Delighted to welcome Utrecht’s Vand to The Observatory, one of our favorite artists <3

From falling in love with his collaborative EP Laren with Bas Dobbelaer, all the way through to his recently released Trialism EP on ISOTOOP (a collective now turned record label, which he’s at the helm of), Vand’s sound has truly captured our heart.

With lush ambient soundscapes coupled with driving grooves, this mix encapsulates everything we love about electronic music <3
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https://soundcloud.com/vandmusic
https://www.instagram.com/vandtor/
https://soundcloud.com/isotoop
https://isotoop.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/isotoop/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - Vand

Follow @DjSportt on SoundCloud.

DjSport turns up the intensity with the 72nd Embodiment podcast. A polyrhythmic, dystopian paradise for those who find comfort in experiencing the unexpected.

Born and raised on the island of Mauritius and now based in Barcelona, DjSport is known for her captivating approach to sound. She carefully plays with tension, release, and the uncanny.

Speaking on the mix, she reflects: “The weird tendency to listen to the sound of crickets filling my brain with distorted melodies.” A glimpse into the world she invites us to step into.

Follow DjSport |
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djsport__/
SoundCloud: @DjSportt

Artwork by Severja |
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Embodiment 072 - DjSport

@blind-observatory – Live at SPROCKI 2025
Recorded Saturday, 5th July 2025
Outdoor Stage Afternoon Set · Feldberger Seenlandschaft, Germany

A cinematic and immersive excursion from one of Berlin’s most distinctive selectors. Blind Observatory guided the Saturday crowd through expansive techno landscapes and cosmic textures. A precise and powerful dream'n'space journey that carried the outdoor stage from late afternoon into the golden hour.

blind observatory @ sprocki festival 2025

ASFON#1 Winkles

"Old walls breathe with the sound of running streams.
Here, resistance turns to melody and memory to light.
Through the hush of ancient laundries, water carries forgotten voices."

Author’s note: In this set—beyond the water theme, where we play with certain field recordings that evoke it, like the dripping of irrigation systems, the Mediterranean Sea (since we are in Catalonia, with a poem by Ovidi Montllor at the beginning and another by Salvador Espriu near the end), rain, or even the washhouse itself—we also wanted to play with sunlight. Our set began in the sun and ended at night, and the musical progression was designed to follow that change.

Binomi (@binomi) is the project of Jordi Aparicio (@slim-jordi) and Joan Gila (@joan-gila), born from a friendship forged through music and a constant exchange of records, recommendations, and sonic curiosities. DJs and record collectors from Tarragona, they run the radio program of the Mostra festival together with their friend Javi, and have appeared on stations such as Dublab Barcelona with a show dedicated to exploring the history of musical movements across different regions.

DIGIT is a decentralized micro-festival of electronic music and digital art taking place on 12–13 September 2025 across Montbrió del Camp, Pratdip, and Reus (Tarragona). Organized by the cultural association El Rampell (@elrampell) - based in Pratdip, about 150 km from Barcelona - the festival brings contemporary culture to rural settings and the wider Tarragona region.

As part of the program, Binomi will perform at Els Rentadors during the deep-listening journey, sharing the stage with Bastien, .apart, Perila, and ABSIS.

More info: https://digit.cat/

HOCast #259 - Binomi - Digit 2025

Once again, we journey through a deep state of lucid dreaming with this mind-altering live recording from a true legend — multidisciplinary artist Javier Marimon, whose philosophical approach to his craft continues to inspire us across so many facets of life.

Recorded live at Lucid Dreams, Espacio Perpendicular, September 2025.
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"For each live set, I try to prepare a selection of new or reworked tracks that fit the occasion. The invitation to Lucid Dreams was a chance to revisit a time when I used to explore more intimate music—avoiding obvious beats as a reaction to the big city around me, a direction I had gradually moved away from over the years.

Lately, even the depth of nature and silence hasn’t inspired that ‘ambient’ side of me. Instead, it’s given rise to a foggy, beat-heavy aesthetic—full of bass and speed—which I’m still having fun trying to decode.

This time, though, I had the opportunity to merge the last few years into a kind of dream-state sound exploration—like drifting off to sleep while watching a movie or listening to people talk around you. That’s the feeling at the start of this recording, captured live at Espacio Perpendicular using an SP-404MKII, a 1010 Lemondrop, and a multi-stomp pedal.

I imagined deep silence and invisible, horizontal friends as the abstract audience I was playing for. It made me feel like I was in my own room, just playing like any other day. It’s always special to perform in this space."
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https://soundcloud.com/javiermarimon
https://soundcloud.com/offtangentrecs
https://javiermarimon.bandcamp.com/music
https://offt.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/javiermrmn/
https://www.instagram.com/offtstudio/

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular
https://www.instagram.com/espacio.perpendicular/

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/

The Observatory - Javier Marimon (Live) @ Lucid Dreams, Espacio Perpendicular, 2025

Madrid's Jan Swam joins our series with a potent delivery of centrifugal, sub-heavy psychedelia. At the helm of the Organic Signs label and its annual Refractor Festival, Jan Swam is a guiding force in the realm of modern sonic exploration, in constant pursuit of new avenues for mental metamorphosis through his boundary-pushing platforms and his own exquisite productions.  We finally connected at last year's Positive Education festival, bonding over our appreciation for expansive dance floor experiences and a shared love of certain records nearly lost to time. It's a pleasure to share this mix in which every turn is carefully considered, where rhythms contort beneath the surface and the mind’s textures become obscured within smoke. Thanks Alejandro!

@janswam

Artwork by Camille Ferdinandus.

Sure Thing Mix 147: Jan Swam

Hewan Aman at Solstice 2025

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anahtarımı unutmuşum
belki de kaybetmişimdir
aslında hatırladım
hiç anahtarım olmadı x4

heaven walk

Amorphous

Une immersion sonore durant 7 jours au Phare de Cordouan, situé en pleine mer, à plusieurs kilomètres de la côte Atlantique.
Départ de nuit un vendredi de février 2023. Nous rejoignons le phare dans la navette fluviale, avec l’équipe du bateau et les deux gardiens, qui relèvent le binôme sur place depuis 15 jours.  Aux premières lueurs du jour je n’en mène pas large quand il faut enfiler le wader, tenue étanche indispensable pour se mettre à l’eau et marcher du bateau jusqu’à l’entrée du phare. Une dizaine de mètres, pas plus, mais avec de l’eau jusqu’à la taille et en portant son matériel à bout de bras. Rien de plus banal pour les gardiens, qui échangent quelques phrases et accolades avec leurs deux collègues sur place depuis une quinzaine,  avant de se séparer. 
Nous voilà arrivés, isolés sur le plateau de Cordouan jusqu’à la prochaine relève dans 7 jours. Ma première impression est le calme et la sérénité qui règnent. Le roi des Phares, comme il est surnommé, nous domine de toute sa splendeur et le brouillard présent ce jour-là ajoute une touche mystique.
Durant cette semaine je vais avoir la liberté d’arpenter de long en large les lieux. Ici, la notion de temps change et l’on vit au rythme de la lune. Je marche de longues heures sur l’estran, plateau rocheux et sablonneux,  découvert seulement à marée basse. Je capte le fracas des vagues de l’océan au loin, les vaguelettes qui viennent s’échouer le long de la digue, les cris perçants des goélands et les piaillements des tournepierres. Cette quiétude est seulement perturbée par quelques rares passages d’un avion militaire. Mais le son le plus caractéristique de ce lieu est pour moi celui des balanes. Ces crustacés marins fixés au mur d’enceinte extérieur du phare, présents par milliers, et qui produisent un son très particulier (à écouter entre 7m20s et 7m50s). 
A marée haute, entouré par les flots, j’enregistre depuis les toits terrasses le déferlement des vagues, le bruit du vent qui s’engouffre dans les moindres interstices du phare et produit d’étranges résonnances. Je monte et descend les 301 marches qui font résonner mes pas et admire le coucher de soleil  depuis la salle de la lanterne, le point culminant du phare.  
Cette expérience unique et hors du temps,  j’ai souhaité la retranscrire sur une écoute immersive de 10 minutes. Je souhaite qu’elle puisse vous faire voyager et apprécier l’atmosphère de ce lieu magique. 

Merci au SMIDDEST et Marie Laure Cardenau d’avoir rendu cette aventure possible.
Merci aux gardiens du phare, Benoit et Thomas, de m’avoir accueilli et laissé partager leur quotidien durant ces 7 jours.


CORDOUAN - 7 days in the Cordouan lighthouse

ambient ~ experimental ~ beats

Curated by @jaykeegan

Artwork by Clayton Ciolac
https://claytonciolac.com
https://www.instagram.com/cccccclaytonciolac/