Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show EPS. Fjords With Passwar D
The title of the episode gives away the idea behind: an epic spring road trip along the most dramatic coastline in Scandinavia. There is nothing more transcending than listening to the music that transports you to a different place. The collective experiences of confinement in the past year have made many of us daydream about the exotic places we wish to visit. It is one of such moments that prompted Passwar D to create the mix for Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show May Episode.
Have you been to Fjords during May when wildflowers start to bloom and sunshine is plenty? Imagining that you are driving on the narrow, man-made rock trail without sight of other tourists while breathing the icy yet salty air and blasting tracks from Mr.diamond, Gaetano Parisio, Dubspeeka. Or, perhaps, we are zigzagging the serpentine-like Trollstigen pass, admiring the mighty mountains and landscapes of early summer while feeling the beats pumping.
Episode FJORDS is a rich and textured mix with a clear intent. It is designed to take you to different places from the comfort of your own home. It is about escaping reality, finding peace within oneself. Each track was selected for its unique auditory quality. The experience varies depending on how you listen to it. Try to listen to it quietly in the background first. Then, listen to it again with the volume turned up. Two very different experiences will occur!
THE TRACKLIST
- Tricky - I'm in the Doorway (LA Timpa Remix) [False Idols]
- Jackmate feat. Jacek Sienkiewicz - Warsaw (Jackmate Dub) [ Logistic records / Telegraph records]
- Wa Wu We - Wa Wu We 004 A [Wa Wu WeWa Wu We]
- Meese X Hell - Das ist der Streit [BubackBuback]
- Jozef K & Winter Son - [Aokigahara Forest (Original Mix) [Last Night On Earth]
- Mr.diamond - Mary Llosa (Extended Mix) [Saved Records]
- Gaetano Parisio - Inside (Radio Slave Remix) [Conform Records]
- Dubspeeka - Khepri [Last Night On Earth]
- Danny Clark, Jay Benham, Nica Brooke, Atjazz - Giving Only (Atjazz Internal Dub Mix [Dallinghoo Recordings]
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Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show EPS. Dama With Passwar D
Cinematic and hypnotic, Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show 2021 Episode Dama opens with Alexskyspirit’s TXL2ATH Original Mix from his Quartz Rec. debut album, District X17. As a state of mind filled with mystic suspense, TXL2ATH is a texturally minimalistic track that is spacey and atmospheric. This vast-in-space ambiance quickly morphs into a darker, more agitated, and very eerily cosmic openness supplied by Talismann's tune, Desert Rose (Original Mix). Those "supernatural frequencies" form a massive soundscape with an orchestrated ambition, pushing forward by continuous drum beats and creating the kind of anxiety that only occurs when facing the unknown. Then, here comes the relief: the playful, optimistic, and cheerful track of Sebastian Mullaert Kikaqu (Original Mix) that leads us straight into the belly of a happy dance tune, Radio Waves (After Dark) by Spencer Parker, a London-born, Berlin-based artist.
Judging from the first part of Episode Dama, it is apparent that Passwar D used every single track to craft a twist and turn that mimics human emotion.
"There is so much unpredictability in our environment. One can feel happy, sad, desperate, and back to hopefully within one single day. I want the mix to be the mirror of this ever-shifting emotion."
Passwar D, March 2021
As for the selection of tracks, Passwar D opted in for a non-purist approach, masterfully combining multiple forms of electronic music, from the ambiance, electronica, dance, house, techno, and indie, into one single mix. The reason behind the choices is partly due to his current inclination towards multi-genres storytelling, and mostly as a nod to the articulation of human emotion complexity.
Now, if you are wondering where Passwar D decided to take us on this sonic voyage? Please stay on and listen to the entire episode.
THE TRACKLIST
- Alexskyspirit - Txl2ath [Quartz Rec]
- Talismann - Desert Rose (Original Mix) [Talisman]
- Sebastian Mullaert - Kikaqu (Original Mix) [Cocoon Recordings]
- Spencer Parker - Radio Waves (After Dark) (Original Mix) [Rekids]
- Heiko Laux & Goldwave - Origin of Life (Original Mix) [Kanzleramt]
- Tiga & Roman Flügell - Look To The Sky (Original Mix) [Cocoon Recordings]
- Wata Igarashi - Cylinder [Figure]
- Alexskyspirit - Nebula (Original Mix) [Quartz Rec]
- KELGABBER - Trip to May Love (Original Mix)[Trip]
- Fantastic Man - antiboudi (Original Mix)[Mule Musiq]
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Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show EPS. arc1 With Passwar D
Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show 2021 Episode arc1 is a 44-minute, 10-track sonic voyage, curated and live mixed by Passwar D. The journey starts with a state of dreamy sounding deep space and slowly picks up the groovy breakbeats, suspending percussions, and flowy synths. The extended transition into the 3rd track is expansively immersive. Lingering synths give away so elegantly to the spacy melody while the percussion and deep sub-bass drive the progression forward with plenty of nuanced details.
The mix continues to evolve with East LA Tek drops tough beats and rugged bassline, anz offers up a minimal beat track with sharp vocal cuts, and Joannes provides a temporary return to the hypnotic tripyness with its quirky grooviness that is both otherworldly and deep.
Echoing Passwar D's own fascination around the human and the machines, Syrte's "Obedience Paradox" is part of five electro tracks that, according to Science Cult, explore the "delicate nature and moral implications regarding humanity's evolving relations with machines'. This dark and mechanically sounding repetition is further heightened with the rhythmic built-up from track 8, pushing the mix to reach its true climax around the 30min mark.
Further development is nonlinear. The last 3 tracks are interwoven together to cool down from the pinnacle, moving the hyperchaotic instability into a jungle tribal banger that abruptly gives away to a final ending that is nothing short of a party house anthem filled with Latin-inspired vocal lines and surging tech house grooves. Surprise? Yes. Satisfied? Totally.
AVE EPS. arc1 is a dramatic mix that manages to pack a multi-dimensional state of emotions in less than 45 minutes. It is filled with masterfully crafted transitions that blend the mix into one engaging story. Listening to it in one take if you can. Savoring all the aural subtleties, slowly, and mindfully.
THE TRACKLIST
- Tracey - Chapter I (Original Mix)[ Dial Records]
- Lerosa - Cuba [ Dial Records ]
- London Modular Alliance - Chrome [Dimensions Recordings]
- East LA Tek - Semantics (Original Mix) [ Superfreq ]
- Anz - Stepper (Original Mix) [ Hessle Audio ]
- Joannes - Wake (Original Mix) [ RFR Records ]
- Syrte - Obedience Paradox [ Science Cult ]
- Lewis Fautzi - Epidemic Of Wellness (Temudo Remix) [Soma Records]
- Pessimist - Love In The Jungle [Ilian Tape]
- Shermanology - Bon Bini [Hot Creations]
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Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show EPS.1af1 "Unforgettable" With Passwar D
An Almost Chronological Summary of the Sound From 2010 to 2020
The Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show Episode 1af1 "Unforgettable" by Passwar D is a highly artistic articulation of a 54-minutes, 12 tracks live DJ mix, offering the listeners an overview of the magnificent and aspirational soundscape of the second decade of the 21st century.
The mix chronologically transitions through each year of the 2010s and into the first year of the new 2020 decade. 11 out of the 12 tracks were curated in reflection to the sound of the decennium with each track representing the given year based on its release date. This long winding sonic journey starts by introducing us to human sentimentality. It then leads the listeners into a spiritual chanting of the medieval, the tribal beats, and the techno arousal of the machines, aliens, and space travel. The 12th track, Passwar D's 2020 single release, Xhjduik (pronounce as "such do.ee.k") (Original Mix), was used in the middle point of the mix to spice up and embellish the mega-climatic escalation of tensions from Visual Capture (Luke Slater Remix) (2015) by Slam, and into the next record thereafter, from Architectural, Elliptical Storm (Original Mix)(2016). Denying the expectation of the complete machine takeover, the mix takes an unexpected turn after the climax with an extended and intertwined fusion of three tracks, Derek Plaslaiko's Praia Da Amalia (2018), Richie Hawtin's CLOSE combined (Moving Forward) (2019), and Tiga's 3 Rules (Deewee Unreleased Mix) (2020). Here, Passwar D masterfully combined acid, spoken words, and a playful electropop to imaginatively release us from the buildup tensions, ending this narrative with a sense of humor and cheekiness.
"Embracing tension, it is here to stay. Dancing with it, creating fun out of it, celebrating it and the tensions will eventually resolve."
Passwar D, January 2021
RSS at ART3F, Live DJ Set by PASSWAR D, Cannes, May 2019
RSS had the chance to record some great shows during various art fairs in 2019 and we are sharing with you one of our favorite ones. Please enjoy the supersonic storytelling by our very own Passwar D, recorded live in Cannes, May, 2019.
Jonasclean - Jc 017 [Pure Moment Records] Istanbul
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Shakarchi & Stranéus - The Return of Uncle Benon [Studio Barnhus] Stockholm
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Popnoname - Anna [Stereo Deluxe] Berlin
Nozinja - Tsekeleke [Warp Records] London
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Rionegro - Carruseles [Comme] Berlin
Roisin Murphy - Jealousy (Timo Maas & James Teej's 'Machina' Mix) [Crosstown Rebels] London
Radio Slave - Children of the E (South London Mix) [Running Back Records] Frankfurt
Whirlpool Productions - From: Disco To: Disco (Wighnomys Mittmikks Remikks) [Great Stuff] Munich
THE TRACKLIST |
DJ Koze - Intro [Pampa Records] BerlinJonasclean - Jc 017 [Pure Moment Records] Istanbul
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Shakarchi & Stranéus - The Return of Uncle Benon [Studio Barnhus] Stockholm
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Popnoname - Anna [Stereo Deluxe] Berlin
Nozinja - Tsekeleke [Warp Records] London
Mirko Loko - Radio Vini [Cadenza Music] Vernier
Rionegro - Carruseles [Comme] Berlin
Roisin Murphy - Jealousy (Timo Maas & James Teej's 'Machina' Mix) [Crosstown Rebels] London
Radio Slave - Children of the E (South London Mix) [Running Back Records] Frankfurt
Whirlpool Productions - From: Disco To: Disco (Wighnomys Mittmikks Remikks) [Great Stuff] Munich
Immersion, Remembering José Padilla
José Padilla has been a constant inspiration for all of us here at DJSD. His ability to use a wide range of styles of music to tell a sonic story that expands hours at a time was a pure gift. The key architect of "Balearic beat", Padilla popularized the upbeat form of electronic dance music through his live DJ sets and the releases of the infamous Café del Mar compilation series. This chill, soulful, yet groovy, and optimistic vibe feels like a breath of fresh air in 2020 when many have a weight of a thousand tons on the shoulders.
Unfortunately, on October 18th, it came the sudden news that José Padilla had passed away at the age of 64 in Ibiza. This saddens us all. It is only days after the arrival of the news, we start to think about how we can pay tribute to Padilla.
Back in 2003, Velizar in the mix was the resident DJ at Midway, New York. The spirit at the time called for freestyle expressions, which reflected itself in New York's club culture. After a long night of techno and house, Velizar would often entertain the inner cycle with an early morning sunrise set. It was an intimate, personal, and meandering after party, and very much in the spirit of the Balearic Beat. As put by Mixmag in July 1990, "What the 'Balearic concept' has taught us is that it doesn't matter what genre the track falls into, as long as the beat 'n' groove move the feet and what's on top of 'em is pleasing to the ear." It was a pure expression.
We dug into our archives and found one recording from those early morning sessions, titled Immersion. It feels appropriate to re-introduce it as our way to pay respect to José Padilla, the Godfather of Chillout. His style of music has made the idea of sunset and sunrise such beautiful memories for people. We hope that Immersion will remind all of us of his legacy and what beautifully crafted music story can bring to us.
R.I.P. José Padilla.
THE TRACKLIST |
Eugenia Manolidou - Hymn To The Moon
Pressure Drop – Elusive
Rodrieg Ensemble - Bacio
Lustral - Everytime (A Man Called Adam's Mix)
Pink Martini - La soledad
Kayah & Goran Bregovic - Tabakiera
Grace Jones - Strange
Todor Kolev - Golemi I Malki
Erica Jennings - It's A Lovely Day
José Padilla - Bosaxi (Touched Mix)
Zohar - Byzantine
Nina Simone - Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Jaffa Remix)
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Passwar D - Alien Pets (Break Mix)
For the fourth and the final teaser before the official worldwide release, the cosmic frequency creature Passwar D remixed Alien Pets from his debut album “Personal Cosmology” with a melange of sounds, effects, textures and rhythms that reflected his bewildered curiosities on the world around him.
Groovy and minimal, Alien Pets (Break Mix) combines drum beats with abstract modular synths, transforming the track into a textural aura of lights. The deliberate application of white noise as the leading sound effect is a challenge Passwar D set for himself.
“ I was eager to push the possibilities when using effects that are as popular as white noise. Will there be any new territories I can reach? Can I introduce something interesting? I was not sure, although the idea thrilled me.”
The less-than two and half minutes mix is indeed a fine study on sound experimentation. It successfully married a dope head-nodding beat structure with a cosmically atmospheric ambiance all while keeping the listeners wanting more.
“If you listen to the original mix first, then this one, I think you will get a sense that I am making some sort of journey and this imaginary yet unknown journey is not over at the end of track. It feels there should be more places to go to... Perhaps, there will be more to come… perhaps, in the end, there will be this mega track that combines all the remixes … The possibilities end when the imagination stops” Passwar D chuckled.
Passwar D - Reasons vs Impulse (Church Techno Mix)
Scheduled to be released on August 7th, one day before Roland 808’s 40 anniversary, Reason vs Impulse is a 3 1/2 minute celebratory tribute to this classic drum machine. The recording provides a passage to the captivating explorations into the 808's robotic and spacey sounds. And this time, it is to accompany the highly synthesized and sometimes distorted melodies.
Exemplifying Taro (Roland's founder) and his philosophy in simplicity, the track’s schematic approach in structure and instrumentation is intentional. Using the drum machine in its purest form allows Passwar D to focus on applying multi-dimensional dynamics to the synth melody lines. First, the drum beats kick off the track. Then, the melodic sounding of the pipe organ takes the center stage. The melodic line morphs itself throughout the track until the end when the steadfast beats of 808 re-emerge from the background and end the piece with its distinctive sound.
Reasons vs Impulse is Passwar D's attempt to apply the foundation of simplicity in his music-making. It is about leveraging systematic reasoning to guide humanistically impulsive tendencies. Ikutaro Kakehashi, aka Taro, had the vision to create electronic musical instruments that were easy and simple to use. And, he built one of the best companies in the world for that. Passwar D, deeply inspired by Taro's disciplines, applied his principle in simplicity to his usage of 808 drum machine. Yet at the same time, he managed to successfully unleash his very strong inclination toward human impulsiveness.
"I wanted to strike a balance. I want to use this drum machine the way it is without embellishments. Then, I want something really out there. Something very impulsive. No reason. No logic. Purely visceral. So, there came the idea of pairing church organ with Roland 808".
Passwar D, 2020
Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show, EPS.0q1m by PASSWAR D
ABOUT THIS EPISODE |
DJSD (the DJ’s Daughter) is welcoming Passwardy back to the Alien Vibes From the Earth Radio Show to continue on his sonic adventure from the previous episode. Shortly after recording his live set here at the radio show, Passwardy traveled to Shanghai for some gigs, unknowingly walking right into the world’s first Covid-19 epicenter. Unable to get back to the US as planned, Passwardy utilized this quarantine time to conjure up his very first Album “Personal Cosmology” (coming soon) and some awesome mixes.
Strangely for Passwardy, being alone in an unknown city for a prolonged period without the option of getting out proved to be an enlightening experience, to the say the least. "Trapped without feeling trapped was an interesting sensation", said Passwardy. "There was so much chaos, frustration, confusions, sadness, contradictions… Yet, I had all those creative urges. Putting all of those emotions, observations, and energies into music-making, whether my own productions or the mixes I was making, somehow just made all sense".
When we asked him what were his thoughts (if any) behind this mix, Passwardy said "it was to reflect the current mood in which myself along with many others found ourselves in. It was to embrace the loneliness, the ugliness, the heartbrokenness … all those depressing, end-of-world emotions we are facing nowadays. Yet somehow had this faith that we would all come out of it with a stronger determination than ever. Perhaps it was a utopian idea. But it was really how I was feeling and continue to feel so."
When we asked him what were his thoughts (if any) behind this mix, Passwardy said "it was to reflect the current mood in which myself along with many others found ourselves in. It was to embrace the loneliness, the ugliness, the heartbrokenness … all those depressing, end-of-world emotions we are facing nowadays. Yet somehow had this faith that we would all come out of it with a stronger determination than ever. Perhaps it was a utopian idea. But it was really how I was feeling and continue to feel so."
EPS.0Q1M FEATURES MUSIC BY |
Analemma, Pär Grindvik, Deepchild, Rydim, Savas Pascalidis, Ellen Allien, Emmanuel Top, and some of Passwardy’s mix driven re-arranging edits.
THE TRACKLIST |
Analemma Liminal Crisis [Trip Recordings, Moscow, Russia]
Pär Grindvik Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden] Analemma Plunging Asymptote [Trip Recordings, Moscow, Russia]
Pär Grindvik Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden] + Extensive edits by Passwordy
Deepchild IsoGrind 5000 [DCR, Sydney, Australia]
Rydim FOMO (Original Mix) [Pets Recordings, Berlin, Germany]
Savas Pascalidis Resonate (Echologist Cover Mix) [Atrophic Society, Australia]
Ellen Allien Call Me (Emmanuel Top Remix) [Bpitch]
Emmanuel Top Festival Suicide (Closing Night Mix) [Materia]
Pär Grindvik Drift (Physical Therapy Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden]
Pär Grindvik Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden] Analemma Plunging Asymptote [Trip Recordings, Moscow, Russia]
Pär Grindvik Silent Below Deck (Solid Blake Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden] + Extensive edits by Passwordy
Deepchild IsoGrind 5000 [DCR, Sydney, Australia]
Rydim FOMO (Original Mix) [Pets Recordings, Berlin, Germany]
Savas Pascalidis Resonate (Echologist Cover Mix) [Atrophic Society, Australia]
Ellen Allien Call Me (Emmanuel Top Remix) [Bpitch]
Emmanuel Top Festival Suicide (Closing Night Mix) [Materia]
Pär Grindvik Drift (Physical Therapy Remix) [Stockholm LTD, Stockholm, Sweden]
Passwar D - Robo Tribe (Tribeless Humanity Mix)
This over 6 minutes percussive track explores the future civilization of man
and machine. Although it is unclear whether Passwar D is confident in man's
ability to control the machine or believes that machine will take control of
the human world, Robo Tribe paints a world of multidimensional
coexistence.
When being asked about his intention for creating Robo Tribe, Passwar D said,
“ I mean, there are no hierarchies in future civilization, no racial differences, no gender bias… and most of all, there is no tribalism or superiority of one group over another.”
He paused, then continued on.
"I am very new to the earth. I don't want to throw in my own view of the world and its society as I still have much to learn and to experience. In the last few months, I have witnessed many debates, protests, pains along with some great victories. People all over the world want something together. They are asking for, and are willing to fight for a more unified society that are built by people who have realized their own individualities. I was very inspired by this spirit and I wanted my record to reflect just that."
Robo Tribe is not a love letter to a future utopia. Rather, it is a marching group, drumming to the idealization of individualism. The passion in his voice rose as he said: “I think the listener might expect some sort of utopia from this track, when the fact it is really about not belonging to a group but belonging to oneself. If people manage to break free from gender and race presumptions, from the tribal model of thinking, and identify themselves as the independent being, they will begin to fully embrace their unique identities, and to understand and support each other”
Passwar D, 2020