A star amongst stars, Desyn has long been a prized artist in our community. His combination of atmospherics and groove is always a welcome sight on any lineup, but when he is combined with the rest of his Faciendo cohorts and Novaturient agency mates you know a memorable night is in store. From his time in the more progressive heights of house music, through to the underground forms he latterly has become synonymous for, Desyn has long been known as a barometer of quality that many gauge themselves against. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/trommel-227-desyn/]

Trommel.227 - Desyn

FRANCESCO DEL GARDA b2b IVAN SMAGGHE - GOAULTRABEAT curated by FDG | 04.09.25

Nicolas Lutz - Live at WOMBTOKYO 22/03/2025

Two hours of EC1 regular Nicolas Lutz's off-kilter electro, trippy house and deep-cut techno recorded live at our 26th Birthday.

He returns to fabric on 17th January for an all-night stint with Craig Richards.

027 - Nicolas Lutz - Recorded live from fabric

Mixmag Asia Radio 166: DJ Masda live at Wonderfruit 2024

The London-via-Bilbao DJ marks 15 years of Cartulis with two hours of punchy techno and electro, recorded live at FOLD.

When you think of London label and party Cartulis, dark, muscular electro and tough tech house spring to mind. But the name is more revealing than it first appears: in founder Unai Trotti's native Bilbao dialect, cartulis translates to "nerd." Like any labour of love, the project is driven by a deep, obsessive dedication, centred around sound, mood and community. 

Recorded at Cartulis' 15th anniversary party this autumn, RA.1017 captures why Trotti is such a compelling DJ. Playing only vinyl, he has a deft ability to balance functional club pressure with more leftfield selections, and as he outlines in his Q&A below, it comes from a belief in creative limitation, committing to a finite set of records and trusting instinct over abundance. 

Across the two hours, there are plenty of big, physical tracks built for the dance floor, but also some genuinely strange, confrontational stretches. Around the 15-minute mark, church bells ring out as a gothic female vocal looms overhead—David Lynch, if he needed an electro soundtrack. It's the kind of material you only hear at parties where dancers feel truly at ease, unafraid of the weird. That's Cartulis.

@unai-trotti
@cartulisday 
Read more at ra.co/podcast/1036

RA.1017 Unai Trotti

E.Lina at Waking Life 2025

At Houghton 2025, Nicolas Lutz served up three hours of booming techno and big synths for the Pavilion dance floor.

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RA Live - Nicolas Lutz - Houghton, 2025

Dj Rolando - Knight of the Jaguar ( Carlos Alvarez Edit)

Dawn Radiance Rose Rouge Mash-Up • Lee 'Baskerville Mcclymont x-T-C' Live • 16 Mar 2026

Goa Base Rap-ture

**Live Techno Act – Haven Over Ghetto (Umoja Chant Mash-Up)**

**Victory Rouge (Haven Edition – Dar es Salaam & Zanzibar Chant)**

*(Intro: pulsing loop, taarab violin swell, ngoma thump, layered chants rise)*  
Born in Dar es Salaam  
Haven of Peace, ocean breeze, clove-scented air  
Kariakoo hums—spices shout "Karibu!"  
Villagers, expats, one pulse, one share  
**Umoja ni nguvu** – chant it strong!  
Listen…

We rise up! (rise up!)  
Rise together – **pamoja!** (pamoja!)  
Break free! Be free!  
Crush banality! Crush their smirks!  
**Utengano ni udhaifu** – no more!  
Unity overrules!

**I want you to get together** (get together!)  
**I want you to get together** (together now!)  
**Put your hands together one time!** (hands up! hearts loud!)

How we keep the peace? (keep the peace!)  
In the city? (in the city!)  
**Amani, Upendo, Umoja** – peace, love, unity!  
No walls—village to expat sea  
Kivukoni dawn, Bongoyo grill, **kusaidiana ni mali**  
Stand tall! Jealousy fades, oneness calls  
Taarab hearts, ngoma beats!

**I want you to get together** (get together!)  
**Put your hands together one time!** (high! loud!)

Brave! Free!  
One flame—taarab night, pilau shared  
**Umoja ni nguvu** – rise pamoja, unbound!

Born in Dar, already one  
Cloves on breeze, markets glow  
Walls fall like coral, Stone Town lanes  
Victory sweet, respect our song  
Hearts wander close, in unity we save!

**I want you to get together** (together now!)  
**Put your hands together one time!** (hands up! peace!)

Strangers choose the other path  
Rise above spite, anger's chain  
Havens of beauty, peace, love reign  
Forodhani blend, taarab skies mend  
Sing the haven! (sing it!)  
We're already one! Banality done!  
Dar's spirit, Zanzibar fire  
**Umoja ni nguvu, utengano ni udhaifu**  
**Pamoja… amani… upendo… umoja!**

**I want you to get together** (get together!)  
**Put your hands together one time!** (one time!)

*(Outro: echoes, ngoma fade, violin lingers, waves + chants overlap)*  
Break free… be free…  
Respect all… villagers, expats—one sea to dawn  
**Umoja ni nguvu… pamoja…**  
Rise together… unity overrules…  
Hands up… peace! (peace! peace!)

**Haven Over Ghetto – Victory Rouge (Umoja Chant Edition)**  
Mash-up: Rose Rouge (St. Germain / edit vibes) + Woman of the Ghetto (Marlena Shaw) + Dar testimony + Zanzibar taarab + Swahili methali.  
Crafted with Grok insight by xAI.

Hands up, hearts loud. Peace! ✊❤️

selected Techno samples / resources : 

01 Rose Rouge (Thomas K. ''Noir'' Edit).mp3
Recording 16-3-2026, 3.45.23 pm.wav

Album Cover : Rain water copy.jpg (Everybody  in XTC - the  Light we Carry)

027 - Nicolas Lutz - Recorded live from fabric

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