“Observatory” by Sungate is OpenLab’s new addition to their eclectic show schedule. The two hours radio show will explore the broad spectrum of electronic music that influences and shapes Sungate’s sound, by discovering their guest's and label founders  -Moy Santana and Hakk- musical tastes. Each episode will be illustrated by a unique piece of art by Abel Fdez, the artist behind Sungate’s visual universe.

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Perhaps best known for his association with beloved dance music blog Truants, @riccardovillella is also one of our favorite DJs—with a streak of mixes that always feel like instant classics—and a staple of the broader dance music scene in his own right. Villella's penchant for community began on early dance music forums and extends into today's social media networks and elevating others through mixes and in-depth interviews on @truants. His mix for us, inspired by timeless mix CDs like those of Fabric and a 'spiritual successor' to his mix for our friends at @sure_thing, is also a vivid memory of teenage bike rides along the beach in 2006.

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"For the last 11 years I’d been living in London and for a long time, I had no desire really to leave. People say you can call somewhere 'home' after living there for a duration of seven years, so I was well past and on my way. The last three years though, I had really burnt out quite hard creatively, and was kind of just trudging along. It took me a while to realize that I’d maybe needed a break away from London and the constant living for the weekend parties. Work had gone remote, so the option of moving back home to Brighton on the seafront for a temporary reset and to save some money seemed like the logical next step.

I was quite excited about moving back, as one of my friends Bobby had moved back home from London a year prior to also work remote, my friend Sean was still down there and had been making some really cool art recently so we’d been reconnecting, and my friend Sam who moved to Australia 10 years ago was going to be back for a short trip in Brighton this year for a couple weeks. This felt kind of important to me as, as we’d all be in the same city for the first time in a very long time, and these were people that made up my favourite summer ever - the year 10 one in 2006.

... We spent most of that summer going on these really long bike rides from Shoreham-by-Sea, past the cement factory before reaching Brighton beach, and just cycle as far as we could until the sun went down. Me and Bobby would pack our little MP3 players (think I had a Creative Zen Touch then) the night before with as much ‘feels’ music as we’d like to call it, anything that would make our cycles feel like an extended Michael Mann movie, or "LA Action" we’d say. There was just something quite life-affirming as a 16 year old, headphones in, cycling back as the sun sets after exploring some beach cave and you’ve got either of Fila Brazillia - "Subtle Body", Groove Armada - "Paris", or DJ Shadow - "Blood On The Motorway" playing in the background. It was all very Stand By Me in the most musically liberating way possible. I’ve caught myself thinking of those times a lot lately.

I’ve tried to channel a lot of those feelings quite subtly into my studio mixes over the years—hopeless nostalgia, bittersweetness, a sad euphoria—more so on ones where I’m trying to achieve something other than a club-mix. The Sure Thing mix comes to mind especially, but that was also very influenced by the techno aspect of the series and certain life events. Whilst this feels very much like a spiritual successor to that mix, I didn’t want to be so subtle with this one. It’s a straight ode to a single perfect 24 hours that summer, and all the tunes that I was listening to back then, plus some that capture that perfect world-at-your-feet, carefree, teen vibe for me. It covers many moods and feelings of a hot day down at the beach and the transition as the sun sets and you’re getting ready to dance the night away.

I’ve wanted to record something like this for a long time, something that kind of felt like a timeless mix CD, and think you gave me the best opportunity and timing in wanting to put it together, especially as I’ve been doing that same cycle route every other weekend whilst down here."

@riccardovillella / @truants

Spontaneous Affinity

Interview + Tracklist

Spontaneous Affinity #051: Villella

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🔭 Welcome to episode number 107 of Observatory by Sungate Records
☄️ For this edition, Italian producer and deep techno master Dino Sabatini delivers a hypnotic and immersive session, blending atmospheric textures and layered rhythms.
🛸 Sungate co-founder Moy Santana takes over for the second hour, exploring a sophisticated selection of deep, spatial and low-end frequencies that bridge techno and leftfield electronica.
🎨 Art and animation by Abel Fernandez

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Observatory 107 - Sungate [Dino Sabatini & Moy Santana]

Amsterdam’s Ratherlost crew has spent the past few years perfecting the art of the marathon rave. Their home base is Lofi, a cavernous warehouse where sound, light, and visuals fuse into long-haul journeys that stretch well past the 18-hour mark. But epic runtimes mean nothing without the right hands at the controls, and Ratherlost has proven it knows how to curate, pace, and execute like pros.

Lofi’s two-floor setup allows for shifting moods: daylight hours wander through deep, dubby techno, slowly morphing into faster, syncopated rhythms as night tightens its grip. Pacing is everything in a space like this. And when it comes to the craft of pacing, few do it better than Bas Dobbelaer.

Bas is one of our favorite DJs for a reason. He understands that a warm-up set is an architecture rather than just background noise. It shapes the room, sets the tone, and welcomes dancers into the story. The mix we’re thrilled to share today was recorded live at Ratherlost’s Easter Sunday session at Lofi, where Bas shared the bill with artists like Aaron J, Na Nich & Vera Logdanidi, Aurora Halal, DVS1, upsammy, Occa, Agonis, Dasha Rush, Seb H, and Oscar Mulero. Quite the roster.

In the face of that stacked lineup, Bas delivered a masterclass in restraint and elegance. His three-hour set unfolds like a novel, tracing dub techno’s DNA across the past two decades. The vibe is timeless, spacious, and beautifully measured, a perfect example of how to warm up a warehouse without blowing the doors off too soon.
This is precisely the kind of DJing we live for: subtle yet commanding, hypnotic yet full of life. Clear your next 180 minutes. Plug in. And get a little Ratherlost yourself.

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Welcome to episode number 108 of Observatory by Sungate Records

Opening this edition, Anastasiia Slustska sets the tone with a slow-burning, dub-influenced set. Spacious, textural, and deliberately paced, her selection draws from the outer edges of techno and ambient, at the soundsystem meeting point.

In the second hour, resident Fran Domingo (Hakk) picks up the thread and gradually tightens the focus. His mix builds tension through ambient sounds, charred breakbeat, chugging electro, and lisergic chants of the rave continuum.

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Observatory 108 – Sungate [with Anastasiia Slutska & Hakk]

Phone call action by good friend General K the other day. Instead of doing our own seperate radio shows right after each other at the Echobox HQ, he suggested to team up last week [10.07.2025] and combine Version Galore x Circus Underwater. Ended up with 2 hours of Version Underwater. Doing it all over July 25th. It'll be De Nada [Amsterdam] serving jerk chicken and cold drinks, us providing the musical guidance. Friday night sorted? Dive in!

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Version Underwater w/ General K & Jouko [Echobox Radio]

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Welcome to episode number 109 of Observatory by Sungate
For this edition, Colombian artist Launaea delivers a set built on nuance and atmosphere. With a careful blend of muted percussion, jellied textures, and slick rhythm, we delve into an hour of close listening.
In the second hour, resident Moy Santana takes over with a fluid, tightly woven selection. His mix leans into deep grooves and refined energy, maintaining the mood while opening new spaces along the way.
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Observatory 109 - Sungate [with Launaea & Moy Santana]

Pass The Time w/ Matt Cowell - Aaja Channel 2 - 19 07 25

Poussière Diamant August 2025

For our next installment, we’re honoured to welcome ABSIS back to the series with a stunning recording of his all-vinyl hybrid DJ set at this year’s Perpendicular Festival.

Equipped with an ISO420 mixer, Pulsar-23, H90 FX, three turntables, and a crate full of heavyweight rhythms, ABSIS delivered a beautifully crafted dub session that warmed the dancefloor on Saturday morning.

May these sounds ease you gently into the week ahead <3

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The Observatory - ABSIS (Hybrid Set) - Perpendicular 2025

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Welcome to episode number 110 of Observatory by Sungate
On this occasion, Notte Infinita opens with an impeccable selection representative of his trademark sound. Elegant, fast-paced, and soaked in a bubbly veil of digital slick.
Hour two, resident Moy Santana takes over with a meditative and ever-growing collection of dancefloor heat. A selection of old and new that also features our latest outing on Sungate by Raytek.
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Observatory 110 – Sungate [with Notte Infinita & Moy Santana]

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Bristol-based producer fka @boursin joins the fold at NYC-based imprint @scissorandthread with a forthcoming 12" single named 'Listless Intertext', accompanied with an exquisite dub flex from label bosses Frank & Tony.

The original is a 12-minute drift through hazy deep house textures, half-caught conversations, dreamy synths and shuffling percussion. Instead of clear vocals, we get indecipherable fragments that lend the track a woozy, dream-state quality - like trying to decipher a distant conversation while slipping out of consciousness. It’s deep and loose, a slow-burner that feels just as suited to headphones as it does a smoky backroom.

Frank & Tony’s Housebeat Dub flips that energy on its head. The duo keep the mood intact but drive it forward with a fat, rolling groove tailor-made for those blurry hours on the dancefloor. Where boursin pulls you inward, Frank & Tony push it outward - a hypnotic, floor-ready workout that still carries the ghostly essence of the original. Together, they make Listless Intertext a release that blurs the line between introspection and propulsion, subtle listening and functional club heat.

fka boursin - Listless Intertext (Frank & Tony's Housebeat Dub) [Scissor & Thread]

After one of the craziest set ever made in TheWood stage at Komorebi, Stefan Vincent now returns to our channels with a set with the perfect atmosphere for an afterparty. So many grooves, so many colors, to listn all in one take. Enjoy your ride and have a good listen!

Stefan Vincent #05 - Komorebi Podcast Series

We give a warm welcome to Sydney-based artist Trinity, taking center stage in our 323rd episode.

Trinity is a Sydney-based DJ, producer, and performer with over 20 years of experience in the music industry. Trinity has earned the respect and love of fans, dancers and peers from Sydney to Berlin — and many destinations in between. Her abundant and diverse talents, her famous work ethic, and her uncompromising musical vision have made her a force to be reckoned with in the world of techno.
Trinity was billed alongside Richie Hawtin at the Vivid Sydney festival at Sydney Opera House; headlined Sydney’s world-famous Mardi Gras celebration; and has played at Tresor, Tomorrowland and many other clubs and festivals across Europe. Other stops on her musical travels have included New Zealand, India and Amsterdam’s famed Red Light Radio.
Each of Trinity’s live shows is marked by her unique versatility: from deep dub-techno, acid and electro to peaktime techno — all combining for a distinct and moving soundscape. Trinity is also one-half of boundary-breaking live act Phax Machine (along with partner Analogue Resistance), with the duo focusing especially on tougher breakbeat and classic rave sounds. 
Trinity’s recorded output includes collaborations with Luke Hess, Eric Cloutier, Headless Horseman and XDB, with her releases making their way into some of the best record shops in the world including Berlin’s Hard Wax. Trinity also runs A&R for Australian techno label Nightime Drama.

"A journey between shadows and light. Deep, unhurried, and soul-soaked, this mix drifts between introspection and uplift — a little piece of me. Huge thanks to Deep Breakfast for providing such a beautiful platform for ambient music, and to the artists for creating the stunning tracks featured here."

Tracklist:
1. Owl - Among The Shadows
2. Innesti - Fragility and Circumstance
3. Innesti - At the Edges
4. Owl - Murmurs From Another Horizon
5. Owl - Fragments Of Darkness
6. Lauge, Warmth - Vapour
7. Luna Ludmila - Warmth Breathe
8. Joachim Spieth - Decelerate
9. Barker - The Remembering Self
10. Sanjib - Angel's Entrance
11. Lauge - Pathfinder V
12. Martin Allin - Mind in Midair
13. Joachim Spieth, Markus Guentner - Scope (Abul Mogard Rework)
14. SVLBRD - The Reef (Joachim Spieth Remix)
15. Hidden Sequence - Komorebi
16. Mikkel Rev - LM 8182
17. Dino Sabatini - Plena Lunae

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Welcome to episode number 111 of Observatory by Sungate on openlabradio
Lisa Mizuno takes no shortcuts for this edition. some of the glitchiest and darkest we’ve ever encountered on our show, we are treated to an impecable selection at the event-horizon of dance music.
For our shows solstice, resident Moy Santana takes over with militant drumwork, cavernous atmosphere, and a well tempered balance of bleeps and snaps, culminating with a forthcoming track on our label.

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Observatory 111 – Sungate [with Lisa Mizuno & Moy Santana]

"ASCENSION" is the debut album release from artist ston, an independently released project. 

For Ascension, I set out to explore hard house, bassline, and electronic elements throughout.

This body of work means a lot to me—it took up six months of my life and taught me so much about music production. It also taught me the importance of committing to what you set out to achieve and the struggles that can come with that. Most importantly, it showed me that imperfection is okay when the alternative is procrastination.

I created this album using the DAW FL Studio, and as of its release, I’ve begun transitioning to Ableton—a commitment I set for myself when I first began this project.
Through this experience, I’ve learned that moving forward, I want to dive into more intricate ideas and trust my creative process without falling into the trap of comparing my work to others. I’m eager to experiment with more abstract percussions, deeper emotional progressions, and unconventional grooves. It’s going to be a journey, but I’m excited for it to begin.

If you connected with any of the music from this release, I’d love to hear from you.  I’m excited to continue exploring! 

Shoutout Splice lol

HELLO STRANGER

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