Listen back to the latest AFDS show on IDA Helsinki Radio with host Laura MRLS and explore dark, cinematic and hypnotic techno sounds.
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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Laura MRLS 24.05.24

For this episode you can wander through a dark and cinematic ambient excursion by AFDS host Laura MRLS. Enjoy!
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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Laura MRLS 19.07.24

Fluid is a queer industrial and hypnotic techno dj and producer based in Berlin and resident artist at the label and event series SUBVERTED. Enjoy an hypnotic techno excursion with Fluid’s dark and energetic signature.
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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Fluid 16.08.24

Menou - ichi 

Release date 07.10.2024 


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Menou - Aparigraha [AFDS001] 

Affine Dark Science, known for its transmissions on the Helsinki-based radio platform IDA, transfers its cinematically melancholic spirit to a new chapter on its course: The birth of its label. Following the range of the projected sounds from the radio show and their favourites, Laura MRLS will stay on that path by hosting productions of like-minded individuals. The first page of this chapter is written by Menou's debut EP, "Aparigraha," a term used in Sanskrit to describe the stripping down of everything but the essentials, out on October 7th with a remix from Martina Bertoni.

Conceptually, the release, perceived as an invitation for enduring and profound contemplation, impels spiritual synapses. In this attempt to restore the lost focus, Menou expresses her idea with an intensely meditative tincture. With a sense of pure and transcendental displacement, she conveys obscure harmonies as the swirling frequencies of a turbulent haze envelop this cerebral enigma. Delving further into the concept of "Aparigraha," the previously soothing sonic caresses transform into a hauntingly electrifying percussive layer, breaking the chains of mental confinement.

To complement the highly flourishing textural work of Menou, Martina Bertoni reshapes the original composition closer to her classical finesse. While carefully inciting an inherently soulful contrast with the rest, employing an alluringly dramatic and melancholic grace, she ultimately develops an overwhelmingly comforting flow. That purifying, purposefully symbolic EP in its surrounding ambience awakens our innate and confused spiritual self, setting it back to its natural incline. Approached through conscious senses, it outlines a primaeval ceremonial gesture, an ode to the storming tidal waves stimulating meaningful emotions.

Words by Stavros Perivolaris   

Credits:
Recorded by Menou in Tokyo, Japan (2022-2024).
Written and Produced by Menou.
Remix by Martina Bertoni.
Cover Artwork by Laura Morales.
Mastered by Nori Kin, Helsinki.
Affine Dark Science [AFDS001].
Copyright Control 2024 © Affine Dark Science.

Aparigraha

Aparigraha [AFDS001]

Menou - ichi [AFDS001]

For the second show of AFDS in 2025, we've invited producer, DJ and label head Martyn Päsch! He is the mind behind KVLTÖ Records with an extensive discography and delivers a beautiful, melancholic ambient journey for today’s episode.

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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Martyn Päsch 28.02.25

Listen back to the latest AFDS show on IDA Helsinki with host, Laura MRLS diving into a melancholic and cinematic ambient trip with some slower hypnotic techno tracks towards the end.

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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Laura MRLS 28.03.25

Iffie is an Athens-based dj & the founder of “Into The Abyss” podcast series. Her sound explores dark and deep elements with an affinity for modern techno. She loves making her sets as cohesive as possible, intertwining ambient & deep techno by leaving no room for sudden transitions.

In 2020 she founded “Into The Abyss”. Through her widely-acclaimed platform she contributes to the scene with podcasts & premieres of new releases, promoting & supporting various artists & labels.

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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / IFFIE 25.04.25

nara is neus — aka Neus Abellan (she/they) — is a physicist, musician and producer of ambient music and soundtracks from Barcelona. They combine parts of several subgenres to compose music that has a distinctive sound and captivates listeners. Their music is distinguished by complex metrics, captivating melodies, engrossing soundscapes that take listeners to different realms, and ambient textures that elicit a wide range of feelings. Her songs have a special deep bond with existencial questionings, sending listeners on an emotional rollercoaster. They are also working as head of contents at dublab.cat.

Enjoy a romantic and genre-crossing ambient set <3

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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / nara is neus 23.05.25

INVERNO (no pronouns), meaning winter in Portuguese, delivers genre-fluid and dynamic sets that defy the name. From Ambient to Techno, INVERNO blends deep, hypnotic, and industrial Techno with original, boundary-pushing productions. As head of KLEM and founder of the BLVSH collective, INVERNO supports experimental sounds and FLINTA* talent. Featured in Groove Mag’s “Newcomers list for 2023,” INVERNO plays regularly at venues like TRESOR, OXI, and LeftBank Tbilisi.

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IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / INVERNO 05.06.25

Listen back to the latest AFDS show this time with label head and host Laura MRLS, guiding you through an hypnotic and trippy techno trip.

IDA Radio - Affine Dark Science / Laura MRLS 12.09.25

Affine Dark Science [AFDS] 

Record Label & Radio Show

Monthly radio show on @ida_radio evolving around dark cinematic and melancholic sounds. Providing a listening experience with main focus on experimental, cinematic, noise, drone, dark ambient, hypnotic, atmospheric and industrial sounds. 

SYNAĒ 
[Synaēsthesia] - Multi-sensory event series - Podcast series from 2020-2023.

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