Melodic Odds w/ Rosie Ama: 19th September '25

Recording of an all vinyl DJ set at New Forms in Chelsea on Friday 15th August 2025 using a Condessa Carmen mixer. Featuring music from Markus Guentner, Sad City, Purelink, Khotin, Zaumne, Farben, Melchior Communications Ltd, Terekke, Huerco S, cv313, Deepchord, Aaron Carl, Even Tuell, John Roberts, Rick Howard, Traumprinz, Ben Kaczor, Brendon Moeller, Darand Land, Anton Zap, International Pony x Pepe Bradock, The System, Rising Sun, Rick Wade, Loidis, Schatrax.

Purple Haze

No Weapon Is Absolute by Cosmo Vitelli - NTS Sept 17th

Recorded in a small village on the Costa Brava – surrounded by seagulls, tramontana winds, and sea urchin-covered rocks – this mix comes from the laid-back Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia, where Parisian-born Antoine Harispuru, better known as Golden Bug, has made his home.

With a career spanning over fifteen years, Golden Bug has become known for his unique signature: drum machines in a haze of smoke, chopped-up sounds with a machete edge, drenched in delay – a raw, kaleidoscopic patchwork of electronica, dub, and psychedelia.

His work has graced  labels including La Belle Records (his own imprint), Les Disques de la Mort, Höga Nord, Gomma, Multi Culti, and Kompakt. This mix hits as the anniversary edition of Piscolabis II, where Golden Bug teams up once again with artists from around the world to craft a new series of aural excursions. From digital reggae to cinematic electronica with Londoner Simone Butler (of Primal Scream) and Brazilian artist Max Blum, to mutant disco with Franco-Italian musician Kim Giani, via slow-burning, incandescent techno led by the captivating voice of Greek singer Scarlett O’Hanna, and krautrock infused with dub in collaboration with London-based Phoebe Coco. These six tracks offer a bold and refreshing reinterpretation of the original album: a rich, textured sonic journey shaped by diverse and unexpected influences.


 
Among the selections, you’ll find current favouites like SAVE’s Rainy Monday — a digital dub gem from Marc Nguyen’s project on Ivan Smagghe’s Les Disques de la Mort, alongside recent discoveries like Blotter Trax’s Superconductor on Optimo.

Get into that comfy chair with a good glass of wine and a proper sound system…. and press play. 

Interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/golden-bug-the-ransom-note-mixtape/

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Golden Bug - The Ransom Note Mixtape

In the mix - Number 76! This one a monster, from the bowels of the West Coast underground we have just over an hour of blistering machine grooves from our man Zebra Muscles. A longtime rave lurker, acid house stalwart and the brains and beauty behind the soon-to-be infamous Psychic Zebra imprint, shaking the shit outta folks with their slow and steady output of music. We've been fans of all of this for a minute, since the very first white labels hit the streets, and GGHQ played a small part in spreading the PZ gospel a little in this here part of the world. Word. 

This one is all over the map, but it is absolutely the perfect OST to this incoming weekend. Our advice? Play it fucking LOUD, twist em up, pour one out and pump it from end to end. Proper club music, mixed live in Sac-town by the muscle man himself and provided to your hungry earholes by us here at GGHQ. What more do you want? 

Please go and show this crew some love, buy their records, tune in and enjoy. There's tons of killer stuff coming down the line with these guys, and the network is deep! Trust us, you're gonna dig it. Point your browsers here: 

https://psychiczebra.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/zebramuscles

GGHQ Mix #76 : Zebra Muscles (Sacto, CA) - 'Ozempic Is Easier Mix'

PDA MIX 21 ♥ Divnyutvar

Myst (feat. Yumi) [demo 2021 unmixed]

Per Amžius Ambient @ Radio Vilnius 11.14 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Richard Fearless

1part Marijus Klimaitis
2part Richard Fearless

Per Amžius Ambient @ Radio Vilnius 11.14 w/ Marijus Klimaitis & Richard Fearless

Connections w/ Lena Willikens (21/11/25)

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