Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/917

RA podcast

RA.917 Purelink

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Umfang & Q Media - Studio Mix

The second offering in our mix series is an edited live recording of Shy's set at Osmosis in The Trees, Friday night at Club Membrane. 

From the artist :

I haven’t published a club mix in over a year, and this recording in particular has the
beat play (kink), backwards and forwards, rough n raw wild card pressure from the start with sewn leather to korn at the finish line. 
"Trick or treat motherfucker suck a dick in the street take the gay pill from day 1 save yourself some trouble in the long run”. 

mad love to the entire crew, all the homies far n wide that came out to middle of nowhere to get fried.

@specialguest-dj
@osmosis_world

naffcast002 ⦾ Special Guest DJ @ Osmosis in the trees ⦾ Club Membrane 8======D~~~~~~

Purelink invites Millia & Eden Aurelius ahead of their Nowadays set in April 

https://www.instagram.com/eden.aurelius
https://www.instagram.com/akeemythedreamy



Purelink invites Millia b2b Eden Aurelius @ The Lot Radio 03-18-2025

Live recording of Kincaid's DJ set at Bodily on 13th April.

Kincaid (Bodily Plantroom) 130425

Initiation of The Blind Seer is a spiritual journey of becoming.
Melodic Ambient. 88 BPM.

Initiation of The Blind Seer

4. Initiation of The Blind Seer

I Did Not Drop the Acid

CAR SUBWOOFER BASS TEST 50K

Tracklist can be found on the NTS website.

upsammy on NTS radio (03.04.20)

http://blowinguptheworkshop.com/project/ccl

A re-imagination of a mixtape I never finished.

I started putting the pieces of this mix together in early 2018, and stopped after a head injury that made listening to music painful. These songs have gotten me through some of my darkest times, I hope this trip can provide you with some solace in 2020. 

Re-imagined, reorganized, re-edited songs, personal recordings, voice memos, bits of books...from “before,” from now. 

Recordings and music from: Amazondotcom, Ash Ra Tempel, ASMZ, Barefoot, Babyfather, Beautiful Pea Green Boat, Beat Happening, Carmen Maria Machado, CCL/Cecu, COH, Cocteau Twins, The Congos, Drome, The Durutti Column, Echium, Faye Wong, Freeway Fusion, Graham Lambkin, Jana Rush, Jake Muir, Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourriere, Koñca Taniec, Kelsey Lu, Kuedo, M. Geddes Gengras, Madteo, Miles Davis, Mark Van Hoen, Mark Clifford, Nat, Sky High Diamonds, Second Woman, Siete Catorce, Sun Araw, Tricky, Ulf Lohman, Vince Watson, Wilson Tanner

Blowing Up The Workshop

111 ◆ CCL

☼ pacing the platform ☼

world bookings, other inquiries: 
meri@futura-artists.com

US bookings:

ricky@visionarytalentgroup.com

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