This September, I return to the Hoeksche Waard in the Netherlands, the countryside where my childhood unfolded between wide skies, endless dikes, and fields that seemed to stretch forever. It was here that I first learned to listen—to the wind brushing through tall grasses, to the creak of bicycles on narrow roads, to the soft chorus of birds at dawn. Coming back now, I see a land that has changed. Farms feel more modern, villages are busier, and even the quiet has a different texture.

And yet, walking these familiar paths, I feel the same spark that first drew me to sound. Every rustle, every echo, every subtle shift in the landscape carries rhythm. These fragments are what I bring into my work—into the ambient, electronic worlds I share through the podcast.

The Hoeksche Waard will always be the space of my childhood, but it is also the space of my renewal. By blending memory with today’s sounds, I’ve compiled music by artists that feels both rooted and forward-looking. Change doesn’t unsettle me—it fuels me. As long as I can weave these textures into something magical, I know I will not just endure, but thrive.

Featuring: Thomas Lemmer & Sinatic, Drift, Mike Beever, Sebby Kowal, Lars Leonhard, Polaroid Notes, EFSS, UnitrΔ_Δudio, Nathan Speir, Sverre Knut Johansen, David Helpling, James Bernard, Terminus Void, Elders, Autistici, Russ Young, Nico Less.