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Perhaps best known for his association with beloved dance music blog Truants, @riccardovillella is also one of our favorite DJs—with a streak of mixes that always feel like instant classics—and a staple of the broader dance music scene in his own right. Villella's penchant for community began on early dance music forums and extends into today's social media networks and elevating others through mixes and in-depth interviews on @truants. His mix for us, inspired by timeless mix CDs like those of Fabric and a 'spiritual successor' to his mix for our friends at @sure_thing, is also a vivid memory of teenage bike rides along the beach in 2006.

Read the interview and see a tracklist:
spontaneous.zone/051-villella

"For the last 11 years I’d been living in London and for a long time, I had no desire really to leave. People say you can call somewhere 'home' after living there for a duration of seven years, so I was well past and on my way. The last three years though, I had really burnt out quite hard creatively, and was kind of just trudging along. It took me a while to realize that I’d maybe needed a break away from London and the constant living for the weekend parties. Work had gone remote, so the option of moving back home to Brighton on the seafront for a temporary reset and to save some money seemed like the logical next step.

I was quite excited about moving back, as one of my friends Bobby had moved back home from London a year prior to also work remote, my friend Sean was still down there and had been making some really cool art recently so we’d been reconnecting, and my friend Sam who moved to Australia 10 years ago was going to be back for a short trip in Brighton this year for a couple weeks. This felt kind of important to me as, as we’d all be in the same city for the first time in a very long time, and these were people that made up my favourite summer ever - the year 10 one in 2006.

... We spent most of that summer going on these really long bike rides from Shoreham-by-Sea, past the cement factory before reaching Brighton beach, and just cycle as far as we could until the sun went down. Me and Bobby would pack our little MP3 players (think I had a Creative Zen Touch then) the night before with as much ‘feels’ music as we’d like to call it, anything that would make our cycles feel like an extended Michael Mann movie, or "LA Action" we’d say. There was just something quite life-affirming as a 16 year old, headphones in, cycling back as the sun sets after exploring some beach cave and you’ve got either of Fila Brazillia - "Subtle Body", Groove Armada - "Paris", or DJ Shadow - "Blood On The Motorway" playing in the background. It was all very Stand By Me in the most musically liberating way possible. I’ve caught myself thinking of those times a lot lately.

I’ve tried to channel a lot of those feelings quite subtly into my studio mixes over the years—hopeless nostalgia, bittersweetness, a sad euphoria—more so on ones where I’m trying to achieve something other than a club-mix. The Sure Thing mix comes to mind especially, but that was also very influenced by the techno aspect of the series and certain life events. Whilst this feels very much like a spiritual successor to that mix, I didn’t want to be so subtle with this one. It’s a straight ode to a single perfect 24 hours that summer, and all the tunes that I was listening to back then, plus some that capture that perfect world-at-your-feet, carefree, teen vibe for me. It covers many moods and feelings of a hot day down at the beach and the transition as the sun sets and you’re getting ready to dance the night away.

I’ve wanted to record something like this for a long time, something that kind of felt like a timeless mix CD, and think you gave me the best opportunity and timing in wanting to put it together, especially as I’ve been doing that same cycle route every other weekend whilst down here."

@riccardovillella / @truants

Spontaneous Affinity

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #051: Villella

Podíamos hacerle la competencia a Arbo, pero no anda bien el tema de la lamprea en el Manzanares.

ZORZA es una selección de artistas más gallegos que Santiago Pemán con un carnet del Xabarín Club.
En Lalín tienen la fiesta del del cocido, en Arbo la de la lamprea y en Madrid tenemos Zorza.

Parautas @ zorza 24

"A gentle dérive through shimmering textures and quiet layers, where sound feels both rooted and untethered. This set breathes with the traces of shared moments — music exchanged between friends, and nights when the forest became shelter. The track once meant to anchor it never arrived — yet the thread remains, woven from intuition, memory, and the subtle glow of all that lingers."

Once known as Blanket, now drifting as azul (@azulblan). No face, no past — just frequencies.

HOCast #247 - azul

For the first time collaborating on a mix, Camu and Joan Gila crafted this set for Temple 08 "world of echo", a series of deep listening events curated by Josephine and Camu himself at Espacio Perpendicular. 

The mix drifts through a landscape of minimalism, ambient waves, shamanic echoes, and deep, textural drones - an immersive journey through layers of sound.

@javier-camunas
@joan-gila
@espacio-perpendicular
@hoc-radio

Joan Gila & Camu | #86

Noods Radio, 20/07/2025

Tracklist: 

Wild Eden Nature Sounds - Nighttime 
Black Merlin - Stalking The Canopy 
Marco Shuttle - Part Two 
Rudy Adrian - Lantern Walk 
James Bernard - Mars Rain 
Daniel[i] - BF 04 (Amb) 
Brendon Moellor - Pressure 
Wild Eden Nature Sounds - Evening Atmosphere
Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Killer Whales Sleep With One Eye Open 
Varuna - Rhizophora 
jarguna - The Tree of the Sacrifices 
Declan - Aqueduct 
Ishq - Forever 
Takashi Kokubo & Andrea Esperti - Whales Of Sirius 
Geir Jenssen & Pete Namlook - A Way To Focus The Mind 
Apart - Atua 
Hadley Roe - No One Ever Touched Me Before You 
Rudy Adrian - Three Views of a Japanese Garden, Part 1
Pub - Film (Springing Daisy's mix)

Dream Sequence 10

Inspired by cities and dancefloors where she's lived and explored, London-based Annx’s (@annx-anna-whomp) deep sound echos within her multi-genre selections. 

Her commitment to the scene goes beyond the booth with her events being a staple for psychedelic music on London's club circuit. As well as co-curating perspectives• with Nicole Gordon, she founded and curates Whomp with Lora Mipsum and is part of the Above Below Festival music team.

This mix floats around 140bpm, blending freaky textural bass with psychedelic techno and deep dubstep.

Osmura w/ ANNX 30

Poussière Diamant August 2025

For our next installment, we’re honoured to welcome ABSIS back to the series with a stunning recording of his all-vinyl hybrid DJ set at this year’s Perpendicular Festival.

Equipped with an ISO420 mixer, Pulsar-23, H90 FX, three turntables, and a crate full of heavyweight rhythms, ABSIS delivered a beautifully crafted dub session that warmed the dancefloor on Saturday morning.

May these sounds ease you gently into the week ahead <3

https://soundcloud.com/absismusic
https://www.instagram.com/absis_music/

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular
https://www.instagram.com/espacio.perpendicular/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - ABSIS (Hybrid Set) - Perpendicular 2025

set played for the RALLY after party at Venue MOT

for the archive 003

Echo w/Achordat - August 2025

Manuel Matus @ Reset 05.04.19

Sade - No Ordinary Love ( Octave Edit )

Secret Society Chile 007
Denis Kaznacheev - Curved Patchair Ep
A.1 Denis Kaznacheev - Curved Patchair
B.1 Denis Kaznacheev - Rubin Ford Effect
C.1 Denis Kaznacheev - Rubin Ford Effect (Lee Burton Remix)
C.2 Denis Kaznacheev - Curved Patchair (Peter F Spiess Remix)
D.1  Denis Kaznacheev - Curved Patchair (Diogo Remix)
Artwork by Gaspar Alvarez
Mastered by Kitaro at Schnittstelle
support by Casa de Salud
distribution by Yoyaku

SCRTC007 A.1 Denis Kaznacheev - Curved Patchair

Marcu Rares - When Time Stops

For the 14th edition we present you Yaroslav Lenzyak from the Ukraine.
Yaroslav Lenzyak was born in the coastal health resort town New Kakhovka situated in the south of Ukraine. The atmosphere of those places saturated with the sun energy couldn't help influencing on the development of Yaroslav’s creative talents.
He opens new music perspectives for his listeners.
Enjoy the journey he created for us.

@lenzyak-yaroslav
Fb:https://www.facebook.com/YaroslavLenzyak/

Artwork: www.maxbinski.com

www.facebook.com/sisrahtaC/

Catharsis Cast 014 // Yaroslav Lenzyak

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OMM Transmission is a platform where music transcends boundaries, creating a space for true connection and free expression. Drawing inspiration from the sacred OM, a sound that represents unity, balance, and the vibrational essence of the universe, OMM is about harnessing the power of music to bring people together.

At its core, Open Mind Music is more than just a name—it’s a philosophy. It's a call for openness, for creativity without limits, and for collaboration that bridges minds and hearts. OMM invites individuals to share their unique soundscapes, creating a collective experience that blends the emotional with the intellectual, the personal with the universal.

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Artwork & curation by: 
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Catharsis Cast 014 // Yaroslav Lenzyak

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