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Title track of the upcoming debut album of EOMAC on Killekill. 
To be released in early may 2014

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EOMAC - SPECTRE (taken from Killekill 018, album/2x12")

You may have noticed how hot under the collar we got about D'Marc Cantu's remix of Richard Fearless' Higher Electronic States a few months back. We also had a chat to him we were so excited.
Having just signed to desire, D'Marc Cantu has prepared a blinding 5 track EP entitled 'Parisian Summer' for your aural pleasure. We've been lucky enough to get our hands on the exclusive premiere of the whole EP and you listen to it in its entire splendid offering right here.
Here's what D'Marc himself had to say about the record;
"The release was a follow up of sorts to my remix of Ricardo Tobar’s 'If I love you'. Having spoken to Jerome Mestre of Desire a few times since the remix, he and I decided that it would be great to follow it up with a dance focused release.
"The idea behind 'Parisian Summer' came after I played the Weather Fesitval in Paris during the spring of 2013. The atmosphere was amazing and so many new ideas emerged from my experiences there. 'PartyDaze', 'Svetlana' and 'MadDance' were all created ahead of my show at La Machine that weekend. All three of those tracks were made with the purpose of capturing that raw energy that was being given off by some of the best crowds I’ve ever witnessed. In Paris they party with you not to you, so it was important for me to create songs that captured those moments when the crowd was at their most energetic. 'Irregular Bedfellows' was created as a nice counterbalance to high energy drive of the previous three tracks and 'Uneven' was to bookend of the whole EP. Created several years ago it languished in the completed folder on my hard drive. Never really finding its right place until this project came along. It sits squarely in middle of a relaxing dream and a feverish nightmare, truly Uneven."
Listen to the full EP here.
Check the post here: http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/music/premieres-exclusive-streams/premiere-dmarc-cantu-parisian-summer/

D'Marc Cantu - Uneven

Sometimes I turn up to a gig for my 6am slot, and the room is pitch black, deafening, and sweat is dripping off the roof, and I think, hmm, what should I play?

A lot of my solo tracks aren't quite right for this sort of atmosphere, so I've been working on a new project designed more for dark sweaty holes in which we like to spend our weekends.

It's a collaboration with someone I have been working with for many years, who is releasing under the new name - Satirist. The first vinyl + digital release coming next week on Berlin's Killekill label. No pretty melodies this time. The name I will be releasing this work under is - SKEW (because it's a bit off).

You can hear the rest of the EP here:
https://soundcloud.com/killekill/killekill-021-skew-satirist-through-the-compound-eye-ep-snippets

You can find the new Satirist facebook page here:
https://www.facebook.com/satirist.official/

I won't be making any new pages for my Skew project, as I think there are already enough facebook artist pages out there in the world.

Skew & Satirist - Morphogenesis

Download the mix in high quality mp3 & lossless via Drip.fm:
https://drip.fm/ghostly/releases/various-artists-ghostly-15-spectral-sound

The Spectral iteration of the Ghostly 15 mixes comes courtesy of Derek Plaslaiko (who recently completed a grueling 12 hour Boiler Room out of his home in Berlin: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/derek-plaslaiko-12-hour-set/). Some words from Plaslaiko on the emergence of Spectral Sound & the mix he has curated below:

"I met Sam Valenti IV in the later years of the 90's just after he started the Ghostly International label. I feel like I almost instantly connected with Ghostly due to the music, but also because of the asthetic. Sam & I had more than a couple conversations about labels like Factory and 4AD and how the art was synonymously as important as the music it accompanied. I couldn't agree with him more!

As Ghostly grew, I think Sam realized that the more dancefloor-oriented music should almost have it's own place. Enter Spectral Sound.

Spectral Sound often gets confused as Ghostly. For instance, I am considered a Spectral Sound DJ, yet there are plenty of times that promoters end up simply putting Ghostly International next to my name. This doesn't offend me or anything, but the labels are quite different, and equally as important in my eyes. Spectral went on to help pave the way for what would end up being the "minimal" sound embraced first in Berlin, and then the rest of the world. However, I wouldn't just pin Spectral down as a "minimal" label. I feel Spectral (as well as Ghostly) is a great example of a dance music oriented label putting out music they like regardless of what genre it falls under. House, Acid House, Deep House, Tech House, Hard Techno, Deep Techno, Minimal Techno... you can find all of this and a lot more within Spectral's vast catalog.

So, Sam has asked me to pick 15 of my favorite Spectral Sound tracks and I gotta say... this list is a really hard one to make! How do I chose only 15 cuts of this incredible catalog? And even if I did, how much of it would be occupied by tracks produced by Matthew, Tadd and Todd? To pick 15 favorites from just those 3 artists alone would be a difficult challenge, as they are easily 3 of my favorite producers of dance music out there! So, I tried to limit my picks of them to each of their project names.

I had been asked to to the mix compilation that accompanied the Spectral Sound Vol 2 compilation that came out in 2008. So, there are MANY of my favorite Spectral cuts on there (you can find it on Spotify). I mention this only because there are a few repeats in this list, but I just couldn't help myself because I still play those tracks to this day.

So, here is the playlist, and happy listening!"

Par Grindvik - Continue Me

Remix by Norway's Biosphere of the last track produced at Black Knoll Studios in Seattle. This white label 12" titled "Unfurled" is part of a fundraising campaign launched by Ghostly International to replace all of The Sight Below's stolen studio equipment. More info here: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sight-below-s-music-gear-data-stolen

Unfurled (Biosphere remix)

Some favourites from the back catalogue of the Razormaid remix service

Playlist: https://finn-johannsen.de/2025/08/25/at-the-top-of-the-stairs-0039-razomaiden-voyage-vol-2/

0039 - Razormaiden Voyage Vol. 2

dj set

http://m50.net/playlists/2025.07.03.html

@m50...
Thom Yorke : Dawn Chorus : Anima : XL
Closer Musik : One Two Three (No Gravity) : One Two Three (No Gravity) : Kompakt
Osman : On Helgoland
Aphex Twin : Xtal : Selected Ambient Works 85-92 : Apollo
Reload : Amenity : Amenity : Evolution
Tres Demented : Demented Drums Version : Demented : Planet E
DJ Bone : All My Heart : A Piece Of Beyond : Subject Detroit
Carl Craig : Sandstorms : Just Another Day : Planet E
Reload : Peschi : Evolution : Evolution
Carl Craig : Experimento : Just Another Day : Planet E
Fennesz : We Trigger The Sun : Agora : Touch
Oni Ayhun : [untitled] : 004 : Oni Ayhun
Scott Franka & Kaap : Facemelter : Anthem : Working Titles
Hoshina Anniversary : Zangai (Ricardo Tobar Remix) : Zangai : Musar
Gombeen & Doygen : D'Americana : D'Americana : Wah Wah Wino
Bibio : Capel Celyn : Phantom Brickworks : WARP
Skee Mask : LFO : Pool : Ilian Tape
Moderat : Rusty Nails : [untitled] : BPitch Control
Palmbomen II : I Feel Everything : Memories Of Cindy : Beats In Space
Jacques Green : Stars : Dawn Chorus : LuckyMe ("the blueberry song")
Davy Kehoe : Going Machine : Short Passage Game : Wah Wah Wino
Wa Wu We : [b1] : 003 : Wa Wu We
Donato Dozzy : Vaporware 07 : Plays Bee Mask : Editions Mego
Graften : Heden : Irreell : Kimochi Sound
Woob : Odonna : 1194 : Styrax
Dead Fader : Opacity : Opacity : Tesuji
Laurel Halo & Hodge : The Light Within You : Tru : Livity Sound
Dodi Palese : Slightly : Slightly : What Ever Not
Dark Sky : The Passenger : The Passenger : Monkeytown
Mari Kvien Brunvoll : Everywhere You Go (Villalobos Celestial Voice Resurrection Mix) : Everywhere You Go : Sei Es Drum
Orbital : Halcyon : Halcyon : FFRR
I:Cube : Flutes Souterraines : Double Pack : Versatile
Saint Etienne : Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Remixed By Flowered Up) : Only Love Can Break Your Heart : Heavenly Trax
Tornado Wallace : Singing Planet : Falling Sun : Second Circle
Sebastien Tellier : La Ritournelle : La Ritournelle : Record Makers
Wally Badarou : Mambo : Echoes : Island
Terry Riley : In The Summer : Le Secret De La Vie : Philips
Oren Ambarchi / Stefano Pilia / Massimo Pupillo : Burn : Aithein : Karlrecords
Slowdive : Blue Skied An' Clear : Pygmalion : Music On Vinyl
Neglect : Western Romance Novels : Western Romance Novels
Pat Metheny : Electric Counterpoint - Fast : Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint : Elektra Nonesuch
Pat Metheny : Electric Counterpoint - Slow : Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint : Elektra Nonesuch
Pat Metheny : Electric Counterpoint - Fast : Different Trains / Electric Counterpoint : Elektra Nonesuch
A New Line (Related) : RIYL Failures : Reverie(s) : Kimochi Sound
Erik Satie performed by Reinbert de Leeuw : Gymnopedies No. 1 Lent et Doulu : Piano Works : Philips Classics

performed live at the Natural Fractal

m50 @ Diane's Hunting Club 2025.07.05

We embark on our next 2hr 'made for radio' mix on 02 August 2025, meandering our way into a fresh chapter of expertly selected and mixed Electronica.

For our 10th edition, we head off into the realms of headnodding beats, dense melodics, sparkling ambience and deeply spaced machinations as we dive into the depths cosmic fusion - all served up for your listening pleasure, courtesy of another very special secret guest.

Radio Sessions 010

Per Amžius Ambient @ Radio Vilnius 08.01 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Brainwave Research Center

1part Marijus Klimaitis
2part Brainwave Research Center

Per Amžius Ambient 08.01 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Brainwave Research Center

subSine | Sessions w/ Chris Curtis & Richard Colburn - Radio Buena Vida 10.08.25

Live from Du Beast: for the next two hours, Zillas on Acid are serving up a feast for your ears.

Zillas on Acid [11.8.25]

NARR Radio takeover with the boss man - Joe Gill!

Joe Gill [13.08.25]

Beyond the fabled chill-out room and into the field we go...

Joe Muggs has lived and breathed 'electronic music culture' for many, many years... like a lot of us probably for more than he'd care to imagine.  From journalist and observer to active participant and curator, beyond his celebrated writing career spanning publications like The Wire, FACT, The Guardian, and his co-authorship of  Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Soundsystem Culture. Muggs has built many bridges across the worlds of the electronic and handily, for us, ambient.

Experimental, ambient, and leftfield sounds to the fore, get horizontal. Something's feeling quite full circle here.

So it is with some excitement that Joe agreed to don his ambient trousers again and step up for part 4 of the Seeds mix. "Music to Smell the Jasmine Whilst Watching for Bats in the Twilight" encapsulates what is often a poetic approach to ambient curation - clearly less about the dancefloor and more about creating an experience that enhances the environment around you.

Full interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/seeds-mix-4-joe-muggs-music-to-smell-the-jasmine-whilst-watching-for-bats-in-the-twilight/

@loosefm

Tracklisting: 

Dr Rod Octopus vs Kirsty Hawkshaw – Ghost Town

Cobey Sey – Eve (Anwummer)

Om Unit – Springdub Meditation

Wombo – Spyhopping

Ada – 25 or 6 to 4

Omara Portuondo – Tabu

Aswad – Ethiopian Rhapsody

Nwando Ebizie – Shadowland (In the Dreams of Others)

Muito Kaballa – Like a River

Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes – Theem Prototype

Ego Ella May – The Morning Side of Love

Minnie Riperton – Minnie’s Lament

Julee Cruise – She Wold Die for Love

Ennio Morricone – Messico E Irlanda

Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado – Tonada De Luna Llena

Resavoir – Sunset

Durutti Column – Grace

Scrimshire, Stac – Pep Talks

Brandee Younger – Dust (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)

D’Angelo – Unshaken

Sabrina Bellaouel – Clémence

Bill Frisell – Sing Together Like a Family

Bobbie Gentry – Something in the Way He Moves

Frederic Galliano – Niamien Kinkeling (feat. Cissé Diamba Kanouté, Koko Ouadjah)

Underworld – Dune

Rufus Wainwright – Tiergarten (SuperMayer Lost in the Tiergarten Mix)

Talaboman – Dins el Lit (Superpitcher Remix)

FULL INTERVIEW

Seeds Mix #4: Joe Muggs' Music to Smell the Jasmine whilst watching for Bats in the Twilight

Benedikt Frey - Troubled Funk MixX #5

Belfast's Jordan Nocturne joins JDH ahead of their Good Room party on Friday. 

https://www.instagram.com/fixednyc
https://www.instagram.com/jordannocturne

https://www.soundcloud.com/jdh_fixed
https://soundcloud.com/jordannocturne



FIXED with Jordan Nocturne and JDH @ The Lot Radio 08-22-2025

More info including an interview with Rafael > http://asip.me/isolatedmix37

http://www.substratafestival.com/
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-make-another-memorable-substrata-happen

Tracklist:

0:00. Lawrence English – Patterns Review
1:28. Rafael Anton Irisarri – Substrata Hydrophonic Listening
2:15. Yagya/The Sight Below – Sleepygirl
6:52. Markus Guentner – Get Anything Done In This World
16:17. Loscil – Hastings Sunrise
23:09. Mirrorring – Drowning The Call
29:45. Svarte Greiner – Final Sleep
32:57. Tim Hecker – Dungeoneering
37:28. Scanner – 47° 36′ 35″ N, 122° 19′ 59″ W
40:47. Biosphere – Warmed By The Drift
47:11. Jacaszek – Lament
54:01. Nils Frahm – Ambre
57:39. Marcus Fischer – Shape To Shore
63:05. Oren Ambarchi – Stars Aligned, Webs Spun
66:10. Eluvium – Under The Water It Glowed


isolatedmix 37 - Rafael Anton Irisarri: Substrata Edition

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D'Marc Cantu - Uneven

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