May I ask an ID here? lovely mix, thanks!

It's an honour to welcome the lovely Joan Gila to The Observatory <3

A passionate music lover and record collector for over half his life, Joan is the curator of HOC Radio and a really beautiful label known as red edge (highly recommended if you're not familiar! stunning releases by ABSIS and Bastien <3). Alongside Javi .apart and his friend Jordi, with whom he runs the Binomi project, he co-hosts MostRadio.

https://soundcloud.com/joan-gila
https://soundcloud.com/hoc-radio
https://soundcloud.com/red-edge-label
https://soundcloud.com/binomi
https://soundcloud.com/mostrabcn
https://rededge.bandcamp.com/music

Some words by Joan about the mix:

"I always like to conceptualize my mixes. It helps me set boundaries and avoid falling into the endless musical rabbit hole - which, frankly, can be overwhelming. This particular mix took me time to find its definitive form. After my latest vinyl purchases over the past few months, as well as an exploration of CDs (a whole fascinating world in itself), I was finally able to define its premise.

The mix unfolds across four movements. Three of them are based on a deconstruction of a long-form minimalist drone composition, layering elements of field recordings, electroacoustics & musique concrète, or additional drones. Each movement explores textures, dialectics, and microtonalism respectively. In between, the remaining movement serves as a purely experimental interlude.

This time, I can’t provide a tracklist - I couldn’t even say exactly what I used or in what proportion. The selection flows together in a way that’s hard to pinpoint, with a mix of works and pieces that come together naturally. That said, I can share that it features a strong presence of musique concrète and electroacoustic works from the '70s and '80s, including artists like Jep Nuix, Olly Wilson, Hans Roosenschon, and Anne Ben Hammou, along with revered names in drone and minimalism like Éliane Radigue, Bernhard Günter, Sarah Davachi, or Toshiya Tsunoda. There are also more recent sonic experiments and compositions – names like Richard Chartier, Steve Roden, Pablo Diserens, Jana Winderen, ENA, or Lotus Eater - some of which we’ll have the chance to experience at Mostra. And of course, there are also tracks from friends - this time, Oisatsana, ABSIS, and Menhir."

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

The Observatory - Joan Gila

For the first time collaborating on a mix, Camu and Joan Gila crafted this set for Temple 08 "world of echo", a series of deep listening events curated by Josephine and Camu himself at Espacio Perpendicular. 

The mix drifts through a landscape of minimalism, ambient waves, shamanic echoes, and deep, textural drones - an immersive journey through layers of sound.

@javier-camunas
@joan-gila
@espacio-perpendicular
@hoc-radio

Joan Gila & Camu | #86

Our latest podcast was recorded by the Paris-based artist, DJ and passionate storyteller ~ Adhémar ~ elegantly cruising organic ambient-scapes and radiant lands of contemporary jazz  in his contribution to the series ✨

Adhémar is a multi-disciplinary artist, establishing his universe through music and visual works in constant state of interplay. His his universe is built little by little, patiently narated, with each and every element perpetually becoming and finding it’s place within the greater whole 💫

In this soul nourishing chapter of our Podcast Series, we are welcomed with a warm embrace of atmospheric textures, acoustic instrumentation and field recordings all tightly knit into a soft carpet of tranquillity patiently advancing into the various territories of jazz, spanning soulful, spiritual, avant-garde and ambient across it’s nearly two hour duration 🎷🐿️

Sounds by @adhemarmusic 
Visions by @marcomaldarella

Buy Music Club: https://www.buymusic.club/list/ie-podcast-series-57-adhemar

TRACKLIST
Gigi Masin & Jonny Nash – Astro
Ned Milligan – The Path You Took To Existing
Suso Saiz – Paseando El Encierro
Monadh – Ria
Patricia Wolf – Lay To Rest
Felbm & Louis Reith – &
Pajaro Dune ft. Iffie – Unreleased
Aiôn Lazura – Mangrove (Adhémar's Intercontinental Dance Version)
Felbm – Decay
Matthew Halsall – Life
Florian TM Zeisig – Thank You Pharoah
Nico Georis – Thermals
Phil Smith – To The Train
Celer & Hakobune – Merges Of Hysterical Exhilaration
Anenon – Hand Poetry
Nala Sinephro – Continuum 2
Carlos Niño & Friends – Please, wake up.
Matthew Halsall – Triangles In the Sky
Ancient Infinity Orchestra – Niyama
Olec Mün & Michael Sarian – Manaas
Maisha – Inside the Acorn
Vega Trails – Red Moon Rising
Jasmin Myra – Awakening
Matthew Halsall – The Temple Within
Chip Wickham – Drifting Chip
Yussef Dayes – Black Classical Music (feat. Venna) / Afro Cubanism (Live From Malibu)
Nubya Garcia – Together Is A Beautiful Place To Be (Nala Sinephro Remix)
Sam Wilkes – Descending

Podcast Series 57 | Adhémar

@marco-ragni & @musicfromthelivingroom

Recorded djset at Perpendicular 2025 (@espacio-perpendicular) - somewhere in the woods. When? Saturday 2am Where? ambient cottage.
Marco Ragni and Sandra Mason, both hailing from Italy, navigate the intersections between ambient, experimental and atmospheric sound, blending ethereal tones with a visceral feel.

Perpendicular is a self managed and private festival held somewhere in the woods of central Spain.

Artwork: Javier Marimon (@javiermarimon)

Marco Ragni & Sandra Mason @ Perpendicular 2025

We are honoured to welcome gifted sound artist Sarah Wreath to the series, who presents a stunning live recording of her performance at No Way Back earlier this year.

Held each May in Detroit, Return to the Source is Interdimensional Transmissions’ annual convergence - a five-day sequence of gatherings that merge ritual, community, and deep sonic exploration. 2025 marked the 30th anniversary of IT.

At its heart is No Way Back, a marathon celebration that stretches through the night and into daylight, flowing into Lot Mass and The Bunker to form more than thirty hours of continuous sound. Set within Tangent Gallery’s transformed halls, the event bridges the kinetic and the contemplative: the No Way Back Room pulses with raw energy and motion, while the Outer Space Room offers an immersive sanctuary for ambient and experimental performance. Each edition honors Detroit’s lineage of innovation while nurturing a living, evolving community - one devoted to listening, connection, and transcendence through sound. The immersive installations from Amber Gillen and the Infinite Dimensions crew reshaped the venue into something both familiar and otherworldly - a vessel for deep listening, shared energy, and collective transformation.

Within this atmosphere, Sarah Wreath continued to set the ritual space with a sonic voyage, guiding listeners through a slow, meditative current, unfolding with subtle movement and a pulse beneath stillness. Hypnotic tones, trance edges, and rhythmic drift gently carried the audience into motion. It was less a performance than a passage - a threshold between the tangible and the imagined, holding the space in quiet intensity before the long journey of the night ahead.

https://soundcloud.com/sarahwreath
https://www.instagram.com/sarahhwreath/
https://www.instagram.com/theartoflistening___/
https://wabisabi-ai.bandcamp.com/album/sarah-wreath-hikari-to-kage
https://thebunkerny.bandcamp.com/album/integration-the-bunker-new-york-048
https://sandwelldistrict.bandcamp.com/album/end-beginnings

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

The Observatory - Sarah Wreath @ No Way Back, 2025

Introducing a deeply soothing Unrush mix from DOC - a producer, live act, and founder of Selene Series, whose sound I've been exploring since a friend connected us at this year's Mostra Festival.

For this mix, he delivers something truly special: a warm, comforting sound blanket which spans over almost 3 hours. Moving away from the more experimental edges he often explores, DOC has crafted a mix that feels like a gentle, unhurried stroll.

In his own words:

"Not every mix needs to be ‘a journey’. This mix is a stroll.

A stroll around that feeling of warmth, of tranquility, of comfort. A walk in circles around different iterations of beautiful music to soothe your senses. Because sometimes, the act of walking is the destination in itself. And when we are not going anywhere, just being for the sake of being, there is no rush. We are unrushed."

So, find a moment, let it play in the background, and get lost in the stroll...

Thanks a lot to https://soundcloud.com/seleneseries

DOC on the web:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doc_sounds
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seleneseries
RA: https://ra.co/dj/doc-2

UNRUSH on the web:
Bandcamp: www.unrush.bandcamp.com/
Hardwax: www.hardwax.com/label/unrush/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_unrush

Artwork by Irakli Kiziria

102 - Unrushed by DOC

Timnah's set recorded live on Sunday, 27th July 2025 at Paral·lel Festival in Port del Comte, Spain.

Timnah @ Paral.lel  2025

We are pleased to welcome Garçon from Basel for a new chapter of the series. 
Co-founder of Amenthia Recordings alongside Agonis, Garçon has steadily shaped a personal language rooted in deep, thoughtful and finely balanced electronic music. From his early days behind the decks to performances across Europe, his path has been guided by a careful attention to rhythm, texture and emotional flow. Known for his ability to navigate demanding dance floors, he also reveals a more intimate sensibility when the context calls for it. This mix reflects that softer, reflective side, inviting the listener into a slower space, somewhere between waking moments and lingering mornings. A measured and immersive journey, perfectly in tune with the spirit of Deep Breakfast.

Photo by Lena Polishko

Follow
https://soundcloud.com/garcon
https://soundcloud.com/amenthia-recordings

Deep Breakfast Series
Instagram: www.instagram.com/deepbreakfastseries/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DeepBreakfastSeries/

Deep Breakfast 343 ~ Garçon

human scum - drowned hopes - 01 your wound

There is a party on the other side of the moon.

ambient ~ experimental ~ beats

Curated by @jaykeegan

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

The Observatory - Joan Gila

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