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LISA at Positive Education Festival 2021

meltdown 69 - dawn again

It's an honor to welcome Amsterdam's Loek Frey to our series, whose meticulous attention to detail and eminent experimentalism command the mind's attention like no other. The OQAD label head and Omen Wapta collaborator invites us to peer delicately beyond the edge, unveiling a hyperintense, subsonic blur through which a primordial palette begins to emerge. I've been looking forward to sharing this episode for quite some time, and to revel in this blend of artistry and precision was truly worth the wait. Thanks Loek!

@loekfrey

Artwork by Sofia Lambrou.

Sure Thing Mix 137: Loek Frey

An episode that feels well overdue yet thoroughly worth the wait! A titan of the Naarm underground music scene, Pjenné has been a kindred spirit and longtime pal since the early days of MDC, and it's no surprise that her contribution is packed full of gloriously deep and immersive feels, bassy and driving in parts and light as a feather in others, speaking to a palette that has been meticulously explored and continues to evolve along with her incredible weekly radio show on PBS, Passing Notes. 

@pjenne

Q. What sounds of feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. For this mix, I wanted to channel the energy and sounds that I associate with Melbourne Deepcast rather than drawing on the darker side of my sound palette that has been at the fore of my radio and club sets of late. MDC means so many things to me, but there’s definitely an energetic, grooviness that comes to mind and this is what inspired the mix. Although the mix does showcase parts of me (heavily atmospheric, emotive and a few downtempo tracks for good measure), I’d say this is more of a mix for you. :) I imagine this mix being listened to outside, on a sunny day, but when you might also need a little extra pep in your step. 

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. The first that came to mind is a track by Sean Cusick and Medway (Jesse Skeens) - It is an incredibly beautiful and emotive breakbeat track from 2002 on Saw recordings, there’s just something about how the vocals and the pads wash over you - although its upbeat there's also a sombreness to it and I just think its the whole package. 

Towards the end of the mix there’s also a very very classic ambient trance number, Lazer Worshippers by Damon Wild & Tim Taylor from 1993 - Not the most deeply dug track but it's a classic for a reason.

Q. You have been lovingly broadcasting your weekly radio show Passing Notes on PBS for six years running, which is a serious achievement! Tell us what you did for your sixth anniversary on International Women's Day, and what keeps you inspired to broadcast the show week in week out?

A. It’s been a wild ride that’s for sure! I really appreciate that International Women’s Day marks each yearly anniversary of Passing Notes - it reminds me to stop and reflect on each year as an achievement that I would probably otherwise forget in the chaos of life. This year I enlisted the help of Syrian DJ and Harmony Rec affiliate Zeynep, who provided an excellent, playful and sassy celebratory guest mix. 

As for my inspiration to keep going, I’d say that I draw from the collective power of electronic artists locally as well as internationally. There’s just so much good music to share, and Passing Notes enables me to provide a crucial connection between ‘underground’ electronic music and the wider music community. I'm also inspired by live radio as a format - it provides a sanctuary for me from the highly curated nature of music today and allows me to be more playful in the way that I explore different sounds. To me it is a place free of judgement.

MDC.308 Pjenné

@boursin
A recording of fka boursin's set at Opera Sunday last January (2024), under the disco ball in Spanners 7-9pm before Lucien 

One from deeper in the archive, it's been 16 months since this happened. 

Sharing this marks the beginning of a timeline of releases from previous Opera Sunday parties spanning the last year before the next event on the 18th May.

fka boursin @ Opera Sunday - Spanners LDN [28.01.24]

Minou is a dj you need to get to know.

Playing here live for her recent Sirênes curated experience..... Lush grooves are abundant... Laced with some psychedelia and a pinch of acid for complete sense euphoria.

Respect.

Minou Oram - Sirênes @ Sameheads 20.03.25

Per Amžius Ambient @ Radio Vilnius 04.24 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Nic Arizona

1part Marijus Klimaitis
2part Nic Arizona

Per Amžius Ambient 04.24 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Nic Arizona

Freeform live from the heart of Hackney on May 3rd, 2025, 15:00 - 17:00 

Netil Radio, London’s community voice broadcasting live from a converted shipping container atop of Netil Market.

Thank you Alba, Hanna, Nick and Miro. 

Vladimir Ivkovic live on Netil Radio 3 May 2025

Luce Clandestina from Turin joining our RIOCAST series
read the interview at -- > https://riolabel.com/riocasts

RIOCAST16 Luce Clandestina - That's Where I Got Lost

Basel’s Timnah joins our series with a long-anticipated recording from last year’s inaugural pe:rsona, an intimate gathering from the minds at Positive Education. Over the years Timnah has established a reputation for expansive and visionary selections without equal, lending her voice to the beloved Amentia and A Walking Contradiction collectives and leading audiences into captivating unknowns worldwide. Recorded live in the French countryside at the peak of summer, Timnah’s set smolders with delicate tension, lacing outward like tendrils upon shattering glass. An intense, inward-folding moment graciously shared. Thanks Timnah!

@timnah-sommerfeldt

Artwork by Mei Oele - Boser Tritt.

Sure Thing Mix 142: Timnah

UNBELIEVABLE good night at KAUZ ! 8h madness ! Where shall we play next? All night Long ONLY ;-> @ghettonast

Benedikt Frey b2b NVST All Night Long @ KAUZ, Zürich 05.24.25

o•rbyss aims to help soothe the queer spectrum and focus on the well-being of the community. Queer DJs are invited to submit a mix to showcase an alternative side to their music library outside of a rave and take us on a meditative journey. ✨

Notes on the mix:

"This is mix is inspired by the early ambient sounds as produced in the nineties. Except one recent all the tracks are taken from cds and vinyls produced in the 90’s by labels such as Mille Plateaux, Rising High, Silent. With the same approach of my compilation Spaced Out (produced by Musique pour la Danse) I’m sharing my best memories from that period."

@dj-athome (Maurizio Ferrara) is an Italian Dj producer living in Brussels and one half of Front de Cadeaux and resident at Kiosk Radio. Active as a DJ and more since the early nineties, Maurizio Ferrara has cultivated a discerning relationship to the critically adventurous surges and acutely innovative currents of underground club music and vernacular experimentation for decades now. Whether selecting as DJ Athome or working as a producer, Ferrara’s breadth of influence is surely felt and rarely drifts from being anything but mesmerizing, especially for anyone that likes to move.

o•rbyss - DJ Athome

Tunnel Vision Records flyerman is back on @lyl_radio for his tenth season on the web.

Land with us on a new Planète Noire odyssey with a new kind of sounds generated from our nevrotic minds.

Some souvenirs from earth, some souvenirs from space.. Don't be afraid to step in a new black hole with us : Take your brainticket for 2 hours of transcendental orgasm.

Welcoming on the first hour a truly craft master of trance @jameswestall . Providing us 1 hour of obscure jewels, fueled with tribal, dark soundscapes , progressive and trance.

@stakhan is taking care of the second part with an hypnotizing and progressive dingy tale.
Come join us on this new trip - close your eyes jump into this jungle to face your fiercest demons.

Go further your mind enjoy the ride.

See you on the other side. 🌚💫🌚

Recorded in June 2025 at LYL Radio studio in Lyon, France.

LYL Radio - Planète Noire - James Westall & Stakhan (12.06.25)

✧ New hyperseason cues up with a re-emerging @aasudd recording, salvaged from the mists of an original Barking (Gareth Psaltis) stream. What was once a fleeting transmission now resurfaces in hyperdigital memory; fog‑laden, elusive, hanging just out of reach yet caught before it dissolved for good. A reissue as vault‑like relic, setting the tone for the next hypercade ✧

✧ Aired 04.09.2025 on @lyl_radio ✧

www.lyl.live

Hyperterranean #031 with Aa Sudd

Available From October 3rd. Pre-Order September 26, 2025

Boba - Gods Mercy (Short Version)

Minou Oram - Sirênes @ Sameheads 20.03.25

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