Sentience

Circuit dreams

Written and produced by Serafim Tsotsonis

Artwork by Stelios Strongylis
Mastered by George Priniotakis at Artracks Studios

Can’t Hold Back

The Very Start

Fragments

Fragrant as the flowers in bloom, fresh as the spring air. Time for a deep breath, here are some ambient explorations to guide the way.

(00:00) Nick Newman - Aurora (Ambient Version) [Seven Villas]
(02:56) Joseph Schiano di Lombo - À pas de loup [Circus Company]
(11:10) Joe Miller - Planet E Is Far Away (Extended Mix) [Anjunadeep Explorations]
(17:22) Budakid - A Winter Night Sky [Mesh]
(19:32) Rival Consoles - Catherine [Erased Tapes]
(24:52) Awaken - The Vision (Ambient Version) [Seven Villas Voyage]
(29:20) Love Over Entropy - Dreamwalking [Something Happening Somewhere]
(34:17) Stelios Vassiloudis - Don't [Reflections]
(37:56) Ümit Han - Im Delirium [Kompakt]
(42:35) Serafim Tsotsonis - Arrival [SATYA]
(45:05) Braulio Lam, Cyparissus - Ganymede in Film Reel [Dragon's Eye Recordings]
(51:00) Sonmi451 - Inner Structure [Astral Industries]
(56:45) Arutani - Drops of Colorwater [Laut & Luise]

Mark Slee - Avril: En Fleurrisant [April 2025]

This mix collects tracks often found in the background of long walks, where movement becomes a means of disconnection, reflection, and drifting thought. It flows through ambient textures, atmospheric loops, and hypnotic rhythms that echo a sound that feels both introspective and grounded.
There is a quiet intensity throughout, shaped by fragile melodies, ritualistic pulses, and a spacious sense of depth. These pieces unfold patiently, building a landscape of motion and stillness, where repetition becomes memory and sound turns into a place for thought. It isn’t club music. But it moves.
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T R A C K L I S T

Lemta Toro - Kapitałka 8 (Odchodzisz Od Nas) [TXASH69]
Loscil - Kamouraska [Self-Released]
Broken English Club - Sacred Sacrifice [Dekmantel]
Nicolas Jaar - Even Heaven Is Uneven [Other People]
Internazionale - Parachutes II [Janushoved]
Rafael Anton Irisarri - The Only Things That Belong To Us Are Memories [Black Knoll Editions]
Tim Hecker - Joyride Alternate [Kranky]
Asa Tone & Ariel Kalma - ◯ [Good Morning Tapes]
Panasonic - Zoviet France Remix [Sähkö Recordings]
VC-118A - The Deep [Delsin]
Grand River - All Playing in Jannah [Spazio Disponibile]
Evigt Mörker - Hemliga Eldar [Northern Electronics]
Sandwell District - The Silent Servant [The Point Of Departure Recording Company]
Saåad - From All the Places That I'll Never [Hands In The Dark]
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https://futurenevercomes.net/

Hyperborea 001 - Ehohroma

More than happy to share the second Hyperborea session, featuring guest Rafael Anton Irisarri.  An artist whose work is a deep influence and has helped calm our souls with his art so many times.

@irisarri shares a carefully assembled selection of works, spanning modern classical, ambient, and deeply immersive soundscapes.  The mix drifts across melancholic strings, minimal piano, subtle vocal textures, and layers of noise, inviting space for reflection and deep listening.

Alongside the mix, there is also an interview where he shares thoughts on his process and approach. You can listen to the mix and read the interview now at https://futurenevercomes.net/
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T R A C K L I S T

Penelope Trappes - Anchor Us To Seabed Floor [One Little Independent Records]
Markus Guentner - Downfall [Affin]
Pepo Galán Ft. Ohmu & Hannah Elizabeth Cox - Connection [Pepo Galán Productions]
Gibrana Cervantes - Fuera De Nada [Mexican Rarities]
Stephan Mathieu - A Static Place II [Schwebung]
Arvo Pärt - Tabula Rasa [ECM New Series]
Ryuichi Sakamoto & Illia Bondarenko - Piece For Ilia [Headphone Commute]
Kevin Richard Martin & Dis Fig - Silent [Intercranial Recordings]
Abul Mogard - Following A Dream [Soft Echoes]
Jolanda Moletta & Karen Vogt - Suspended Between Worlds [Longform Editions]
Leandro Fresco - Nada Es Para Siempre [Kompakt]
Ethel Cain - Etienne [Daughters Of Cain Records]
Hara Alonso - Tracing That Sound That Once She Thought Was Nice [FUU]

Hyperborea 002 - Rafael Anton Irisarri

Excited to share the third Hyperborea session featuring our guest @MikaelDelta, one of the most influential electronic music artists in Greece. He is a founding member of the iconic group Stereo Nova and the founder of the T19 collective, having shaped the Greek electronic scene since the early '90s.

This session unfolds as a personal sonic map, composed entirely of Mikael's own material. Flowing through ambient, dub techno textures with touches of modern classical, it captures a journey through inner landscapes.

The mix comes with an interview as well.
You can listen to the mix and read the interview now at https://futurenevercomes.net
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T R A C K L I S T

All tracks by Mikael Delta

Inner City Light
In The Name of Love
Daylight
Turned Into Light
Ineffable
Between The Lines
Poetry Behind The Bridge
Phenomena
Emotional Devices
Voltage And Faith Power
Dub Indicators
One

Hyperborea 003 - Mikael Delta

Happy to share the fourth Hyperborea session, featuring our guest @serafim-tsotsonis, a pianist, music producer, and sound designer based in Greece. In addition to his solo work, he is one half of the dream-pop duo Ocean Hope, together with his sister Angeliki. 

In this session, Serafim blends ambient textures, modern classical elements, and dream-pop fragments with a cinematic sense of space. Expect moments of fragile melancholy and slow-burning beauty, where delicate piano motifs, hushed vocals, and atmospheric electronics drift into a contemplative soundscape.

The mix comes with an interview where he shares thoughts on his creative process. You can explore both now at https://futurenevercomes.net
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T R A C K L I S T

Puma Blue - Dying as a Note
Signum Saxophone Quartet - Songs of Love: IV. Then Time Stopped (Version for Saxophone Quartet)
Ocean Hope - Where No Love Grows
Ryuichi Sakamoto - Solari
Stephen de Bastion - In a Small Cocktail Bar
Tim Hecker - Icesynth
Stephen de Bastion - In a Small Cocktail Bar
Mew - Hawaii Dream
Julian Wa - America
Trio Ramberget & Matti Bye - Fading Away in Blue
Dan English (feat. Melody English) - Sky Record Song
Hand Habits - Flower Glass
Abul Mogard - Half Light of Dawn
Building Instrument - Le Laia
Aaron Marshall - The Salt Flats
Jun Futamata - # bdbdbd (06:16:00am - 12:19:59am)
Serafim Tsotsonis - Magic Girl
Yuuf - Canopy
Oliver Coates - One Without
Dictaphone - Desplendor
Serafim Tsotsonis (feat. Peter Broderick & Ocean Hope) - Broken Wings
Brian Eno & Harold Budd - An Echo of Night
Aphex Twin - Aisatsana [102]
Devonté Hynes - Love Theme (Dance)
Serafim Tsotsonis - 1977

Hyperborea 004 - Serafim Tsotsonis

Hi y'all! The fifth Hyperborea session features our guest @markusguentner, a German electronic composer with over two decades of evolving ambient sound, known for releases on Kompakt, Affin, and A Strangely Isolated Place.

In this session, Markus drifts through expansive ambient textures, blending together luminous drones, melancholic melodies, and subtle rhythmic undercurrents. It unfolds as a deeply atmospheric journey, balancing intimacy with a sense of vast, timeless space.

The mix is accompanied by an interview where he shares insights into his creative process. Explore both now at https://futurenevercomes.net
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T R A C K L I S T

Orphic Signals - Sounds Of The Neutron [txt]
Loscil - Lake Fire [Kranky]
Abul Mogard - Like A Bird [Soft Echoes]
Rafael Anton Irisarri - Forever Ago Is Now [Black Knoll Editions]
Pepo Galán & Sita Ostheimer - Friends [Pepo Galán Productions]
Will Bolton - South Of The Lake [Quiet Details]
Hammock - Nevertheless [Self Release]
Benoît Pioulard - Maple Seed [Morr Music]
Ausklang - Zeitlos [Past Inside the Present]
Markus Guentner - Humanity's Shadow [Affin]
Arovane & Taylor Deupree - Etta Lorn [12K]
Aris Kindt - Seagraves [Kingdoms]

Hyperborea 005 - Markus Guentner

Recorded by @markusguentner for The Memoir, 2025.
All tracks are written and produced by @markusguentner.
Artwork by Gabriella Holmström.
Curated by Hypnus Records.

00:00 Markus Guentner & Julia Kent - Refraction [A Strangely Isolated Place]
08:00 Markus Guentner - Donaunebel [Kompakt]
12:16 Markus Guentner - Ashes [Affin]
18:08 Markus Guentner - Toter Hafen [Sending Orbs]
22:56 Markus Guentner - Nowhere [A Strangely Isolated Place]
29:52 Markus Guentner - Innenfeld [Kompakt]
34:48 Markus Guentner & Tom Moth - Halo [A Strangely Isolated Place]
42:08 Markus Guentner - Damit du endlich weisst … [Kompakt]
47:44 Markus Guentner & Hollie Kenniff - Presence [A Strangely Isolated Place]
52:00 Markus Guentner - The Coral Crowd [Moodgadget]
01:02:40 Markus Guentner - Keep your eyes closed [Affin]
01:08:48 Markus Guentner & Pepo Galán - Ancestral Images [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:12:32 Markus Guentner - Concept of Credence [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:18:56 Markus Guentner - Nun [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:24:28 Markus Guentner & Sonae - Farbe der Nacht [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:30:40 Markus Guentner - Hive [Affin]
01:34:56 Markus Guentner - Doppelgänger [Sending Orbs]
01:42:48 Markus Guentner - New World Order [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:51:04 Markus Guentner & Joachim Spieth - Vanish [A Strangely Isolated Place]
01:56:16 Markus Guentner - Das Haus steht leer [Sending Orbs]
02:01:20 Markus Guentner - Ejecta [A Strangely Isolated Place]
02:08:32 Markus Guentner - Babylon [Affin]
02:13:20 Markus Guentner & Abul Mogard - While Hunting nightmares and dreaming for Peace [A Strangely Isolated Place]
02:17:36 Markus Guentner - Sparks [Kompakt]
02:23:28 Markus Guentner - Wanderung [Kompakt]
02:29:36 Markus Guentner & Benoît Pioulard - Father of Waters [A Strangely Isolated Place]
02:33:04 Markus Guentner & The Sight Below - Baryon [A Strangely Isolated Place]
02:39:28 Markus Guentner - Sommergewitter [Kompakt]
02:46:24 Markus Guentner - Everywhere [A Strangely Isolated Place]
02:56:00 Markus Guentner - Redshift [A Strangely Isolated Place]
03:01:36 Markus Guentner & Arovane - Utopian Fragments [A Strangely Isolated Place]
03:05:52 Markus Guentner - Humanity's Shadow [Affin]
03:09:52 Markus Guentner - Fura [A Strangely Isolated Place]
03:14:08 Markus Guentner - Here [A Strangely Isolated Place]
03:20:00 Markus Guentner - Cubic [Affin]
03:27:28 Markus Guentner - The Run [Moodgadget]
03:31:44 Markus Guentner - Crystal Castle [Affin]
03:39:12 Markus Guentner - Gattaca [Kompakt]
03:42:24 Heathered Pearls - Lower Dome / Markus Guentner Remix [Ghostly Int.]
03:45:40 Markus Guentner - Akijana [Affin]
03:51:12 Markus Guentner - Elara [Grenzwellen]
03:58:56 Markus Guentner & Karen Vogt - All Light Will Remain [A Strangely Isolated Place]
04:04:48 Joachim Spieth - Cahaya Bulan / Markus Guentner Remix [Affin]
04:11:36 Markus Guentner - Midnight Sun [Affin]
04:17:20 Karen Vogt - Cloud Forty-Three / Markus Guentner Remix [Self-Release]
04:20:48 Benoît Pioulard - Stanza IV 4.1 / Markus Guentner Version [Disques d'Honoré]
04:25:48 Markus Guentner - Prisa [Affin]
04:32:40 Sneaker Pimps - The Paper Room / Markus Guentner Remix [UNFALL]

Love and light

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Serafim Tsotsonis is a Greek composer, electronic musician, music producer and sound designer. He has composed music for films, plays, documentaries, video art and TV commercials. Serafim has also produced albums of other artists and among his latest collaborations are Selofan’s recent album “Partners in Hell”, Ocean Hope’s debut album “Rolling Days”, Kid Moxie’s OST for the movie “Not to Be Unpleasant, But We Need to Have a Serious Talk” via Lakeshore Records and more.
 His personal work extends in a wide range of music genres, including electronic, neo-classical, ambient, jazz, post-rock, dream-pop and it is mostly characterized by the pursuit of an exclusive, distinctive identity: a mixture of soundscapes combining both cerebral, dynamic sounds and melancholic, atmospheric elements. 
While he mainly works at his home studio in Athens, he founds strong inspiration in his hometown of Corinth, a small seaside village in southern Greece, where he often collects nature sounds as a primal material incorporated in his pieces.
He has released 5 solo albums under Seattle-based label Hush Hush Records and Greek-based label Klik Records and many EP’s. 
Recently being unveiled as one-half of dream-pop duo Ocean Hope alongside his sister Angeliki, they released an EP, as well as their debut album, under Hush Hush Records.

The Very Start

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