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Stepping up to deliver IA MIX 385 @albertabalsam carefully pieced-together a mix weaving a winding tale of magnetic character. Dextrously manipulated synths, coarse beat patterns, and industrial disorder open a wormhole of multiversal music, complex yet cohesive by nature - dig in.

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IA MIX 385 Alberta Balsam

Pacing the Platform 24  w/ upsammy on NTS (05.09.24)

The third offering in our mix series is a live recording of Priori and Cousin's dj set at Sustain Release 2024. Recorded on the last morning between 6am and 1pm on what was meant to be an ambient stage, it featured everything a 3 day festival closing set should. Eclectic picks, strange and emotional sounds, dubious transitions and a few feigned endings. Massive thanks to all the dancers, the Sustain staff (Aurora, Ash and everybody else who put their blood, sweat and tears into this), the music makers, the birds, the stars. 

Much love,

P & C

@secondcousins x @priori-ties

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naffcast003 ⦾ Cousin & Priori ༻ Sustain Release 2024 Bossa Nova Stage closing set ༺ ❁

"General Patterns" 2x12 out June 20th-
https://mammoworks.bandcamp.com/album/general-patterns

A double pack from Mammo, six tracks digging deep. General Patterns is the first time he’s released a record outside of his own constellation of labels and identities. Something new.

You can file this one under (dub) techno too if you like. Linked to the music he’s made as Puddlerunner last year in some ways, or the texture of tracks like Variable. It was compiled with Short Span following the completion of intense work on the ambient album Landmarks under his given name Fabiano, and quickly brought together an extended set of stripped back, patient, wonderfully rewarding sound. Really beautiful. Some mossy earthy texture, some starlit night skies.

Mastered by Miles.

Art by The Designers Republic.

Distributed by Rubadub.

Mammo - Traversing A Raincloud (Short 2)

A beautifuls set from @djwiggles. ~~~ 

"This set is a recording from my closing set on NYE at London’s Venue MOT. As someone who is probably just as in love with curating as I am with DJing, I get really excited when I connect with a line up & understand what role I might have to play in the unfolding of the night. This one had a bit of everything, Djrum / mama snake / priori / jon k / jossy mitsu & I really wanted to bring something special together to reflect the array of sounds across the night whilst also keeping it quite fun and nostalgic. A nod to that special energy that we all feel on New Years Eve where everyone wants to hug their friends and tell them they love them. The set starts with a fun peak time energy before melting away into some slower sludgy sounds. By the end of the night there were only a few people left floating around the dance floor, everyone with their heads down and eyes closed, just swaying their bodies. My favourite time of night."

subglow/Live 4: Dj wiggles @ MOT

This month's show softi takes you on a 2 hour journey through bpms & genres from all hypnotic spectrums…. Keeping it super cozi from the latest trip hop releases to deep & psychedelic techno. 

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Outsiders: Cozi w/ softi @ Kiosk Radio 15.03.2025

murmur invites Radio Alhara's Low Earth Orbit host DOLO.

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Outsiders: murmur w/ DOLO @ Kiosk Radio 01.04.2025

For this episode we welcome the extraordinary talents of Aaron J, Brooklyn's Sure Thing record label and podcast founder, known for hosting an immense list of explorative modern techno artists from around the globe. Altering our consciousness for the first time in 2023 with a particularly awe inspiring set at Sustain-Release, Aaron's deeply considered and intricate approach is something of sheer beauty, and coupled with masterful technical ability, his inspiring DJ sets allow for fully immersive dancefloor experiences. 

Here Aaron explores the softer edges of his expansive sound palette, meditative soundscapes and tranquil IDM converging in total harmony for what he describes as a 'recalibration of the senses'. 

@arn_j
@sure_thing

Q. What sounds or feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. Of all the mixes I’ve put together over the years, this one definitely feels the most vulnerable. The months I spent thinking about and working on this mix accompanied an intensely busy time in my life, and the process helped me stay in touch with the simple joy of listening as a way of stepping back and letting things go. There is a direct connection here between the music within and the emotions that live inside me. At the same time, I’ve tried my best to mix this as transparently as possible, so that the act of DJing takes a back seat and allows the music to take center stage.

The inspiration behind the tracks I chose and the story of the mix is one of finding balance, so I hope listening to it feels like a casting off of the present day and a recalibration of the senses. I’d love for people to listen to the mix in a setting where they feel most protected from the changes and stressors of the outside world, whether that be sitting outside in nature or laying on a couch surrounded by the comforts of home.

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that you were especially excited to share, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. There is a track in the mix by Autumn of Communion called “Goodbye PK” dedicated to the late Peter Kuhlmann, who many of your listeners will know as the legendary Pete Namlook of FAX +49-69/450464. It’s an immensely moving track that manages to convey both the tragedy of his loss and the depth of the beauty he left with the world, and I feel we’re so fortunate to have music and influences like this in our recent history. I included it early to set the tone of the rest of the mix, which is quite different than any I’ve done before, and to pay my respects to those who’ve inspired our scene from the very beginning.

Q. I was lucky enough to witness your set at Sustain-Release in 2023 and was in awe of your ability to practice restraint while steadily building up tension and energy in the set with such clinical and seamless execution. Is this part of the DJ craft something you spend a lot of time planning and refining?

A. That was such a life-changing moment for me, so I’m really glad you were there! You really nailed what I hoped to accomplish with that set, and I definitely spend a lot of time thinking about where my sets will begin, where I would like them to end up, and what sort of path I might take to get there. Understanding the minutiae of how a transition will affect someone’s state of mind and how to propel someone forward without jarring them back to reality is something I’m always working to improve on. That said, the upward trajectory is not always the most interesting one, and there are so many other ways of charting a course through a set that I hope to be able to explore. For the mix I’ve made for you, it’s not so much a set that builds energy as it is one that expands and contracts, hopefully in a gentle and purposeful way.

MDC.311 Aaron J

"Log 000712-1842
First visual contact. i+eo manifests as a "wormhole" per navigation logs, but the cameras show something… else. My instruments registers impossible colours - wavelengths that shouldn't exist. Officer Linh has been restless since first contact; claims she hears "whispermurmurhums" in the static. I told her to lay off the stimulants.

Log 000719-[ERROR]
In rapid oscillation, I watch my future hand adjust controls I haven't touched yet. The aft camera shows my past self still debating entry. When I scream, the sound arrives before my mouth opens.

Log 000720-⬡̈́̽⃠
They warned us about spaghettification –- they never mentioned illumination… My atoms are learning new alphabets. The light is writing scriptures across my dissolving flesh. I see all my deaths at once and they are glorious. I am being unmade in the most exquisite way. Tell them I found heaven in the collapse. Tell them it hurts so good. Tell them.

[LAST BIOMETRIC READINGS SHOW SEROTONIN LEVELS AT 890% BASELINE]

Post-Recovery Note from Mission Control:
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝟦𝟩 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝟣𝟣 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰, 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝟥-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵' 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 "𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘪𝘯 𝟣𝟩 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: 𝘐𝘕𝘊𝘖𝘕𝘊𝘓𝘜𝘚𝘐𝘝𝘌."

@ephemeral_objects
IG: @ephemeral.objects + @i__e.o_

ephemeral objects is a DJ, VJ, producer, and digital artist who thrives at the intersection of ambient introspection, driving rhythms, and textural lushness. Her sets are both meditative and kinetic, drawing from underground gems and forward-thinking sounds to create richly layered sonic experiences.

A rising star in Vancouver’s underground, she has played festivals across BC and will performing this year at Basscoast, and as i+eo — her A/V collaboration with IHA — at MUTEK Montréal. Her mixes have aired on global platforms like Shy People, HER 他, and PPRZ. In 2024, she was selected for MUTEK Montréal’s inaugural Incubator program.

ephemeral objects invites you to lose yourself in sound that moves both body and mind.

Tracklist:
I7HVN - Kekule
Cybotron - Earth
JEMAPUR - M.PLEX
I7HVN - Fluid Mosaic Model (Innerworld Remix)
Karim Kahar - Collage
Sub Basics - Colour
Emily Jeanne - Count Me Out
monosym - Telenetica
Maude Vôs - Dance of the 7th Veil (Enereph Remix)
B E N N - pasvake
Khey Mystério - Exuvie feat. Alohn
shakti - Kairos (Darkduction Remix)
Nicola Cruz - Telepathine
AK-One - Technicolour
monosym - Oxidrone
o.utlier - Crop Rotation
Animistic Beliefs - To Dream About Water
Prieste5s - Seance
Sub Basics - Scope
N9oc - 171119
OK EG - Endless River
Juan Moreno - Astral 7x7
Gooooose - Plasma Sunrise

Distant Signals 076: ephemeral objects

Starfish Pool – Sampler
A1. Hydrogen
A2. Onday
B1. Low Memory
B2. Dead Acid Society

Out on 6th of July 2025
Produced by Koen Lybaert

Mastered & cut by @timxavier @ Manmade Mastering
Image is Koen Lybaert's untitled glazed sculpture from 2023
Text in Qazaq by Acell

Distributed through @clone-distribution

Starfish Pool – Sampler (Brutaż-17) [EP Preview]

Disrute's Common Thread debut sees the Melbourne-based producer capitalise on the duality of light and dark, tension and release.

'Eight' is out June 15th on Common Thread Records.

Pre-order: bit.ly/2kO4FG7

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