At Field Maneuvers 2023, Optimo (Espacio) played the final set in the Sputnik tent as part of the Watching Trees takeover. "We expected everyone to be on their final reserves of energy," they said. "But it was instantly apparent that there was electric energy in the tent. It ended up being one of the most joyous, life-affirming gigs of [the year]."

@optimo-music @fieldmaneuvers

Find out more about Field Maneuvers 2024: https://ra.co/news/80472

RA Live - Optimo (Espacio) - Field Maneuvers, UK

We first met Tia Cousins in 2019 when she came to volunteer. She sent us a few mixes and naturally we booked her for the very next FM. We love Tia's disregard of genre and pure love for anything with the right je ne sais quoi.

This was the first time she played Sputnik and she nailed the brief. Warming up for Optimo and their Watching Trees takeover, it's the perfect mix weird, euphoric and a bit emotional - you'll know the bit we're talking about when you hear it. Not a dry eye in the house. 

This is what Tia had to say about the mix: "Hazy memories from this one but I know it was a fkin hoot! Lots of wiggy bits, booty shakers and even a tear jerker in here live from the real life pleasure dome."

FM056: Tia Cousins live from Sputnik FM2023

We are pleased to welcome back syntrovert, a producer hailing from Valparaíso, Chile, with the full release of their EP Pathfinder. After debuting on Terminal with the single Hope Recover, this new 4-track work delves even deeper into the creative process, capturing each stage from the initial spark to the challenges and external influences that shape the final result.

The opening track, Hope Recover, sets the tone for the EP, blending tribal house, club, and bass with subtle harmonies and expansive atmospheres inspired by colour bass and trance. Anchored by a melodic piano, the piece navigates through the phases of creative thought, tracing the ebb and flow of ideas within a sonic fantasy.

The EP follows this path, with each track connecting through a shared collection of samples, offering a cohesive sonic landscape that reflects both the artist's life and the evolution of the music itself. Pathfinder moves between the abstract and the visceral, serving as a meditation on the impact of trends within the global music community. Throughout the EP, a subaquatic fantasy unfolds: vibrant ecosystems emerging from the depths, teetering on the edge of the abyss, offering an immersive and expansive sonic experience.

The journey doesn’t end here: Pathfinder expands with key remixes that add new layers to the original work. Fellow Valparaíso producer paltamango delivers a remix that deepens the bass and percussive elements. Sarah Farina brings her RainbowBass vision into futuristic realms, while Peder Mannerfelt twists the track into more physical, industrial territory, deconstructing techno’s structures with his unmistakable angular approach, creating something both cerebral and visceral.

Pathfinder is a statement of intent, an EP that invites you to dive into a universe where musical creation and imagination meet on the edge of the unknown. 

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All original tracks written, mixed, and produced by syntrovert in Valparaíso, Chile.

Remixes by:
Freediving by Sarah Farina in Berlin, Hope Recover by paltamango in Valparaíso, and Acertijo by Peder Mannerfelt, co-produced with Pär Grindvik in Stockholm.

Mastering by Imaabs at Modos Studio, Mexico City, except for Acertijo (Peder Mannerfelt Remix), which was mastered by Isle Audio in Stockholm.

syntrovert - Freediving

Tracklist + Q&A: https://bit.ly/TheMix043EDOO

For 2024’s final instalment of The Mix, @eris-drew & @octoocta provide an hour of Motherbeat-infused ecstacy

"We wanted to do a proper, 128 BPM house mix. Our very ecstatic, house energy mix. It’s going to be just over an hour, because we want it to be in that radiant space for the entire time and play some of our older favourites, as well as newer favourites from our record bag over this past year. We’re not like ‘track of the week’ DJs, when we love something, it’s getting played over the span of a few years, sometimes even 10 years."

Tracklist + Q&A

The Mix 043: Eris Drew & Octo Octa

OK Williams @ The Lot Radio 12-23-2024

https://www.nts.live/shows/bell-towers/episodes/bell-towers-21st-january-2025
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DMS - 24/01/25

A big dopamine injection for the January blues – Berlin-based DJs Courtesy & THC trade trance, progressive house and dreamy latin club bumpers in the NTS RUSH Mix.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/nts-rush/episodes/nts-rush-courtesy-thc-29th-january-2025

NTS RUSH: Courtesy & THC 290125

LiNkiN_ParK-nUmB.exe (Hermeth remix)

@samyb - Move your body
Label - @dancepetrolrecords

All Sinchi premieres available on 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SinchiMusic
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sinchicollective
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sd3nFrzl9itGooHqItGFG

♫ Info + Buy ♫

PREMIERE - Samy B - Move Your Body (Dance Petrol Records)

That classic 90s house sound is one that modern producers have constantly tried to emulate over the past two decades; however, few have truly mastered the feeling quite like UK producer @bragacircuit.

Real name Joseph Burrows, the mysterious artist doesn’t have too many appearances in the form of the press. Still, his signature, vocal-infused tracks have been celebrated by the likes of Ben UFO, Moxie, and more.
His style is quintessentially British, mixing breakbeat, downtempo, deep house, and UKG elements into rave-ready records that would perfectly soundtrack a Friday night basement rave in Hackney.

Whilst being active from around 2016, BC started to gain momentum around 2018-2020 with tracks like Cloudburst and his remix of Ssin’s 2020 track Love Affair finding their way onto NTS radio and theBasement Discos label respectively. From there, the Margate resident has amassed an impressive discography, which includes five long-form albums that have been either self-released or released on labels such as Air Miles, Axe on Wax, and Sour Edits.

His journey into electronic music has been an organic one. His tutelage has come from the friends closest to him, like Loed & DECED, who have also gone on to make names for themselves within their own right. To sum it up, Braga Circuit is a forward-thinking artist who represents the very best of the underground UK scene (in our humble opinion). For our thirteenth edition of //SNCMIX, Mr Burrows takes us through an hour of 90s/early 2000s deep house, shares his origins, and the tracks that shaped him.

Full Interview: https://www.sncmag.co.uk/music/sm-013-braga-circuit/

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Tracklist:

Axone / X_1 - Happy, Hippie, Hifi
Gumbo - Klarky Cat
Familia Loca - Sliced
Drivetrain - Just a Little Bit
Nail - Clear My Mind
Itamar Sagi - One Million Oaks (Funk D'Void Remix)
Vince Watson - Beneath The Sound
Michael Lange - The Only Way Is Up Feat. Ron Carroll (Oliver $ Dub)
Len - Steal My Sunshine (Bougie Soliterre Remix)
Delano Smith featuring Diamond Dancer - A Message For The DJ (Jimpster Red Light Remix)
Putch 2 - A
Braga Circuit - Right When I Told You
Anthony Naples - Lifetimes
Malin Genie & Frits Wentink - Fuzzy Dunlop
ZZ BANKS - Comet (Deep Mix)
Swoose - Sly Toot
Marius Acke - Realuv
Edu Reig - My Heart Beats
PARSA - Sometimes
Ploy - I Need You
Braga Circuit - Dance With Me
Rico Scott & Leigh Hunt - Node 01
Power In The Groove featuring Kemeisha Holmes - It's Automatic (Solid Groove Dub Mix)
Azaad - Torn
Architectural - Love Drums Massacre
Braga Circuit - Break It Down

//SM.013 - Braga Circuit

Shortlisted for CDR X DIMENSIONS - DIMENSIONS SOUNDS 2016 (https://soundcloud.com/cdr-projects/sets/cdr-x-dimensions-dimension)

CDR/Dimensions Local Audio samples used:
Pljeskanje-261967743
Trommel_2-262452693
Kovanice-261968008
SlowDeepBreath - Temple Chanting

OCTO CHAMP - Whippt

fka @outgoingperson but also fka @octochamp and additionally fka @2kok

contact: nathan@nathandavidsmith.co.uk

releases on:
Beats of No Nation
Huntleys + Palmers 'Clyde Built'
Let's Go Swimming
Shapes of Rhythm
Boutade Musique

OCTO CHAMP - Whippt

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