What if sonic practice were not only artistic expression, but a mode of critical reflection — a way to generate knowledge about the positionality of both producer and listener?
To explore this, I invited the artists I interviewed to contribute sound samples — fragments from their production process — to build a collective sound “database.” With this samples gbw9, Melag0m, Kurzschluss, Mahée and HAUSVRAU produced soundpieces - which are released in the format of this compilation.
Here, sound is activated as a method: both a tool of knowledge and a relational medium. The resulting sample pack reflects diverse sonic practices and acts as a collaborative, affective archive.

Infestation as Sonic Resistance
I use the term infestation to describe how certain practices — deemed disruptive by dominant standards — disturb normative structures, much like weeds invading a manicured garden. Infestation stands for persistent, collective disruptions that challenge the status quo.
This concept ties into anti-capitalist modes of music production. By embracing collaboration, shared authorship, and relationality, the sample pack resists neoliberal values of individualism and competition. It becomes a sonic commons: a space for co-creation, not extraction.
INFESTATIONcan be thought of as a harmful seed, a seed that grows subtly, slowly. The sounds creep in sideways — rough edges, broken rhythms, distorted textures. Infestation is when sounds start growing in the cracks. Cultivated through collaboration, Infestation values disturbance, tension, connection, shared creation and finding new paths.
Some artists in this compilation are boycotting Spotify due to its investments in the arms industry. In solidarity, we are releasing the project exclusively via alternative platforms like SoundCloud and Bandcamp.

your seeds make gardens of doubt

the undying

Artist: Carlos Romanos 
Title: 1-2-1 (incl. DJ Sotofett’s Formula Dub) 
Cat.: SAFT20
Label: saft
Format : Vinyl 12’’ 
Release date: July 2019 
Style: Disco, House

SAFT is proud to present a re-release of a sought after disco classic from 1979. Carlos Romanos’ 1-2-1 is without a doubt one of the highly regarding dancefloor classics from the heydays of the genre.

This new re-mastered edition will appear on a 12’’ record only and includes a hypnotic ‘Sotofett’ formula dub on the B-side that spans ten minutes and maximizes the percussive nature of the original to create a psychedelic voyage that builds and builds whilst generating a threatening atmosphere around the brass, vocals and perc hits of the original.

A roaring guitar gives 1-2-1 a bizarre but signature Sotofett treatment which shouldn’t be missing from any adventurous record collection.

SAFT20 - Carlos Romanos - 1-2-1 (DJ Sotofett's Formula Dub)

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Spring Theory with Guillaume

Tracklist:
Harold Budd	- Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim
Dub Mentor -	Guns of Brixton [l’été chinois] (feat. Yan Jun)
Marlui Miranda & Rodolfo Stroeter	- Tchori Tchori (feat. Uakti)
New World Science -	Movement 2
Atlantis Transit Project -	Bird Perspective
Ground - Wakusei α
Jordan GCZ -	Yetghua
Itako	- The Country That Does Not Exist (MR TC Remix)
Hiroshi Yoshimura -	CREEK
ARP & Anthony Moore	- Spinette
Crisrail - November 18, 1983
Section 25 - Inspiration
Sharhabil - Ahmed	Argos Farfish
Sandoz - Human Spirit
GILBERT COHEN/ARIEL KALMA.SHAMBO(PRIORI UNRELEASED REMIX)
Omar S - Air of the Day
Ennio Morricone & Joan Baez -	Here's to You
Ennio Morricone	- Metti una sera a cena
Ennio Morricone	- Come Maddalena

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Spring Theory @ The Lot Radio 07 - 17 - 2020

Out The Flat gave us a two hour deep dive into left-field electronica. The first hour filled with more ambient and experimental downtempo which slowly builds to the second hour which is full of tuff electro and acid house. Music from, Patrick Cowley, John Baker, Dip Friso, Solitary Dancer, The Indoor Gardener, Dolo Percussion, Anthony Shake Shakir, Wino D, Andria, DJ Python, amongst others all in the bag.

Out The Flat - August 2020

Stella Zheng took the controls for Octobers Rhythm Sister show with a bag of leftfield techno, italo, downtempo and cold wave electronica. Heavily synthesised business from Mytron, Ryo Kawasaki and Off The Meds.

Rhythm Sister w/ Stella Zheng - October 2020

Christine Renée plays her favs of 2020

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Christine Renée @ The Lot Radio 12 - 18 - 2020

Mix presenting Airbear from South Korea

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Spring Theory @ The Lot Radio 07 - 17 - 2020

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