Starfish Pool – Sampler
A1. Hydrogen
A2. Onday
B1. Low Memory
B2. Dead Acid Society

Out on 6th of July 2025
Produced by Koen Lybaert

Mastered & cut by @timxavier @ Manmade Mastering
Image is Koen Lybaert's untitled glazed sculpture from 2023
Text in Qazaq by Acell

Distributed through @clone-distribution

Starfish Pool – Sampler (Brutaż-17) [EP Preview]

Saxophonist Benedik Giske and experimental pop songwriter Carmen Villain stop by the London studio to play some current favourites ahead of their Cafe Oto performance. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/carmen-villain-bendik-giske-11th-july-2025

Carmen Villain & Bendik Giske 110725

Andriy K. - spotted

For the 30th Herbarium we are proud to present two special guests - @bambi__dj and @beatricem._bait. They brought a trippy dubby journey to the table, loaded with unique sound design and spacious grooves. We love the feeling when every detail sits in the right place as in their selection of tracks and elements. This creates an insanely immersive effect and hunger for more. Bambi and Beatrice M. chose the plant Mint (mentha) for their mix. 🌿

Here’s some insight about why they chose their plant: 
Bambi and Beatrice M.’s musical palettes intersect in a very specific zone, with some key words like psychedelia and dub. This can apply to the club interface, but as the summer surfs by, their need for freshness and a soothing soundtrack for the season translates in this mix’s selections. Therefore the choice of plant felt pretty intuitive : mint. A plant that stimulates several senses at once : its vivid green evokes lushness and renewal, its scent is sharp, almost cleansing, and its taste - cool, tingling, slightly sweet - lingers like an echo… Just like their selections, mint stands at a sensory crossroads - refreshing the body, teasing the mind, and awakening something just beneath the surface. 𖧧

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About Bambi & Beatrice M.

Beatrice M. and Bambi are two french DJs who met through intersecting music circles, which is what their duo is all about. Take a venn diagram with on one side, Bambi’s library ranging from deep techno to trance to house to triphop, and on the other side Beatrice M. with mainly dub and dubstep. The crossing point of the two circles is always somewhat a little dubby, a little psychedelic, sprinkled with friendship and fun.

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Follow Bambi & Beatrice M. 

https://www.instagram.com/bambi___dj/
https://www.instagram.com/beatricem._bait/
https://soundcloud.com/bambi-dj
https://soundcloud.com/beatricemasters

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Artwork by @polygonia

Herbarium No 030 - Bambi & Beatrice M. - Mentha

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naarm, so called australia
steeplejack 8.06

xenia reaper - qx5136
stone - evil day
usof - belly
miktek - anisotrophy
vanta - this is where i lay to rest
altjira - atvelope
colorplus - speedfoto
lycopsid_ - rips, tears 
atte elias kantonen - algae & others 
dj birdbath - wish
purelink - we should keep going
clima - st
zara & tadhg - o28
emika elena - nettaiya
wang inc. - forever flow
stereometrix - orbital waves take_1
leaf miner - remnant, remains
arbee & bluepulp - noeud d’ecoute
clima - mutant dub
berntein - prã    a
misha kurilov - 1% of fragile piece

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Animalia's natural evolution into new regions & sounds comes with the introduction of @sub-basics to the label. For the first iteration in a new series of releases by the London based artist, Sub Basics brings his signature blend of minimal UK bass, with prismatic percussion loops & spaced out, psychedelic grooves, meeting a tech-house adjacent score that underpins the release.

Immersive yet functional, the release is versatile by nature, timely and fitting for both the autumnal shift in the northern hemisphere, and the welcoming of spring in Australia.

Artist: Sub Basics (London, UK)
Title: Wavelengths
Format: 12” / Digi
Distributed by: Clone (Rotterdam, NL) 
Artwork & Design by Josh Abramovici, (New York, USA)
Mastered by Jason Goz, Transition Mastering (London, UK)

Animalia would like to acknowledge that whilst all tracks were produced in the UK, the label itself operates on the traditional land of the Woiwurrung & Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation, and pay respect to their elders past, and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

2025 Animalia Label

Sub Basics - Wavelengths (ANIMA17)

"a reverse puzzle: starting with structure, ending in disintegration."

welcome to the abstract sonic world of seoul-via-paris dj and producer k.o.p. 32. taking us a journey through the depths of the murky underworld, the hyper minimal session flips the switch between immersive, introspective sound design and grey area influences. 

drawing from his parisian roots and his current base in seoul, this diversity of influences lends itself to k.o.p. 32’s output. his productions lean towards meticulous drum grooves and textured atmospheres spanning across deep techno, halftime, drum & bass and freetek with releases across annulled, de rio, a-biotic, metaphore industrie, de rio and qilla records. i’m completely obsessed with his productions! they’re so deep and easy to get lost in. that feeling of being neither here nor there whilst you listen, away in another world. pyramid of knowledge is another alias of k.o.p. 32 and in 2021, he embarked on a new journey, launching his own label beyond the bridge which has released records from some of our other favourites including spekki webu and gi. well worth the dig through to get to know the world that k.o.p. 32 orbits in better as well as reading our interview below : ) 

interview: https://untitled909.substack.com/p/untitled-909-podcast-234-kop-32

@pyramidofknowledge

⋆˚࿔ untitled 909 podcast 234: k.o.p. 32 ⋆˚࿔

Naarm-based artist Greer carries us through the second entry to Serendipity -offering over an hour of serene ambience, knitted together with graceful beauty and the rawness of their own experience. 

The sound they have curated invites the listener to dream, breathe deeply into oneself and seek truth. Organic sounds are nestled amongst warm layers of ethereal chords, bringing about a sense of intangible comfort that allows the listener to texturally potter through the inevitable liminality which accompanies growth…

Greer has reflected on their intentions and emotions behind the mix, and where serendipity has found them along the way;


“This mix was recorded at the beginning of the new year, something that started without a solid intention, ended up becoming a full on reflective journey through moments that had guided and shaped my little heart.

A loving glance between friends, a pat on the back, tears on a flight, incense in new yet old homes, a thought that incites change – something all a little deeper than myself.

I reflected on my year in a new city, reminiscing over canon events, love gained and lessons learnt. During this mix, it was like I regained consciousness, I suddenly remembered how these softer sounds can nurse us to a space of gentle introspection.

I hope this mix can be a gentle guide to reflection - when things seem chaotic or slightly out of reach - may these sounds remind you to take a deep breath and reconnect with your body…everything will be juuuuuuuuust fine!”


Find yourself the moment to gently look within yourself and look up to the “komorebi” in the trees...


Greer is a DJ, visual artist and the driving force behind the melting ambient mix series take care, a meditative place to visit when you need more of these gentle yet reflective soundscapes.

https://soundcloud.com/yourfriendgreer
https://soundcloud.com/take-care-of-each-other



Artwork by Christine Simpson 

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Recorded on the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we operate and pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that colonial structures persist to this day and recognise the ongoing struggles of First Nations people. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.




{~* tracklist*~}


guiding words spoken by david larbi

andy nicolson - rift

peter bark & fredrsngrn - melankolske ferdamenn dansar i regnet

atte elias kantonen - mire

martyna basta - glass

kincaid - scree slope

other joe - me if i was a shoe

vâyu - the birth of milarepea

halftribe - elegant, golden

kindtree - over everything

man rei - trust in time

sina - unknown

sonmi451 - bay hatch

kirk barley - évier

nueen - syn

mu tate & nikolay kozlov - all night drip

slowfoam - like phantom memories in the slinking storm

lewi boome & flytipper - platnium silicone

xenia reaper - qx5136

opitope - an white drop of morning dew

so wet’s water kingdom feat. hala alyan - over and over / gaza

barefoot - becoming someone else (inhmost altered remix)

kirk barley - bathe pt3

billus - drown

Greer for Serendipity

Echoes in Rust 852 Hz [Dark Nature Concept]

Meditate on Life (part 3)

Launch into the stars with Lance’s Galactic SongSprite—a stunning ambient cosmic track created for the Galactic SongSprite Competition, part of the Song in Space universe from Studio Jijiji. Enter at studiojijiji.io 

This is more than music. It’s a screen-free adventure through sound, storytelling, and imagination. Submit your own SongSprite and join our mission to find the galaxy’s next anthem in the Quest for True Music.

 Listen. Create. Conquer the Cosmos.

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