Hyperpop, shimmering synths, warped vocals, glitch beats, swampy grooves

Digital Daggers

time.exe

Glitter.exe

On Read

Delete My Life

Swipe Therapy

We are back with another edition of the series to soundtrack the start of these brighter days we've been having. Coming in at number 28 is Leeds DJ and multi-faceted creative, elumi. 

An explorer of all things percussive, swampy and cosmic, Georgie is a part of local collective Endless City and you can typically find her playing on alto radio or at Outlaws, EYG and Wharf Chambers. 

As a visual artist, she often works with fluorescent lighting to create scenes, as well as phosphorescent designs and motion graphics which incorporate elements from the natural world.

Having worked with Georgie over the years on the visual aspects of our events, its a huge pleasure to have her on board for a mix!

Mix photography by Henny Jenkins

truelove. mix 028 - elumi

VOID//PROTOCOL (WIP)

SoundLab.4

OG Chango, a veteran producer from Austin's legendary Mad Classy crew, blesses us w a huge, thick, sludgy single, straight from the gutters of the underground... DEPRECIATION is OUT NOW!

https://soundcloud.com/chango-atx

DEPRECIATION

Lokales Maximum Closing  @ objekt klein a 15.03.2025

Acid Lanthanotus

Ode to Billie Joe

Swamp Play

Moerasa #016 - Psyress

Riozon @ Goaspähre 28.09.24

Hammer - Track 7 from the album 'Tales You Lose' by Pearl Handled Revolver

Lyrics:
The warning bells are ringing
Chiming one by one
We only hear the news they’re bringing
As they morph into a siren
Too little too late
A hydrant on fire
A nuns desire when her faith has gone
While Ares calls us beyond the sun
To a land where we don’t belong
While this world runs on twisted rails...
When you’re a hammer
All your problems look like nails.

I’ve lost the will
To play your games now
That you tell me that the rules have changed the
Same old picture just a different frame
To make us feel like
We’re all brand new
Responsible too
But I fell for your lies,
Both hook line and sinker
Forsaking my own DNA ‘gainst the wager
That the future would live, hear the bell that I rang
No son of mine would take the tiger’s tail …
When your a hammer,
All your problems look like nails

You’ve got all the money
You worshippers of Gaia
They make the bricks as your towers get higher
The pawns that were played just to fuel your ambition
Live down in the doorways to your marble missions
They’re moved on as always, regardless of reason
Into the darkness whatever the season
You’ll blight a whole ocean to capture one whale ...
When you’re a hammer
All your problems look like nails
When your a hammer,
All your problems look like nails

Hammer

From the forthcoming album Endorfinika Splendara, slated for a 2025 release.

Words & music by d.iorio. Recorded, mixed, performed and produced by d.iorio. All rights reserved 2025.

endorfinika splendara

blue

an improvised two hour journey from capture experiences fifth year celebration at my aeon in melbourne. enjoy this encapsulation of my improvisational mixing skills with reappearances of tracks from past mixes in this interesting and progressive set. 

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Fall - Feral
Moonlit Paths - Owl
Le Grand Bleu - Luigi Tozzi
Feral - Kykeon
Fenix - Birds ov Paradise
Crystal - Emyr
Moth - Primal Code
Wall of Bones- Birds ov Paradise
The One Eye Sing - Wa Wu We
Conjuration - Primal Code
Arisen Valley - PSEUDO500
Jikan - Primal Code
Diffraction Protocol - AES DANA (feat. MIKTEK)
Raiders - Luigi Tozzi
Akhet - Primal Code
Devious Path - Feral
Sellenti I (TAMA Remix) - Nils Edte
Centauri - Hidolas
Flare - Feral
Morgana - Primal Code
Atacama - Luigi Tozzi
Medium - Feral
Bioluminescence - Luigi Tozzi
Fluctuation - Dycide
Court of Light - Feral

encapsulation @ capture experience fifth birthday

älaskår. is a Naarm based DJ and budding Producer. 

This project explores and experiments with a diverse range of genres including ambient IDM, deep hypnotic techno, dark progressive psytrance and techno, IDB, tribal, bass music and dub with a focus on progressive, innovative, atmospheric and hypnotic soundscapes that are intentionally woven together to produce a mellifluous journey for the listener. 

älaskår. often ventures through a blend of BPM to find a flow of organic atmosphere and the driving force of a bass line to invite her audience to discover their own groove within its rhythm. The projects vision is inspired by the magic of natural landscapes. 

Her passion for Hypnus and Aedi Records, Ultimae Records, Zenon Records, Synaesthetics Records, Konstrukt Records, KVLTÖ Records and sounds alike drives her to search, collate and create immersive, sensory experiences.

alaskar.sound@proton.me // to book & inquires

Veteran singer/songwriter, traditionally trained Martial Artist/Tai Chi instructor, visual artist, published columnist, and former radio show host. 

After a fifteen year hiatus, a new, self-produced album titled Endorfinika Splendara is slated for a 2025 release. The album hopes to pay proper tribute to the brilliant music that has come out of the U.K, all of which played a significant role in shaping Daniel not only as an artist, but as a person.  

The initial mixes of these recordings are featured here.

𝔐𝔦𝔵 𝔰𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔰 𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔴𝔞𝔪𝔭

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Melted Brain Records / Tripura Yantra Records

Leeds based club night, mix series and dance music community ✨

2024
February 2nd w/ Syd Minsky, Matthew Hum & residents
March 1st w/ Elliot Holt, Lawson, Ten Bob
March 22nd w/ Andrew Devine b2b Elliot Holt & Matt Long
May 17th w/ Elliot Holt b2b Lawson, Ellis Weeks, Ted Coyle
November 15th w/ Man Power + Elliot Holt

2023
September 29th w/ Optimo (Espacio) All Night Long
August 27th w/ Lovefingers, Kiara Scuro b2b Tia Cousins + more
April 14th w/ friends & family 
March 24th w/ Ethan McNamara, Roya Brehl, Elliot Holt, Lawson
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2022
January 29th w/ John Talabot
April 9th w/ Ellie Stokes & Chez de Milo
September 23rd w/ Luca Lozano
November 18th w/ Craigie Knowes & Dream_E

2021
August 21st w/ Kiara Scuro, Bugs Groove, Ethan McNamara
October 9th w/ Roman Flügel, babyschön
November 13th w/ Man Power

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Dark psychedelic music

Upcoming Gigs



Past Gigs

26.04.25 < 2 Years SOM x TRI @ Ziggy's >
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10.02.24 < Goa Galaxy @ Pütz Darmstadt >
31.12.23 < Silvester @ Kulturbahnhof Lollar >
03.06.23 < Namastékk Yin Yang >
26.05-28.05.23 < Rote Erde Festival >
30.04.23 < Namastékk Elysion >
22.04.23 < Frühlingsfest >
01.04.23 < Namastékk >
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Five souls who, in the studio and on the stage have a wordless chemistry that provides escape, catharsis and the release of making music and creating... for the love of it. Not for genre labels, kudos or credibility, because ultimately all that matters in Pearl Handled Revolver happens in the moment.

Sometimes the result is Heavy Rock, sometimes Jazz rears its head and the spectre of Funk and RnB loom large; the exploratory spirit of Psyche and Prog always hangs heavy, allowing the band to fly just as the Blues roots them and marks the grain of their fingerprints. The only expectation with any weight is that, once together, time gives way to music.

In 16 years Pearl Handled Revolver have created 5 self-produced studio albums, 2 live albums, 4 EPs, a retrospective collection. Through countless shows and hours rehearsing and recording. Sharing ideas, chatting and laughing in the studio, births, marriages, separation and deaths. On the road there have been service stations, coffee good and appalling, dressing rooms, hotels, hostels, sofas, floors and caravans. All memories and inspiration for whatever comes next... And there will always be more.

"Tales You Lose is more than just a collection of songs—it’s an immersive, atmospheric journey. The band’s ability to blend brooding rock, soulful blues, and haunting psychedelia makes this album an unmistakable triumph. Each track carries emotional weight and sonic depth, with powerful vocals, swirling keys, and evocative guitar work creating a cinematic experience."
Jace Media Music

"Tales You Lose is a true masterpiece, a heartfelt homage to Rock ‘N’ Roll at its finest. They’ve seamlessly blended Rock, Blues, Prog, and Jazz into a sound that hits every note just right, and I’m all for it. This is a release you DO NOT want to miss, and trust me, that’s coming from someone who thrives on artists that scream into my ears 24/7!"
10/10 - Novacaine

"Each of the tracks making up the album are strong in their own right but that being said, this isn’t just a collection of songs, they’re best appreciated as a piece. In fact, despite the thoroughly electric nature of the music, organic might be a good way to describe a lot of what’s going on here. It feels natural and real, free of artifice. The whole album is greater than the sum of its parts."
Now Spinning Magazine

It’s a moonless night in Joshua Tree, and there are no sounds except the crackle of the fire pit, and the breeze rustling through the palms when Molly Kruse walks outside of the cabin and sits in a wicker chair next to her Alvarez guitar…

The desert has always been Kruse’s favorite reprieve, a place where she feels most creative and in cosmic connection with all things. An hour and half southeast of Los Angeles, this eclectic desert community that Kruse calls “the hippie Old West” is a perfect setting to ring in the new year—and a new album. “There’s this calming spiritual energy here that you can’t find anywhere else. It grounds you and recenters you. I have a deep appreciation for the artists here and this sense of place they’ve cultivated.”

Before her music career drew her to Southern California, Kruse grew up in another artists’ haven, pre-Silicon Valley Bay Area. A music-loving family assured she came of age listening to a plethora of folksy artists spanning from George Strait to Brandi Carlile to Patsy Cline. “My grandfather fancied himself a cowboy, and our house was always playing country, classic rock, folk, and Americana, which all influenced my sound. The themes of country music—heartbreak, loneliness, tenderness—really left an impression on me and I also came to respect how technical of a genre it is.” She fell in love with country music, and with encouragement from her mother, started vocal training at age 12. She then would later teach herself acoustic guitar and start doing small local gigs. 

A spiritual revelation (“God, the universe, whatever you want to call it”)  would cause her to pack up her used Honda Civic and move to Los Angeles on a whim in 2012. Here she would release her self-titled debut EP, a frothy blend of soul and pop with a dash of Americana. This was where she began to experiment with the country sound in ornate tracks like “Ruby,” where the strumming of a banjo can sometimes be heard behind her rich, plaintive vocals.

Los Angeles is not a country music mecca, but surprisingly it’s where Kruse would hone her country sound, find her creative community and get to the heart of who she is as an artist. “My music wouldn’t be what it is without Los Angeles. It’s interesting because I feel L.A. is seen as a hedonistic place where artists descend into madness, drugs and all kinds of excess, but it’s been so formative for me. It’s where I became more balanced and emotionally healthy, which allowed me to grow as an artist.”


Kruse was finding her stride in Los Angeles when the pandemic hit, putting an abrupt halt to touring and live music, which was devastating. But the many nights spent in a quarantine would give her a burst of creative fuel that she had never experienced before. She funneled that angst into her upcoming sophomore project, Please Leanne. Often into the wee hours of the morning, Kruse would be confined at home writing songs that were a meditation on isolation, suffering and finding your way back to yourself. 

A stroke of destiny would cause her to connect with the hit-making songwriter, Steve Seskin (Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw) who would become a co-writer on her latest songs–transforming where her music would go.She emerged from her pandemic chrysalis with the sharp sense of identity and purpose that she had been seeking. Kruse had changed, and as consequence, so had her music. “I struggled with a lot of self-doubt in my career, and now I’m just so much more confident and cemented in who I am,” says Kruse. “In my first project I was still figuring out how I wanted to sound and what I wanted to put out in the world. My music has become more focused and distilled.”

If her first project had faint whispers of country, this newest project is a resounding, unapologetic shout—firmly in the country and Americana music traditions. Where before she might have felt the compulsion to mix genres for crossover appeal, Kruse is done tip-toeing around her devotion to country. In a milieu where musicians are eager to show their breadth, she’s focused on depth instead.

Her rebirth as a country and Americana artist meant there was only one place she wanted to record and produce her new EP. In 2022, she would spend the summer in Nashville with producer and sound engineer, Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Ettes). In a shotgun house that he converted into his own recording studio named The Bomb Shelter, the pair would mix the instrumentals and vocals for tracks like “Ode to Billy Joe” and “Monsters.” “So much of good music is about collaboration, and finding the right writers, producers, players—it really makes the difference. I don’t believe in coincidences. These people were placed in my path to elevate my sound and push me to a different place creatively.”

Kruse had to mine her past to find the narrative vision for this EP. In the feisty “Out of My Hands,” she croons about kicking a disappointing beau to the curb and in the wistful “Please Leanne,” she begs a tortured loved one to release their demons. It’s radiant and unflinchingly honest. Vignettes from her life are quilted together in a colorful tapestry that takes the listener on a freewheeling journey. Her vocals harmonize with the rich instrumentation of guitar, piano, pedal steel, and drums in catchy chord progressions that stick with you. Sometimes it’s irreverent and daring, other times contemplative and morose. But it’s always distinctly and unabashedly Molly Kruse. She’s no longer singing for the crowd, she’s singing for her. 

“I’ve always marched to the beat of my own drum, and this is a return to that. I’m embracing the sounds that I love to hear, that resonate with me the most. And I hope people come along for the ride.”After years of searching for her sound, Kruse is finally home. Perhaps the best part of her journey is that she’s only at the start of it. What’s passed is merely a prologue, and her future is still being written. She’s ready to release her music and start touring again. 

“I’m in a space of joy and gratitude for everything my team and I have been able to do. I just feel so ready for what’s next and can’t wait to reintroduce the world to Molly Kruse.”

-Anita Little, Elle Magazine

Mélangeant les styles, explorant les sons
Atmosphérique et progressif
Un son guidé par l'improvisation
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Blending styles, exploring sounds
Atmospheric and progressive
A sound guided by the improvisation

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 -== Releases ==-

- Zenon Records: 
  https://zenonrecords.bandcamp.com/track/illusions-letsea-remix

- Visionary Shamanics Records: 
  https://visionaryshamanics.bandcamp.com/track/letsea-free-awareness

-Quantum Forest Records:
  https://quantumforest.bandcamp.com/track/letsea-lueur

-Quantum Forest Records:
https://quantumforest.bandcamp.com/track/letsea-inbeetwen

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