thanks to mike jedlicka @ optic echo presents for hosting this mix on his podcast/mixcloud  platform.

https://www.mixcloud.com/opticecho/oep-22724-wndfrm/
https://www.opticechopresents.com/e/oep-22724-wndfrm/

tracklisting - 

france jobin - singulum -  n 
alëna korolëva -  accidental wilderness - redwinged pingpong 
mbogua mbugua mbugua - silole - rushing river at night
niknak - bashi - compass
steve roden - view - untitled 
chloe alexandra thompson - moire - divergence
christina kubisch - night flights - the cats dream
cheryl e. leonard - chattermarks: field recordings from palmer station -  sparring elephant seals
isobel clouter & rob mullender  - myths of origin: sonic ephemera from east asia - aosigetunoer descent
gescom - minidisc - pricks
catherine lee & matt hannafin - five shapes : improvisations for oboe d'amore & percussion  - oval (five shapes pt. 4)
richard chartier - further materials - improvisation_122904b
elbejee - homeopathic waft of signal - aötebe
ernst karel - heard laboratories - chemistry laboratory / center for nanoscale systems / ...
sadnoise - according to chance - grid ops binary left shift rotating
kotoka suzuki - shimmer, tree - reservoir
mHZ - function - y = x
mHZ - form - formd'
yann novak - in residence - 3
heller - .01..05. - 2093hz

please support the artists - 

https://lineimprint.bandcamp.com/album/singulum
https://ryoanji-alena.bandcamp.com/album/accidental-wilderness
https://m2thepower3.bandcamp.com/album/silole
https://niknakdjmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bashi
https://steveroden.bandcamp.com/album/view
https://chloealexandrathompson.bandcamp.com/album/moir
https://imprec.bandcamp.com/album/night-flights
https://cherylleonard.bandcamp.com/album/chattermarks-field-recordings-from-palmer-station
https://www.and-oar.org/and_32.html
https://bleep.com/release/7513-gescom-mini-disc
https://catherineleematthannafin.bandcamp.com/album/five-shapes-improvisations-for-oboe-damore-percussion
https://richardchartier.bandcamp.com/album/further-materials
https://kathyhinde.bandcamp.com/album/homeopathic-waft-of-signal
https://www.and-oar.org/and_35.html
https://sadnoise.bandcamp.com/album/according-to-chance
https://kotokasuzuki.bandcamp.com/album/kotoka-suzuki-shimmer-tree
https://millihertz.bandcamp.com/album/function
https://millihertz.bandcamp.com/album/form
https://yannnovak.bandcamp.com/album/in-residence
https://optical-sound.bandcamp.com/album/01-05-os-011

thanks for listening.

wndfrm guest DJ mix - optic echo presents 2/27/24

Hey, been quiet for a while. You know how it goes, life gets in the way, more time spent listening than mixing... no bad thing. Rest assured I've always got a couple of mixes in the stash for special occasions. Here are a couple of shorter forays back into eclectic territory, mainly focusing on samples of the Headz/Blue Note/Techstep era (my soundtrack for the last couple of months). Two different themes, here's the first, second mix goes up on Friday. Kindly support *please and thankyou* 
 
Massive shout to you all, enjoy :)

Alan Hawkshaw - Countdown 
> Apollo 440 - Lolita 
Techno Animal - The Mighty Atom Smasher
> 'Ghost In The Shell' - The Major Merges With The Puppet Master 
Techno Animal - Catatonia
Techno Animal - Flight Of The Hermaphrodite
Biosphere - Baby Interphase
Ken Ishii - Moved By Air
Autechre - C/Pach
Basic Channel - Radiance III
Roswell - One Nation
Dan Curtin - Spliffed
> Golden Palominos - No Skin
Rhythim Is Rhythim - Icon (Montage Mix) 
Atypic - Otaku
Egotrip - Dreamworld (World Of Dreams Mix)
> Seeborn & Puma - They Call Me Puma (Instrumental)
Reese - Just Want Another Chance (David Morales Mix)
Reese - Just Want Another Chance
> Solo - Rainbow
Maarten Van Der Vleuten - Duketown/Duketech
> C'est Ca - Use That Thing (Acapella)
X-Press 2 - Rock 2 House (Plastikman's Acid House Remix)
Hercules - 7 Ways (Vocal Mix)
> Pete Challis & Phil Diplock - My Way
Leo Anibaldi - Untitled 2 (Muta)
> Charles Halt, Monroe Nevilles, Bruce Englund & Bob Ball - The Halt Tape
The Future Sound Of London - Cascade Pt. 5
Jean-Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields 3
> Jolly Roger - Music Is The Weapon Of The Future (Dub)

https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/mixes-for-the-sample-spotters

Eclectic Samples: Blue Note Techno

Eclectic Samples: Blue Note Techno [8K Followers Special 1/2]

Me and my good friend Jak smashing things at the Closer PDX New Year's Eve 2015 celebration featuring Annie Hall from Detroit Underground...what a great night! TRACKLIST:

1 Prince of Denmark - Are You Ready Ralph [Giegling]
2 Truss - Beacon [Our Circula Sound]
3 Milkplant - Dimension 4 (Andrei Morant remix) [From 0-1]
4 Roman Poncet - Black Orchid [Deeply Rooted]
5 Radio Slave - Repeat Myself (Rodhad Remix) [Work Them Records]
6 Adam Beyer - Remainings III (DK remix) [Drumcode]
7 Killa Bite - Killa Bite 1 [Killa Bite]
8 Rumah & Progression - SC1 [Blueprint]
9 Randomer - Stupid Things I Do [Clone Basement Series]
10 Ben Sims - Psychosis [Drumcode]
11 Truncate - Another One [Truncate]
12 Planetary Assault Systems - Om The Def [Ostgut Ton]
13 Shifted - Arrangement In Monochrome II [Avian]
14 Floorplan - Never Grow Old (Re-Plant) [M-Plant]
15 DVS1 - Black Russian [Klockworks]
16 Oscar Mulero - Like A Wolf [Pole Group]


JAK vs. Andrew Paris - Live at Closer PDX New Year's Eve 2015

What does great techno sound like in 2024? Enter LYDO. This week's RA Podcast captures @lydole in full flow, combining the old-school vernacular of European and North American techno—reduced rhythms, hi-hats and punchy 909s—with tracks from the new guard (Sev Dah, GiGi FM, D.Dan) sprinkled throughout.

After moving to New York in 2015, the Vietnamese-American sound artist and X-XTRA.SERVICES founder became one of BASEMENT's first residents; the scene built around the revered Queens club has helped nurture their adventurous sound. Lately they've been making waves beyond North America, playing with the MARICAS crew in Barcelona and locking down slots at De School, Bassiani and Draaimolen.

RA.947 is the sound of artful hypnosis: it's techno with elegance, depth and just the right amount of thump. Rig this up on a proper system, turn off the lights and any worries—about the genre's direction of travel, or otherwise—might melt away. 

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/947

RA Podcast

RA.947 LYDO

A systematic and dynamic mix by @Ontal, fusing 59 architectural records released between 1980 and 2013. https://secretthirteen.org/stm-064-ontal/

Secret Thirteen Mix

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STM 064 - Ontal

JAK (@djjak aka @d-vices) vs. Zvieri (@djzvieri) b2b at the Tabor Dance 4 Year Anniversary, Aug. 28th, 2024, at Mt. Tabor Park in Portland, Oregon

1. Tom Middleton - Jungle Drums - Yoshitoshi (2011)
2. Spencer Parker - Dunda Ratai - Spencer Parker Works Harder Remix - Work Them Records (2021)
3. NTFO - TOOL 1 (2024)
4. Avision - Fly On - Truncate (2021)
5. Dustin Zahn, Chris Liebing, Green Velvet - Kinda High, Auf Und Ab - CLR (2010)
6. Todd Terry - Da Bango - Alexander Technique Remix - Terminator Records (2019)
7. Uto Karem - Dream Big (Groove Mix) - Agile Records (2023)
8. Dave Aju - They Sleep We Love (Sev's Bay Area Remix) - Music for Freaks (2018)
9. Inner City, Kevin Saunderson - Good Life (Ejeca Remix) - KMS (2023) + “Music” Acapella 
10. Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night - Gigolo (2001)
11. Centrikal - Acid Party - SubSensory (2024) + “Hold Up” DJ Deeon Acapella
12. R A L L Y - Amaranth - D.Vices Remix - Rose Garden Records (2024)
13. D.Vices - Xypher - Brandroid Remix - Alien Breakdance (2022)
14. Third Son - Kortisin - Polymath (2021)
15. Marco Bailey - Connected - MB Electronics (2020)
16. E-Dancer & Kevin Saunderson - The Rise - Drumcode (2021) 
17. Benjamin Damage - 010x - 50 Weapons (2013)
18. Basement Jaxx - Fly Life (Projec00 Remix) - Mindshake (2022)
19. Player - Player 003 B2 - Player (2006)
20. Alienage - I Said (Space House Nebula Nine Remix) - Holding Hands Records (2020)
21. Ben Pest - Beefcasen - Orson Records (2023) 
22. The Miller - Reverse - ANAØH (2023)
23. The Japanese Popstars feat. Green Velvet - Matter Of Time (Coyu Rework) - Bedrock (2020)
24. Pablo Say - Over You (Original Mix) - Codex (2022)
25. Frequency - Trigger Threshold - Repetitive Rhythm Research (2022)
26. Floorplan - Never Grow Old - Mark Broom Dubplate Mix - EPM (2019)
27. Koichi Sugimoto - Save the Date (Alexander Kowalski Remix) - EP Digital (2022)
28. Mr. G - Lights Out - Rekids (2013)
29. John Tejada - Timebomb - Palette Records (2011)
30. Octave One - Rock My Soul (Reborn Mix) - 430 West (2018)

JAK x Zvieri @ Tabor Dance 4 Year Anniversary

Spencer Hardwick
Spencer Hardwick’s music bridges the realms of ambient and rhythmic sounds, delivering a distinctive blend of tonal and atonal elements underpinned by infectious groove. Inspired by the evocative soundtracks of science fiction films like Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell, and Akira, Spencer crafts vast, immersive soundscapes layered with ethereal pads and intricate, hypnotic textures. His unique approach reimagines tonal possibilities in a genre often defined by atonality, merging emotional storytelling with the specialist aesthetic of techno.

This storytelling focus extends to his DJ sets, which guide listeners on an emotional journey through the dystopian reality of modern society. His performances and mixes are conversations, using atmospheric tones, textures, and rhythmic sounds to explore themes of resilience and (dis)connection. While not a new concept, Spencer’s unique vision and execution distinguishes him within the current techno landscape.

Spencer’s innovative approach has earned widespread acclaim, both for his productions and for his label and event brand, VAST. The label’s debut release received support from industry heavyweights like Charlotte de Witte, Wata Igarashi, Takaaki Itoh, and BMG, reinforcing his role as a trailblazer. With a focus on pushing boundaries, building community, and bringing his vision of hypnotic techno to the forefront of the American scene, Spencer continues to help shape the genre’s future.

Rooted in jazz and shaped by rave culture, Spencer has spent a lifetime exploring the interplay between sound and emotion. His music bridges introspection and escapism, offering a bold and authentic vision of what techno can become while honoring the genre's past.

Spencer Hardwick - minimal detroit

Slow churning sonic portraits of bleek terrestrialals
One for the more educated dystopian listeners

Frozen Worlds

Minibrute 2s, quad operator, quart AD, schlappi nibbler, orbitals, reverb and delay.

2025-05-03-two-synths-modular

VOIDWARE invites rising Portland-based producer Local Analyst to showcase his unique perspective on dark electronics with an experimental four track EP. Available on all platforms June 6th, 2025.

Artists: Local Analyst
Title: Where You Found Me
Label: VOIDWARE
Catalog Number: VOIDWARELTD004
Release Date: June 6, 2025
Format: Digital
Mastering: Declan James

Tracklist:
1. Local Analyst - I Am Tired of Healing
2. Local Analyst - To Change
3. Local Analyst - There Is No Compromise
4. Local Analyst - Where You Found Me

Previews | Local Analyst - Where You Found Me

WVLT is the newest sonic addition from https://soundcloud.com/wndfrm (Portland-based, Tim Westcott), an album of eight distinct explorations of micro-rhythmic IDM.

Tim Westcott’s practice is rooted in an acute, nearly forensic attention to sound. Subtle tones, sculpted drones, and lean percussive gestures, always pursued with a patient ear and obsession with sound design. 

With previous releases on Prologue, Home Normal, and Dragon’s Eye Recordings, and several live performances at Mutek, a new album from Tim is a rare yet welcome occurrence. The conceptual approach for WVLT began in 2021, mixing synths with drum machines and granular processing. Lightly arced structures slip between gates of rhythm, shifting pulses, translucent washes, and disquieting residue. There’s a precision to the hesitation and an insistence in the space between notes, a deft balance of raw improvisation and sculpted quietude.

An exercise in immediacy and response, each track builds and unspools, like form in fleeting motion, driven by the moment’s tonal contrasts, micro‑rhythmic interplay, and slight gestures that alter entire planes of listening. It’s minimal without sparsity, intense without density.

Available digitally and on limited transparent dark blue 12”  vinyl on September 26th 2025. Mastered by Taylor Deupree @12k Mastering and featuring artwork by Noah M / Keep Adding.

WNDFRM / WVLT (ASIPV056) [Previews]

wndfrm is tim westcott, currently residing in portland, oregon. 

wndfrm works with processed  field recordings, tones, drones, abstract percussive elements, a wide dynamic range and an inquisitive, patient ear.

 this page is generally used to share live recordings from local events.