Ancient Puzzle Arts Podcast #06: Kalyptra's Alone_togetheR

Hello everyone, and welcome to the December edition of the monthly Ancient Puzzle Arts podcast! This month we have special guest.... Kalyptra !

For anyone who has been a fan of electronic music, they are familiar with how different musicians explore their artistic range through the use of aliases. From Burial to the various aliases of Carl Craig, artists take on a new persona in order to explore a unique part of themselves in a cohesive, usually anonymous vision.

This month I am honored to debut the new alias of one of my long time friends and mentors, Kalyptra. Though mainly focused on what I could attempt to describe as "cinematic House music," you'll notice Kalyptra has a natural taste for eclecticism and sonic progression. The hour and 40 minute mix explores elements of Deep House, Melodic Techno, Afrobeat, and Dark Disco as organic textures collide with synthetic surfaces and tribal rhythms interweave with the pulses of machines forming a cohesive journey lead by tasteful and elaborate melodies. Enjoy this mix as much as I have!
 
A few words from Kalyptra:

"Alone_togetheR is an outward self reflection, the collective conscious and unconcious coming together for a few moments in time, a brief glimpse beyond the threshold of earthly desires, a respite from the cosmic lashing of our current position in space and time, a redeclaration of who we (human beings) truly are and what we are truly capable of as individuals, a reminder that even in isolation YOU ARE NOT ALONE." 

Love,
~ K

Link to mix:

Track listing:

They Need to Know (intro) - Athlete Whippet // Alone Together - Matthias Vogt // Righteous Rule (Vocal) - No Smoke // Signs - James Shinra // Simulation (Mano Le Tough Remix) - Roisin Murphy // Virtuality - Echonomist // Lupa Clup - Upercent // Bowls - Caribou // Baba Himalya - Mike Steva // Luminere - Ivory (IT) // Alone - Far&High // The Uprise (Galactica Mix) - Daco // A.I. Talk - Glowal // Munuli - Moo & Jo, Awen // Pray - Christos Fourkis // Drumapella - Duke Dumont // Kuar (Don't Let Your Vote Be Fake Newsed Mix) - Emmanul Jal, Henrik Schwarz // Lyra (Dusky Remix) - 9th House // Love Has Come Around - Icarus