Seattle native Gabriel Meier is a writer, editor, radio host, former label runner, and a longtime trusted source for adventurous underground electronic music. He launched the revered blog Astral Plane and its accompanying mix series as a passion project in 2012 before expanding the platform into a record label. Quickly garnering a fervent audience, Astral Plane Recordings and its sister label Contagion Discs existed at the thrilling intersection of club and experimental music and provided a homebase for innovative artists such as Chants, Maral, LOFT (aka aya), E.M.M.A, and SHALT. Although the label brought its run to a close this year with the parting compilation Astraltopia, Gabriel remains active hosting a monthly NTS Radio show, contributing the recurring feature The Best Club Music on Bandcamp, and serving as an editor of the recently-launched Bellona Magazine.
Gabriel's guest DJ mix for Midnight In A Perfect World serves as an hour-long cognitive map through a decade of the Astral Plane Recordings catalog and related sonic places.
| Artist | Title |
|---|---|
| Midnight In A Perfect World | Intro |
| Organ Tapes | 黑色上海人 |
| MICHAELBRAILEY | waters of love |
| nunu | twice little dragon rabit bloom edit |
| E.M.M.A. | Glacé (Beatless Mix) |
| SHALT | Unconfined (Kid Smpl Remix) |
| nunu | SCUM 6 (feat. DJH) |
| Num System | A Machine (CHANTS Bootleg) |
| LOFT | wish it would rain |
| CHANTS | Assiah Dance |
| aya | FANTAS II - Electric Boogaloo |
| Shapednoise x Visionist | Intruder Alert (nunu Edit) |
| OBOY | Olympe (SHALT Edit) |
| Maral | joonie's jam |
| LOFT | Yes |
| M.D. James | Remembrance |
| Dane Law | Ponds |
| LOFT | iinnnn mm m my y yy ww wwaa y yyy |
Midnight in a Perfect World, KEXP’s weekly hour-long guest DJ show, airs Fridays at midnight. This multi-genre program features eclectic sets by a rotating cast of international and local DJ’s, each building upon a party vibe to kick off your weekend. Midnight in a Perfect World is made possible with support from New Belgium Brewing.
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