The Exciting Unknown

“As the Japanese composer Nas-Kaz once said, sound is like wind — it becomes boring when humans try to control it too much. I feel the same when performing live ambient music. We have reached a time where music cannot be created by thought alone; it has to be allowed to unfold, to breathe on its own terms.”

ambient live set at Halle am Berghain - December 2024

The fourteenth podcast. The first artist on the 2025 gathering lineup. When the idea for this podcast was first developed, showcasing Sardinian DJ's was always something we wanted to accomplish. There is a natural harmony between the environment here and this style of music. It is something that is difficult to articulate. The ambience lends itself to the hypnotic, organic, profound tones. The landscape mirrors the sheer, rugged, illusive elements of deep techno. The lapping sea emulates the constant, unerring yet unpredictable facets. 

One artist who in our minds captures the very essence of all of this; with consistently top quality releases, classy mixes and a genuine, friendly and approachable character, is Save Your Atoll, who we are thrilled to welcome to the Out Of Focus Podcast. 

We are also overjoyed to announce @SaveYourAtollofficial as the first name on our lineup for Out Of Focus Gathering 2025, an event that grants the opportunity to come and witness the harmony between this place and this music.

Today's mix is grounded in pace and energy. Rhythmic elements intertwine to invoke an unyielding urge to move. Ever present is the push and pull, the tension and release, poised expertly to give the listener relief at the exact moment you need it. Whatever mood you carry with you when you press play on this mix, I assure you will feel re-energised by the end.

SC: @SaveYourAtollofficial
IG: https://www.instagram.com/save_your_atoll
Bandcamp: https://saveyouratoll.bandcamp.com

Out Of Focus 2025 Gathering links
Site: https://2025.outoffocus.it
IG: https://www.instagram.com/_out_of.focus/

Out Of Focus 014 - Save Your Atoll

@mariusbo

As we approach the end of summer, I am delighted to welcome Marius Bø to Deep Mind Music with an ethereal mix of celestial atmospheres to calm the soul ✧｡⋆.

Inspired by recent time spent in the mountains of Norway, the mix takes us high into the stratosphere, where whispers of cirrus clouds melt into the surrounding sky. Gentle blankets of emotive tones morph around us, as we are carried forth into the sacred chambers of the inner mind.

As the mix progresses, delicate arpeggiated spirals bloom across the imagination, and we are held in delicate suspension above the earth, floating, weightless, in quiet introspection. Thank you Marius for this beautiful mix, a space for deep reflection and blissful harmony within.

Years ago, Marius invited me to make an ambient and downtempo mix for @ute-rec’s mix series after listening to Deep Mind Music (https://soundcloud.com/ute-rec/ute-mix-series-49-sybil), so it is a great joy to present this transcendent mix from Marius himself on Deep Mind Music today 🤍💠🌙

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Downloads Enabled ~

Marius Bø ~ Deep Mind Music Vol.34

night into light

4.30-7am

don't mind the imperfections;)

mastered by Other Joe 

Sunrise set at Mach 1, Yorta Yorta Country, 5 April 2025

Palm Reader 12: agraybé 
“before, after, anthropocene”

Aired on VPN Radio on 08.21.25 
Revisited recording from our Palm Reader in-person night in June
Tracklist below
@agraybe
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Ariana's comment on her approach to the mix, and her accompanying photo  which is up on our IG [at] new.palm :

“This is a picture I snapped on a recent hike (very close but lucky safe from the Altadena wildfire destruction zone). The tangly dense vines hugging around a grove of trees symbolize to me an ecosystem free from the stains of humankind. In this set, I imagined the sounds of before, during, and after the Anthropocene. This set was cathartic because, in the process of layering these sounds, I reflected on feelings of climate grief and solastalgia. I hope you are able to listen on a walk or somewhere quiet 🍃”

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TRACKLIST
Enord – Refracted 
Intervalo Extensivo – Tuber
Ein Hauch einer Gartensitzung – Unjin
Part One – Pianeti Sintetici
Northern Atmosphere Ode To The Sea – Unjin
Solastalgia – agraybé
Aqui – Rambadu
Humid Zone – Acronym
Amphibious Spirits – Otodojo
Into The Void Where Things Grow – Samuel Rohrer
Areal 14 – Tobias, Doltz
Les chemins de l'inconnu – Katatonic Silentio
Liquid Tryptamine – Spekki Webu
Ambient Recorded Parts – Nathan Surreal
Explorations of Mouth – otodojo
Outro – Perko
Observatory – Monolake
The Surface Shines – Adhémar
Kalis At Love – Farron Damaad
Trace Unfold – Alka_Rex
Aux pieds du glacier – Catartsis & Ida
Watching Clouds – Monolake
Off Course – Sebastian Mullaert & Henrik Frendin
Inner Peace – BLNDFLD
Ballo Of Fire (object blue version) – Object Blue, Michal Turtle
Crystal – Sabla
NREM 1 – Void
Vast – Nikolay Kozlov

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~ experimental ambient for wayfinding in stillness ~

🤲

Palm Reader 12: agraybé

We give a warm welcome to Sydney-based artist Trinity, taking center stage in our 323rd episode.

Trinity is a Sydney-based DJ, producer, and performer with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. Trinity has earned the respect and love of fans, dancers and peers from Sydney to Berlin — and many destinations in between. Her abundant and diverse talents, her famous work ethic, and her uncompromising musical vision have made her a force to be reckoned with in the world of techno.
Trinity was billed alongside Richie Hawtin at the Vivid Sydney festival at Sydney Opera House; headlined Sydney’s world-famous Mardi Gras celebration; and has played at Tresor, Tomorrowland and many other clubs and festivals across Europe. Other stops on her musical travels have included New Zealand, India and Amsterdam’s famed Red Light Radio.
Each of Trinity’s live shows is marked by her unique versatility: from deep dub-techno, acid and electro to peaktime techno — all combining for a distinct and moving soundscape. Trinity is also one-half of boundary-breaking live act Phax Machine (along with partner Analogue Resistance), with the duo focusing especially on tougher breakbeat and classic rave sounds. 
Trinity’s recorded output includes collaborations with Luke Hess, Eric Cloutier, Headless Horseman and XDB, with her releases making their way into some of the best record shops in the world including Berlin’s Hard Wax. Trinity also runs A&R for Australian techno label Nightime Drama.

"A journey between shadows and light. Deep, unhurried, and soul-soaked, this mix drifts between introspection and uplift — a little piece of me. Huge thanks to Deep Breakfast for providing such a beautiful platform for ambient music, and to the artists for creating the stunning tracks featured here."

Tracklist:
1. Owl - Among The Shadows
2. Innesti - Fragility and Circumstance
3. Innesti - At the Edges
4. Owl - Murmurs From Another Horizon
5. Owl - Fragments Of Darkness
6. Lauge, Warmth - Vapour
7. Luna Ludmila - Warmth Breathe
8. Joachim Spieth - Decelerate
9. Barker - The Remembering Self
10. Sanjib - Angel's Entrance
11. Lauge - Pathfinder V
12. Martin Allin - Mind in Midair
13. Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner - Scope (Abul Mogard Rework)
14. SVLBRD - The Reef (Joachim Spieth Remix)
15. Hidden Sequence - Komorebi
16. Mikkel Rev - LM 8182
17. Dino Sabatini - Plena Lunae

Photo by Robin Kirby

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Deep Breakfast 323 ~ Trinity

Two hours of music made from guitar + field recordings

Lot Radio 8/22/25

Naarm-based artist Greer carries us through the second entry to Serendipity -offering over an hour of serene ambience, knitted together with graceful beauty and the rawness of their own experience. 

The sound they have curated invites the listener to dream, breathe deeply into oneself and seek truth. Organic sounds are nestled amongst warm layers of ethereal chords, bringing about a sense of intangible comfort that allows the listener to texturally potter through the inevitable liminality which accompanies growth…

Greer has reflected on their intentions and emotions behind the mix, and where serendipity has found them along the way;


“This mix was recorded at the beginning of the new year, something that started without a solid intention, ended up becoming a full on reflective journey through moments that had guided and shaped my little heart.

A loving glance between friends, a pat on the back, tears on a flight, incense in new yet old homes, a thought that incites change – something all a little deeper than myself.

I reflected on my year in a new city, reminiscing over canon events, love gained and lessons learnt. During this mix, it was like I regained consciousness, I suddenly remembered how these softer sounds can nurse us to a space of gentle introspection.

I hope this mix can be a gentle guide to reflection - when things seem chaotic or slightly out of reach - may these sounds remind you to take a deep breath and reconnect with your body…everything will be juuuuuuuuust fine!”


Find yourself the moment to gently look within yourself and look up to the “komorebi” in the trees...


Greer is a DJ, visual artist and the driving force behind the melting ambient mix series take care, a meditative place to visit when you need more of these gentle yet reflective soundscapes.

https://soundcloud.com/yourfriendgreer
https://soundcloud.com/take-care-of-each-other



Artwork by Christine Simpson 

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Recorded on the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we operate and pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that colonial structures persist to this day and recognise the ongoing struggles of First Nations people. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.




{~* tracklist*~}


guiding words spoken by david larbi

andy nicolson - rift

peter bark & fredrsngrn - melankolske ferdamenn dansar i regnet

atte elias kantonen - mire

martyna basta - glass

kincaid - scree slope

other joe - me if i was a shoe

vâyu - the birth of milarepea

halftribe - elegant, golden

kindtree - over everything

man rei - trust in time

sina - unknown

sonmi451 - bay hatch

kirk barley - évier

nueen - syn

mu tate & nikolay kozlov - all night drip

slowfoam - like phantom memories in the slinking storm

lewi boome & flytipper - platnium silicone

xenia reaper - qx5136

opitope - an white drop of morning dew

so wet’s water kingdom feat. hala alyan - over and over / gaza

barefoot - becoming someone else (inhmost altered remix)

kirk barley - bathe pt3

billus - drown

Greer for Serendipity

https://soundcloud.com/velvia50

https://soundcloud.com/espacio-perpendicular Festival 2025
Saturday morning 11:30-13:00

Obscure Echoes: Velvia [Perpendicular 2025]

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Guest show - Ina Kacz - 25 Aug 2025

CVT006 - Barefoot - Unseen Objects

Living Room n°88 ~ @user-195275547

q. pls introduce yourself…
Hello, we are forest.exe (Sven and Silvan). We run a label that focuses on ambient, avant-garde and experimental music. It is called Jurassic Ambient Records. The name is inspired by the Jura forests in Switzerland, where we live and grew up. We create our own mixes and also release guest mixes as well as music from friends and anyone interested. We started about four years ago. Over time, we gradually moved away from technoid sounds and club culture, and began experimenting and mixing together within the genres of ambient, experimental and drone, where we felt more at home. For us, it is essential to connect music with the wellbeing in nature, which is also the origin of everything.

q. is there a story behind the mix?
This time we created the mix with Ableton in Sven’s home studio, nestled near the Jurassic forest — not, as we usually do, in a rehearsal room with a Pioneer setup. It was a warm and luminous day at the very beginning of summer. Surrounded by nature, we let the atmosphere guide us, working spontaneously and intuitively. Instead of CDJs, we wanted to explore a new approach, giving ourselves more time and space to shape the flow. This allowed us to engage more deeply with each track and to sculpt the transitions with greater precision.
The result is a mix that feels reduced and calming, almost dreamlike, yet still carries a quiet strength. It mirrors the uncertainties and concerns we feel about the world, and the question of how we might navigate through them. We dedicated an entire day to the process, with pauses, a few beers, and long conversations about the value of music and the character we wanted this mix to embody.

q. what’s the best way to enjoy your mix?
Step into the forest, put on your headphones, leave the world behind and sink into natural, calming sounds. You might wander along the paths and lose yourself in the embrace of nature, or sit quietly on a tree stump, listening to the mix while observing the subtle life unfolding around you. This is, in essence, what our name forest.exe is meant to evoke.

q. describe a favourite object in your living room...
Silvan: My favourite object in my living room is a handmade ceramic piece with an organic, natural design. I discovered it in Krakow last year during my visit to the Unsound Festival.
Sven: Hehe… epic indeed. My favorite object in my living room is a triptych of three Japanese woodblock prints. In the first, several farmers brandishing katanas burst forth with fierce cries. In the second, a lone farmer leaps dramatically over a waterfall, sword in hand. And in the third, a bear flees from the oncoming attackers. The imagery is raw and powerful, yet strangely inspiring. I don’t know the artist or when the pieces were created — but stumbling upon them in an antique shop felt like a stroke of fortune, as if they had been waiting there for me.

q. are you working on any projects right now (music or not music)?
We are both working on new music, though it often takes a lot of time — which can be challenging, since we both work more or less full-time as social workers, and Sven also has children. Still, we meet regularly to create ambient mixes, discuss musical developments, and continue shaping our vision for the label. Through it, we keep releasing new mixes as well as music (EPs) from ourselves and from other artists.
What we love is that this project has been with us for quite some time, and we can move at our own pace — deciding how much energy to put in, or when to slow things down. That way, it never becomes stressful, because we are not chasing success, but rather sharing our musical principles and offering others a fresh listening experience. We are also searching for a spot in the forest where we can record outdoor mixes, letting nature inspire our music even more directly.

The Exciting Unknown

Andy