Esoteric Expanse is a series of long-form 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.
DJ Basilisk emerges from a long period of arcane theorizing, conceptual regeneration, and diligent crate-digging to present Esoteric Expanse 1, 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…
Basilisk captures the halcyon morning sound of outdoor festival season with Esoteric Expanse 2, 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…
DJ Basilisk invites you to explore the ornate musical microcosm of Esoteric Expanse 3, 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…
DJ Basilisk embarks on another epic mission to the outer reaches of sound with Esoteric Expanse 4, 76 tracks and nearly five hours of cutting edge techno, psytrance, electro, downtempo, and ambient. This fourth chapter in a series dedicated to sonic world-building spans a vast spectrum of contemporary electronic music styles unified by an emphasis on sleek and…
DJ Basilisk’s Esoteric Expanse 5 is the fifth entry in 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 with a psychedelic…
DJ Basilisk charts a course to the outer reaches of space and sound with Esoteric Expanse 6, part of 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…
DJ Basilisk unveils Esoteric Expanse 7, the seventh entry in 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…
Step into the beyond with Esoteric Expanse 8, the latest entry in DJ Basilisk’s ongoing series of long-form, world-building mixes. The saga continues with 66 selections spanning nearly five hours of airtime and an overwhelming emphasis on the cosmic and otherworldly sounds of new school Goa trance. Pushing the boundaries of the movement to the far frontiers, this journey…