Sven Swift – Fickle Spots

New mix from one the netaudio aficionados and half of the team behind the fantastic label Error Broadcast. In his own words:
As a child, I’ve been obsessed with the light breaking under half closed eyes. There were these rich, fickle spots just below your sight, and I spent hours trying to focus and [...]

Posthuman – Zero Gravity Mix

Very excited to see this appear this morning, although short (at 36minutes) it’s very sweet and of course is highly recommended. From MANTIS Radio and darkfloor producer faves Posthuman comes the Zero Gravity mix.
With recent track Eruder from the Posthuman (the slick new album is out in the next few weeks with a launch at [...]

broadcast: MANTIS RADIO + ED DEVANE from 4PM today (UK)

sun 27/06/2010 from 16:00GMT
listen via Future Music / thedrome.net
New station, new slot, new time. Coming at you from Sunday afternoon’s via the Future Music crew. Up this week: the Irish producer Ed Devane.
the SHOWCASE
Ed Devane is a Dublin-based artist primarily working with sound. As a producer he is known for releases on a variety [...]

free: Breathe Compilation 05

A few MANTIS Radio shows back we showcased Logical Disorder and his stunning IDM/electro/ambient production sound. His last release (and the one that sparked my interest in getting him on the showcase guest mix: Violent Playground) was via the Mexican Breathe netlabel. This is their latest release and being a compilation (their 5th), it serves [...]

MANTIS RADIO 063 + VENTOLYN & BECOTYDE

MANTIS 063 + VENTOLYN & BECOTYDE
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broadcast 11/06/2010 / 2:15:42
hour 1 / DVNT
Adam Beyer – Miami [Mad Eye]
Silicone Soul – 3am (Ghost Mood mix) [Soma]
How to Destroy Angels – The Space in Between [HTDA]
Frank Bretschneider – mass, blue: aluminate, ventilator [Raster-Noton]
Ramandanman – Glut [Hemlock]
Kenny Larkin – Glob (Ben Klock [...]

broadcast: MANTIS RADIO with VENTOLYN & BECOTYDE

fri 11/06/2010 from 20:00GMT
listen via Future Music / thedrome.net
So, where were we? Last time on MANTIS Radio we celebrated our 3rd year of broadcasting, with a run down of the 3 most downloaded shows for the past year. You can grab that full archive here, and see the top 10 most popular shows.
Coming up this [...]

Logical Disorder Live at L.E.V. 2010

Still pretty fresh from dropping a superb exclusive liveset for MANTIS Radio back in Feb, what we have here is a recent recording of Logical Disorder aka Javier Barrero performing at the L.E.V.
L.E.V. stands for Laboratorio de Electrónica Visual or, in English, Visual Electronic Laboratory, is a free open space in which [...]

Mr Minimax – The Goodnight Mistress Vol.1

Mr Minimax – The Goodnight Mistress Vol.1
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A mellow mix of ambient, downtempo and experimental music, electronic and organic.
Aids restful sleep and makes a perfect accompaniment for sitting back and watching the walls breath a little.
TRACKLIST
Ab Ovo – Hemisphere
Mr Minimax – Atx209
Valgeir Sigurdsson – Before Nine
Fhicken Feed – Junior
Reverbaphon – A Matter [...]

MANTIS 058 + SUBEENA

MANTIS 058 + SUBEENA
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broadcast 02/04/2010 / 2:00:39 / 165.9 MB
hour 1 / DVNT
Breakage – Temper [Digital Soundboy]
A Bridge Far Away – East End Butcher (featuring China) [Methodology Records]
Alva Noto – interim (for dieter rams) [Line]
The Black Dog – Tunnels OV Set (Crookes mix) [Dust Science]
SCB – 20_2 [SCB]
m0h [...]

Skywave Systems – Ban The Mindreader

Skywave Systems, owner and main man over at Myuzyk, crafted this journey of a mix for a mix swap that never was.
Based around his local graffiti legend Ban the Mind Reader. This is an eclectic sample rich trip of electronica from a man who himself is a bit of an underground music legend, pushing serious [...]