"Cruel folk you are, unmatched for jealousy, you gods who cannot bear to let a goddess sleep with a man." (Calypso to Hermes, who has just ordered her to release Odysseus. Homer, Odyssey 5.120)


Calypso’s Dream is a soundscape collection sculpted from the subtle sonic morphologies of the micro-environments on the island of Mljet in the South Adriatic. The collection serves as a conceptual counterpoint to Homer’s Odyssey and a critical reflection on commercial island attractions such as Odysseus’s Cave, where he was supposedly held captive for seven long years by the nymph Calypso.

In search of a different gender approach to the ancient Greek myth and its contemporary commercial appropriation, we created a simple narrative from Calypso’s perspective, inspired by the work of the renowned writer Margaret Atwood, who wrote The Penelopiad, and tried to unravel the archetypal mystery by narrating the Odyssey from the perspective of his wife Penelope, who was left for 20 years to defend the kingdom and raise their children.

Calypso’s Dream is an attempt to create a symbolic micro-episode of The Penelopiad within the medium of sound art, woven from the dense spectrum of the island’s biophony, instrumental and improvised narratives, critically reflecting on the commercial appropriation of culture, advocating for the importance of a listening culture, and emphasizing the urgency of raising ecological awareness.

The island of Mljet is one of the oldest European protected natural zones, still, there is so much more that can be done to keep this Adriatic marvel away from harsh trends of mass tourism.

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The release includes a PDF booklet containing curatorial text and images of Mljet's many aquatic micro-environments, flora, and fauna.

The project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, and the Dubrovnik-Neretva County Department for Education and Culture. 

All sounds recorded and edited by Manja Ristić & Mark Vernon
Hydrophones used for underwater recording — JrF & Aquarian
Mastering by Goran Simonoski / La Plant Studio
Cover art, images, text by Manja Ristić

The Deadly Grief Of Calypso

Hermes & The Cruel People

Nymphs Of The Great Lake

Calypso's Dream

Miserable Man Ulysses

The Morning After The Shipwreck

The Goddess Calypso, Daughter Of Atlas

Tecah One & Adriatic - Saft der Agave

Intense vinyl mix inspired by my DJ set at Jadran film Zagreb in December 2024, at Planet Srijeda / Stereotip event. Play it loud!

JAUZAS THE SHINING & VICTORIA LUKAS – Bohrium 274 (Heinrich Mueller Remix)
CLOCK DVA – Re-Kabaret 13
UTROID – The Movement
SILENT SERVANT – Cut Unconcious
HELL feat. BRYAN FERRY – U Can Dance (Carl Craig Remix V.1)
MELTING DOGMAS – Wanting To Be With You
SCHWEFELGELG – Der Wing Um Meine Waden
INVOLUCIJA - Involucija
BR. BETA + DATAINTRÅNG – Pirr I Magen
XENO & OAKLANDER - Palms
ROBERT BERGMAN – Hot On Wheels
DIETER FLEGEL – Distorted Thoughts
BODY BEAT RITUAL – Count To Zero
KULDABOLI - Vökuskóu
UNIT MOEBIUS – Bunker 002 A3
LITHIUM PARASITES – Incursion Paradigm
CYGNUS – Throwing Shade
AUDT98 – Copper Cables 
CHRIS & COSEY – Watching You (Carter Tutti)
TESLASONIC – The Network
DEPECHE MODE – Suffer Well (M83 Remix)
*not all tracks have been played at the determined rpm

LE CHOCOLAT NOIR - Adriatic Cinema

This is a melodic piano house track perfect year round. It's also great when you in Croatia 🇭🇷, or Hrvatska traveling. 

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Adriatic Oceanic

Verse 1:
Set the sails, feel the breeze,
Croatian shores, the azure seas.
The sun is high, the waves are wide,
On this journey, let the spirit guide.

Chorus:
Sailing the Adriatic, wild and free,
Where the sky meets the endless sea.
With every wave, a new horizon calls,
In the heart of the ocean, we lose it all.

Verse 2:
Islands pass, like dreams in flight,
Under the stars, in the moon's soft light.
The salt and wind, a sailor's song,
In this vast blue, where we belong.

Chorus:
Sailing the Adriatic, wild and free,
Where the sky meets the endless sea.
With every wave, a new horizon calls,
In the heart of the ocean, we lose it all.

Bridge:
The lighthouse glows, a distant guide,
Through the storm, we ride the tide.
In the silence, hear the ocean's roar,
A timeless dance on the Croatian shore.

Chorus:
Sailing the Adriatic, wild and free,
Where the sky meets the endless sea.
With every wave, a new horizon calls,
In the heart of the ocean, we lose it all.

Outro:
As the dawn breaks, a golden hue,
The journey ends, but the spirit's true.
Sailing the Adriatic, forever we'll roam,
In the embrace of the sea, we find our home.

The Horizon Calls

REAL ESTATE Montenegro Escape Route or Investment Hub Unpacking the Russian and Turkish Influx sponsored by BAZA PROPERTIES

Montenegro Escape Route or Investment Hub Unpacking the Russian and Turkish Influx

Croatian Sun

Tecah One & Adriatic - Saft Der Agave

Vječnost
Përjetësi
Αιωνιότητα
الأبدية
Eternità
Ewigkeit
Örökkévalóság
Eternitate
Вечността
Sonsuzluk
Bêpaşî
მარადისობა
Հավերժություն
ابدیت
ਸਦੀਵੀ
Éternité
Eternity

Korkyra - Vječnost

Emcee, independent artist, and educator based in the Ruhr Area
Serce w Gliwicach
New Falkenfeder EP with 
Adriatic (@Adriaticmusic) available now
New "Jamarion Styles" music video feat. Sti1a available now

Hailing from the dark clubs with strobe lights NoirNoirNoir / Le Chocolat Noir / FIUME is aiming for his utopian dream. A model unrepresentative. 

Aliases: 
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Fiume
1/2 Black Dot w/ @allegedwitches

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21/6/25 - Pula Pride (DJ)
14/6/25 - 5 Kupe ZG (Black Dot live)
6/6/25 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
30/5/25 - Synth Jam, Surogat Zg (live)
25/4/25 - bRave, Masters ZG (Fiume live)
25/4/25 - Striptease, ZPC ZG (theatre)
19/4/25 - ReciKlaonica ZG (Fiume live)
28/3/25 - bRave, Masters ZG (DJ)
22/3/25 - WHW KLET ZG (DJ)
21/3/25 - Planet Srijeda, ZG (DJ)
22/2/25 - A&S Dva Osam (DJ)
21/2/25 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
17/1/25 - Synth Jam, Surogat ZG (live, Lab Personnel)
28/12/24 - Skwhat Sisak (live)
28/12/24 - Planet Srijeda, Jadran film ZG (DJ)
06/12/24 - Drugstore Belgrade (DJ)
30/11/24 - Arteria, KIC ZG (DJ)
23/11/24 - Crnilo, Močvara ZG (DJ)
23/11/24 - Indecent, Kućća ZG (live)
15/11/24 - Noć mračnog cirkusa, KK Križevci (live)
05/11/24 - GG Striegl Sisak (theater)
04/11/24 - Mochvara ZG (live / Black Dot)
18/10/24 - Striptease, MSU ZG (live theatre)
11/10/24 - queerAnarchive Split (DJ / theater)
10/10/24 - Klet ZG (DJ)
05/10/24 - AKC Attack ZG (DJ)
22/09/24 - Urban Spree, Berlin (live / Involucija)
13/09/24 - Ship Fest, Tunel Šibenik (live)
10/08/24 - Blast Fest (DJ)
27/07/24 - Rojc Pula (live theatre)
7/06/24 - HOKU Sisak (DJ)
1-2/06/24 - Striptease, Jedinstvo ZG (live theatre)
31/05/24 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
22/05/24 - Striptease x, GMK ZG (live theatre)
10-12/05/24 - Intergalactic FM, The Hague (live/DJ)
08-09/05/24 - KNAP ZG (live theatre)
26/04/24 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
20/04/24 - Nigdjezemska Zadar (live)
05/04/24 - Ch0 Ljubljana (DJ)
29/03/24 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
21/03/24 - Noć mračnog cirkusa, Močvara ZG (live)
20/03/24 - Disco Panonia, Pločnik ZG (DJ)
02/03/24 - Synth Jam, Surogat ZG (live)
24/02/24 - Ment Fest, Ljubljana (Black Dot live)
02/02/24 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
31/01/24 - Striptease, Istarsko Narodno Kazalište Pula (live/theatre)
27/01/24 - Sala Upload, BCN (Black Dot live)
27/01/24 - Freedonia Barcelona (DJ)
21/01/24 - Palac Akropolis, Prague (Black Dot live)
15/12/23 - bRave, Surogat ZG (DJ)
11/12/23 - Mochvara, ZG (live)
02/12/23 - Synth Jam, Surogat ZG (live)
25/11/23 - WIITWD IV, Saloon, ZG (live)
09-16/11/23 - ZEZ Kontejner ZG (sound installation w/ Luana Lojić)
08/11/23 - Out Of Order, Tropical Galaxy Bangkok (DJ)
13/10/23 - bRave, Zagreb (DJ)
06/10/23 - TiQ, Berlin (live)
30/09/23 - MUF at SKWHAT, Sisak (Black Dot live)
29/09/23 - MUF at SKWHAT, Sisak (DJ)
24/09/23 - Zagreb (DJ)
23/09/23 - Improspekcije Fest at MSU, Zagreb (live/theatre)
16/06/23 - bRave, Dva Osam ZG (DJ)
11/05/23 - Weird Science, Lot Radio NYC (DJ)
06/05/23 - Neu Body, New Haven (live)
04/05/23 - Synthicide at Bossa Nova CC, NYC (DJ)
28/04/23 - Rubycon Records, LA (live)
22/04/23 - bRave at Zeljeznicar, ZG (live)
08/04/23 - Disco Panonia, Dva Osam, ZG (DJ)
06/01/23 - bRave, Dva Osam, ZG (live)
25/12/22 - Disco Panonia, Dva Osam, ZG (DJ)
15/12/22 - Galerija Striegl, Sisak (live)
01/12/22 - KNAP, Zagreb (live/theatre)
27/11/22 - Ombra Fest, Barcelona (live)
05/11/22 - bRave, Dva Osam, Zagreb (DJ)
28/10/22 - AKC Medika, Zagreb (DJ)
28/10/22 - Galerija Striegl, Sisak (live)
13/10/22 - Pločnik, Zagreb (DJ)
01/10/22 - SF, Zagreb (DJ)
30/09/22 - M.U.F. Skwhat, Sisak (DJ)
30/09/22 - Galerija Striegl, Sisak (DJ)
24/09/22 - Disco Panonia, Dva Osam, Zagreb (DJ)
17/09/22 - SLK, Link, Bologna (live)
10/09/22 - ZDW, Zagreb (DJ)
09/09/22 - KRI, K4, Ljubljana (live)
25/08/22 - Dekmantel Selectors, Tisno (DJ)
16/07/22 - Butik Fest, Slovenia (live)
10/06/22 - Dva Osam, Zagreb (DJ)
28/05/22 - IFM Festival, The Hague (live)
08/04/22 - Disco Panonia, Dva Osam, Zagreb (DJ)
02/04/22 - Anorma, Biko, Milano, (DJ)
25/03/22 - bRave, Dva Osam, Zagreb (live)
05/02/22 - Putnik, Drugstore, Belgrade (DJ)
07/01/22 - Disco Panonia, Dva Osam, Zagreb (DJ)
30/12/21 -bRave, Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
29/10/21 - bRave, Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
09/10/21 - Zvuci dnevne sobe, Pločnik, Zagreb (DJ)
11/09/21 - Vizita at Stara škola, Novi Marof (DJ)
05/09/21 - Dimensions Festival at Barbarellas, Tisno Garden (live)
26/08/21 - Dekmantel Selectors at Barbarellas, Tisno Garden (DJ)
24/08/21 - LCN/Fiume at Mochvara, Zagreb (live)
31/07/21 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
30/07/21 - Slurp! Fest, Martinska Šibenik (DJ)
28/08/20 - Return To Disorder at The White Hotel, Salford (DJ) Cancelled
03/07/20 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
06/06/20 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
21/05/20 - IFM Festival online stream (live) 
25/04/20 - bRAVE via Twitch TV (DJ)
28/02/20 - KaTEDRA at SoundFactory, Zagreb (live)
21/02/20 - She Lost Kontrol at OHM, Berlin (live)
21/02/20 - HOR Radio, Berlin (DJ)
30/01/20 - Disco Panonia, Pločnik, Zagreb (DJ)
17/01/20 - bRAVE at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
11/01/20 - Esoterror at Kablys, Vilnius (live)
25/12/19 - Disco Panonia at Pločnik, Zagreb (DJ)
21/12/19 - bRAVE at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
06/12/19 - Holandska kuća, Sisak (live)
22/11/19 - Phormix at Astron Bar, Athens (DJ)
15/11/19 - bRAVE at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
24/08/19 - Pozdrav Suncu Open Air, Zagreb (live)
16/08/19 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
09/08/19 - Pandemonium, Umag (DJ)
26/07/19 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
22/06/19 - bRave at Masters, Zagreb (DJ)
21/06/19 - She Lost Kontrol at Sound Metaphors, Berlin (DJ)
20/06/19 - Return To Disorder at Golden Pudel, Hamburg (DJ)

Independent record and tape label
www.automaticrecords.com

CURRENT ROSTER:
Adriatic
BeatG
Bukue One & Adriatic
Chuckie Campbell
Dr. MistaLow
Myka 9 & Adriatic
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PF Elle
Strange Dust
Tecah One
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Previous Projects:
Future Lens
Hadesyouhateme
Jada Brown & Adriatic
Mimo
Origami Bones
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