DJ Basilisk embarks on another epic mission to the outer reaches of sound with Saturnine Expanse, 76 tracks and nearly five hours of cutting edge techno, psytrance, electro, downtempo, and ambient. The fourth chapter of the Expanse Cycle spans a vast spectrum of contemporary electronic music styles unified by an emphasis on sleek and futuristic atmospheres, slow-burning builds, and taciturn tendencies. Despite the minimalistic focus there are also period of intense heat as the pressure rises, particularly when reaching the pumping psychedelic core of the mix. Overall the vibe is as ornate and majestic as the ringed world referenced in the title, and there’s ample time to visit many of its disparate and ethereal moons.
DJ Basilisk - Saturnine Expanse

Track Listing
- 01 Ness - Dissolve TGP, 2017
- 02 Jacob Newman - Suspended Summers Carpe Sonum Records, 2018
- 03 Sciama - Changing Reflections Auxiliary, 2021
- 04 Dean De Benedictis - Surface Vespers and Cesnass (Robert Leiner Remix) Touched, 2015
- 05 Konduku - Mavi Saat Nous'klaer Audio, 2018
- 06 Monoloc - Michigan Lights Dystopian, 2016
- 07 VSK - Xurafat Monocline Records, 2015
- 08 Pjotr G & Dubiosity - Double Down Planet Rhythm Records, 2021
- 09 YWF - OV-099 Kontakt Records, 2018
- 10 Joachim Spieth - Under The City Affin LTD, 2015
- 11 Hiver - Leisure Curle Recordings, 2017
- 12 Conforce - Muon Transverse Momentum Delsin, 2019
- 13 Wata Igarashi - Outburst The Bunker New York, 2018
- 14 Kangding Ray - Soul Surfing Stroboscopic Artefacts, 2017
- 15 Charlie Thorstenson - Brinner Monocline Records, 2019
- 16 Jorum - Homage to the Wild Hypnus Records, 2021
- 17 Inigo Kennedy - Dusk Token, 2015
- 18 Wrong Assessment - Endocrine Response Clergy, 2018
- 19 Hemka - Freaks T1-C7 Records, 2021
- 20 Cleric & Setoac Mass - Madame Butterfly Clergy, 2018
- 21 K.U.R.O. - Molecular Attraction Horns and Hoofs Entertainment, 2020
- 22 Robert Hood - A System of Mirrors Rekids, 2020
- 23 Viers - Let My Mind Breathe Figure, 2018
- 24 Opsy - Growing Iceberg (Excizen Remix) Soundmute Recordings, 2015
- 25 Grub - Empty Mansion (Sensient Remix) Zenon Records, 2015
- 26 André Winter - Carte Noire Senso Sounds, 2019
- 27 Xompax - Wiggle The Bug Zenon Records, 2020
- 28 Nocide & Narko & L4RRY - Sanoj AlpaKa MuziK, 2020
- 29 Airi - Synaptic Shortcut Zenon Records, 2020
- 30 Perfect Stranger & Twisted Sibling - Frequency Initiation 2.0 Iboga Records, 2018
- 31 Supergroover - Pixel Funk Digital Nomads Records, 2021
- 32 Grouch - Lymph Node (Electrypnose Remix Faster) Iboga Records, 2021
- 33 Zeamoon - Mighty Guardian Zenon Records, 2020
- 34 Funky Gong feat. Jikooha - Inner Force (Cylon Remix) Matsuri Digital, 2019
- 35 Critical Choice - Dust Iboga Records, 2015
- 36 Haldolium - 2nd Movement (2018 Revision) Blue Tunes Recordings, 2018
- 37 Zyce & Sub6 - Witchcraft TesseracTstudio, 2016
- 38 Skizologic & Tsuyoshi Suzuki - Back to the Earth Matsuri Digital / Future Music Records, 2019
- 39 Artifact303 - The Divine Plan Global Sect Music, 2021
- 40 The Digital Blonde - Symposium Joof Mantra, 2017
- 41 Wizack Twizack - Kernal Dose Ovnimoon Records, 2019
- 42 Dekel - Phoenix Stereo Society, 2021
- 43 Atmos - The Only Process (Captain Hook Remix) Atmotech Recordings, 2016
- 44 Dickster & Perfect Stranger - Devil De Lux Iboga Records, 2021
- 45 Gorovich feat. Yaeli - Venus Iboga Records, 2019
- 46 Sansibar - Fantasmas Kalahari Oyster Cult, 2021
- 47 Reptant - Ultra Violent Light Die Orakel, 2021
- 48 Sepehr - Cybernetic EON, 2019
- 49 No Moon - Cobra Car Salt Mines, 2021
- 50 Richard Devine - TiMetrics BL_K Noise, 2020
- 51 CCO - Aposematism Dionysian Mysteries, 2019
- 52 Volruptus - Tapetum Lucidum bbbbbb recors, 2020
- 53 SC-164 - Separate Follower (Sync 24 NBOMe Mix) Cultivated Electronics, 2019
- 54 Lisene - Re-Entry Seven Hills, 2019
- 55 Datawave - Aetheria Mechatronica Digital, 2018
- 56 James Shinra - Supernova Analogical Force, 2018
- 57 Special Request - Ardkore Dolphin Houndstooth, 2019
- 58 Roel Funcken - Thorn Cacti MethLab Recordings, 2019
- 59 Unknown Mobile - Heavenly Depression Planet Euphorique, 2019
- 60 Naone - X-TDB133 Unknown To The Unknown, 2021
- 61 ISAMI - Nirai Kanai (Mesbrutah NuStep Dub) Maq The Dog, 2020
- 62 URA - Hash NAFF, 2020
- 63 Deadbeat & Om Unit - Bloom Midnight Shift Records, 2021
- 64 Mohlao - File (Dorisburg Remix) Hypnus Records, 2021
- 65 Babe Roots feat. Stephanie Wright - Jah Nuh Dead (Forest Drive West Remix) Linear Movement, 2019
- 66 Mike Schommer - Very Being Primary [colours], 2019
- 67 The Black Dog - WD23 Dust Science Recordings, 2022
- 68 Leafar Legov - Melting Dial, 2020
- 69 Feral - Fall Hypnus Records, 2020
- 70 Objekt - Lost and Found (Lost Mix) Pan, 2018
- 71 Lorn - Oxbow B Wednesday Sound, 2014
- 72 Erot & Aes Dana - The Bygone Schematics Ultimae Records, 2021
- 73 Lauge - King Christian X Land Faint, 2020
- 74 Daniel Avery - Slow Fade Phantasy Sound, 2018
- 75 Saffronkeira feat. Witxes - Aforisma Denovali Records, 2015
- 76 Lee Anthony Norris & Porya Hatami - Druid Liquid Carpe Sonum Records, 2014
Notes
- Conceived, arranged, mixed, and mastered by DJ Basilisk in Taipei, Taiwan, July 2022.
- Recorded on three decks using Traktor 3 and a Korg Nanokontrol.
- Mastered in Ableton Live using TDR Nova and LoudMax; wave surgery conducted with Audacity.
- The artwork features imagery by Tanaka Juuyoh released into the public domain.
- This mix opens at 100 BPM and jumps to 124 BPM when it hits the Sciama track, which is in 5/4 time. Eventually it peaks at 140 BPM.
- The track by Monoloc has a high-pitched hissing sound that abruptly drops out near the end; I ended up resampling it and overlaying it in post-production for a smoother fade.
- Originally intended as a pure techno mix without any psychedelic excursions. None of the channels I pitched were interested in taking it so I continued without restrictions and ended up with another epic.
- Jorum is a new project from Dorisburg and Sebastian Mullaert.
- Excizen’s remix of Growing Iceberg was extended for smoother mixing.
- Puzzling out a smooth way to disengage from heavy psytrance was tough. The breakbeat in the Gorovich tune provided the key.
- Objekt’s Lost and Found is such a stunningly precise tune, I only wish there were more of it. Maybe only ten seconds play outside of a mix.
- Dub tendencies neatly bookend the journey; the dub techno in the opening hour is mirrored in the actual dub hear in the closing hour.
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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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