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Michail / Opium Hum / Hyper Real

@opiumhum #5851

superstar curator • culture strategist • DJ • yes you know me from Boiler Room • visit me in /hyperreal
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Just uploaded my favorite set of the year - recorded live at the legendary Ohm club in Berlin.

Two hours of me dipping into the post-industrial roots of Opium Hum and slowly gliding into the current version of the project.


https://on.soundcloud.com/QqdkLpQA6NYZHxEt7
A small selection of the nearly 200 artists, projects and participants that will be part of CTM Festival's upcoming 2025 edition - ten days of multi-perspective experiences, critical reflection, collaborative learning & hedonism.

This will be my 14th edition as a co-curator and my 19th edition as a guest, meaning I spent the majority of my adult life in the CTM continuum, from skipping past security as a broke student to attend the first time, to working the merch stand, to being part of the team. It means a lot to me.

Please buy a ticket - festival passes are just 190€ and individual nights cost often less than a single concert on any given day in the same venue. Tickets make great Christmas gifts I hear.

www.ctm-festival.de

Artwork by the always amazing Vojd.
A fantastic album of contemporary Chinese electronic music by Wang Yi aka 王懿EAU called "异响” (Sonic Anomaly) that came out very recently.

Here's the Tidal link, but you should be able to find the album via the artist name on other streaming services as well!

Really inspired by whats happening across China in terms of electronic music and media art currently!

https://tidal.com/browse/album/404093123/u
No meme coins here, but maybe interesting for some:

As you might know, i'm one of the curators of the annual CTM Festival - a festival for multi-perspective experiences, critical reflection, hedonism & collaborative learning, its taking place over the course of ten days in Berlin beginning end of January.

We just announced the second wave of our artists with many more coming soon - I invite you to check out our line-ups, discourse and residency programs and maybe treat yourself to a ticket.

https://www.ctm-festival.de/news/ctm-2025-second-programme-announcement
If you're looking to get your weekend started, I have just the thing for you - new set full of technoid tekkers between 140 and 170 with plenty of bass. Lock in!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nws5RvwHGzY
Kinda crazy that all the EOY lists are already written, because that means that some of the releases I got for you today won't be featured, even though they absolutely deserve that kind of attention. New list out, 30+ releases across anime jungle, teenage goth ebm, raptor house, footwork & more.

https://www.buymusic.club/list/opiumhum-hyper-real-radio-new-music-friday-picks-061124
Kicking off this new week with a new set by yours truly - one hour of Gqom, Baile Funk, Drill, G-tech, EBM, Hard Drum, Jungle & more.

Tracks by El Plvybxy, Rizla Ops, Samurai Breaks, Dame Area, Hassan Abou Alam & more.

Recorded live on air at Reprezent Radio in Brixton.

https://soundcloud.com/opiumhum/opium-hum-reprezent-radio
It's Friday, so you know what that means: a new list!

Total curveball of an album by Chinese artist 76% that sounds EXACTLY what the cover looks like. Femme Bass Mafia girl boss Xades has an incredible, vocal-heavy debut EP out & Emika is back with a new album. Berlin's Metarave are showcasing the cutting edge Latinx rave continuum that they occupy & Samurai Music dropped a weighty deep-dive into their dystopian take on DnB & Jungle. Another highlight: Blanc Manioc's overview on whats happening in Abidjan. Phasmid's EP has been in my rotation for a while & Scuffed has peak club material by Pépe for us. Happy to see Schwefelgelb back & yes, i know, we've all been waiting for TSVI's & DJ Plead's collaborative debut, but thats an obvious one.

All that & so much more, ready for you to load onto your USBs - get listening!

https://www.buymusic.club/list/opiumhum-hyper-real-radio-new-music-friday-picks-291124
Sakura Tsuruta's second album is inspired by the radiant beauty and symbolic depth of gemstones, weaving crystalline melodies, vibrant textures, and intricate rhythms into shimmering electronica and IDM soundscapes. Highly recommended for fans of salamanda, Tristan Arp and upsammy!

https://sakuratsuruta.bandcamp.com/album/gemz
Modulaw is a back with boundary-pushing EP blending his signature sound of tectonic drill grooves, raw club energy, and metallic textures into an atmospheric journey, featuring standout collaborations with Estoc and remixes by Manuka Honey and long-term collaborator Xzavier Stone.

https://modulaw.bandcamp.com/album/lost-found-2
Hailing from Xalapa 1OO1O might be already known to some through his steady flow of high-quality latinx-futurist & breakbeat-heavy club music and his occasional collaborations with Mexican rave titan Regal86. On his newest album-length release he's serving up a cross-cut of club sounds that are as daring as they are hard hitting. Serious AOTY contestant!

https://1oo1o.bandcamp.com/album/aries
As some of you might know, I curate a wonderful festival for experimental and contemporary music in Berlin. We just announced first acts for the upcoming 2025 edition - would love to see you!

https://www.ctm-festival.de/news/first-acts-announced-for-ctm-2025
Perspektif are celebrating their first birthday with a beautiful free compilation of lush breaks, analog tape acid, mangled IDM and futuristic club music.

https://perspektiflabel.bandcamp.com/album/one-year-of-perspektif-va
Moody ambient acid techno via Iceland based label Móatún 7. Name your price for 48 hours only!

https://moatun7.bandcamp.com/album/aloe-vera
Contorted and hyper-complex IDM reminiscent of Venetian Snares' "Winter in the Belly of a Snake" era, some of Gescom's deeper cuts and projects such as funckarma & Si Begg.

https://vaag1.bandcamp.com/album/twenty-two
Sundays are for listening: Teleplasmiste’s Of Nature And Electricity is a bold exploration of sonic complexity, blending analog synthesis with human presence to create music that is as unpredictable and transformative as the psychedelic experience itself.

https://teleplasmiste.bandcamp.com/album/of-nature-electricity
"Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my current life looks like"
Best album I heard all week:

Frayed flamenco ballads and deformed instrumental miniatures enhanced by FM transmissions, unhinged sampling, musique concrète outbursts, and outlandish operatic chanting.

https://mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/viator