Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln (@kuschelntime)

Artwork by Kushagra (kushlet on Instagram)

Locking in with a new episode of our Truancy Sessions series with a mix of hi-energy hypnotics from Toronto-based DJ and tastemaker Kuscheln. An all-round purveyor of playful, thought-provoking dance music, he has become a staple figure in the Toronto underground, with his Klub Ferret parties offering nights of steamy dance-offs and queer revelry to a soundtrack of the hottest house and bubbling bass. His mix for us today is party perfection, rolling through with an infectious palette of  late night mind twisters, soaring grooves and big room breaks. As the curveball-loving fans that we are at Truants too, we've completely lost count of the amount of times we've wheeled up the Spice Girls remix in this mix. An unreal statement of flow and taste over 100 glorious minutes.

We've put the mix as well as a little photo diary and selection of the tracklist up on our wesbite. You can download Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln in 320kbps and view the full tracklist on Patreon here (patreon.com/truants). Couple tracks are unreleased Kuscheln tunes. Your support helps cover all our costs, allows us to now pay our guests, allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit, ad-free platform and helps fund projects like this. Members will receive exclusive access to mixes, tracklists, and discounts off future merchandise. If you're desperately after any IDs however or money is tight, please leave a comment on the mix and either us or Kuscheln will get back to you :)

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Truancy Sessions S01 E04: Kuscheln

recorded live at camp kennybrook in monticello ny from 3am to just after 7am on Kiddo's birthday to greet the sunrise and close out what turned out to be a killer night of Friday (the 13th) programming that we lovingly curated (feat. our friends and yours POSI-TRACK, Rachel Noon, and Purelink) for the debut of the new and improved Bossa Lounge at Sustain-Release Year 10 (2024).

curatorially, we imagined the room to be an affirmation of the aesthetic wonders and general badassery of LOUNGE as not only a tragically overlooked piece of the electronic music history puzzle but also a vastly under-appreciated form of rave-adjacent social practice. 

conceptually, this mix builds upon and extends the project of sonic-affective worldmaking that was initiated and established by our previous performances at S-R (years 4 & 5). regardless of genre, playing at sustain is always an opportunity to focus on cherishing the juicy site-specificity of listening to psychedelic music in nature with your friends, and the rare forms of potentiality held therein. 

this time, we chose to allow the form of the set to be organically guided by the concept of THE FOUR ELEMENTS. dynamically following the progression WATER • EARTH • FIRE • AIR the set prioritizes and performs an ethos of maximal transport, simultaneously journeying inwards, onwards, upwards, and outwards. 

we really put a lot into this one, and sincerely hope you enjoy the ride!


Tracklist: 


Part I: WATER 🌊 

1.	Björk – The Anchor Song 
2.	Underwater Sounds Channel – Soothing Natural Water Sounds for Sleep 
3.	Underwater Sounds Channel – Underwater Bubbles 
4.	Valentino Mora – Hadal Zone 
5.	Michael Stearns – Craft: Dimensional Release 
6.	Sequential (a.k.a. Pete Namlook) – Lost in the Sea
7.	Polygonia – Lullaby of Yews 
8.	John Lyell – The Deep Unknown 
9.	Patrick O’Hearn – Slow Time 
10.	Dorisburg & Sebastian Mullaert – Archway
11.	Gabriel Hops – Sina (Laura BCR Remix)
12.	David Morley – Aquarium 
13.	ASC & Inhmost – Wave Clouds 
14.	Klaus Wiese – Ocean I 

Part II: EARTH 🌿

15.	The NRG – Earth Mother 
16.	Yialmelic Frequencies – Auric Massage 
17.	Tulpa Atma – RVEAL 
18.	The Orb – Just Because I Really Really Luv Ya 
19.	Pole – Paula 
20.	Michael Stearns & Ron Sunsinger – Portal 
21.	Suspended Memories – Shaman’s Dream 
22.	Randy Greif – A Riskier Joint 
23.	Brin & Dustin Wong – Texture I: Bespoke Trapeze 
24.	Sam Goku – Before I Knew 
25.	Brian Eno – Tal Coat 
26.	Arnaud Le Texier – Murazzi 
27.	Tourmesol – Scapeland 
28.	Sun Electric – Opening 
29.	Jack Wall – New Worlds 
30.	Re:Axis – Syntonize 
31.	Klaus Schulze & Pete Namlook – The Final DAT Part I
32.	The NRG – The KLF 

Part III: FIRE 🔥 

33.	Prins Thomas – H (The Orb Orbient Mix)
34.	Pete Namlook – Lost in Passion 
35.	Between Interval – Aerolith 
36.	Mist – Mist House 
37.	Global Communication – 8:07
38.	Tangerine Dream – Sensing Elements 
39.	The Irresistible Force feat. Nik Turner – Duende (Mixmaster Morris Ambient Sunrise Mix)

Part IV: AIR 🌬️

40.	Silence (a.k.a. Pete Namlook) – Master of the Sky
41.	Thom Brennan – Silver Part 3
42.	Low Leaf – How to Open a Portal 
43.	Sam Goku – Things We See When We Look Closer 
44.	Jonn Serrie – The Sentinel 
45.	Biosphere – The Things I Tell You 
46.	Varg feat. Ecco2k – Vanity Lights (First Crush)
47.	The NRG – De-NRGizer 
48.	Anugama – The Empty Sky 
49.	Sounds of the Earth – Wind Chimes 
50.	The NRG – Dr Sunshine (California Trippin’) [Chill-Out Room Mix]

Pure Immanence Live at Sustain-Release Year 10

Annebel at Draaimolen Island X Sustain-Release 2024

Originally from Somerville, MA, S4M23 is a New York City–based musician and DJ by way of Chicago, and a co-founder and resident of KOR. A lifelong devotee of electronic music, she began performing experimental live sets and DJing at 15, later immersing herself in Chicago’s underground scene through her collective’s events and cutting her teeth as a DJ. With releases on labels like Evar Records, Low Income Squad, and Gyration Station, her sound reflects both formal musical training and a deep-rooted love for jacking house, techno and electronic body music. These days, she is spinning her records and performing live sets across the country and holding it down at NYC institutions like Nowadays and Basement- and appearing the occasional Brooklyn renegade party.

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recorded live at good work in a backyard on a lovely saturday in brooklyn

Loidis @ Good Work - 12 July 2025

A curated collection of exclusive, unreleased sounds produced by D. Tiff, featuring numerous collaborative tracks.




∞ tales from the plush grotto™ 4

"this mix is a late summer, abstract downtempo selection. It is a fairly restrained and delicate flow, with luminous and hazy qualities."

berlin-based, italy-born dj & producer notte infinita graces the 909 series this week with a session that glistens and glows. starting with the dreamy downtempo soundscapes of kincaid, konduku, and joe caven, the mix leans on insect-like drums and synths that sound like mating calls in the night before moving into more introspective and darker moods. it’s a session made to soundtrack hazy early mornings whilst you melt away in your surroundings, soaking everything in. 

notte infinita is one of my go to producers. his remix of big hand’s ‘girde maye / astere’ has been on repeat ever since it was released ~ it’s a challenge in of itself to not include it in every set or mix i play. it has that dreamy, hazy quality that you will find in his 909 mix with a loopy vocal to get lost in. with a strong affinity to soundsystem culture and sound design, notte infinita’s productions can go from the slippery dancehall mutations that are found on his manila killer float / slippery ruff ep to epic world building as found on hi-tech roller remix of priori’s pareidolia. there’s also further notable releases on in:dex and oscilla sound.  

_melt away, melt away, melt away_

interview: https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-233-notte-infinita

@notteinfinita

⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 233: notte infinita ⋆˚࿔

live recording of my dj set at Sustain-Release Year 11, playing the Grove stage at sunset on friday night <3

adobeprincess @ Sustain-Release Year 11

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