Diurnal Burdens & Ypsmael (‘Sode’ out on Un Poco Fría, 2026) will be on Camp Radio listen.camp 13 June 6pm uk, 7pm cet, thanks to Black_Ops!
“Walking the plank between tinnitus-inducing jet engine ambient and self-immolation.”
Ilia Rogatchevski, The Wire
Thanks to Ilia Rogatchevski for the mention in his write-up for The Wire (Issue 509, July 2026) about the recent COOS 9 in Brighton, as well as to Agata Urbaniak for the great photos and to everyone involved in organising, attending and playing this gem of a festival. Fond memories!
Organ zine mentions ‘Estavelle’ by Ypsmael & Diurnal Burdens, alongside 'Link to Stuff’ by Matt Atkins & Chemiefaserwerk (both out on eë editions), and more. One half of Estavelle was recorded and mixed at NM Soundindex.
Mail art + sound collab with Pe Es is shaping up, thanks to auvikogue/edition gxggxxg, looking forward to this!
Both Resonance 104.4 FM and Resonance Extra from London are live broadcasting the COOS 9 programme in full length on 19 April, inculding an 25-minute live set by Ypsmael.
Review by Kev Nickells for freq.org.uk
https://freq.org.uk/reviews/colour-out-of-space-9/
On 19 April, a track from ‘Sode’, one of the recent collaborative tapes of Ypsmael and Diurnal Burdens airs on Matt Atkins’ Auricular Shelter radio show via CAMP Radio and Mixcloud.
On 16 April Ypsmael joins the Radio Noise Collective for the ‘Brighton City Statics’ Exhibition hosted by Apo33, starting at 5:30 PM.
Thanks to Fringes of Sound for sharing a review of ‘Sode’, the latest Diurnal Burdens & Ypsmael collab tape released on the Un Poco Fría label out of Yakima, Washington. You can find the review under onthefringesofsound.com and the cassette, downloads and streaming on bandcamp. https://ypsmael.bandcamp.com/album/sode
‘Sode’ by Diurnal Burdens & Ypsmael, released 16 March 2026.
Our second collaboration cassette, partially recorded at NM soundindex, Meersburg, and Wigan, UK, 2024 - 2025. Available now on one of our very favourites, the un poco fría label, out of Yakima WA and truly an epic batch to be part of.
Ypsmael at Colour Out Of Space 9, Brighton (UK), 19 April 2026
Winter/spring 2026 radio appearances for Ypsmael and Joel Penoan Collective:
TBC/04/2026 – London / Brighton, UK – Resonance Extra FM – The Wino Lodge Wireless Hour (on air) w/ Dylan Nyoukis, Karen Constance, Ypsmael, and more
https://x.resonance.fm/episodes/the-wino-lodge-wireless-hour-r-2026-xx-xx
27/02/2026 – Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE – Radio Makro presents Invisible Structures hosted by Thomas Rosen (on air) – w/ Ypsmael, n.hir, ojeRum, HERE, zakè & marine eyes, Ghostloop, Christina Giannone, Scatterwound, rsn
25/01/2026 – Ulm, DE – Radio Free.fm – Feature & interview (on air) – w/ Joel Penoan Collective
On 15 January, sounds by Ypsmael (made via nm soundindex) air as part of the start of a new series on London’s Resonance Extra at 6pm (GMT)! Dylan Nyoukis, Karen Constance and friends beam out an hour of audio collage discombobulation direct from Chocolate Monk HQ. A sonic salve for overstimulated ears. In this first episode, they are joined by WA Davidson, Carl Krueger, Andy Heck Boyd, Seymour Glass, Pratap Singh, Dylan Burchett, Michael Barthel, Terry Townsend, Fletcher Wright, AN EEL, Kasper Melted, Adam Buffington, Hari Hardman, Julian Bradley, Brandstifter, Ypsmael, Cristano Carosi, Slow Listener, Chik White, Erin Demastes, Joe Davin & Hardworking Families.
Drawing the year to a close, thanks to all who are involved, listening and supporting!
Releases of 2025:
‘Estavelle’ by Ypsmael & Diurnal Burdens (tape+digital on eë editions) https://eeeditions.bandcamp.com/album/estavelle
'Of Delusions’ by Eloine + Ypsmael (LP on Chocolate Monk) https://chocolatemonk.co.uk/choc666.html
’s/t’ by Joel Penoan Collective (tape+digital on Klanggold) https://klanggold.bandcamp.com/album/joel-penoan-collective
'Peris’ by SmaelyP (digital release on Longs Arm Artifacts) https://longsarmartifacts.bandcamp.com/track/peris-smaelyp-ypsmael
The latest duo release by Eloine aka Bryan Day from the Bay Area and Ypsmael, produced by NM via soundindex.de, out on Chocolate Monk, is on Thurston Moore’s best of 2025 list:
