En El Fondo Hay Asiento was crafted in Zunfo’s Denver studio, where the two artists combined rhythmic patterns from kuduro, dembow, and raptor house. The track culminates in a striking tempo shift, breaking down into zouk bass—a move that deepens its hybrid club energy.
Designed for adventurous dancefloors, the single is a bold exploration of Latin American rhythms, club futurism, and heavy low-end experimentation.

Entrañas & Zunfo - En El Fondo Hay Asiento

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Fuera de Serie

TRIBAL 2025 arrives as both a tribute and a reinvention of Mexican tribal—a genre that, since the early 2000s, has collided coastal percussion, pre-Hispanic rhythms, and regional sounds with global electronic music. From Monterrey and the State of Mexico to Guerrero-Oaxaca’s Costa Chica, tribal has left its mark on dance floors and shaped the cultural identity of a generation of Mexican and Latin American producers.

Over a decade after NAAFI helped put this sound on the map, TRIBAL 2025 offers a fresh take. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s the raw power of tribal—its driving rhythms, communal pulse, and deep-rooted cultural ties—pushed into conversation with experimental strands of contemporary music and new ways of thinking about the club.

The compilation gathers a new wave of producers exploring tribal from every angle: Clap Freckles, El Chico Callado, Dj Fucci, DNZA, Underwght, Dj Weed, HMR, Lao, Entrañas, El Irreal Veintiuno, Debit, Siete Catorce, Homie Luna, Ezya, Cler, Sandunga, Syztema, OZOMATECUHTLI, Ruido Con H, WTTLC, and Zutzut. Each track bends the genre, expands its edges, and asks: what can tribal mean today?

More than a tribute, TRIBAL 2025 is a declaration: tribal remains a space for experimentation, identity, and the global reach of Mexican electronic music.

Curator: Pablo Ramirez (Dj Fucci)
Artwork: Espejo de Obsidiana por @mexicanjihad_co con logo de ZOMBRA (2025)
Mastering: Imaabs at Modos Studios

TRIBAL 2025

Tecolotl ft Siete Catorce

Abismo represents a powerful fusion of two electronic styles with deep Mexican roots: Circuit and Tribal Guarachero. The track’s infectious cadence blends Latin rhythmic tradition with a modern club sensibility—an anthem crafted with flavor and intensity for the dancefloor.

Clap Freckles is a Mexican DJ and producer from Monterrey with over a decade of experience in electronic music. Since the early days of the tribal movement, he has kept its essence alive and vibrant while expanding its possibilities. His distinctive style fuses Latin roots with contemporary electronic sounds, positioning him as both an emerging reference and a key figure in the evolution of Tribal Guarachero.


Abismo

RadioRed co-founder Payola invites us into Puerto Rico's underground music scene, spotlighting emerging artists and raising profiles for local talent.

From the host: _"This mix was recorded at the NTS studios in London at the request of Radio Red (Puerto Rico), a platform run by Paio, whom I had the pleasure of meeting in person in San Juan, coincidentally just a few days before my trip to London. The selection I chose focuses on music from my inner circle—friends and colleagues I admire—combined with unreleased tracks and some of my own productions. I wanted to achieve a contemplative vibe; to take familiar rhythms to deeper places, using familiar drum patterns in unfamiliar landscapes and blending them with traditional club music. The mix includes tracks from the compilation Down Theory curated b... 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/radiored/episodes/radiored-zut-zut-13th-november-2025

Radiored w/ Zut Zut 131125

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Songs and club experiments. Guest mix from @ariamx.

Broadcast: 12 Dec 2025 • 2200-2300 PS • @radioalhara.net

Photography: @o.urcid

Tracklist:

Westerman – You Are Indelibly Where I Sleep [Partisan Records]
Calum Builder – _Spirit [OOH-Sounds]
Kelman Duran – 1 [Kelman Duran]
Malibu – What Is It That Breaks [YEAR0001]
Iusiæn – Déspota [nodo label]
XEXA – Kizomba 003 [Príncipe]
DJ Narciso – AGANCHA [SVBKVLT]
OMAAR – WRX-STI [OMAAR]
mu tate – cicada break [3XL Records]
tau contrib – CMYL [Self-released]
Kuthi Jin – Expekted Unexpekted [Clam]
sv1 – ferrofluid [Curiosity Shop]
Blood of Aza/S280F – Expect Poison From Standing Water [Self-Released]
Blue Noise – Op. 108 feat. JHL [Geometric Corruption]
FITNESS – F20/FAITH [i8i]
Object Blue – You’re All I Wanted [TT Records]
Ichiro Tanimoto – Acid Euphoria [HYPOXIA]
Wrong Dials – Hello [Genot Centre]
011668 & S280F – It’s Following Me Again [FunctionLab]
sv1 – gaia [Curiosity Shop]
Myen – Hush feat. Siisyland [Self-released]
Ten Hyphen Twenty – Good News [Vials Publishing]
Burial – Score From The Film “Bird” [Unreleased]

Near Dark on Radio Alhara #03 w/ Other Islands & Aria

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📀 𝘚𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘢 on @NAAFI
💿 𝘓𝘰 𝘘𝘶𝘦 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘥𝘢, 𝘝𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦 on @TerminalRec
🎛️ Run @NearDarkRecords

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