ISLAND UNIVERSE | with JONAH CONSIDINE

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera

For the first time since we started, we have handed the entire show to an artist—one who is perhaps South Africa’s most treasured electronic music virtuoso.
To celebrate the announcement of the first Felix Laband European tour since 2018, he has constructed a set composed entirely of original music, exclusively for this show. Some of it you will know—a lot of it you won’t. As always, the show will be shared on the OpenLab archives next week.
With five studio albums to his name and an anthology of singles, EPs, and albums to come—it is here that we look into Felix’s past while contemplating his ever-evolving future as an electronic musician.
With shows across Europe, the centerpiece is taking place in London on 2 August 2025 at 17 Little Portland Street, The Tent at the End of the Universe, where OpenLab, in conjunction with Sub Sahara, will present Felix Laband live in London for the first time ever.
This set is a reflective and forward-thinking journey through 25 years of musical output for Felix Laband—and an unusual gift for fans of electronic music the world over.

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Sub Sahara 24 - Richard Marshall [with Felix Laband]

Aurora's Dance

There’s a moment before light,
where nothing has a name,
and yet everything begins to stir.

This track is a descent into that pre-moment —
before clarity, before form,
before the suns awoke.

A deep ambient drone,
built not for progress, but for presence.
Here, sound doesn’t guide — it unfolds,
like a breath held by the cosmos.

This is music for those who resist the tyranny of urgency.
For those who know that to listen is already to resist.
🎧 Best experienced with headphones.
🌀 No destination. Just duration.
Before the Suns Awoke is not about dawn.
It’s about the silence that gives dawn its meaning.

Before the Suns Awoke

Cosmic Architect

Brian Eno & David Byrne - MY LIFE IN THE BUSH OF GHOSTS

Solid Steel in association with Serato (8th January) It's another label takeover this week with Axel Boman and Kornél Kovács from Studio Barnhus sharing deck duties. Alongside Petter Nordkvist they've been running the Swedish label since 2010 and we get a taste of some forthcoming Studio Barnhus material. Their productions, remixes and DJ sets have always been of the highest quality and it's no exception this week. Axel Boman takes care of Hour 1 and he told us;

"I usually record mixes with stuff from my vinyl collection because i dont have cdjs. i think its good that i dont have them since it forces me to be creative with that format. but sometimes i miss being able to mix unreleased stuff so i decided to go outside of my comfort zone on this one. not too far outside since i used ableton and 2 channels on my e&s mixer so it felt vaguely familiar. the music is mostly Studio Barnhus related stuff, some upcoming releases and some golden oldies. a big thank you to Young Marco for the intro track, of course it takes a dutchman at redlight records to dig up the best swedish music, haha."

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Go to Hour 2 here https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-812016-hour-2-kornel-kovacs


Hour 1 - Axel Boman   https://twitter.com/AxelBoman

björn jason lindh	_	transea	_	Sonet
Andreas Dorau & Justus Köhncke	_	Was Zu Sagen War	_	Kreisel 99
Lukas Nystrand von Unge 	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Pedrodollar	_	Untitled (Wonderloops 1 (premaster))	_	unknown
Lukas Nystrand von Unge	_	untitled	_	unknown
Axel Boman	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Dos Attack	_	Flue (Kornél Kovács remix)	_	Riverette
Matt Karmil	_	if i'm honest i miss you a little bit	_	unknown
Ametsub	_	PRECIPICE DRIVE - ROBAG EDIT	_	Nothings66
MLiR	_	Untitled	_	unknown
MLiR	_	Untitled	_	unknown
Shakarchi & Stranéus	_	Untitled	_	unknown

Solid Steel Radio Show 8/1/2016 Hour 1 - Axel Boman

Tribute to Thievery Corporation-mix by dj sanyo live@373

Tribute To Thievery Corporation - Mix By Dj Sanyo Live@373

E2-E4, released in 1984, is a solo recording by Ash Ra Tempel guitarist Manuel Göttsching. Göttsching masterfully blends subtle low key electric guitar improvisations with an ambient electronic soundscape to create a timeless classic. The album is named after the most popular opening chess move 1. e2-e4 (which is expressed in long algebraic notation). A noteworthy pun on E2-E4 exists because the guitar is tuned from E2 (the low string) to E4 (the high string). E2-E4 has been and continues to be as influential in the world of electronic music as Steve Reich and Kraftwerk. Cementing it's place in dance music history.
The full length album suite is a minimalistic hour-long track that is subdivided into single tracks which includes:
Ruhige Nervosität	13:00
Gemäßigter Aufbruch	10:00
...Und Mittelspiel	7:00
Ansatz	1:00
Damen-Eleganza	5:00
Ehrenvoller Kampf	3:00
Hoheit Weicht (Nicht Ohne Schwung...)	9:00
...Und Souveränität	3:00
Remis	3:00

E2-E4

highlights from the original run of Em:t Records, an outstanding mid-90s era ambient label

01. The Ear - Heavy Charm
02. Miasma - Pigment Stellae
03. Woob - Wuub
04. Qubism - Anthropomorphic
05. Bad Data - Borders
06. Gas - microscopic: pixels
07. Symetrics - :=0 :(
08. International Peoples Gang - Nine Churchill Drive
09. Coco, Steel & Lovebomb - Berlinerstrasse
10. David Toop - Mud & Quartz
11. Miasma - Beads
12. Undark - Stone’s Eggs
13. Richard Bone - Vox 2.5
14. Bad Data - What’s In The Box
15. Gas - Oxygen
16. Miasma - Ersatz
17. Woob - Pondlife
18. Slim - Your Chair
19. Voodoo Warriors of Love - Believe
20. Woob - Later
21. Strawberry Girl - Moonbeam

em:t records nostalgia mix (ambient electronica)

Fila Brazillia mixtape_one

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em:t records nostalgia mix (ambient electronica)

Scotto Moore