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“Limerence is an involuntary cognitive and emotional state of intense romantic desire for another person. The term was coined by psychologist Dorothy Tennov to describe the ultimate, near-obsessive form of romantic love. Limerence is sometimes also referred to as infatuation, or is colloquially known as a crush, but in reality it is something much different.”

What’s it like to fall in love with far-off objects? Episode #14 of Iconastasia is a moody, half-lit mixtape of everything from drum and bass to ambient, indie to electro – because your love is the perfect drug and there’s no quitting it.

01. Tayla – Stargazing

It’s time to get away. Episode #13 of Iconastasia is a mixtape for the travellers among us – a whimsical, upbeat mix of indie and electro jewels for getting out of the city and the dreariness of the modern life and find something new.

(This one goes out to my boy James G, who just did a two-month stint adventuring around Europe – you were sorely missed, sweetheart!)

01. LCD Soundsystem – Time to Get Away

As always, make sure to check out Iconastasia on Facebook and Twitter for updates and extras.

To sleep, and dream: episode twelve of Iconastasia is a lullaby for the insomniacs, those of us who find ourselves still awake at 4AM on a Sunday morning wondering when the relief will come. A delicate, shimmering mix of classic dreamy pop, indie, and ambient; dense soundscapes and gentle whispers of melody.

01. Grovesnor – Turn Your Radio Up

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Do you ever dream of leaving it all behind? Grab your bags, find the first train out of the city. Don’t take your cellphone, don’t tell anybody where you’re going. Burn bridges. Start again. Episode #11 of Iconastasia is a soundtrack for running away – deep, gentle mix of everything from indie anthems to chilled ambient. Put your headphones on, slouch against the train windows. Disappear.

01. Modest Mouse – Dramamine

4AM. The lights are beginning to blur and you’re not quite sure whose house this is, but the bottle of tequila in your right hand, the acid flooding your braincells and the sound of a kick-drum is calling you. Episode ten of Iconastasia is an eclectic mix of in-your-face, everything from bangin’ electro to post-rock and IDM, interspersed with snippets of conversation. A little bit wild, a little bit dirty and so outta-control – but hey, aren’t all the best parties?

01. Moloko – Killa Bunnies

Dialogue sourced from Skins, 4×03.

(Apologies for the delays in uploading: exams and whatnot, but Iconastasia will be taking over the dirtyRadio airwaves on Tuesday, July 13 at GMT 1900/CET 2000, then repeated at PST 1900/EST 2200. In the meantime, check Iconastasia out on Twitter or Facebook, and give us a shout?

Love, death, and the changing of the seasons. Nothing in this world remains static, and episode nine of Iconastasia is the soundtrack to it: a story of a fading love, a mix of classics from ambient and electronica interspersed with some up-and-coming jazz, indie and dreampop.

01. Hybrid – Original Sin

Good vibrations in the house of dirtyRadio, anybody? Episode #8 of Iconastasia takes a different turn, this time: stretching out in the autumn sunlight with a set of headphones jammed on your head, with everything from jazz-flavoured hip-hop vibes to Italian dub and soulful electronics. Let the good times flow.

01. Primal Scream – Get Duffy

(No spoken-word, this episode: I’m so ill I can hardly speak for coughing. Who wants a shoutout on the next episode, though? I know you do! Check out Iconastasia on Facebook for further details!)

Sirens, the call of birds echoing across abandoned stretches of concrete. This week’s episode of Iconastasia appropriates the post-apocalytpic nightmare and takes you into an all-encompassing soundscape of heart-racing rhythms, wild synthesisers, eerie vibrations, hypnotic spoken-word and static. Wake up, dreamer: it’s really, really happening. Turn and run for your life.

01. The Chemical Brothers – Leave Home (Underworld Mix 1)

She said “power before passion.” Iconastasia gets down and seriously dirty with the electronic tunes, this episode: think filthy basslines and urgent beats, lashings of guitar, spoken-word sourced from Karl Hyde and John Warwicker’s typographic journal, Mmm… Skyscraper I Love You, and more. Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and let the darkness take you in.

1. Depeche Mode – Useless (Kruder and Dorfmeister Session)

Iconastasia goes live next at 8PM, Australian EST (9AM GMT) on the 25th April on dirtyRadio.org’s airwaves. In the meantime, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates and extras?

All good things come to pass. Autumn is settling into the southern hemisphere, twilights getting longer – come into the darkness with this week’s episode of Iconastasia, a mix of chilled rhythms, remote and wintry melodies, and whispers of spoken-word.

Episode #5 was broadcasted on the 28th March, and last night’s broadcast will be uploaded shortly. Iconastasia will go live on dirtyRadio airwaves again on the 25th April at 8PM Australian EST (10PM GMT).

1. System 7 – Good Morning