DJ Basilisk invites you to explore the ornate musical microcosm of Tellurian Expanse, an extended four hour mix blending acid house, dark disco, synthwave, leftfield techno, midtempo breaks, balearic beat, IDM, and deep ambient. Conceived as an experiment in timelessness, this nostalgic journey into sound features 77 tracks chosen for their idiosyncratic character and analog ethos. World cultures collide…
DJ Basilisk explores many shades of deep house, melodic and dub techno, and leftfield dance music in this meticulously-curated guest mix for the Taipei-based Evaporate crew. Although rooted in the psytrance scene, Basilisk is a true sonic chameleon, traversing an immense range of styles and approaches in pursuit of gourmet electronic sounds. Here he applies his signature smooth…
Now based in Taipei, DJ Basilisk makes his debut on Taiwan Techno Podcast with an epic 3-hour journey into psychedelic techno and adjacent styles of underground electronic music. Slowly rising from the dark depths, this mix features a wide variety of hypnotic and futuristic sounds, all revolving around several selections from Techgnosis Records, the label he co-founded…
Electric Soul welcomes Basilisk, a veteran multi-genre DJ based in Taipei, Taiwan, for our 14th edition! Here he brings us on a grand tour of many different moods and styles, ranging from midtempo breaks and dub techno to minimal and progressive psytrance. This study in contrasts showcases his smooth and harmonic mixing style as well as several tracks…
DJ Basilisk captures the halcyon morning sound of outdoor festival season with Radiant Expanse, an extended four hour mix rooted in the deeper end of progressive psytrance. Expect a playful and free-spirited blend of styles featuring several permutations of progressive house, dream trance, and dub techno, with just enough midtempo breakbeat and spaced-out ambient to provide a sublime introduction and…
Basilisk is a veteran DJ, label owner, and music publisher from Canada now residing in Taiwan. Widely known for his tireless efforts to champion netlabel content through the Ektoplazm distribution portal, he also dedicates himself to mastery of the mixing arts. Here he turns his attention to the vast catalogue of gleaming gems released by Digital Diamonds, a pioneering…
DJ Basilisk presents Uroboros 1, an extraordinary journey through underground electronic music of the last decade. Featuring more than 130 tracks and clocking in at slightly more than 8 hours in length, this unusually ambitious mix spans an immense range of styles and approaches. An emphasis on smooth, harmonic mixing and dreamlike, hypnotic selections creates a sense of perpetual…
DJ Basilisk emerges from a long period of esoteric theorizing, conceptual regeneration, and diligent crate-digging to present Hermetic Expanse, a five-hour odyssey into hypnotic realms of underground electronic music. Originally conceived as a vehicle for showcasing the sound of Techgnosis Records, the label he co-founded alongside Ben Rama in 2015, this mix features ten of his personal favorites from…
An extensive review of some of the finest trance, techno, downtempo, and ambient albums of 1995, a pivotal year in the history of electronic music.
Earth Nation is one of many projects from the prolific German trance and ambient producer Ralf Hildenbeutel. Although guitarist Marcus Deml is credited on most Earth Nation tunes from the same era, Terra Incognita appears to feature only Ralf’s solo productions under this guise. If you’re already familiar with the Eye Q Records sound you know…