Finding a place was only half the job. The real challenges started right after the inspection.

For the first week, Needle and Plate lived in dust and debris: tearing out old counters, hauling bags of rubble, prying off mirrors and redundant wiring. They undid everything that didn’t allow the place to breathe freely. The ceiling was odd — riddled with holes for fixtures, as if every previous owner had tried to leave a mark. The walls didn’t help either — crooked, like traces of someone’s doubts.

There was plenty of work, but it was exciting. The store wasn’t meant to be just a stash of records, but a coherent, tactile space with character. A black staircase, wood, glass, acoustic panels, track lighting — everything was falling into place. The interior, initially foreign and quiet, was starting to take shape.

One evening, they stepped inside with no tools — just to look. It was quiet, like in a studio right before the recording.

“Do you feel it?”
“Yeah,” Plate nodded. “Just a little more to go. Then we’ll see what the city has to say.”

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CC25 | Santucci – A Garden Built From Light

Chippy Chasers is an illustrated electronic label and record store from The Hague, promoting a wide range of house sounds. Founded in 2023, the project blends music, storytelling, and visual identity into one continuous experience.

The stories unfold in the present — through the lives of Needle and Plate, two friends who simply can’t imagine life without music. Female selectivity and male determination take them across Europe’s nightclubs, record shops, and creative spaces — all in search of that perfect moment the dance genre has to offer.

Record Store: https://chippychasers-recordstore.com/

Contact: chippychasers@gmail.com

Sweetie is an DJ and electronic music producer hailing from Sri Lanka, known for his unique sonic blends that traverse multiple musical realms. A key member of the Jambutek Recordings imprint, Sweetie has quickly established himself as a dynamic creative force in the local underground electronic music scene, seamlessly merging genres and influences to create captivating and boundary-pushing tracks.In addition to his solo work, Sweetie is one half of the musical duo and hardware based live act, Cracklepop.

Sweetie's music incorporates the rhythms of his Sri Lankan roots while embracing the modernity of global club culture. His versatile approach spans across genres, from the hypnotic, pulsating beats of minimal house and techno to the fluidity of jazz-infused electronic elements, with occasional forays into experimental breakbeats and laid-back hip hop. His productions are distinguished by a meticulous attention to detail, rich textures, and a sense of groove that resonates on both the dancefloor and in more introspective listening settings.

João Luiz é o nome por trás do projeto Angriff , DJ e produtor musical sendo um dos fundadores e residente do núcleo Funky Waves. Seu trabalho reflete uma pesquisa minuciosa em busca da constante inovação que é refletida através de seus sets que se destacam por elementos futuristas, baixos agressivos e  percussões minimalistas que transitam por sonoridades que mesclam minimal, deep tech e electro.

Alejo Ruiz, DJ born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His musical influence comes from House, combining them with Minimal and Deep sounds to generate a spacial and atmospheric groove.