As co-founder and musical curator, Passaat’s refined taste in music has helped shape the musical vision of Above Below. These sounds are just a snippet of what will echo around the valley this summer. 

Welcomed by a wave of stillness, a smooth, entrancing journey explores the depths of techno whilst possessing an intricate and ethereal beauty. This well-crafted mix was fashioned with the listener in mind; allowing us to enjoy an array of organic soundscapes, driving kicks and rhythmic blends in the same space. Enjoy the ride.  

The valley awaits.

@passaat88

Passaat | Above Below

Romi is a veteran DJ with over 20 years of experience, serving up deep and pure sets. His label Kizen Records has captured the hearts of ambient and techno heads with consistently high-quality releases since 2017.

@romi808
@kizenrecords

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Romi | #69

Morphing Territories lands on our Orbita mix series for the first installment of the year. Coming in heavy with a rhythmic workout of deep and groovy tech rollers, the Swiss artist blends the spirals of psychedelic echoes and icy atmospheres with finesse. Through long immersions of melting sound together, he presents us a mix that ignites curiosity for what's creeping up next.


Morphing Territories
> SoundCloud: @morphingterritories @morphingterritories
> Instagram: www.instagram.com/morphing.territories/

Artwork by Alec Tancredi & Andu Martinez
> Instagram: www.instagram.com/alectrical_
> Instagram: www.instagram.com/andu___m/

Featuring tracks by the following artists:
Priori || Morphing Territories || Caldera || Jonny From Space || Rudolf C || Anxur || Young American Primitive || Kaap || Vanoni || JXTPS || Qant || Christopher Ledger || Dubspeeka || Agonis || ALPI || A.Brehme || Brando Lupi

Check our Instagram for the full tracklist and future updates!
> www.instagram.com/espherae/

Orbita 07 - Morphing Territories

We're delighted to share with you Synthtati's set recorded during the transience curated night at Whole Festival last year. During these three hours, Synthtati takes us on an incredible journey through moments of dubby, glitchy percussions into surreal atmospheres and more playful moments all emerging from a bi-directional drone setting a pschedellic mood for the rest of the night. 

Synthtati has the following to say about their set : 
This soundscape was manifested for the ambient stage opening, invoking memories of an ecstatic atmosphere in the woods under the stars, flamboyant queer people celebrating life on a hot July night.
I had 3 hours to envision a spectrum of sonic nuances: refined elegance of distorted rhythms, cinematic nostalgia, mysterious organics, musique concrète, spoken word, ASMR whispers, and intricate textures.
Initiating with the ethereal resonance of the Shepard's tone as a countdown point, this mix collages 3 musical channels complimenting one anoher simultaneously and merging into one sonic tapestry resonating with me deeply.

Photography from Micki Rosi Richter <3



tracklist ~~

Shepard - Tone          
Jakub Kubica - January 23 B         
Matteo Coffetti & P I T - Xenology      
Andrew Pekler - Sounds From Phantom Islands    
Salar Ansari, Salakastar - Observation          
Unstable Matter -Monolake      
KAKUHAN - MT-SS1          
warrigal dub interlude - Dentistry      
emer - kaili          
Rhythm & Sound - Roll Off      
 Max Loderbauer, Claudio Puntin, Samuel Rohrer - Tund 
Papiro - Latana Supurea          
bdw  - Dentistry      
Objekt - Nervous Silk     
Lussuria - Fear Does Not Make Lasting Peace          
Bérangère Maximin - Day 41        
Salar Ansari, Rafael Leafar - Opening  
Alien Mutation vs Indigo Egg - Another Trip In The Forest   
Luc Ferrari  L'œuvre Électronique  Presque Rien N°2 Ou Ainsi Continue La Nuit Dans Ma Tête Multiple 1a
Starlit Mire - Zero Karma      
Sugai Ken - Outousen          
Scotch Rolex and Shackleton - Asterids (Enter Life)    
Anjou - Greater Grand Crosing    
Arthur Baron - kvinn-ur_master          
Native Instrument - Waldfest          
Atavism Dream  -  Zero Karma      
Andrew Pekler - Onaseuse / Crespo / Rica de Oro 
Tomaga & Pierre Bastien - Paper Ritual  
Ayilara - Emeka Ogboh  6°30’33.372”N 3°22’0.66”E    
Papiro - Incom    
Luc Ferrari Presque Rien N°2 Ou Ainsi Continue La Nuit Dans Ma Tête Multiple 1b    
Sugai Ken - Underwater Sounds At Tone Canal        
CoH + Cosey Fanni Tutti - Closer        
Gregg Kowalsky - Ritual Del Croix          
6, 8  Powell + LCO - 26 Lives    
Giuseppe Ielasi - Aix    
Laurie Anderson - Walking and Falling        
Terre Thaemlitz - Trucker (Burnt By The Muffler Edit)          
Lussuria - Fear Does Not Make Lasting Peace          
Carmen Villain - Subtle Bodies          
Lussuria - Boneblack          
Rashad Becker - Themes V          
Jean-Claude Risset - Mutations (1977)          
Katatonic Silentio - Suspension Mécanique      
Les Chemins De L'inconnu    
Budhaditya Chattopadhyay - Indecent Whispers          
Fibre Optixxx - Present Dub          
Big Hands - Selvatico 
Salar Ansari, Rafael Leafar - Opening        
Kalimba Rough    Bérangère Maximin      
Presque Rien Avec Filles 1b    
Luc Ferrari - L'œuvre Électronique  
Don't DJ - Disparata 69         
Big Hands - A Square, A Circle    
Perila - Sound of a space between body and object on the left      
Some Truths - Acid & Prozac          
Diffractions 2    Mark Fell & Will Guthrie    
emer - through the earth          
John Kameel Farah & Thomas Brinkmann - Sans Titre        
Once Upon a Time (collab. with Elsa M'Bala & Nicole L'Huillier)    
Ale Hop  Why Is It They Say A City Like Any City?  
Andrew Pekler, Giuseppe Ielasi - Simferopol      
Klara Lewis - Beaming          
Moritz von Oswald Trio - Blue Dub
Suemori - mekashikomu
Valentina Magaletti - She, her, gone

transience #55 with Synthtati live at Whole Festival

running free with Van Dyke Browne @vinylhunter

o:How have you been sleeping lately?
w:Not great, I kept on falling asleep watching twin peaks season 2, not good for sleep!

o:Are you a daydreamer or night swimmer?
w:Daydreamer :)

o:Where do you go to dream?
w:Wherever my heart tells me I should be <3

o:What was the last thing you heard that moved you?
w:HTRK live a Strange Brew, such a beautiful performance <3

o:Have you ever cried on the dance floor?
w:Many times!

o:Where did you record this mix? 
w:I recorded this mix at the location of my party Acid Lake, the sun was setting, a deer was roaming up ahead, and a giant orange moth was flying around me :) 

o:What drew you to the sounds?
w:I have been thinking a lot recently about the perception of time in the context of love and loss. The way that our mind orchestrates a measurement of how long something feels in accordance with its impact on us. 

There is a magic involved in our metaphysical connections with one another, and the ways in which we can connect despite distance and extended time apart, but also how it feels when something bad happens to someone we love, sometimes before any contact with that person if the connection is deep enough. 

I wanted to channel these thoughts and connect with a collection of sounds spanning across many years and locations, tied together by their formation deep within the soul.

o:What's your plan next weekend?
w:The release party for the debut record by Excelsior Ruth @xlsior ;)

ghosts #6 ʋαɳ ԃყƙҽ Ⴆɾσɯɳҽ

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”.
More info and music: https://kioskradio.com
 

Stella Z @ Kiosk Radio 12.10.2024

15-08-2024 //  Remma // Live recording from the Radio Hinter studio at Der Hintergarten, Amsterdam.

Remma // Listening Session .02 // 15-08-2024

Odar 

.  “after the manifestation of the eighth room, the occupants of the manor finally glimpsed the celestial event on the ceiling. “ - book of odar, chapter IX, verse 6-7; (page fragment) 

-

the men in the group were found pressed up agaInst the northern windows,  gasping on glass, eyes dilated, too perplexed to remove their ballroom masks, 

they were  astonished by the sudden disappearance of the people from the vineyard, out there in the dark. This was day six after the maiden seance. 

elsewhere in the ever shifting manor, the women walked about like spiders, corsets taut and austere, heads moving like praying mantis. They passed through door frames marked by charcoal. Glyphs and sigils, numbers, rudimentary faces as if drawn by children. 

There were doors that led to balconies overlooking the other frontier. It’s here that the women noticed the graves, that they were all opened and emptied. 

read the full lore here https://irvingpaulpereira.bandcamp.com/album/odar



simulation chamber

Subtle deep and dubby vinyl selection from our very own @vbcvibrance, recorded last summer in the hidden forest of @la-vallee-electrique festival, in southern France.

Read more: https://mnmt.no/blog/2019/04/15/mnmt-recordings-vbc-vibrance-la-vallee-electrique-2018/

MNMT Recordings: VBC [Vibrance] — La Vallée Électrique 2018

Someone who shows us all that weaving together hypnotizing dance floor narratives and woolen sweaters can go hand in hand… True to form, Melbourne’s rising star Kia delivers a mind-altering mix experience brimming with deep techno cuts, wonky curveball action and bass heavy rhythms. Currently finishing her last semester at uni, Kia recently launched Animalia. A close-to-home record label that functions as a stepping stone for her talented music aficionados. Keen to hear what’s to come, we caught up with the Aussie artist, next to her creating an immersive mix that perfectly reflects her current state of mind.

Check out the full interview with Kia here: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/kia/

https://soundcloud.com/kia-sydney
https://soundcloud.com/animalia-label

Interview

Oddysee 012 | 'Cloudy' by Kia

@loketsounds

~ Tracklist ~

Steve Hillage - Garden of Paradise (loket’s saxophonic version)
Omformer - Spheroid (loket’s saxophonic version)
Hiver & hammer - 5 million miles ft. Java (exael x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
loket - Dear Stranger
Shygirl + Arca - unconditional (loket’s saxophonic version)
Rasmus Juncker - Sauna (loket’s saxophonic version)
Pontiac Streator - Transier Unt (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - lila Gazelle
Lyra Pramuk - Tendril (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Improv for Elim
Paul Horn - Ancient Kings (loket’s saxophonic version)
Delta Rain Dance - Kosmische Elemente (with loket)
Linnuissa - Janis Kertoi Minulle Salaisuuden (loket’s saxophonic version)
SUSS - Salt Flats (loket’s saxophonic version)
Suzanne Kraft & Johnny Nash - Beluga’s Song (Kelela x loket’s saxophonic ambient edit)
Laurel Halo - Marbles (loket’s saxophonic version)
loket - Althüttendorf
John Beltran - soft summer (loket’s saxophonic version)
Akis - New Age Rising (Part VIII) (loket’s saxophonic version)
The Soft Pink Truth - Grace (loket’s saxophonic version)

~

I am so excited to share the latest, and most unique, Deep Mind Music entry. This mix, by my good friend Tahl, has been in the works for a long time. A mixtape of 100% saxophonic versions & originals which is the first manifestation of Tahl’s new alias for saxophonic exploration - loket.

A member of Berlin's Power Play collective, Tahl debuted the combination of live saxophone played over ambient music at the intimate confines of Power Play’s foggy chill out room. Tahl first proposed the idea of this mix to me back in April, and throughout lockdown he has been chipping away at it, keeping me updated as it has slowly evolved from a loose initial concept into a fully formed immersive journey. 

Taking the listener through flurries of arpeggios, introspective poetry, delicate piano, vulnerable vocals, and lush, sunlit pads, the mix resonates on a tender, personal level. A story told through prescient programming between tracks and sonic palettes, it subtly ebbs and flows between different emotional states. Throughout the mix the free flowing saxophone jams flitting between the tracks take you far, far away, adding a soft trippy fluidity to the edges of the soundscape. By the end of the mix you are totally submerged in effervescent mind-melting deepness.

I’m so grateful to loket for putting together this truly special entry, and I hope you enjoy listening to it, and find as much solace, peace and catharsis in it as I have.

~

Some words from loket about the mix: 

This project started in many ways in a dank room in what is now a demolished squat in Lichtenberg Berlin at a Power Play Rave in the middle of 2019. Empowered by an unreasonable Funktion One Soundsystem flush inside of our chill out room, I experimented with playing live modulated saxophone for the first time. 

I was shaking so intensely I could barely blow air through the horn. But when what I played was channeled through my computer and out into the audience, the power of the sound, and of the moment, was sickening. Since then I’ve spent many hours honing and sculpting and experimenting to try and bring that feeling “to tape”.

I can’t stress enough how much of this project has been an exercise in moving forward slowly while having mostly no idea what I’m doing. I’m sure i broke every “rule” imaginable in recording and processing the saxophone on this mix. Maybe that is somewhat reassuring to those of you who also feel burdened by the glossy perfection and successes seemingly surrounding us at all times.

It’s also an exercise in reconnection. In patience. I stopped playing saxophone entirely in 2010 because I felt inadequate in my jazz skill. I haven’t practiced “a lick” in 10 years. I barely remember basic scales. But by revisiting the saxophone many years later through a more imaginative and electronic production lens, I’ve been able to move closer to creating the voice I always wanted to make.  

~

loket ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.15

This is the archive of our regular show on Cashmere Radio, Berlin. 

It is undeniable that we are living in uncertain times. For those of us failing - or refusing - to fit the patriarchal, racist, neoliberal mould we have lost hope in the future. We can see capitalism is not working but we cannot yet envisage an alternative. We discover that the stability we were instructed to obtain whether it be financial, political or ecological, is fleeting, if at all. The resulting anxiety is an instrument of neoliberalism that prevents many of us from being able to raise consciousness of the structural injustices that alienate us.

In a world where security is no longer feasible, the only constant we can rely on is change. Barad teaches us that the world is a dynamic process of intra-activity and materialisation, an ongoing ebb and flow of agency. The Buddhist Law of Impermanence proves that nothing in this world is eternal. Regardless of ones point of reference we can understand that every aspect of life, physical and mental is in flux and perhaps this transience is the only thing we can depend on.

Each month host @lou_drago invites an artist to ruminate on these ideas and create an hour of relief from these anxieties. A temporary suspension of reality, where the listener can speculate on alternate futures free from all systems of oppression.

Photographs 1-30: courtesy Ángela de la Serna
(except 25: courtesy of Sybil @syberkid)
Photographs 31 onward: courtesy Janusz Lorent (except from 37 with is a digital colourfield work by @ligovskoi) 
42 until now’s photographs are from Micki Rosi Richter (except 43 which is another digital colourfield work by @Ligovskoi.)

Cover art by Micki Rosi Richter

Contact: lou.drago @ pm.me

past listening occasions: 

kwia, berlin ~ 19 january 2025
with :
olle holmberg
marum
yuri shimaoka 
lou drago

kwia, berlin ~ 9 may 2024
with: 
ligovskoï
dan nicholls
yuri shimaoka
lou drago

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