6 Etznab ¤ 6 Tecpatl ¤ 6 Dawi'sgala
(3/21/2026); 2:22 am
80 Bpm 🐺🎛🌌🪬

Ataraxia

compilation of old unreleased stuff and old stuff that i remastered.
free download :)

GLUMP - HIT IT

A good friend, resident DJ, label boss and founder of The Bunker NY, Bryan Kasenic doesn't usually need an introduction. We'd long seen his sorcery at the helm of the controls at numerous local gatherings, working dance floors with the precision only one with a few decades doing it could, what we'd yet to see was what he'd do on the 'ambient dance floor' i.e. Hypnotic Spa at Nowadays. Herein 96 minutes and 12 seconds attests to that query.  We had our eyes closed as we lied in the dark and dreamt sweet dreams. We recommend doing the same. Track list below. Enjoy the trip!

Panabrite - Humid Zones (Field Studies, 2012)
Merveille & Crosson - Acid Pal (Visionquest, 2017) Oren Ambarchi - Quixotism Part 5 (Editions Mego, 2014)
Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe & Ariel Kalma - Miracle Mile (Rvng Intl, 2015)
Organic Dial - Actiq (self released, 2018)
[can’t remember what this one is. anyone?]
DSR Lines - Gamut (Black Sweat Records, 2017)
Coil - Broccoli (Chalice, 1999)
Wahono - Pakar Gula Gending (DIVISI62/Disk, 2018)
Matt Carlson - The Perceptron (Draft, 2011)
Labradford - Disremembering (Kranky, 1993)
Experimental Audio Research - Untitled (Space Age Recordings, 1997)
Alva Noto - Xerrox Monophaser 2 (Raster-Noton, 2009)
M. Geddes Gengras - Passage (Leaving, 2014)
Litüus - PRTN:_003/1 (Avian, 2015)
Terry Riley - In The Summer (Elision Fields, 2007 - originally 1974)
Donato Dozzy & Nuel -  Aqua 5 (Aquaplano, 2008)
Mark du Mosch - First Flight (self released, 2014)

Bryan Kasenic at Hypnotic Spa

Incondite Daydream vol. 1 
always 100% wax ft. sprinkles, dresvn, metalized man, marco shuttle, dozzy, drexciya, mister water wet and of course mannerfelt

Incondite Daydream vol. 1

Jack Nelson is a Naarm/Melbourne based DJ, producer and one of the creative minds behind Lifeworld, who have been throwing great local events for years. Jack has excellent taste and a penchant for putting together minimal, dubby, atmospheric mixes that are textured and entrancing. His mix here for melt is another great example.

@jackhnelson
@lifeworld

Artwork also by Jack Nelson

melt mix vol. 11 - Jack Nelson

Pre-Order : https://bit.ly/3nJoFJn 
Release: Nov 17, 2020
Distribution: One Eye Witness

The Cobra extends its skin to welcome Benedikt Frey and Yu Su to the Siamese Twin records family. Exploring and remixing two original tracks of Mogambo's Cobra EP, Frey and Su contribute tracks to this a deep-red spiced up marbled 10". 

Yu Su transforms Jeena from the original slow burner into a ravey, jungle slugger that leaves one in a lucid early morning after hours dream. Fusing stomping tribal rhythms and haunting synth pads, combined with the hypnotizing vocals of Thai artist Chucheewa, she morphs the track into an exploration of a tripped out mind.

Benedikt Frey reworks the relatively straightforward Matum into a musical multi-dimensional maze opening a wormhole for cats to enter space. A spiritual and trippy puzzle that never seems to end and sheds confusion, leaving one to wonder if there is any way out of this trip monster. An ideal collage of sounds perfectly shaped as a halftime dubby re-interpretation.

Originally Recorded and mixed by Sunju Hargun and Jerom Doudet in the city of Bangkok and islands of Koh Chang, August - December 2019.

Mastered by @MaSpaventi at Maspaventi Studio - February 2020
Lacquer cut by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering

Artwork by Taychin Dunnvatanachit

@freybenedikt
@yu_su

Mogambo - Cobra कोबरा 10" Remixes (snippets) - ST๐๐๓

LYL Radio: 06.11.20

We first locked on to Spanish-born, South London-based DJ and producer Yuan earlier this year via his release for our sister label Insult To Injury.

His Avance EP, the first cassette release on the label, was an introduction to his mind-melting compositions that saw him dip into diverse influences and style, from burning acid and crisp electro to thumping drum programming and dreamy synth work. 

A snapshot of the sounds you're also likely to hear in his DJ sets, we enlisted him to take the reigns for this week's Shine A Light On mix. Recorded during a strange time both globally and within Yuan's life, the mix comes from a place of darkness, delivered through a mix of ambient, acid, breaks and electro...

Yuan: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Düsseldorf-based live artist Harmonious Thelonious has built a reputation for crafting his own hypnotic take on African polyrhythms and American minimalism. 

Not one to rest on his laurels, under this moniker (as well as several other aliases that include A Rocket In Dub, Repeat Orchestra and his given name Stefan Schwander) he's stacked up countless EPs and long players on a wealth of labels, including Emotional Response, Kontra-Musik and Versatile as well as regular homes like Italic and Trilogy Tapes.

His most recent efforts have come via Couldn't Care More and Bureau B, a taster of which you can hear in his Ransom Note mix — a live set of original material that features a batch of new and unreleased tracks.

Harmonious Thelonious: The 'Ransom Note' Mix

Orbu

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Konduku - Orbu - Nous'klaer K3

There are two sides to Cairo-based DJ and producer Hassan Abou Alam's sonic output. While one focuses on the ambient and atmospheric, the other is a form of organised chaos, that matches both synthetic and analogue sound.

These creations have landed on several labels over the last few years including Cologne's Traum Schallplatten, Audiolith and Morocco's Casa Voyager, as well as a very well received debut on Violet's naivety imprint, a sub-label of naive. Local label Rakete was another space for him this year, with him contributing a track to their Quest compilation, before making a return earlier this month for his first solo EP on the imprint, the aptly named Hope Amid Despair.

Following the release, we handed over the reigns to him for this week's Shine A Light On mix, which moves through the spaces between house, breaks, grime and bass. Get yourself acquainted...

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Hassan Abou Alam: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

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