ExXceLLeNT, BRriLLiaNT, MaGniFiK ✨✨✨🖤✨✨✨ ... i saw u twice ... Funckarma ✨🤍🤍✨  .... But i really hope to see you playing again soon 💗💗💗

Beautiful, so rare to find such quality and quantity, truly flawless and very special!🤍

this is straight up beautiful ❤️ thank you

A beautiful journey. Thank your this long ambient set. Great work. A new fan.

In the queue….

Music for Whales, an ambient radio transmission. Chapter 26: Abul Mogard. Selected soul drones from a Serbian metal factory. Nothing else to say... Whales would not understand us.

Tracklist:

Abul Mogard - Mus I I C ( Rework)
Abul Mogard - Patterns Of Our Own Times
Abul Mogard - The Sky Had Vanished
Abul Mogard - Quiet Dreams
Abul Mogard - Dizziness that shakes rivers and mountains
Abul Mogard - The Purpose Of Peace
Abul Mogard - Flecks of Endless Spaces
Abul Mogard - Slate-coloured Storm
Abul Mogard - I Watched The Sea, The Fields, The Sky
Abul Mogard - Abstract painting
Abul Mogard - All This Has Passed Forever
Abul Mogard - London south (Abul Mogard remix)
Abul Mogard - Half Light Of Dawn
Abul Mogard - Sand
Abul Mogard - Above All Dreams
Abul Mogard - Trembling With Tenderness
Abul Mogard - Znanie
Abul Mogard - Despite Faith
Abul Mogard - Stumbling Oscillations

Music For Whales - Abul Mogard

Unedited recording of my set at Savoy Theatre in Helsinki, Finland on 17 March 2023.

Setlist:
Against A White Cloud
Black Dust
Clouds 
Post-Crisis Remembrance
To Drown Out The Ocean
Bound Universe
The Purpose Of Peace
On A Shattered Shell Beach

Thanks to Magnús Logi Kristinsson for the photo.

Abul Mogard "Live at Savoy Theatre - Helsinki, 17 March 2023"

Sasha & Hernan Cattaneo played b2b All Night Long for the first time in the USA on December 2nd, 2023 for us in Denver. We will never be the same after that epic night on the dancefloor. 

Please enjoy & share Part 1 of the set courtesy of the artists @sashaofficial & @hernancattaneo

Sasha b2b Hernan Cattaneo | Live In Denver 12.2.23 - Part 1

Around the turn of the millennium, Danny Bonnici, as part of Nubreed, was at the forefront of an emerging sound known as progressive breaks—a golden era in electronic music. Celebrating that, he has curated a 2-hour mix featuring tracks from Luke Chable, Nubreed, Sasha, Andy Page, and more.

Click link above for tracklist and our Top 5 Essential Progressive Breaks interview with Danny.

@dannybonnici

Essential Progressive Breaks

Interview + Tracklist

Essential Progressive Breaks mixed by Danny Bonnici || Balance Music

Episode 144 is an absolute treat, featuring House & Techno aficionado Jonathan Kaspar's ENTIRE 8+ hour journey on April 5th, from the world renowned Stereo Montreal. 

Read more: https://whenwedip.com/2024/04/when-we-dip-144-jonathan-kaspar/

Follow: @jonathankaspar

Connect: When We Dip on Spotify - open.spotify.com/user/whenwedip

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Jonathan Kaspar - When We Dip 144 (Live @ Stereo Montreal - All Night Long)

I was thinking about all the long waits in line for Burning Man tickets over the years and decided to give some of you something to listen to while the walking person icon slowly makes its way across the screen holding all our hopes in its little tiny pixel hands. 

The wait time  is usually about as long as it took to get from one side of the playa to the other last year after it rained and the playa shrimp rose up to attempt to take over the world!! 

Burning Mud. Mudding man. Raining man. Remember the wild stories (all from the outside media or Diplo and Chris Rock) vs the kindness and generosity of strangers out on the playa. I hope, even if faced with adversity last year, maybe, just maybe, you also saw how wonderful people can be when called upon in a ‘crisis’. 

I was lucky enough to stay until Tuesday night and grateful to still get to play a sunrise on the Robot Heart albeit a few days later than planned. There was so much love in the air that (finally) beautiful morning. If you missed it or want to listen once more or are just bored and looking for something to distract you while waiting in line for this years tickets (I’ll be waiting too) then here’s burning man/mud/magic 2023.  Feel the love in the air and the tickle of playa shrimp on the soles of your feet. 

Lee

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Lee Burridge - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2023

a new 8.5 hour ambient mix with a lot of new music 
https://soundcloud.com/roelfuncken/ambient-mix-april-2024

1 . FourColor . Bigam
2 . Ian Hawgood & David Cordero . Meadow Plain Sustain
3 . Skee Mask . MDP2
4 . KMRU . Well
5 . Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky . Seaside Nude / Suicide Note
6 . Leaf Miner . Remnant, Remains
7 . Warmth.SVLBRD . Breakwater
8 . Christopher Bissonnette . Wend
9 . MPU101 . BLOCK-1_dv190
10 . Kodomo . SEER 2
11 . Off the Sky . adagio, à deux
12 . 36 . Axiom Haze
13 . Warmth . Sin
14 . Loscil // Lawrence English . Ultramarine
15 . Ogive . Ikoma
16 . Ian Hawgood & David Cordero . A Path of No Hiding
17 . KRI . untitled
18 . -- . 8,18
19 . Taylor Deupree . Rising
20 . Taylor Deupree . Dissipating
21 . David Cordero & Rhucle . Air pocket
22 . MPU101 . rioria juice
23 . -- . 10,14
24 . Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky . Saint Praxedis
25 . Snufmumriko . Kairos
26 . 36 . Ablyss
27 . ASC . Surrounded By Silence
28 . Nest . Far From Land
29 . Ogive . Isthmus
30 . Leandro Fresco &@ Rafael Anton Irisarri . Entre Otra Parte
31 . Illuha . Interstices I
32 . Rafael Anton Irisarri . Bastion
33 . Warmth . Ocaso
34 . Warmth . The Beach
35 . FourColor . Trace
36 . Ogive . Absorption Net
37 . Ian Hawgood & David Cordero . And There Were No More Lines to Draw
38 . -- . 6
39 . Tim Hecker . Stab Variation
40 . FourColor . Sink Into Gray
41  . FourColor . Dawn
42 . David Cordero & Rhucle . Beyond the horizon
43 . Jens Pauly . Elde
44 . r beny . brume
45 . foam_and_sand, robot koch . Circle 23
46 . Wil Bolton . Carousel Dreams
47 . MPU101 . ppg2_3ModeMon
48 . Benoît Pioulard & Offthesky . Fed On Lilies
49 . Sonmi451 . As Sure As Ferrets Are Ferrets
50 . Deru . Pathologically Bored (Remix)
51 . Nest . The Dying Roar
52 . Loscil // Lawrence English . Sienna
53 . Seabuckthorn . Sage Word
54 . Moss Covered Technology . Sunmachines
55 . Solo Andata . Dancer
56 . Bersarin Quartett . Keine Angst
57 . Olli Aarni . Ilma koskettaa ilmaa
58 . Warmth . Dread
59 . Loscil // Lawrence English . Vermillion
60 . MPU101 . TEAM 700_76
61 . Ogive . Hyperconcrete
62 . KRI . untitled
63 . Seabuckthorn . Old Saying
64 . Seabuckthorn . The Lights All Out
65 . Porya Hatami & AROVANE . mii
66 . Bersarin Quartett . Illusionen
67 . Wil Bolton . Dead Branches
68 . Huerco S . Marked For Life
69 . Secede . Unbound
70 . Tim Hecker . Violet Monumental II
71 . Strië . Aeroplane Flying
72 . FourColor . Hazy Blue
73 . ambalek . Weathered
74 . arovane . Eint Leicht
75 . KMRU . Solace
76 . Zimoun . ModularGuitarFields V
77 . MPU101 . TrailerparkBeauty
78 . Abul Mogard . The Other Room
79 . Ard Bit . 01_6
80 . Snufmumriko . Havsklockor (Purl Remix)
81 . Christopher Bissonnette . Maunder
82 . Otto A. Totland . Tula
83 . Tim Hecker . Harmony in Blue III
84 . Legiac . K-type main-sequence
85 . Abul Mogard . Upon The Smallish Circulation
86 . Aris Kindt . Seagraves
87 . COREY FULLER . Seiche
88 . Jason van Wyk . Glow
89 . Nils Frahm . Human Range
90 . MPU101 . doepfARP
91 . FourColor . Refracted
92 . Warmth . Night Away
93 . Loscil // Lawrence English . Amaranth
94 . Ogive . Weathercore
95 . Ogive . Planar Floraria
96 . Leaf Miner . Burnt Rings Replace the Velour
97 . Ard Bit . 02_3_01
98 . Alphaxone . Fields.I
99 . KMRU . Klang
100 . Seabuckthorn . Serre Noir
101 . Seabuckthorn . More Time Than Not

Ambient Mix April 2024

This is the 116th Ambient Sessions presented by Deep Electronics. These monthly released sessions brings you the best and the most diversity Ambient music can offer. This month  Synthbiont is back with a brand new set  called: Dream or Perception?

This set was recorded live during an ambient sleeping night in a church reconverted into an art atelier in the countryside nearby Groningen. Ethereal and atmospheric sounds, deep dark drones, organic field recordings, and processed samples from the iconic movie Waking Life compose this music trip dedicated to the experience of dreaming. The idea behind the mix was to recreate a oneiric soundscape in which the listener can reflect and explore the conscious/unconscious state of mind, guiding her/him through an emotional and suggestive sonic journey. Music from @abul-mogard, Simone Giud, @simonegatto_qui_ed_ora, @astralindustries, @cryochamberlabel, Silentes/13, and many others.

About:
Synthbiont is Nicoló Faggiani (@__vinylkite__), an Italian DJ and vinyl lover with a deep passion for ambient music living in Groningen, the Netherlands. Together with @tommasogobbo, he founded the ambient project @synthbiont_anassimandrus in early 2019, releasing music for renowned ambient labels and podcast series such as Secuencias Temporales, Deep Electronics, Silent Season, and many others.

Photo provided by Synthbiont

Links:
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/synthbiontanassimandrus
Bandcamp: https://synthbiontanassimandrus.bandcamp.com/album/peace-into-static-world
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-it/album/1o41JUWewjVKsUBIeLMrLg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synthbiont_anassimandrus/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/synthbiontanassimandrus
RA: https://it.ra.co/dj/synthbiontandanassimandrus

Ambient Sessions # 116 - Synthbiont

The Naarm based artist takes us on an extended 3 hour journey through lush ambient textures, mellow downtempo and ethereal half time. 

𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 / 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬 / 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞
Greer – they/them – living in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia

𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱
The intention of this mix is to guide one down the path of introspection and exploration. This mix fluctuates between slow moving pieces and more club-centric sounds all in an effort to play around with what sounds we tend to deem as “meditative.” Some find zen alone in their bedroom, some find it surrounded by bodies on the dancefloor - I hope to balance these journeys as this mix moves between slow and fast, gentle and experimental, light and dark.

𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 + 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
I moved to Naarm/Melbourne earlier this year and it has made me realise how unbelievably lucky I am to live here in “Australia”. From the natural landscapes of this country to the amount of gifted homies I come in contact with almost everyday, I’m in a constant state of awe. Artists like Zara, OK EG, Tangerine & Gi have me bursting at the seams with excitement for the sounds coming out of this place.

𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭?
Take Care was created in 2022, birthed from my new found love for gentle ambient/downtempo. A meditative mix (and later turned event) series focused around self and community care. It was made to be a sort of ‘digital destination’, a one-stop-shop of ambient soundscapes to help find stillness, cultivate growth and realign with what it means to be alive.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 / 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨?
Woodburnia, its my goal to make it out to the next one

𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐮𝐩?
Yalla Collective, Fem Fale & Foreign Frequencies based in Meanjin/Brisbane 
Absorb, Fluxx Club & Nightshop in Naarm/Melbourne

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞) 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
One that takes the cake right now would have to be a two day party called Absorbed. The line up was majority local/Aus talent and incredibly diverse in sound - yet it all flowed beautifully! From live acts to djs to bands, oh man I just had the best time! 

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
Dub Athlete’s Kinetic mix, would you believe! 

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨?
Turnover - Peripheral Vision

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝?
While studying during peak assessment time a homie brought me a cookie, that was epic

𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭?
Third Space - Scissor Kick

𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫?
This may be a bit clique, but my favourite experience so far would be NYE of 2023 at a dear homies house party. It was open decks and my friend Rilie and I ended up getting on and just playing the most ridiculous throwbacks, while our friend Rob got people to sing along on a mic we found. I started DJ’ing as a means to have fun with my homies and at that moment, it all came together in a beautiful celebration.

𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧?
My experience is definitely limited so I’ve gotta say Naarm/Melbourne

𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐱?
A tie between CLV - Priya, Neon Cleptu 23 - Opal Tree Amour and Quincy Raw for Take Care

> https://soundcloud.com/city-bleus/clv-priya <
> https://soundcloud.com/woodyninetytwo/neon-cleptu-23-opal-tree-armour<
> https://soundcloud.com/take-care-of-each-other/tc005-quincy-raw <

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
Lotsa cool music!

kinetic mix 034: greer "distill"

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The Last Cigarette

Plunge your audience into a chilling world of desolation and decay with 8 haunting tracks from the Infested Lands - Survival Music Collection.

This collection is a tapestry of melancholy and eerie sounds, meticulously crafted to evoke the feeling of a lost civilization, the profound silence of isolation, and the lingering terror of a world reclaimed by a sinister force.

Crafted by a Human for Human Creativity
Made by our producer Pathum with no AI, Infested Lands whispers with:

Sparse and Haunting Compositions: Minimalist musical arrangements that amplify the feeling of emptiness and the struggle for existence in a world overrun.

Melancholy and Somber Melodies: Themes that convey a deep sense of loss and the quiet despair of being the last survivor, surrounded by a corrupted environment.

Eerie and Desolate Soundscapes: Atmospheric textures that paint vivid sonic pictures of crumbling ruins, overgrown cities, and the ever-present, unsettling quiet.

Breathe Life (and Despair) into Your Survival Worlds
Authentically Produced: Experience the unique creative vision of our producer Pathum, ensuring a distinct human touch and a sound that stands out.

Cinematic Immersion: Each track is precisely designed to deliver a powerful emotional impact for crucial moments of exploration, desolate environments, and the introspective sequences of a lone survivor.

Crystal-Clear Audio: High-quality WAV format ensures pristine sound across all platforms and media.

Seamless Integration: Effortlessly weave these evocative tracks into your survival games, post-apocalyptic narratives, videos, streams, and more to create a truly unforgettable and terrifying atmosphere.

Normally $19.99, let the chilling sounds of Infested Lands - Survival Music Collection define the desolate beauty of your next project!

2 - Phat Phrog Studio - Infested Lands - Black Soil

Welcome to an Ambient Starlight Version of the Moonlight Serenade by Ludwig van Beethoven

Moonlight over Jupiter

Mick Chillage and Lee Norris come together as Autumn Of Communion. Between them, their music stretches into the deepest roots of modern ambient music. More info and download: https://asip.me/isolatedmix79

Tracklist:

01. William Basinski - 92982.1
02. Tangerine Dream - Sequent C
03. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Fullmoon
04. David Sylvian - The Healing Place
05. Billow Observatory - Plum
06. Tetsu Inoue - Elevator Drops
07. Dots - Dense
08. Cluster & Eno - Für Luise
09. Autumn Of Communion - Streams Pt4
10. Jochem Paap - Dx-Snth
11. Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie - Twilight

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isolatedmix 79 - Autumn Of Communion

Netherlands IDM prodigy Roel Funcken @funckarma steps up with a 2-hr journey. More info and download: http://asip.me/isolatedmix80

Tracklist:
01. Marcus Fischer & Simon Scott - Thorns (Shape Memory)
02. Toàn - Unsolved (Histós Lusis)
03. Pepo Galan & Max Würden - All Of A Sudden (All Of A Sudden)
04. Deru - 1979 (On a Snowy February Day) (1979: Remixed)
05. Solo Andata - Loom (Solo Andata)
06. Roel Funcken - Android Robson (Ochre rmx) (Dear of the Yog)
07. Rival Consoles - Be Kind (Persona)
08. ASC - Quaoar (Trans-Neptunian Objects)
09. Huerco S - A Sea Of Love  (For Those Of You Who Have Never...)
10. Julien Neto - III (Le Fumeur de Ciel)
11. Clark - Oaklands  (Clarence Park)
12. Autechre - Altibzz (Quaristice)
13. Nest - Charlotte (Retold)
14. Lorn  - SPINNING IN A DREAM (A/D)
15. Rival Consoles - Memory Arc (Persona)
16. Abul Mogard - The Purpose Of Peace (Abul Mogard)
17. Woulg - Ocean (Thin Veil)
18. Kane Ikin - The Violent Silence (Sublunar)
19. r beny - cities sleep like seeds  (cascade symmetry)
20. Legiac - Bycam Fosfane2  (The Voynich Manuscript)
21. Roel Funcken -Pead Bandorum (Kettel rmx) (Dear of the Yog)
22. Purl - Montauk (Evighet)
23. Ital Tek  - Reflection Through Destruction (Hollowed)
24. Roel Funcken - Spawkings (Martin Nonstatic rmx) (Dear of the Yog)
25. Sofus Forsberg - App lol (Udefra)
26. Boards of Canada - Nothing Is Real  (Tomorrow's Harvest)
27. Lorn - Mercy (Ask The Dust)
28. Arovane - ambelio (Atol Scrap)

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isolatedmix 80 - Roel Funcken

Faru is a Berlin-based musician and designer from Germany. His works have been described as a natural orchestra in a dream-like manner. Exploring movements of nature, noise and harmonics. He is also passionate about landscape photography and field recordings, which build the foundation of his musical journey.

https://faru.bandcamp.com/

Tracklist

Isorinne - Blurred Perceptions of Substance
Benoit Pioulard - i
ASC - Seamounts
Purl - Violante (Evaporating Edit by Faru)
sonmi451 - outer shell
Benoit Pioulard - III
Nmls - On & On & On
sonmi451 - bay hatch
Bojanek & Michalowski - sculptures
Araceae - Gleaming Embers
Deru - Pathologically Bored (Remix)
Faru - unreleased
Chubby Wolf - Covered with builder loom
Klaus Wiese - Akash II
Carl Stone - Banteay Srey
Faru - unreleased
Celer - Sol Azur
Grzegorz Bojanek - Pure Part 2
Faru - unreleased
Celer - spindles And Fires
ASC - Hadal Zone
Andy Stott - Time Away
Pan•American - Project For An Apartment Building

Have a good listening.

Deep Breakfast 009 - Faru

For the past 20 years Paul has curated his own Composure Records UK digital imprint and worked as both producer and DJ under various guises (Watchmen, Future Ltd, Flytrapp, Beam Strategic).
Paul’s musical journey started in the early 90’s organising Club nights for local DJ’s in and around the Somerset (UK) area whilst running the local college Radio station and putting together Leftfield and Chill DJ sets at a variety of local bars. With one eye on producing music Paul learned to write tracks on a basic home studio set-up. Early tracks consisted of putting together breaks sample records routed through guitar FX pedal. With the purchase of an Amiga 500 and then later a Mac LC2, musical experiments continued, inspired by the sounds of New Order, 808 State, Orbital, Aphex Twin and the non stop beats of 80’s street sounds electro tapes. By the mid 90’s Paul was writing and producing progressive dance music with his brother and his DJ sets had evolved into sprawling early chill sets that took on a more progressive style as they developed. Support from local DJ’s and friends spurred the brothers into action sending out their first demo tape to a handful of labels under the Flytrapp guise in 1997. This initial demo provoked labels such as Deconstruction, Fluid, Steel Fish, Limbo and Skinny Malinky to respond. The brothers began recording for Limbo Records as Flytrapp and then later as Beam Strategic for Quad Communications in 2001. As Flytrapp they released 4 tracks, gaining credit and response from world-wide DJ’s including Sasha, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Dave Seaman, Lee Softley (Blue Amazon) and Nick Warren amongst others. With each of these releases Flytrapp established themselves as an underground production duo at the cutting edge of sound. As Beam Strategic the brothers then released “Encoder/Totality” for Quad Communications, another slice of progressive tech house with beautiful atmospherics. Over the next three years the brothers began working on solo projects with Paul building his studio up and working on his own label “Composure” for future digital output as Watchmen and Future Ltd.
Composure Records UK is now an established digital label with over 70 releases, is supported by many of the world’s established Dj’s and has discovered and worked with many of the scene’s new and developing producers (SQL, Sotela, SoundProcess, Pako Frederik). As an artist, producer and DJ, Paul continues to develop his sound. Current projects include various guest mixes for internet radio shows, a series of his own mixes to be uploaded here and new musical releases on Composure.

Roel Funcken officially popped up on the scene in 2010, with his solo debut, titled Vade, out on Ad Noiseam. But fans of electronic music, and IDM in general, have been tracking this Dutch musician for over a decade prior, when, along with his brother, Don, the duo has released some of the genre defining music on labels such as Djak-Up-Bitch, Schematic, Sublight Records, Neo Ouija, n5MD , Arcola (Warp) as the one and only Funckarma. In 2009 the Funcken brothers kicked off their very own, digital-only, Funcken Industry imprint, which hosted a few of their other projects and offshoots, such as Shadow Huntaz, Scone, Quench, Automotive, and the latest from Roel's solo works. Roel continues to influence the evolution of music through numerous releases (Sapper Morton on Analogical Force, Semtinal Convex on Methlab and Prester Hynn on his own imprint to name a few) and active engagement in the community, with music festival curation, mixes on mixlr and soundcloud and weekly playlists on Soundcloud and spotify. Roel's music is advanced in sound design, often incorporating unique experimentation in electronic sound, with cut-up, twisted, atmospheric sonic soundscapes, leaving the cranium always begging for more. His ambient textures maintain a cinematic quality throughout, while his percussive arrangements retain a constantly mutating framework, always reconstructing its rhythm and structure, contradicting complex configurations and minimal design. It's always a pleasure to taste the latest treat from this aural engineer, and find the latest gem in his never-ending arsenal of sound. Definitely check out his music Funck’d subscription on bandcamp to check out his latest tracks and get some exclusive material).

Ambient Mix April 2024

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