Mexico-city based @tristanarp blurred the lines between the synthetic and the organic on his second full-length, Sculpturegardening. Released on Wisdom Teeth just last week, the Human Pitch label boss approached the album as a gardener might approach a landscape: using his array of machines and modular synths he let the music write itself. It's resulted in an album that bristles with glitches, ambient pads, downtempo drums, digital perc and micro-house details that succeeds in its mission to blend the made with the played. 

With this week's podcast, Tristan - who is also a member of Asa Tone with Melati Malay and Kaazi - aimed to show off all his sides as a producer, listener and DJ. While his album goes beyond the dance floor, here he mixes those styles with what he would play in a club. "Slippery rhythms, levitating environments and everything between these orbits," as he describes it. There are lots of edits, often many tracks are layered up at once and the whole thing plays out with many an unpredictable twist and turn. It's as adventurous and asymmetrical as you would expect from this always innovative artist.

Tracklist

Dekmantel Podcast 356 - Tristan Arp

Various noodlings with an Ambika. This is one has 6 voices of 4P filter cards. No effects at all, straight to the recorder. Apologies for the background hiss at certain times, I wasn't paying attention to my levels in places.

Mutable Instruments Ambika 6x 4P

Exclusive track for Peter Bebergal's Mystery Theater blog. Peter is the author of such books as Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll, Too Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood and The Faith Between Us: A Jew and a Catholic Search for the Meaning of God.

Full post found here: http://mysterytheater.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-limitations-interview-with.html

image: Erika Tele
vocals: Audra Harley

Nether

contact: jason@samonik.com georgemusa@gmail.com

Faith

Here's a snippet of a track titled "Monumental", from our upcoming album, Veil of Stars.

Monumental (Preview)

Part of a new mix series called EarthCast where I’ll record mixes across the globe. To start off I’ve recorded a mix while I was in Medellín, Colombia. It’s a journey through the music I enjoy at the moment that I wanna share with you. Put a good amount of effort into this, so hope you’ll enjoy! If you like please follow.

Recorded live in Medellín, Colombia – Living La Pura Vida
Download link (320 kpbs) – https://www12.zippyshare.com/v/ikcJ1f8Q/file.html

YokoO, Retza - Euneirophrenia (Original Mix) - All Day I Dream
Donatello - Katara (Original Mix) - Chuvstvo Ritma Rec.
Dave Seaman - Virgo Ryzin (Joeski Remix) - Selador
Desert Sound Colony - Sunrise Of My Mind (HOSH Remix) - Fayer
Santiago Garcia - Changalia (Original Mix) - Sudam Recordings
Heso - Desert Storm (Original Mix) - Hesomusik
Benno Blome - Spherical Aberration (Jiggler Remix) - Bar 25 Music
Just Her - With Faith (Einmusik Remix) - Sincopat
Edu Imbernon, Droog (LA) - Lucent (Original Mix) - Culprit
Jean Claude Ades - Appassionata (Original Mix) - Be Crazy Music
Finnebassen - Sanguine (Original Mix) - Polymath
Karmon - Holding Pattern (Original Mix) - Diynamic
Yotto - Chemicals (Original Mix) - Green
Khen - Authentica (Original Mix) - Lost & Found
Yoni Yarchi, Tal Tager - In Another Dimension (Original Mix) - Loot Recordings

Shout out to @hosh @khenmusic @yotto @einmusik @djjoeski @yokoo @retzamusic @djdonatello @santiagogarcia @jiggler @imbernonmusic @jean-claude-ades @finnebassen @karmonmusik @yoniyarchi

EarthCast – Medellín

Download individual tracks here!
https://nicefm.bandcamp.com/album/comp7dreams

Artwork by Samer Ghani and CMYKatie
Curated and Mixed by Dashcam

Track List:

1. Dreams Intro
2. AwakeFM - Starfluxx
3. Ipaghost - Soda Pop DejaVu
4. Purple Tokyo - Deprivation Tank feat. LURE
5. Clear Pioneer - What I Already Am (Dashcam Remix)
6. Bunny X - Come Back 
7. LUXI - Stars Come Out
8. CRLSS - Check the Pulse (Parts 1 & 2)
9. Kaio Club - Driving at Night
10. Anna Wang - Hindsight
11. Martiln - Discovery
12. Push2Start - Leave
13. Strehlow - Fancy Pants
14. Hot Science - Constellation
15. BVSMV - Nostalgia
16. Insulation Age (aka Zero Tep) - Drag You Down
17. Plaid Hawaii X Dashcam - Warm Front (feat. Liv)
18. King Makis - Liv.Lit.Ly
19. SilverHawk - Love for Gaia
20. Lunr1982 - Morning Light (feat. George Ergemlidze)
21. The Quilz - Some Kind of Heaven

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Having her roots in the ancient city of Istanbul, as a true nomad and free soul Elif’s wings brought her reputation already exceeding the thriving dance culture of her home city and made her a regular selector at top venues both locally and internationally, as she delivers her unique blend of synthesized and organic sounds. 

As a new addition to Altitude Agency’s roaster, a regular at The Gardens Of Babylon community, she has venues like Kater Blau, Do Not Sit On The Furniture, Schimanski, Deep Like, and Velvet under her belt, and the future looks even brighter as her name is on the highly anticipated Anjunadeep Exploration festival’s bill this summer. 

She reveals a musical taste that is unafraid to go in the dark territories as much as upbeat anthems as she’s unafraid to experiment with modern sounds, while also displaying an appreciation for more conventional instrumentation. Her style is characterized by raw percussion that creates a relentless groove, combined with melody carried by both electronic and acoustic instruments to achieve an atmosphere which highlights her roots in the ancient city of Istanbul in a contemporary fashion.

With meticulously prepared podcasts for Anjunadeep Edition, When We Dip, Deep House Vancouver she grew her online audience to reputable numbers and she's already considered amongst international globetrotting storytellers, capable of adjusting her sound to any given time and space coordinates.

Energy levels range from relaxed to raging, the way in which Elif moves between the two demonstrating her understanding of the necessity of diversity throughout a set, as well as her technical skill in creating mixes that progress in an exceptionally smooth and gradual way. 

As a strong female figure in the conservative society she grew up in, she even has a TEDx talk under her belt amongst other numerous online content for inspiring her generation. But this is just the beginning. She’s keen to inspire and touch more and for that, she’s spending more time in her studio and carefully connecting to her inner self to reveal emotions to express with music. We can anticipate more stories told in depth as she’s already in progress of cooking her own tunes to share with the world very soon.