Grant Aaron: Recent Episodes
Grant Aaron
Grant Aaron, founder of the long-running podcast series Mysteries of the Deep, has spent decades immersing himself in electronic music. His influences are far-reaching, and his identity resists categorization: he is both an ambient and techno DJ, and is a core member in the band Birds of Prey. As its name implies, Mysteries of the Deep is concerned with exploration of unknown realms, and its focus—in addition to showcasing a dynamic spectrum of electronic music from foremost artists in the field—is to thoughtfully engage its audience. Based in New York and conceptualized in 2011, Mysteries—as fans lovingly call it—began as a podcast series that, now in its tenth year, has hosted mixes and original works by Patrick Russell, Tobias, Tropic Of Cancer, Aleksi Perälä, Neel, ASC, Antenes, DJ Pete (Substance), Chris SSG, and many others.
The project has since evolved, expanding into a curated event series and in recent years, a burgeoning record label. Since 2018, Mysteries released several albums, EPs, and an expansive compilation series. Grant has produced Mysteries events in Brooklyn, Tokyo, Seoul, and Taipei, where he has performed extended DJ sets, or played live with Birds.
As a DJ, Grant invokes and constructs narrative shapes from the nebulous ether of ambient and experimental music. He references kosmische tradition, synthesizer elegance from Detroit and the U.K., cold drone moods, and leftfield futurism from Asia and the Americas. He's performed at marquee venues throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, is a resident at the world-renowned Detroit party No Way Back, and has released mixes for Resident Advisor, Smoke Machine from Taipei, Sure Thing from New York, Oslated from Seoul, Beyond/Below from Chicago, and Silent Season from Vancouver.
Website: mysteriesofthedeep.net/grant-aaron Booking inquiries: info@mysteriesofthedeep.net
'Art Of Beatz Radio's 18th birthday celebration on @CoopRadio with the first of several special episodes. In the guest slot on Friday March 4th, is Grant Aaron of the esteemed @mysteriesofthedeep label with an exclusive ambient session.'
https://coopradio.org/shows/art-of-beatz/
Live performance by Grant Aaron of Mysteries of the Deep, as part of the 9128.live 2-year anniversary streaming event on 20 August, 2021. This set was inspired by Carl Sagan's 'The Violent Universe' – 'the birth and death of stars, the possibilities of hitherto unknown sources of energy, and quasars that act in ways nothing known in physics can explain.'
Accompanying live video – youtu.be/dgNd6L1waS4
Written, produced, and performed by Grant Aaron Video direction by Candace Price
Streaming event hosted by 9128.live 9128.live/2yr-birthday-takeover
© Mysteries of the Deep MOTDLS002, 2021 mysteriesofthedeep.net
Closing DJ set from the Mysteries of the Deep 12-hour livestream event on Saturday March 13, as part of the Common Multiverse Initiative hosted by https://a.currents.fm/common.
https://a.currents.fm/common/event/tYkzrTcMt9P6PJ9Ucq1x
Tracklist: 1. Skee Mask - Dolby 2. Sophia Loizou - Fluxes 3. Donato Dozzy - 12H.12 4. Panabrite - Hydrothermal 5. Laima Adelaide - Atmos 6. Garland - Fa.de 7. Quiet Places - Track 5 8. Sciama - Source Energy 9. Launaea - Vision I 10. Jo Johnson - Forward! The Day is Breaking! 11. The Vision Reels - Reflective Souls 12. Johanna Knutsson - Paltanen 13. Sciama - Lorelei/Plasticity 14. Varuna - Avicennia 15. Autechre - VLetrmx21 16. Skee Mask - Mbass123 Excerpt 17. Daar - Mellow Green Eyed Soul 18. Multicast Dynamics - Anima 19. Earthen Sea - Sun Shadows (Saphileaum's 7th Sky) 20. Vicky Zissou - Ett Hav Av Träd 21. Voices From The Lake - Quarto Freddo 22. Eliane Radigue - L'Île Re-Sonante
Exclusive DJ set for the Mysteries Takeover event on http://9128.live, April 17-19, 2020. @astrangelyisolatedplace
Tracklist: buymusic.club/list/grant-aaron-mysteries-of-the-deep-takeover-or-9128live
Special DJ set for the Astral Industries Weekend fundraiser livestream event on http://9128.live, April 4-6, 2020.
Astral Industries were set to throw a similar weekend of music at Cafe OTO in London recently, but had to cancel due to the coronavirus situation. We’ll be asking for a small donation of anything you can spare, to be split between Astral Industries (to help recoup the thousands lost on the cancellation), the artists involved and the South London Refugee Association, who provide expert advice, specialist services and effective support (made even harder given the current situation) to refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants in South London.
https://9128.live/takeovers-list/astral-industries-9128-takeover @astralindustries
Tracklist: 1. Endurance - Fluminam Ductur 2. Night Sea - The Will Take Time 3. Open Spaces - Morning to Night 4. Reuben Sawyer - Plain Visionaries 5. Open Spaces - Compassion 6. Matthew Patterson Curry - ATP (unreleased) 7. Sofie Birch - Net(Neverendingthing) 8. Entrancer - Decline IX 9. Thousand Foot Whale Claw - Hadean 10. 夕方の犬(U ･ｪ･) - 3 11. Mika Vainio - Magnetosense
Special DJ set for A Strangely Isolated Place, during their curated 35hr+ weekend marathon of ambient & electronic music, to support those affected by the Coronavirus / COVID-19 Pandemic.
https://9128.live/asip-9128-weekend-takeover @astrangelyisolatedplace
Opening DJ set from Organik Festival 2019. Over the duration I revisit themes expressed across various mixes released throughout the last year. It was such an honor to play this incredible festival, and I hope to return in the future.
Featuring selected tracks by The CHI Factory, Biosphere, Jonathan Fitoussi & Clemens Hourrière, Aleksi Perälä, Drexciya, Donato Dozzy, Archivist, Ekin Fil, CV & JAB, Mind over MIDI, Ancestral Voices, ASC, Sam KDC, Alva Noto, Unjin, Cyme, Pariah, O Yuki Conjugate, KWC 92, Mark Van Hoen, Toki Fuko, Sylvia Monnier, Skee Mask, and many others.
@smokemachinetaipei