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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

For the fifth edition of Earthcast, I proudly present Tomas Bexton who has curated a 90-minute dub techno excursion — a deep dive into spacious atmospheres, warm grooves, and timeless house and techno cuts. A carefully crafted mix that unfolds like a celestial journey through sound.

EARTHCAST005 with Tomas Bexton

Coco María visits the Lot Radio to play one hour of her recent finds during her US tour. 

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Coco María en Nueva York @ The Lot Radio 10-13-2025

Kasra V touches down at Lot during his first American tour. 

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Kasra V @ The Lot Radio 10-17-2025

A fortnightly journey into H.O.U.S.E. hosted by Dan Beaumont & Nadia Ksaiba featuring interviews & mixes from super special guests. Expect two hours of old bangers and upfront pumpers. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/rhythmconnection/episodes/rhythmconnection-23rd-october-2025

Rhythm Connection 231025

Every week, as they’ve done since February 2016, Barbie Bertisch and Paul Raffaele host the Love Injection radio show on NYC’s beloved online radio institution, The Lot Radio. Airing Saturday mornings, this sonic extension of Love Injection the print fanzine provides the duo, and their occasional esteemed guest hosts, the latitude to explore sounds unrestricted by the demands of the nocturnal dance floor. Listen in, or listen back to the more than 300 aired and archived episodes, as Barbie and Paul interweave selections past and present with equal amounts attention and affection.  Love Injection on The Lot Radio airs Saturdays, 10am-12pm EST, thelotradio.com
 
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For over a decade Daniel Avery has shone as a singular artist and one of the electronic underground’s most forward-thinking voices. This year sees the release of Tremor, his most expansive album to date.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/daniel-avery/episodes/daniel-avery-30th-october-2025

Tremor w/ Daniel Avery - Pulse 301025

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Through The Trees w/ Ty - 02.11.25

Red Laser Records crew brings Manchester's own blend of Manctalo, Disco & Boogie. A high energy Sunday Buzz guaranteed. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/red-laser-records/episodes/red-laser-records-2nd-november-2025

Red Laser Records w/ Pharaoh Brunson & Il Bosco 021125

The ghost of Shane's Brother graced The RH Basement with a 1 hour mashing of Wah Wah Wino past present and future..plus a bit of other nonsense. No Tracklisting for this one.

Shane's Brother (Wah Wah Wino)

The French electronic and new wave duo Scratch Massive delivers an electric and cinematographic playlist. After releasing their new track, Turn Away, appearing in Zoe Cassevetes' last film's soundtrack, the duo has gathered mesmerising musical moments from cinema for i-D. From Hans Zimmer to Madonna and back. 

TRACKLIST 

01 - Hans Zimmer - Do not gentle into that good night - Interstellar
02 - Hans Zimmer - Stay - Interstellar 
03 - Avia - Unison - La Releve
04 - Philipp Glass - Koyaaniskatsy
05 - Michael Andrews - Waltz in 4th Dimension - Donnie Darko
06 - HTRK - Ha - Kiss Of The Damned
07 - Air - Suicide Underground - The Virgin Suicide
08 - Madonna - Live To Tell - At Close Range
09 - David Lynch & John Neff - Mulholland Drive
10 - M83 - Chienne Danse - You and the Night
11 - Latour - Blue - Basic Instinct
12 - The RZA - Samurai Sha - Ghost Dog
13 - Jan Hammer - Croquet Theme - Miami Vice
14 - Barry Adamson - Mr Eddy’s Theme - Lost Highway
15 - Scratch Massive - No Way Out - Day Out Of Days
16 - Hanan Townshend - Valor - To The Wonder
17 - Antony and The Johnsons - Mysteries Of Love - Persecution

Slumber Session: Scratch Massive

Extract from new album "Garden Of Love"
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Written, composed and produced by Maud Geffray & Sebastien Chenut
Vocals by Maud Geffray
Mixed by Sex Schon

Last Dance ( Album Version)

'Luca Bacchetti is one of the world’s most sought-after DJs and producers from Italy...'

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They sat across the table, eyes fixed on one another, a sense of disbelief discernible through the deep lines on their faces. Decades had past since they'd last been face to face. So much had happened, so much had changed in that time; it was impossible to know where either of them should begin. The woman opened her mouth softly, then paused. He raised a finger to his lips and smiled warmly. They didn't need words now...

Despite the current circumstances, Berlin-based label Malka Tuti believe reflection, contemplation and adaptation are the best ways to work through this situation. It's this perspective that's motivated them to move forward with their plan to release a digital compilation to celebrate their fifth birthday.  

Featuring five tracks (for five years) the EP includes a couple of contributions from the Malka Tuti family and some secret versions of previous releases that the label bosses have been playing out for some time. Spanning slow trance, ambient and DIY post punk, contributions come from Die Orangen, Vactrol Park, Xen Yovav, Die Orangen, Gordon Pohl and our pick, a sludgy hypnotic remix from Khidja of Tapan and Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, taken off Tapan's Europa LP released in 2017.

PREMIERE: Tapan feat. Radwan Ghazi Moumneh - In My Heart (Khidja Remix) [Malka Tuti]

Descending even further, the divers recalled how long ago it was since they’d seen the comforting bright sky. They had entered an astounding new world. At around 300, 400, 500 metres, sunlight started to slip away like a suffocated flame, and the water stopped being the gentle blue that most are familiar with. Another 500 metres deeper, the ocean became an unforgiving black that engulfed any and all kinds of light. Surrounded at every angle by a dark and desolate expanse that felt perpetual, the three divers drifted downwards, with a machine of glass and twisted metal being the only thing keeping them safe from the bone-crushing pressure. 

Alessandro Parisi embarks on an exploration into the deep world of synthetic sonics on ‘Babilonia’, moving at a pensive pace with serpentine synth lines, acid bass, and breathy vocal pads. Parisi’s forthcoming album Ascensione Progressiva is out on Medical Records, a label based in Seattle who are purveyors of minimal synth, cosmic disco, and other forms of futuristic music.

Ascensione Progressiva (MR-086)

PREMIERE: Alessandro Parisi - Babilonia [Medical Records]

Download/Stream: https://souqrecords.fanlink.to/Istanbula

Remix by @herrhausentreindl
Original Music by @santiandtugce

Istanbul’a is a song written for the ancient city Istanbul that evokes timeless questions: Can one ever leave behind one’s home? Can one ever truly arrive at a home that was once abandoned yet never quite forgotten? The original version of this haunting track is a dreamy meander through a labyrinth of marimbas and harps, orchestrated delicately by Santi and brought to life by Tuğçe’s ethereal voice. Santi & Tuğçe first released an extended version of this track in 2017 in the aftermath of political events that filled the city with grave uncertainty, much like the current moment in which we find ourselves. Even more so than at the time of its original release, today Istanbul’a captures a widespread sentiment of liminality and uprootedness that echoes all around and gains new meaning in our world as we ask: Can we go back to a past that is long gone? Will things ever be the same again?

Along with Santi & Tuğçe’s revision of their original Istanbul’a, this EP features three brand new renditions. KMLN blends elements of deep tribal house and minimal techno into the original track that is bound to bring the heat to the dancefloor, while Herrhausen & Treindl’s approach yields an equally danceable, yet more laid-back euphoria. The EP ends on a climactic note with Dunkelbunt’s version featuring his signature transglobal electronic-instrumental sound that is full of energy, swing and a sense of eclecticism that is as layered as the ancient city Istanbul itself.

ALBUM CREDIT:
Original Track: Santi & Tuğçe, @santiandtugce
Vocals and Lyrics: Tuğçe Kurtiş, @tugcekurtis
Composition and Mixing: Santi, @santi-productions
Cover Art: Santi, @santi-productions
Remixes by: KMLN, Herrhausen & Treindl, Dunkelbunt

Lyrics
İSTANBUL’A
Nereye gidersem gideyim sonunda döndüğüm
Her köşesi ayak izlerimle dolu labirent
Sende gizli durgunluğum
Her şeyi başlatan ezgisi cocukluğumun

Belki bir gün yeniden karşılaşırsak senle ben
Hic bir seyin aynı olamayacağını bilen
Ve yine de hayal eden iki eski dost gibi
Sarılacağız ve susacağız

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TO ISTANBUL
Wherever I go, the one I always return to
The labyrinth whose every corner is filled with my footsteps
In you hides my stillness,
The tune of my childhood that started all

If one day, we meet again
Like two old friends who know that nothing will be the same again
And yet, who still imagine,
We will embrace and keep quiet

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Istanbul'a

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Santi & Tuğçe - Istanbul'a (Herrhausen & Treindl Remix)

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PREMIERE: Alessandro Parisi - Babilonia [Medical Records]

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