LEVITATING NOISE:

Holding the tension between slowed-down symphonies and power of ambient music, Dragana is brining us to present states of listening. 

Introducing us into the world of  delicate art, made with an extreme attention to detail, she seduces us into changing the way we relate to sound. Trough ”Levitating Noise”, she is exploring evocative, lush & vulnerable creations, showing the intimacy of her relationship with music. 

A unique expression of soft, clean, hazy and unsettling all in one - teasing the senses.

Dragana - Maxa Fundraiser 2021 - "Levitating Noise"

"I tried to keep things easy for the uneasy times we live in," David August says of today's Sunday Mix. "Many old and new songs that brought a sense of nostalgia, but they never found space in other recent mixes". Filled with dreamy ambient, woozy jazz and celestial melodicism, August's mix here evokes something akin to feeling the warmth of an early spring breeze on your skin, with all the gentle hope and lingering brightness that brings.

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Sunday Mix: David August

A pulse, a raw energy simmering beneath the surface where each transition feels like a jolt – one minute you’re floating in a tranquil soundscape, the next you’re engulfed in a wall of gritty, textured noise. 
A soundscape that feels alive with motion, constantly evolving, challenging you to listen deeper, to feel the tension and release as the music shifts between quiet introspection and visceral energy.

Dragana @ Juicy - Garbicz Festival 2024

Andrew Weatherall was a main influence for the Something Spæcial series from the get-go, so here finally is The Robot Scientists tribute to one of the most influential, creative, productive, classy and original producers we know. We decided to pick the tracks, remixes and co-productions from him we love most and put them in almost full length into a slowly developing, slowly grooving pretty long mix that pays complete respect to the meticulously drafted tracks and all their fantastic details mainly from his A Love From Outer Space years 2012-20. It is a homage just as a monument we hope for his creative output. Enjoy the ride.

Weatherall Playlist

THE BEST OF ANDREW WEATHERALL mixed by The Robot Scientists: SPÆCIAL MIX 400

Deep House artist Mark Taylor delivers deep, emotional grooves, driving rhythms, and atmospheric melodies built for late-night journeys and peak-time moments. Explore the full catalogue and download here:
👉 li.sten.to/mark_taylor

#deephouse #melodictechno #progressivetechno #melodichouse #progressivehouse #deeptechno #emotionaltechno #undergroundelectronic #technodownloads #electronicmusic

Soul in Motion

In 2013 a duo began to surface on the radar, associations and releases on Atomnation and Kompakt began to reinforce their status. The pair from the Netherlands, Harm Coolen & Merijn Scholte Albers, make up the Weval project which is about to release its debut album for Kompakt. They met in 2010 and describe their relationship and its outcomes as "organic". Their musical backgrounds vary and have led to a clash of ideas and concepts which is prevalent throughout their work. We caught up with the pair and asked them to record a mix.

Weval: The Ransom Note Mix

Read our interview with @hippie-dance co-founder @superpitcher and check out this mix's track list here: bit.ly/SuPod (German) or here bit.ly/SupEPod (English)

Groove Podcast 101

Tracklist

Groove Podcast 101 - Superpitcher

Next month we're opening a store in Cologne, which just so happens to be the hometown of our guest DJ, Marcus Worgull (@marcusworgull). It's safe to say that Worgull's work is very diverse: it ranges from the deepest house-cuts on Berlin's famous Innervisions label, to synth-heavy ambient productions as 'Vermont' (Marcus Worgull + Motor City Drum Ensemble). Oh, and let's not forget his brilliant remixes for The XX and Fink.

This guest mix features a selection of beautiful, melancholic tracks, put together in a story telling way.

We had the very happy chance to ask him a few questions:
https://blog.aceandtate.com/sounds-by-marcus-worgull/

Ace & Tate Sounds - guest mix by Marcus Worgull

Rinse France Podcast

Perel & Jennifer Cardini @ RinseFM France 16.12.17

Sit back and relax. Enjoy this musical trip, without any BBC jingle interference. :)

Tracklist:
Angelo Badalamenti – Conversation On Twin Peaks [Warner Bros]
The Brothers Four – Greenfields [Columbia]
Jay-Z – My First Song (Acapella) [Roc-A- Fella]
Jonny Greenwood – There Will Be Blood [NONESUCH]
Los Ángeles Negros – Tu Y Tu Mirar… Yo Y Mi Cancion [Harmless]
LaShun Pace – It’s Me Oh Lord (Acapella Praise) [Shanachie]
Jonny Greenwood – Open Spaces [NONESUCH]
Pearson Sound – Footloose [Pearson Sound]
The Electric Prunes – Holy Are You (There Is No God Edit) [Reprise]
Aphex Twin – Ziggomatic 17 [WARP]
Keith Jarrett – Tokyo, November 14 (Encore) [ECM Records]
My Girl And Me – Always Back To You (feat. Lorraine) [Unknown]
Vera November – Last Night Together (You’re Coming Back Edit) [Rough Trade]
Nikita Quasim – L’amour L’après Midi [Clown and Sunset]
Nikita Quasim – The Way I Felt Today [Clown and Sunset]
Feist – Caught A Long Wind [Polydor]
??? – Yujemi’s Theme (In The Mood For Love) [Higher Octave OmTown]
*NSYNC – It Makes Me Ill (Edit) [JIVE]
[unknown] – Unknown
Charles Mingus – Myself When I’m Real [IMPULSE]
Bill Callahan – America! [DRAG CITY]
The Field – The Little Heart Beats So Fast [Kompakt]
Sneaky Sound System – Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Remix) [Modular]
Just Friends – Avalanche [Unknown]
Pavla + Noura – Don’t Owe Me A Thing [Clown and Sunset]
Acid Pauli – La Voz Tan Tierna [Clown and Sunset]
Igor Wakhevitch – Taddy’s Dream: Ramallah’s Road [Pathé Marconi EMI]
Nikita Quasim – Derridu [Unknown]
Beyoncé Knowles – 1+1 [Columbia]
Anouar Brahem – Vague / E La Nave Va [ECM]
Rio Grande – Let’s Groove (Tonight Edit) [Unknown]
Gonzales – Manifesto [Sunnyside]
The Grass Roots – Let’s Live For Today (Learn To Live Edit) [Dunhill]
Marvin Gaye – Inner City Blues (Sk Edit) [TAMLA]
Man Friday – Real Love (The Paradise Garage Mix) (feat. larry levan) [Nite Grooves]
DJ Slugo – What That Do [Subterranean Playhouse]
Ricardo Villalobos – What You Say Is More Than I Can Say [Playhouse]
Untitled – Untitled [Unknown]
Nicolas Jaar – The Student [Wolf & Lamb]

CSP006 Nicolas Jaar - Essential Mix (NO BBC Edit)

Poems To Heal Yourself Mix

Poems To Heal Yourself Mix 29-04-20

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