Sympathies is Furtive’s eclectic series of self-published original albums, showcasing an extensive multi-genre catalog of colorful and exploratory production and deft dancefloor sorcery. The eighth installment adds some delightful new twists and novel directions to Furtive’s expansive body of work while revisiting some familiar ground with new intentions, keener ears, and a pointedly precise approach to dancefloor dynamics - the result of measured and open-minded genre-agnostic exploration and considerably more dancefloor experience dutifully won through Furtive’s residencies at off-the-books Philly DIY venue Bounce House, their radio residency at scene mainstay Great Circles, and a string of stand-out gigs.

https://furtivetrax.bandcamp.com/album/sympathies-viii

Production, mixing, and mastering by Furtive
Vocals on Body and Mind by emme 
Album artwork by Furtive
Descriptive novelization by Furtive
Starry-eyed romantic rambling/tedious self-important grand-standing, etc. etc. also by Furtive, as usual.

Sympathies’ name references a body of work made during a debauched steamy summertime studio session many years ago - once a true sentimental touchstone of identity, and now a long-surpassed, beautifully, blissfully outclassed memory, a pleasant smile in the existential rear-view, a warm breeze in the gale of history. 

Sympathies is a blur of emotions, experiences, sensations, relationships, and the psychedelic fragments between, given meaning through sound waves and motion, through riotous adventures, bright lights, and the unexpected plot twists that shape life.

Intruder (Stranger In The Mirror)

A much talented purveyor of widescreen electronic epics and mind-expanding techno sceneries, Vera Logdanidi has been trading some of the finest dubs out there, including some outstanding pieces of work for Rhythm Büro, Semantica or On Board Music. All in spacious reverbs and atmospheric deconstructionism, her mixes as much as her own productions seek diffuse effect rather than impactful punch, altering mindsets through carefully orchestrated movements rather than flexing muscles. An origami-like unfolding of mesmerising sequences, ushering us amidst lush forests of sound and distinctive emotional apexes, Vera’s mix is a safe, welcoming haven, here to harbour us from the surrounding crass that threatens to devour the last crumbs of peace and solace in our hearts.

https://soundcloud.com/veralogdanidi

Reclaim Your City  

Reclaim Your City 617 | Vera Logdanidi

rural Japan 15th anniversary showcase at barn radio

Basics. Deep techno, electro, ambient, and beyond with BiLla & guests.
Listen live - 2nd Tuesdays, 7-9PM ET on www.greatcircles.net

Special Guest ~ Lee Reynolds

Basics w/BiLla - Special Guest Mix - Lee Reynolds - 08OCT2024

UNIVERSAL WI-FI w/ AFROFEM. Serving fully automated, fully transsexual universal Wi-Fi. Communizing the club and redistributing turntables to the masses.

Listen live - second Tuesdays, 5-7PM ET at www.greatcircles.net

Universal Wi-Fi w/AFROFEM - 08OCT2024

Recorded live from @RefugeWorldwide - this show inspired by Mist, all things deep, atmospheric and spacious, with some warmth and soul -- dub techno, deep house, dub-wise tracks.

𝙡𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 w CCL #12 Mist @refugeworldwide

JJC plays disco, funk, soul, hip-hop, house and more. Start slow and let it glow. Listen live - first Fridays, 6-8PM ET on www.greatcircles.net

Warm Glow

Warm Glow w/ JJC - 04Oct2024

Soft Focus w/ yōsukeDj [ @yosukedj ] on Great Circles Radio. A variety of sounds, gleaned and blended together by Yōsuke and sometimes their friends. Listen live - 1st Tuesdays, 6-8PM ET on www.greatcircles.net

Special guest ~ Lady Prowl [b2b set]

Soft Focus

Soft Focus w/ Yōsuke DJ b2b Lady Prowl - 01Oct2024

Tired Sounds w/ Soporus. cosmic fragments / daydream soundtracks / resting heartbeats / piled-up drifts.

Listen live - 1st Sundays, 4-6PM ET at www.greatcircles.net

~Tracklist~
Into Silence-Landing (Sphere/K Records 2004)
Dub Space-Velour100 (Fall Sounds/Tooth & Nail Records 1996)
Up To Pizmo-Labradford (Fixed::Content/Kranky 2001)
Possessions Drawer-Listening Center (Sight And Scene/Castles In Space 2024)
Reverse Culture Music-Steve Hauschildt (Nonlin/Ghostly International 2019)
At The Stormy Gates-Ulf Lohmann (On Frozen Fields/Kompakt 2005)
Ataraxia-White Poppy (Ataraxia/Not Not Fun Records 2024)
Land Between The Solar Systems-mum (Finally We Are No One/FatCat 2002)
Forest Bathing-Ai Yamamoto (Love Me Tender/Past Inside The Present 2021)
Seed-H Takahashi (Paleozoic/Dauw 2022)
The Devil Is In The Details-Boards Of Canada (Geogaddi/Warp Records 2002)
Confluence (Intro)-MF Clarke (Arrays/Oxtail Recordings 2024)
Good Luck In Your Road-Soporus (24,110/Burnt Toast Vinyl 2009)
Flight-SUSS (Birds & Beasts/Northern Spy 2024)
Make Me Feel-Gollden (Birds In September/Imaginary North 2024)
Slow Stone-Balmorhea (Clear Language/Western Vinyl 2017)
These Days Fail To Bring Me Near-Aarktica (Morning One 2023 Remaster/Projekt 2001)
Foetus-Efkterklang (Tripper/Leaf 2004)
Stage 9-36 & Zake (Stasis Sounds For Long Distance Space Travel II/Past Inside The Present 2022)
Flume Of Air-Tom Leclerc (Parc Naturel Pour Synthetiseurs/Mystery Circles 2024)
Airport Fridge, Self Checkout-Lia Kohl (Normal Sounds/Moon Glyph 2024)
Blue Rose-Fuubutsushi (Meridians/Cahced Media 2024)
Summers End-Yellow6 (Rocket Racer 7" Compilation Box Set/Rocket Racer 2000)
Sequent-Elin Piel (Ingrid Linnea/Mystery Circles 2023)

Tired Sounds w/ Soporus - 06OCT2024

♡♡ released on unseelie by Drumloop @daffyscanlan ♡♡

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bgi3z4M-Mo

- inspired by The Sopranos S06E02: "It depicts Tony’s second life he lives in his subconscious whilst in a coma after being shot"

where were you when i was lonesome
locked away in this freezing cold
someone flying, only stolen,
i can't tell, this night's so old,
i don't want to swim the ocean,
i don't want to fight the tide,
i don't want to swim forever,
when its cold i'd like to die.
what was that, my sweet sweet nothing
i can't hear you through the fog
if i holler let me go
if i falter let me know
i don't want to swim the ocean,
i don't want to fight the tide,
i don't want to swim forever,
when its cold i'd like to die.
i don't want to swim forever,
i don't want to fight the tide,
i don't want to swim the ocean,
when its cold I'd like to die.

artwork by Drumloop

When Its Cold I'd Like To Die

Drumloop - When Its Cold I'd Like To Die (Moby) [UNSL002]

Here goes something, 2.5 hours of my 7 hours in the chill-out room of Hoppetosse for the Melliflow 06.10.2019 Happiest birthday to my Zu and thanks for the invite from you, Vera, and Alexandra. Was certainly my favorite experience ever and I cannot think of a better way to share it with all of my friends being there. Thanks everyone for the support hope you enjoy the trip

Mr. Murray - Melliflow:Aster @ Hoppetosse

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:
12/6 - TBA philly
1/25 - TBA NYC
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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), dingy holes, roaring renegades, broadcast booths, and festivals (The Great Beyond 2023 and 2024, Honcho Campout 2024) - 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

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