Recorded live at the Grove, Saturday 8-10PM, Sustain-Release Year Nine (2023). Thank you to Aurora & the Sustain-Release team for the trust, to everyone who shared this memory I'll never forget.

Aaron J at Sustain-Release, Year Nine

Embracing uncertainty, we learn to live in the grey zones. Accepting change, we learn to live with discomfort. The only way out is through, or so they say.

For this episode of t r a n s i e n c e we have invited Moons co-founder, musician and sound designer, Baron to create a sonic journey to take you elsewhere for an extended moment. From deep bassy rumblings, to giggles and groans, through darker frequencies to patient piano chords, Baron's sonic offering is rich with imagery and affect. Moody, evocative and at moments intense, rest assured Baron lands us gently at the end with some sweet, reassuring whispers. Released on a Capricorn full moon in July, this episode offers ample opportunity to dive deep into ones emotional landscape the music supporting introspection and a letting go of all which no longer serves us.

Baron has the following to say about the mix: "This sonic narrative came together inspired by an idea of expressing an intimate, unspeakable and ever felt melancholy about my own identities in an inspiring and empowering way.

Embracing this theme and its inherent mysterious energy. Feeding it with curiosity, humour, raw aesthetics and humanity making it an abstract friend of the things that cannot be expressed and that one cannot explain themselves. A moment in time resonating with life as it is, as wonderful as unsettling.

This mix is dedicated to my dearest grandmother, Marie-Paule, one of the most inspiring and beautiful woman I have had the chance to have in my life."

We recommend a horizontal position and some decent headphones or speakers, dive in, and see where this offering takes you

To hear more from Baron please visit https://soundcloud.com/arthurbaron

Photography from Micki Rosi Richter <3

transience #57 with Baron

An incredibly special recording from Hewan Aman @hewanaman live from pe:rsona festival last year. 

From Hewan:
"The set is all playful, dubby, tecky, with some psy vibes and also a bit of deep and introspective bits. I played on a hot, sweaty afternoon during day 2—just as the sun was starting to cool down and the music heads that made up this special crowd were starting to get in all their feels. LOIF took over after me with his live set, carrying us into the darker hours of the night with his sexy psy vibes. It was such a magical moment, and I’m so glad to have it captured in this recording!"

Beautiful photograph by Romain Guede.

subglow/Live 3: Hewan Aman @ pe:rsona '24

@garcon at Waking Life 2024, 23h - 02h after L.B. Dub Corp and before Vlada at Floresta <3

ani/live Sixty Seven: garçon @ Waking Life

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

Since 2012, Caldera (@caldera-caldera) has crafted a distinct fusion of techno and bass, known for its immersive sound design.

His rhythmic experimentation offers a fresh perspective on dance music, exploring a wide range of BPMs along the way.

His music has been released on respected labels like Nummer Music, Kimochi Sound, Pressure Dome, and Well Street Records.

About the mix:
“I wanted to start the mix slightly faster and with more energy than I usually do. I already had the Aleksi Perälä song in my head as an intro for a set so I went for it and built the mix from there. While doing the tracklisting the mix slowly dissolved into the emotional ambient ending which happened very naturally and felt right.”

Osmura w/ Caldera 29

The next FlowCast is a kaleidoscope of emotions, vibrating with inspiration after this singular year. Recorded at home on a sunny morning in Pantin, it flows through textured, bass-heavy, and emotional tracks. It’s a mix from the heart - intuitive and grateful.

@thaispnbng is a DJ and promoter from Paris, known for exploring textures and moods to create emotional soundscapes. Her evolving sound, dives deep into techno and textured beats with long, immersive sets that blend ambient, breaks, techno and drum and bass.

Known for exploring the liminal spaces between ambient and dance music, Thaïs crafts an environment where intricate rhythms and atmospheric soundscapes guide dancers on a singular sonic journey.

FlowCast #007 | Thaïs

Next up in our mix series is Human Space Machine. Hailing from Amsterdam, the dutchman has found his way into electronic music by channeling movement into rhythmical cadences, crafting a sound that exists at the intersection of techno, house, and experimental electronic music. His productions are often trippy yet inviting, and released on respected labels like Nous’klaer Audio and De Lichting, the latter which he co-founded. 

In this mix Mike takes us on a 1,5 hour voyage through moisty atmospheres. Slick underwater grooves meets slimey deep cave techno, in a masterclass of mysterious and murky world-building and slow tension manipulation. Momentum gradually rising, via twisted acid and waterlogged minimalism. 

@humanspacemachine
@delichting

Ute Mix Series #113 | Human Space Machine

Descending into A Black Hole

Fuck ME until neighbors sampl'it

Listen exclusively here to the premiere of the track ‘Samuel Kerridge - A Discourse on Madness ‘ to be released with the ‘Memoir of Disintegration‘ album on December 5th, 2025 via Blueprint / BPLP04

Get your copy here: https://blueprintrecords.bandcamp.com/album/memoir-of-disintegration-2

Follow:
https://soundcloud.com/samuelkerridge
https://soundcloud.com/jamesruskin-blueprint
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Samuel Kerridge emerged onto the music scene with remarkable force during the past decade, propelled by a meteoric rise that, from his very first releases, demonstrated significant artistic maturity. From the outset, his work conveyed solidity and depth; his feat, perhaps, lay in his ability to transfigure the codes of techno and adapt them to inhospitable sonic environments, all filtered through a unique and deeply personal vision.

This distinctive approach draws from a deliberately diverse spectrum of influences, ranging from drone and industrial music to post-punk, dark ambient, abstract electronics, and even metal riffs. It was this amalgamation of qualities, this powerful and singular sonic identity, that immediately marked him as a producer to watch and established him as a cornerstone of the influential label Downwards, founded by his compatriot Regis.

Now, Samuel Kerridge returns to reaffirm his status with Memoir of Disintegration, his sixth studio album. The work stands as a convergence point where the key experiences and influences that have defined his trajectory perfectly crystallize. Across eleven tracks, the author focuses on weaving complex rhythmic sequences based on polyrhythms, erecting industrial textures of tangible roughness, and applying granular sound treatments that flirt with the territories of noise. All of this is framed within corrosive ambient landscapes, creating an atmosphere of oppressive and hypnotic beauty.

Electronics, in their purest and most twisted form, act as the binding element, mixing masterfully with all these raw ingredients and endowing the whole with a sophisticated, cerebral IDM touch. Memoir of Disintegration stands out as a work of exceptional creativity and elaboration, an album that confirms Kerridge's evolution and solidifies his position as an essential and provocative visionary on the fringes of the contemporary electronic scene.

Release Date: December 5th, 2025.

SAMUEL KERRIDGE - MEMOIR OF DISINTEGRATION
Artist: Samuel Kerridge
Title: ‘Memoir of Disintegration’
Label: Blueprint
Cat. #: BPLP04
Format: 2x12" Vinyl & Digital
Release: 5th December, 2025

Premiere: Samuel Kerridge - A Discourse on Madness [Blueprint]

upcoming listening-occasion at 
kwia, berlin ~ 16 Nov 2025
with: 
sarah wreath 
yuri shimaoka
lou drago

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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