Name: RA.276 Alva Noto by Resident Advisor
Duration: 51 min 22 s
Description: A rare DJ mix from one of electronic music's chief practitioners.

This mix has become an obsession of mine.

Martyn is the finest example of an artist who exists outside traditional genre boundaries. Ever since the mid-90s, the Dutchman has operated in his own adjacent worlds while drawing on UK bass hybrids, techno and electro to cook up singular rhythms and unique moods. The 3024 label head has always used his platform to bring through new talent, and now also mentors young artists with his own Patreon program. This sits next to his ever spell-binding performances in the club and eye-opening monthly Darkest Light show on NTS, which is a deep dive into his love of jazz. 

This week's mix is a 70-plus minute snapshot of Martyn's sound, which is as timeless as ever. From the crispness of Detroit electro to the off-beat thump of bass via his deep techno lit up with glistening electronics, it is a perfect blend of body and head and one full of brazen moves. There's a switch to jazz-laced broken beat and low, then the slow wobble of dubstep before a rebuild towards old school jungle that proves this is the sound of a true master at work.

Dekmantel Podcast 338 - Martyn

Dekmantel Podcast 438 - Martyn

The producer best known as Huerco S. accompanies One Day, our record of the year, with two hours of minimal and dub introspections.

This summer, Kansas-raised DJ and producer Brian Leeds released One Day under his revived Loidis alias. Enamoured with the restrained, loopy sounds of early '00s dance music, the album’s eight tracks linger in the air, luxuriating in dubbed-out chords, swung beats and sub vibrations. It's our favourite record of 2024 for a reason. 

It's a sound he's coined, in his typically teasing fashion, "dub mnml emo tech." All winks aside, it’s no wonder One Day became the soothing balm we all needed. In a scene overwhelmed by hard and fast trends, the softer—and Leeds might argue, more sincere—stylings of minimal and dub techno enjoyed a welcome second wind. 

Not only was One Day one of our favourites of the year (more on that this week), but it also inspired us to break our usual no-repeats rule, inviting Leeds back to the RA Podcast under a different alias after his 2019 turn as Huerco S. 

"The prevailing trends in dance music are more and more maximalist," Leeds noted. "I missed restraint, subtlety, and sensuality." Clocking in at just under two hours, RA.965 embodies that ethos in spades.

@huerco_s

Read more at ra.co/podcast/965

RA.965 Loidis

Recording of PLO Man's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2024.

Dekmantel Selectors 2024

PLO Man at Dekmantel Selectors 2024

~ Deep Breakfast 308 by https://soundcloud.com/blind-observatory ~

We're thrilled to introduce the incredible German DJ and music producer, Blind Observatory.

Blind Observatory is a highly talented DJ, music producer, designer, and visual artist whose creative work delves deeply into themes of science fiction, futurism, and astronomy. Inspired by the captivating idea of viewing dance floors as "observatories for the blind," his name embodies a guiding principle and serves as a meaningful reminder for David as he explores the vastness and solitude of the universe. His unique artistic approach, combined with an intuitive sense of the energy and flow of a night, enables him to skillfully navigate the delicate emotional spectrum between sadness and joy. This ability has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a true "DJ’s DJ" — someone who understands the art of moving a crowd on a profound level. Since 2024 he is running https://soundcloud.com/gravitational-multiplex together with Vincent Neumann, where he recently released his first solo ep in almost a decade https://gravitationalmultiplex.bandcamp.com/album/entropy-of-me

"With this one I wanted to be it a lush summer mix so I was aiming for a slight water theme. Drifting and Floating. Lots of ripples, droplets, reflections and swirls. Tidal movements and waves with a wiggly undercurrent."

Tracklist:
1. Love Over Entropy - Fortysix [SoHaSo, 2025]
2. Claudio PRC - Prelude [Delsin, 2025]
3. Mown - Haze [Mown, 2025]
4. Owl - Infinite Rotation [re:st, 2024]
5. Bas Dobbelaer - Rise (Moon Patrol Remix) [SoHaSo, 2024]
6. VC-118A - Extract [Patterns Of Perception, 2022]
7. Koss - Ocean Waves (Return To Ring Mix) [Mule Electronic, 2010]
8. Red Noise - Lirio [Orbitando, 2024]
9. Télépopmusik - δp.δq ≥ h⁄4π “L’incertitude d’Heisenberg” [Chrysalis, 2001]
10. Plants Army Revolver - 0101011001000010 [Danza Nativa, 2024]
11. Mown - Like Pieces Of Memories In The Sky [Mown, 2025]
12. Dino Sabatini - Plena Lunae [Outis Music, 2023]
13. Ness - Return To Homeland [The Gods Planet, 2025]
14. Patrick O’Hearn - Beautiful World [Patrickohearn.com Music, 2003]
15. Declan - Eye Of The Feline [Companion, 2024]
16. Natalie Beridze - Bygone [Natalie Beridze, 2024]
17. Space Biology - Sustainability [Companion, 2024]
18. John Consemulder - Coffee Addict (Decaf Mix) [Fluid Electronics, 2024]

Picture shot by himself.

Blind Observatory
Label: https://gravitational.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blind.observatory/

Deep Breakfast Series
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Deep Breakfast 308 ~ Blind Observatory

Live recording @ Gradient Campout, Johnson Valley, 12:30-3am, April 26, 2025.

Carved under still stars,
Mojave’s story on stone. 
Wind’s whispers tell time.

~~~~~~~

Track list:
Wading Above The Pathways – Rainsoft
Pulse XV – Peverelist
Ooh Wee (Norm Talley Remix) – thatmanmonkz ft. Nikki-O
Rounded – Junes
Psyop – Save Your Atoll
Biding All In – Anika Kunst, Architectural
Timetraveler – Ben Buitendijk
Cave – Rene Wise
Les Six – Dasha Rush
Magnetic Latency – Morphing Territories
Air Pressure – Matt Thibideau
Fog Machine (Seoul Version) – Unjin
Healing Dream – Refracted
Take A Tumble – DJ Hockey
Funzione I [Valentino Mora Cosmic Trans Rephase] – Formant Value
Burn  – ILAYRUNI
Aluminium Liquid – Seta Loto
Lost In Alhambra – Vardae
Saturnia – Moy Santana
Untitled – DJ Nobu
Obelisk (Forest On Stasys Remix) – Labyrinthine
Deepspace 1 – 9beats
Signal 303 – Mike Parker
Trireme – Mike Parker
New Day – Forest Drive West
Undulations – Artefakt
Haile – Javier Salazar
Telepathine  – Nicola Cruz
Bod Pa – Archypness
Atanas Aconite – Earl Grey
Phoon – Tobias. Doltz.
Mwamwa - Castañeda (ft. Nunca Olvides) – Mwamwa, Nunca Olvides
Urmah 1  – Reeko
Khori  – Vardae
Dragonfly – Kontinum
Landing Point – Atomic Moog

agraybé live @ Gradient Campout 2025 (night set, 4.26.25)

Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Marco Shuttle (@marco_shuttle) with a set recorded at party PAX-ROMANA (@paxromana_xxi) at Radion Amsterdam (@radionamsterdam). Go to bit.ly/ShuttlePod for the interview.

RA.276 Alva Noto

Resident Advisor

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