Electronic Music Culture

Welcome to episode #110 - Bernstein Bernstein is the vision and music project by Matthias Smith, a young creative mind from Switzerland. Currently living in Berlin, Bernstein aims at luring the audience into his vortex of never-ending colours, spherical streams and atmospheres. His sound palette exceeds the standardized deep house and techno sounds by finding timbres and textures through experimen...

Welcome to episode #109 - Oisatsana Oisatsana is the artistic name of sound designer and producer Tasio Rey. Avid music collector and listener, Tasio defines himself as a “sound explorer”. Also running his new record label Non-transparent, Tasio spends most of his time sparking his musical curiosity through many sound experiments, blending ambient, electroacoustic music, field recordings, and what...

Welcome to episode #108 - taennya Ambient artist from Novosibirsk, Russia, taennya merge deep and delicate textures into dreamy timeless soundscapes. Debuting with her first album Natural Serenity on @stereoscenic , taennya's works appeared on renowned labels such as Auxiliary and @thoughts_forms . Releasing mixes on Human Lessons @emikaelenahml , @deepbreakfastseries , and @initiate_concept , tae...

Welcome to episode #106 - Worg Born and raised in Italy's vibrant capital, Worg aka Andrea Lupo is a composer, producer, sound designer, and live performer who crafts unique sonic worlds, guiding listeners on a journey through dreamlike and spectral soundscapes. In 2018, Worg founded his record label, @lykosrecords . From this starting point, he began shaping a musical universe fueled by experimen...

Welcome to episode #105 - Ópalo Ópalo is the alias of Alejandro Romero Jordan, an Ecuadorian producer based in Quito. Half Peruvian and half Ecuadorian from his mother's side, he is one of the most unknown exponents on the Ecuadorian scene, also getting along with some experimental acts like Rojo or Pinxame which are some of the upcoming artists in the underground scene. The ambient and electronic...

Welcome to episode #107 - Simone Giudice Simone Giudice (born 1989) is a composer and electronic music artist who bridges the gap between academic sound experimentation and the vibrant energy of club culture. His techno and dance-oriented sensibility merges with a solid foundation in electroacoustic composition. Simone's artistic journey is defined by a constant oscillation between intimate and co...

Welcome to episode #104 - T.A.M.22 T.A.M.22 aka Davy Vandegaer is a Berlin-based DJ, producer, and label boss of Futurepast. T.A.M.22 delivers elegant and powerful vinyl-only set, an emblem of the rare musical gems he unearths. His signature way of blending records brings a very unique flow to his performances. With 20 years of DJing experience across Brussels, London, and Berlin, his versatility...

Welcome to episode #103 - Sandra Mason Enrica Borsatto, aka Sandra Mason is a DJ and selector with an eclectic approach, blending ambient, avant-garde, wave, and psychedelia. Deeply immersed in musical research, her selections take shape through DJ sets and editorial projects. She spent years curating music shows at Radio Sherwood while still based in Padova, before moving to Rome, where she worke...

Shapes is back! Welcome to Jos Lok! Passionate DJ and Producer from Groningen, the Netherlands, Jos Lok distinguished himself for his refined and peculiar sound. Combining deep minimal elements to rhythmic grooves, Jos explores the boundaries of minimalistic house always introducing an innovative sound design. His productions appeared on renowned label such as @totoyovmusic , @perceiverecords , @p...

Welcome to atmospheres #102 - Peter Van Minden (live) Hungarian electronic music artist and composer based in Budapest, Peter Van Minden kindly shared with us the recording of the first 2 hours of his 8hours live performance during the sleeping concert Immerzum: LUCIDIA at the House Of Music Hungary in Budapest. In this very intimate context, Peter drove the audience into a music journey crafted w...

Welcome to atmospheres #101 - Garda Garda is a solo ambient music project by Simas Gardauskas, based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Started as a downtempo music project in 2018, Garda has been gradually shifting towards more ambient / dark ambient / drone influenced sounds which are also strongly accompanied with field recordings which are constantly being recorded while traveling the world. Currently mus...

We begin 2025 reaching a very important milestone. Today we celebrate the 100th episode of the Atmospheres playlist with a special mix by Skøgen. Skøgen is the brainchild of Italian-based experimentalist and multi-disciplinary artist Francesco Presotto aka @exhaleelectronics . One of the rising names of contemporary electronic music, that merge ritual, ambient, industrial with obscure beats, granu...

Welcome to the last episode of 2024, proudly introducing Citizen Maze! Citizen Maze aka Adam McCoy is a Melbourne based producer and the head of the label/mix series @mirrortapes . Adam primarily focuses on the convergence of ambient music with several electronic music styles ranging from breaks, trip-hop, downtempo, and dub. Here some words from Adam: 'This mix might be the last of my mixes under...

We inaugurate the last month of the year with an epic ambient mix by Dynastor Dynastor is a Dutch ambient artist that pushes the boundaries of the style. His mixes are known for the immense tracklists reflecting his methods; layering many tracks overtop each other to create immersive and dynamic mixes taking the listener along through what ambient can really be. He shows why ambient music has a pl...

We are deeply honored to welcome Jamie McCue on EMC! Jamie McCue, the mind behind the legendary label @silent-season, delivers a blissful vinyl only ambient mix from his personal collection. With his dedication and curation, Jamie's vision made Silent Season more than just a label, but also a reference point for artists and ambient, deep and dub techno lovers. With more than 15 years of activity,...

EMC is thrilled to introduce Camu Based in Madrid, Spain, Camu defines himself as a compulsive collector of electronic listening vinyl records. From ambient, contemporary music, unhurried techno, to experimental music, Camu blends these genres into storytelling-like music journeys that always fascinate the curious listeners. Active contributor of Madrid's underground scene, Camu is also part of th...

EMC welcomes TVS! Teresa Virginia Salis aka TVS is a flautist, electronic musician, composer, producer, and DJ. After a classical music education, she began working with contemporary music, electronic and improvisation, through the creation of sound environments for literary readings, soundtracks and projects involving different artistic disciplines. TVS is a project born in 2018 to create an inte...

Next guest on EMC Atmospheres is Marco Ragni Marco Ragni is an Italian DJ and producer. His longstanding residency at Serendipity Club, as well as involvement in projects like Dancity Festival & Rumore Bianco @matteo-trenta , has allowed him to craft a distinctive style over the years that transcends genres, easily navigating ambient, downtempo, tribal, and techno, often characterized by the seaml...

EMC is honored to invite Ada Kaleh Ada Kaleh is a musician and composer based in Bucharest, Romania and currently releasing forward thinking aesthetics on legendary labels @r-srecords Records and its ambient division @apollo-records, widely considered as the labels responsible for bringing Techno to Europe. He's been releasing music for over 20 years under various aliases, but his current focus is...

EMC welcomes Nocturnal Phase Ernesto Bellicini aka Nocturnal Phase is a sound artist and electronic music producer based in Milan. His practice ranges from the study of the surrounding sound environment in order to create sound dramaturgies; lately also using spatialized audio systems; to the production of IDM and Breakcore music that he plays in his live shows. He released his works for Vertical...

EMC atmospheres is back after a short summer break! Welcome to Mimen! Visual designer, DJ and record collector based in Paris, Mimen has been collecting records for 10 years with a focus on electronic music and ambient. This mix is a blend of dreamy textures coming from dusty CDs, sci-fi inspired wax and newer Bandcamp digs. “They say that dreams are only real as long as they last. Couldn’t you sa...

EMC welcomes Sub Accent! Founder of @AccentsRecords, Sub Accent is a French Producer and electronic music artist navigating the techno and ambient realms. Working mainly with hardware and modular systems, his productions oscillate between techno, deep, ambient, industrial and electronic experiments, and were released on renowned labels such as Secuencias Temporales, @lett-records, @noorden, @defle...

EMC is glad to introduce the new guest for the Atmospheres playlist: Orca Silent Situated in Vancouver Island, Orca Silent is a mysterious artist combining deep hypnotic patterns with the most ethereal and atmospheric sounds within the modern techno and electronic music realities. Dreamy melodies, emotional chords, hazy percussions, and deep basslines; that's what you will find in Orca Silent's li...

EMC is glad to have Hue onboard! Co-founder of @itsdelayed and @never-late, Hue is a dedicated artist and selector wisely merging experimental, ambient, deep techno sounds. Here some of his words about this mix: "The original idea started as part of an extended set that I play every year at our Delayed Barn getaways. There’s always a joy in having the opportunity to play long hours with no pressur...

EMC welcomes Joan Gila! Joan Gila, a vinyl enthusiast, is the curator of @hoc-radio and also manages a small cassette label focused on ambient, avant-garde, and experimental music called @red-edge-label. He is part of the duo @binomi with his friend @slim-jordi. This DJ set was recorded in Madrid at the Temple event, curated by @machines-desirantes and @javier-camunas, which takes place at @espaci...