˗ˏˋ 𓆩 xenial 𓆪´ˎ˗

Yenny Grant  (28/1/24)

In the depths of the soul, the fire of feminine rage blazes, a tempest of passion echoes through the ages.

For the first recording of our residency, xenial co-founder @victoirevital selects 30 minutes of dubstep and grime, as a nod to flinta rage, reverberating through each melodie. 

To represent the power of these emotions, we were drawn to Marseille-based artist Julia Bonich’s fantastical visuals for the cursed princess 👑 

The set was originally recorded on Cashmere Radio, as part of the xenial takeover on March 23rd, 2024. 

Thank you Julia for the beautiful artwork (includes additional editing by Maxime Buono).

https://www.instagram.com/yulialavia/
https://www.instagram.com/well__born/

xenial takeover on Cashmere Radio w/ Vital

For the second clip of our Cashmere Radio showcase, xenial co-founder @macrosft delivers an alluring club mix, where each rhythm resonates like a pulsing heartbeat.

Like this intricate 30 minutes, graphic artist María Rivero González also weaves textures into a perfectly fragmented display. 

The set was originally recorded on Cashmere Radio, as part of the xenial takeover on March 23rd, 2024.

Big thank you to María for the lovely artwork.

www.instagram.com/rivmer

xenial takeover on Cashmere Radio w/ Macrosoft

It’s the voices in your head, re-incarnated into a mix. 

The third clip of our showcase is by xenial co-founder @esileelise, with 30 minutes situated somewhere between an experimental nightmare and hyperpop dream. 

Ira Grün’s image-based sculpture mirrors this duality, while representing a careful balance of fragility. 

The set was originally recorded on Cashmere Radio, as part of the xenial takeover on March 23rd, 2024.

Thank you to Ira for the beautiful artwork.

https://www.instagram.com/ira_gruen/

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xenial takeover on Cashmere Radio w/ esile

For our latest Cashmere Radio show we’re happy to present @10r3n, who pieced together an auditory trip that simultaneously builds up and breaks down club music structures.

Thank you to 10_r3n for the killer mix and artwork.

Tracklist:
10_r3n - ???
bela - Noise and Cries
Emptyset - flame
Async Figure - Gen
Anh Phi - ()
✧ :- shuriken bebe -: ✧ - 巴嘎NONO反毒大使_ FLIP
Sineraw - Very Angry Typing
逆流 - Kagura
slikback - Armada
ljj555998 - Boiling
Fetus & Itti & Indus Bonze - Kyara (Indus Bonze Remix)
Osheyack & Nahash - Temperance
Ice_Eyes - SHIBORI
hanali - Yomigaeri
T5UMUT5UMU - Marginal Era
ubu boi & r hunter - Proxy, Lover
Exploited Body - Contortion
Rat Section - Rat Lifestyle
Evian Christ - On Embers
Tadleeh - White Flames On Black Embers (Slikback Remix)
Eden Aurelius - Broken Fangs(ft Millia Rage)
SD Laika - Reckless
Yotah - Landing Sequence

xenial on Cashmere Radio w/ 10_r3n

Lambda

Plateau (reprise) [feat. Abdullah Miniawy]

A tranquil moment of music to float away to by @kaodi-alum.

Artwork by Ronja-Elina Kappl

https://www.instagram.com/ronjakappl/

xenial on Cashmere Radio w/ m!xed s!gnals

Pulse Sur Mesure B2B with Yvu

The Nostro Hood System summons forth it’s second full-length album from Berlin-based Eduardo Pesole, titled ‘Botanical Garden’. Taking influence from a beloved flower species, Eduardo takes the name ‘Hypocyrta Glabra’. Bringing a wealth of knowledge from an instrumental background, morphing further into sound engineering and composition for both short film, fashion and interactive media & video games, the sparse influences and practices result in a oblique approach to electronic music that takes form as fluid, organismal growths of xeno origin to that of earth.

We see the vision for the album germinate: ‘After 2 years of wandering through videogame sound design, abstract ambient live performances and improvisations, and the Berlin club scene I decided to synthesize my journey into music with this record, the botanical garden in berlin has been my peaceful oasis in which I could escape from the mess of the city and with the years passing this became a ritual, tripping at the botanical garden to reconnect myself with nature and escape the city. In a way composing this album has been the same thing, escaping from the boredom of the daily routine after being impacted by a lay off from the gaming industry. The composition process became a playful and peaceful ritual to escape from bad places of my mind and reconnect to my true self, finally I had time to nourish to my true essence.’

Our artist realizes a world that wholly occupies the NHS galaxy: ‘Each year, the inhabitants of planet BLIN journey to a place forbidden to all others: The botanical garden. this is the sole location on the planet where life still springs forth from seeds, water, sunlight and the lunar cycle. Yet, for this to occur, those who still posses knowledge of the ancient botanical techniques (a small group passing down these generational skills) must initiate a ritual wherein the old world and the new are able to coexist. The soil, no longer soil becomes fertile, the water, no longer water, becomes nourishment. it is the most primordial ritual in existence. None are permitted to observe the act of generation, yet all who have survived the new world shall, for the remainder of the year, partake of its fruits.’

Across the entire collection, an effervescent spirit of youth and life springs out, bubbling through the feverish palette of sounds, primarily propagated via granular synthesis and resampling techniques. The overarching intention takes form as a ‘digital forest’, channelling the chaos of nature through computerised, alien-like aesthetics and structures that are constantly evolving and re-forming, like sped up evolution occurring before your ears. 
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Artwork by Medu
Steel animals by CO
Mastered by Fausto Mercier

Botanical Garden

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Hypocyrta Glabra - Bouncing Baum [NHS029]

I've been trying to imagine a context in which this set would be perfect to listen to and I had to wait for a celebration to happen to find the right one.

 However, I'm not talking about the celebration itself. I'm referring more to the place or
the places where the gathering allowed you to go.
The sort of musical den you are able to enter with your friends and the words of care that brought you there.

During the first twelve minutes, you can find songs intended to make you feel nostalgic, often longing for things that never even happened to you; they are very atmospheric in kind.
Apparently, It's called hypnagogic pop, and it turns out it is my favorite type of music.

From there on, you'll find some very delicate and melodic dub techno tracks  (nordic sweets mostly 🤤) that slowly turn into a more naturistic vibe 🌀🌱 (amazonian jungle kind of aura.. rwaaaar 😼)

I close with a blend of two meditative tracks; quite romantic in nature; allowing to turn the nostalgia into a more pleasant feeling of hope.

I hope u enjoy and please hear the rest of the sets from our baby @eclephsia 

This really is a family affair 🫂🐶🐱🦁🐺 @7l0w7
 
1)        "as long as ropes unravel fake rolex will travel - Dean Blunt

2)        Oh Que Será (1981) - Willie Colon"

3)        "Oh, Lovely Appearance of Death" - "Efdemin"

4)        Notitle - "Inga Copeland"

5)        Symbiotaxiplasm - Female Pentimento"

6)        meiosis        

7)        viaggio - Lb Honne        

8)        Quetzalli - Luigi Tozzi

9)        GS – Prince of denmark

10)         an eternal refrain - lb honne 

11)        Libellenflug – Sam Goku

12)        Echoes From Mamori – Olof Dreijer

13)        Weltenbrände – Traumprinz

ECLEPHSIA TAKEOVER  — 7l0w7

“Nie Boję Się” is the first single from @spalarnia 's upcoming album Paradoks. Like the album, it is inspired by Eastern European spirituality, folk traditions, eurodance, and R’n’B. The track is suspended in a continuous state of becoming, hovering between a ballad and a club banger. It takes its title (meaning “I'm not afraid” in Polish) from the first line of the lyrical meditation on the relationship between fear and desire delivered in spalarnia's trademark voice oscillating between singing and speaking, calmness and intensity.

Paradoks will be released on November 15 as a box set (incl. a CD, a shirt, a bag, and a booklet), in digital format, as well as for streaming. The album is jointly published by @gang-of-ducks from Turin and the Switzerland-based @praesens_editionen and features illustrations by Polish artist Mania Łukaszewska.

spalarnia is the music project of Wojciech Kosma, a performance artist known for his intimate, quasi-theatrical works. He creates a unique brand of hypnotic and poetic emotionality—both in his recordings and live performances, as well as in his many collaborations. He has performed widely, including at Tate Modern, Cell Projects, Camden Arts Centre, Galerie Molitor, 90mil, Ephemera Festival, Komuna Warszawa, and numerous DIY venues across Poland. His music has been released by @dymrecordsmusic , enjoy life, @ehhahah , Alicja, and his own imprint Poza.

Gang of Ducks is an artist-run multidisciplinary platform—operated by @sabla , XIII, and Oddgrad—that has, over the course of the past 11 years, published audio works by artists such as @donato-dozzy , Sara Berts, @f-cavaliere , Anna Homler, @haf-haf , and River Y.

Präsens Editionen is a publishing house and label for community-run projects including zweikommasieben Magazin, a broad range of print publications, as well as music and sound works by artists including @anomv , @red_on , @beliawinnewisser , @martina-lussi , @samuelreinhard , and @magda-drozd .

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Written, recorded and produced by Wojciech Kosma
Mastered by Nick Foglia
Photography by Michael J. Fox
Photo art direction by Jess Zamora-Turner
Illustrations by Mania Łukaszewska
Graphic design by Kaj Lehmann

Published by Gang of Ducks & Präsens Editionen, 2024

spalarnia - Nie Boję Się

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Stuck In Your Mind

Tek officinale

schiiiebt

light fades into mist,
a daring space evolves
by @esileelise @macrosft and @victoirevital

xenial on Cashmere Radio w/ 10_r3n

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