Do you know about Monster Planet, a monthly evening of bad movies and improvised electronica? We have multitrack recorded every moment of every show for the past 2 years, in order to capture those moments of sonic synchronisity when the 5 unrehearsed musicians on stage all lock into the same vibe and something truly wonderful flows from the speakers. “Monster Planet — Year One” is a collection of some of our favorite moments from the first 12 shows.

I can’t help but think back to the heyday of The Orb and Future Sound of London when I listen to this stuff, so if that breed of amorphous, psychedelic ambiance is your thing, you should love what we’ve been cooking up at Monster Planet.

I’m really enjoying this new Iboga Records comp, Everlasting—compiled by Gaudi. I’ve featured most of the included artists in my Psilicon Dreams mixes, so if you are a fan, then don’t miss picking up this release.

Feast your ears on this new helping of psy-delicious from Globular. It’s a free download too!

Watch this space as we will yet again attempt a live broadcast of tonight’s Monster Planet unsanity. The show starts at 9pm PST.

I’m really digging the fusion of ambient, crunky dub, and glitchy IDM in this new album from Liquid Stranger. I was not super into his last one, The Arcane Terrain, but I knew this one was different mere seconds into hearing the first track. Cryogenic Encounters is sure to get a lot of play time from me.

Yum! This preview of the new Solar Fields album is absolutely mesmerizing. It’s the type of music that compels you to stop and just listen. New Solar Fields is always a good thing and this sounds like it could be one of his best releases yet. It drops on December 20, but you can preorder now so you get it on day 1.

Feast your ears on this new and stunning deep ambient release from Ishq. Buy it in digital or phyical format from here.

Ishq makes a welcome return to Interchill with an otherworldly excursion into sublime ambience. And Awake is the next chapter of their meditative chronicles that began with the 2004 debut album ‘Orchid’ (Interchill/Dakini) and left off with their most recent release ‘Sama’ (Electronic Soundscapes). Imbued with mystical properties, the rich harmonic layers of And Awake create space for the busy mind to unwind and drift away to a subtle realm of inner quietude.

Psilicon Dreams 20 channels inspiration from the embers of summer. You won’t hear anything too heavy or trippy in this mix, just smooth, feel-good vibes to light your way though these coming darker, colder months. Enjoy!

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Tune in the second Saturday of every month at 9am US PST/12pm US EST/5pm UK/18:00 Central Europe to catch the latest episode of Psilicon Dreams on DI.FM.

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Download » Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 20 (October 2011) (1hr 13min, 168MB)

Track list:
01. Kuba – Bringin It All Back Home [purchase]
02. Fingerprint – Kingstoned [free download]
03. Nada – Raja Mati [purchase]
04. Lab’s Cloud – I Always Did Love You [purchase]
05. Talvin Singh – One [purchase]
06. Tabla Beat Science – Palmistry [purchase]
07. Ott – A Nice Little Place [purchase]
08. Astral Waves – Falling Stars [purchase]
09. Laya Project – A New Day (Pitch Black Remix) [purchase]
10. 8219 – LoveMi [free download]
11. Prometheus – Sweet Tooth [purchase]
12. Dextro – Pillar [purchase]

The cover art contains a photo by Daniela María Chang.

Crispy - Psilicon Dreams 20 (October 2011)

Here’s a stupendous netlabel mix by ColtEP, featuring a fine selection of tunes from the British Columbia-based, dub techno label Silent Season. It’s perfect for those grey moments, when you want music that will alter your headspace but doesn’t command too much attention. Enjoy!

Here’s a bit of video from our special Monster Planet show at ReBar on Halloween:

And a few photos….

Thanks, Lara!