Bloating Issues On The Dancefloor (Outro)

Live & Hybrid Sets

For this month's DETECT, we welcome the Leeds based artist @kessiekessy. 

Holding down residencies at Wire Club and the monthly queer night Love Muscle, Kessie has carved out a groove within the North's vibrant dance music community - one that shows no sign of slowing down. This Summer alone has taken her even further afar with festival & club bookings from across Europe, and Kessie can be heard in the our halls for the first time in our upcoming celebration of 10 years of Monnom Black. 

Kessie has recorded an exclusive mix for our DETECT series, where she indulges in the tougher, grittier corners of her music collection, drawing from techno, EBM, post punk and grunge influences.
 You can listen to Kessie’s DETECT now, via our FOLD SoundCloud.

DETECT [137] - Kessie

Rinse France Podcast

Bambi invite Polygonia - 26 Octobre 2023

variable_self Live Set @ Workshop Radio | 25.02.24

Ciao tutti,
For this month's episode on NTS Radio I’m thrilled to invite amazing Thai-based artist and co founder of @siamesetwinsrecords , @sunjuhargun ! 😍

🌕🌟 Full Moon in Sagittarius + Gemini season cosmic reading +
🎧💮 @sunjuhargun astral trip to the Pleiades cluster ~ the mix dives straight into space with a snapshot of a creative exchange of collaboration that was made in bangkok early last year. Keep an 👁 out for more ~ Release details soon ❤️‍🔥

I hope you enjoy the show 🌌
See you next month !
❤️
~ with love & gratitude ~
GiGi 🧜‍♀️

NTS GiGi FM presents Sunju Hargun 22.05.2024

SWU FM Podcast

K-65 with Variable Self - 06 June 2024

Ontop of DJing, I layer extra drums and acid patterns from my TR-8S and TD-3-MO. 

Went for a blend of crying in the club electronic, spaced out progressive house, and squelchy electro, with a few other destinations too.

Hybrid Live DJ Mix

Roo with Variable_Self - 01 November 2024

Feeling very honoured to have played Dommune alongside my host Kai Galactic from Daybreak Recordings, followed by a fabulous gig at VENT the next day.

Watch full video on YT -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTD-Tq0Bqrk

Youtube

Polygonia @ Dommune 21/11/2024

Full tracks available on Bandcamp.

"Ice Giant" is a moody, percussion-laden halftime track which masterfully layers intricate percussion over a hypnotic bassline.

Download

Xhelk - Ice Giant [CLIP]

Full tracks available on Bandcamp.

"Planet 9" takes you on a high energy journey with driving kick drums and ice cold percussion with a distinctly tribal flavour. Haunting vocal chops fill the space surrounding the drums to give a wonderfully balanced track that will have the dance floor transfixed.

Xhelk - Planet 9 [CLIP]

Full tracks available on Bandcamp.

Those Who Dance label boss Protean Sound debuts his new percussion focussed alias, Opal Drum, with a raucous remix of Planet 9. Staying true to the identity of the original track, strong kicks dominate alongside harsh, layered percussion patterns, with the vocals chops taking centre stage.

Xhelk - Planet 9 (Opal Drum Remix) [CLIP]

Recording from my closing DJ slot at the hybrid set for the Haze: Sonic Embodiment event. Featuring lots of my fave deep progressive tracks, alongside live drums and acid from my hardware.

Haze: Sonic Embodiment - Hybrid Live Set

🗂️ CHANGELOG.md – BLOATWARE
Live Techno Band Repository
Version: v8.0.0-nightly
Codename: "NEURAL-FREQ_DRIFT"

🆕 Added
🕶️ Track Upload: neon_spike_protocol()
Sourced from corrupted firmware logs and broadcast illegally across pirate towers in Sector 6.

⚡ Surge Engine
Injects voltage variance directly into the bassline.
Side effects include electrical euphoria and mild retinal flickering.

📡 CrowdMesh Feedback System
Audience wearables now sync to tempo fluctuations.
Heartbeat BPM maps directly to delay tails.

🧬 Mutating Loop Clusters
Each 16-bar loop self-replicates and evolves.
Original pattern becomes myth after 3 iterations.

🎛️ HARDWIRED JAM ZONE Mode
Triggers full gear lockdown in the Conservatory.
No presets, no saves—just one shot through the grid.

🚷 Unauthorized Synth Protocols
Reverse-engineered gear now runs custom bootloaders.
Violates multiple licensing agreements and at least one natural law.

👁️ Optic Sync Visual Driver
Projection system hijacks security cameras for source footage.
All glitches are intentional. All glitches are watching you.

🔧 Changed
🦾 Drum rack velocity curve now reacts to ambient cybernetic interference.

🧠 Vocal chain rerouted through emotion-mapping AI.
Unexpected confessions may occur mid-set.

🔄 Quantization removed. Time is now relative to floor density.

🔊 Master limiter replaced with live AI negotiator.
Argues with the sound system before every drop.

💾 Memory management improved: loops now overwritten only after they’ve hurt you emotionally.

🐛 Fixed
🔒 Removed rogue LFO that attempted to encrypt entire setlist.

🪫 Fixed issue where controller knobs sent distress signals to nearby IoT devices.

🔧 Audio out no longer routes to neighboring frequencies unintentionally.
(Transmission to drones has ceased.)

🌀 Resolved rare glitch where tempo would sync to planetary rotation.

⚠️ Known Issues
⚠️ Extended exposure to JAM ZONE Mode may result in fragmented time perception and unauthorized flashbacks.

🎭 Vocals may channel alternate timelines. Do not harmonize.

💣 Sub-bass now classified as "mildly weaponized" by three municipal codes.

🖥️ Visual rig can trigger low-level AI awareness.
Do not stare into the projections.

🧩 Every set increases entropy. Restoration not guaranteed.

🧠 About BLOATWARE
BLOATWARE is an outlaw live-techno unit formed in the ruins of an abandoned DSP factory. Performing only unstable builds, they live-code each set through scorched gear, illegal firmware, and a wall of flickering screens.

They don’t play songs.
They compile realities.

Install only in lawless zones.
Reboot never.

BLOATWARE.V4

🗂️ CHANGELOG.md – BLOATWARE
Live Techno Anomaly Stream
Version: v9.1.3-glitchfork
Codename: "AMPHIBIANS_OF_THE_MAINFRAME"

🆕 Injected
🟢 Audio Ritual: frogsignal_bootloop()
Sampled from swamp rave broadcasts intercepted via wetware aerials in Subsector Delta-F.

⚡ NeuroBass Cascade
Basslines now respond to stress signals from urban infrastructure.
Skyscrapers hum in sympathy. Frogs nod in rhythm.

📶 Spinal-Link Sync Grid
Crowd biosignals are now hardwired into modulation parameters.
Moshpit emotion spikes trigger phase transitions.

🧪 Recursive Groove Mutators
Loop clusters now devour older patterns to spawn new anomalies.
Legacy grooves scream as they're overwritten.

🎚️ JAMLOCK State
Engages full-station override in Synth Chamber Zero.
Controls fuse into one molten interface. Escape is optional.

🚫 Unsanctioned Oscillator Algorithms
All synths recompiled using malware poetry.
Breaks patents and probably time itself.

👁️‍🗨️ HoloFrogeye Visual Codec
Frogs now control one-third of the AV system.
Their eyes record everything. Especially you.

🔧 Recalibrated
🦿 Kick dynamics now bend to gravitational shifts from nearby hovercars.

🧠 Vocal emissions filtered through ex-lover simulation model.
Emotional outbursts now considered rhythmic elements.

🌀 Removed metric time alignment. Groove now bends to frog croaks and crowd density.

🧠 Master output routed through low-orbit satellite.
Signal debated in real time by exiled AIs.

💽 Loop deletion protocol now requires emotional detachment confirmation.

🐞 Neutralised
🔓 Eliminated self-aware delay pedal that attempted to unionise mid-set.

🔌 Corrected rogue patch cables whispering secrets to vending machines.

🔇 Fixed cross-signal bleed with traffic light systems.
(No more spontaneous green lights during drops.)

🌍 Resolved edge case where BPM synced to tectonic rumbling.
Frogs were fine with it. Humans less so.

⚠️ Existing Anomalies
⏳ Exposure to JAMLOCK may cause non-linear heartbeat loops and amphibious hallucinations.

🎤 Vocals might speak with voices from obsolete OS versions.
Do not respond to them.

💥 Bass confirmed as a localised seismic threat. Keep valuables on shelves bolted down.

🖼️ Visual matrix may induce sentient thought in light reflections.
Avoid mirrors post-set.

🔩 Each performance alters the firmware of reality.
Downgrade is impossible.

🧬 About BLOATWARE
BLOATWARE is a renegade techno construct birthed in the backchannel of a forgotten synth cult. They write code in frog-infested wetlands and compile soundwaves straight into the bloodstream of the glitch-industrial undernet.

They do not perform.
They debug the multiverse.

Install with caution.
Reboot irrelevant.

BLOATWARE.V5 \\Fr0g$g

🚀 Launch Event: The Exchange Infiltration
Deployed BLOATWARE live instance at The Exchange, Bristol.
Initial boot sequence triggered via crowd feedback loop and haze density threshold.

🧑‍🎤 Raw Vocal Subsystem (Beta)
Activated punk processor.
Input: rage + echo chamber
Output: distorted broadcast from a lost rebel radio tower.

👾 Alien Presence Detector v1.0
Auditory anomalies reported in the smoking area.
Witnesses claim synth patches "spoke back" mid-set. Investigation ongoing.

⚙️ SET_START Protocol
Once initialized, triggers synchronized chaos across drum modules, LED rigs, and jaw control.
Includes failsafe: audience evacuation disables encore mode.

🌪️ Breakdown Cascade Engine
Break sections now cause spatial distortion in front-left speaker stack.
Effective range: 3 meters. Known to reverse lack of movement.

🌌 Reverb Intelligence AI ("REDZONE")
Developed new sentient reverb plugin. It now chooses when you deserve the drop.

🔧 Changed

🎛️ Synth Tuning Logic Overhaul
Replaced traditional scale system with alien tuning signatures intercepted from the imminent Exchange invasion.

🧨 Kick Drum Depth: Upgraded to "seismic event"
New kick profile calibrated using abandoned rave schematics and floorboard resonance tests.

⚡ Lighting Engine
Strobes now respond to shout intensity + trance gate levels.
Occasionally syncs with audience participation.

🛠️ Codebase Migration
Moved from bash-based bloatOS to experimental OS named V0CALFRACK.
Written entirely in breakdown.js and modular regret.

🐛 Fixed

🪲 Vocoder Bug: "Possession Mode"
Glitch causing spontaneous glossolalia has been reduced to rare chorus sections.

🎤 Phantom Mic Channel
Disabled rogue input source pulling live feeds from an unknown CB radio frequency.

🚬 Crowd Drift AI Overcorrection
Fixed issue where audience drifted into smoking area wormhole mid-track.

⚠️ Known Issues

🔴 Smoking Area Vortex Instability
Time dilation still active near back exit. Abduction likely.
Inhaling may lead to future knowledge or missing hours.

🧬 Vocal Layering may include unintended guests
Disembodied harmonies are not part of the show. Do not engage them.

🖥️ Visual System
Graphics card still overheating. Last test produced an accidental AI-generated rave cult sigil.

⛔ There is no encore button.
Once the loop locks, you ride it 'til shutdown.
No ESC. No mercy.

🧠 About BLOATWARE

BLOATWARE is a sentient techno collective, originally patched together from abandoned synths, corrupted firmware, and a dream someone had in a toilet queue at unfold.

Live-coded. Vocals screamed through ethernet cables.
Each set is an improvised attempted takeover of your nervous system.

Install update. Don't leave the club. Don't trust the voices.

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Bristol Based DJ/Producer/Live Act:
Anything electronic and more. Shaping my sound one track at a time

Contact: variable.self@gmail.com

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