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Starlight Thursdays – Episode 260

This episode marks the 5-year anniversary of the mix series! To celebrate, we have something truly special: a guest mix from Carr Tell, inspired by the “Made in Montana” mixes I used to release on past anniversaries. This concept brings together tracks exclusively from Montana-based producers, curated and mixed into a single cohesive experience. I’m beyond thrilled to have Carr pick up where I left off with the project—it’s a powerful full-circle moment.

There’s something magical about this kind of collaboration. Artists get to hear their music performed by another artist, often in ways they hadn’t imagined. It can be eye-opening. And for our community, it’s a chance to hear what I believe is the true sound of the Montana underground—a sound that may be subtle and nuanced, but deeply worth celebrating.

For the DJ, it’s no easy task. You’re working with genres and styles you might not usually play, trying to piece them together like a jigsaw puzzle without the picture on the box. But that challenge can be transformational. Personally, this process gave me a deeper connection to every artist who contributed. I wanted to honor their work—I didn’t want to let them down.

Now, here we are: 260 mixes and 5 years in. We’ve hit over 52,000 streams, with listeners on every continent and in every state. What began as a way to stay connected during the pandemic has become something much more. We recently celebrated our 100th artist featured on the series.

With live recordings from Montana festivals, club nights, house parties, and parades—across venues statewide—this archive includes everything from debut mixes to all-vinyl sets and original live performances. I can’t express how grateful I am for the effort so many artists have put into this, and to our listeners: thank you for trusting us with your ears and making us feel heard. This has been a truly priceless experience.
— BK Love

Carr Tell:
“One thing I’ve always loved about the Thursday mixes is how they give everyone a chance to be heard. Montana producers really showed up for this one. I’m never surprised—but I’m always impressed—by the talent this state holds! While this was a challenging mix, I loved every minute of it, weaving together multiple genres and BPMs into a story only Carr could Tell.”

Track list 
Seas To The Sky - The Other Side Of Dawn
Implied Lines - Ninteneaux
Star Map - Lab Grade
Talking Bout A Revolution - Tracy Chapman - Taboh Edit
It Never Entered My Mind -  Miles Davis - Tessub  Edit 
Trippin - Ninteneaux
Check Yo - Carr Tell
Cellar Dweller - Hex and Hive
SDB - Party Robbins
Thought Shit - Quadratic Spheres
Come Play with Us - Carr Tell 
First Hex - Hex and Hive
Susie Q - CCR - Party Robbins Bootleg
Unreleased - SHBASS  
Good Company - The Montana Boy   
Welcome To The Shit Show - Tessub
Color Of Everything - Taboh
Out Of This World - Gruv42 and Shane Dee
Make Them Make Us - Shane Dee
Fake I.D. - Rave Edit - DC CHI3F
I.T.G.I.R.L. - Rave Edit - DC CHI3F

Ep 260 Carr Tell - Made in Montana 5 - Starlight Thursdays Episode 260

Recorded live at H0l0 NYC, June 25th 2025

Co/Function 33 - with CL3AN, A.Sarr, John Swan, Third Self, TJ McAu & Taboh

My interpolation of Jimi Hendrix legendary performance of "Star Spangled Banner" from Woodstock Festival in 1969.

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Fuck Yea Poison

Telepathic Fish co-founder DJ Food, aka one part of Openmind, takes us on a trip into the world of 90s chill out.

Strictly Kev likes the company of plants whilst working on music so that's handy for us isn't it?! We're assuming he's talking about a beautiful Calathea sitting in the corner for inspiration, tho his dream plant setup - a conservatory packed with Romanesco broccoli, trippy Caladiums, and Persian Shields - is something we'd be well on board with too.

Enough of the plant talk for a second and back to the music, ambient music to be clear. For those that weren't squatting in South London back in the early 90s, Openmind were the four-piece behind the mighty Telepathic Fish - the legendary ambient afterparty that transformed chill-out rooms from dub-playing afterthoughts into proper destinations.

Kev, along with Chantal Passamonte (Mira Calix, RIP), David Vallade, and Mario Aguera, started in a shared house above a shop with no neighbours to complain/bash the door down. What began as art school parties quickly grew into Sunday afternoon sessions in squatted venues - a former dole office in Brixton and even the derelict Roundhouse on New Year's Day. They hosted everyone from Aphex Twin to Mixmaster Morris among wall-to-wall mattresses, UV installations, and  Coldcut's Matt Black with his boundary pushing video projections.

The idea was simple: recreate that post-clubbing comedown vibe but on a massive scale, as an "aural and visual blanket" for club-rattled minds. They even published a fanzine called Mindfood and worked at the scene's hub, Ambient Soho record shop, helping shape what Simon Reynolds called a "wombeldelic sound-and-light bath" in contrast to the current trend of hardcore and it's relentless assault.

Thirty years on, that spirit's having a comeback. Events like London's A Loose Ting are bringing back the bedding and the hushed reverence, while Berlin's Overflow is going full sensory overload with vibrating mattresses, fountains, and harpists. New York's Planetarium gatherings have people mostly horizontal, inspired by psychedelic therapy sessions. There's even and ambient sauna in South London you might have come across via the wonder of Music To Watch Seeds Grow By's recent takeover.  Our very own Watching Trees dabbled in said chill out space this year, pairing the abstract and the ambient with projected dappled sunlight visuals from the mighty Jamie House. Turns out people still need those little havens away from the madness, especially in this day and age!

Also handily 30 years on the Openmind crew have just compiled the first-ever Telepathic Fish retrospective for Fundamental Frequencies - a double vinyl love letter to those hazy early-90s mornings when the music finally slowed down.

For this Seeds Mix, Kev has leaned into his love of minimalism and systems music - repetition built from layers of loops offset against each other to form subtle polyrhythms. There's a deliberate avoidance of drum machines here in favour of organic percussion, and around the eight-minute mark, a section from Psychick Warriors Ov Gaia that captures the feeling of being deep in the forest, phone abandoned, discovering that paradise was just a forage away.

Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/seeds-mix-005-openminds-leave-your-phone-at-home-discover-paradise-after-a-forage-in-the-forest/

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INTERVIEW

Seeds Mix 005: Openmind's Leave your phone at home & discover paradise after a forage in the forest

Cityfox NYE 2025 @ The Sanctuary - Downtempo DJ Set

Produced and Mastered by Shane Johnson
Published by Tri Music Group 2015

Voice provided by Vandana Sood-Giddings

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dj set //  22.11.2016

Producer, DJ, Designer & Visual Artist. Tri Music Group is my label.

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DJ Les Boogie
The Crooked Frames
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