i have a running playlist called the "cutting-edge coffee shop" where i dump tracks that work enough in a café setting • ambient enough to allow your mind to flow and wander but distinct enough to jostle you out of those states and ask "hey, who's playing right now?" • not as much real mixing here, but my mindset was to cut some of the fat that would have arose if these tracks fully played out like on a real coffeeshop playlist, and i ended up returning to the sensations of doing a late-night college radio show where only a handful of people listen, but that handful absolutely loves it

cover image is david wojnarowicz "savarin coffee" (1983) turned black and white

TRACKLIST:
leo james - what happened to you (3rd wave remix) [neubau]
shackleton feat. the bug - deadman (crackle remix)
ø - maan valosa [sähko]
taylor e burch - i wanna be your girl [downwards]
nvst - morningface (notwelcomingface edition) [big science]
shoc corridor - khartoum [shout]
adult fantasies - cage [stroom]
the paradox - a new rain [contactdisc]
malvern brume - tarmac shakes into new shapes [left alone]
zoviet france - drive [charm]
dirty beaches - elli [zoo music]
einstürzende neubauten - installation nº1 [mute]
six six seconds - tearing down heaven [blackest ever black]
soisong - dtorumi [soisong.com]
???? - ???? [????]

proof of concept 008 • missive from the cutting-edge coffee shop

At Field Maneuvers 2023, Optimo (Espacio) played the final set in the Sputnik tent as part of the Watching Trees takeover. "We expected everyone to be on their final reserves of energy," they said. "But it was instantly apparent that there was electric energy in the tent. It ended up being one of the most joyous, life-affirming gigs of [the year]."

@optimo-music @fieldmaneuvers

Find out more about Field Maneuvers 2024: https://ra.co/news/80472

RA Live - Optimo (Espacio) - Field Maneuvers, UK

NON PUNIRE @ Laut (Krewe)_30/04/2025

A 6 hour b2b beginning to end with Justin Strauss (@justin-strauss) at Earthly Delights. One of my favorite nights this year <3

Justin Strauss b2b Amelia Holt @ Earthly Delights (08/01/25)

the 6th chapter as the previous 5 chapters is education 
that a lot of alleged "House" DJs and Producers are 
obviously lacking showcasing modern, vintage and 
out of print/promo labels:

trax records, underground, house records, precision,
sunstar records, dezzarotic records, l.a. club resource, 
gherkin records, chicago connection, still music chicago,
dark entries and chiwax to productions from: 

ron hardy, felix de housecat’s 1st production, sweet d,
gene hunt, larry heard, farley jackmaster funk, virgo 4, 
x2, dmarc cantu, steve summers, boyd jarvis, juju, 
leron carson, g strings, ron morelli, terence woodard, 
delroy edwards, mutant beat dance and a new production of jakbeat to come from chicago 
with a new alias project dropping later this year 
in 2025 for a label we support.
(more news on that later)


⚠️ warning ⚠️ 
this selection covers the building blocks of the 
early dance music scene with selections of today 
and yesterday incorporating musical blueprint dubs,
a couple of vocals in between but overall: 
a raw style of basement underground tracks 
of Chicago and New York’s timeless heroes & icons 
we admire, honor and inspired by their education.

we hope this will give people the chance to 
listen to music many may have never heard 
on this side of sound that provides a provocative 
and thoughtful musical workout in your mind 
with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console 
with an effects box and cd players.

this selection is personally dedicated 
to my beloved heart ♥️ vicki, jason, nestor, 
mark grusane, naughty wood, ron morelli,
kozmik, strangeland, alex from queens, uncle tom
and the dancers and dreamers for the continuation 
of the lessons and storytelling of chicago with 
sincerity 🎶✨

runtime: 3 hours 50 minutes 

****more chapters to come in due time****

{Traxx} Presents- The Definitive Articles of House Music Chapter 6

No Digital Downloads until vinyl sells out. No Repress.

Distributed by Bordello A Parigi.

For the second chapter of our Elementa Obscura series, the compilation moves with even greater force toward the dancefloor crossing the jagged territories of industrial, electro, and wave, sculpting six tracks where raw mechanics and shadowed atmospheres entwine.

Opening the record, FIUME (the side project of Croatia’s Le Chocolat Noir (Bunker Records, L.I.E.S.)) sets the tone on ‘Factory Wall’: a slab of cold industrial hypnosis where relentless drum patterns march across frozen synth landscapes. Pure machinery in motion.

On A2, Canadian producer Memorex channels a more measured energy. A steady, rolling bassline anchors intricate analog textures, while carefully layered pads expand into widescreen atmospheres. A track that feels both cleanly architected and deeply immersive.

Closing the first side, Uruguay’s Nyxloid: an EBM torchbearer with an unmistakable turntable craft presents ‘Utopicx’: hypnotic patterns, futuristic atmospheres, and metallic soundscapes loaded with tension. A cut built for those who thrive in the darker corners of the floor.

The flip side dives further. Ole Mic Odd, veteran of the US electro (KRI Records, Zement, Source Material, Kraftjerkz), contributes a heavyweight statement: razor-sharp pads, low-end menace, and grooves carved with mechanical precision. Electro at its most uncompromising.

On B2, Spanish artist Thai Lady Boy delivers a fierce industrial techno cut that feels like electricity itself in revolt: distorted acid sparks, convulsive rhythms, and scorched fragments of noise reassembled into a driving, chaotic whole. It’s unstable, dangerous, and wired for intensity.

Finally, RNXRX closes the circle with Altered States: a plunge into body music mutations where rhythm becomes rite. Oscillating between experimentation and sheer physicality, the track reveals the artist’s darkest impulses and his will to transgress.

Six cuts aimed at adventurous DJs and fearless dancers. As always, this is a one-time pressing of 250 copies only.

The artwork seals the vision: a planetary heptagram, historically used as a tool for cosmic contemplation. Representing the seven classical celestial forces, its geometry encodes order, proportion, and spiritual resonance mirroring the record’s sonic invocation.

Stay tuned, soon we’ll announce the official release party of Elementa Obscura Vol. 02, where one of the artists from our first edition will take the stage.

EOD002 - VA - Elementa Obscura Vol. 02 (Snippets)

Universal and electric, flowing with liquid and environmental sounds. Latin rhythms collide with broken fragments, building a crescendo of sensuality and velocity. Intriguing vocals ride over rolling grooves, acid tones, and techno kicks, creating irresistible bursts of energy.

Kia’s meditative cosmic aura meets Bitter Babe’s rhythmic fire in a tribal, sassy mix that moves, pulses, and evolves. Layered textures, ancestral grooves, and veteran bass carry the set through ravishing hours of sound.

Kia b2b Bitter Babe - Climate of Fear x Sustain Release - June '25

Recording of Elena Colombi & Lena Willikens' set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Elena Colombi & Lena Willikens at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

Nosedrip @ MAKING TIME ♾️ 2025

Three individual artists, whose oeuvres on Nation, L.I.E.S., Dark Entries, and Offen precede them, 
form NU VISION — 

a “do-you-believe-in-alchemy” balance of rhythm, damage, and deep feeling, are immersed into The Seed, their debut dropping on Nation, Valentine’s Week 2026.

©2025 Nation Records
Mastering by Bob Weston

NU VISION Personnel:
Duke Cooper 
Jonathan D. Valdez 
Jason Letkiewicz 

featuring
Robert Lane 

View the 1st video from our YouTube channel here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woQYSMsvkzY

NU VISION
Duke Cooper 
Jonathan D. Valdez 
Jason Letkiewicz 

featuring
Robert Lane and Fletch

special guests
Mali Mase /
Anthony Z. / 
Jake Alrich / 

Directed, shot, edited, and produced by
Todd Sines 

Assistant camera / Focus puller
Justin Simpson 

Assistant Directors | Drivers
Amanda Lucido 
Meg Quinn 

2nd assistant camera / Focus puller
Andries Boekelman 

Additional camera
Nikita Krakhofer 
Alisa Krakhofer

Driver
Mali Mase

Time

MIKA VAINIO + RYOJI IKEDA + ALVA NOTO - LIVE 2002 [N-043]

In September 2002 Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda and Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) were invited by the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art for a residency. As a result of this project three live performances followed this research period.

All the tracks on this record were recorded live on September 23, 2002 at the Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Newcastle, UK.

All sounds by Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda, Carsten Nicolai.

LIVE 20O2

MOVEMENT 4

MIKA VAINIO + RYOJI IKEDA + ALVA NOTO - MOVEMENT 4

wending
~
menace (downtempo, new beat),
mania (ebm, electro, techno), and
melancholy (folk, ambient, experimental)

proof of concept 008 • missive from the cutting-edge coffee shop

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