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Duster

Chocolate And Mint

ghost - machine girl

In Heaven Nothing Is Fine (Paradox Waarp)

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silence of the lambs—babyteeth

For this episode, we’re taking you to the textured, floating world of Nikos, producer, DJ, visual designer and dancefloor conductor with a love for groove and hypnotic storytelling. He has a playful approach and infectious energy, building bridges between sound, movement and visuals.

Nikos is always drawn to the combination of hypnotic elements and groove, often percussion driven and with a lot of texture. “I’m a fanatic dancer myself and also often dj or perform music for dance workshops or events around audience participation. These events give me the freedom to play music with a broader pallet and it is inspiring to see people responding to every sound you are bringing in. 

His sets often travel from ambient soundscapes to heavy rhythmics and back again, but for SKIN, he’s slowed things down:
“For this mix, I wanted to focus on a slower mix with tracks that have a floating feeling, subtle percussion and pulsating basslines.”

Outside the booth, Nikos curates Pelagic, a listening session concept for slower sounds, and Dohm, a party series which is more oriented around dance music, both based in and around Rotterdam.

Follow Nikos: 
https://www.instagram.com/nikostenhoedt/
https://soundcloud.com/nikos_nikos

Latest release (compilation of Hyperwaves)
https://hyperwaves.bandcamp.com/album/va-volume-2

Tracklist:

Saptura - Sindh
SAUCO - Qoa
Huone - Vladislav Delay
Caldera - Body 2002
Floating Motion - Atomic Moog
Valentino Mora - Homage to Function
Subparcel - Monosym
Sinister Maze - Polygonia
Laogan - Shoal
Eneric - Mick Gristle Hasvat Informant
Introduction - Charles LCC
Spiral I - Sub Accent
Transform Dub - Arkajo
Dolphin Skii - Caldera
Neon Portal (Claudio PRC Remix) - Forest On Stasys
Dry Marsh - Pianeti Sintetici
Valentino Mora - Komet
Semien Terara 1 - Abdulla Rashim
Warm Love (Sleep Before Mix) - Agent Orange

Artwork by Lotte de Wolde

SKIN #035 Nikos

traverse is proud to announce the release of its first record - a compilation of six tracks from various artists, inspired by Pembroke King’s poem moving silhouettes, written for this occasion.

As the fourth volume of the compilation series “traversée”, moving silhouettes encourages artists to explore all corners of listening music and creative avenues that aren’t tied to any one convention.

Pembroke King’s poem sheds light on the mood of the compilation, and even though each artist brings its own interpretation of it, there is a beautiful harmony of it all - from Kate Miller’s atmospheric sounds to Teqmun’s drums-made-of-rain-drop-recordings or Ghjuliú’s nostalgic melodies, the listener travels around Pembroke’s words with each track.

As our first physical release, we feel honoured to collaborate with artists who have been involved in a way or another on traverse before such as Officium, Mika Oki and Alohn, but Kate Miller, Teqmun, and Ghjuliú, that we’ve been keeping close to our heart for a long time already.

artwork: Gabriel Sauvageot
tracks produced and mixed by (in order of appearance): Alexis Tytelman, Tijmen Blokzijl, Alban Mercier and Yolek, Kate Miller, Ghjuliú, Mika Oki
mastered & cut: Marco Pellegrini at Analogcut
digital master: Umvral
distribution: Kuroneko

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