Today’s guest deejay is Garek Druss.
Garek is another musician I was introduced to through Mkl Anderson AKA, Drekka (listen to Mkl’s mix for Soundwave here). I asked Mkl who he thought would share a mix on Soundwave, and he highly recommended Garek. I didn’t doubt Mkl for a second, but I wantto get a feel for the artists I plan to invite on the show. I listened to Garek’s OHR EYN SOF – Youth Eternal album, and Iknew I was in good hands.
The album was crafted during Garek’s battle with cancer, but it isn't a comprehensive reflection of that experience. The album serves as a personal effort to counter the challenges of treatment and create a sense of warmth and joy during his recovery at home. It also incorporates sounds from the treatment facilities, making it a very intimate you-are-there experience.
Garek is a Los Angeles-based sound and visual artist who delves into the delicate balance between the physical and the ethereal. He crafts immersive listening environments that provoke deep self-reflection and heightened awareness. Through watercolor drawings, video, and vibrant soundscapes, he orchestrates fleeting ambient interactions that dissect the human experience.
Garek’s mix is disparate yet strangely cohesive. In its way, it reflects Garek’s journey, an exploration of the human condition. Meaning is elusive, lurking just beyond the edge of perception. I could be projecting, of course.
Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Ki Oni.
See you then.
- Minamo & Asuna “Purkinje Fluctuations”
- Garek Druss “The Emotional Addictions of the Body”
- lucy gooch “Chained To A Woman”
- Richter Band “Líbivá”
- J. Campbell “Memorial Drive Tunnel”
- Jac Berrocal, David Fenech, Vincent Epplay “Rock ’n Roll Station”
- nimu “Ultramarine”
- Petteril “His Breath Makes a Cloud in Front of His Mouth”
- Popol Vuh “Strofa 2”
- Inhmost “Trees”
- Jean-Claude Vannier “Bombarde Lamentation (Reprise)”
- Kenji Kihara “Nagi”
- Hamza El Din “ Ashranda (The Beautiful)”
- Croatian Amor “Any Path to Touch the Stars (feat. Jeuru & Alto Aria)”
- Lustmord “Conclusion”
- Mecánica Clásica “En Otra Ocasión”
- Philip K. Dick “The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick Unabridged Part 4”
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