La Cantina & Spectateur - Learning From The Streets

from my new album Less Is Less available for download and on vynil at: https://richardthere.bandcamp.com/

Axolotl

This contribution is a very special one, as it marks a new chapter in The Observatory’s sound… 

We will always be a home for ambient and experimental sounds. But, moving forward, we will also be exploring our love for dance music, with a particular focus on the deep end.

To begin this new journey and warm things up, we are so happy to welcome back Timnah, who gifts us with a two-hour recording of her set at Omen Wapta, ADE’24. A mind-bending traversal through ambient, drone, and halftime experiments, exploring the liminal spaces between the listening room and the dance floor.
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Timnah lives, works and feeds the cats in the Northwestern extremities of Switzerland. Brought up in her parents’ jazz clubs and deeply influenced by her brother’s love for dub and soundsystem culture, she started DJing just after the massively feared Millenium Bug had threatened to offset our relation to time and space. Dedicated to drawing her own map of late 20th century sonic landscapes, she spent the early 2000s exploring 90s electronics including breakbeat, triphop, ambient techno, drum&bass, house and jungle. After a short but sweet excursion into producing in the early 2010s, Timnah dedicated herself fully to spinning the wheels and transversing genres, gravitating towards her current signature sound that spans immersive sound baths and intergalactic carpet rides in half-time. Timnah is a member of Amenthia Recordings and a recent addition to the A Walking Contradiction Collective.
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Artist Support:

https://soundcloud.com/timnah-sommerfeldt
https://ra.co/dj/timnahsommerfeldt
https://www.instagram.com/timnah_amenthia

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

The Observatory - Timnah @ Omen Wapta, ADE, 2024

Palmyre is a track from "Micrometeoritic Flowerpot", the first collaborative album between Belgian sound producer Cedric Wattergniaux (Kilmarth) and Jordi Saludes (D-Fried) from Barcelona, Spain. In these eight tracks both artists combine lush melodies with idm-ish beats, samples and experimental sounds. Micrometeoritic Flowerpot reflects our current society, which constantly has a sword of Damocles hanging over its head but must continue to live positively and give its best in resilience

Download the full album ...
https://adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/micrometeoritic-flowerpot


Palmyre

"Ten years of Invisible Inc! It doesn’t seem that long ago since the label was first conceived in a moment of naive enthusiasm, I must confess!"

We're premiering "Animal, Mineral, Vegetable" by Girls Chat Room, a standout cut from Invisible Inc's 10-year anniversary compilation. The label celebrates a decade of sitting comfortably in that sweet spot between outsider dance music and experimental sounds. guided by the vision of founder GK Machine since 2014.

Part of a special 2xLP release pressed on pink vinyl, across 80 minutes it's exactly the kind of "mental kaleidoscope" that gives this now Glaswegian institution label its distinct identity.

The full anniversary compilation drops on May 25th, 2025.

https://www.theransomnote.com/music/premieres/premiere-premiere-girls-chat-room-animal-mineral-vegetable-invisible-inc/

@invisible-inc

PREMIERE: Girls Chat Room - Animal, Mineral, Vegetable [Invisible Inc]

DJ Saint Pierre began his musical journey at the age of 12 with piano lessons. His appetite for creation quickly emerged after acquiring a drum machine and a sampler, which allowed him to experiment with electronic composition.
By the age of 15, he had plunged into the world of vinyl mixing, collecting electronic records—particularly techno—and gradually carving out a place for himself in the emerging techno scene.
At 18, he made the decision to pursue his dream full-time, performing DJ sets and shaping his own musical identity. Over the years, DJ Saint Pierre refined his craft, evolving towards increasingly textured and daring techno, exploring more experimental sounds and aesthetics.
At 28, his career took a decisive turn thanks to his friend Ricardo Garduno, who opened the doors to Illegal Alien Records—a label that has since become his creative home, where he enjoys full support and freedom of expression.
Since 2017, he has also developed Anmon, a side project with French artist Ténèbre, focused on alternative electronic music and signed to the label Yuku. This abstract sonic laboratory explores the boundaries between drum, techno, ambient, and experimental music, providing fertile ground for rhythmic and textural exploration.
DJ Saint Pierre does not follow trends; instead, he allows his emotions to guide him, always pushing the limits of his creativity.

Which artists has influenced you the most?
- Without hesitation, I’d say Amon Tobin and Pink Floyd. There are many other artists who have influenced me over time, but these two had a truly defining impact on me.
 
What new projects/releases with your participation are expected in the near future?
- My upcoming releases are focused on my side project “Amon”, a duo with my friend Ténèbre, which will be out on the label Intervision. After that, I have two solo releases planned — one on Illegal Alien Records (my heart label, run by Ricardo Garduno), and another on Abstract Mechanism under my alias DJ Saint Pierre.
 
Which artists/labels is more relevant to you now?
- This is a tough question because it’s so broad. First, I’d say Ricardo’s work with Illegal Alien embodies a real commitment to our music scene — and that deserves both respect and recognition, musically as well. Then there’s Jeff from Yuku Records, whose curation and artistic direction are just on another level. Lastly, I’d mention labels like Samurai Horo and Void + 1, who are doing an incredible job developing their sonic identity.
 
What inspires you now to create music?
- I usually create music based on emotions, so it really depends on my mood. I don’t have one specific source of inspiration. That said, I’m quite sensitive to nature and how human activity affects it — but I wouldn’t say it’s my main inspiration either. It’s more subtle.

 What set-up do you use when creating music?
- My setup is pretty straightforward. I generate nearly all my sound with hardware — mainly Elektron’s Octatrack and Analog Rytm, and the SOMA Pulsar-23. I record and mix everything in Ableton Live. Sometimes I’ll use Reaktor for synthesis experiments. Overall, I’m still very attached to analog machines, because when I started producing at around 12 or 13 years old, that’s what I first connected with.

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Strange But Dance Music LIVE #34: DJ Saint Pierre

Delighted to welcome Utrecht’s Vand to The Observatory, one of our favorite artists <3

From falling in love with his collaborative EP Laren with Bas Dobbelaer, all the way through to his recently released Trialism EP on ISOTOOP (a collective now turned record label, which he’s at the helm of), Vand’s sound has truly captured our heart.

With lush ambient soundscapes coupled with driving grooves, this mix encapsulates everything we love about electronic music <3
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https://soundcloud.com/vandmusic
https://www.instagram.com/vandtor/
https://soundcloud.com/isotoop
https://isotoop.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/isotoop/

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

The Observatory - Vand

Psychology Anthropology Totem and Taboo

The usual unfinished mini masterpiece

Making Sound Art, Video Art etc. Some of the Sound Art may or may not resemble music. Broken bits of culture stuck together oddly to make something different. I would be really pleased if people would subscribe to me on Substack please! 
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The usual unfinished mini masterpiece

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