It's a kind of magic watching a wall of analogue gear come alive. All those LEDs glowing and dancing around producing sequences from wires and tubes. Nowadays, most sounds come from digital sources, emulating the past diversity, too. Back in the days, pioneers of electronic music built endless sonic corridors with hypnotic step-sequencers and sweeping filters. There are quite a number of followers in their footsteps, expanding their universe, not cloning it. Get ready for a sequence-driven journey featuring track teasers by Jim Ottaway (Treasures of Light), The Garwin Project (Interstellar), Fusion of Elements (Times are Changing), Uwe Reckzeh (Entering the Balance of Dreams), Blue Is Nine (Beyond The Quiet Sky), MNEMOS (Terra Nullius), nightweaver (Quantum Layers), Mark Jenkins (Mexico Rising), and Ivan Black (Dreams Less Sweet).

Life is moving fast, isn't it? And so does technology, if not faster. We get stuck between smart devices annoying you every second or so, and algorithms trying to predict our next thought. It feels as if we are running on a constantly updating operating system. But meanwhile there is a certain magic when artists take those modern glitches, complex rhythms, and progressive syncopations, and weave them into hypnotic sonic journeys. Let us plug into a fresh stream of forward-thinking soundscapes, where crisp IDM, dub vibes, and modern progressive synth sequences meet. Fasten your seatbelts for music by Kebu (Urban Skies), Harald Grosskopf (Glitches Brew), THISISGRAEME (Body Signal), vOLKER rAPP (Silent Running), 101 (IDM Selection volume 1), Brannan Lane, Dieter Spears, Nacre (Human), Interstate Telecast (Fireside), Eks Man (Dub Free. Vol. 13), Wahn vs Mitoma (Re: Echo Mist Light), and Andy Pickford (Outland).

Did you notice the Sun taking a coffee break on Wednesday? No panic. It’s just our occasional solar eclipse reminding us that even the bright centerpiece of our solar system occasionally steps into the shadows from time to time. But, why go outside and squint through those stylish cardboard glasses? We have a far safer and more comfortable way to enjoy the dark side of the cosmos. Join me in aligning our musical orbit with the celestial spectacle, drifting through expansive space ambient soundscapes, floating pads, and deep cosmic atmospheres. Drop your eclipse safety gear, lean back in your favorite chair, and enjoy a stellar lineup featuring Dirk Serries & PBK (Amplitude Split), Blue Is Nine (Beyond The Quiet Sky), Max Corbacho (Eclipse), Robert Rich (Space Camp), Almost Random (Fragments From The Waning World), Christian Fiesel (Bionic Shading III), remst8 (18th Quarterly Report), Bohdan Stupak (A Place In Memories), and Andy Pickford (Outland).

So, I am sitting here waiting for some food delivery while preparing this show. It was meant to be delivered in about 45 minutes, according to the delivery website. Well, it seems it will be double that. Is that deceiving? Maybe, but it seems the time they need. There always are two views on things: the wish view, how it should be, and the reality view, how it finally comes. And I wish the reality would be more like a wish state. But, I am not getting hot about the delay, the weather is hot enough. And so it is time for some chill and thrill with cool sounds by ELEON (Discovering), Wane of Summer vs Ambient Indigo (Fusion of Souls), Xenyo (Arboreal Telegraph), Green Isac (Groundrush), Sundad (Way Station One), Brioskj (The Persuaders!), Interstate Telecast (Fireside), Marcator (Terra Incognita), Cousin Silas & Dan Caine (One Time X 2), CLOUDWARMER (I Know the World Reasonably Well and Am Right About Everything), Jim Ottaway (Treasures of Light).

Once each year, on July 14th, it's a special celebration day for our wonderful netlabels out there: The Netlabel Day. Quite a page full of releases offered via the official page these days. Unfortunately, only a selection of them released on or close to the date this year. But I picked carefully to have them on spot or very near. A colourful mix of styles await you with the numerous albums and EPs and singles. Some of them you will be able to enjoy on this edition with music by Eko_Fisk & Gears in the Rain (Valley of the Lost), j4vaman (Compilation 26), Y.K.Beats (Never Off Always On), Traveling Light (In Fire), Igor Marynowski (Siberian Tatar Instrumental Soundtrack), Flooba (Diario di Aria), Periodo Particular (Desesperacion Acid), Graveyard Theory (The Picturesque Decay Remains an Idea of the Beautiful), Viento SoundSystem (Reggae Dub Sax Vol1), Eli Wallis (Clarinet Maschine Organ), ilf (Forestpunk X Netlabel Day).