Randall – FACT Mix 437

I wouldn’t describe myself as the greatest Drum’n’Bass enthusiast, as a matter of fact my knowledge about this genre is very limited. However, I really enjoy listening to it – especially while writing and being under the influence of a high dose of caffeine, and especially if it has a deep, spaced-out vibe. That said…

Goodbye, Minilogue!

You get older, you have all these gigs, you have an established name, you kind of come to a situation which gets a bit too cosy. It’s tough to leave that. But we realized that it’s better we get some fresh air. Minilogue discontinue their mutual work under this name, as they explain in an…

Nobody Home – Mixtape From 1994

Nobody Home is Marcus Henriksson who is one half of Minilogue and Son Kite – which makes him one of my favourite artists from the electronic sector ever. This is his first mixtape, recorded in 1994. It’s wonderfully deep and trancey, hard and fast, and loaded with acidic TB-303 lines. The timeless beauty and functionality…

Sky Art by Thomas Lamadieu aka Roots Art

Photography meets drawing: Thomas Lamadieu aka Roots Art uses a fisheye lens to take pictures of inner courtyards and narrow alleyways. He then fills the blue sky with illustrations. Check out the website of the artist for more awesomeness!      

The Pyro Board

A Danish team of physics and chemistry demonstrators created a device that turns standing sound waves and music into flame patterns: The 2D Rubens’ Tube.

Colonna – Ode To The Moon

Give us this day our daily dopeness: Colonna released the counterpart for his great Ode To The Sun album from 2012, titled Ode To The Moon. It’s actually more of an extension than a counterpart, as this work provides another dose of excellent Dope Beats. Incredibly enough, it’s available for free download.

Oldtwig – Through Hills

A smooth blend of Trip Hop beats, Lounge sounds, and dramatic film music: That’s Through Hills, the first album by Oldtwig. The organic harmony of this conceptual work clearly reflects that the producer was inspired by and pays homage to the forest. Shifting from moments of melancholy to uplifting easiness, the mood of Through Hills…

Rivet – RA.410 Podcast

Resident Advisor keeps the good shit coming. This time in form of a magnificent podcast by Rivet, a name that’s stuck in my mind ever since I looked up his title Inside Looking Out in the track list of some DJ set. In his great little interview for RA the artist remarks: In the second…

Industry Standards: Funktion One

Hypes suck. However, there are some exceptions. The hype about Funktion One is one of them – it’s a really great thing to see and hear how those rigs became an industry standard. Resident Advisor has recently published a very well-written article about the iconic sound system, including a lot of interesting background info and…

mushroom magazine 2014/04

For the latest edition of mushroom magazine I wrote a rather extensive article about infrasound, the frequency of fear. Also I had an interview with the outstanding electro-mineralist Android Jones, and I asked myself why national flags at festivals?

Pinch – Cold Mix II

I received the download link for this mix with the latest newsletter of Cold Recordings and saved it straight to my outstanding electronics folder – the place where it belongs, as Pinch never fails to deliver the goods. Raw beats, a great variety of straight and broken rhythms, and deeply hallucinogenic sounds and atmospheres… That’s…