THE MUSIC
This set is a whole new vibe for me. Most of my performances are specifically for the club, so fall into that 127-135 kind of tempo. I recorded this set over a year into lockdown, and was very disconnected from sound systems at the time, struggling with my relationship with club music and dancefloors. This set reflects that mindset, at a faster tempo than I've ever worked at before (158!), yet with more of an at-home listening vibe than a dancefloor feeling. While exploring this new tempo, I was thinking deeply about our interconnectedness and capacity for growth and change. We lost Andrew Smith two days before I performed this set, and his presence is felt throughout the recording. 

track listing:
1. Radiance (for Andrew)
2. Nucleation
3. Scattering
4. Reduced
5. Semblance *
6. Cracked
7. Precipice
8. Constellated

* Semblance is a live version of a remix of Headless Horseman
everything else is written by me


THE GEAR
My live show is usually given on a stage, away from my home, so I use a carefully chosen selection of equipment that fits into an airplane. Typically, I perform with a sequencer, drum machine, 4 synthesizers, and 2-3 effects pedals. Recording a live set in my studio made it possible to use as many instruments as I have inputs, so I brought as much variety as I could to this set. While some of this gear is used throughout the set (say, the 808 BD), some of it only appears in a single track (like the Deckard's Dream). Here's the complete list of what I used to make the set.

sequencer —
 - Genoqs Machines Octopus

drum machines —
 - Elektron Analog RYTM mk 1
 - Roland TR-606 with Quicksilver 606 mod
 - Roland TR-808

effects —
 - Empress Phaser
 - Eventide Space
 - Moog Moogerfooger MIDI MuRF
 - Strymon BlueSky

synthesizers —
 - Black Corporation Deckard's Dream
 - Dreadbox Typhon
 - Korg Mono/Poly
 - MODOR NF-1M
 - Moog Minitaur
 - Moog Mother-32
 - Moog Voyager RME
 - Roland SH-101
 - Sequential Circuits Pro-One
 - Waldorf Blofeld
 - Waldorf Pulse2

recorded and mixed through —
 - Ableton Live
 - SoundCraft Ghost 24LE
 - UA Apollo 16
 - UA Apollo x16

— Erika 

video: https://youtu.be/1cKTeHBAdQs
bandcamp: https://erika.bandcamp.com/album/no-way-back-streaming-from-beyond

Live at No Way Back

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IT.podcast.s11e09: Erika live at No Way Back Streaming From Beyond 2021

Core of this piece was created with a modular synth path of Maths, Beads, Dual Dagger, TipTop Audio Z5000 delay, Data Bender, and FXAid reverb. The resulting soundscape reminded me of one of my favorite electronic/ambient composers Tetsu Inoue. 

Beloved ambient techno and electronic music composer Tetsu Inoue disappeared entirely after releasing his last album "Inland" in 2007. Friends, lovers, colleagues and collaborators have searched for him for years. One theory posed in long Reddit threads is that Tetsu perished in the 2011 tsunami in Japan. I've met tsunami survivors, and imagine the aftermath of devastation and search for survivors in this cinematic ambient track.

Tetsu is Missing

Tetsu Is Missing

Lindsey Herbert is a talented techno DJ and producer who has become a recognized name in San Francisco and beyond thanks to her unique sets that blend dark, deep, and heavy textures with psychedelic elements and ethereal melodies. She has gained residencies with Robot Ears and Direct to Earth and played gigs in various international venues. Lindsey has released multiple tracks and remixes on various labels, including her debut solo EP on Ascetic Limited and a remix of Nate Manic's 'You Will Not Ruin Me' on vinyl and her first solo vinyl EP in September 2022. Lindsey Herbert is an artist to keep an eye on in the techno scene.

Blank Code Podcast

Blank Code Podcast 225 - Lindsey Herbert

Mix Recorded for Jackson Radio in the summer of 2023. It's a journey thru dark experimental soundscapes to groovy techno to breaks and back.

Jackson Radio Vol. 17 Marie Nyx

Skyline 2025 Tickets: insom.co/skyline-2025

Skyline 2025

Marie Nyx Live @ Skyline Festival 2024 (Arts District Stage)

First foray into dub techno. Also first actually mastered track. See live performance at https://youtu.be/ljyCTPAb-8A

Zero Dub Bling

An Opposing Earth

Mastered by Jason Addy at No Comply Audio

Felt

Made with the Digitakt II and Digitone II.

Holding Aces

A song I wrote in 1990, just remixed with a couple of old friends. 

Karma's Forest - Radio Edit

Dyad Triad

Creating Deep House, Tech House, Dub Techno, and Ambient music with modular synth, Digitakt, Octatrack, Blackbox, Avalon Bassline, various other hardware sequencers, and Ableton.

Tetsu Is Missing

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