After D Hux (@dominic-huxley) absolutely smashed warm-up duties at one of our first ever Whomps, founder Annx (@anna-rose-wirth) invited him on the ‘Sound of Whomp’ to show us what he’s got deep in his collection. 


One third of Pala Sounds party crew and mastermind behind Quarantine Vibe Checks, D Hux has put together an hour vinyl-only mix inspired by “the peak time slot bag” — selected perfectly to see in the sunrise. Tuck in to this deliciousness. 

Artwork by Giorgia Galantino

The Sound of Whomp w/ D Hux 11/02/23

The 6th contribution to the Voyage series is gifted to us by the mesmerizing Monoke; or as we are so blessed to know her as, Ellie Gillan. 

A pure and spiritual being; whose essence is communicated through their immense track selection and ability to curate. 'Zion' embarks on a journey led by the drum, synthesizing a ritualistic ceremony with a trajectory towards celebration.

A deeply moving story, enriched with an empirical perspective. Ellie communicates this story via the vehicle of fantasy, creating an enthralling new environment on Plantera; the cave of Zion. 

Welcome to Plantera, Ellie!
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"I had heard whispers of a surreal existence of Zion on Plantera. A place where people are synced with the ritualistic nature of the drum. Recreating ceremonies that our ancestors would draw people together with. Dancing with their spirits and the impenetrable bind between the community. 

Carelessly, a lonely path was one I had taken these last few years, but something sparked within me that it was time to find my people. 

I kept this glimmer of hope in my mind as I wander aimlessly amongst the sand and sun for days. There are no nights on this side of Plantera. 

A mound slowly appears in the distance. As I near closer it begins to block the sun, giving me relief from the piercing light. As my eyes adjust, I edge forward and feel a cool sharp sensation.

A sheer glisten catches my eye and dances into the distance. She feels familiar. I aimlessly follow her through the depths of these shallow rock caves. Feeling this light had given me a hope for something. 

I halt and see if my eyes can adjust to what lies ahead. She notices the halt and glides towards me, floating on the cold misty air. I reach to touch her, to see if she was real or if my imagination had taken over my vision, and she whisked herself away. 

I feel the warmth of her trail - a spirit of Plantera. An auburn shade begins to climb the wall of rock surrounding me. Harmonies play with my eardrums and my heart starts to open with relief, a sign of life. Yet, so much more was ahead than I ever could have imagined. 

As she disappears through the cave walls above, I allow the light and sounds to guide me. A warm glaze reveals a deep opening at the foot of the cave. I see hazily through the veil; fire, surrounded by other beings. Beings like me. 

Music beats from the heart of the fire, her flames change from white to orange. Embodiment; it was as if the rhythm of flame controlled each beat. Never had I witnessed such conscious movement before.  

The whispers of Zion were true. 

As I try to enter through the veil, a resistance holds me back. The veil starts to solidify and won’t allow me through. Heads begin to turn towards me, making their way to where I stood. I stay firmly put, unsure as to what they were about to do. 

Hands permeate the veil, beckoning me to take hold. After a few moments of hesitation; I remember how after such solitude, I found trust. 

I reach forward and tender, soft hands slowly pull me forward. Kind and loving faces look upon me as if we were lost friends aiming to
 find our way back to each other. But now we had found home. We all smile and walk towards the fire together, holding onto one another in a warm embrace. 

I thought about the spirit, and whether she had brought us all here one by one, knowing that this is where our people were. Bringing us back to Zion, a place where you find your community after being lost for so long. We all join together in dance and celebration, being led by the beat of the drum. 

I had heard the whispers of a surreal existence of Zion on Plantera. I now know how much more this was than the tales told, as no-one can understand a feeling until they have felt it. A gift that your heart can give to you and others. And when it is shared, it grows amongst people and can save you more than you think." - @monokedj

https://www.instagram.com/__monoke____/?hl=en-gb
https://soundcloud.com/monokedj

006 | 'Zion' by Monoke

Tunnel Vision Records flyerman is back on @lyl_radio for closing his eighth season on the web before some rest in the darkness vault.

Land with us on a new Planète Noire odyssey with a new kind of sounds generated from our nevrotic minds.

Some souvenirs from earth, some souvenirs from space.. Don't
be afraid to step in a new black hole with us : Take your brainticket for 2 hours of transcendental orgasm.

Welcoming on the first hour @subsism, DJ, producer and co-founder of the ATOM collective. 

@stakhan is taking part of the hour hour with a mix called "A Midsommar Tale".

Enjoy two hours of magical psyfy sounds, electrical goa and mind-bending rollercoaster trippy techno.

See you on the other side. 🌚💫🌚

Recorded in July 2023 at LYL Radio studio in Lyon, France.

LYL Radio - Planète Noire - Subsism & Stakhan (13.07.23)

you have stumbled across a mix i recorded a little while ago with recent digital and vinyl favs from the folders: trippy, swampy, trippy  - deep, 100% and long transition minimal techno and from the crates: trance and techno

miximix - one

UHF - Tune IN 2LP

Tracklist

A1. Tune IN
A2. Can U Hear The Hum
B1. Breaking Open The Head
B2. Multidimensional Transformation
B3. Sam-Sa-Ra
B4. The Book Of Forbidden Knowledge
C1. Call Of The Wild
C2. The Fifth Science
D1. The End Of Ur World
D2. Gravity’s Rainbow
D3. Searching 4 Spirituality Without Religion
D4. The Emerald Tablet

Pre order @ bit.ly/yeyeh005preorder
Releases December 1 
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Since 2019, Amsterdam-based curator Pieter Jansen has used his yeyeh label as a vehicle for carefully considered (and sometimes unlikely) ‘first time’ collaborations between different experimental and avant-garde artists including Eversines, Carolina Eyck, Greetje Bijma and Oceanic. 

He’s done it again on the imprint’s next release, which is the result of a week-long collaboration between Berlin-based Polish saxophonist/composer/producer Jerzy Maczyński (whose previous collaborative release with Waclaw Zimpel as Jerry&ThePelicanSystem appeared on yeyeh in 2021), celebrated Chicagoan DJ/producer Hieroglyphic Being, and Amsterdam-based electronic artist Rein De Sauvage Nolting (RDS, who originally functioned as recording and mix engineer) – as well as countless hours of intricate post-production. 

Those who attended Dekmantel Festival 2023, where Hieroglyphic Being and Maczyński performed live together as Universal Harmonies & Frequencies for the first time will know what to expect – namely far-sighted and futurist explorations that blur the boundaries between electronic-acoustic improvisation, avant-garde electronica, rhythmic ambient, free jazz and Hieroglyphic Being’s distinctively distorted, next-level Chicagoan rhythms. This act was accompanied by live visuals by Katarzyna Debska/VLF, who later created the artwork and visual language for the record release. 
That performance, which took place at Muziekgebouw/BIMhuis, occurred a little over 12 months after the week-long residency in a rented studio below Volkshotel that laid the foundations for the project. Over five days, Hieroglyphic Being (synthesisers, vocals) and Maczyński (saxophones, vocals) laid down 26 extended improvisations, with Rein de Sauvage Nolting not only acting as recording and mixing engineer, but also contributing artistic input. 

Following the session, Jansen and Rein Sauvage Nolting selected 13 tracks to provide the basis of an expansive double-vinyl album. While some of those spontaneous improvisations remain in-tact on Tune IN, many more were reconfigured, reworked and re-produced by Maczyński and Sauvage Nolting over over many months.Maczyński added more layers of instrumentation, creating a “whole band of reed instruments” using electronic tools – a method he previously utilized on 2021’s Jerry&ThePelicanSystem album, Sariani. 

As a result, Tune IN is an adventurous and experimental album rooted in real-time improvisation that not only reflects its’ creators’ unique musical personalities, but also delivers a genuinely unique and far-sighted collaborative sound. It begins with the stretched-out, slowly building brilliance of the title track – think waves of synth sounds, complimentary reed instrument motifs and spaced-out, effects laden beats – and ends with the hallucinatory exoticism of ‘Emerald Tablet’. 
In between, you’ll find forays into densely layered free-jazz (‘Can U Hear The Hum’), percussion-powered rhythmic cubism (‘Breaking Open The Head’), shuffling dancefloor tone poems (‘Multidimensional Transformation’, where Hieroglyphic Being delivers a typically spiritual spoken word monologue), becalmed ambient jazz (‘The Book of Forbidden Knowledge’), expansive synth-scapes (the Tangerine Dream-do-Sun Ra style ‘The Fifth Style’), dystopian drum machine-powered workouts (‘Searching 4 Spirituality Without Religion’) and countless, impossible-to-pigeonhole cuts that sit somewhere in between. It’s a magical and mystical meeting of musical minds that counts as one of the most expressive and inventive artistic collaborations of recent times.

Tune IN

UHF - Tune IN 2LP [yeyeh005 snippets]

Pour l'opus inaugural de sa nouvelle résidence "Contemplation" sur nos ondes, @julo_julo invite à un voyage suspendu dans le temps. Pélerinage aux sons oniriques et psychédéliques, de l'ambient à la trance, à 19h sur www.radio-sofa.com

“All change is a miracle to contemplate, but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant” - Henry David Thoreau in “Walden; or, Life in the Woods”.

Visuel par @stttoique
Photo par @cam.byt

Contemplation : julo julo (24.10.23)

Number 134 of our Rhythmic Culture podcast features BBY.B, guest curated with care by Kate Miller. 

Kate Miller: "BBY.B aka Rebeca Sacchero is a Naarm based DJ, promoter and curator. She is one half of Nuestro Planeta “4 fems n queers n rap n bass”, one third of Baze (a new bass collective operating out of QQQ St Park) and a prominent figure in the music and cultural scenes. A board member of Liquid Architecture, curator of modern classic and experimental performances. She champions artists, particularly those from marginalised communities at every opportunity. And when there isn’t an opportunity, she creates one. Aside from her generosity and importance within Naarm’s music community she is also a humble yet kick-ass DJ herself and deserves the very same championing she so often dishes out. Her selections are fun yet classy, deep cuts old and new, often representing local artists. She loves a bit of dubstep, bass, breaks and is an unabashed fan of wiggly tech house. Don’t miss out on experiencing this hour of truly masterfully arranged rhythms and wubs. Recorded live at Miscellania for the first instalment of Body Verse. DJ BBY.B is a secret Naarm can longer keep to itself."

@rebeca-sacchero

TASCAM DR-44WL

RC:134 BBY.B

November edition of our @noodsradio residency - 1 hour of deep-dubby abundant beats. 

Cozy autumnal frequencies; to be played whilst cwtched up over a bass-heavy sound system, organically seasoned 🧂🍁

Noods Radio - Plantera - 08.11.23

last month we were invited to contribute to the psychedelic celebration that is 'Sporecast' on Noods Radio, spotlighting all things fungi on World Mushroom Day 🍄

we put together a swirling, whirling hour of psychedelic sludge, keeping things chuggy and hypnotic throughout

mahoosive love to Noods for a beautiful day of programming and always having faith in us to broadcast the weird and wonderful sounds of Plantera <3

Sporecast w/ Plantera

Polito are a group of musicians who have just released a new album called ‘Collapse Phase’. The record is self described as “a meeting of improvised contemporary dance and live improvised techno music, working together to create entrancing performance experiences”.

Drawing upon a broad array of influences the music has a number of multifaceted touch points – Dub, Techno, IDM, House and the spaces in between are all explored through a unique approach driven by live improvisation and collaboration.

Polito is a collaboration between musicians Robert Downie and Finnian Langham, and dancers Arabella Frahn-Starkie and Hillary Goldsmith.

This mixtape showcases their diverse approach to sound design and helps to build a narrative around the group and what their music means.

Polito: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

She makes herself a slave of the discoteca

She's a Discotec slave

record label run by soundcloud.com/pejiej
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pieterjansen_yeyehninih/
email: pieter@yeyeh.nl
distributed by One Eye Witness

UHF - Tune IN 2LP [yeyeh005 snippets]

yeyeh • ninih