PHOTAY drops epic acid breakbeat magic on ALWAYS COSMIC. The A-side features his remix of United Freedom Collective's 'Always Open' (featuring the vocal talents of Falle Nioke) in both original and instrumental form. With early plays by Gilles Peterson & Lauren Laverne, the hype around this incredible track is building for good reason. There is an exceptional combination at play: slick, detailed, hifi dance production with powerful, prodigious talent on the drums - we call it 'the PHOTAY advantage.' The B-side brings expansive cosmic dub versions, the first track derived from the Always Open session, the second from Photay's recent remix for Conclave & Toribio. Deep, emotional stuff that doesn't lose track of fun-factor with sheer, un-fakeable excitement in the rhythm section!

Open the doors of perception with 'Alchemy of Being,' a deep ambient exploration inspired by Jungian analysis, olfactory meditations and psycho-nautic navigations. Dublab resident, LA-based DJ and producer Dor Wand invites us to practice 'deactivation through music:' a softening art he describes as guiding energy down gently, so the body can rest, the heart can open, and the mind can return to stillness. The album creates a space where movement turns inward, where rhythm becomes breath, and where sound holds us as we land. A mix of mellow synths, live harp and tuned percussion, the album oscillates softly between tension and relaxation, a harmonizing journey that gradually brings together mind and body, inhale and exhale, a unifying yogic tool for heightened self-understanding.

Multi Culti seasonal balance returns with Equinox III Kicking things off Guadalajara-based Bofo Dab (known for their blog 'Drops a Banger') does what their name suggests. This one has been getting caned by the Keinemusik crew, legions of phone-holders' shazam-prayers will only now be answered. It's a restrained big-room horn-loaded banger. Mehmet Aslan slides in to the proceedings with an awesome FM-sounding heads-down slice of clubby introspection. Long-time cult-hero Gilb'R of Versatile records fame spaces out the side with a deep, sparkly, live synth jam. On the flip, Mytron brings a fun stripped-back cover of a stone-cold classic with Higher (state of consciousness, that is). Brazillian hotboy Niev sounds right at home on the label with the aptly titled 'Professor Banjo.' Yuki Miyauchi lends an ethereal 90s bleep-inflected chunk of vibe with 'Donkey Conga.' Finally, fellow Japanese but London-based DJ Himitsu drops the deep, rollicking 'Waterfall.'

Rooted in the lineage of early '90s ambient techno, 'Alien Communication' channels the pulse of early rave music's exploratory vibe, where techno blurred into trance, ambient,, and chill-out room abstraction. Tracks like 'DNA' and 'Alien Communication' echo the cosmic curiosity of pioneers such as Susumu Yokota, while the emotional breakbeat hypnosis of 'Henna' (from the Japanese hen-na meaning 'strange') opens portals into psychedelic, liminal states. 'Mind Scape' ventures deeper into astral terrain before 'Third Tribe' elevates the experience to one of idealistic, collective bliss. Miyauchi fits into a great tradition of Japanese spiritual house and psychedelia, following figures like Yokota, Tetsu Inoue, and Soichi Terada, and more recently Multi Culti's own Ground. Techno as signal, spell, and speculative anthropology, possessed of deep dance-floor yearning, tuned to the frequencies of the unseen, at once nostalgic and future-facing.

Berlin-based Italian DJ / producer TRENT returns with 1000 Flashbacks, a retro-facing 4-track EP fit for the chuggy cosmic underground. Known for his vital role in the legendary Cocktail dAmore scene and his deep-digging sets at Oscillator, Trent channels a rich set of influences and potent nostalgia into four fresh cuts: ⚡ Gimme Something opens the record with vocal euphoria and funked-out bassline powered disco.
? Cin Cin is a cheeky toast to Italo-mania, bubbling with percussion seduction.
? Shiva Boom brings tribal acid hypnosis to downtempo spirit-chug.
? Down to Oz closes the EP in a hazy groove topped with anthemic melodic line. *Artwork by Singapore-via-Berlin visual wizard Reza Hasni*

Rooted in the lineage of early '90s ambient techno, 'Alien Communication' channels the pulse of early rave music's exploratory vibe, where techno blurred into trance, ambient,, and chill-out room abstraction. Tracks like 'DNA' and 'Alien Communication' echo the cosmic curiosity of pioneers such as Susumu Yokota, while the emotional breakbeat hypnosis of 'Henna' (from the Japanese hen-na meaning 'strange') opens portals into psychedelic, liminal states. 'Mind Scape' ventures deeper into astral terrain before 'Third Tribe' elevates the experience to one of idealistic, collective bliss. Miyauchi fits into a great tradition of Japanese spiritual house and psychedelia, following figures like Yokota, Tetsu Inoue, and Soichi Terada, and more recently Multi Culti's own Ground. Techno as signal, spell, and speculative anthropology, possessed of deep dance-floor yearning, tuned to the frequencies of the unseen, at once nostalgic and future-facing.

Multi Culti Ambient / Experimental

Multi Culti Ambient / Experimental

Multi Culti Ambient / Experimental