The Agharo Mix Series

Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning.

Our 14th submission comes from Berlin resident Sarah Wild (@wildsarah)

About
When Sarah was a girl her father took her on tour with his surf-rock band. She grew up hanging out in backstages of clubs and venues all around Europe. Not only through this first touring experience Sarah was always surrounded by music. She learned saxophone and piano supported by her grandmother who is music teacher and a trainer for classical singing. All her youth Sarah played in bands and was part of several jazz projects. Also her passion for electronic dance music developed at this time.

Sarah was born and raised in Jena, a former east-German city who became popular for its delicate scene of electronic music. She quickly became part of it as a dancer and also started her first professional projects as a saxophone player for Djs. Through her strong passion for electronic dance music she moved to Berlin. In 2016 she started her Solo Project “Sarah Wild” and became very quickly a sought - after artist with frequent shows at some of the most important festivals in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland like Fusion Festival, Garbicz Festival, Into The Woods Festival and many others. She is regularly playing in some of the most famous clubs in Berlin: Watergate, Kater Blau, Sisyphos and Renate

Once an infamous host for underground raves in Berlin, Sarah Wild is now a DJ and producer talent from Berlin. Her energetic sets oscillate between acid basslines and piano elements. Sarah has already released on Permanent Vacations, Feines Tier and her own label Midnight Operators.

Card 44: Aroba - Power

Belongs to the Lixin cards

The power is the drive of the spirit, energy and knowledge the fuel. Power that has the capacity to generate and evolve. Power that comes from the remotest areas and moves the spirit beyond all battle and all challenge. Warriors find their answer in the spear and sword, and poets in letters and metaphors. Men from the south of Agharo imagined a being sitting on a golden throne with a hundred voices shouting words of encouragement to the people who lay convalescing. The m a n - k i n g  came down from the pulpit and
overshadowing the hubbub said, with the same blending power of dreams, "I come from far away lands and from those countries bring my message. No powerful spirit shall perish. We, the powerful of spirit, the people of power, will not cease, not in peaceful times nor while the horrid storms of the End lay”. Power isn’t  held in direct reference to strength; power transcends the physical.

What was the thinking behind this mix?
Constant touring combined with family life requires an unlimited source of energy. This is only possible through conscious letting go and lots of support. This mix is intended to be a soft pillow that gives you a short moment of peace in the fast pace of life. This calm creates the power that you need to keep going - Sarah Wild

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Agharo 14 - Sarah Wild (Aroba - Power)

The Agharo Mix Series

Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning.

Our 15th submission comes from our label resident @anastasiazems

About 
I've been a DJ for over 10 years, and throughout this journey, I’ve never limited myself to a single genre, I guess you could say I’m a “genre-fluid” DJ, as people like to call it now. For me, the essence of DJing is the ability to adapt: to read the room, respond to the moment, and shape a set that fits the space, time, and crowd. There’s no formula for connection: sometimes you catch magic with the audience, sometimes you don’t, and even after all these years and countless gigs, I’ve never seen the same track land the same way twice. Looking ahead, I’m working on an EP that explores a more experimental sound stepping out of my comfort zone is key to evolving and staying creatively alive.

Card 37: Suit - Outer Self 

Belongs to the Lixin type
These are cards that represent the philosophy of Sihtreh. In the light, the cards smile upon those aspects are the easiness of how to achieve certain quality or capacity, as in the dark is the lack of it, the difficulty, struggle to find the way to the concept that can help into finding the light. Speak of the path we follow and how to act and proceed, how to see the world in relation to ourselves and how to read what surrounds us.

Suit - Outer self
The Outer self belongs the world, unchangeable and in constant motion. That which is called Nathiel in the conception of Taleh (reality). The concrete world, the whole existent in state of purity. Our surrounding, our context, conditioning, along with the circumstances in which we are. The world as we know it, even if to be our version of it. The senses and sensations in the first essential stage. The abstract world, unaffected by perception or interpretation. That which is; not the possible but the empirical, later subject to perception. What lacks meaning.

How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?
This mix is an instinctive exploration of sound. I didn’t think in genres, 
I followed a narrative that unfolded naturally, with moments of lightness, tension, and release. It mirrors how life moves: unpredictable, sometimes testing, but always leading you somewhere unexpected. Inspired by the idea of the "Outer self" - the world as it is, unfiltered and in motion, I wanted to create a journey that feels like sitting by the ocean, letting thoughts drift, sensing things without needing to define them. No overthinking - just presence, emotion, and sound.

Agharo 15 - Anastasia Zems (Suit - Outer Self)

The Agharo Mix Series

Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning.

Our 16th submission comes from a Dj, Producer, Vocalist from Mexico - @nvongold

About

Skillfully blending indie dance, house, tech house and electro with a chic, underground allure, Vongold is one of Guadalajara’s most distinctive sounds on the rise. A resident at Polifonic club and a staple behind the decks of Bar Américas, she’s earned a cult following as one of the city’s most beloved selectors.

Her sets are a study in contrasts: elegant yet rebellious, hypnotic yet playful—crafted for late nights where music, fashion, and emotion merge on the dance floor. With appearances across Mexico, Vancouver, the U.S., and Madrid, Vongold’s global presence continues to expand, bringing a uniquely stylish, magnetic energy to every crowd she touches. 

Card 5: Exilar ur ata Ios - Guardian of Water 

The Fifth was the Guardian of Water, Naen Koll was Novelty, presage, new instruction, emotion, superfluity. Flow, time, passing, movement, changing, past, present is future, washing of the soul, easiness, lightness. Letting things go. Becoming one with the essence and simplicity of the flow of water. 

Reality approaches and pass as the current of a river. Cleanses the soul with divine water. Change is needed. Brings health. Protects against the nature of fire. Against impurities of the soul and body. The first of the elements, born from Time –and a shape of it–, was water, followed by fire, that stirs the senses. Naen Koll, the fifth, is the Guardian of Water. Controller of the seas, lakes, rivers, streams and rains that fall over the earth.

How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?

I drew a lot of inspiration from the meaning of water and also try to mix Naen Koll  it with an important deity in Mexican mythology "TLALOC"  which is the Mexican god of rain, water, lightning, and fertility  - so, I thought about the storms we pray to happen, the omens that sometimes dwell within them—and I wanted to weave together tracks that carried these “organic” elements. 

There’s also a trippier side to it, a sonic exploration of that altered state you can reach when you truly observe and experience extraordinary ritual moments in water.  It’s a kind of meditation, almost a hallucination, and I wanted to capture that feeling and share it, hoping in some way it connects with listeners ...

Agharo 16 - Vongold (Exilar ur ata Ios - Guardian of Water)

The Agharo Mix Series
Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning. Our 17th submission comes from Club Mackan label owner @marcuschristiansen from Sweden 
Follow: https://www.instagram.com/marcuschristiansen/

About

Hi, I'm Marcus Christiansen and I'm a DJ, Producer and label owner from Stockholm. When this episode gets released, I've been DJ:ing for almost 14 years. I've also been making music on and off for almost as long as I've been DJ:ing. 

Musically, before I ended up with my beloved modern italo disco and eurodance sound, I think I touched on most electronic music genres on my journey, including both edm, industrial techno, house, garage and even indie electronic at some point (not the Beatport kind). Both as a DJ and producer. 

When I started releasing music I had a really hard time getting any response at all from record labels. Because of that, in 2018 I set up my own label, Club Mackan, as a way of releasing my own music. After eventually releasing music on a few labels like Mélopée Records, Espacio Cielo and Toulouse Gouffre Club, I decided I wanted to include more artists than just myself on the label. 

From November 2022 and onwards, we've had a lot of talented artists bless Club Mackan with their music, both original and remixes. Some of the artists include; Mundo D, Bizzarro Universe, Miguel de Bois, Bubs, Alen Skanner, Brandski, Mon Cher Guy and many more. Since then the label has taken off pretty well. The only thing holding it back really is my limited time as I'm doing all of it myself. 

The Card 32: Dundiel - Prolapse
They speak about the world, our surrounding. They advise and give council on how to approach life as a big picture. Also tell about what was and what’s coming. Each season has it’s own qualities. The bearer needs to recognise in them what he reflects, what he needs. This card will point you in a direction, not necessarily with the strength of a command but rather guide you.

Lead Aging, fortitude of heart, justice, longing, elegy, melancholy remembrance of the things past. Time to look back. Time to be grateful. The last hope. Then it came Dundiel crossed by ageing, where fortitude and love filled one's heart. Justice was sought and longing appread in the ways of elegies. 


How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?

I feel like I've been at a crossroads as of lately. Do I stick with the 80s sound or move over to the faster 90s and 00s sound that is so popular at the moment? Can I do both? Which makes more sense for me? 

I've been longing to connect more with the DJ's and clubbers in Stockholm, and somehow I imagined it would be easier if I played more similar music to the other DJs in Stockholm. For a time now, I've wanted to have an outlet to try this faster 90s and 00s sound. And like a gift from above, I got a Wednesday residency during the whole summer where I've been able to start with the 80s sound and end with the faster 90s and 00s. 

My sets have been about 3h - 3h 30 min long, and this mix would be a good example of the second half of my sets. It's a mix of newly released music with the best house, trance and euro dance from the 90s and 00s. It's been a lot of fun, and I think moving forward, I could quite possibly do both!

Agharo 17 - Marcus Christiansen (Prolapse - Dundiel)

The Agharo Mix Series
Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning. Our 19th submission comes from @itsnackley  Follow: https://www.instagram.com/itsnackley/

About

I started my musical journey through hair metal & mo-town from my parents. It was quite an eclectic mix on my little iPod shuffle I'll tell you. I learned how to play trumpet in the middle school band around the 3rd grade and eventually gravitated towards playing bass guitar.  I eventually discovered electronic music sometime in high school and it really rocked my world. I started DJ'ing on a little Numark controller, eventually trying to mix rock & indie dance vinyl on two belt drive turntables in my folks basement, that was a time.... Then I discovered my first DAW ( I think Cakewalk Sonar 7) and became enthralled with music production and being able to take all of the parts I'd hear in my brain and assemble them together myself on a computer. I ultimately went to college to study music business and sort of gave up the bass and went all in on music production and the deeper sounds of the underground dance music scene. I went on to work (briefly) at WME before deciding the super corporate agent life wasn't for me, then had a stint of general managing the RINSED crew in Brooklyn for a while before dabbling in management and eventually winding my way back to being an agent for the last 7 years. That all said, I was always DJ'ing and producing music the entire time, just with a deep feeling of imposter syndrome since I represented or worked with so many of the artists I deeply respected and loved and buried myself in my work. There came a point where I realized I needed to take a big step back from the business side of what I loved to really truly appreciate what it was that made me fall in love with it. The last two years, I've been focused solely on figuring out my own sound and developing it without fear or the intense burden of a 24/7 job in the music business. I was going to shows every weekend for years and years of my life and all of a sudden completely stopped for more than a year. By separating myself from it all, I really think I've been able to craft the unadulterated sonic "me".

Card 20: Guardian of Oblivion - Exilar ur ata Blirion

Loss, absence, abandonment, delirium, nullity, privation.Man shall forget ages and history and names shall be diluted to the will of this deity. Oblivion represents the involution and misfortune of knowledge. To him we owe lost civilizations and vanished empires; to him the downgrade –or upgrade– to myths. Memory fails. Things will be forgotten and gone to oblivion. Involution and misfortune of knowledge. He protects against good memories. Helps others forgetting the good in us. Works against history, experience and evolution.

The sixth was Astol in the days of Arien, Guardian of Oblivion. Rules and resists memory. Sets the sentence or blessing of that which is forgotten or lost

How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?

I've been writing a lot of darker "end of times" themed music (go figure given the current state of the world) so when I picked this card I had a general direction of where I wanted to go with the mix. Or at least, I thought I did. Such a powerful humbling deity card had me revising and re-thinking track selection and tension in a very focused way. I wanted to keep within the theme of total chaos and obliteration while still keeping to my own playful sound. It's definitely much darker and harder than I would "normally" play but once I figured out the arc of where I wanted to go with it, it all fit right into place.

Agharo 19 - Nackley  (Exilar ur ata Blirion - Guardian of Oblivion)

The Agharo Mix Series
Agharo is a language, book, philosophy and tarot deck created by collective member Jaco Perroud. We invite a guest to pick a card at random and create a mix inspired by its meaning. Our 20th submission comes from @vhyce 
Follow: https://www.instagram.com/vhycevhyce/ 

About

I’m a producer and dj from La Louvière, Belgium.I was playing guitar in a band then saw Kraftwerk live at festival and got into producing electronic music.I loved the fact you could make a record on your own without depending on no one else.About the DJ aspect specifically- I’ve always loved making playlists and sequencing tracks.How the choice and order of tracks you play create a story

Card 53: Ordvfinir Star — Fate

Calmness, confidence, dignity, honor, respect, and pride.
The stars of fate hold inscriptions of secrecy — the path of our thoughts and spirit. 

Aibana (Constellation)

According with the mythology of Agharo, the spirit of every being lives in the stars. And so when the body dies, the spirit returns to the stars where it belongs. The soul is then the constellation formed by the stars every being has.

This structure of constellation, however, isn’t two-dimensional as in western astronomy; in Aibana each star is intimately connected with every other star within the constellation and within them runs the will of the spirit and its fate. The stronger the structure of Aibana, the stronger the spirit.

These cards speak of the individual — of our self in relation with the self. Or our spirit and our soul. Of that which is behind all masks, our true self and our true fears. What is instinctive, besides reason. Our faith and alignment with what we are. The obstacles put in our path by ourselves.Aibana (Constellation)

According with the mythology of Agharo, the spirit of every being lives in the stars. And so when the body dies, the spirit returns to the stars where it belongs. The soul is then the constellation formed by the stars every being has.

This structure of constellation, however, isn’t two-dimensional as in western astronomy; in Aibana each star is intimately connected with every other star within the constellation and within them runs the will of the spirit and its fate. The stronger the structure of Aibana, the stronger the spirit.

These cards speak of the individual — of our self in relation with the self. Or our spirit and our soul. Of that which is behind all masks, our true self and our true fears. What is instinctive, besides reason. Our faith and alignment with what we are. The obstacles put in our path by ourselves.

How did the meaning of the tarot card inspire the journey of this mix?

I was appealed by the ‘confidence’ aspect of it.
I really played the tracks I wanted to hear myself without thinking about anything else. Sometimes you might overthink a mix - especially one recorded at home one. But in this case I really went with the flow and eveything seems ‘fated’ to happen this way.

Agharo 20 - Vhyce (Ordvfinir Star — Fate)

Sinchi Collective is a multifaceted music platform. Including a label, event promoter, mix/edit series and blog (which showcases our favourite soon to be released music). 

The label launched in January 2019 and has featured a combination of singles and compilation releases with artists such as Sascha Funke, Curses, TAPAN, Damon Jee, Biesmans, Khidja, Italo Brutalo, Shubostar, Anatolian Weapons, and Tolouse Low Trax, to name a few and its objective is to promote positive social change and raise funds for our Sinchi Foundation, which supports Indigenous forest guardians in the Brazilian Amazon. You can read about our foundation here: https://sinchi-foundation.com/
 
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