POST playlist: a mix of new music for sleepless nights

For my semi-regular program POST for Refuge Worldwide this week, I focused on new releases. This highlighted Lebanon in particular and still didn’t cover the flurry of releases there, but it covered other places, too. It’s all recommended, so here’s the full playback and track listing with links.

Let’s all watch Piaman cover songs with a joystick and voice synthesis

Piaman, aka half of RYOKO2000, formerly Pianoid (bio: “doesn’t play piano at all”) is turning himself into a human Vocaloid, with joysticks and fast reflexes. And this is what you need right now. Linkhole trail begins now:

Peter Kirn - May 25, 2026

Essential mix: let an hour of tilde’s music energize you (then nerd out!)

Glitchy but driving broken beats are what’s for dinner. Hannover’s tilde (~) is a font of knowledge on topics from Pd/plugdata to Bitwig Studio Grid FX to mixing and mastering. And those skills translate to some genius grooves. Listen up to this full-power montage of all original music.

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2026

S.A.D. cure mix o’ the day: mx. pinky on Hong Kong Community Radio

Peter Kirn - December 11, 2025

Kudos to living artists series challenges mixing just one artist – hear the results

Peter Kirn - May 23, 2025

Poly_Chain’s bumpy electro mix for Mixmag Ukraine slaps hard

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2025

Check out this exquisite new single by Loraine James, a chilled 12 degrees

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2025

OCD, techno producer and DJ, is fighting cancer and raising awareness

Peter Kirn - September 9, 2024

DJSOULSEEK is organizing for Sudan even through grief; you can join her

Peter Kirn - July 26, 2024