This winter we bring in Farplane, the fusion of Chicago-based DJs sold and Hi-Vis, playing across the spectrum of psychedelic electronic sounds to induct ecstatic trance states. They conduct the deep listening portion of Eris Drew's Motherbeat raves, and co-run their own rave Neon Falls. sold also co-runs the party Relate and works at Gramaphone Records. Hi-Vis operates the mix series Beyond / Below and Jacktone Records' sublabel Dreamtone.
We are honored to celebrate the recent union of these two souls through their collaborative mix, where we are guided through the slow steady coming of a hazy dawn. The arc of ethereal wistful melodies interwoven with pulsating morse code-esque percussion conjure up cinematic moments filled with sentiments of longing, mystery and infinite love.
Tracklist:
Sam Mallet - Marine Life (Musique Plastique/Recurring Dream)
Motoko & Myers - Whimbrel (Future Times)
Vesu’s - Solitary Anole (Going Good)
Aardvarck - Get (CROWD)
DJ Sports - Passing (Yield)
Parris - Bloom (Ancient Monarchy)
Upsammy - Zona (Nous’klaer Audio)
Beta Librae - False Positive (Future Ethics)
Loop LF - Terra (Well Street Records)
Doubler - Urban Heat Island (U-Udios)
OL - Purant Chaos Voices (Motion Ward)
D.K. - The Goddess Is Dancing (Good Morning Tapes)
CN2 (Archetype) - First Movement B2 (Bright Sounds)
Yu Su - Early (Arcane)CST: Where are you from and where do you live now?
HV: From Northbrook, Illinois; now in Chicago, in Pilsen
S: From Ohio, I live in the neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago now
CST: Introvert or extrovert?
HV: Extroverted introvert
S: Big introvert energy. It takes a lot of effort to remove myself from my own mind
CST: What is your sign?
HV: Libra sun and moon, Cancer ascendant
S: Big Pisces energy
CST: What is your favorite record shop?
HV: Gramaphone Records
S: Gramaphone Records
CST: What was the first record you ever bought?
HV: I don’t have a distinct memory of the one, but it was definitely from Hitt Records in Columbia, Missouri, where I went to undergrad. First 12” I got with the idea of DJing was Stellar OM Source’s “Nite-Glo”
S: First record was Pictureplane’s first album, I bought it from him when he played in Cleveland. First record I ever bought on Discogs was Coco Steele and Lovebomb’s It!
CST: What are you reading right now?
HV: For school I’m reading The Body Keeps The Score, which I’d been meaning to read anyway. I’m still trying to finish The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Tsing (it’s me, not the book), amongst like 10 others.
S: I am trying to finish The Body Keeps The Score, a book that has been so enlightening on my own PTSD. I’ve been on a reading hiatus which is frustrating. Gotta shake it off.
CST: What are your other interests besides djing?
HV: Psychology, creative expression in all forms but especially film and video games, healing arts, archaic techniques and mystical knowledge, snacks
S: I used to make a lot of collage art, I like making goofy photoshops to make friends smile, I like to watch movies, play video games
CST: Biggest vice?
HV: Snacks
S: Twitter and Taco Bell
CST: Happiest moment?
HV & S: Marrying my love and celebrating with a rave with all our friends (which only happened three weeks ago)
CST: Favorite part of the day?
HV: Late night when I have a few hours to myself to do whatever suits my fancy
S: Falling asleep on the couch next to my love as she does whatever she does
CST: Do you collect anything else aside from records?
HV: CDs ;P also art and media (books, magazines, DVDs, video games)
S: CDs, tapes, books, toys, cute things
CST: Where is your favorite place to dance?
HV: Somewhere dark with minimal lighting where I feel safe to lose my mind. I’m thinking of the clearing in the woods under the stars at Diane’s Hunting Club, our friends’ music gathering a couple hours outside Chicago.
S: These days it’s a fantasy, but it used to be the mountains of Colorado under the stars
