"In the starry night beyond the known galaxy, swarms of electric shocks shake the air full of gas and beams of blue light, under that sky where the tribes of all the Northern constellation met.
All brought the gifts of the cosmos, and the dreams of a night that lasts 100 years.

Feathers made of thunders, soiled by the mud of the ground, flew under the infinite progression of the incessant rhythms that came from the strange electronic gadgets, once called speakers, found in the farthest point of the northern galaxy: the earth.

The tribes embraced, the dance began under the electric storm, where time flows slowly, with the crazy beats of ancient objects brought from afar, mysterious tools capable of taking the electronic waves and turning them into sound, cables long as the galaxy connecting the celebration of the dancing bodies.

A tribal dance that was born millennia before and arrived in the great northern galaxy thanks to the blue sparks, in this ground of mud, feet and legs that are unleashed, in the greatest ritual of infinite time: dancing until the cosmic morning, Until the lights fade, when the dawn of 100 years this galaxy will end."

@epo40135
IG: @epo40135

EPO, founder and member of Mentalità (a Bologna-Italy based electronic crew), is a Selector and DJ who recently moved to Pittsburgh with his bag full of european records and found a second home in the vinyl stores of the Steel City.

A true old school raver, started from the illegal raves in the woods, which he prefers for a real connection to the dancers and the spirit of free music, to organize parties in the north and center of Italy, with the Mentalità crew in cities like Milan, Rome, Turin and Rimini.

In Pittsburgh he felt in love with the people of Transit, an underground crew that brings the same vibes as he always searched for, helping them in any ways.

Every month he brings his selecta of vinyls on MSYH Fm radio with the personal show “Squirrel Hill Vinyl Club”, a deep immersion on hidden gems from the secondhand stores of Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Rome and the finest last releases.

Trance, Acid, techno, all bonded in the tornado of the progressive, a bridge between the mid-90s to the present, in a translucent continuous kick.

Tracklist:
Channel 69 - that groovy feeling / pure music records 1994
Arkana - who do you trust / indochina 1995
The dirty pots - u mudder fucker you (peek a boo mix) / Western 1998
Tino - work my body (workout mix) / non stop rhythm 2023
Hang tough - flux (mix 1) / one little Indian 2003
GTR - manco cepas revenge (Justin Robertson mix) / planet 4 1994
Dj Fett burger & LA 2000 - Trush your body! / sex tag ufo 2024
Darwin Chamber - do you feel the love / money dog music 2023
Sourmash - pilgrimage to paradise (BLIM’s bourbon bass mix) / hooj choons 2000
Andy Ling - Calling angels (analogue heaven mix) / fluid 1996
André 3 - I used to underground / tribal sun 1995
Andy Ling - Anuna (part one) / fluid 1998

Distant Signals 066: EPO

Received transmissions from the outer reaches of an exquisite corpse universe

Vinyl collector - Selector
Monthly show "Squirrel Hill Vinyl Club" on MSYH Radio
Founder of MENTALITA', Italian electronic crew in BOLOGNA (IT)
Now based in Pittsburgh PA - USA

Old school raver, in love with the history of rave culture and electronic music.

~~~Transit PGH~~~

booking/contact: 
https://www.instagram.com/mwkais/

Producer/DJ/Promoter/Organizer/bonehead/etc - [Bounce House] -  they/them - PHL @bounce-house-phl
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For booking, production, remix work, promos, or any other inquiries, please write to: furtivetrax@gmail.com
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Upcoming Dates:
8/23 - System Activate, VT
9/19 - Making Time, PHL
9/27 - TBA, PHL
10/10 - TBA, PHL
10/11 - TBA, PHL
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Furtive is a full-gonzo rave conjurer and relentless creative tinkerer, intractably committed to the rave as a Philadelphia-based producer, DJ, underground event organizer, and dancer. A shifting sonic chameleon, Furtive brings a scintillating, sentimental, and psychedelic touch to their artistry, rooted in wormhole-traversing technoid propulsion and dependably delivering riotous, slack-jawed whiplash moments of the delightfully unexpected. Their many polished and focused genre-spanning productions are informed by over thirteen years of experience in the studio, yielding a rich selection of tracks across their self-released discography, vinyl pressings, and contributions to compilations. A veritable product of the contemporary American underground, Furtive cut their teeth as a DJ and DIY event organizer in Washington, DC’s warehouses, where they once played a variety of turnkey roles in putting on some of the District’s more proper techno parties. Furtive co-founded and co-runs Bounce House, an intimate, blossoming off-the-books venue in Philly where they regularly hold court as a resident. Furtive is on broadcast monthly through Ashen Vanity, a radio residency at Philadelphia’s indispensable cultural mainstay Great Circles. As a DJ, Furtive has played hallowed halls (recently rampaging at Nowadays and Basement), dingy holes, roaring renegades, broadcast booths, and festivals (The Great Beyond '23, '24, and headlining in '25, Honcho Campout '24) - always with eclectic selections and a steadfast focus on pacing and dynamics while regularly jumping genres to build moving and impactful sets, often alongside internationally celebrated, no-nonsense acts. Beyond the fog and speaker stacks, Furtive creates art in a variety of mediums. They're as unapologetic in their sincerity and flair as they are in being a die-hard True Believer in the rave.
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Learn more here: https://www.attackmagazine.com/features/introducing/furtive-the-astronaut-in-a-pool-of-mermaids/
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As a closing note: the journey can be summarized in their own words (or, a cheeky amalgamated existential portmanteau): “I aim for the stars, but sometimes I land in a pool of mermaids.”

https://furtivetrax.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/furtivetrax
https://www.instagram.com/furtive.sasha/
https://ra.co/dj/furtive

Residing at the intersection of house and techno, DETOUR is a Pittsburgh collective that creates visually and sonically immersive experiences. DETOUR seeks to act as a junction where both seasoned and newly-interested enthusiasts of house and techno can come together for an experience of both sight and sound.

mix series
club concept
what if music was fun?
DM2COLLAB

@f00dprep

Lex㏅ 
lexcdj@gmail.com
Guest mixes in playlist

Previous:
Bad Sauna Sounds at the Sauna residency
Transit renegades and previous residency at Certain Death II
Organized Fusion with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust featured in Table Magazine
Honcho Campout 2024
Honcho (Pittsburgh): NYE 2024, QFF Fundraiser Mutha, Halloween Boat 2025
Hot Mass (solo, b2b Michael Kaiser, b2b Naeem)
Spring Cleaning Ambient Sleepover
No War Crimes On Our Dime (Pro-Palestine) Fundraiser
Jaguar
AV Radio (Atlanta, GA)
Great Circles Radio (with andrea_andrea Philadelphia, PA)
p.s.
Two Open Mouths - Bottom Feeder Books
Romance Gallery 1 year 
Electric Picnic
Sole Rehab (with Transit- Rochester, NY)
Collision
Seafoam
Organized Deep Dive at Bantha
Spirit Patio Sessions series
The Vandal
Planned Parenthood Fundraiser
Umami
Various DJ work on local WRCT 88.3fm

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