Urban Cosmonaut Radio

Time keeps flowing like a river - year after year the Urban Cosmonaut journey goes on - and we are thrilled by the sound adventures which await us on the path. We keep travelling on the beat, and today's trip brings us to the Anatolian plateau to enjoy the Turkish delight which Erhan Yilmaz (https://soundcloud.com/erhanyilmazedits) prepared for us. Erhan was born on the shores of the Black Sea, he has been playing music for about a decade already, he performed in radioshows and music venues alongside many instrumentalists. His sound experiments and melodic excursions helped Erhan to develop the fascinating style he displays in his mix. His sound is diverse and heterogeneous, sliding smoothly between house tracks and disco-folk rhythms produced with a rich selection of ethnic motifs from Turkey and Middle-East. It is a vibrant sound made of histories and memories, a sound which recalls the beautiful moments spent with the beloved ones. This is what inspired the artist while recording the mix. We are happy to welcome this new friend at our podcast series, and wish you a wonderful time with his mix.

Find Erhan Yilmaz here:

https://soundcloud.com/erhanyilmazedits

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Cc9BhW8nP6fZh7kxMxTt4?si=_H2AudMETQS-j-CQ1zeFlA

It was a sparkling Saturday night at Fusion Festival, all dancers were out of their shelters after the burning sun had set, the energy was raising high when Buddy aka Kusht (https://soundcloud.com/kusht-music) stepped on stage and began his show. Kusht is a Norway-based Scottishman born under the sign of Aquarius, who has been playing in bands for about sixteen years and started his electronic productions seven years ago. His first steps into this new dimension were not really firm, he says. His loud, rock background was clear, but he couldn’t really identify his electronic sound until he visited Fusion Festival for the first time, four years ago. In that very inspiring chaos he found his path, he finally knew how his productions were about to sound, and here we have a great taste of that. The set that we are about to bring to your

ears was recorded live at the Dub Station. It comprises exclusively his original material, some of it was released on his latest vinyl ‘Together’(@ynfnd), and some is still unreleased. For this live set Kusht unleashed his guitar and selected the tracks he plays it the most on, so the set sounds more like a rock performance with world-music influences, rather than the typical electronic set. The artist confessed to us that sometimes he wishes he had an extra arm playing live guitar throughout his performances.

Enough words spent, it’s time to listen to this amazing set...and to listen to it LOUD!

Find Kusht here:

https://soundcloud.com/kusht-music

https://www.facebook.com/kushtsound/

https://www.instagram.com/kusht__/

After being absent for many months, we would like to revive our podcast series by introducing you to one of the finest artists we could ever present - Danaga! (https://soundcloud.com/danaga)

This superb producer was born and raised in one of the wildest and mysterious areas of the old continent: the region of Transylvania, in Romania, where he grew up in the analog era, studying the classic guitar and the piano and collecting music on cassettes. The secrecy and mystique of that land is well represented in Danaga’s productions, which are beautifully displayed in the live recording. For this Mix he used Elektron Analog Keys, Hohner Pianet T, Memory Man Analog Delay, a cheap romanian Stratocaster Guitar, Kaoss Pad, PVC homemade flutes and various percussion instruments. It comes as a sort of music diary telling of the ‘transformative experience’ he went through while experimenting with those Instruments in the last years. Unlike other mixes of our series, this is not a musical journey, but rather a flow which is neither meant to lead anywhere, nor to serve a function. It is only meant to be. This intriguing concept follows the ideas of the British philosopher and writer Alan Watts, which inspired Danaga while recording the mix.

We wish you all a wonderful awakening.

Find Danaga here:

https://soundcloud.com/danaga

https://www.facebook.com/agadanaga/

https://www.youtube.com/user/agadanaga

https://danaga.bandcamp.com/

http://www.danaga.info/

https://www.patreon.com/danaga

Nostalgic for the good ole Latin-American downtempo? Then this mixtape is just what you need with @lagartijeando delivering an ode to the Andean sound directly to your soul! Despite the international acclaim this great Argentinian producer has received over the last couple of years, he chose to stay in the small village where he was born and raised. His productions, featuring local instruments and motifs, manifest his admirable attachment to his origins and the traditional music of his homeland. His first approach to music, at the age of 14, was accidental because “nobody wanted to play bass guitar in town” so he learned it and started to play with his friends. It is astonishing how this almost random first step awakened his dormant talent for music which turned a boy into a brilliant electronic producer and music professor. The set that Lagartijeando prepared for UCR features many of his latest productions including seven unreleased tracks. Gentle instrumental sounds of flutes and drums, organic samples and a vibrant electronic beat blend beautifully into an enchanting musical journey which we are pleased to offer to our listeners. Lagartijeando and UCR wish you all a happy and peaceful listening!

Find Lagartijeando here:

https://soundcloud.com/lagartijeando

https://www.facebook.com/lagartijeando/

https://www.instagram.com/lagartijeando/

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As music lovers, we all asked ourselves at least once what music is about. What is its function? How did it become such an important component of our lives? Maguera (https://soundcloud.com/maguera) questioned himself about it too, and he concluded that for him it is all about communication and profound emotions. This talented Italo-Danish composer, musician, and electronic producer believes that music is the strongest medium available to reach people, and he employed it to send out a call to self-reflection to our listeners and to himself. In fact, he told us of his thoughts about the decreasing ability of the people to feel empathy and how this is affecting our essence. This is the main theme of the splendid mix he recorded for UCR. His concern towards the rising narcissism and egomania, as well as his hope for an imminent change of direction, drove the artist in the recording of the mix. It’s possibly the duel between these controversial strong emotions that makes this mix so beautifully heterogeneous, with melancholic notes alternating with gleeful and dreamy moments. The set consists mostly of Maguera’s own productions played live, which the artist blended masterfully with others’ tracks, and it’s meant to stimulate our capability to travel through our thoughts and feelings about empathy. Despite his elusiveness and humbleness, Maguera has made great display of the communicative power of his sound and of his moral depth. We at UCR are delighted to share his set with our listeners and welcome his call to self-reflection.

Find Maguera Here:

https://soundcloud.com/maguera

https://www.facebook.com/Magueramusic

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7EE2jb0dpQawVLkFhJww4H

https://www.instagram.com/maguera_music

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The sun shines again in the Berlin sky and warms up our hearts, colors become vivid and the rhythms more vibrant. It is the right time to welcome Lui Mafuta (https://soundcloud.com/luimafuta) to our podcast series and to spread his seductive and enveloping sound into the warm breeze.

Lui’s passion for music began in his adolescence when he started playing jazz drums alongside his father. He was greatly influenced by hip hop beats which formed the bedrock of his sound and early productions.

However, the discovery of the so called ‘downtempo’ brought a remarkable change in his career as producer and introduced Lui to electronic music. The ease of the rhythms and the openness of the people crowding the scene helped him find a new form of expression, and shaped him to the brilliant producer that we know. Lui finds his inspiration in the energy of the crowd, and it´s his mission to return that energy in form of fresh sound.

Lui finds enjoyment and motivation in the freedom that music production itself entails. The set he prepared for UCR was recorded live and consists exclusively of his own productions which are masterfully blended for us. We invite everyone - music lovers and attentive listeners, to experience that freedom too.

Find Lui Mafuta here:

https://soundcloud.com/luimafuta

https://www.facebook.com/luimafutamusic/

https://luimafuta.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lui_mafuta/

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It’s celebration time at UCR! We beat the drum for the 50th episode of our beloved podcast series and rejoice in this festive occasion with a very special artist and human being, the one who made UCR a reality, our own @burntale ❤️ Her energy goes beyond the imaginable for a human being: she is constantly busy nurturing her many interests, keen to pursue her dreams and ready to enjoy life at its best. A few years ago, this powerful and motivated artist began her journey into sound encouraged by her friends and supported by another one of our UCR homies, the wizard of slowtempo, So’ham. The exquisite mix that we are delighted to share with our listeners comes straight from the tropics. It was driven by the memories of her journeys and by the energy of the crowd who were dancing on her vibes. The set is a kaleidoscope of cultures and people from all corners of the beautiful planet that we inhabit. It’s her personal reminder to never stop wondering about the world surrounding us and to continue to dare and to explore. Finally, this mix showcases the sounds that BurnTale herself loves to dance to and, as we all know, everything becomes magical when it’s made with love. So, make yourself comfy, get barefoot, and experience the magic that BurnTale brings to you!

Find BurnTale here:

https://www.facebook.com/BurnTaleUCR/

The calendar year is getting to an end and many tend to look back at the joys and successes, but also at the false steps. No better time than this to present a cosmonautic experience offered to us by the one and only Pacaya. His beautiful creations as painter, illustrator, and graphic designer have been delighting us for long time, and now we have the rare opportunity to appreciate his aesthetic also through sound. This beloved friend of ours embodies the concept of the multisensorial artist displaying here an exquisite selection of world music. The sound is the fourth dimension of his visual art. Pacaya explained that each of his artistic creations can be experienced in a deeper way when accompanied by the sound which nourished his mind, and which drove his hand during the making. The sound, somehow, makes the colours more vivid and complement the creation with further details. The inclusion of the sound wide opens the door which the visual art unlocks. That’s the doors to the intimate and emotional world of the artist, a world which Pacaya has been shaping with the physical and metaphysical experiences that he has collected through space and time. Crossing that doorstep gives the chance to make a digression from our respective “here and now” to transcend towards an inner dimension where we can relive our joys and forget our troubles, if we like, or to face the latter with calm and serenity. In that dimension we have the chance to enjoy our time, but also to learn from our false steps in a constructive and peaceful manner. The secret to do this is simple: just relax and feel.

Find Pacaya's visible & audible art here:

@pacayapacaya

Facebook: www.facebook.com/elpacaya

Web: www.elpacaya.com

Instagram: @pacayart

If you live in a big city which somehow limits your contact with the natural world, Beatfarmer’s mix, prepared for UCR, will surely rescue your spirit and reconnect it with the elements. If such a connection is still strong inside of you, these vibes will raise you up further and make your body sway in a mystical dance. Beatfarmer’s sounds come from the woods of a secret island where this countryman settled with his family and made his home. There, the forces of nature and the spirits inhabiting those magical woods inspire his productions. While he mostly focuses on making the energy flow within and between people when he performs, Beatfarmer took the chance to enlarge the horizons of his soundscape when he produced this podcast. This masterfully blended live recorded mix comprises of his own exclusive productions, original tracks and remixes which is reminiscent of his tour through Germany last summer. His inspiration comes from the energy of the festival crowd which Beatfarmer describes as “playful, trancy, and a little wild”. The inspiration that comes to mind for us are the dancers, the forever-young and the wild-hearted. The energy we transmitted to him, now returns to us in the form of modern ritualistic music to rouse our spirits and take off for a mystical journey into the essence of nature. We at UCR are pleased to undertake such journey and invite our curious listeners to come along.

Find Beatfarmer here:

https://soundcloud.com/beatfarmer

https://www.facebook.com/beatfarmer/

Comprised of violins, violas, cellos and double basses, the strings form an emotionally powerful section of a symphony orchestra. Those instruments are Andi Otto’s specialties and passions; characterizing his early formation. After studying cello as a teenager, Andi stepped into the endless dimension of electronic music production and debuted his first releases as Springintgut. Once he had explored the possibilities offered by electronic devices, Andi's love for concert moved him to embrace his cello, and to develop an innovative system of sensors to mount on it. This prototypical instrument, which he re-named “Fello”, has become Andi’s companion in live performances and studio productions. Given his passion for strings, they are the main theme of the mix that the scientist-musician prepared for UCR. Moved by his insatiable curiosity, Andi has undertaken an exploration of the use of strings across modern music and decided to bring our listeners along the mesmerizing sound journey. The voyage begins with the notes of a legend, the inspired and inspiring musician known as Alice Coltrane. “This mix is my personal ode to her legacy”, Andi stated. The strings exploration gradually fades along the mix and leaves space to ambient sounds which inspired Andi for his latest productions. Abundant far-eastern motifs and chants confer profound spiritual energy to this mix, and that is the ultimate meaning of being musician according to Andi: “It’s about the spiritual energy which can be coded into sound by people, instruments, bodies, and ears." We at UCR cannot find better words to express such an inspiring concept and invite our listeners to absorb the energy that Andi sent to us with his rhapsodic selection.

Find Andi Otto:

@andiotto

www.facebook.com/andiottomusic