May & June Round Up

After a brief hiatus, Delayed is back in action with some highlights from the past 2 months

Jul 11, 2025

We at Team Delayed are excited to share an in-depth conversation that we had back in February with our friends Javier Salazar - the duo behind label, event series, podcast & custom traveling soundsystem klape nunsen. We have fond memories of sharing the sandy dancefloor at the Outro Lado stage at Waking Life with Leopold & Simon this past summer after a serendipitous run in during one of the first nights of the festival. A friendship that began on the dancefloor is a special kind of friendship - there is nothing better than connecting over a shared love for this music we all hold so dearly in our hearts.

Leo & Simon are artists based in Bordeaux in southwestern France, a city of 250,000 people known globally for its grapes but less so for the deep, crisp, shimmery dub that these friends have connected over. They embody a quiet humility & a devotion to their art which is something we greatly admire.

Interview by Griff Fulton

FAVORITE RELEASES

June felt like living inside a pressure cooker: heat steaming the pavement, skies breaking open in floods, and a world that keeps tripping over its own shoelaces. But music, as ever, remains the lifeboat.

When your brain’s frayed like old cassette tape, Katatonic Silentio on Fleur Savage offers ambient rescue missions, and Purelink on Peak Oil floats in like a cool breeze through blackout curtains. Secret getii’s xochicuicatl beams in cryptic transmissions perfect for solitary nights.

For sharper daylight hours, Aspetuck’s Oslated release maps out subterranean passageways, while Cosmin TRG and DYL’s Romanian link-up draws blueprints for thinking techno. Shaw Cuts marks a decade with cuts that gnash and groove, and Raär’s new album on Omen Waptaproves rhythm still has plenty of riddles left.

Meanwhile, Dino Sabatini & Maurizio Cascella, Toki Fuko, and Rene Wise remind us that sometimes salvation is as simple as bass rolling through a dark room.

FAVORITE MIXES

April was one of those months where everything felt slightly off-script, in the best possible way. The weather was all over the place. Schedules bent and broke. Mostra left our brains rewired. Somewhere between jet lag, late nights, and long walks with no real destination, these mixes quietly took the wheel. They shaped our moods without demanding attention, always there, never in the way.

Craig Gonzales and Fran Acosta kept things at halftime, groovy, and just eerie enough to stay unpredictable. Romi’s dub techno set crept into our heads and refused to leave, perfect for zoning out without drifting off. Ina Kacz brought pure voltage from Tokyo’s Dommune, direct, punchy, and gone before you knew it. Alex Tirelli and Pjenné built a low-lit, percussive labyrinth, deep, shadowy, and impossible to map. Toxido Mask and Villella offered a moody collage of ambient-not ambient soundscapes that felt more like a dream than a destination. Konduku and Mattikkturned up in Brooklyn with the kind of low-slung hypnosis you hope never ends. And Alex Albrecht, as always, proved that house can feel like fresh air, his set quietly lifted the corners of the day.

SUNDAYS ARE FOR…

“My Sunday morning involves strong black coffee on an empty stomach, followed by one massive pancake to share. Both energizing and grounding. Ideally I try to set a different tone than other mornings; less of a grind, more human.

I tried to let this mix convey this feeling, and hopefully use it myself to be in the morning and not work so hard; The music is more emotionally layered and pulls me a bit more into different directions than what I'd listen to when starting work.”

Words by Tensen Park

An overcast morning, people, and things seem muted, while a tension fills the air. This is a strange time to be honest but I find solace in the little things. Coffee making, a walk around the neighborhood, listening to music. These are the things I like best.

Sundays are for… June/25

Beautiful skies and warmth in the air. May is always a special month for myself, and this year is no different. With a trip to look forward to at the end of month for our Laut takeover, it’s time to focus and bring only the best music to all.

Sundays are for… May/25