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 hear a frosty yet emotive blend of progressive trance, psychedelic techno, tech house, dub techno, electro breaks, IDM, and deep ambient as the journey unfolds, always with psychedelic undertones. While the overall mood of this mix tends to be more serene, contemplative, and introspective, it also culminates in several high energy sequences to release tension and further the storytelling arc.
DJ Basilisk - Crystalline Expanse

Track Listing
- 01 Jonny Nash / Lindsay Todd - The Gecko That Wore Its Skin Inside Out Island of the Gods, 2018
- 02 Sendai - 003 Archiefkwestie Editions Mego, 2016
- 03 Rrose - The Ends of Weather Eaux, 2017
- 04 Conforce - Wave Trace Delson, 2013
- 05 Amorf - Ouverture Understand, 2017
- 06 Feral - The Pine Forest Hypnus Records, 2018
- 07 Kyntral - Amuleto (Luigi Tozzi Remix) Danza Nativa, 2020
- 08 Christopher Ledger - Not Formally Amphia, 2020
- 09 Unknown Cause - City of Glass & Steel Tie & Tail, 2013
- 10 Gabriel Le Mar - In2 The Blue Lucidflow, 2017
- 11 OMB - Ancient Sky (Progress Inn Remix) 3rd Avenue, 2014
- 12 Fiord - Mental Notes (Dosem Remix) Chameleon Recordings, 2013
- 13 Pryda - Choo Pryda Recordings, 2017
- 14 Vince Watson - Momentum Everysoul, 2018
- 15 Bioterranean - 808 Nights Horns & Hoofs Entertainment, 2020
- 16 Crennwiick - Old Vicious (Flembaz 2021 Remix) Blind Arc, 2021
- 17 Art of Trance - Before The Storm Platipus Records, 2015
- 18 Beat Bizarre - Medisto Fuzz Iboga Records, 2019
- 19 Code Therapy - Float In Space (Live Mix) Techgnosis Records, 2016
- 20 El Muro & Nazar - Say No To Hugs Digital Nomad Records, 2022
- 21 OOOD - Snow Drifting Iboga Records, 2021
- 22 Boris Brejcha - Himmelblau Ultra, 2021
- 23 Q.U.A.K.E - Emotion IbogaTech, 2020
- 24 John H & M.E.E.O - From Station To Station Event Horizon, 2014
- 25 Mononoid - Canvas KELLER, 2017
- 26 Der Dritte Raum - Polarized Echoes Harthouse, 2017
- 27 Stephan Bodzin - Ataraxia Herzblut Recordings, 2021
- 28 John 00 Fleming - Space Odyssey (Fuenka Remix) Joof Recordings, 2019
- 29 André Absolut - Division By Zero André Absolut, 2019
- 30 Cosmonaut & Rebus Project - Man Enters Space Stellar Fountain, 2017
- 31 John Digweed & Nick Muir vs Ian O'Donovan - Dawnbreaker Bedrock Records, 2013
- 32 D-Nox & Beckers & Stan Kolev - Pratigi Outta Limits, 2020
- 33 Memory - Borderline The Soundgarden, 2017
- 34 James Monro - Serum Proton Music, 2015
- 35 Native - Pineapple Stories Traum Schallplatten, 2018
- 36 Doctor Dru & M.E.M.O. - Barial Mobilee, 2019
- 37 Mungolian Jetset - Smells Like Gasoline Smalltown Supersound, 2012
- 38 Banco De Gaia - Kuos (Bluetech Remix) Disko Gecko, 2015
- 39 Sonimun - Babe (Tape Rerub) Telrae, 2017
- 40 Architectural - Surreal Restaurant Ellum Audio, 2017
- 41 Aes Dana - Conditioned (Album Edit) Ultimae Records, 2012
- 42 Sraunus - Juodkrante Greyscale, 2017
- 43 Drew Id - Shapes and Patterns Dubmission Records, 2020
- 44 Simak Delitvin & Information Ghetto - Interpolation Seven Villas, 2014
- 45 Mesak - Romu Klakson, 2014
- 46 Dibu-Z - Backup Dominance Electricity, 2019
- 47 Metamatics - Midge Image Shipwrec, 2017
- 48 Energy Principle - Tempus Fugit Dominance Electricity, 2018
- 49 Aspetuck - Crystal Clear Lagaffe Tales, 2021
- 50 D. Tiffany - Respect The Flute Coastal Haze, 2018
- 51 David Morley - Nimue Anodize, 2014
- 52 A Sagittariun - Trine Elastic Dreams, 2013
- 53 Rapoon - Again We See Zoharum, 2013
- 54 The Future Sound of London - Oceans of Plastic FSOLdigital, 2021
- 55 Aes Dana - Transverse Axis Ultimae Records, 2021
- 56 Lauge - Passages Faint, 2020
- 57 Mosam Howieson - Low Orbit Mysteries of the Deep, 2021
- 58 Condensed Utopia - Aeterno Svårmod Records, 2017
Notes
- Conceived, designed, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Vancouver, Canada, December 2022.
- Recorded in several sessions using Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol.
- Mastered in Ableton Live using TDR Nova and LoudMax; wave surgery conducted with Audacity.
- Source material for the artwork includes public domain imagery by Tanaka Juuyoh (3D rendering).
- Thanks to Digital Nomad Records and OOOD for promos featured in this mix.
- André Absolut’s Division By Zero is available for free download from the artist’s Bandcamp page.
- Oceans of Plastic appears here in remastered form; I wasn’t that satisfied with the quality of the original.
- This mix features quite a few modern selections from veteran artists who have been releasing electronic music since the early 1990s: Art of Trance, Der Dritte Raum, Vince Watson, Gabriel Le Mar, Stephan Bodzin, John Digweed, David Morley, FSOL, and so on.
- Published on New Year’s Eve, capping 36 hours of mixes released in 2022.
Time Periods
Styles
Series: The Expanse Cycle
The Expanse Cycle features long mixes exploring diverse styles centered on individual musical worlds, but also including other sounds in their outer haloes. Every mix in this series is programmed with long introductions and comedowns, building from silence and eventually returning to the void.
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