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 and harmonic mixing style to subterranean house and techno, navigating the moody depths of the genre with confidence and aplomb. Expect to hear warm grooves, sultry vocals, hints of jazz, and a dash of “Rominimal” in the opening half of the mix, after which Detroit techno drive and brawny bass-heavy beats deliver a glimmering climax. A serene and hypnotic comedown follows, delicately stripping back the layers until only raw analog sounds and tape hiss remain. The results are spellbinding and sublime, inviting further listening over the coming years.
DJ Basilisk - Evaporate 32

Track Listing
- 01 Luke Hess - Paskho Version 1 Echocord Colour, 2013
- 02 Jichael Mackson - Venga (Lo Que Venga) Stock5, 2011
- 03 Teluric - Sfumato Earthly Resonances, 2020
- 04 Birds Ov Paradise - Nightmare Hypnus Records, 2018
- 05 The Black Dog - Cult Mentality Dust Science Recordings, 2013
- 06 Claro Intelecto - Messages Delsin, 2019
- 07 Ada Kaleh - Valea Ancestrală R & S Records, 2019
- 08 Chris Llopis - Way Out Eminor Records, 2012
- 09 Jonsson/Alter - Djup House (Dorisburg Remix) Kontra-Musik, 2012
- 10 Rhauder & Paul St. Hilaire - Control (Amorf Reconstruction) Sushitech Records, 2017
- 11 Martin Landsky - Da Geh Bo (House Mix) Poker Flat Recordings, 2015
- 12 Chaim - Safe Word JEUDI Records, 2017
- 13 Mihai Popoviciu - Prime Number Cyclic Records, 2014
- 14 Deepchild - The Suffering Ones (Tim Xavier Remix) Thoughtless Music, 2011
- 15 Benny Grauer - Absolute Alert Still Hot, 2017
- 16 Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons - We Will Return (Joeski Dub) Crosstown Rebels, 2015
- 17 Maceo Plex - Filthy Mama Ellum, 2012
- 18 Lo Shea - Ornithurae 17 Steps, 2018
- 19 Conforce - Infinity Transcendent, 2016
- 20 Ben Sims - The Calling Drumcode, 2011
- 21 D.Diggler - Modularis Lucidflow, 2019
- 22 Karim Sahraoui - Once We Are There ARTS, 2016
- 23 Hiver - Air Castles Curle Recordings, 2017
- 24 Sebastian Mullaert - Riven By Smoke Kontra-Musik, 2019
- 25 Vern - Mistic Joule Imprint, 2019
- 26 Miles Sagnia - Perseverence (Monotix Remix) Flyance Records, 2016
- 27 Foreign Guest & Wewerka - Model 1882 Outcast Oddity, 2019
- 28 Pyramid Lake - Unravel Tamed Musiq, 2017
- 29 Secretsundaze - Gigantic Impossibly Large (OG's Version) Live at Robert Johnson, 2019
- 30 Lost Trax - It's You Frustrated Funk, 2016
- 31 Efdemin - Parallaxis (Traumprinz's "Over 2 The End" Version) Dial, 2014
- 32 Synkro - 1TO5 Apollo, 2019
- 33 Babe Roots feat. Emanuele Pertoldi - Tribal War Linear Movement, 2016
- 34 VC-118A - Sequence Frustrated Funk, 2018
Notes
- Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, in May 2021.
- Recorded using Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol 1.
- Mastered in Ableton Live using TDR Nova and LoudMax; wave surgery conducted with Audacity.
- Ben Sims samples Jesse Jackson reciting I Am – Somebody in The Calling. This YouTube clip might even be the source!
- Premiered on the Evaporate SoundCloud channel here.
- Also appears on the Chinese streaming platform Netease Cloud Music.
- This is easily the mix most removed from my background in psytrance thus far. Only Chris Llopis and Sebastian Mullaert have any connection to that world.
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