Inverted Audio Podcast

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Havsmörker's Nordanväderslyckan, taken from the Ilväder EP on Refraction Records, blends field recordings, analogue synthesis and acoustic instrumentation across dub techno, jazz and Nordic folk. Axel Hjo and Anton Johansson craft a sprawling, immersive piece — acid synths, writhing basslines and brooding clarinet tones evoking a psychedelic Scandi Cobblestone Jazz.

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Joel Shanahan - a DIY veteran and longtime fixture on Not Not Fun and 100% Silk - returns with IV, the long-awaited new LP under his Auscultation alias, arriving six years after its predecessor. Premiering here is closing track "Precarious": a ruminative, unhurried piece built on a droned-out guitar sample, low-slung bassline and buoyant synths — ending the album on a pensive note, with just a sliver of light breaking through.

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Ascension's 8th release introduces London producer Josh Padgett with Masochist in Belgrade, accompanied by an After Hours Mix from label head George NB. The remix trades the original's trippy textures for a moodier, warmer tone — humid pads, skittering hats, and subtle bass stabs building into a satisfying small-hours listen.

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Nathan Fake's Hypercube — a standout from his InFiné album Evaporator — gets the remix treatment from Basile3, Tukan, Fake himself, and Mac Seldom. It's Mac Seldom's version that commands attention, dragging the track from rave-tinged airiness into something altogether grimier: distorted low-end, snapping electro drums and fried analogue textures, with fragments of the original synth-work flickering through like sparking loose wire. A purpose-built weapon for deep-set moments when the floor needs reclaiming.

REVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/review/lord-of-the-isles-venus-flux/

Lord Of The Isles makes his debut on Far Blue - marking the label's third ever physical release. Venus Flux is a four-track EP that moves deftly between beatless psychedelia, old-school dub house and ice-cold dub techno, before closing on the weightless, breakbeat-driven sound that has defined his reputation. Hypnotic, emotionally charged and masterfully produced throughout - essential listening.

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/ulf-eriksson

Malmö DJ and Kontra-Musik label head Ulf Eriksson sits down with us alongside longtime collaborator Andreas Tilliander — known to most as TM404 — to talk through their first joint release, Ulf Och Andreas - EP 1. It's a record ten years in the making: minimal, raw house and techno that bears the marks of their ongoing creative tension — Eriksson pushing for restraint, Tilliander reaching for layers. The conversation is candid, often funny, and revealing about how both artists work. Eriksson also recorded an IA Mix to accompany the release, moving from PST's warm house through Omar-S and Eletun Selona to the duo's own material.

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Queer Future Club — a new collective dedicated to platforming queer, trans and non-binary artists — launches with Served Hot, a various artists EP spanning trance, techno, house, bass and electro. Premiering here is aza's contribution to the record: a 145 bpm dancefloor weapon built on a freely grooving bassline, warm chord stabs and chopped vocals.

INTERVIEW + TRACKLIST > https://inverted-audio.com/mix/hoavi

For our 400th mix, we wanted something that felt genuinely singular. Kirill Vasin, aka Hoavi, delivers exactly that — a mix composed entirely of music made by him and his students.

Hoavi is a teacher of music composition, and the philosophy that underpins his work bleeds into everything he touches. His recent album Architectonics on Peak Oil draws on the interlocking rhythmic traditions of gamelan, approaching form and timbre with the rigour of a composer and the intuition of a producer. That same spirit of communal practice is at the heart of IA MIX 400.

Read our interview with Hoavi and listen to one of the most considered mixes in this series' history.

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Irish producer Eoin DJ lands on Big Saldo's Chunkers for its ninth release, curated by Sally C. Now Berlin-based, his groove-led productions move fluidly between house, techno and euphoric club mutations. On "Pure U," a fat kick and rolling bassline lock into an instantly familiar groove, the bassline morphing into lead synth. Tackle for sunny extended evenings.

REVIEW > https://inverted-audio.com/review/pst-kognitiv-discodans

Porn Sword Tobacco’s Kognitiv Discodans EP on Kontra delivers five tracks of dreamy, dubby house marked by restraint and detail. Warm pads, minimal rhythms, and subtle textures create a hazy, late-night atmosphere. Shifting from weightless ambience to driving grooves, the EP balances elegance and grit, closing with a euphoric, disco-tinged finale that lingers like after-hours glow.

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