & Music 2025

THE TEAR: EARTH DOG

Nocturnal acid lines and swirling, soft rotations meld mental spaces with melodic threads. Downtempo energies and soulful traces of ’90s R&B entwine with lava-lamp psychedelia and interstellar journeys. Smoky, visionary passages and unexpected intervals of ‘80s pop pay homage to the lost art of crate-digging and compilation craftsmanship.

The unmistakable Ivkovic signature emerges: slow-motion BPMs, drum-heavy basslines, and tastefully warped distortion — all blending into a masterclass in futuristic acid.

Experimental club culture shuffles through ISAbella’s grooves, echoing her role as a trailblazer of Barcelona’s queer nightlife and co-founder of the MARICAS collective.

Words by Laura Caprino

ISAbella b2b Vladimir Ivkovic - Climate of Fear - April '25

“A recording from pe:rsona in France, one of the most memorable sets of the summer for me!! 

I felt a connection to this crowd in particular and that’s not something that happens often. A lot of this is down to the people behind this festival, the pe:rsona/Positive Education crew are very intentional with what they do, they champion and support a lot of artists who aren’t necessarily ‘big names’. I think this cultivates a crowd that trusts in their curation, they’ve fostered this really special energy. 

I played on Friday night between two live sets, Christian Coiffure and Renslink. They are two incredible acts to be sandwiched in-between which inspired the set to evolve the way it did. 

Big big love to the crew and to everyone who danced with me ❤️”
- @emma-jane-g

Photo: Raphael Chene & Carla Lubrano Di Sbaraglione
Mastering: Devoye Folkes

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