he word hypnosis gets thrown around a lot. We don’t use it lightly.
The well seasoned Tokyoite presents 6 originals in this list that tick all the boxes for an altered state of consciousness: long interlocking grooves, suspended in mercurial harmony as seen in “Varuna” and “Interplanetary”, heightened focus and concentration in the broken, escalating rhythm of “Orcus” and the low-pH levels of “Quaoar”. Ultimately seen off by the elegant mesmerism of “Edgeworth’s” cascading snares and looping vocal chant, and the ever shifting balance of “Albion” and it’s unnerving ambience.

A release deeply invested in spatial exploration, but is it the milky way, or a deep neural network we’re looking at?

GTG Premiere | DJ SODEYAMA - Varuna [SNG056d]

Over two decades of unfaltering devotion to production and DJing, dishing out some of the finest slices of opulently textured techno along the way, Tokyo-based maestro DJ Sodeyama has been honing a sound signature both intricately hypnotic and boundary-pushing. Blending delicate melodic strains of electronics ranging from deep, ambient music to verbed-out, atmospheric techno, often laced with hints of jazz and soulful discoid expressions, his productions and mixes combine the satiny elegance of loungey daydream with that of more rugged, deep-diving dubs a la Basic Channel. From light to shade, and vice-versa, DJ Sodeyama builds pieces of music where the ever-changing lighting and shifting angles swath you in an oddly comforting headspace. A most fascinating trip for the body and soul.

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Reclaim Your City 637 | DJ Sodeyama

DJ Sodeyama is a DJ/Producer who has been a mainstay on the Tokyo Electronic scene since the early 90's. He keeps going to play and make a variety of styles of music from multiple perspectives. He joined NINA KRAVIZ label “трип” family in chance with the release "MILES pt.02" from there. After that he released EP/REMIX from Dynamic Reflection / illegal alien / Konstrukt / RSPX and more. Also his down-beat/electronica/ambient project LO:BLOC released album “FROM NORTHERN CLIMS” in 2009, and launched house / minimal project called THE PEOPLE IN FOG which released first album “A RAY OF LIGHT” in 2013 and some EPs and 2nd album “1977” in 2021, 3rd album “too much knobs & cables” in 2025 from Amsterdam based label “SOUND OF VAST”.

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DifferentSound invites DJ Sodeyama / Podcast #339

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