DJ Basilisk returns to the ecstatic idealism of the early 1990s on Transmissions From Lyonesse, the latest in an ongoing series of concept mixes documenting electronic music subcultures of the past. This time around the journey leads from scintillating ambient techno arpeggios and idyllic IDM to the raging heights of full-on Goa trance (and back again). Ultimately the aim…
Basilisk casts a wide net on Intangible Frontiers 2, his latest mix exploring the borderlands of musical subcultures at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum, from 100 to 125 BPM. Blurring the boundaries between dub techno, dark disco, EBM, worldbeat, progressive trance, afro-house, balearic breaks, chill out, and new age ambient, this mix features a dazzling variety of…
DJ Basilisk unveils Crystalline Expanse, the seventh entry in the Expanse Cycle, an ongoing series of ambitious long-form mixes dedicated to sonic world-building. This time around we’re riding a comet from the coldest reaches of the outer solar system into the white-hot glare of the sun and back again, trailing ice and vapour all the way. Expect to…
DJ Basilisk channels a sense of curiosity, wanderlust, and transcendence on Intangible Frontiers 1, the first in a new mix series dedicated to sonic world-building at the deeper end of the electronic music spectrum. Rather than focus on one specific genre, this mix explores the borderlands of style, where music cultures meet, interface, and exchange ideas. Gathering source material…
DJ Basilisk inaugurates a new mix series curated by Anyer Quantum with The Psytech Observer 001. This hyper-kinetic set features selections from across a vast spectrum of underground sources, all smoothly layered and blended with an ear for harmonics and interlocking transitions. Blazing through 25 tracks in less than 80 minutes, Basilisk expands the horizons of psychedelic techno, blurring…
DJ Basilisk presents Resilience, a mix commissioned by Psybient.org for their long-running podcast series. The intention with this guest mix was two-fold: to expand the horizons of what we consider “psychedelic downtempo” by exploring a wide range of adjacent and compatible styles of electronic music; and to demonstrate advanced mixing techniques in a chill out set, where many…
DJ Basilisk charts a course to the outer reaches of space and sound with Celestial Expanse, the sixth in an ambitious series of mixes devoted to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. This epic journey spans more than 4 hours and features 62 tracks ranging from the abyssal depths of ambient to high octane psychedelic trance. Abstract and glitchy IDM…
Cytherean Expanse is the fifth entry in DJ Basilisk’s Expanse Cycle, an ambitious series of long-form mixes dedicated to sonic world-building and cross-genre experimentation. Four hours and 70 meticulously curated selections await, opening with a hypnotic blend of ambient, downtempo, IDM, electro, and breaks before widening horizons with cosmic disco, acid house, progressive trance, and dub techno, always…
Basilisk pays tribute to the early millennial sound of French psytrance, techtrance, and progressive on Ybyzär #19, a guest mix commissioned by me_diafan and broadcast on the Nantes-based Radio DY10 in June 2022. This concept mix focuses on the “French touch” of psytrance, with representation by many of the major figures in the scene from 1998 to 2005.
DJ Basilisk revisits the classic psytrance sound on Transmissions From Valhalla, a monumental 4+ hour journey featuring more than 60 tracks released between 1997 and 2005. This time around the focus is mainly on the many permutations of the “minimal wave” that swept through the scene in the early years of the new millennium. Expect to hear a wide variety…