https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes

"𝚃𝚘 𝚖𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚎𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚒𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚖 𝚊 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘, 𝚘𝚛 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝙸 𝚑𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚒𝚜𝚝, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝙸 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗 𝚒𝚝, 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎, 𝙸’𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝." è𝚟𝚒𝚊

"𝙸 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌, 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚍𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚙 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚐𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖. 𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚍𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚝, 𝙸 𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸, 𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛, 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚍." 𝙽𝚒𝚌𝚘 𝙽𝚒𝚚𝚞𝚘

"𝙸 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚞𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚌𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚎—𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸’𝚖 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚘𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕." 𝙶𝚒 𝙶𝚒

"𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚖 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚗. 𝙸 𝚎𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚍, ‘𝚜𝚘, 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍’, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚖𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚍." 𝚆𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝚇

Theory Therapy Mix Series

Interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/43-perila

Aren't We Here To Experience Something We Haven't.

Theory Therapy 43 is by the Russian-born artist Alexandra Zakharenko aka Perila. For me, there’s nobody capable of conveying the ephemeral beauty of the everyday quite like Sasha. Her music and mixes are a language beyond words. 

We’re so pleased to finally welcome her on to the Theory Therapy series with this very special mix entitled “Aren't We Here To Experience Something We Haven't”.

@perila

Theory Therapy 43: Perila

interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/florian-t-m-zeisig

Low end frequencies out of Berlin.

We’re extremely happy to welcome producer and musician Florian T M Zeisig into the fold for Theory Therapy 44. 

From the club-adjacent frequencies on Coatcheck to the vibroacoustic therapy of Music for Parents (an album I listen to on a weekly basis), Florian creates conceptual ambient music like few other artists. He’s released music on the likes of Anòmia, Constellation Tatsu, Métron and enmossed, and has a new album out soon with Forest Management called Clips of Perspective which we're very excited to hear more of. 

His Theory Therapy mix is a heady collage of shifting tempos and styles with lots of low end goodness peppered throughout. “I wanted to kinda focus on just having fun in the moment, staying close to the journey.”

@floriantmzeisig

Theory Therapy 44: Florian T M Zeisig

www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/p-relief

Blissful electronics, impeccable selections.

We're kicking November off with a mix from California-born DJ and producer P Relief, who has recorded 60+ minutes of blissful electronics for Theory Therapy 45. 

This mix aims straight at your dopamine receptors; at least for us it does. Ambient pads, breakbeats, dubbed-out drums—it’s such a good example of the range that Parker consistently brings to his sets. It weaves between a bunch of different styles and sub-genres but even with all the twists and turns, the Berlin-based DJ has carefully constructed a coherent vibe and as usual, the selections are absolutely on point. We’ll be listening to this one a lot over the Aussie summer, thanks Parker <3

Theory Therapy 45: P Relief

www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/46-third-space

Spectral electronics for liminal spaces.

Theory Therapy 46 is by Naarm-based producer Third Space, who’s recently released a gem of an album on Other Joe's .jpeg artefacts. 

Matt’s mixes are something special; like their albums, they’re always so thoughtfully pieced together and all-encompassing. This one reminds me a lot of Scissor Kick. It features a medley of found sounds, scattered percussion and spectral electronics. We hope you enjoy it, wherever you listen.

@3rd-space

Theory Therapy 46: Third Space

www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/47-wzrdryav

Music for abstraction.

The final mix in the series this year is a 2+ hour ambient recording by one of my favourite producers, Kelly Nairn aka wzrdryAV. 

It was recorded back during the Canadian Summer and consists entirely of tracks by the Vancouver-based artist, “some released, some not…some remixes and things I did for comps”. It might be the most atmospheric recording we’ve received yet.

There’s a lot I could say (and have said) about Kelly’s music in the past but it feels right to let the music speak for itself this time round. There’s no interview to accompany this mix either. We hope it finds you well. Happy holidays.

@wzrdry
https://wzrdryrecordings.bandcamp.com/music

Theory Therapy 47: wzrdryAV

Interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/48-tibslc

Phosphorescent textures from Leipzig.

We’re kicking off the year with an all originals mix by Leipzig-based producer The International Billionaire's Secret Love Child aka tibslc. 

Aside from maybe having the best name in electronic music, the mercurial artist has released 2 highly respected albums in as many years on Manchester-based label sferic. Both occupy a very special place in the ambient music world. 

The beautifully delicate textures that make those albums so hypnotic are present throughout their Theory Therapy mix. The whole recording is full of psychedelic twists and turns. I can’t think of a better way to restart the series for 2023. Enjoy the trip.

Theory Therapy 48: tibslc

interview and tracklist: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/outsidenightair

Luminous textures from Chicago.

Theory Therapy 49 was recorded on a sunny morning in Chicago by outsidenightair. 

We're really pleased to welcome Allison on to the series. Her interest in the more delicate aspects of sound is evident in all of the mixes she makes. Last year, we also got to hear that in some of her own productions. She gifted us with a texturally beautiful track on the Out of Season Vol.2 comp, plus teased a couple more things on SoundCloud. We can't wait to hear more.

Her recording moves from stripped-down folk to richly textured ambient. It contains all of the qualities we love about Allison’s own music — patient, luminous and warm. Sit back and enjoy.

@outsidenightair

Theory Therapy 49: outsidenightair

Interview: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/50-kmru

Music for train journeys, scored by KMRU.

Therapy Therapy 50 was recorded on a train from Basel to Berlin by one of our all-time favourite artists, Joseph Kamaru aka KMRU. 

Theory Therapy listeners will most likely be very familiar with the Berlin-based producer’s extensive and lauded catalogue already. The Nairobi sound artist has been pivotal in broadening ambient music’s terrain over the last few years, both in the way it is produced and what it can be (for one thing, that it should never be reduced to a single sound or concept; great ambient is many, often contradictory, things all at once.)

His mix contains all of the hallmarks that make his music so engaging. It’s a masterclass in tone and texture, delicately moving between a kaleidoscope of sounds by some of electronic music’s most interesting creators — a fitting way to celebrate the 50th episode in the series. Thank you Joseph for this mix.

@kamarujoseph

Theory Therapy 50: KMRU

full interview: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/51-jake-muir

Theory Therapy 51 is by producer and field recordist Jake Muir.

Jake is someone we’ve been eager to have on the series for a very long time. The Berlin-based artist has such a fantastic ability to create a specific sense of space and atmosphere in his music and mixes. This recording is no exception. It's an updated version of a set originally made for the Cool Room party in Melbourne, filled with yawning spaces of natural reverb and densely textured ambient. “The way the chillout room was described to me sounded very low key, with people drawing and what not, so I kept that vibe in mind when selecting tracks. The music spans from the late 70s through now.”

@jakemuir

Theory Therapy 51: Jake Muir

Interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/alias-error

Indelible downtempo selections from one half of the a.s.o duo.

Theory Therapy 52 is by Berlin-based Aussie singer, songwriter and DJ Alias Error. Alia is one half of a.s.o. (the other half is Tornado Wallace), a duo that have been releasing some of the most memorable downtempo we’ve heard in a long time. Can’t wait to hear their debut album out next month. Also highly recommend checking out Alia's monthly radio show on Refuge Worldwide too if you haven’t already. Like this mix, it’s chock-full of indelible downtempo and trip-hop selections.

Theory Therapy 52: Alias Error

interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/opheliaxz

Shimmering dubby perfection from Philly.

Excited to welcome one of the best around to the series, Philadelphia-based DJ and producer Opheliaxz. As well as being one of the finest DJs around, Kelsey has been teasing tracks on soundcloud and various compilations for the past few years. In April, she released 11/11 on Bandcamp, a collection of incredible dubby ambient works spanning from 2020 to 2022. If you haven’t checked it out already, you absolutely need to. 

Kelsey’s mix is a homage to her time in Berlin when she played at Kwia. “I thought it would be fun to rummage through my music folder I made to play live there a few months back at Kwia and squish in an additional bit of tracks I vibe with.” You all know this one is going to be good. Enjoy.

@opheliaxz

Theory Therapy 53: Opheliaxz

Sonic dream-weaving from Lisbon.

This one’s been a long time coming – a mix from Lisbon’s usof. João is a producer, DJ, label-runner, visual artist and he’s part of the Living Room collective. His new album, Wish You Were Nicer, is out next week on enmossed. It’s our favourite usof release yet. Thanks for the mix João.

@usofusofusofusof

interview and tracklist: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/usof

Theory Therapy 54: usof

Hypnotic rhythms, recorded on Gadigal land. 

Interview: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/theory-therapy-55-gillielove

Back in Sydney for Theory Therapy 55. Gillian Campbell aka gillielove is a selector, producer and radio host who has been a fixture of the local scene here for a while now. We’ve been big fans of their mixes, music and Nomad Radio show for ages. Expect an expansive and hypnotic trip, layered vocals and that special ineffable quality that makes all of gillie’s mixes so enveloping. “Light some candles, burn some incense, and listen to this mix while you arrange flowers, drink tea or lay in bed.“

@gillielove

Theory Therapy 55: gillielove

interview: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/bad-lsd-trips

Psychedelic meditations.

For anyone not yet familiar, bad lsd trips is a collaboration between artists doris dana and Domingo Castillo. Last year, they released an album on enmossed that mixes early industrial, dark ambient and drone into shape-shifting structures. It's quickly become a personal favourite. 

Their Theory Therapy mix is a special one. Like their music, it's refreshingly unpredictable and tonally distinctive – a seemingly disparate collage of hums and sounds that will firmly lodge itself into your brain. Enjoy the trip.

Theory Therapy 56: bad lsd trips

Hopeful melancholy.

From Boorloo/Perth with love comes the 57th submission in the series curated by DJ and producer Montana Bourke. Full interview on the website: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/montana

“I was feeling rather melancholic when I recorded this mix, it was cathartic for me and a big release of emotion and heaviness that I carry around with me from time to time. It doesn’t go away, it just honours it and makes me accept and appreciate the human experience.”

Theory Therapy 57: Montana

Deep textural sonics from Sydney.

Theory Therapy 58 is a spellbinding mix by DJ, producer and Optic Nerve band member gi. Read the full interview here: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/gi

“I think I find a lot of catharsis in music that makes me feel intensely emotional. That's what life is about right?” — gi.

@gistrung

Theory Therapy 58: gi

Amorphous soundscapes.

Theory Therapy 59 is by two of the artists behind the elusive AIR Krew group, Piper Spray and Lena Tsibizova. In tandem with this recording, we've released pre-orders for their new album, Debtor of Presence. It’s out January on Theory Therapy. We can't wait to share more.

Pre-orders: https://theorytherapy.bandcamp.com/album/debtor-of-presence

Interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/piper-spray-and-lena-tsibizova

Theory Therapy 59: Piper Spray & Lena Tsibizova

Pensive melodies from Malmö.

"I needed to make something to reset, something for the new year." - Felisha Ledesma. 

Interview: www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/felisha-ledesma

Theory Therapy 60: Felisha Ledesma

Blissful electronics out of New Zealand.

“The mix consists of lots of my favourite music from 2023 along with some classics that felt right. As with everything it was made on the couch.” — DJ Birdbath

Interview: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/dj-birdbath

Theory Therapy 61: DJ Birdbath

Delicate ambient from France’s Soleil Rouge.

“[The mix] was recorded as usual, under the comforter, in our bed, in the warmth. We wanted to compose a long, collage-like ballad, where several pieces fit together and overlap, where you get lost, where the notion of time becomes blurred.” — Mari and Ani DJ

interview and tracklist: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/mari-ani-dj

Theory Therapy 62: Mari & Ani DJ

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