First episode of uTropica, an eclectic musical journey through Utopian soundscapes of a parallel tropical universe. a meditative contemplative sonic stream of drones, shamanic tribalism, chantings, minimalism, jazz, electronica, downtempo and misc space oddities curated and mixed by Marco Shuttle with guests on rotation.

uTropica#1 - Marco Shuttle

IO Podcast Series Episode 056 mixed by Darris Hopper.
@darris-hopper

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Darris Hopper is a project by our dear friend Alex Tirelli and it's synonymous with highly emotional electronic music, direct to the place where the deepest dreams and mental relaxations are undergone. Down-tempo and ambient glide free over an experimental dialogue, oblivious to modes and fashions, giving rise to an adventure that flees from the darkness and the day to day to immerse us in that long-awaited ideal moment in which to meditate, open the windows inwards, enlightening the interior self and enjoy. State-of-the-art technology, live manipulation, and from the privacy of the studio, at the service of sensations and playful evasion as a first human need in clearly elusive times for lyrical expression.

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Tracklist:

Esksostatic - Sky Cottage
Aes Dana & Miktek - Lavender
Javier Salazar - Acae
Doctrina Natura - Dream VI (Spirit Levitation)
Martyn Päsch - À l’Intérieur (Red White Rat Tribedrums)
Konduku - Derinkuyu
MTRL - Metamorphosis
Javier Salazar - Toltec
Pianeti Sintetici - Satellite
Vardae - Acanthe
Donato Dozzy - Mai
Sindh - Kohe Mondi
Aa Sudd - QPP
Giaçinté Spring Wishperer
Marco Shuttle - 4dimensional Soundwaves
Grand River - Secondaria

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Alex Tirelli aka Darris Hopper:

@alextirellimusic
@darris-hopper
https://www.instagram.com/alex.tirelli_/

Artwork by @mtrl_audio

Podcast 056 - DARRIS HOPPER

TE098| @sanjib-4.

Established in between the contryside and a big city in France, Sanjib’s deep inspirations started in 2015. In 2018, he released his first album, «From Earth to Heaven» on the French label Lett Records. Exploring deeper atmospheres and focused on emotion, his music is dedicated to travel and introspection.
His works can be found on the brilliant South Korean label Oslated/Huinali, and also on Annulled, Precept, or Stellar Transitions.

TE098| Sanjib

MEZZ is presenting a new series of hypnotic electronics in HYPNO and gives room to DJ’s and producers to dive into the depths of trippy house and space techno. The first edition took place on the 28th of June with @aspetuck and @humanspacemachine.

Next up:

6th of September: HYPNO with Mattias El Mansouri and Mehdi-J
20th of September: HYPNO with Mary Lake and Nelly
5th of October: KLUB with efdemin, Polygonia and Shoal
20th of December: HYPNO with Konduku and Tammo Hesselink

Hypno x Aspetuck

Aspetuck (DJ Set), Live at HYPNO

"Two hours of an immersive soundtrack, weaving through ambient frequencies and bursts of pure eclecticism. With great elegance, the narrative of this journey is simply captivating, building to a cathartic release. Two hours of deep listening and total enjoyment, filled with musical gems and honey for the ears."

London native, Barcelona resident, Josh Hoppen (@joshhoppen) is a seasoned DJ, crate digger and part of the team behind Mostra festival (@mostrabcn). Taking his cues from years immersed in dance music culture, his sets unravel connections between genres, where moody soundscapes and atmospheric techno clear a path for crisp breaks and crackling jungle. Josh is also the founder of Seasoned Sound, an exploration project digging through the diverse worlds of jazz, funk, soul and disco to unearth the roots of electronic dance music.

HOCast #207 - Josh Hoppen (Corsair)

"Oscillating between delicate warmth and subtle tension, this journey weaves through shimmering ambient textures and deep drone layers. Moments of stillness give way to evolving soundscapes - at times bright and expansive, at others restrained and introspective - creating a rich sonic atmosphere that invites both calm and contemplation."

Synthbiont & Anassimandrus (@synthbiontanassimandrus)  is the ambient/experimental project born at the end of 2018 by the collaboration between Nicolò Faggiani and Tommaso Gobbo. Their musical background comes from different musical experiences as DJs, vinyl collectors, and Electronic Music Culture (@electronicmusicculture303) podcast series founders. Making converge their love for electronic sounds, field recording, and meditative experiences, Nicolò (@nic_faggiani) and Tommaso (@tommasogobbo) shaped Synthbiont & Anassimandrus project around researching the deepest ambient atmospheres.  The core idea is to create musical journeys in which the listener can enjoy an immersive and emotional experience in a unique soundscape. Recently releasing their first album on Secuencias Temporales, they also performed in several events and festivals such as Ozora, MoDem k, and Paradigm Festival.

HOCast #206 - Synthbiont & Anassimandrus

Unknown Album

unveiled echoes 005 w/ forma oscura (03.12.24)

Sweets - Creme de Menthe

Freejaks Remix of "Something here" with some of Kid cudi's "Day n Night" 

Free Download

Somethin' Here (Freejak remix) - SOB's Day n Night edit (Free Download)

Elemental Vol. 1 moves through earth, air, fire, and water not as metaphors but as emotional states. The songs drift like weather systems, mixing tenderness with atmosphere - acoustic guitars and field-warm vocals meeting the pulse of understated techno rhythms. The production is deliberately porous: wood and wire breathing alongside soft synths and spectral drum-machine traces. It's an "acoustic techno" album in the sense that rhythm and resonance share the same dirt. The songs carry the physical textures of wind in rafters, gravel underfoot, or rain on a roof, yet they shimmer with digital light. This meeting of folk intimacy and electronic timbres gives the album its peculiar gravity - part back-porch confession, part after-hours heartbeat.

Lyrically, Elemental Vol. 1 abandons conventional pop architecture. Instead of verse–chorus–bridge repetition, each piece unfolds as a field poem - free-form, continuous, and responsive to its own inner weather. The writing treats structure as tide rather than grid: refrains return when they need to, not when they're told to. This openness lets the language breathe in sync with the natural imagery that drives it - storms, light, stone, silence - and invites listeners to inhabit the songs as evolving spaces rather than predictable forms. Across the various mixes of its six song poems - We Learn the Sky, Don't Sightsee This Heart, Be a Storm in Me, Til the Heat Is Gone, You Happen Like Weather, and Wild Gifts - the album traces the cycles of intimacy and impermanence, finding in their motion the same quiet power that turns seasons, wheels, and hearts.

Wild Gifts (IV)

Guides To Behaviour was born from the desire to listen differently. Instead of presenting music as finished, polished, and explained, the podcast treats sound as a companion — something that moves beside us and quietly shapes the way we act, feel, and think.

Guides To Behaviour - Podcast

Tobias Freund is a highly regarded German producer, sound engineer, and musician known for his innovative contributions to electronic music. With a career spanning decades, Freund has worked under aliases such as Pink Elln and Tobias., blending experimental sounds with precise production techniques. As a sound engineer, he has collaborated with iconic artists, while his solo work explores minimal, ambient, and techno genres. Freund's mastery of analog equipment and improvisational live performances have made him a prominent figure in the global electronic music scene.