Name: Inside by United Machines
Duration: 7 min 8 s
Description: One take hardware jam from 2018. Recorded on external recorder, output could have been better. No external compression or mixing/mastering

The closing set at the Varden stage is always a special time; Filled with excitement, tears, hugs, and exhaustion, it marks the end of four incredible days at Monument Festival.

This year Japanese maestro Wata Igarashi stepped up and delivered a legendary closing set. A psychedelic vortex of sound thundered across the forest as the dance floor was illuminated in radiant colors and fog, with smiling faces and dancing bodies all around. 

So find your best headphones or sit down in front of your speakers, turn it up, and time travel back to the Forgotten Valley. Guided by our friend, Wata Igarashi. Enjoy.

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Can’t wait to get back to Veggli? Our sixth edition of Monument Festival will take place from July 31st to August 3rd 2025 and tickets will go on sale soon. Be sure to join our waiting list at https://festival.mnmt.no/ to get your invitation. Mark your calendars. See you in the forest. 

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https://www.instagram.com/wataigarashi/

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'A Hot Summer Night in 1991'
This mix was made to bring you back to the golden days of House.
Back when it had never been on the radio, never seen on tv & only some Parkzicht-tapes circulated the neighbourhood.
Step into this time machine & enjoy thé most beautiful tracks from that era! 🙏🌌💫🌃💥

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Sound Metaphors Mix Series 37 : Space Arp Pete

One take hardware jam from 2018. Recorded on external recorder, output could have been better. No external compression or mixing/mastering

Inside

United Machines is a collective of analogue synths, samplers and drum machines fronted by Himanshu Pandey. An all analogue, hardware based setup with constantly changing live configurations and sounds. Each set is unique, with real time control and live improvisation. From FM synths to monosynth basslines, samples of vintage analog synths mangled through digital samplers, vocoder laced vocal stabs or 303 squelches, its all there and computer free.

Mumbai based synthesist, multi-instrumentalist and equipment collector Himanshu Pandey conceptualised United Machines in 2013 as a live, improvisational act that moves across genres and setups for each unique set. Previous sets have included Lo-fi/Noiz synthesis at ReProduce LR Sessions (Pune & Mumbai), Modular synthesis set (Antisocial), Electro Funk/Disco (Bonobo), Juke/Garage (Summerhouse), Piano House/Proto Techno (The Den), Acid House (Future Theory Festival).

Since 2001, Himanshu has been obsessively building the largest private collection of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers and drum machines in the country (including vintage equipment sourced from Bollywood studios), while actively encouraging and developing the community through workshops, mentorship and open jam sessions.

Inside

United Machines

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