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As 2023 approaches, we are asking artists to reflect on the year just gone through a series of mixes built from new music they’ve discovered or enjoyed in 2022. 

For Thessa Torsing, the only way is up – upsammy, that is, her most recognised alias and one under which she shares playful productions that touch on IDM and ambient, and takes to the controls for rousing DJ sets. Torsing traversed the globe this year, hop-skipping between Barcelona and Budapest, or Australia and London, with plenty more shows closer to home, in her native Amsterdam, as she continued to raise her glowing profile.

Her set for our end-of-year series starts on an amorphous and vaguely aqueous note, as squelchy synths and moon-lit atmospherics evoke a sense of submersion into a vast body of water. “This mix is a combination of murky low-end, tickling melodies and free-spirited micropercussions by some of my favourite producers of this year,” Torsing says on the recording, which features tracks by DBR, Andriy Kostyukov, CS + Kreme and more. 

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2022 Mix: upsammy

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

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

Interview: https://truantsblog.com/2024/truancy-volume-329-buttechno/ ‎

Soundcloud: @buttechno

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Truancy Volume 329: buttechno

Iconic ambient from Brooklyn.

Interview & tracklist: https://www.lowendtheorists.com/theory-therapy-mixes/theory-therapy-65-eden-aurelius

Theory Therapy 65: Eden Aurelius

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

Special guest shows from around the world. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/the-dubstep---tech-house-connection-ft-appleblim-12th-march-2025

The Dubstep - Tech House Connection w/ Beatrice M. (ft. Appleblim) 120325

Lychee's DJ set at Sonic Junkie Recording Studio in Brooklyn, NY.

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S03 E01 | LYCHEE @ Sonic Junkie Records

Recorded live on unceded Gadigal Land. Sovereignity was never ceded. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal Land.

One of our most special parties to date <3 

Genie opened the night with her unique and inquisitive blend of genres that shouldn't fit together but do...

Genie (Hybrid) @ GM 15/3/25

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

A Long Strange Dream is Batu's latest series which allows him to showcase a selection of music not limited to peak time dancefloors. Expect a deep dive into the crates for an eclectic mix of influences and oddities as you transcend into a collective long strange dream.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/a-long-strange-dream-w-batu/episodes/a-long-strange-dream-w-batu-23rd-april-2025

A Long Strange Dream w/ Batu 230425

@OsoFeo AKA Sebastián Ortega is a San Francisco-based DJ, producer, designer and a true champion of the underground scene. 

Sebastián co-runs @SutroFM, a platform based in San Fransisco who promote underground music and artists, both established and up and coming, through their regular programming & events. He lives for building community through music in the Bay Area & beyond and he is a key force in tirelessly supporting the DIY scene, regularly contributing to club nights & renegade parties, under a number of banners and collectives.

Full Q&A with Oso Feo: https://tinyurl.com/yc2474t4

Track lists:

Lava Brain:

Sykro - King’s Chamber [The Moth Club]

Carrier - Light Candles, To Mark the Way [Self Released]

Gëinst - AMBI [Aneelhi Rec]

Caldera - Sink Again [murmurs]

Gbar - Wiggleman [Earth Dog]

Aawadh - Nyteris [Annulled Music]

Luigi Tozzi - Light Touch [On Board Music]

Arsène Martinet - Korrigan Mischief [Aedi Records]

Sunju Hargun & Konduku - Mekong [Siamese Twins Records]

Kate Miller - Sprint [Butter Sessions]

Oso Feo Guest Mix:

Erosion - 3

Park - Hardtack

Donis - Time Warp

Charley's Vault - Like I Like It

fleet.dreams -  Tan Gallant

The Mirror Boys - Baby's First Boogie (Caleb's Friends & Family Vibe)

Rabbit in the Moon - Fun For Me Hallucination's Dreamcatchers Dub

Psychedelic Research Lab - Keep On climbin (Fade 2 End Remix)

Muslimgauze - The Sons Of Silenc (The Mirror Signal Manoeuvre Remix)

NH2 + Master D - Basically Deeper

Paul Lancaster - Bad Girl (Fretwell's Tripped-Out Mix)

ButterBandz - Ultra Instinct 

Mark Spence - Vibrance (Chris Cargo's Transition Mix)

Dan Morris & Shylock - Lean

Q&A w Oso Feo

'Triple Vision' 20.05.25 w Lava Brain + Oso Feo (SutroFM) [area3000.radio]

French-born and Berlin-based, ophélie is a DJ and producer, known for weaving low-end frequencies, intricate percussion, and rich, bass-driven textures into deeply immersive sets. With roots in dub, UK techno and IDM, her sound moves fluidly between dubstep, hypnotic techno and drum & bass, while drawing subtle influence from ambient, psychedelia, and trance. Her approach to music is organic and emotionally charged built on layered soundscapes, unusual (poly)rhythms, and a strong connection to natural environments. 

Promoter and resident at @refugeworldwide , she hosts Therapy Dog, a show that doubles as an event series at Berlin’s queer listening bar, @kwia.berlin . Her presence extends across platforms like NTS, Kiosk Radio, and Kindred in London, and she’s contributed to Polygonia’s Herbarium and @kinetic_____ mix series. As a producer, her tracks landed on labels including Bait, @pressuredome and @earlyreflex , with her debut EP being release via hundert records in early 2024 and her most recent release on Water Bodies, the first @gravitypleasure compilation.

In this mix, ophélie offers a more introspective journey, flowing through slow, percussive transitions and subtle shades of R&B, neo-soul/wave and some dance nuances, a fresh and unexpected detour from the typical club sound. 

You can listen now on SoundCloud 
🫴🏻

𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 - zizi K invites Ophélie / Internet Public Radio

DANIEL RINCÓN | NSR 17

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

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