The Blackest Ever Black released singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno stops by NTS' London studio once a month for an hour-long show featuring original productions side by side with old favourites and inspirations ranging from minimal synth to folk and dream pop... 
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Carla Dal Forno 191124

NYC anarcho-punks Straw Man Army stop by NTS for a power hour, following on the release of their Earthworks LP by La Vida Es Un Mus. 

 
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STRAW MAN ARMY 090125

Daigos - 桃源郷 (Tougen-Kyo) [TEETH004]

Grab your tea and get cozy; join Nao on an immersive musical journey through the melodies and stories of the Middle East and North Africa. From timeless classics and modern beats straight through to raï and punk. 
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Habibtea w/ Cheba Nao 220125

Berlin-based artist Pavel Milyakov aka Buttechno joins us for an hour a month. 
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PAVEL MILYAKOV w/ Significant Other 100225

Finally got to recording our last residency slot ~ bae2bae all nite long ~ playing our favourite songs for ppl to gossip, giggle, flirt and jiggle @murmurams

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with deboleena playing our fav songs all nite @ murmur 7 march 2025

120 minutes of daydreams, nightmares and the thoughts in between from glasgow born, melbourne based dj sofay

| IT'S KISMET | w/ Sofay | E1

DJ & music supervisor Taylor Rowley forages for the forgotten musical past every month, uncovering soundtracks, psych rock & other treasures.  
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The Windmills of Your Mind w/ Taylor Rowley 160425

&ampquot;&ampquot;The fairy queen,&ampquot;&ampquot; he said. &ampquot;&ampquot;You beguile me. You lead me from the path with sparks of light, dancing, singing, and the sound of bells; always the sound of bells.&ampquot;&ampquot; &ampquot;&ampquot;The bells are blown by the wind,&ampquot;&ampquot; Zina said. &ampquot;&ampquot;And the wind speaks the truth. Always. The desert wind. You know that; I have watched you listen to the wind. The bells are the music of the wind; listen to them.&ampquot;&ampquot; He heard, then, the fairy bells. They echoed distantly; many bells, small ones, not church bells but the bells of magic. It was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. &ampquot;&ampquot;I cannot, myself, produce that sound,&ampquot;&ampquot; he said to Zina. &ampquot;&ampquot;How is it done?&ampquot;&ampquot; &ampquot;&ampquot;By wakefulness,&ampquot;&ampquot; Zina said. &ampquot;&ampquot;The bell-sounds wake you up. They rouse you from sleep. You roused Herb Asher from his sleep by a crude introjection; I awaken by means of beauty.&ampquot;&ampquot;
The VALIS Trilogy (Philip K. Dick) -



Artificial Dreams w/ Nonlocal Research (23/04/25)

TRACKLIST (Lots of edits in there so I'll include all the tracks I sampled to make them)

David Harrow - Complete Control (Night Time Sleaze)
Andi Arroganti - Café Future 
Dig It Al(l) - Komm Und Tanz Mit Mir!
Mike Dearborn - Fear
Plus Instruments - Don't Forget Me
Riss - Get It On
M.E.S.H. - Meet Every Situation Head On
DJ Doktor Megatrip & Mista Luv - Liquid Eyeliner 
Gotham City - Barry's House (Bazza Mix)
C.J. Colin Jackman - Sound City (Instrumental Dub)
The Jak - Gravity D-Lyte
Razz feat. Matt Warren & Ralphi Rosario - Razz-Matazz
Eternal Sun - 6/8 Drumz (Matt-A-Pella)
Das Xon - Apollo
Two Without Hats - Try Yazz (Webo Pella)
Peter Brown - Love In Our Hearts
Kurtis Blow - AJ Is Cool
O-Zone - Mindbending Climax (Club Version)
Jedi Knights - One For M.A.W.
Pablo's Eye - Today
Siegmar Fricke - Geriatrics
Hospital People - We'll Be Philosophers
Pete Townshend - Ascension Two
Wayne Smitty Smith - Empty Your Heart To The Lord
Peter Horton - Countdown 
Sweet Excorcist - Swing 
Nash The Slash - Danger Zone 
Atlas - Afro Kiss (House Lips)
Kissing the Pink - Mr. Blunt (Mixed For Feet) 33RPM

JONNY BROTH - NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION @ SPANNERS 20.04.25

(left) Mahasiddha Naropa;Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; previously in the collection of Navin Kumar, New York; C2005.20.4 (HAR 65496)
(right) The Field of Accumulation of Merit; Tibet; early 20th century; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Art; C2010.1 (HAR 65861) 

If you look to the left, you will see thangka paintings that portray some of the masters of this tradition. Close to the entrance is the image depicting the Mahasiddha Naropa. Naropa is among the most famous of the84 mahasiddhas, or tantric practitioners known for realizing their enlightened potential within one lifetime. He had exceptional devotion to his teacher. Stories of how he received his teachings from his master are still very popular in Tibetan Buddhist culture to this day. Many practices that are now practiced in the Kagyu traditions still go back to Naropa as the source teacher of this tradition. What we see in this painting is that this master is seated; he has long hair, adornments, and a meditation belt across his torso, portrayed as a tantrica or yogi. A folded scholar’s hat perched on his head refers to his vast knowledge and wisdom.

When you're facing this central wall, the left side of the wall contains another thankga, above the elaborate wooden stand with white offerings of tormas or butter sculptures. This thankga represents the field of accumulation of merit, or symbolic representation of the three jewels of Buddhism:the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. Such refuge trees are used as the focus for devotional practices. They combined all of the enlightened qualities of specific traditions masters. This painting is specific to the Kagyu tradition and depicts meditational deities, teaching lineages of successive masters, and guardians of that tradition arrayed within the branches of this refuge tree. The central buddha is Buddha Vajradhara, the primordial tantric buddha, exemplary in the Kagyu tradition. The teachers around the central figure are the Fifteenth Karmapa and other masters who are typical ofthe Kagyu lineage

Track 2: To Your Left: Naropa and the Kagyu Refuge Tree

The Rubin is a global museum dedicated to presenting Himalayan art and its insights.

Track 2: To Your Left: Naropa and the Kagyu Refuge Tree

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

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