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Pacing The Platform 7 w/ upsammy on NTS (21.07.21)

Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Dekmantel Selectors 2021

upsammy at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

Pacing The Platform 9 w/ upsammy on NTS (10.11.21)

Pacing The Platform 8 w/ upsammy on NTS (15.09.21)

Pacing the Platform 14 w/ upsammy on NTS (20.09.22)

@upsammy
Since the release of her debut EP ‘Another Place’ on Rotterdam's premiere Nous’klaer record label, upsammy has emerged as one of the most exciting contemporary electronic artists of our time. Known for her boundary-pushing vision of music and sound, upsammy’s string of releases on the likes of AD93, Die Orakel and Dekmantel have manifested into a back catalogue that give the sense and feeling of gallery of artworks. With a background in arts, it’s no surprise that upsammy works from a foundation of unbridled imagination. As is a common theme amongst many of my most admired artists, the power to present works that simultaneously champion both the weird and the functional is at the forefront of upsammy’s sound. It seems to me that the space between is where the magic happens - crystalline electronica, otherworldly ambience, hypnotic glitch and deconstructed club sounds morph to produce upsammy’s unique brand of contemporary, psychedelic idm. Her more recent and first long-player ‘Zoom’ showcases a somewhat softer side - warm crunchy textures, bouncing sub bass and at times-playful melodies are bound together with both quirky and functional rhythms. Zoom bestows upon us a beautiful and engaging collection of sounds which tell the story of both organic and digital realms. I once read a Bandcamp fan describe upsammy’s work as ‘fairytale idm’ and I couldn’t agree more. At the heart of every fairytale is a sense of magic, and everything upsammy does is just that. 

Alongside her productions, upsammy is an expert DJ who crafts brilliantly creative mixes and live sets with laser like precision - dynamic blends of experimental electronics weave between dreamy soundscapes, spacial percussion, psychedelic drum and bass and breaks - you can always expect the unexpected and this mix is no different! upsammy joined me live in the PBS studio on the 14th October 2022.

upsammy - PN 186

Pacing the Platform 15 w/ upsammy on NTS (03.11.22)

Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2022.

upsammy at Dekmantel Selectors 2022

Pacing the Platform 16 w/ upsammy on NTS (23.02.23)

Pacing the Platform 17 w/ upsammy on NTS (20.04.23)

For her Crack Mix, upsammy’s architectural and shape-shifting approach to sound is in full force. “This mix is more on the percussive and clubby side of my sound,” she tells us, “focussing on a flow between adventurous rhythms with playful high frequencies, eccentric kicks and ambiguous tones”.

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Crack Mix 499: upsammy

Pacing the Platform 18 w/ upsammy on NTS (15.06.23)

upsammy and Jonathan Castro present 'Dwell,' which maps the emotional resonance of space through sound.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/10/16/fact-mix-upsammy-jonathan-castro/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 930: upsammy & Jonathan Casto (Oct '23)

Pacing the Platform 19 w/ upsammy on NTS (30.11.23)

Pacing the Platform 20 w/ upsammy on NTS (25.01.24)

"Space is something I'm really developing in my music," she explains. "Often I get inspired by surroundings," she continues. "When I'm in a certain place, and there's a certain smell or atmosphere, that really inspires me. So sometimes when I make a track, it kind of resembles this moment I had in this specific place."

upsammy (@upsammy) was a resident DJ at Amsterdam's much loved De School nightclub and words like "adventurous" are often used to describe her sets. As electricity blossoms and leaves glisten, upsammy creates interpretative space, cleverly paradoxical in its concurrent comfort and desolation. Known for her keen ear for crystalline melodies and intricate rhythms, her name is Thessa Torsing; she transcends traditional genre boundaries, creating a space where the digital and organic harmonize.

PURE Guest.053 upsammy

Saturday 3 February 2024
CTM 2024 – Sustain
RSO.Berlin

Like a blossoming mind-fungus, the microtextual world of upsammy hums with the uncanny seepage of the organic. Effortlessly blending translucent tones and funky rhythms, the Amsterdam artist creates a natural groove that flows through different speeds of spatial vibes and dreamy soundscapes. Collaborating with visual artist Jonathan Castro in many of her live shows, they craft psyched-out landscapes, playing with contradictions of comfort and solitude. These are beautiful companion pieces to her ephemerally-hitting DJ sets, drawing from trippy experimental DnB and offbeat techno.

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CTM 2024: upsammy at RSO.Berlin

Pacing the Platform 21 w/ upsammy on NTS (21.03.24)

Pacing the Platform 22 w/ upsammy on NTS (16.05.24)

Pacing the Platform 23 w/ upsammy on NTS (11.07.24)

Pacing the Platform 24  w/ upsammy on NTS (05.09.24)

upsammy at Praia - Waking Life '24

Pacing the Platform 25 w/ upsammy on NTS (31.10.24)

The Dekmantel favourite kicks off 2025 in an exploratory mood.

Since her breakout in 2017, Thessa Thorsing has built an enviable CV: a debut release on Nous'klaer Audio, an album on Dekmantel and a residency at former Amsterdam clubbing institution De School. Over these years, she's honed a singular sound, navigating wild variations in tempo and mood that dance along the edges of techno, IDM and drum & bass (we could list many more, but you know the drill).

Her creative arc has seen her delve into ever more abstract concepts, such as 2024's ambient-leaning album, Strange Meridians, exploring the interplay between synthetic and natural textures through drumless experimentations. As she explained in her 2018 RA Breaking Through profile, "I just want to hear the weirdness in the music."

Thorsing's RA Podcast showcases exactly why she's one of the most  consistently adventurous names in dance music. Describing it as "a mix with a narrative," the former landscape architecture student flexes her ability to build sonic environments, beginning in a landscape more akin to a swamp than a club.

Across 90 minutes, she moves through numerous layered terrains, exploring everything from Skee Mask's lucid, beatless techno to the piercing acid of Mike Parker. Unfolding with a restless sense of curiosity, RA.970 captures an artist challenging the boundaries of electronic music, ever upward.

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Read more at ra.co/podcast/970

RA.970 upsammy

Pacing the Platform 26 w/ upsammy on NTS (20.02.25)

Pacing the Platform 27 w/ upsammy on NTS (17.04.25)

3VOOR12 Sunday Snooze Mix

Noisey Eindejaarsmix

Dekmantel Festival 2018

upsammy at Dekmantel Festival 2018

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https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/whities-21st-october-2018/

Mix for Whities on NTS radio (21.10.18)

Recording of upsammy's set at Dekmantel Festival 2019.

Dekmantel Festival 2019

upsammy at Dekmantel Festival 2019

Tracklist can be found on the NTS website.

upsammy on NTS radio (03.04.20)

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Pacing the Platform 1 w/ upsammy on NTS (19.08.20)

multi membrance park

a construction site yet a ruin
a constant dive through membranes
objects into walls
walls into sand
where water falls into melody and leafs blow in the wind like flutes

multi-membrance park

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