Name: akiko - Synthetic Tales - 18/09/25 by plusplusplus in #29 Synthetic Tales - 18/09/25 @90milradio
Duration: 51 min 47 s
Description: akiko, musico poetic (non) existence researcher and eabricoeaa curator. she channels a sonic exploration of cartography of trance.

#29 Synthetic Tales - 18/09/25 @90milradio

"a reverse puzzle: starting with structure, ending in disintegration."

welcome to the abstract sonic world of seoul-via-paris dj and producer k.o.p. 32. taking us a journey through the depths of the murky underworld, the hyper minimal session flips the switch between immersive, introspective sound design and grey area influences. 

drawing from his parisian roots and his current base in seoul, this diversity of influences lends itself to k.o.p. 32’s output. his productions lean towards meticulous drum grooves and textured atmospheres spanning across deep techno, halftime, drum & bass and freetek with releases across annulled, de rio, a-biotic, metaphore industrie, de rio and qilla records. i’m completely obsessed with his productions! they’re so deep and easy to get lost in. that feeling of being neither here nor there whilst you listen, away in another world. pyramid of knowledge is another alias of k.o.p. 32 and in 2021, he embarked on a new journey, launching his own label beyond the bridge which has released records from some of our other favourites including spekki webu and gi. well worth the dig through to get to know the world that k.o.p. 32 orbits in better as well as reading our interview below : ) 

interview: https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-234-kop-32

@pyramidofknowledge

⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 234: k.o.p. 32 ⋆˚࿔

I'm delighted to be back for a new Bodañ show on @noodsradio . Bodañ, which means "to come together" in Breton, is a one-hour journey through styles and genres, with no limits. 

For this new show, I am delighted to have Amor Leone as my guest. 

Her mix is both strange and offbeat, imbued with the sweet scent of an old, slightly dark cellar, where dub and psychedelic sounds, distorted rhythms and deep bass lines intersect, tracing the contours of a slow, esoteric dance. 

Tracklist : 

Guaraci - Dança das Berimbas
Dubsahara - 3 Symbols
Fabio Fabio - Boards of FF
DJ Plant Texture - Cut 10 (loudr)
STA - Sistema Nervioso
Nicolini - Strech Dat Neck
Shantel - Bass and Serveral Cars
Conny Frischauf - Kreise
Front de Cadeaux - Infodrogue (A JD Twitch dub)
Cass - Schicht um Schicht
Al Wootton - Slow rock
Darkstar - Wolf (John Talabot's Materia dub)
Scott Crow - Echotails DUB
Muslimgauze - Refugee
Committee - Bread
Parasite Jazz - Glissement de terrain
Data Theft - Network Anomaly
Sub Basics - Zombie
TCB - Past-One Twenty
Maral - Lavender's Love

Bodañ with Amor Leone - 03 September 2025

Wave After Wave

CAIV deliver rigorous, syncopated machine rhythms on the Lives EP from U.S bi-coastal collaborators Israel Vines and Camile Altay, following on from their formidable debut EP Dwellers on Tresor last year.

Lives is four finely calibrated cuts riding a diverse tempo range, unified by rich harmonics and resonant percussive layering over veiled bass textures, where distortion becomes detail.

https://ooda.bandcamp.com/album/lives-ep
https://clonedistribution.com/release/80596

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CAIV - Lives

Buy link: obtuseswamp.bandcamp.com/music
Artists: @ilayruni + @arsene_martinet @caldera-caldera @o-utlier 

Obtuse Swamp's third ecosystem "Reef Stage” from Berlin based producer Ilayruni dives deep into polyrhythmic slow-mo-feeling spatial sound architectures. With a remarkable evolving narrative, the EP is a constant evolution of both rhythm and spatial soundscapes. This time french producer Arsene Martinet along with London based o.utlier and Caldera give us another perspective of the very bottom of our biome. Cannot end this ecosystem presentation with a huge mention to our beloved biome designer @fredonne delivering another 3D exploration of Obtuse Swamp.

Release date: September 30th
Catalogue nº: OS03
Original production/mixing by @ilayruni
Remix production/mixing by @arsene_martinet @caldera-caldera @o-utlier 
Artwork & Branding Design by @fredonne
Mastering by Marc Teixidó / @tetric__
Digital Distribution by EPM Music

© Obtuse Swamp 2025

Ilayruni - "Reef Stage" (Inc. Arsène Martinet, Caldera & o.utlier rmx) / OS03 Snippets

Solma draws inspiration from the hypnotic pulse of modern deep techno and the vibrant energy of UK bass music, weaving these influences into his own psychedelic sound. As the Paris-based producer and co-founder of Virtual Forest Records, he has cultivated a signature style defined by meticulous sound design that fluidly crosses genre boundaries and rates.

Solma - Synthetic Tales - 18.09.25

akiko, musico poetic (non) existence researcher and eabricoeaa curator. she channels a sonic exploration of cartography of trance.

akiko - Synthetic Tales - 18/09/25

Following releases from Lurka and Keplrr, GRACE has something more introspective in store. The label's fourth outing is a tasty collaboration between Bristol's @georg-i and Lisbon-based lyricist @olderbrotherolderbrother. Their 'Warm Skin' EP is a journey through slick, hi-tek bass and trip-hop injected with gritty vocal poetry.

Both artists are hitting their stride. Since 2021, georg-i has gone from strength to strength, his razor-sharp slappers appearing on YCO, FELT, and more recently, as the inaugural release on CCL's Subglow. Meanwhile, Older Brother's otherworldly vocals have featured on Timedance, Metrist's SOSOSO, and now a full release with the iconic imprint Numbers. 

On this EP, a soundworld emerges that recalls the dark intimacy of Massive Attack's Mezzanine and the beat science of Samurai Music. These two artists' combined talent makes for beautiful, moody listening - a third space between wonder and cynicism. 


georg-i & Older Brother - Warm Skin (GRACE) [Snippets]

flusterbrew3 is a spoken word poet who previously performed original pieces live at the Synthetic Tales for CTM Vorspiel 2024. But for this prerecorded Synthetic Tales, they taped a reading of part of a poem by Kristina Lugn, with each stanza echoed by Klara's own English translation. They then gave it to ismilianis to add music, noise, and texture.

ismilianis is a sound artist who's been followed by death for the past year. the mountains called, they found a goblin in a gathering of witches and it told them about the waves of life.

flusterbrew3 + ismilianis - Synthetic Tales - 18.09.25

Situated in the pulsating center of Brussels' Marolles district, GIMIC is a radio station and a space/bar committed to fostering the lively electronic music culture of the city.
Transmitting sound waves from the heart of Brussels.

soundcloud : @pont-levis
instagram : www.instagram.com/olaf_pontlevis/

Drawbridge, over the clouds @ GIMIC - 18 September 2025

Produced by: @ilayruni 
Remix by: @caldera-caldera
Mastered by: @tetricofficial
Artwork by: https://www.instagram.com/fredonne
Label by: @obtuseswamp
Release Date: September 30, 2025

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𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄 | Ilayruni - Telepathy Tapes (Caldera Remix) [Obtuse Swamp]

This air born episode drifts through ambient, dubby and textured sounds, a soundtrack to the rainy days in NL.

www.operator-radio.com

air born w/ dirtydms and Moss M - 18th September 2025

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