https://soundcloud.com/michael-claus
https://michaelclaus.bandcamp.com/album/gradient-dreams-ep

Drawn from live performances in San Francisco and Sacramento between 2022 and 2023, Michael Claus’ latest 4-track EP distills the energy, experimentation and atmosphere of those sets into a focused studio release. Loops, textures, and rhythmic sketches originally crafted for the dance floor and shaped in real time by crowd energy, space, and intuition have been reshaped into four fully realized tracks—each one carrying traces of the environments and moments that first gave them life.

From the high-velocity percussion and drive of “Gradient Dreams” to the low slung and staggered swing of “Plastic Soul,” Claus weaves together a palette of saturated percussion, hazy atmospheres and pixelated melodies. “AI Instinct” locks into a hypnotic and machine-link churn of syncopated 909s and a minimalist 303, while “Invisible Beach” closes things out with a groovy melody that feels half dream, half machine. There’s a distinctly cybernetic mood running throughout—neon-tinted and lo-fi, like glimpses of a decaying city’s sprawl refracted through smoke and chrome.

Influenced by the retro-futurist visions of authors like William Gibson, Claus taps into a sound both worn and futuristic, pulsing with motion yet heavy with atmosphere. The result is a collection that feels lived-in and cinematic. Whether heard in a club or in solitude, the EP offers a snapshot of Claus’ creative loop between performance and production, memory and reinvention.
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releases June 13, 2025

UPDATE on our upcoming release pre-order, “Gradient Dreams” EP.

We have decided to donate all proceeds of this release to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, whose mission it is to supply medical aid, treatment, food, water, and necessities to families affected by the ongoing crisis. They also focus on rebuilding healthcare facilities, and funding trauma counseling and mental health services to foster healing in the community.

From the BBC ( https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz63jnx52l0o ):

“The IPC assessment, released on Monday, found half a million people - or one in five - were facing starvation in Gaza. It said nearly 71,000 children under the age of five are expected to be acutely malnourished over the next 11 months to April 2026.”

From PBS ( https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/as-israels-blockade-pushes-gaza-towards-famine-aid-workers-say-they-feel-helpless ):

“After months of trying to raise alarm, humanitarian workers are overflowing with anger, frustration and horror over Israel’s nearly three-month blockade of Gaza. The Associated Press spoke to over a dozen aid workers, some with years of experience in emergencies around the world and Palestinians who have worked through this and other wars.

They say what is happening in Gaza is a catastrophe, among the worst they have ever seen. It’s more painful, they say, because it’s man-made, caused by Israel cutting off all food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to the territory nearly 11 weeks ago.

The world’s top authority on food crises last week warned of famine unless the blockade ends. Almost the entire population of around 2.3 million is acutely malnourished, and one in five Palestinians are on the brink of starvation, it said.” (from PBS)

Please consider making your own contribute to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.  You can make a donation and learn more about their work on their website: 

https://www.pcrf.net/
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Composition, production, mixing: Michael Claus
Mastering: Russell E. L. Butler

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Playful sound explorations by Weird Science crew & guests.

https://www.instagram.com/shawn_osullivan_

https://soundcloud.com/shawnosullivan 
https://soundcloud.com/weirdsciencenyc



WEIRD SCIENCE with Shawn O'Sullivan @ The Lot Radio 07-31-2025

 A monthly show focusing on Mowgli’s more moody and out-there tracks. Take a ride through this concrete jungle full of surprises. From stripped-down electronics melancholia through weird synths and analog rhythms.

www.operator-radio.com

Anak Kota FM - w/ Mowgli - 14th August 2025

Recorded 7/09/2025. 
I Wanted to share some of my favourite records from the collection. The mix  channels my Sunday Mood at home while i watch the sun set behind Moonee Ponds Race Course.

Tracklist: 
3.11 - Unsion
Haji K - A white tinted sky
Ben Bondy - 2404 (with Stella)
Car Culture - Coping Mechanism (Purelink clear the mechanism) 33RPM
K2DJ - Peroxic (with Stella)
Purelink - We should keep going
koss - Jumoku
Picnic - Folds and rips (JR Chaparro version)
Other Joe - Yearn for snow
Pontiac Streator - Lamp fest
Significant Others - Bad Blood
?? ??
DJ OjO - Cloud Suck
UON - J
Ghostride the drift - B1
Okeg - Prismatic spring (33RPM)
Roger Gerressen - My quiet place (33RPM)
Big Hands - Girde Maye/ Asteve (Notte infinita remix) (33RPM)
Cold - Strobe light network
Purelink - Circle Of Dust
YS - i luv u
Pontiac Streator - Stuck in a cave
DMX Krew - A4

7/09/2025

ED053: Downloadable Content

Don’t have many rules in life but one of them is that whenever a new mix by Pjenne comes out, to stop what I’m doing immediately and put it on. And probably am not alone here. 

Like many people, Pjenne’s mixes have been go-to’s, essential and always-classy additions to a landscape of noise and clutter. 

Like your favourite mix CD that never left the space•ship stereo. And no matter how many times you listen, it seems to get better and better with each play. They’re timeless, they’re crucial and the amount of care and love poured into each one is apparent as soon as you hear the first blend. 

Often compiled and cooked up over the course of a couple of years, they have the kind of craft and expertise that can only come from doing a weekly radio show for over 6 years, being a staple of her local Naarm scene and being an all-round legend. We’re pleased to report this mix is no different and has been on repeat since it arrived. 

Appreciate this is a bit of a gushy write up, but sometimes you’ve got to say it how it is, and anyone who’s a Pjenne Ultra will understand what a big day this is at space•lab HQ. 

Enjoy!

space•cast 028 - Pjenne

Let NTS brighten up your lunchtime hours. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts/episodes/soup-to-nuts-loose-bones-29th-september-2025

Soup To Nuts w/ LOOSE BONES 290925

Kaifeng based DJ & producer Yu Su cooks up an hour of warm meanderings once a month.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/yu-su/episodes/yu-su-14th-october-2025

Yu Su 141025

Joy In Repetition is brought to you by 
pUrPLe PoLiTiciAns ChiCaGo 
in collaboration with Signal Route (NYC) 

an evening of RoyaL Jewels took place in a decorated loft space of purple light, art imagery and sound.

this was our 3rd outing in another city that we decided 
to record a portion of the nite in the Purple Realm 
introducing unreleased music from the vaults that many 
of which have yet to be unearthed with music selector: 
PeachbLack for 6 plus hours.

{pLease eNjoy uR eXperieNce}

A PeachBLak segment of Joy N Repetition in NYC

Soundcloud: @mrassister

Interview: https://truantsblog.com/2025/truancy-volume-356-mr-assister/

The BEAM label boss turns in a 2 hour, one-take mix of stripped-back minimal 

Music by Hugo, Dachshund, Yildun Theory, Suokas, DeWalta, Aedis, Swat-Squad, Alecs Marta, Roland Van Den Toorn, Ortega, Stavöstrand & more...

Access the download on our Patreon (patreon.com/truants). No tracklist for this one but we will  get our dig on. However if you need anything leave us a nice comment here with @mrassister tagged and either of us will get back to you with an ID! Your support helps cover all our costs allows Truants to continue running as a non-profit and ad-free platform.

Mr Assister

Truancy Volume 356: Mr Assister

L.I.E.S. Records presents an exclusive premiere mix by Ron Morelli, proudly shared first by Soul Express.

About the mix:
This was recorded live and direct from the desk in Tokyo roughly two years ago.
For me, when it comes to house music, I always look back to the masters (as many do), but specifically to the radio mixes of Farley Jackmaster Funk, Timmy Regisford, and Boyd Jarvis.

The dynamic blending of freestyle, new wave, American disco, Italo, and the experimental dance tracks of that era was innovative and represented the true genesis of what dance music is: mixing different styles and making it all make sense together while completely blowing listeners’ minds.

When I play, I hope to pull fragments from this long-forgotten era and give the crowd something they may have been missing for a long time — with modern reverence and deep respect for the days of old.

A first taste of what awaits us on November 29th at Basic.

This is Ron Morelli

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📡 Introspective Dreamscapes and Dystopic Beats
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Demos, promo, mix submissions and inquires: 
michael@silvaelectronics.net
@michael-claus
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Distribution:
EU: Ready Made Distribution
US: Email directly 
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est. Oct 2017 - San Francisco, CA
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