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Topazu
by Topazu
Topazu is a San Francisco-based selector. She hosted the local Infinite Beat Ambient showcase and radio show, Infinite Beat, formerly on Radio Valencia and SutroFM.Since 2015, the show featured producers, artists and DJs that are shaping the Bay Area sound in experimental synthesis as well as celebrated romanticism, nostalgia and cinematic themes with modern day electronics.Besides curating Infinite Beat, she has been featured DJing many local shows including; Sure Thing, Surface Tension, Honey Soundsystem and Recombinant Media Labs. With her interests in abstract textures, carnal rhythms and her exuberance in darker, chaotic noise, Topazu has also supported many international artists such as Wolfgang Voigt, Evigt Morker, Silent Servant, HTRK and Marie Davidson.She was a featured performer for the first San Francisco edition of Mutek in 2018.
Episodes
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Topazu mix for Tungus and Deferral Theater
Music for Frequencies of Tradition film screenings at The Roxie Wednesday, June 15, 6:15 - 6:45 pm (preceding 6:45pm screenings) Location: Little Roxie Theatre, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Each monthly screening of Frequencies of Tradition is preceded by original music and a sound…
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Nihar Bhatt music for Community Of Parting
Music for Frequencies of Tradition film screenings at The Roxie Wednesday, May 18, 6:15 - 6:45 pm (preceding 6:45pm screenings) Location: Little Roxie Theatre, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Each monthly screening of Frequencies of Tradition is preceded by original music and a sound…
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Annie Chen mix for Ascent
Music for Frequencies of Tradition film screenings at The Roxie Wednesday, April 20, 6:15 - 6:45 pm (preceding 6:45pm screenings) Location: Little Roxie Theatre, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Each monthly screening of Frequencies of Tradition is preceded by original music and a sound...
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A poet must stir the soul
"And this I dreamt, and this I dream, And some time this I will dream again, And all will be repeated, all be re-embodied, You will dream everything I have seen in dream. To one side from ourselves, to one side from the world Wave follows wave to break on the shore, On each wave is a star, a...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 78 / NIHAR
*Originally aired October 31, 2020 **may have some variation in audio quality For an INFINITE BEAT All Hallows’ Special, Nihar Kirtidev Bhatt returns to the airwaves. He is a social activist, techno scholar, founding member of Left Hand Path, TVOD collective member, is a brilliant musician and a...
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Home & Body Mix
A soundtrack for reading, cooking, relaxing and having sex. Originally aired November 11, 2020 on Fault Radio for KTV. KTV is an AV mix series with the intention of facilitating collaborations between music selectors and visual artists to introduce a unique and immersive experience into viewers’...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 77 / INDY NYLES
*Originally aired August 29, 2020 Broadcast 77 features an intimate conversation with musician @indynyles. From his roots in the Bay Area to new foundations in techno's birth place of Detroit, Michigan, Indy is shape shifting his music into new forms of hi-tech jazz and techno music. Recorded in...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 76 / PINA BAUSCH
*Originally aired July 25, 2020 Infinite Beat has moved to @sutrofm! Broadcast 76 features the last DJ set that I performed live at Ambient Awakening’s church February 22, 2020. This mix was a sonic interpretation of Pina Bausch’s work in the tanztheater through atonal soundscapes, black metal...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 75 / JORDEE
Broadcast 75 features an exclusive guest mix from the master blaster Jordee of Kosmetik! Enjoy this exquisite mix from one of San Francisco's most treasured DJs. Enjoy. Jordee played: TBD
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 74 / SINEAD
Broadcast 74 features Sinead, a gifted Bay Area selector and producer. Enjoy this transmission full of deep, intoxicating tracks often featured in her flawless, body-stroking mixes. Enjoy. @sineadj Sinead played: Area / Lamusa / 2018 Beat Bizzare / Traxx / 2011 The Surgeon / Shemale / 2003 Asi…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 73 / ARC
Broadcast 73 features arc of Black Hole Cinematheque (Oakland). As an accomplished multi-media artist and filmmaker, this mix signals his Bay Area departure and a new nomadic chapter beyond. Enjoy. Arc played: Terry Fox / Suono Interno Marie Davidson / Prélude Umfang / Chant Jaclyn Kendall / In...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 72 / SCOTT MOORE
Broadcast 72 of Infinite Beat features an exclusive transmission from Scott Moore (Jacktone Records), the iron fist of Limp Wrist and principal daddy at The Stud's experimental electronix night Other Stranger. Enjoy. Scott Moore played: Bezier / 綠館三溫暖 CTI / Conquest Salo Mentale / Golden Twilight...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 71 / ROCHE
*Originally aired April 27th, 2019 Broadcast 71 features Infinite Beat friend Roche. He has a three part series of releases on Jacktone Records documenting years of developing his sound. In this transmission, Roche shares his thoughts on how he creates an organic release, how he crafts DJ mixes…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 70 / NIGHT SEA
*Originally aired March 16th, 2019 This broadcast features Night Sea, a Bay Area-based duo crafting aquamarine, dub-tinged sound sculptures. Enjoy the 70th transmission of Infinite Beat as these two friends share a collaborative mix, an ocean of music that inspires their own work.…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 69 / JESS LABRADOR
*Originally aired March 2nd, 2019 Broadcast 69 of Infinite Beat celebrates the new Felte Records release of The Mirage, a stunning new LP by Chasms. Chasms is a duo formed by Jess Labrador and Sky Madden which merges the ethereal with deep, dub-ladden basslines. Their sophomore release was…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 68 / PYRAMID RECORDS
*Originally aired February 16th, 2019 Broadcast 68 features Bobby McCole from Pyramid Records, a jewel of a record store nestled in the Mission District of San Francisco. We speak candidly about creating a well designed space for music lovers, keeping things strange on the dance floor and the…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 67 / MARC KATE
*Originally aired January 19th, 2019 Broadcast 67 welcomes the accomplished filmmaker, visual artist, composer and performer Marc Kate to the Radio Valencia Studio. With his work in the post-punk band Never Knows, beautiful solo releases on Jacktone, Computer Tapes, HNYTRX, his own imprints...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 66 / PATRICIA WOLF
*Originally aired January 5th, 2019 Happy 2019! Infinite Beat opens the new year with an exclusive mix from Portland-based composer Patricia Wolf. Formerly a member of the duo Soft Metals, Wolf has emerged as an accomplished solo artist in her own right, co-founding the gallery Variform, which...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 65 / LAVENDER
*Originally aired December 8th, 2018 Broadcast 65 marks the last Infinite Beat transmission for 2018 and a new beginning for the show in 2019. Lavender graces us with a winter mix to warm the soul. With two releases on Jacktone Records, Mystique Youth and Horizons Beneath the Surface, an upcoming...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 64 / LAYNE
*Originally aired November 10, 2018 Infinite Beat welcomes Layne back into the Radio Valencia studio. With a release on Downwards as well as many live festival performances behind her (such as her Berlin Atonal debut, Moogfest, The Don Buchla Memorial) Layne graces us with a gorgeous post-punk...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 63 / ONLY NOW
*Originally aired October 27th, 2018 Infinite Beat welcomes Only Now into the studio for a celebration of All Hallows'. We dive into the future of electronic music as well as celebrate the many local producers and crews that are shaping innovation in the Bay Area. Afterwards is a magnetic live…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 62 / MATTHEW PAUL
*Originally aired September 29, 2018 In celebration of Folsom weekend, Broadcast 62 features Matthew Paul. As one of the minds behind the delightful Kosmetik party with Jordee at the legendary Stud, Paul has become one of San Francisco's very best DJs in the past few years. With a surprise…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 61 / PRIMO
*Originally aired September 1, 2018 Broadcast 61 of Infinite Beat begins with a spotlight on the sublime Dais Records debut from Hiro Kone. Working with vocalists like Group A and the legendary Little Annie, Hiro Kone has sculpted one of the most spectacular records of this year. Highly...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 60 / ESTUDY
*Originally aired August 4, 2018 Broadcast 60 begins with a short feature on two different debut releases. Left Hand Path revels Idol Collapse from Shanghai-based Forests 森林. A haunting, writhing experimental album with a post-punk POV. Left Hand Path's very own co-label head Nihar also releases...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 59 / DOC SLEEP
*Originally aired July 21, 2018 Broadcast 59 is a special, in-depth look at Jacktone Records. DJ and producer Doc Sleep returns to San Francisco to share many past releases from the label as well as some new upcoming releases. Featuring a number of Bay Area artists, Jacktone has given a platform...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 58 / SUBSET
*Originally aired July 7, 2018 Broadcast 58 of Infinite Beat is now podcasted for your listening enjoyment. Beginning with a short feature on Devine Weight, a collection of experimentations stemming from Alex Zhang Hungtai's "failed" attempts at composing through his famed saxophone, disfigured…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 57 / HE VALENCIA
*Originally aired June 23, 2018 Broadcast 57 of Infinite Beat is podcasted for your listening enjoyment. Featuring the new upcoming Ostgut Ton release from Dutch producer Martyn called Voids. He reaches back to his earlier influences, pulling out deep D&B roots, UK garage, raw bass and lush...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 56 / TEEYAM
*Originally aired June 9th, 2018 Broadcast 56 features Atlas of Nothing's latest release on Perfect Location Records called Audio Surveillance Zone. This San Francisco-based producer and DJ has crafted an EP full of lush sludge and throbbing weirdness. This is a highly recommended release....
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 55 / AUSTIN CESEAR
*Originally aired May 26, 2018 Broadcast 55 starts with a short feature of Damon Eliza Palermo’s stunning new ambient track off of Acid Camp All Stars Vol. 1. Afterwards is an exclusive all-vinyl mix from Austin Cesear, who was a featured performer in the first installment of Mutek San Francisco....
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 54 / AUSCULTATION
*Originally aired April 14, 2018. Congratulations to Auscultation for making this mix one of Pitchfork's 7 Best DJ Sets of April 2018 and Resident Advisor's Mix of the Day June 9, 2018! https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-7-best-dj-sets-of-april-2018 https://www.residentadvisor.net/feed/106147...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 53 / IDENTITY THEFT
*Originally aired March 31, 2018 Broadcast 53 has been podcasted for your listening pleasure. This episode features a founding member of the Katabatik Kollective, Michael Buchanan. He has been a respected veteran in Bay Area experimental electronics in both production as well as a mentor to many....
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 52 / CARLOS SOUFFRONT
*Originally aired February 17, 2018 Broadcast 52 features the ultimate music gourmet Carlos Julio Souffront. From his roots in the Midwest underground scene to his deep impact here in the Bay Area, Carlos’ DJ sets are legendary and he is hands down one of my favorite selectors of all time. By...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 51 / BROOKE KELLER
*Originally aired February 17, 2018 Broadcast 51 features a luscious, exclusive mix from Brooke Keller. With releases on Jacktone Records as odi me as well as a new release as gayphextwin on Experimental Housewife’s Perfect Location Records, Brooke Keller is a rising voice in the Bay Area...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 50 / DAVID LAST
*Originally aired January 20, 2018 “When the past dies there is mourning, but when the future dies our imaginations are compelled to carry it on.” - Gloria Steinem. The 50th broadcast of Infinite Beat features a new compilation release called Constructions Vol. 1. Released by David Last's newly...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 49 / ATLAS OF NOTHING
*Originally aired January 6, 2018 Infinite Beat returns for 2018 with Broadcast 49. Starting with a short feature on David Last's new release on Jacktone Records, 88-99. A compilation of unreleased tracks from 1988-1999, it shows decades of the eclectic range and endless talent from the veteran...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 48 / CLUB CHAI: FOOZOOL & 8ULENTINA
*Originally aired November 11, 2017 Broadcast 48 starts with a feature on the latest Konstruct release from Serena Butler. Butler is a bit of a mysterious figure, but undeniably a fascinating rising producer that interweaves their interest in sci-fi, socio-economic politics and techno music....
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 47 / VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS
*Originally aired October 28, 2017 Infinite Beat Broadcast 47 is a halloween special inspired by the sumptuous, erotic, baroque fever dream Valerie a týden divů (Valerie and her Week of Wonders). Directed in 1970 by Jaromil Jireš and based off of the novel of the same name by Czech avant-garde...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 46 / JAY FIELDS
*Originally aired September 16, 2017 Broadcast 46 is now available for your listening pleasure. Featuring the new F INGERS EP, Awkwardly Blissed Out. F INGERS is an international collaboration between artists Samuel Karmel, Carla dal Forno and Tarquin Manek. It is a masterfully crafted, dub-laden...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 45 / EXPERIMENTAL HOUSEWIFE
*Originally aired September 2, 2017 Broadcast 45 has been podcasted for your listening enjoyment. First, featuring a new release on San Francisco-based label Isounderscore from Abandoned Footwear called 108 Trees. Abandoned Footwear is a collaboration between Jay Fields and Michael Buchanan of…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 44 / BLEIE
*Originally aired August 4, 2017 Broadcast 44 is now up for your listening enjoyment featuring a lush, precision mix from BLEIE, a celebrated Bay Area based producer. She has a new EP coming out on Sweden-based b-o-d-i-e-s label called Certainty Is Only A Feeling and it featured her opulent,...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 43 / IN THE MOOD FOR AMBIENT
*Originally aired June 24, 2017 “it is a restless moment she has kept her head lowered… to give him a chance to come closer. but he could not for lack of courage. she turns and walks away” Broadcast 43 dives deeper into the sensual space of romance, inspired by Wong Kar Wai’s film In the Mood For...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 42 / DAVID SISKA
*Originally aired June 8, 2017 Broadcast 42 is now podcasted for your listening pleasure. Starting with a brief feature on Golden Donna’s self-released full length album, Fairydust. It is inspired by and dedicated to the most beautiful star in the sky, Cherushii. Afterwards is a all-vinyl set by...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 41 / RICHIE PANIC
*Originally aired May 13, 2017 Broadcast 41 starts with a short feature on Hand in Hand by Felicia Atkinson. Out on French label Shelter Press, all of her experimentations in modular synthesis were recorded during a snow storm at her home in Brittany. It explores "a moment of common thinking and...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 40 / JASMINE INFINITI
*Originally aired March 18, 2017 Broadcast 40 has now been podcasted. Beloved Infinite Beat contributor, Nihar Bhatt (Left Hand Path, Surface Tension, Nine), serves as a substitute while host Topazu is out of town. This episode begins by celebrating independently released, free music that…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 39 / SEPEHR
*Originally aired March 4, 2017 Broadcast 39 has been podcasted for your listening pleasure. Starting with the latest release from San Francisco's own Left Hand Path Label, Infinite Beat contributor C.L.A.W.S. unveils his latest offering with Stygian Morass, a four-track EP with hallucinogenic,...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 38 / CIARRA BLACK
*Originally aired February 18, 2017 Broadcast 38 has been podcasted for your listening pleasure. First is a feature on a new release from the Bay Area’s treasured “hardware queen and sci-fi nerd,” The Creatrix. Called “Approaching an Abandoned Helm,” her gorgeous release out on No-Tech is full of...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 37 / C.L.A.W.S
*Originally aired February 4, 2017 Broadcast 37 starts with a short feature on a collection of unreleased tracks from Earthen Sea. Recorded while he was still a resident in San Francisco before he ventured back to the East Coast, Earthen Sea self-released this series exclusively on his Bandcamp...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 36 / BARRETT CLARK, JOEY CASIO, MICAH DANEMAYER, CASH ASKEW
*Originally aired January 21, 2017 “Over the last few years, many of my peers have started to shift their creative path from rock and noise into the realms of hardware based ‘dance’ music. Tekno. This delights me to no end, I feel like I’ve been waiting for this shift most of my adult life. I get...
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 35 / CHERUSHII, NACKT, GRIFFIN MADDEN
*Originally aired January 7, 2017 “I have some friends and I love them. If they weren’t here, neither would I be. I’m not going to pretend to know anything other than this.” This is the first from a two part broadcast celebrating the lives, work and legacy of many artists who are no longer with…
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INFINITE BEAT / BROADCAST 34 / JUSTIN ANASTASI
*Originally aired October 29, 2016 Happy All Hallows Eve. Broadcast 34 starts with an emotive, short selection of melancholy tracks that highlights a superb solo LP, You Know What It’s Like, from Carla Dal Forno of Fingers and Tarcar (Blackest Ever Black). It is a release with stunning, somber...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Topazu is a San Francisco-based selector. She hosted the local Infinite Beat Ambient showcase and radio show, Infinite Beat, formerly on Radio Valencia and SutroFM.Since 2015, the show featured producers, artists and DJs that are shaping the Bay Area sound in experimental synthesis as well as celebrated romanticism, nostalgia and cinematic themes with modern day electronics.Besides curating Infinite Beat, she has been featured DJing many local shows including; Sure Thing, Surface Tension, Honey Soundsystem and Recombinant Media Labs. With her interests in abstract textures, carnal rhythms and her exuberance in darker, chaotic noise, Topazu has also supported many international artists such as Wolfgang Voigt, Evigt Morker, Silent Servant, HTRK and Marie Davidson.She was a featured performer for the first San Francisco edition of Mutek in 2018.
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