The first entry in this year’s Virtual Utopia program comes from the Australian-born, Berlin-based duo, Daisy Records (@daisyrecordsmelbourne). Mitch and Obelix have crafted an entrancing 2.5-hour journey that weaves through downtempo, house, ambient techno, and trance -all infused with a shimmering ambiance that radiates warmth and positivity. Each track carries an ethereal beauty, enveloping the listener in a calming softness that invites them to close their eyes and drift peacefully through the inner, and outer reaches of their minds. 

Daisy Records are true masters at capturing a sense of ethereal spaciousness, delivering a sonic palette that soothes the mind and cleanses the spirit. This mix offers listeners the space to let their thoughts flow gently downstream, while their atoms dissipate, floating aimlessly yet never lost, free from the need for a destination.

Every sense is blissfully engaged here—vibrant colors, cooling winds, the fresh scent of life, and the harmonious soundscape of a flourishing Earth. A temporary window into the unspoiled nature it once was.

Through the spectrum of euphonic sound, resonating souls merge and dissipate like distant murmurations. Although for some, however much their distance may change, through the phenomena of love, they will remain forever bound.

Thank you, Mitch and Obi, for this beauty <3

Virtual Utopia 11: Daisy Records

fka boursin is a DJ and producer out of Bristol, UK. 
Previously known as DJ Boursin, he is recognized for his deep, ambient-infused house music that explores political dimensions of clubs and identity politics.

Welcomed into the Scissor & Thread fold, fka boursin shares two cuts of deep and introspective electronic music. 

The original Listless Intertext is a hazy trip through ambient soundscapes, shuffling rhythms and half-caught conversations, drifting across a 12 minute run time that slowly evolves and shifts with time.  

"Listless Intertext is a track centred around the "failed" employment of cheap vocoder software that attempted to process explicit words and phrases across 11 minutes." says fka boursin. "Instead, the vocoder output made any words indecipherable and I was left with thematic vagueness. The final text of the track is simply a submission to its own limitations with some french thrown in."

When label bosses Frank & Tony step up for their Housebeat Dub, they keep the essential mood but introduce a thick, fat groove that works just as well in conveying the mood. 

"Our remix is a strictly dancefloor approach," says Frank, "an extended psychedelic beat rework perfect for late night, early morning vibes".


Listless Intertext

"I’ve been thinking about recording a left-field mix (for the lack of better term) for quite a while, definitely for a couple years already. About a year ago I finally complied the selection of records, but for some reason I was postponing the very final step of recording it ever since. It is only because I took my first ever sabbatical leave from work recently that I managed to find inspiration for it to be finalised, and even to be repeatedly re-recorded, since the first take got screwed by the recording device’s misconfiguration.

This is not a perfect mix. But I’m still proud of it. The selection of records spans from 92 to 112 bpm, and the very premise of playing it in one take using only vinyl still sounds challenging to me. Yet, here we are: the mix is finally ready after all these months and years of hesitation and procrastination."

@igor_glushko

Tracklist:
Terre Thaemlitz – Hovering Glows (Vinyl Mix)
Dettinger – Oasis 2
Photek - Modus Operandi
trickpony - Room To Breathe
Beth Orton - Stars All Seem To Weep
Trance Vision Steppers - Und Imma Weita
Wata Igarashi - Searching
DJ Metatron – As I Get Insane
Saint Etienne - Like A Motorway (Skin Up, You’re Already Dead)
BLNDR - Movement Strobe 1
Varuna - Trackjam
Plastikman - Pakard
Nthng - Mad World
Nuel - Morning Loving
Zadig - Takara-machi
Earth Leakage Trip - The Awakening
Leftfield - Dusted
Speedy J - De-Orbit
Orlando Voorn Presents Maniax Traxxx – Malfunction
Maara - Erotics Of Betrayal
VC-118A – The Deep
Redshape - Garage GT
Brenko - Beginner’s Luck
Specter - Bionic Being

DD 022: Igor Glushko

Orion Nebula w. Zitto invites Amelia Holt [29.08.25]

for the love of dub

https://www.instagram.com/richardakingbehin
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pi pi pi with deep creep b2b Richard Akingbehin @ The Lot Radio 09-18-2025

For the 62nd interpretation of Far Blue, we have the talented duo Javier Salazar who have put together something special. It's one of the more experimental perceptions of the concept, weaving together downtempo, ambient and abstract sounds. Besides running the inspiring Klape Nunsen label, they are amazing selectors when it comes to the deeper and dubby sounds. This mix showcases how subtly they create an atmosphere that makes you float.

"Settled in the studio, we started playing records we felt like sharing. Each of us behind a turntable, doodling without anything specific in mind, occasionally at the same time letting sounds overlap. One of us pressed the record button, and we simply let it unfold, free of knowing where it would lead. We rarely felt so immersed in a recording, selecting each track in the moment. Depth, imperfections and unexpected blends."

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@javrsalazar

Instagram.com/farblue_
farblue.bandcamp.com/

A Far Blue concept by Javier Salazar - 'río'

Laurent Baudoux, under various aliases and with a rotating cast of collaborators, has carved a significant place in Belgium’s music scene for over two decades. Now, as Lawrence Le Doux (LLD), he’s reaching new audiences with his signature sunlit electronics.

EEMAIL w/ Lawrence Le Doux @ Kiosk Radio 24.09.2025

Enter the mythology of NYC artist James K - her sound, equally organic and electronic, is a combination of odd dreams, hybridizing enchanted samples, ripped, broken and morphed rhythms, and vocals, both incomprehensible and appealing.

From the host: _"Go on a trip to get lost. This month's Trip Lick is a takeover by the ever deeper, Vlada."_ 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/james-k/episodes/james-k-12th-november-2025

Listless Intertext

Scissor and Thread