Go to the Quietus to find out about why Optimo's DJ Twitch says Factory Floor are his "dream band" here http://bit.ly/i3dKMi

Factory Floor - R E A L L O V E Optimo (Espacio) remix

Full tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-310-rafael-anton-irisarri

Tracking a personal and pivotal moment in his life, Rafael Anton Irisarri’s fateful album A Fragile Geography has shifted meanings from grief to resilience in the ten years since it was released. Irisarri’s mix for Bleep taps back into those initial feelings changed by time, highlighting glistening blankets of sound, gauzy chord sweeps, and romantic bittersweet swells amidst the swathes of blasting, folding harmonic noise. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s dreamily puffing organ chords waltz towards the swaying pendulum of piano on Bohren & Der Club Of Gore’s ‘Maximum Black’, revealing a jazz backing of noir drum shuffles. Mabe Fratti’s voice is soft and billowy like a cloud of perfume on her rework of ‘Hiatus’, dispersed by the privately reflective noise of Ethel Cain’s ‘Onanist’, both airily cushioning and sharply confronting.

“I made this mix for Bleep to celebrate the tenth anniversary and reissue of my album "A Fragile Geography". I structured the mix to mirror how grief moves through us. It's a haze of fragmented memories and emotions, drifting like smoke through dimly lit rooms with memory stained walls. Each song feels like a whispered thought, a fogged-up mirror, or a letter never sent. Some tracks feel soft and distant, while others hit a little harder. Grief doesn’t scream here; it sighs, loops, and lingers. Tape hiss, faint piano, distant voices, and time dissolved strings shape the sound. I wanted this mix to feel like memory itself: flickering, fading, and returning. Remember, forget, and remember all over again.” - Rafael Anton Irisarri

Bleep Mix #310 - Rafael Anton Irisarri

Recorded in a small village on the Costa Brava – surrounded by seagulls, tramontana winds, and sea urchin-covered rocks – this mix comes from the laid-back Barcelona neighbourhood of Gràcia, where Parisian-born Antoine Harispuru, better known as Golden Bug, has made his home.

With a career spanning over fifteen years, Golden Bug has become known for his unique signature: drum machines in a haze of smoke, chopped-up sounds with a machete edge, drenched in delay – a raw, kaleidoscopic patchwork of electronica, dub, and psychedelia.

His work has graced  labels including La Belle Records (his own imprint), Les Disques de la Mort, Höga Nord, Gomma, Multi Culti, and Kompakt. This mix hits as the anniversary edition of Piscolabis II, where Golden Bug teams up once again with artists from around the world to craft a new series of aural excursions. From digital reggae to cinematic electronica with Londoner Simone Butler (of Primal Scream) and Brazilian artist Max Blum, to mutant disco with Franco-Italian musician Kim Giani, via slow-burning, incandescent techno led by the captivating voice of Greek singer Scarlett O’Hanna, and krautrock infused with dub in collaboration with London-based Phoebe Coco. These six tracks offer a bold and refreshing reinterpretation of the original album: a rich, textured sonic journey shaped by diverse and unexpected influences.


 
Among the selections, you’ll find current favouites like SAVE’s Rainy Monday — a digital dub gem from Marc Nguyen’s project on Ivan Smagghe’s Les Disques de la Mort, alongside recent discoveries like Blotter Trax’s Superconductor on Optimo.

Get into that comfy chair with a good glass of wine and a proper sound system…. and press play. 

Interview here: https://www.theransomnote.com/music/mixes/golden-bug-the-ransom-note-mixtape/

INTERVIEW

Golden Bug - The Ransom Note Mixtape

I returned to Triple J’s Mix Up for an hour-long DJ mix including a load of new things heard for the first time. The wheels of the studio have been turning mighty heavy lately.

Tremor, my new album, arrives 31.10 on Domino Records. Pre-order here: https://danielavery.ffm.to/tremor-store

Track list 

1.⁠ ⁠The Cure - Drone:Nodrone (Daniel Avery Remix)

2.⁠ ⁠DIIV - Raining on Your Pillow (Daniel Avery Remix)

3.⁠ ⁠Mirwais - Disco Science

4.⁠ ⁠Dust-e-1 - U and Me

5.⁠ ⁠Peter Benisch - Waiting for Snow

6.⁠ ⁠Daniel Avery ft Art School Girlfriend - I Feel You (Midnight Version)

7.⁠ ⁠Daniel Avery ft Cecile Believe - Rapture in Blue (Midnight Version)

8.⁠ ⁠Introversion - Found Footage

9.⁠ ⁠Ben Kaczor - Punchbag

10.⁠ ⁠Neinzer - Voil

11.⁠ ⁠Schwefelgelb - Ay

12.⁠ ⁠Nastia Reigel - Xoirce

13.⁠ ⁠Marco Bailey - Hollow Cry

Daniel Avery - Triple J Mix Up - 19 October 2025

FreerideMillenium #66 w/ ParisBöhm&Jorkes (28/10/25)

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Check the full tracklist on our website: https://openlab.fm/news/longhaul-51-london-modular-alliance

These are some of the first records that pulled me out of French house and into the deeper side of electronic music: Shari Vari, Join in the Chant, What Time Is Love?, early I-F and Parallax Corporation, Alden Tyrell, Legowelt, Carretta, Agoria, and later the Gesloten Cirkel and Hacker cuts. Played in chronological order, they trace a clear line from early proto-techno and EBM into The Hague’s electro machinery and the darker European sound that came after it. I haven’t heard a lot of these in years, so the show is a way of going back to where it started, before jumping forward to the present with Blawan – WFT to close it out.



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Longhaul 51 - London Modular Alliance

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Will Samson explores the catalogue of prolific, sonic explorer Susumu Yokota – with an hour’s mix comprised entirely of his wide ranging works. An artist who ignored barriers and built an incredible library of music that remains as relevant as ever.

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Human Chorus 23 [with Susumu Yokota Special] – Will Samson

the recording from Soelas https://soundcloud.com/soelaela final 1.5 hours during our last ADE Transition: in the the intimate setting of Amsterdams finest Borisov were she drifted between rhythm and reflections. Her intimate yet spacious sound traced emotions through deep and evolving textures.

With releases on Scissor and Thread, Kompakt or Dial  Soela moves fluidly between house, dub techno, and experimental electronica. Collaborations with Philipp Priebe, Steve O’Sullivan, and Module One reveal her instinct for connection — sound as dialogue, rhythm as language.

Based in Berlin, born in Russia, she builds bridges between warmth and restraint, memory and momentum. Every track, every set — a quiet conversation that lingers.

15th Transition: Soela

Final set of the third edition of Luna Roja. The Flying Duck, Nov 28th, 2025.

Phil Kieran, our special guest, took on us on a masterclass with an extended set, flowing through different genres including some of his own productions. Dancefloor locked until the very end when the lights went on.

A pioneer of electronic music, Phil has been at the forefront of the underground for over two decades, with releases on some of the most respected labels in dance music (Cocoon, Hotflush, Turbo, Electric Deluxe, Optimo Music, Soma, Hot Creations, Kompakt, and Skint). Alongside his solo work, he also explores a more melodic dimension with his acclaimed Le Carousel project, showing the full depth of his artistry.

It was an honor to have him close the party, such a great musician and person.

Phil Kieran @ Luna Roja III (1:30-4)

Memoirs of a Latent Pharmacologist - Volume 6

Derek Carr /Dancefloor (For Those That Knoe)
Life Recorder /Blues in Flight (Sole Aspect)
Trevino /To The Core (Birdie)
Azu Tiwaline & Forest Drive West  /Fluids in Motion III (Livity Sound)
Josef K /Strikes & Gutters (Dreaming Forever)
Jim Thompson /Purple Acid (Ooz Collective)
710 exit /Lock Jaw (Il Corpo)
Troy Anderson /Doughnut Troll (We’re Going Back)
Deniro /Detroit (forthcoming on Tape)
Gilbert /Solace (M>O>S)
David Agrella /At The Tone (Path)
Domenic Capello /Not For Instagram DJs (Alien Communications)
Midiots /Optofuzz (Advanced Dance)
Daniel[i] /Shifting Clouds (Artless)
Kosh /Lost In Change (Syncrophone)
Mark Ambrose & Serious Cut /Space Time (Crayon)
Random Factor /Convergence (20/20 Vision)
Cousin & Priori /Softening (NAFF)
Arcarsenal /the Analysis (Inner Balance)
S.H /FXWL 24 A1 (Flux White)
E.R.P /Microcentric (Syncrophone)
VC118-A /Avian Scape (Delsin)
Red Planet /Cosmic Movement  (Red Planet)
Drax /Mescaline (Trope)
Fred P /Live Long Love (Syncrophone)

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Memoirs of a Latent Pharmacologist - Volume 6

Richard Sen All Night Long @ Lunacy Melbourne 27th Sept 2025

Richard Sen, former London graffiti artist and 30-year dance-music maverick, has played everywhere from fetish clubs to festivals worldwide. His genre-fluid sets blend disco, Italo, house, electro, breakbeat and deep techno with unmatched depth and storytelling.
Known for Bronx Dogs and Padded Cell, his music has featured in GTA IV, HBO, and remixes for LCD Soundsystem and Bryan Ferry. His compilations This Ain’t Chicago and Dream The Dream earned major acclaim, the latter winning DJ Mag’s Best British Compilation of 2023.
With a weekly show on Do!! You!!! and his 2024 album India Man, Richard continues to push culture with taste and passion.

Sound Metaphors Mix Series 42 : Richard Sen

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