"Fluid Reflections" invites you to dive into a world of serene electronic soundscapes, where trance waves and progressive vibrations flow seamlessly together. This instrumental album creates an ethereal atmosphere, blending uplifting melodies with mellow, atmospheric beats. Perfect for those who seek a tranquil yet energizing experience, "Fluid Reflections" is a sonic journey through the depths of progressive house and electronic dance music.

Fluid Reflections

Show Up

Temporal Reverberations

Luminescent Pathways

Reflections of Peace

Reflections Of Peace

Translucent

Echoes of Light

Echoes Of Light

Shimmer of Majesty

Shimmer Of Majesty

First attempt to mix multiple songs without beat sync on the spot. All tracks by Yotto

00:00 - Fire Walk
08:00 - Oscillations
13:30 - Marissa
19:27 - Off The Grid
24:10 - The One You Left Behind

Hope you enjoy

Yotto MiniMix

method: the starting point was a "funny sound" preset on an old casio sa-35 which underwent some time-warping etc before being saturated with the poem and further instruments (vst bass and piano) and effects (mostly eq, dynamics, stereo image and such stuff). enjoy.
narration: the poem says it all, I guess
image: a cutout section of the sa-35, modified in colour and other qualities, copyright jo richter 

poem / copyright jo richter:

large neuron colliders
in dense, mourning mists
contraction deniers
clenching their fists

next to nowhere, there is
next to nothing, there is
nexus nothing, there is

barnacle brainwaves
borderline lifestyle
octopus octaves
queen of the Nile

next to nowhere, there is
next to nothing, there is
nexus nothing, there is

proclivity encymes
amass in man's mind
gravitational confines
bind double bind

next to nowhere, there is
next to nothing, there is
nexus nothing, there is

billboard furnace
day's ding dong knell
a maze made of monads
and a locrian bell

next to nowhere, there is
next to nothing, there is
nexus nothing, there is

next to nowhere

The 1960s and 1970s were a time of profound change and unrest across the African continent. As countries achieved long-sought independence from colonial rule, they faced the challenge of building democratic institutions and uniting diverse ethnic communities within borders arbitrarily drawn by colonial powers. During this transformative period, young musicians in nations like Nigeria, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Zambia, and Algeria embraced the spirit of revolution and change, birthing a new musical genre that blended traditional African rhythms with Western psychedelic rock and funk. What makes Afro Psychedelic Funk a compelling soundtrack for this historical moment isn’t just the reverb-drenched, fuzzed-out guitar solos or the Eastern influences borrowed from Western psychedelic rock. Instead, it’s the music’s shared narrative of political unrest, its celebration of once-repressed cultural identities, and its bold rejection of colonial rule in the pursuit of peace across the continent.

Originally aired February 4, 2025 on dublab
https://www.dublab.com/archive/joko-homo-discoteca-imaginaria-afro-psychedelic-funk-02-04-25

~NIGERIA~
War-Head Constriction – Shower of Stone
Ofo The Black Company – Allah Wakbarr
Sweet Breeze – She My Choice
Tirogo – Float
Waves – Mother
Ofege – It’s Not Easy
Jay-U Experience – Baby Rock
Blo – Native Doctor
~GHANA~
The Psychedelic Aliens – Blofonyobi Wo Atale
Pat Thomas & Marijata – Brain Washing
Ebo Taylor & The Pelikans – Egya Edu
Free Youth – We Can Move
~BENIN & TOGO~
Les Sympathics de Porto Novo – A Min We Vo Nou We
TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo – It’s a Vanity
Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes – Dadje Von O Von Non
Ferry Djimmy – Love Love
~ZAMBIA~
Cosmos Zani – Poverty
EyeQ – Making Life out of Music
WITCH – Living in the Past
Amanaz – Khala My Friend
Rikki Ililonga – Sheebeen Queen
Oscillations – Kapande
Mike Nyoni – My Dear Girl
The Peace – Black Power
Chrissy Zemby Tembo – Trouble Maker
~ALGERIA~
Rachid & Fethi – Utopia
RaÏna RaÏ – Sidi Bel Abbes
Abranis – Chenar Le Blues
Ahmed Malek – Autopsie d’un complot
Hourya – Abadane

Discoteca Imaginaria: Afro Psychedelic Funk

Piano roots, church soul, Trance energy, Jazz groove. I fuse emotion + innovation for seekers of sound that moves, heals & uplifts. 🎹 Hit play & feel the difference.

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I grew up behind a piano in a church band, where music wasn’t just played, it meant something. Today, I blend those roots with the pulse of Trance, atmospheric downtempo vibes, and sometimes with the smooth soul of Jazz. My music is a conversation: between classic and modern, faith and feeling, structure and freedom.

Every track I write aims to move more than just your body. It should stir something deeper. Whether you’re winding down, searching for peace, or just love rich harmonies and textured beats, my sound is for you.

This isn’t background noise. It’s music with heart, groove, and purpose.

🎶 Let’s connect through sound. Join the journey.

"Is this like an RSVP thing?"

Discoteca Imaginaria every first Tuesday of the month on dublab

I am overjoyed to partake in sounds beautiful:
https://youtu.be/1TnalFltP_Q?si=VidMVZ9VDKGZiNUm  by Dan and
https://stonerjazz.bandcamp.com/album/up-up-out by Jeff.

Jeff also gifted me a visiting role on his previous album: 
https://stonerjazz.bandcamp.com/album/quintessential

On his bandcamp page, Jeff points out: "This is the page where you can give some monetary support to me and the StonerJazz experiment."

.... and here is my own test account:
https://sonicstructuresandsilentstretches.bandcamp.com/track/eliza

POETRY IS VITAL

This threshold space exists for those who feel like listening to some of my quite professional poetry embedded in rather amateurishly recorded but judiciously arranged sound, a modicum of purely acoustic work notwithstanding.  Fortunately, some other artists have also transformed the symbolic expression of my words into the tangible beauty of real songs and soundscapes - just listen to Sympoetic Ultrasounds: https://soundcloud.com/sonic-textures/sets/sympoetic-ultrasounds !

SOUND, SPACE AND TIME

Tend your listening senses gently. Even though my general approach welcomes and embraces lo-fi concepts like the precision of spontaneously occuring imprecisions, headphones worth their membranes are recommended - unless you like your sounds flat, mangled, battered and helpless. You don't, do you? Be kind to these soundscapes.

STRUCTURING IMPULSE

Due to the nature of "poetry soundscapes", your listening expectations regarding traditionally structured "songs", sonically purified "raw wildlife soundscapes", keyboard-laden "ambient recordings" or voice-centered "readings" might not be met. You will find some of those in my list of /likes/. "Noise" is a recurring structural element like any other. This is what this sounds like - within its own rights, limitations, tangents and interconnections. Sonic structures. Silent stretches. Poetry emerges from the gaps between the ruts, seeps in from the undergrowth, sweeps down.

CARVING, CHISELLING, KNEADING, MORPHING

A quick glance into my toolshed rests on Zoom recorders, Samplitude software and a dizzying array of diverse sonic machinery.

LARGE AND SMALL GIFTS

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Small Gifts

the less to remember, the more to listen
gifts from the ice age reverberate
a simple story, a forest, a coastline
entangled in silence, one starts to relate
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In case you have read up to this point, you might be a sonic creator yourself. May I ask you for a helping ear? Above, there is a tiny poem of mine that I do not understand how to translate into sound. If you do - please act on it. It is a matter of common decency, of course, to keep the title (Small Gifts) and to credit the lyrics to me (jo richter). And please do notify me of your version via a soundcloud message. One bewilderingly beautiful version crafted by mono-lux has already gone public, as well as an amazing version by cthonicist.  You'll find both in my playlist Sympoetic Ultrasounds. This is just a small gift, not a challenge - life already has more than enough of those on offer, doesn't it? Treat it this way.

POETRY IS VITAL
sound, space and time
structuring impulse
carving, chiselling, kneading, morphing
large and small gifts
poetry is vital

GENERAL POLICY regarding the use of LIKES, REPOSTS and FOLLOWS:
I like what I like and want to hear again.
I only repost what I've had a hand in creating.
I follow when I see directions or arrivals I like, not when followed (though I might peek in to get an idea of what your sounds are about). I have set myself a limit of accounts I follow not to be all too overwhelmed. Not following does therefore not mean I do not appreciate what you contribute to the enjoyments of soundcloud.
Do not expect other behaviour from me.
(jo richter)

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