Seguindo a regra de que não pode haver carência onde há abundância, apresentamos o Gopcast. Ele vai ser nosso novo canal que nos permitirá compartilhar com vocês toda a opulência do que temos de mais precioso: música de tudo quanto é canto.

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If we think beyond the more obvious meaning the term “residency" holds in our culture as a platform that aims to provide stability for artists to create and regularity for the public to access their work, strengthening and deepening their relationship in the process, we realise that some of its most basic senses are lost. Here we tend to overlook or even forget the most essential ones, those that evoke feelings such as intimacy or shelter, as they relate directly to one of the most fundamental concepts of all usually attached to that word, that of “home”. And, even though it can be a lot of things to many people, for DJs it is a special place where the relation to their community can be nurtured on a regular basis and the trust that allows them to be bold in their selections can be fortified constantly. For one as devoted to his craft and dedicated to his audience as our guest for this episode, they are fundamental elements of a truly magical dancefloor that he can take anywhere and everywhere in his musical quests. This is precisely what Pascal Moscheni does at every opportunity he gets, be it through his own projects such as the celebrated Hands On Sand or in delightfully hedonistic mixes as this one in which he captures the solar bliss and the sandy textures of the Ibizan landscape and converts it into a brilliant aural journey that ends up proving that home can be more than just a comfortable place that maintains us protected, it can be an irresistible force that keeps us together.

Gop Cast 099 - Pascal Moscheni

Ensembles are not the norm among the preferred performance formats chosen by the craftsmen that make up this noble art of playing music for the enjoyment of others. It's been deeply individualized throughout most of its history and, looking carefully into it, one might be able to find a few famous duos or even fewer legendary trios, but seldom quite a tight knit quartet such as the people responsible for this platform and everything behind, beneath and beyond it. Gop Tun, the name of the project that congregates them around a common goal and shared vision, is more than just the multifarious brainchild of four music lovers truly, madly and deeply committed to make us dance by any means necessary using every tool at their disposal, it is also a collective effort in trying to foster the perfect conditions for that precious interaction between their peers and their public to happen, generating the priceless moments that make the stuff of indelible memories. As a visionary group of curators, their unified efforts nurtured a host of initiatives that range from events that shaped their hometown’s nightlife, a label that is relentless in promoting regional talent, as well as this very series now celebrating its 100th edition of collecting musical journeys helmed by people from all over the globe. As a gifted team of selectors, interconnected by the type of complicity built over decades of friendship, they operate at a molecular level in which every aspect that binds them is exactly what makes them move freely in order to create astounding musical experiences of which this mix is but a tiny yet powerful example, one that carries within it all the energy and inventiveness that goes into everything they do.

Gop Cast 100 - Gop Tun Djs

If anyone asks around, Brasil's capital can be deemed many things, not all of them inherently positive: Modernist icon, urbanist dream, architectural delusion, environmental nightmare. Epithets abound, all trying to explain or justify this uniquely bold monument to an utopia of industrial development whose dangerous limits we are now starting to acknowledge. However, as much as there's a lot to be said about the excesses of the singular act of placing a gigantic concrete slab in the middle of a savannah to harbour palaces of worldly power, the city itself has been a prolific haven for musical artists - even if not so generous towards the scenes that nurture it - for a few decades now. And both the resilience and creativity of the musicians that hail from Brasilia help us understand their unique approach to the sonic strategies aimed at moving us and making us move. One just has to take the fine example provided by the guest for this episode to have a glimpse of their ilk of highly trained, deeply focussed and wildly talented people. LZR is a gifted craftsman of rhythmic devices and melodic strategies that can take various forms and sizes, from enthralling soundtracks to rapturous tracks and astounding selections. The latter is what he brings for us here in a mix that encapsulates much of what makes him so unique as an artist while being so representative of his bustling hometown and exciting generation.

Gop Cast 101 - lzr

This mighty freeform force that our guests try their best to mould in danceable forms for our enjoyment can be unpredictable in many ways, but especially in how it resonates within as well as without us. Granted that it can be complex to sculpt our sonic environments, it certainly requires an extra amount of will and wisdom to make them capable of stimulating motion and communicating emotion, especially in the artform that involves weaving narratives through prerecorded music. Nevertheless, as it must have become clear at this point, this series's main reason to exist is to preserve and promote the talent excelling at it, so each episode brings a novel approach, a new perspective, a fresh take on the manipulation of sounds for the stimulation of moods from all corners of the planet. This time around we are joined by Budapestian globetrotter Adis is OK, a dedicated expert on the aural arts we celebrate here and a renowned selector on the other side of Greenwich, who brings a unique outlook to our collection of musical journeys with an energetic mix based simply on precise rhythmic concatenations and powerful harmonic transitions. The result is an exciting voyage that can take us along to all sorts of joyful places, on both sides of the globe and on both dimensions of our dancefloor experiences.

Gop Cast 102 - Adis Is OK

Using worldly sounds to entice otherworldly sensations that stimulate bodily motion. If anyone asks for a straightforward response to the age-old question of 'what is the role of a gifted selector in creating a great dancefloor', this equation yields the most succinct and precise explanation anyone could offer. And we should know, since these fascinating characters lie front and centre of the narrative we strive to weave on a regular basis with this series, providing a platform to feature their unique talents and singular visions. Our current guest is one of the finest among these bearers of goods and carriers of moods that take us along for rides that crisscross borderless spaces of imagination and emotion. Colombia-based, Brasilian-born DJ Hermano loves to move the rhythmic riches of these two places he calls home back and forth, but also further beyond, cross-pollinating traditions and defying definitions in the process.  Something he accomplishes in manifold ways, from delicious, ferocious mixes such as this one to the magnificent work done by his label, Intimas. All of them being fruit of the same devotion to musical discovery and corporeal liberation, one that is not only fed by scholarly lust, but mainly borne out of brotherly love.

Gop Cast 103 - DJ Hermano

Two completely distinctive realms of physical phenomena, light and sound have many ways of finding each other outside of nature. They intermingle and even conflate in wonderful ways across many realms of human experience, notably in our perception of reality and in the language we create to make sense of it. While encounters of the first kind originate physiological particularities such as the condition we call 'synaesthesia', the second allows for philological oddities like the one that allows for the term 'chromatic' to share meanings in the description of musical elements and colour effects. It is right in this fertile terrain of rich linguistic ambiguities and infinite tonal possibilities where our guest for this episode found a place to thrive with her exquisite blends of rhythms and hues. Martha Pinel is one of the most celebrated selectors constantly traversing the "ponte aérea" (air bridge) that connects Rio and São Paulo, carrying aural tools of a myriad of provenances to create the kind of unique environments that would become the favourite destination for dancers of all of origins who simply wish to enjoy the corporeal pleasures of music with like minded people. This is the colourful magic she and her associates conjure at every iteration of the now renowned Croma events and exactly what she managed to convert to the exuberant mix we present here.

Gop Cast 104 - Martha Pinel

Perhaps the only realm of reality where the laws of Physics can be swerved, bent or downright broken, the infinite universe of human creation is filled with opportunities for anyone willing to take chances in order to materialise the content of their imagination. For instance, though the interconnection of minds that can take place in a studio or a DJ booth, it allows for two bodies to occupy the same space simultaneously; or, by the intermingling of souls that occurs on a dancefloor, it makes immovable objects and irresistible forces to collide and flow freely through each other. Both might seem impossible, but they are somewhat of a routine for two talented music lovers who chose to join their visions and fuse their talents with the sole purpose of putting the elements of any dancing environment in vibrant motion and, while the former is what makes their encounter so unique, the latter is what makes its effects so special. Wormbox are essentially two likeminded groove aficionados hailing from a naturally gorgeous city that has the cultivation of our most precious and powerful bodily forces at the core of its identity, a task they take very seriously in each and every one of their endeavours, jointly or separately. They are our guests for this episode and bring some spectacular aural energy to our heap of contributions by merging their sensibilities to create a splendidly vigorous mix.

Gop Cast 105 - Wormbox

For someone who has been digging for obscure records, books and movies since his memory can remember, Simone de Kunovich still transmits the enthusiasm of the beginner.
In the past decade he’s managed to travel the globe far and wide, always on a hunt for blind rarities for his label and YouTube channel Ultimo Tango or playing shows in iconic clubs between London, Tokyo, Paris, New York or his home Milan.
His vast multi-disciplinary knowledge has made him an acclaimed tastemaker, who moves at the crossroads between cinema, music and design, always with a sharp taste for the unconventional.
Glimpses of this life-long research can be heard in his studio project “Mondo Nuovo”, inspired by 70s Exploitation movies and early electronics, or in his mixes for NTS Radio, fueled by 90s house gems – but still, in a world of cultural standardisation and predictability, the best way if you want to experience the wonderful tension of the unexpected is to catch him doing his thing beyond the decks.

Gop Cast 106 - Simone De Kunovich

A gathering point for lovers of all things sensorially exciting and emotionally enticing, this series constantly strives to be a special kind of haven for everyone truly involved or deeply invested in everything it has to offer, from the names we showcase to enrich our collection of sounds to the audience we welcome to enjoy their curatorial contributions. So, it is only natural that it is now deemed as more than a mere passage for talents in transit or just a fancy display for fleeting artistic flair, it has become a reliable safe space for radical self-expression. Nevertheless, these are but a few reasons why it is as fairly easy as it is deeply rewarding for us to have fabulous folks joining our ranks and sharing their fierce selections. Generously gifted people such as our current guest, a Recife born and Sao Paulo based DJ who’s been a central figure in the achievements of a younger generation of artists who have engrossed the musical exchange between both cities while helping reinvent their respective nightlives through playful joviality and delicious diversity. And here, Cherolainne channels these transformative energies to regale us with a luscious journey propelled by grooves galore with the glaring intention of moving us in every way possible at every step of this marvellous mix.

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Gop Cast 107 - Cherolainne

Reputations bestowed upon entire cities and their citizens can be dangerously misleading, even if grounded in some aspects that are actually embraced as an essential part of a shared local identity. Take the Southern Brasilian metropolis of Curitiba as an example: its general environment is deemed as one of the coldest in the country due to both the average temperatures that characterise its weather throughout the year and the overall population’s renownedly aloof demeanour, especially towards foreigners. But, as stereotypes usually do, taking these considerations at face value would make us ignore the exquisitely fascinating facets that make this city a unique place, warm and welcoming in its own quite endearing way. And, in this particular case, we’d all tragically end up missing out on the spectacular work done by some of its most talented fun loving locals. Endeavours such as Alter Disco, the brainchild of our guest for this episode alongside a close team of curitibanos who share a similarly feverish devotion for worldly rhythms. A party that helped reconfigure the town’s nightlife, redefine its place in Brasil’s dancing landscape and restore its esteem as a cosmopolitan destination for music aficionados from all over. Phil Mill incarnates much of what made their nights a special affair with his penchant for colourful eclecticism focussed on dancefloor frolics and his contribution for our series conjures much of that same delicious energy in a delightful mix that will certainly make us all yearn for attending at least one of their events.

Gop Cast 108 - Phil Mill

Seeking records to play at a festive setting is perhaps the seminal activity that helped lay the foundations for this artform called DJing, the primal act that came to define it as a unique mode of artistic expression. After all, what is now known as “digging”, the exploratory endeavour that precedes the act of playing out, is a fundamental aspect of the whole creative process that links a performer to its audience. This curatorial intent is what sets it apart from something as trivial as browsing for records and amassing a colossal amount of them for personal enjoyment. Thus, between the collector’s mind and a selector’s soul lies the generosity of bringing the crowd along for a journey of deep discovery. One at the same time of music and self that can be entertaining at the very least, but enlightening at its very best. Our current guest mastered the craft of weaving these rhythmic threads in enthralling tales that take us across not just grooves and moods, but entire worlds of sounds and sensations. This is what happens when someone is imbued with a mission that goes beyond a mere profession and what Romain FX brings to every single one of his endeavours, especially exquisite mixes such as this one that carries an unrelenting energy throughout, constant but far from being linear.

Gop Cast 109 - Romain FX

Anyone fairly acquainted with this series knows by now that globetrotters, world travellers and nomads of all kinds and backgrounds are common currency among the people we invite to contribute to its lofty and ever-expanding wealth of perspectives. Each one brings their own unique experiences and tastes in the form of an effort that is equal parts curatorial and creational. Thus, we see our task here as one of providing a point of confluence where the sounds of their respective trajectories can meet the ears of an eager audience. Here we celebrate these encounters because they are precious opportunities for everyone involved to discover something new, so when we invite someone whose itinerary thus far covers such a vast territory and a varied milieu, we know the circumstances are special and the episode brims with infinite possibilities. The same restless cosmopolitanism that took this Brazilian born, Miami raised and Milano based artist across so many places and spaces can be seen directly applied to the mix she delivers for the series: an energetic excursion through many flavours of House and affiliated rhythms, from French Touch-infused and Latin tinged grooves to deeply discofied dancefloor delights. The result can be felt as strongly in our hips as deeply in our hearts.

Gop Cast 110 - Emmanuelle

Of all the quintessentially human forces, the voice is one of the most fascinating. From the meanings it can convey to the feelings it is able to conjure, the reach of its powers seem unfathomable. They allow us to communicate and stimulate, to create and articulate. And when we witness its might in music, how powerful it truly is becomes glaringly evident. Vocalisations are our own way to express things that couldn’t possibly be rendered in any other medium and sounds that couldn’t be reproduced by any other instrument. We call and respond, we spook and spell, we sing through life to make it better or just bearable. Thus, when this fabulous new addition to our series arrived, it was refreshing to realise that they were front and centre among the many exquisite elements that make it so vibrant and alluring. What we have here is basically much akin to what our guest does at her Fandango headquarters, one of Berlin’s most celebrated spaces where music lovers find a cosy place to enjoy their objects of affection and obsession. Tania Just’s mix takes us for a wonderful journey across the globe that is masterfully driven by an eclectic selection of rhythms from all over, but mainly guided by this uniquely human artistic resource.

Gop Cast 111 - Tania Just

Heroes, legends, pioneers. These are words that we often use to assign a place in the lore or to evaluate the contribution of certain characters whose roles were essential in the making of our culture. People who went to great lengths to help build what we hold in the highest regard or simply were at the right place and right time to lay its foundations. Their efforts lie at the heart of scenes and at the beginning of entire musical genres, since they blaze trails and pave ways so future generations can discover new worlds, even if it means sacrifice. Accomplishing these noble tasks cement the presence of these figures in the collective memory, and such is the indelible position of our current guest in the history of his hometown’s nightlife. A mainstay of Sao Paulo’s electronic music for more than three decades, Mau Mau helped shape it from its glorious seminal days up till the bountiful and vibrant moment where it finds itself right now. A harbinger of most things Techno that blossomed in the city and the country at large, he’s a master in the art of groove interlacing and boundary bending, crafting exhilarating sets that are irresistibly danceable and irreproachably approachable. The one we present here brings the exact same attention to execution and careful selection that put him up there with our greats and kept him throughout the ages. Something we are glad to offer to our discerning audience and proud to host amid the colourful collection of mixes that make up this series.

Gop Cast 112 - DJ Mau Mau

“Space Is The Place”, an Afrofuturistic motto that has helped shape the imagination of many generations of music aficionados, from its seminal iteration in the cosmic experimentations of Jazz up to its reinforcement in the early and most outlandish eras of Hip Hop until its sophisticated revival in the boldest rhythmic formations found in Electronic Music’s formative years. More than an escapist invitation to explore what lies above and beyond our earthly existence, it is a call to transcend our corporeal restrictions, both physical and mental. And here, the “where” is not as important as the “how”, the elements through which we achieve movement matter more than the location towards which they take us, since any musical journey is one of expansions and doesn’t imply destinations. These principles and their implications are instrumental to understand the sound intentions of a sonic explorer such as Fantasy in Orbit, our guest guide for this episode. Imbued with both a taste deeply rooted in Techno’s most intricate harmonies and a vision firmly set in its most dashing possibilities, our selector takes us on a journey of discovery into the genre’s forward-looking past, so we can envision its hopeful future while enjoying its complex present.

Gop Cast 113 - Fantasy In Orbit

Despite the appearance of cohesiveness of this vast and diverse territory, what is commonly known as “Latin America” can hardly be characterised by any measure of uniformity or even be considered a unity. Granted that these stable continental blocks that manage to gather a multitude of regional identities and encompass myriad natural landscapes are abstractions that end up being insufficient to help us grasp the cultural intricacies that make up the region. Take Brazil and Argentina, two of the largest nations in the continent that happen to be neighbours, and consider how their respective musical scenes run apart from each other, regardless of the similarities they keep. This distancing is an odd trait of an otherwise prolific relationship - football rivalries included - that is constantly defied by some dedicated efforts, such as what we strive to realise here and elsewhere, alongside committed artists, such as the talent we have as our guest for this episode. Pabels’s presence and persona, behind and beyond the decks, encapsulate any porteno’s relationship with music: deeply devoted to the selection, fiercely focussed on the technique and heartily engaged with the vibe. All the elements required for that alchemic process in which an ordinary mix is turned into an alluring narrative that can take us anywhere.

Gop Cast 114 - Pabels

More than the vessel of choice for our periodical journeys across a bountiful, colourful, wonderful universe made of cultural intricacies, built upon collective identities and sustained by expressive individualities, music is a fundamental component of everything we do. Binding force and guiding principle for an expansive community of worldwide wanderers to which we all proudly belong. It is no secret that one of its special properties lies in the ability to overcome the constraints imposed by time and space, a unique power that makes efforts such as this series possible by bringing us all together in its enjoyment, regardless of our respective locations, taking us to warmly familiar places in our hearts and vastly unknown spaces in our minds. Quintessential qualities that are harnessed by gifted sonic manipulators to create time-bending experiments, generating a special type of energy that can be applied to every wrinkle of our bodies. These are the talents that made Running Hot’s reputation worldwide as a prolific producer and superb selector, taking him to discerning dancefloors across the globe and placing him among our beloved guests in this series. His contribution to it is a fiery mix, fueled by the myriad rhythms of House Music in all of its glorious diversity that provides a constant heat source for everyone willing to let its light shine.

Gop Cast 118 - Running Hot

The emissions that give life to this platform can affect a lot of things in many realms, material and immaterial alike. Their energy can excite bodies, elicit feelings, enliven places and even encourage ideas, transforming the world within and without us in the process. The artists, in turn, use these waves as their source material and manage to create life-changing moments by harnessing and shaping their encompassing and overwhelming power. Such is the craft that we strive to elevate here on a constant basis with the help of an expansive group of people with whom we share more than a vision or a mission, we share a feeling, a dearly special one that we try our best to convey through this channel with the handy assistance of our guests. Take the gifted selector we have aboard for this episode, a devoted artisan whose love and truthfulness to the craft appears in every single aspect of her work, living up to her name to the fullest, from the attentive curatorship efforts of her Proxima projects in their manifold manifestations to the rapturing animation that propels all of her mixes, crossing formats or situations unaltered and undissipated. Luckily for us, the constant energy of Audrey Danza’s sets that can be experienced live on any of the global dancefloors where she performed can also be encapsulated in powerful recordings as the one we share here.

Gop Cast 115 - Audrey Danza

It is already a given that our musical culture became widespread across this vast planet, reaching into its most remote corners to reveal a wealth of local talent ready to interpret its tenets in impressive and unexpected ways. And we try to seize it to the best of our capabilities through this channel, expanding its range, enhancing its force, so it can touch a diverse and discerning audience wherever it may be. Thus, from Sao Paulo to Saint Petersburg, we weave a web of aural affinities to connect figures such as Krug, a true lover of classics who doesn’t only revere ancient sources of dancing joy, but works carefully with them to revive their energy and encapsulate it and exhilarating sets as the one we bring here.

Gop Cast 116 - DJ Krug

As much as a great part of our relationship with the music upon which our scene is built has become increasingly intimate in terms of enjoyment, it remains intrinsically collective in the ways it is made, especially in how it is spread. Granted that listening can be a deeply personal affair, as well as the early stages of creation, but everything else, from the booth to the dancefloor, from the studio to the headphones, implies a connection between two poles, both interlocked in a sublime interaction that makes art what it truly is: a communicable and communal experience, profoundly formative and potentially transformative where senses are intensely stimulated and sentiments inevitably shared. This basic tenet of DJing is both heartily understood and mindfully felt by anyone who excels at the craft we celebrate at every episode, something our current guest takes to heart whenever faced with the noble task of helming other people's musical journey following their own taste, instincts and sensibility. Tuxe's uplifting contribution to the series brings to the fore these essential elements and elevates them in a sequence of vibrant tracks that carry us through a string of vivid moods and varied grooves carefully concatenated in a vivacious mix.

Gop Cast 117 - Tuxe

Record label, party collective and djs crew based in São Paulo. We're dedicated to exquisite permutations of inspired music. 

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