“As a kid I could never fall asleep without my headphones,” reveals Adam Dove aka Nexcyia, speaking to Rob Turner. “I remember falling asleep listening to Jay-Z and Kid Cudi: it became ambient to me.” London based artist Dove aims to create sonic experiences akin to an augmented reality through sound collages, installations and manipulated video work. In his interview in The Wire 461, Dove discusses Afro-surrealism, the sonification of race, his own introduction to ambient music whilst being hospitalised, and more.

Here, Dove shares a brand new mix featuring tracks by several of his musical acquaintances, and others. “This mix was inspired by a quote from the book Invisible Man (1952) by Ralph Ellison,” says Nexcyia over email, “I now can see the darkness of lightness. And I love light. Perhaps you'll think it strange that an invisible man should need light, desire light, love light. But maybe it is exactly because I am invisible. Light confirms my reality, gives birth to my form.”

“I wanted to sonify the idea that the darkness of lightness can confirm presence,” he continues, “some of the tracks by Racine evoke these feelings, as well as, feelings of otherness and loneliness – I wanted to compile tracks that evoke meditative temple-like atmospheres.”

Tracklist

Racine “Trois Cent Trente-Trois Lettres Imparfaites”
Racine “Ibiza”
Racine “Grosso”
Xphresh “One Kiss”
Ben Bondy “Spring”
Ben Bondy “Dream Bleed”
TIBSLC “Hypertranslucent”
Mistareez “Skate 2”
mu tate “Human Occupied Spaces”
mu tate “Allowing To Exist”
Nexcyia “Apex (Extended)”
Keru Not Ever “Mon Dos Contre Ta Mezzanine (Après Monk Feldman)”

Read The Wire's full interview with Nexcyia in The Wire 461. Subscribers can also read the article online via the digital archive. Nexcyia will perform as part of The Wire's 40th anniversary celebrations at The Wire 40 × Below The Radar alongside Venus Ex Machina and Malvern Brume at London Spanners on 9 July.

https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-nexcyia

WIRE MIX: NEXCYIA JUNE 2022

Cricket Talk 28 w. Xenia Reaper & Jagienka.
For this episode of Cricket Talk, Jagienka starts with a rare set of drum and bass, dubstep, obscure breakbeats and IDM followed by a beautiful meditation of ambient and experimental music by Xenia Reaper. Lock in!

CRICKET TALK w. Jagienka & Xenia Reaper [23.11.2022]

@mu_tate

Pontiac Streator - petabyte
Mochi - Metal Heartz
santebela - surge with Angelina Nonaj
Ico - heal
Sweet Honesty - oooooo
Organ Tapes - Submission
0360 - res
Mike Midnight - wings for sale
ben bondy - mi bebe
BMud - maggL
AGGROMANCE - MI CUARTO edit
tear - light memory
ben bondy - 2much
sofa - fux me up
Bug Bus Piano - 300 paintings
Space Afrika - 04 Version
bambinodj - lost riddim
OMAAR X KAROL G - PROVENZA (AMA EDIT)
Kareem Lotfy - Turn To Dust No BPM
Pontiac Streator - i could show you
Ultrafog - tears in the sun
innerlife - You Coexist
rec - hope you doing what you want
avril23 - collapse stories
My Bloody Valentine - if i am
Salimata - wallawalla LEAKED Yesterday Nite

mu tate - (ﾐ* ᵕ̣̣ ﻌ ᵕ̣̣ ﾐ)/ ♡\(ﾐ ᵕ̣̣ ﻌ ᵕ̣̣ *ﾐ)

As part if this year's edition of Intonal Festival, we have joined forces with Malmö based Retreat Radio in presenting sets from a myriad of artists from near and far.

Felisha Ledesma, the sound artist and musician explores an emergent lowercase sound,  shimmering with elusive timbres that occupy a unique space – neither electronic nor acoustic, but more a sort of observational sound that radiates tenderness and warmth. 
Processed field recordings sit alongside more traditional instruments utilized in creative ways, as Ledesma expertly moulds microscopic sounds into impenetrable yet intimate sonic worlds. It’s detailed, absorbing music – longform yet somehow also instantly immersive and inviting.

Intonal Festival x Retreat Radio w/ Felisha Ledesma @ Kiosk Radio 29.04.2023

18th edition of my show ~ hush ~ on Radio Paranoia

hush ~ 18

https://soundcloud.com/felishaledesma
https://soundcloud.com/juliettehenriu
https://soundcloud.com/matildatjader

Felisha Ledesma, juliettehenriu & Matilda Tjäder (13/06/23)

4th episode of crying is softer than you think on @noodsradio

another moment dedicated to tears,

tracklist :
oxhy - and we try
heath - coldsnap 
XENIA REAPER - o_down
Lonnie Holley - Kindness Will Follow Your Tears (feat. Bon Iver)
Knobs - Beans
I Am Just A Pupil - Naked and Afraid
Survivalist - The little ones are watching you
textural bug - my forever child
traumesser - sharp-bladed tactics
??? - Awareness
Pontiac Streator - Angelus Spit ft. Mister 
zenzizenz - falling off
ϙue - discovering glacial topography (feat. Comechelet)
.cutspace - look Around! all the promises you've nursed are Swimming away.
Rainy Miller - ii Preface, Benevolence (feat. Blackhaine)
Her « end scene »

Noods Radio #4 - crying is softer than you think, Mari & ani dj (02/07/23)

NEXCYIA 27.6.23

LYL Radio | Second End EP08 (20.07.2023)

Living Room n°58 ~ @optovolokonniy

q. pls introduce yourself

a. as Vlady, I work in cybersecurity. In my non-working hours, I perform under aliases ϙue, dj chlorophyll, am co-curating @biorhythmradio, @ickpakyiv, creating bio installations, and recently formed a project «OO0oϙ0O0O00O» with oa. 

As ϙue, I apply multiple psycho-acoustic techniques to embark a listener on an introspective trip, where two of us seek to explore the concept of ego death and delve into the depths of consciousness through deep listening and self-reflection.


q. is there a story behind the mix?

a. For the last 1.5 years, my main pursuit has been presenting contemporary Ukrainian cultural and musical heritage in Europe. This mixtape is a logical continuation of Sasha Very’s https://soundcloud.com/cminuss/sasha-very-present-ukraine. The main motif is Ukrainian artists, who witnessed firsthand the preciousness of life and the woe of death. The major part of sound material gathered here is songs, tracks, and compositions created during the 2022-2023 full-scale invasion.


q. what's the best way enjoy your mix?

a. Thinking, appreciating, and developing a sense of care about the joy of “simple” things in your life. 

You may not realise how much your like, comment, Bandcamp purchase, an invitation to make an interview, an invitation to your podcast series, or to record a mix can make an immense difference to someone whose survival and “tomorrow” does not come for granted. Here, I mean any Ukrainian who has not crossed the border since February 24, 2022. 

And if this one-hour overview of the musical landscape sparks within you an interest in Ukrainian underground scene, my goal is accomplished.


q. describe a favorite object in your living room...

a. For the last three months, I had to move places five times, so my living room was always shifting :] 

But I always have my 12-centimeter glass sphere with me. Being an optical filter, it serves as a reminder about the delusional nature of our perception and that experiences are limited — words, visions, smells, touch. Hence, I believe one can only trust their mental images (the language we think and dream in). Which I find funny how easily we, myself included, forget about this basic nature of things. So I carry this physical reminder with me.


q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)? 

a. There are some. 

A few weeks ago, after a gentle push from our mutual dear friend Frog of Earth, oa and me formed a sound-art duo «ОО0оϙ0О0О00О». Olenka is a muse to me in mysterious ways which I am yet to understand. We are working on songs, remixes and a body-music performance where our brainwaves and body electricity are processed through synths.  

Earlier in June, there was a debut of the OFF-ICKPA stage in Arkaoda Berlin where I played with other Kiiberboreans (s/o to @ecology141): super inter, TIBSLC, and Andriy Kostyukov — coincidentally, the latter two also have released LR mixes (both are strongly recommended to listen next). I worked a lot on this one and planning the next year’s festival edition. 

And since mid-2022, Kharkiv’s @comechelet and I are working on a collab release by exchanging stems via the web. So far, our first finished work has traveled some internet sites — Noods, HÖR, and 3XL. These days, as I am writing answers to this mini-interview, Comechelet is shooting a music video in southern France for our second single. 

That’s it, love u LR peeps. Many hugs.

donate to Ukraine

Living Room n°58 ~ ϙue ~ 'present Ukraine'

Label Mix 005 comes from Los Angeles label @motion-ward and its founder Jesse Sappell aka JS. Started in 2015, the label has steadily gained a passionate collector following for its selective output of oozy, hazy, heady ambient and downtempo music from around the globe. JS told Nina that his mission with Motion Ward is “to release music that hits me in the gut.”

JS’s label mix showcases what he describes as “a pretty soft side of the label.” The mix’s tracklist covers the history of Motion Ward, from the label's first release by LA’s Brown Irvin to its latest album by New Zealand duo Hysterical Love Project, alongside staples like Perila, Ultrafog, Pontiac Streator, and more. 

Read our interview with JS, listen to his all-Motion Ward mix, and collect it for free over at hubs.ninaprotocol.com/nina-label-mix

Download

Nina Label Mix 005: Motion Ward

Paturia 16, 17, 18 août 2024

curated by Mari & ani dj

France
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Soleil Rouge (records): 

Leaving Hell, Enter Paradise - Jonnnah - Cassette Edition with fabric mask pouch Limited to 50 copies.

Premier Rayon - VA - Double LP Vinyle Crystal Edition - Limited to 250 copies.
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Past events : 

Soleil Rouge Tour 2022 

15.05.22, Metaphore Collectif : Mari, Ronce live, ani dj, special guest dj, a strange wedding live

01.04.22, One O One (Clermont-Fd) : Mari, Jonnnah live, Altera Vita, LISA

12.03.22, Le Tri Postal (Bxl) : Angela, CZLT live, zero crossing point live, Mari & ani dj, GOLCE

04.03.22, Le Chinois (Paris) : luxxuryproblems live, hajj live, Fly, Imaginary Pop Stars, Mari & ani Dj

17.02.22, Le Lavoir Au Public (Lyon) : Mari, Caïn و Muchi live, Jonnnah live

Paturia 2021

Adios Adios live, Altera Vita, Angela & Salma Rosa, Bouti live, BZMC live, Caïn و Muchi live, Cankun live, Carcass Identity live, Catherine Danger live, Christine Denamur live, Dviance live, Elvin Brandhi live, Empire Of The Suns, garçon poli
GOLCE live, Guillaume des Bois, H2OLE, imer6ia live, K I A live, keki, Mari, Mika Oki, Mystique, otis & ssaliva, Otro live, Permian Files live, Phillip Denis ,pup puppy live, sånti & Da Michelis, Saumure, Soichi Datsa, Women In The Royal Court, Yellow Light of Death

Paturia 2020

Angelaba, ANI DJ, Dj SEVEN, Ended. live, Guillaume des Bois, HAJJ, Helione, Jan Loup, Jean Mi, Jessaka, Joanna OJ, Jonnnah live, Jonquera, _mass & Promenade Verticale hybrid set, NVST, The Organic Cathedral Of Death, Reymour live, Stagiairism et Garçon Poli, Warzou live, zoé & Eo Eintu

Noods Radio #4 - crying is softer than you think, Mari & ani dj (02/07/23)

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