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Recording of Batu B2B Donato Dozzy (the secret B2B) at Aura, Draaimolen Festival 2023, Day 1.

Batu B2B Donato Dozzy at Draaimolen Festival 2023

Priori (@priori-ties) has always explored a wide range of techno from dense and introspective to more joyous, often against the backdrop of technological possibilities. He hails from Canada and has been prolific since first emerging with two full-lengths to his name on his own NAFF label. They pair dubby undercurrents with crystalline melodies and contain the sort of unresolved tensions that keep you locked in for the ride. This weekend he plays Dekmantel Naarm 2024 but first has served up this new mi for us.

Priori says this is the first dance mix he's done in a long time, adding "It's an hour and a half of fresh rhythms and rave sounds that I recorded while on tour in Australia. It features a few tracks I have been playing a lot lately and some forthcoming bits by myself and some friends." In just over 90 minutes he works through a rollercoaster of deep techno rhythms that are firmly focused on the future and flow as fluidly as water.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 459 - Priori

The recording from 03.01.2024 Ambient In-Store Session.

Ambient In-Store Session - Ateq & Vril (Live)

"For our set at the festival this year, we challenged ourselves to play tracks with a Scandinavian connection—whether through the artist, remixer, or label. These tracks also echoed the music that first inspired our love for clubbing and DJ’ing. This recording captures a sunny Saturday afternoon at the Aura stage, where the vibe was truly impeccable.” - Martinou

Mama Snake b2b Martinou at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Known for her blend of contemporary club music, featuring breakbeats, bass, Electro influenced, and percussive sounds.

www.operator-radio.com

CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad & LazerGazer - 14th January 2025

CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad b2b Jasmín - 11th February 2025

Sarkawt Hamad is a DJ whose sets strike a rare balance: they are melodic and grooving narratives that activate a dancefloor’s collective body, but also press the dancer to really listen, to hear a wild range of textures, timbres, bliss and grit. With a fully-rounded sound ranging from leftfield- and dub-techno to sparkling house to breakbeat-derived bumpers, the sum total is a kind of mesmerizing sublime – both eerie and blissful, alien and loving. Threads of vocal samples are often woven in and out, and pivots from chugging bass to bright and weightless terrains animate the seamless progression. In the artist’s own words, each set is built as a layering of moods and dynamics.

www.operator-radio.com

CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad & Mila V - 11th March 2025

CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad & Belia Winnewisser - 3rd April 2025

ILLUMINATOR w/ Afra @ Operator Radio 03.04.2025

Sarkawt Hamad is a DJ whose sets strike a rare balance: they are melodic and grooving narratives that activate a dancefloor’s collective body, but also press the dancer to really listen, to hear a wild range of textures, timbres, bliss and grit. With a fully-rounded sound ranging from leftfield- and dub-techno to sparkling house to breakbeat-derived bumpers, the sum total is a kind of mesmerizing sublime – both eerie and blissful, alien and loving. Threads of vocal samples are often woven in and out, and pivots from chugging bass to bright and weightless terrains animate the seamless progression. In the artist’s own words, each set is built as a layering of moods and dynamics.

Neska digs deep to craft sets that enchant and surprise. The Basque-born DJ and producer with roots in classical, jazz and punk music, masterfully blends genres to create captivating psychedelic musical experiences. Currently based in Amsterdam via Barcelona, she has performed at Spanish festivals like Sónar and Primavera Sound as well as Dutch renowned clubs including Garage Noord, Lofi and RAUM. Out of the booth, she curates fauna & flora, a cutting-edge multidisciplinary event merging electronic music and art installations and hosts Neskafe, a new music radar show residency on Echobox Radio Amsterdam. 

www.operator-radio.com 

CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad & Neska - 13th May 2025

Recorded at 428 stage at Wonderfruit Festival in 2024.

Aurora Halal is a producer, DJ and creator of Brooklyn’s influential Mutual Dreaming party series & the Sustain-Release festival.

Shadowy and psychedelic, her hardware live & DJ sets have a hazy sensuality and metallic dance floor intensity that’s at turns playful, dark, euphoric and emotionally vulnerable. In all her projects, she treats dance music as an are­na for trans­for­ma­tion and since 2010, her events have been root­ed in an under­ground, DIY approach that push­es for­ward-think­ing sounds, pro­duc­tion, and ideas. She’s spent the last 10 years tour­ing like-mind­ed clubs, raves, and fes­ti­vals world­wide and gained a rep­u­ta­tion for pow­er­ful, unique per­for­mances that work both the body and mind. She’s 4 years into a res­i­den­cy at NYC’s Nowa­days, is a reg­u­lar at Berghain and pre­vi­ous­ly De School.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aurorahalal/

Aurora Halal at 428 Wonderfruit 2024

Next up on the GROOVE Podcast is Marco Shuttle (@marco_shuttle) with a set recorded at party PAX-ROMANA (@paxromana_xxi) at Radion Amsterdam (@radionamsterdam). Go to bit.ly/ShuttlePod for the interview.

bit.ly/ShuttlePod

GROOVE Podcast 463 – Marco Shuttle

A journey through a whole range of human emotions.
Close your eyes and try to feel what it creates within you.
Let the waves invade you and focus on yourself.

Energy

Yesterday (Tech House)

TRIDENT ANTHOLOGY 4. (Deep House)

Bookings: raphael@klsbookings.com

CTCE monthly @operator-radio

Online community radio station and cultural platform based in Rotterdam.

We broadcast a variety of live shows, from music to science and sports, featuring international DJ's, artists and guest speakers weekly since 2017. We are committed to support emerging talents and to engage the local community and beyond. Our main goal is the overall cultural development through diverse initiatives.

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CTCE w/ Sarkawt Hamad b2b Jasmín - 11th February 2025

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