Under both of his aliases—Widow for deep, atmospheric techno and Cicada for mostly longform ambient compositions—multimedia artist and writer @widowbeats specializes in telling stories and building complex, layered cinematic worlds. At Monument Magazine, and as a founder of Studio 72 & Provoke (a party series alongside A.M.D in NYC), he helps explore and elevate the stories of other artists, too. His mix for Spontaneous Affinity is musical world-building at its best, driven by subtle percussion, expansive textures, and a sense of mystery.

"This mix can be considered a direct representation of my artistry as a whole: Deep, Dark, Mysterious, Absolute.
All in all, it can be considered organized chaos.

Even though the main bulk of the recording is from mixing on a normal 2 channel Pioneer controller. You’ll hear a lot of atmospherics that was also mixed in via my audio workstation."

Read the full interview:
https://spontaneous.zone/040-widow.html

@widowbeats

Interview

Spontaneous Affinity #040: Widow

Here is the ninth chapter of our podcast series, a new story told by @dj-heartbreak-berlin, committed record digger and music journalist based in Berlin.

For this episode, he wanted to refer to the classic tape format, therefore he imagined a two-sided mix. This meticulous blend of selected findings and oddities, features both the gloomy vibes and the hypnotic grooves that define Futurepast for him.

The first part takes you from the chilly shores of white noise and dramatic strings to the more electric and rhythmic lands of IDM and electronica. The second part is a progressive buildup of dub atmospheres and experimental beats, all finely sewed together to transport you in an alternative time.


Tracklist:
----SIDE A----
Varg - Ursviken (Northern Electronics)
Echium - Yellow Flowered (Sferic)
Echium - Collapsed Senses (Sferic)
Dozzy & Mike Parker - Meltemi (Spazio Disponibile)
Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - Red Ants Mics Mix Edit two (Hospital Productions)
Forest Management - V (?)
Dettinger - Intershop (Ulf Lohmann Remix) (Kompakt)
Varuna - Current (IDO)
Valentino Mora - membrane (Spazio Disponibile)
Abul Mogard - On a Shattered Shell Beach (Ecstatic)
Perila - Blanket (Smalltown Supersound)
Marco Shuttle - Winds of Cydonia (incienso)
Donato Dozzy & Nuel - Aqua 8 (Spectrum Spools)
HSXCHCXCXHS - AAA (Rösten)
James Ruskin - Kn AM3 (Tresor)
Mike Parker - GPH14B2 (Geophone)
Shifted - Leave Me Cold (World Wide Window - Enisslab)

----SIDE B----
Panasonic - Muslimgauze Remix 1
Forest Drive West - Ricochet (Felix K remix) (Midgar)
As Longitude w/ Donato Dozzy - Secret Dust (?)
Second Woman - I E/P (Spectrum Spools)
Lack - inside (livity Sound)
Lemma - Marine Snow Nocturne (Delsin Mantis Series)
Zenker Brothers - When Nothing is Safe (Ilian Tape)
Andy Stott - Passed me By (modern love)
HSXCHCXCXHS - AOE (Rösten)
Shifted - Form a Circle (Avian)
Mønic - Hollow Victory (Tresor)
Nthng - With You (Lobster Theremin)
Folder - micro directory (Experiences Ltd)
Boreal Massif - Somewhere in Galicia (Pessimist Productions)
Marco Shuttle - Instantan (Spazio Disponibile)
Voices From the lake - Prima Luna (World Wide Window - Enisslab)
Waon-P - give thanks (trilogy tapes)
Autechre - Bronchusevenmix (Warp)
Marco Shuttle - Flauto Synthetico (Spazio Disponibile)


- words by Florent Couloir

Futurepast Mix 09 - DJ Heartbreak

TAKE AND WAKE UUP

Swirl

25_12_10e Loop

Archivi sonori is the new manifesto of End of Perception for releasing experimental electronic music, aiming to give a platform for artists to express themselves.
First episode by the label owner Viels with one hour mix of techno, leftfield, electronic, break and minimal sounds. 

Tracklist:

Augusto Taito - El Que Nada Espera, Lo Tiene Todo 
Demdike Stare - Haxan Dub
Hironori Takahashi - Millios (Modern Heads Remix)
TM404 & Echologist - High Plains Drifter
Skee Mask - Reduct Live
Chevel - Floating (Byetone Remix)
Turinn - Petrichor
Claro Intelecto - Above
Demdike Stare - Nuance
Stenny - Consumer's Tool
Brother G - Gwapo
Julixo - Shaolin Commando
Skee Mask - Larus Canus
Merino - Transparente
Forest On Stasys - Tribal Gathering (Josef Gaard Rework
Overmono - iii's Front
Seelow - KKid V2
Lurka & Batu - Curved

Archivi Sonori x Noods Radio / Viels

Live recording @ the Future Intel headquarters in The Hague. Streaming live on Youtube, Facebook and futureintelradio.com every Thursday and Friday — from 20:00 till 23:00.

Human Space Machine ╚═ Future Intel ═╗  12 10 2020

Follow @lycheefrut & @spontaneousaffinity

A DJ, writer, and event organizer, Lychee runs Spontaneous Affinity, a monthly mix and interview series, annual zine, and occasional event platform focused on how dancefloors have shaped artists. With sets focused on psychedelic and corporeal techno and adjacent sounds, they are also a monthly resident at Distrikt1 at Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn, exploring the harder edges of the genre.

Acid Camp Vol. 128 — Lychee

Amandra & Karim - Sqala ep
TIKITA012
Mastering: Neel at Enisslab studio
Artwork: Kais Dhifi
Release date 19/2

B. Amandra & Karim - Sqala 3 (Donato Dozzy Remix)

mould.audio welcomes 9beats  to the label for its first release for 2021 [mld005].
The french artist takes us on a sonic journey of space-defining tones in his four-track EP, Planetary Storm.
After performing those productions as parts of his live sets on different festivals during 2019, he decided it was time to mould them into their permanent shapes.
Delivering full bodied cuts effortlessly spanning across the spectrum, his powerfully subdued lows, complimented by the evolving nuances of modular patterns, results in an immersive fusion of captivatingly deep frequencies fit for the dance floor and beyond.
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Written and Produced by 9beats
Analogue Mastering at Biolab Studio, Berlin
All rights Reserved @mould.audio
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Release date 24/02/2021
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Artwork by Kseno

Planetary Storm

[mld004]

9beats - Planetary  Storm [mld005]

Taupe is a dj/producer from the Netherlands. After releasing multiple tracks on Indigo Aera’s much celebrated sublabel AE-X and releasing Helion EP on Impress Berlin, Taupe launched his own label, Colours, with the debut Vested EP. Taupe's productions are by 90's inspired melodic groovers that never bore. He is not gonna stop anytime soon so many records are sure to follow!

https://soundcloud.com/taupenetherlands
https://www.instagram.com/taupenetherlands/
https://linktr.ee/taupenetherlands

https://www.deejay.de/Taupe_Vested_EP_CLRS001_Vinyl__963295

Phonons Podcast 076 Taupe

Record label focused on Body & Mind music run by @karimtikita

B. Amandra & Karim - Sqala 3 (Donato Dozzy Remix)

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