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For MNMT 294, Utopian gives an introspective guide to the deeper and progressive flavours of techno’s corners. 

Read more :

https://mnmt.no/magazine/2021/04/15/monument-294-utopian/

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MNMT 294 : Utopian

~ Deep Breakfast 178 by https://soundcloud.com/utopian_dj ~

Tracklist:
01. The Dark Side Of The Moog ft. Bill Laswell - Part III
02. Rrose - Undergrowth
03. Petit Astronaute - Floating In Space
04. O Yuki Conjugate - Gathering Shadows
05. Pan Sonic - Reuna-alue
06. Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith - Evening Of Light
07. Edward Artemiev - Train (Stalker Soundtrack)
08. Dedekind Cut ft. Dj Shadow & Chino Amobi - Coversations With Angels
09. Monolake - Modulo 8.5
10. O Yuki Conjugate - False Prophet
11. Donato Dozzy & Daniele Di Gregorio - Sessione 4
12. Christian Coiffure - Trees Used To Speak At Dawn (Yushh Remix)
13. Modern Eleven - Shining
14. Porter Ricks - Prismatic Error
15. Orphx - Radiotherapy I
16. Valentino Mora - Membrane
17. Christian Coiffure - Increased Mutualism (Varuna)
18. Sabla - Vibrations Dub
19. Rapoon - We Walk In Diamond
20. HVL - Jangi
21. Loris Grimaldi - Flusso Stazionario
22. Toki Fuko - Experiences And Perceptions
23. Alan Backdrop - Never Flown To The Philippines

Deep Breakfast 178 - Utopian

Revelation Session is pleased to present Utopian. Utopian is Isidro Bolívar’s moniker. He was born in the south of Spain and from an early age he always had a soft spot for introspective music, no matter if it was floor-oriented or home-listening. As a Dj he takes hypnotism as the foundations of his craft, although, his sets can take many shapes, tribal, deep, minimal or melodic depending on the mood.
A few years ago, he discovered a new wave of Italian techno musicians like Donato Dozzy and especially Marco Shuttle which was a life-changing moment for him. This would define his technique, dj skills and mindset. Focusing on a more progressive based built up and smooth transitions. Musically speaking Utopian keeps an open eye on new releases but also on old hidden gems and will play them within the same set as long as the music pairs harmonically and respect the timeless quality of techno aesthetics.
He played a few gigs at Alpenglühen, a notorious forward-thinking techno night run by the internationally respected F-ON in Madrid. 
He closing set at Calma festival (Madrid) this time with a more tribal-ambient approach to a crowd sitting and completely immersed in music. More  recently he played at perpendicular fest and the mythical club of southern Spain industrial copera.
Apart from being a Dj, Isidro was an active promoter while living in Madrid. Confessed digger and record collector and currently experimenting with music in the studio. He also recently created a space for local artists to express themselves by performing through ambient and immersive techno streaming sessions, his name is "espacio ingrávido".
He currently lives in Granada, in the south of Spain. There he has formed a collective with his partners and friends Fran Acosta and Kaizen (Antonio Moreno), their name is Klub Collective, and they have invited great national and international artists such as Acronym, Estrato Aurora, Atoloi or Cobahn".

Release date: April 21, 2023.

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SC: https://soundcloud.com/utopian_dj
FB: https://www.facebook.com/utopiandj/

Revelation Session # 223/ Utopian (ES)

• Crescent Textures #112 • Ksenia Kamikaza

Ksenia Kamikaza is a Riga born / Barcelona-based DJ and producer, the founder of UNDER Festival. She flows from techno to ambient, dark disco to IDM in places like Sziget Festival, fabric, KitKat, Burning Man and others around the globe.

Ksenia is moving underground scene of Latvia for almost two decades. With the promo group called Platz Für Tanz, she challenges the most unexpected places for her events: trains, airports, libraries and even churches, — proving that techno is not only music, but the true cultural phenomena.

Ksenia runs two music labels KĀDAS DOMAS and TĀDA GAITA, which are fully dedicated to Latvian electronic music, promoting Latvia born artists to the world.

SC: https://soundcloud.com/ksenia_kamikaza
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kseniakamikaza
IG: https://www.instagram.com/kamikaza

• Crescent Textures #112 • Ksenia Kamikaza

Our October mix steps into the immersive world of utopian, DJ hailing from Granada, Spain and the mastermind behind the Klub Collective deep techno events. Prepare to embark on an introspective journey through ambient soundscapes, ethereal vocals, and emotionally charged music in this mix, as utopian skillfully guides you through a transcendent sonic experience.

@utopian_dj

Artwork by Sophie Vaillant

Tracklist :
Air Liquide - things happen
CV & JAB - large suess plant
Ulla Straus - New poem
Susumu Yokota - Azukiiro no kaori
Fathmount aka Wildon Lee - A yoke of oxen
Flora Ying-Wong - Vale
Pete Namlook & Tetsue Inoue - Hands of light (part II)
Luigi Tozzi - Epipelagic
Massimo Vivona - Phase 3
Refracted - Along a ghostly trail
Sabla - Forestpath
The future sound of London - Cascade
Silvania - Puerto 3 (Dj Galax mix instrumental)
Margaret Dygas & Tobias - Test the west
KiTA - Solarplex
Koraal - La casa del volcán n° 3
Sugai ken - Zuisen

Conscious Listening Mix Series - 18 - utopian

Into The Abyss #046 | Axis Alpha


Axis Alpha is a Czech DJ based in Prague. His creative work circles around underground electronic music from which it was the hypnotic techno that slowly began to take precedence over others.

Delivering hypnotic and trippy grooves with atmospheric textures established him in Prague’s techno scene, playing in clubs like Bike Jesus, Altenburg or Cross.

Since 2022 he is a part of Weltraum, Prague-based collective of friends enjoying deep, high-intensity techno music who love to play it together.
In 2023 he teamed up with Nior to further enhance listener’s trippy experiences by regularly playing b2b together.

https://soundcloud.com/axisalpha

Into The Abyss #046 | Axis Alpha

MNMT recordings presents Jin Synth recorded live at Mostra 2023.

Jin Synth played on the third day of Mostra 23 at the iconic landmark of Castell de Montjuïc in Barcelona, one of the venues of Mostra festival. The Catalan festival will take place in its third edition from 28 to 31 March in 2024.  

About her time at Mostra Jin Synth said:

"Mostra was an absolutely beautiful music festival. It was my first time visiting Barcelona. Meeting incredible artists and warmy friends was the best part of the experience. These four days were a revelry and the stunning beauty of Castell de Montjuïc was a sight to behold. The event left a nice impression on everyone’s heart. I believe the memories created there will last!"

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MNMT Recordings : Jin Synth x Mostra

Recorded by Laima Adelaide @amlia for The Memoir, 2023.
All tracks were written, produced and performed live by Laima Adelaide @amlia.
Mastered by Nils Edte.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by @Hypnus Records.

All tracks performed live.

Love and light

Page 113: Laima Adelaide (Live)

Campfire Stories 97 (Beyond the Sky) by Utopian (@utopian_dj)

~ About The Story ~

Adrift in the liberating, late light of summer, delicate, frivolous, they make their way to my front porch and flutter near the glassed-in bulb, translucent as a thought suddenly wondered aloud, illumining the air that's thick with honeysuckle and dusk. You and I are doing our best at conversation, keeping it light, steering clear of what we'd like to say.You leave, and the night becomes cluttered with moths, some tattered, their dumbly curious filaments startling against my cheek. How quickly, instinctively, I brush them away. Dazed, they cling to the outer darkness like pale reminders of ourselves. Others seem to want so desperately to get inside. Months later, I'll find the woolens, snug in their resting places, full of missing pieces. - Jennifer O'Grady

~ Chapters ~

Biosphere - Whole forests of them appearing
Michael Vallera - Window in
Brian Eno - Matta
Steve Roach - Airtribe meets the dream  ghost
Ross Alexander - Shattering metals
Steve Roach - Apparition collabration
Ishq - Leaf
Various artists - No.9
Multicast dynamics - Oceana
Vladislav Delay - He lived deeply
Polygonia - No haste
Feral - Heruka 4
Pole - Rondell zwei
Driftmachine -  Lost Travelers
Konduku - Fallout
Holotropic - Vortex of flares
DB1 - Pont four
O.Utlier - Soil Tiller
Driftmachine - Ambler
Konduku - Sonsuz Rüzgar
Discknocked - Nous
Air liquide - Geiñgerzaehler
Discknocked - Aion
Hierarchy - Matter (asg materia remix)
Javier Marimon - Bún bó phé
Wa wu we - Within light and shadows
Corell - Utility
Discknocked - Ohman
Forest drive west - Drift
Toki Fuko - Spring ray (deduction)
Silent Harbour - Black cloud 
Grand River - Horses

~ Notes ~

Campfire Stories is a mix series by friends of Silent Season. The focus of the series is on storytelling through deeper electronic music. Artists weave together narratives using the emotional characteristics of ambient and techno music.

Thanks to all the artists and labels whose sounds help tell the story.

Thank you for listening.

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Photo: Dave Hoefler

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Campfire Stories 97 (Beyond the Sky) by Utopian

Pregnant Void is a division of Italian label Out-ER (Out Electronic Recordings).

The label started investigating in the relation between sounds and emotions, how frequencies and sounds interact with living beings, collecting experts’ opinions, researches and experiments.

Pregnant Void represents a mysterious, natural space of our Globe. The word is used into the astrophysical area of interest to indicate an invisible world to our eyes but full of vibrations. Those same specific vibrations which contributed to create the Universe and, later on, the Planets surrounding the globe.

Contact: info@pregnantvoid.com