Best Nanotopia Podcasts (2025)

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Psy-what?! Mangled World Hop 10:12

6M ago10:12

10:12

Well, Danny* has been on our minds lately, somewhat due to working this past Venice Film Festival Immersive as a World Hop tour guide and the cacophony and fun chaos around being an Immersive Tour Guide.Our pal, Manglebird, is the programmer in chief for the Venice Immersive World Hops, primarily on the social VR platform VRChat. VRC allows artists…

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The Steps of Ganoderma 21:26

6M ago21:26

21:26

Track from Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: SentienceScene One: MOTHTHE GUESTS FIND THEY HAVE EMERGED FROM CHRYSALIS WITHIN A DENSE FOREST. STRANGE SOUNDS AND LOW-FREQUENCIES SURROUND THEM. A DENSE FOG FILLS THE AREA. AS THE GUESTS COME TO TERMS WITH THEIR NEW SURROUNDINGS, THEY HEAR SINGING-LIKE SOUNDS NOT TOO FAR FROM WHERE THEY STAND THAT DRAW THEIR ATTENT…

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Rainforest 21:02

8M ago21:02

21:02

Symbiosis/\Dysbiosis: Sentience Live performance - Nanotopia pays homage to Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream and one of their favourite movies, Fantastic Planet. Imagine stepping into an old-growth forest, where your EEG data and the bioelectrical activity of living Mycelium influence the world around you. Symbiosis-Dysbiosis: Sentience is a groundbr…

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Groning into 2022 10:44

3+ y ago10:44

10:44

A start into Jamuary22 trying out a 3 patch challenge from Comparative Irrelevance. Maths/STØ/Rings only here we do not use the STØ (bc we do not own one) in its place we used the VCO side of a Maneco Labs Grone Drone.. with a short visit from a Mother 32. Things grow dark fairly quickly, this is the way of the Grone! Letting go of 2021 heading int…

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Performing Mycelia-preview 2:47

3+ y ago2:47

2:47

Mycelia premiered as the opening performance for A MAZE. / Berlin festival 2021 in VRChat. A meta-immersive living mycelium musical entanglement. Nanotopia is known for hooking up fungi with electrodes and circuitry to record its various biodata and translating this biodata (often in real-time) through synthesisers both analog and digital. In 2020 …

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The UnderSound: mid-Winter 17:20

4y ago17:20

17:20

Forest UnderSound is an invitation to consider the sentience of fungi. Sentience is the ability to perceive one’s environment, and experience sensations such as pain and suffering, or pleasure and comfort. Many countries acknowledge animal sentience, and animal’s ability to experience pain, fear, distress, hunger, and thirst, in their laws, which a…

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SCOBY 11:40

4y ago11:40

11:40

Finally hooked up a Mother. After chatting with Aga (Ferment Radio) I wondered why I hadn't tried this yet. I mean, really. Prior to setting the electrode probes into the SCOBY I did a little test with Apple cider vinegar and another with a bit of water just to see if the activity would be the same or similar- it was not.Available for download, rem…

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Unexpected Visitors 19:11

4+ y ago19:11

19:11

Back in August 2020 I started cultivating Pleurotus djamor towards a presentation for the Remote Realities residency awarded to myself and technologist/collaborator Sara Lisa Vogl (regarding Symbiosis/Dysbiosis). After the presentation I gently placed the Pink oyster mushrooms aside. Last week, while exiting my music/sound making studio I noticed "…

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4. MooninCancer 35:06

4+ y ago35:06

35:06

Created during COVID self-isolation. Moon in Cancer was recorded during our August 15th live stream. Check it out over on https://nanotopia.bandcamp.comThanks for listening!By Mycelium Network

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3. Apongo 6:34

4+ y ago6:34

6:34

Created during COVID self-isolation. Moon in Cancer was recorded during our August 15th live stream. Check it out over on https://nanotopia.bandcamp.comThanks for listening!By Mycelium Network

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2. Mothers2 7:14

4+ y ago7:14

7:14

Created during COVID self-isolation. Moon in Cancer was recorded during our August 15th live stream. Check it out over on https://nanotopia.bandcamp.comThanks for listening!By Mycelium Network

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1. IntoTheVoid 2:44

5y ago2:44

2:44

Created during COVID self-isolation. Moon in Cancer was recorded during our August 15th live stream. Check it out over on https://nanotopia.bandcamp.comThanks for listening!By Mycelium Network

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The Dye Maker, 2019 7:41

5y ago7:41

7:41

The Dye Maker - Composed by:Phaeolus schweinitzii for Music Works magazine - The biodata of Phaeolus schweinitzii (common name: the Dye Maker’s polypore) was recorded during a Fall foray with the Mycological Society of Toronto at Dufferin forest, Mansfield ON 2019. MIDI translation took place in Toronto at co:Lab/nanopod studioPerformed by: Nanotop…

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Generative Patching 1:00:08

5y ago1:00:08

1:00:08

Generative Patching by Mycelium NetworkBy Mycelium Network

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Midnight Mushroom Music: Into The New Nature 1:09:45

5y ago1:09:45

1:09:45

Solstice Live Stream fromJune 20th, 2020 5:30 PM EDT Into the New Nature Travelling without moving into the Mycelium Network with Nanotopia. Mycelium bio-sonification through modular synthesis. Electrodes are placed within Ganoderma lucidum aka Reishi. The electrodes detect micro fluctuations in conductivity between 1000 t0 100000 of a second. This…

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Now Means Nothing 56:10

5y ago56:10

56:10

Live stream Midnight Mushroom Music • May 30th, 2020Ganoderma lucidum biodata recorded in realtime - translated into MIDI & CV into Mutable Instruments Yarns which in turn sent this data into various Synth voices: Plaits, Braids, Clouds, Mother32, Erica synths Black Wave Table and more... contemplative. The Mycelium sounds mutated over time into so…

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Mycelium during COVID-19 2:30:57

5y ago2:30:57

2:30:57

Meant to be a live stream to Instagram (@nanopodstudio) there was a technical melt-down of sorts (phone related) so, we had to cancel. Meanwhile, we were recording (thank the fungi!) and here it is.Pleurotus ostreatus that has grown into/around sawdust w/coffee grounds had electrodes placed on to it about a week or so back.. time being a crazy thin…

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Hidden Fungi Layer 14:14

5y ago14:14

14:14

Ahoy! Some listeners of 28/03/20's live stream asked what the fungi were contributing so, we isolated the layer to share here!By Mycelium Network

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thoughtful scrunch 6:46

5+ y ago6:46

6:46

Growing mycorrhizal threads pushed through MicroFreak & Particle into Live and out the donut hole. Headphones always.By Mycelium Network

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Particle counter 20:48

5+ y ago20:48

20:48

By Mycelium Network

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Fungal AI 7:52

5+ y ago7:52

7:52

Remember how everyone seemingly got all up on Grimes for saying AI will replace musicians? Well, actually that may not have been her exact wording or sentiment, however, if the Age of Spiritual Machines is soon then Grimes may not be too far from the truth (IMHO). AI has definitely played into my curious imagination since picking up and reading my …

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Pleurr 11:50

5+ y ago11:50

11:50

Pleurr by Mycelium NetworkBy Mycelium Network

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Crassula-portulacea 26:25

5+ y ago26:25

26:25

Lately, we've been researching electrodes. Nano, micro, tiny, made of fine silver and gold. For this biodata recording, we used needle-fine silver electrodes. The electrodes, like hypodermic needles, were placed within the roots of our Crassula portulacea (Shrek plant!). As well as experimenting with various electrodes we have started to work with …

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C.militaris 1:07:07

5+ y ago1:07:07

1:07:07

A colleague is experimenting with Cordyceps, growing them on rice... Several jars of fruiting bodies so I thought why not record some biodata! Here it is.. curious.By Mycelium Network

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Deanei and Cypellocarpa 26:40

5+ y ago26:40

26:40

This was my last day in the Blue Mountains and I had to record biodata from a Mountain Blue Gum, Eucalyptus deanei as well as a Grey Gum, Eucalyptus cypellocarpa. Not too far from BigCi the soil changes to where these particular beauties thrive. What's more, is there is what looks to be a field of them within the Dharma Cloud Monastery an approxima…

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Arachnocampa-luminosa 17:24

5+ y ago17:24

17:24

Tuesday evening, Oct 8th I was generously invited to visit (& record biodata if possible) the Glowworms residing in a section of Rainforest looked after by Lionel Buckett, founder/builder of http://lovecabins.com.au/ (check out his amazing cabins & Tree House!!). So, Glowworms can now be marked off the bucket list! What I was not aware of, however,…

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Cyclo-haemastoma 19:04

5+ y ago19:04

19:04

Raw Midi biodata recorded from the Eucalyptus haemastoma. I brought it into Ableton for some lite-processing. Added a 'voice' to hear the data. The notes formed what looked like cuneiform. Letters. Maybe, symbols?Do you hear a pattern?Eucalyptus haemastoma, commonly known as scribbly gum, is a species of tree that is endemic in the Sydney region. I…

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Laetiporus portentosus 30:58

5+ y ago30:58

30:58

Its been raining up in the Blue Mountains- which is a good thing! Out early morning Wednesday, Sept 18th and I found giant Cauliflower-like, slightly Lion's Mane-ish fungi under gum trees. Turns out these giant fungus clumps are Laetiporus portentosus. Here's what Wiki has to say: Laetiporus portentosus is a species of polypore fungus in the family…

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Wollemi Pine 30:27

5+ y ago30:27

30:27

Bio-data recording from a Wollemi clone. Wollemia is a genus of coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae. Wollemia was only known through fossil records until the Australian species Wollemia nobilis was discovered in 1994 in a temperate rainforest wilderness area of the Wollemi National Park in New South Wales, in a remote series of narrow, stee…

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Sunset - Scribbly 22:35

6y ago22:35

22:35

Out collecting biodata I wandered into Wollemi's Gardens of Stone.The Scribbly Gum is a magnificent tree. Its bark is an iridescent blue, graphic as if someone painted it camouflage patterns in multiple shades of graphite. The particular Scribbly that called to me grew out of what appeared to be a giant root bulb, split in two at the top, identical…

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Banksia serrata 27:11

6y ago27:11

27:11

Early morning biodata recordings of Banksia serrata aka Old Man Banksia/Saw-tooth BanksiaArtist residency 16, August 2019 to 16, October 2019. Blue Mountains World Heritage site Wollemi National Park.2019 Bigci Environmental Award. @MothAntlerBy Mycelium Network

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Rongoa-Kauri 30:17

6y ago30:17

30:17

This morning I headed out around 4:30/5am to explore the Zig Zag path in South Titirangi. The hike down was easy... I was in search of Kauri. WikiP says: Agathis australis, commonly known by its Māori name kauri, is a coniferous tree of Araucariaceae in the genus Agathis, found north of 38°S in the northern districts of New Zealand's North Island. …

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Sunrise-scarlets 39:04

6y ago39:04

39:04

Sunrise at Bigci recording the Scarlets.By Mycelium Network

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Steyaertanum 45:00

6y ago45:00

45:00

Last night it rained (finally!) leaving the earth wet this morning so, I took an early walk down to the Scarlet fungi to record their bio-data. Curious birds chirped, trilled and squawked at me while I placed the electrodes onto the mushrooms. That said, this recording is from Ganoderma steyaertanum, a Tasmanian clone. I am currently experimenting …

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Angophora Costata 6:01

6y ago6:01

6:01

Coming to you from the Blue Mountains in NSW Australia! I am excited to have made it at long last. A recipient of the BigCi Environmental award I am residing at the edge of Wollemi National Park. The trees here are spectacular! This morning I went on a short walk to a beautiful red gum to test out new coding I've recently added to one of the Bio-So…

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Ground 19:39

6y ago19:39

19:39

Today Andrei and I were interviewed by Ground magazine quarterly (Ontario Association of Architecture) During the interview mycelium was softly playing in the background. Later in we hooked up the writer and then ourselves to each other. Look for our interview in the Fall issue of Ground (Toronto). Thanks for listening :)Image AI created. Amanita c…

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A mushroom and two naughts 42:02

6y ago42:02

42:02

It feels like forever! After the Mycelium Martian Dome, prototype 1,0 went up we needed some serious downtime to recoup. We left a panel growing at the Dressler's for over two weeks now so, we thought we better check-in! Out of its growing chamber, it was slowly drying. It felt only a day or two out and hyphae could be seen growing in valleys and c…

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Mushroom Brain 56:46

6y ago56:46

56:46

Saturday afternoon, June 29th 2019 and the Mycelium Brain over in the MOCA studio is still alive and growing! It is incredibly active. I hooked the module up to an Eowave Domino (droneOrama!) and eventually brought that MIDI data through a Volca fm with the always amazing Strymon Blue Sky- courtesy of Moog Audio Toronto. Mark your calendars for Vec…

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OzymanMyces 30:05

6y ago30:05

30:05

'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'A central theme of the "Ozymandias" poems (excerpt here by Shelley) is the inevitable decline of rulers with their pretensions to greatness.Physarum polycephalum does not see Humans as ruler, nor their pretensions.By Mycelium Network

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Ephemeratu 19:24

6y ago19:24

19:24

Apologies for a couple missed evenings. Andrei and I have been contemplating our losses. Andrei's father last year, my mother this year along with everything else. Positive thoughts, too. Many projects and changing the code on our bio-sonification modules- which you hear here. Andrei and I hooked up to each other, our bio-data simultaneously chuggi…

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Loss 1 43:49

6y ago43:49

43:49

Electrodes placed on my scalp, MIDI out to Mother 32 running into various Eurorack modules; Karl Marx, Braids, Clouds, Black Hole and some Make Noise.. It has been a difficult week. Wondered what that might sound like.By Mycelium Network

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BlippetyBloopBarbaScoop 33:23

6y ago33:23

33:23

Listening to the Mycelium sculpture that was grown for GrowOp 2019 every other day, it changes. This episode is a bit Bjork + Matmos = some high pitched pings so, watch out if you're wearing headphones! Oh and May the 4th be with you! :) Scanning electron mage taken from Lichen growing on a birch branch that I found.…

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Mycelial Tardis 14:07

6y ago14:07

14:07

Today has been a hell of a day! Positive/Negative/in-between.Regardless, tonight the Ganoderma lucidum is very active. Brought the midi biodata through the Grandmother and then decided to simply bring it through Ableton. Thanks for listening! <3By Mycelium Network

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GrowOp2019 1:01:54

6y ago1:01:54

1:01:54

Grow Op 2019 installation at the Gladstone. The Mycelium Shrine; Primordia was created. An immersive environment where visitors could listen to the Mycelium and commune with it. April 17-21st at the Gladstone Hotel, Toronto Room 206Primordia won the GrowOp Jury Award!For Grow Op: ENERGY I created an immersive underground environment. Visitors could…

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GlitchyStitchyFuzzyWarble 16:26

6y ago16:26

16:26

During my residency at MoCA I'm exploring myco-remediation, growing mycelium sculptures, on agar plates, in jars, in bags... Last night Andrei and I hooked up ourselves and mycelium to experiment with some ideas we have for the bio-sonification at Grow Op April 17-21 2019. We brought midi into 2 Mothers and a Minitaur, reverb via a T2 pedal. We are…

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MoCA 35:54

6y ago35:54

35:54

March 31st. Blizzard outside, mycelium inside. First bio-sonification recording during the MoCA residency.A bit strange.. the mycelium was very active, incredibly buzzy- toned itdown a bit with a Lowpass filter.By Mycelium Network

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Hosta Hosta undulata 17:40

6+ y ago17:40

17:40

Workshop at U of T March 7th.Nanotopia shared our Bio-Sonification studies with Masters and PHD students. During the last half of the workshop we set electrodes onto our Hosta undulata.By Mycelium Network

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York 19:10

6+ y ago19:10

19:10

Bio-sonification during York Universities 1st annual Makers Fair. Spider plant hooked up sending its bio-data into Ableton. We added some Bach style arpeggiator, a little delay and lowered pitch -12 ;) We also had some amazing volunteers allow us to hook em up! 12 kids completed a circuit. Lots of fun.…

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Pllant 12:49

6+ y ago12:49

12:49

After the Bio-sonification module building workshop (Feb 23) participants placed electrodes onto a plant and recorded its bio-data to midi (Animoog) and Ableton. Here are the results!By Mycelium Network