It is nearly impossible to get invited into the lodge of the Castafarian Keepers. Only the members of privileged orders or fearless warriors may find their names amongst the honored guests. However, there are rare purification sessions that summon musical healers — their role is to prepare the sensory environment for meditative practice.

It all begins with gentle swaying, as the local elders begin the process of mana restoration. The enchanting ritual continues until the rhythmic vortexes subside. This time, Ioann Texture has been requested to guide the ceremony. Behind closed doors, the chosen are gathering to taste the brew made from ancient ingredients, share experiences of telepathic communion, and call upon the Great Mind to protect their lands.

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The whole place was bursting with energy. Once-shy kids swarmed the rides, and fans of Asian cuisine kept seizing the food stalls. It seemed like there wasn’t a single hungry or unhappy soul left in the area. Even an old one-legged hurdy-gurdy player was enjoying unprecedented popularity.

— This game taught me how to shoot. Plasma blaster range, what a nostalgia!
— I’m more into barrel pickles and sausages with lager.

Stuffed to the brim, Cat made a wild attempt at Celtic dancing, moving so clumsy that he kept bumping into everyone in sight. The booze and the atmosphere of reckless joy were getting the better of him.

— You’re seriously loaded, Fluffball. Try not to fall over.
— Let’s fire up a portal flash just for fun! I just need to activate it and… oh no! I think I lost it.
— Lost what?
— My smart bracelet…
— I’m constantly amazed by how hopeless my partner is!

With a frustrated wave of a hand, Spacelunch stormed off. His silhouette vanished into the crowd just as quietly as the key accessory, that custom-made piece of tech, had gone missing. The professor was baffled by this unpleasant turn of events, a fresh wave of unease settling over him.

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Taken aback by what had happened, Cat dragged himself toward the local junk dealers — the kind who bought anything without asking questions. The chances of finding the smart bracelet in piles and piles of used scrap were slim, but it was worth a shot while the trails were still fresh. He took a turn into an alley, came up to the gate, and rang the bell. A small eye-slot opened with a creak, followed by a gravelly voice:

— Keep moving. We’re not expecting anyone.
— Easy there, friend. I’m an intergalactic investigator on a high-priority case.
— Information isn’t free.
— Let me in and we’ll talk shop.

The bluff worked. The old man grinned and shut the door behind him. Inside, as Cat scanned the shelves suffocated with dust, he leaned in: “My partner is already sweeping the perimeter. You can either tell me what you know or enjoy a formal interrogation downtown.” A brief exchange revealed a list of local pickpockets, with names and addresses. The info came at a cost: one crisp hundred. Ahead lay a sleepless night and a long walk through the stink of the backstreets.

Archive H

Various Artists – Archive H | SL82

This is our 2hrs set on this magical S.U.N. festival played on 2nd July between 12am and 2pm at LA-La-Land stage.

Tracklist:

Eve de Voke - Winds of Time [Merkaba Music]
Lauge & Baba Gnohm - They Never Left 
Aes Dana - Period 09 _ Ambivalent [Ultimae Records]
Dhamika - Pashupati (Psyrius Remix)
Alpha Hypnotica - Lingu Abijnanu [Merkaba Music]
Aes Dana - Alkaline [Ultimae Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - Bhava [Cosmicleaf Records]
Argus - Tears In Their Eyes [Altar Records]
Magnetik - Eyes Wide Shut [Cosmicleaf Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - Ganesha [Merkaba Music]
SCANN-TEC - Parsec [Ultimae Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - The Highest Grace [Melusine Records]
Arcane Trickster - Corpuscular Dawn [Synchronos Recordings]
Ashnaia Project - Lost Nomads [Synchronos Recordings]
Lauge & Aes Dana - Finnmark [Ultimae Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - Out Of This World (Instrumental Mix) + Live Vox [Melusine Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - Vitarka [Cosmicleaf Records]
Anatidae - Butterflies Sanctuary [spclnch]
Eguana - Despair [Cosmicleaf Records]
Eguana - Blessed Place [Cosmicleaf Records]
Alpha Hypnotica - Ananda [Cosmicleaf Records]
Reasonandu & Adrian Enescu - Peaceful Heart [Altar Records]
Alpha Hypnotica -  Paslo Dievca Pavy [Psyalaska Tribe]
Alpha Hypnotica - Mind-en I (Instrumental  Mix) + Live Vox [Melusine Records]
Carbon Based Lifeforms & Erot - Resonans [Ultimae Records]
Liquid Space - Copy Dreams Lauter [Uxmal Records]

Alpha Hypnotica - S.U.N. Festival 2025

PREMIERE: Upwellings – Magnetic Steps [ spclnch ]

Release Title: Magnetic Steps Artist: Upwellings
Label: spclnch
Catalogue No.: SPCLNCH13 
Release-Date: August 13, 2025

Buy Link: https://lnk.to/magnetic-steps

Promotext:
The landscapes of Orlan 19 resembled the dream of a mad cartographer: cliffs were floating above the surface, horizons were bending and vanishing into infinity, and energy vortices were flaring up beneath their feet in psychedelic patterns. The familiar laws of physics didn’t apply here — gravity shifted chaotically, and time flew with unpredictable intensity. As Spacelunch, absorbed in thought, stroked the ground which distorted like a mirage under his touch, Cat’s grumbling echoed simultaneously from the past and future:

— Doc, don’t you think we’re just walking in circles?
— No wonder. That’s how inverse modelling works. Every action we take reshapes the surrounding space.
— Can you explain it in simpler terms? There’s only one genius here.
— Ever heard of the Philadelphia Experiment?
— Of course! You know how much I love sushi rolls!
— Well, I set myself up for this predicament... Back in my university days, we experimented with magnetic fields trying to program them by thought. You get where I’m going, don’t you? The planet is reacting to our intentions. So, focus on visualizing the portal.

The confusion on Cat’s face gave way to a mask of detachment. Clusters of matter began to tremble pulling the threads of reality to their breaking point before finally forming a vortex. Having devoured as much as it could, the vortex snapped shut with a loud pop and dissolved in a blinding flash.

As the scene began to take shape, silhouettes emerged under the soft glow of a desk lamp, evoking an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. A worn desk and a small bed stood by the wall adorned with faded photographs, while the floor let out a gentle creak underfoot. The clearer the interior came to be, the more paralyzing the realization, and the more elusive the explanation for what had happened became.

— Holy...! Cat, are we looking at the same thing? 
— Yeah, but... This can’t be real.

Spacelunch slowly approached the window and froze still. A single thought raced through his mind: “The only force strong enough to pull me this far... was love.”

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✘ Upwellings (Rennes // France)
https://soundcloud.com/up-4 
https://www.facebook.com/upwellings https://www.instagram.com/vincent_raude/

✘ spclnch (The Hague // Netherlands)
https://soundcloud.com/spclnch 
https://www.facebook.com/spclnch 
https://www.instagram.com/spclnch/

PREMIERE: Upwellings – Magnetic Steps [ spclnch ]

The casino, tucked away in an old freight terminal, had no name on the facade. Locals simply called it “The Hum” — a place where you could lose your money, and maybe even your mind. The air was thick with tobacco smoke and cheap perfume, and the ceiling sank into a pulsing dim light.

Spacelunch passed a row of slot machines, where regulars pressed the buttons like condemned souls, and stopped at the roulette table. Fraudlin, a scrawny gambling addict with a blank expression, was sucking the last puff out of a cigarette butt as if no one else existed. Suddenly, a figure in a long coat appeared beside him.

— You only show up when things get tough.
— Fair. Today I need your ears.
— Heard about Cat. Word is, the bracelet has changed hands — more than once. And not just the bracelet. Some data on your whereabouts, too.
— Any idea who’s behind it?

Fraudlin flicked the ash, watching the roulette pill slide into a black slot.
— Rumour has it the trail runs through the old customs department. A lot of middlemen down there are working under the Corporation’s wing. Too neat to be a coincidence.
— You think Cat set me up?
— Sometimes it’s easier to blame the closest one than to admit you got outplayed.

Silence fell, full of second-guesses and afterthoughts. Spacelunch reached into his coat and tossed a credit chip onto the pile of chips.

— Let me know if anything new comes up.
— Don’t worry. The Hum hears everything. Keep my channel open. 

Distant Thunder

DP-6 – Distant Thunder | SL83

> @up-4
> @spclnch

The landscapes of Orlan 19 resembled the dream of a mad cartographer: cliffs were floating above the surface, horizons were bending and vanishing into infinity, and energy vortices were flaring up beneath their feet in psychedelic patterns. The familiar laws of physics didn’t apply here — gravity shifted chaotically, and time flew with unpredictable intensity. As Spacelunch, absorbed in thought, stroked the ground which distorted like a mirage under his touch, Cat’s grumbling echoed simultaneously from the past and future:

— Doc, don’t you think we’re just walking in circles?
— No wonder. That’s how inverse modelling works. Every action we take reshapes the surrounding space.
— Can you explain it in simpler terms? There’s only one genius here.
— Ever heard of the Philadelphia Experiment?
— Of course! You know how much I love sushi rolls!
— Well, I set myself up for this predicament… Back in my university days, we experimented with magnetic fields trying to program them by thought. You get where I’m going, don’t you? The planet is reacting to our intentions. So, focus on visualizing the portal.

The confusion on Cat’s face gave way to a mask of detachment. Clusters of matter began to tremble pulling the threads of reality to their breaking point before finally forming a vortex. Having devoured as much as it could, the vortex snapped shut with a loud pop and dissolved in a blinding flash.

As the scene began to take shape, silhouettes emerged under the soft glow of a desk lamp, evoking an overwhelming sense of nostalgia. A worn desk and a small bed stood by the wall adorned with faded photographs, while the floor let out a gentle creak underfoot. The clearer the interior came to be, the more paralyzing the realization, and the more elusive the explanation for what had happened became.

— Holy…! Cat, are we looking at the same thing?
— Yeah, but… This can’t be real.

Spacelunch slowly approached the window and froze still. A single thought raced through his mind: “The only force strong enough to pull me this far… was love.”

Mastering by Pheek.
Artwork by Jubilee.

PREMIERE: Upwellings - Space Suburb [SPCLNCH13]

Upwellings returns to The Hague-based label spclnch with his Magnetic Steps EP, featuring a remix by Fingers In The Noise, out September 11th.

Pre-order: https://lnk.to/magnetic-steps
More: www.orbmag.com/music

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Premiere: Upwellings – Magnetic Steps (Fingers In The Noise Remix)

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➤ AFTERHOUR SOUNDS COMPILATION VI
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2025
➤ 30/08 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 20/09 gart.n/Berlin [Solidance]
➤ 04/10 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 25/10 Bahnwärter Thiel/Munich

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2025
➤ 01-02/03 Südpol/Hamburg
➤ 15/03 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 30.04.-01.05. Station Endlos/Halle - w. philia & SK
➤ 28.-29.05. Release Party at JK/Berlin
➤ 18-20/07 Kompaz am Fluss Festival

2024
➤ 09/03 Klunkerkranich/Berlin 
➤ 31/03 Kabinett der Kuriositäten/Mainz
➤ 06/04 Beate Uwe/Berlin
➤ 04/05 Wellenwerk Open Air/Berlin w. https://soundcloud.com/3000-grad & https://soundcloud.com/sumpfkruege
➤ 25/05 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 27/07 Klunkerkranich/Berlin [House Edition]
➤ 28/07 gart.n/Berlin [Raving Beyond Borders - Solidance
➤ 28/09 w. https://soundcloud.com/sumpfkruege at Klunkerkranich/Berlin [Sumpf Edition]
➤ 04/10 Chihuahua Dockside // Göteborg, Sweden
➤ 26/10 Bahnwärter Thiel/Munich
➤ 23/11 w. https://soundcloud.com/fiasco_kollektiv at Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 21/12 Kater Blau/Berlin

2023
➤ 27/10 Bahnwärter Thiel/Munich
➤ 14/10 3000Grad x Afterhour Sounds x Rave Cage at Mensch Meier/Berlin
➤ 24/09 Rebellion der Träumer x Afterhour Sounds at gART.n/Berlin
➤ 02/09 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 03/06 Afterhour Sounds x SUMPFKRÜGE at Klunkerkranich/Berlin
➤ 11/03 Klunkerkranich/Berlin
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..and to all the others like mattmosphere, gina sabatini, bonnie ford, o/y, Tony Casanova, Alma Linda, Florian El Diábolo,…



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Imagine you're at a great techno party and have just heard the last track when the DJ switches on the lights and a murmur spreads through the crowd: It's time for the afterhour!

Welcome to a world where the sun is not the enemy, but a silent witness to sleepless nights and unlimited dance floor adventures

The afterhour is more than just an extension of the night - it is a universe of its own full of quirky, heartfelt and often hilarious moments. It is the place where the music lives on, time stands still and the party community forges its strongest bonds - even if it is sometimes only perceived with half an open eye and a wry smile. 

Over 10 years we host our famous podcast series. Which started as an small idea of some Afterhour nerds developed over the years to something special for us ♥️

In the beginning, we focused on finding and supporting (un)known artists through blog posts, reposts and podcast contributions. Gradually, we expanded our sections to include live recordings and premieres. In-house releases and events were not long in coming. 

Join us and dive into the world of Afterhour Sounds. https://t.me/afterhour_sounds  🌈 🎵 🪩

Fusing music, art, culture, and technology.

www.orbmag.com

Spacelunch (short. spclnch) is a Dutch electronic music label with an emphasis on the dub sound founded in Minsk in 2019 by Thomas Carmody (@thomascarmody). The key ethical principles are an individual approach and a careful selection which allows you to get the best possible from the communication with artists.

The concept of releases is dedicated to a fantastic multimedia universe. The space adventures of Spacelunch and Cat unfold in episodes of an interactive musical comic. Each of them has an original script, and they are connected by a consistent storyline.

* We are always open to promoting high-quality music from third-party sources! To get an author's review/premiere — write to the email: spclnch@gmail.com

* Anyone who wishes to show their support can choose a convenient subscription level and participate in future goals on Patreon: patreon.com/spclnch

2025 gigs:

2.7.2025 S.U.N. Festival (Chill Stage)
2.8.2025 Ozora Festival (The Dome)
3.8.2025 Ozora Festival (Ambyss)
7.8.2025 Apsara Festival (Chill Stage)

Alpha Hypnotica is a unique project based on the mystical relationship and spiritual journey of a soulmate couple - Tomin and Emerencia. Each creation is born at the height of the divine energy beyond the manifested Universe between the dimensions of space and time. They take the listener on a sacred journey into magical realms, harmonizing the wonderful frequencies found along the composition process. From these sacred sounds a powerful music is created, which guides us towards our inner voice promoting self-realization and endless liberation, where all beings dance and exist in pure harmony, in unconditional love, in complete unity.

The music is based primarily on the following main pillars:

•	Own-recorded vocals, acoustic instruments and sounds from nature
•	Electronic, orchestral and cinematic elements
•	Psychedelic, deep, mysterious and hypnotic atmosphere
•	Epic, storytelling and often dramatic arrangements with gradual build-up and a tense-relieving peak with strong impact
•	Spiritual undertones including lyrics in Sanskrt, English or Hungarian language. 

All these are pervaded by profound spirituality, eastern philosophies and primordial tantra-yoga with a clear message: We are all One, the Ultimate Consciousness, the Source of all existing, the true Self.

Long story short: The similar musical taste, strong spiritual bond, desire to create something special and inspired by unconventional festivals, such as Ozora, led this married couple to sit together in studio to create their first song in 2018. This is how Alpha Hypnotica was born. Although the idea, concept and basic composition are born together, the gentle and mysterious voice belongs to Emerencia, while Tomin is in charge of production and post-production. He is also a professional DJ, music producer, composer, sound engineer with a 20+ years of experience. As a solo artist he acts under the moniker Tomin Tomovic focusing on melodic/deep house, hypnotic and dub techno. He has already released several tracks on prestigious labels and performed on various domestic and international venues. Currently he leads a Slovak indie house music label called Seta Label. 

Their work cannot be easily classified into some of the present musical genres of electronic music. In the broader sense it is a chill-out electronica with mixture of ambient, dub, psybass, emotional cinematic music. The background is made up of deep atmospheric and psychedelic sounds that helps to get the mind into its most creative states: Alpha and Hypnotic(a) – alpha and theta brainwaves using special fine-tuning and psychoacoustic methods.

They have already released two albums on Melusine Records, three EPs on Merkaba Music and couple of singles on different labels such as Cosmicleaf Records and Blue Tunes Chillout. They enjoy regular support from channels and DJs such as Psychedelic Muse, Astral Dude, Dj Lorn (Ancient Realms), Λ L Ι Ξ Ν, etc.

Released own productions: https://alphahypnotica.bandcamp.com/

Latest EP on Merkaba Music: https://merkabamusic1.bandcamp.com/album/krama

Co-production with Zero Cult on Cosmicleaf Records: https://cosmicleaf.bandcamp.com/album/alpha-zero


When performing on stage the DJ sets begin with a deep and meditative ambient and gradually increasing the tempo and the vertical energy with pleasant chill-step and psybient aiming into energetic psybass or intelligent downtempo. They also like to include also tracks from other great artists, who inspire them: Aes Dana, Kalya Scintilla and Merkaba artists, Asura, Cell, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Zero Cult, Eguana, Side Liner, Martin Nonstatic, Logical Elements. They performed on domestic and international festivals such as Grape Festival, UfoBufo Festival, Apsara, Samsara.

Live DJ sets: https://on.soundcloud.com/Qk2tLcEEQkzgPED28
Studio DJ Sets: https://on.soundcloud.com/owbDQQ1oSDwSN8MHA


Web: https://merkabamusic.com/alpha-hypnotica/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlphaHypnotica

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alphahypnotica/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4d-fFP-oSbN7UFX_a6JLjg

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/alpha_hypnotica

Premieres, Booking, Labels: 
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