Bill Kouligas is the mind behind one of modern electronic music's greatest and most innovative labels, PAN. His remarkable ear for music meant that he released some of the earliest records from luminaries like Yves Tumor, Helena Hauff and Eartheater, helping to jumpstart several remarkable careers. And each PAN release is lovingly and lavishly packaged like an art object in itself, an approach you can read more about in this month's feature-length cover story.

The Berlin artist's RA Podcast is an audio companion to that cover story, and it underlines not only Kouligas's range as a label A&R but also as a DJ. Reflecting the label's evolution from straight-up noise to musique concréte to leftfield dance music and then avant-pop, the mix cycles through stages of strange, staggered beats, almost celestial ambient music, passages of overwhelming noise and sound that sublimate into floating clouds before solidifying back into club music, and a couple engaging spoken word passages and endless manipulations of the human voice. In other words, it sounds a lot like PAN.

@pan_hq

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Tracklist:
Lia T - Kester
pretty sneaky - B2
Digidub - Dark Breath
J-Green - Wavin' The 44
Azu Tiwaline - Amen Dub
pretty sneaky - A
Pugilist & Pod - Crisps
Mulholland - 442 Wenger
Terra Utopia - Likwid Mindz
Plebeian - Panic (Kincaid Remix)
Clemency - Testimony (Perko Remix)
Hooverian Blur - Hypnotizer
Autogenesis x cusoon dj x Simone Bauer - Chimera
Plebeian - Star Anise (Tammo Hesselink Remix)
Forest On Stasys - Natura Geometrica
Nicolò - Drydrums (Formant Value Remix)
Sha Ru - Iva
exael - Papillion
Dorothy Carlos - Balm
MinaeMinae - orientieren

james K - Trip Lick - NTS April 2025

Accidental Meetings resident and Bristol-based i-sha plays on Kiosk with styles grounded in the dubwise principles of negative space, physical pressure and adventurous sonics. Playing music from labels such as AM, Somewhere Press, ANA & A Colourful Storm.

i-sha @ Kiosk Radio 16.05.2025

CIAIC is an Italian DJ based in Paris. An insatiable delver of dance music’s murkiest depths, he draws inspiration from bass-heavy sounds, dub, and hypnotic rhythms to open a gateway for his imagination.

A dense journey drifting through dub pressure, industrial haze, and glitchy footwork.



AM Podcast #86 - CIAIC

The fourth and final episode of our summer series comes from Somatic Rituals co-founder, Kombé. 

@kombe

The Basel based DJ and Producer channels a deep synergy between polyrhythmic hypnosis and tactile sound design, shaping a sonic landscape that pulses with kinetic urgency.

This mix combines field recordings from Nairobi with sub-heavy mutations, traversing a blend of organic drum patterns that sit in the liminal spaces between bass, percussion, and club experimentation.

𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 / 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀 / 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲?Kombé, he/him, Basel

𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅I wanted to capture the sounds I’m currently into — a blend of organic drum patterns that sit somewhere between techno, bass, and dubstep. While recording, I was listening a lot to T++, whose shifting, intricate rhythms always strike me. The beginning also features field recordings from Nairobi, evoking a kind of big city energy — sometimes soothing, sometimes stressful.

𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰?For me, music has always been tied to identity — finding it and carving it through sound. My goal was never just to make functional club tracks, but to tell stories that resonate with me and my friends. The constant exchange with Mafou and Mukuna has probably shaped my music the most.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵?We founded Somatic Rituals with a clear vision for both the sound and the visual identity. We’re always drawn to specificity and rhythmic complexity, paired with a sound design–driven approach and a general interest in futurism. The idea is not to repeat what’s been done, but to push electronic music into new territory — music for the heads, for people who enjoy the weird and challenging. A strong identity linked to our fathers’ home continent, Africa, is also at the core of the label.

𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 / 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀? 𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽?We’ve got a really exciting label event in Amsterdam on October 18, with Low Jack, Toma Kami, and Jasmin joining us. Beyond that, I’m focusing on production and getting more new music out.

𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘅 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
Eclectic, drum-circle, bass

Full interview here: https://allmovingobjects.substack.com/p/kinetic-mix-041-kombe-shifting-rhythms

kinetic mix 041: kombé "shifting rhythms"

Broken club, dubbed out sounds, experimental electronics and atonal drifts: Gio’s monthly broadcasts are high contrast assemblages that move at a slow pace. 



                             
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/skyapnea/episodes/skyapnea-7th-july-2025

SKYAPNEA w/ INDEX:Records 070725

Carrier feat Gavsborg - The Fan Dance

PVAS - 05 - Boba

Clicks ‘n cuts, dubs ‘n wubs - this one’s for all the subwoofer huggers. The live audio recording of monka b2b larissa from ExUTDF25 is here! The duo from the bay area located POISE collective turned the Skup Złomu stage into a genre-blending, dubstep-inspired space filled with angelic pads, deep-cutting basslines, and dark, heavy textures. Massive.
 
Recorded @ E×UTDF 2025

Clicks ’n cuts, dubs ’n wubs - dzisiejszy materiał to coś dla wszystkich miłośników subwooferów. Przedstawiamy Wam nagranie seta monka b2b larissy z festiwalu ExUTDF25! Duet z gdańskiego kolektywu POISE zamienił na półtorej godziny scenę Skup Złomu w przestrzeń łączącą gatunki inspirowane dubstepem. Mieszanka anielskich padów, głębokich basów, mrocznych, gęstych tekstur. Massive.

Mastering @ Violent

UTDF Podcast #16: monka b2b larissa

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