Across Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago, creative audio work has long centered the act of weaving disparate sonic threads into cohesive, intentional works that honor the breadth of cultural identity rooted in every island, community, and creative lineage that makes up the nation’s vast artistic landscape. This practice of blending, shaping, and framing sound to hold multiple layers of influence has evolved over generations, moving from early analog experiments in regional recording spaces to the wide range of creative audio works that circulate across creative communities today, with each new entry in that lineage building on the choices and innovations of those who came before it. Within this chronological progression of sonic craft, mixes hold a unique space as works that prioritize the curation and transformation of sound as a core creative act, rather than a secondary step in bringing another work to audiences.