Time to slow down the tempo a little bit... Melodic layers and classic electro influence meets large wide sub design.

It has been a breath of fresh air to produce without thinking "this needs to work well in a club". There is so much space for sound design between beats, you can't hide behind another dominant transient that's stealing headroom from decays or reverbs. Refined sound design prevails and composition decisions become more deliberate.

'Refined Mind' was made in September with the above sentiment as fuel.

Hope you enjoy this, all income will go directly to Pay The Rent (paytherent.net.au)

Head over to my Bandcamp to purchase :)) Releasing October 1st.

Cheers XO

RENZO

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Refined Mind

Audio transmission from the 1020 Radio station on 20-01-2022 19:00-20:00GMT.

Diving into the Dream Software archive for the latest broadcast. Expect higher-tempo, wormhole-delving techno and trance, in the usual DS sound.

Dream Software - 1020 Radio (20 01 2022)

For our 10th mix in our series Aspet would like to welcome https://soundcloud.com/dj-netburner(Loni). This mix from Loni is full of bangers that is sure to get your feet stomping. Be sure to catch her at Dr Morse this Friday playing for E-Link.

DJ Netburner//vol010

Off-kilter techno, spacey electro and thumping bass. Signature sounds from Maad, one of Naarm's most exciting selectors.

@mmaaddd

Vervemix 031: Maad

A selection of tracks I'm loving at the moment. Vinyl only :)

How do you turn this on?

phat washed sounds of the astral triumvirate returning to ceremoniously and communally gyrate after being split from trio energies at their most recent party; the show was broadcast on a friday between 9-11pm, + u best believe it

originally live on @refugeworldwide

Astral VIP - Refuge Worldwide [08.04.22]

MIX 041 - TSUNIMAN (@tsunimanmusic / Iman Cavargna-Sani) is a London-based DJ part of the collectives @Sisu_crew and @Co-Select.

Originally from Switzerland, TSUNIMAN has lived in London for the past 6 years, where she studied Cultural Studies and Media at UAL. It was only after her first squat rave that she started to grow a strong interest in electronic music, which led her to want to get behind the decks. Thanks to a fortunate encounter with two members of London-based DJ collective Co-Select, TSUNIMAN was invited to practise weekly in the collective's first base at Imperial College radio station in West London, where she learnt to dj and started getting more involved in the scene, playing at parties and on the radio. TSUNIMAN is a Klub Verboten resident and has played alongside DJs TASHA (Neighbourhood), Stephanie Sykes (47/Fullpanda) Dasha Rush (Fullpanda) and Anastasia Kristensen (Arcola). Her sound taps into several genres, often ranging from Trance, Progressive House, Techno, EBM, Electro and Breakbeat - TSUNIMAN likes to recreate soundscapes that explore the underground, celebrating the music of the past with the energy of today’s audiences.

www.instagram.com/IncognitoRadioUK

INCOGNITO MIX 041 - TSUNIMAN

We were over the moon to be joined by @anna-rose-wirth aka ANNX, founder of London’s epic WHOMP parties, for our last show on 1020 Radio. WHOMP is a non-profit event which has so far sponsored thirty four children from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain an education in Nepal via JMB Educational Fund. Here, we discussed the project before running through a wicked mini mix from Annx capturing the sound of WHOMP.

Tracklist:

FROND: 
GusGus – Anthem 
Accelera - We Are Star Stuff Harvesting Star Light 
Brothers of Funk vs Darren Chapman - G13 (Spoon Wizard mix) 
Leftfield – Halliday Original (Jam) 
Bop – Beach Simulator 3D 
Mooncat – Exploration (Original Journey) 
Acidlab – Happily Damaged (rmx) 

INTERVIEW: 
Skee Mask - Daytime Gamer (Version) 
Reptant - Outermission

ANNX: 
Ethereal Logic – Friday On Mars 
N-Gynn – Revolution (Unreleased) 
Timetech – E.S 
Cerebrals – In The Sunshine (1st Version) 
Timetech – Need 
Ski Fi – Becarus 
A.K.D – People & U.F.O’s 
Brothers Of Dub – Same Frequency

Follow WHOMP:
https://www.instagram.com/whompparty/

1020 Radio - Pollination w/ ANNX (WHOMP) - 27th April 2022

@edavd is the project of multidisciplinary artist Emmanuel David Monteiro. A deep thinker, E Davd brings a theoretical and conceptual lens to his work - if you listen deeply and with intent, you can begin to understand some of the complex ideas that underscore his music. Process driven and creative, E Davd is not bound by genre, rather working with different patterns, rhythms and approaches to sound to explore his connection to, and barriers to ancestry and heritage. Starting out age nine on the congas, playing Cape Verdean and afro music in his dad’s band, E Davd now uses electronic music to explore his own ideas about black music. Now, he uses techno as a mechanism to explore complex themes such as the nexus of nature and technology, Indigenous technologies and afrofuturism. His radio show and soon to be record label ‘Visions of Utopia’ on Nomad Radio also encapsulate these themes, looking toward a utopian society that is not only equal and free from racial violence, but one in which blackness is privileged.  E Davd uses his guest mix on Passing Notes to present a deep excavation into the internet, himself and afrofuturism - expect a sound collage of original works - finished and ‘unfinished’, samples and snippets from afrofuturism documentary ‘The Last Angel of History’. I had a wonderful time talking with E Davd about afrofuturism, ancestry, blackness, black music and more.

E Davd - PN 162

an improvised mix going through favourite genres and moods

music by: JMV, sam brickel & dashiel on animalia, om unit, loif, third nature (roza terenzi & jd), GiGi FM, Sky H1, yr lovely dead moon, batu, puligist, priori, alfred czital, skirt, kanding ray, feral, mila chiral, gem-k, dj ja, big ever, luigi tozzi, polygonia, alan backdrop, corin, axefield, dashiell, matchbox, pillow queen, maara, tapestry of sound, eusibeia.

Morphic Fields #2 late bloom

London based Pollination co-founder FROND delivers a superbly pieced together selection in episode 57 of our CommaCast Series.

Up-and-coming talent FROND aka Scotch Mist has had a string of highly impressive recent outings in the electronic world, with her masterclass mix for On Rotation, her highly supported 'Anx' released on the Pollination [Open Culture:No Borders] compilation release and her guest mixes with popular radio stations 1020 Radio, Aaja and Komrad. We are a big fan of what this artist is up to at the minute and very excited to share this sonic adventure FROND takes us on. Lock in!

Follow FROND here...
Soundcloud: @fr0nd
Pollination SC: @pollination-uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiemarschner/

Refined Mind

Renzo