The ability that fruits hold to become allegories for pretty much anything humans do seems to be endless. Probably because their inherent qualities invite almost all of our sensory devices to experience what they have to offer, hence serving as rich metaphors for what we strive to do best with our innermost energies. Sources of both nourishment and pleasure, they are nearly ubiquitous in how we experience the world around us and mobilise a gamut of our faculties in order to be perceived. However, while we can smell, taste, touch and see the qualities of any pome, the very sense that provides the leitmotif for the artform we elevate through this series plays a minor role in our enjoyment of these gifts from nature. We all can certainly agree that 'hearing produce' is an outlandish notion as much as it is a rather unattainable proposition, but one that comes to fruition when we listen to the wonderful palette of sounds created by this aptly named artist we are honoured to guest. A gifted producer and careful selector, Ponkan is part of the extended family we keep and has contributed with his many talents to the aural abundance we boast. And what we have in this episode is a feast for each of our senses: a juicy mix filled with delicious textures that exudes a festive aroma aimed at pleasing our ears as much as our bodies. Still, one could ask where sight plays a part in this whole affair, sadly ignoring the wonderfully fitting layout and this accompanying text. We can only hope it all comes together and the latter doesn't get in the way of anyone's enjoyment of such a delightful offering.

Gop Cast 127 - Ponkan

Gop Cast 126 - Sarlim

Hedonism is something that can be understood at many levels of our mundane existence. As a personal stance, it can help us navigate the sensorial maze of the world around us by setting a course towards seizing life and its delights. As a collective ideal, it provides a shared purpose in seeking pleasure, which can be a strong communal bond. Nevertheless, it is both a driving force and a guiding principle for us to do what we love most, alone or together. And nothing in the brief history of our species on this planet has shown to be a better catalyst for it than the power of organised sounds. Music can entice feelings and excite thoughts, but its ability to bring us to ecstatic states and keep us there is why its role is so central to our core concept here. Even more so, because it operates beyond and beneath time, as its effects over us manage to accelerate, slow or even suspend our perception of it altogether. Musical enjoyment, thus, defies temporal forces, bending them in our experience, a phenomenon that our current guest knows quite well, even bringing it to the fore with his very moniker. 1Night Only practice is one of crafting sets of concentrated energy that seize the moment and the momentum therein to create effusive journeys relying on an extensive knowledge of the material he manipulates. A talent he puts to work in manifold ways, through platforms such as Pachanga and Red Sofa Radio or in mixes such as the one we present here, all connected by a common thread of sheer passion and intent.

Gop Cast 128 - 1Night Only

If we go deep into how this shared world of music is woven together and our part in it, we realise we’re all hubs in a certain sense. We are points of emotional inflection and knowledge multiplication, sonic diffusion and tonal concentration. An interactional dynamic that operates at both the individual and collective levels and an international community that functions primarily through platforms such as this one that connects artists and audiences from all over the world. Showcasing these talents is, after all, a privilege for us at each and every front, especially when the guests in question have a mission so similar to our own. CYK are tireless cultural agitators that have managed to promote profound change, great parties and wonderful music all at once in their hometown of Tokyo via a multitude of festive initiatives. The mix they put together for this episode perfectly encapsulates their identity, one that is grounded in the ethos, guided by the logos and inspired by the mythos of House Music. The result, as expected, is an excursion in time and space, matersfully displaying the many transmutations the genre went through across the globe and throughout its history.

Gop Cast 129 - CYK

Sometimes we are inclined to take all the things that make up our culture a bit too serious, including ourselves. It seems that, as soon as we cross over to the other side of the PA and stand before the monitors, that seminal hedonistic drive that brought us there is consumed by the unrealistic needs of our high-demanding selves, so we end up stuck on details instead of having some good fun with it all. A bit of a contradictory dynamic, since what lies at the core of any decent experience of musical enjoyment is not careful oversight but cheerful delight, and the best among us, those who excel at making others revel, know quite well when to let these details unravel. Any artist that has achieved it will tell you that, when it comes to conducting a dancefloor, greatness is a byproduct of happiness more than a matter of fitness, which is exactly what we see, hear and feel whenever we experience the enrapturing sets a DJ with CC:Disco’s talents and sensibilities has to offer. Every mix of hers is a joyful journey where she guides us through varied soundscapes made of sonic material from all around the globe and woven with technical prowess. All indispensable qualities of everything we esteem and anything she sets herself to do, and her contribution to this series is no exception.

Gop Cast 132 - CC:DISCO!

When it comes to music, meaning can be found anywhere and may come in many forms, all of them involving some level of emotional contact. A shared ecstatic journey on a dancefloor driven by the talents of a good DJ or an intimate moment of epiphany in our headphones ignited by an unexpected discovery have a common energy source: the unique power that organised soundwaves have to create and conjure memories at the same time. One that is deeply transformative as it is universally understandable, hence why it is our preferred mode of communication, here and elsewhere. It runs through this whole endeavour while it tries to channel and disseminate its energy across a global circuit made up of passionate minds and able hands on one end and eager ears and desirous bodies on the other. A precious connection made real at every episode and truer in occasions such as this one, when we have a guest with a body of work and ethic that carry the very values and vision that fuel our own. Mark Gill is just the kind of lad we love having among us, be it here in this series or at any booth or festive setting we might have experienced together around the world. A gifted guide to any open minded crowd, his mixes combine the type of scholarly selection that is the natural result of a lifelong dedication to the craft with a penchant for fostering shenanigans at any dancing environment that only a fun loving fella can properly maintain.

Gop Cast 131 - Mark Gill

Notions of time travelling and globetrotting abound in the little textual nuggets that accompany each of the fabulous contributions to this series because the platform thrives through a very special kind of connection that can bend the principles of time and space, powered by music and driven by people. It can unite territories and generations with a sonic message that can be decoded and shared by anyone willing to listen. And every new episode reinforces the effectiveness of our efforts, regardless of the provenance of the guest or the origins of the audience. That is how we can totally rely on the fact that none can imagine the type of aural offering that a gifted Chilean selector based in Spain will provide, even if the expectations are let to run wild. What we have is a wonderful mosaic of House variants that display the genre’s versatility while manipulating its rhythmic energy to create a dense compound of powerful danceability. That is mainly what Fernanda Arrau has been doing for the past years on the decks, delivering exquisite mixes such as the one we have here and producing her own forays into this genre that, very much like her, knows no frontiers.

Gop Cast 133 - Fernanda Arrau

It is clear that the environment fostered by this platform functions around a radical notion of sharing that involves many layers of our beings, from what we are and do to what we have and want. After all, this is how we link up with people hailing from every corner of the planet, regardless of how far away we are from each other, artists and listeners alike. More than a meeting place, this is a mingling space for anyone willing to partake in the principle that guides this collective endeavour, the same that allows us to share a lot more than a few seasonal commonalities with our current guest. Thus, beyond the fact that we experience similar weather cycles at the same time of the year, we found plenty of connective elements with the musicality of this gifted Aussie selector that prompted us to invite her to add some of it to our ever expanding mosaic of mixes and what Evie brought to the collection is nothing short of everything wonderful we already expected. What we have here is an adventurous admixture of grooves and textures that packs enough energy to traverse the globe back and forth.

Gop Cast 134 - Evie

Metaphors related to energy are common currency among those who try to render into words the manifold dynamics that take place on a dancefloor. They are useful symbolic tools that offer both a fair appreciation of the exchanges between the people involved and an accurate depiction of the forces at play. And, if we consider how much sonic and affective power fill up those places in every dimension imaginable whenever the music starts playing, we quickly realise it is all about the circulation of waves across the space and through everyone, flowing constantly between generation and conversion and manifesting itself in motion and emotion. The dynamics at play are not as intricate as they are delicate, relying more on harmony and intensity than balance and precision, and the proper handling of these delicate parameters demands the type of sensibility that our current guest shows at every opportunity she has, be it online or offline, as their deep heat does not dissipate. Sol’s sets radiate in splendorous ways, emitting joy and conserving excitement in equal measures, while manipulating warmth and molding moods for maximum enjoyment. And that’s exactly what we have here.

Gop Cast 135 - Sol

Richard Fribert and Gabriel Badwan presents a ride into completely unknown music territory, filled with their gems from the 80s-90s music, from Brazil and beyond. Parisian based Swedish DJ Richard and Curitiba based Gabriel shares a passion for unearthing yet unheard of music from the depths of the music vaults, and this mix is no exception. Together they form an explosive duo filled with both mad music and a highly positive contagious energy that defies the conventional and everything mainstream.

Gop Cast 136 - Richard Fribert & Gabriel Badwan

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