Home can be anywhere, but what turns any place into that special space is how it makes us feel. Being at home brings solace, being far from it produces longing and both these affective powers work as gravitational forces, binding us not only to a certain location but to the environment fostered therein. Not every house becomes a home as much as not every home is necessarily a house, but if we are talking about that House that Frankie helped name and shape, the same one whose words became hymns are still sung at every corner of the globe and whose grooves took the world by storm, we can see how a sound can turn any dancefloor into a shelter. House, the music and its message, conjures a home for all of those willing to follow its mandates of maximum corporeal expression, deep emotional investment and expansive mental openness anywhere, as long there’s means to propagate it and people to enjoy it. It is this radical inclusive potential that makes an encounter such as the one in this episode not only possible, but truly magical: an Australian duo playing House from all over reaching a global audience through a platform created by a Brasilian crew. The result can be thoroughly enjoyed in this spectacular instalment of Gop Cast graced with a wonderful contribution by these bold selectors from Down Under known as Donald’s House.

Gop Cast 121 - Donald's House

When we think of groups and the people that form them, one of the main aspects of its cohesiveness is the existence of a jargon, an internal lexicon or a set of words that distinguishes its members and bonds them around common ideas and practices. Thus, no name is bestowed or concocted without an internal intention and an external connection, relating the experience of those who are a part of it with the world at large. For instance, the widespread usage of “digging” among the people obsessed with finding records as a term to define what they do is not gratuitous, it has bearing on the very reality that makes this act so similar to that of scavenging for precious materials. After all, both types of “diggers” go to great lengths and cover huge distances in order to unearth what they call a “gem”: something rare or simply worthy of the time and effort invested in its discovery. Noble undertakings in their own right that take specific talents and provide special rewards to those willing to partake, although with very different objects driving the passion of those involved. This sense of purpose is shared by all of our guests and turned into a sense of mission by a few explorers who are as adventurous as they are generous. And such is the exemplary case of the selector we gladly welcome in this episode, a voracious music lover who weaponised his tastes towards becoming a gifted rhythmic curator and a prolific dance instigator. However, dubbing Mario Goldengoat a proficient digger, as much as he is one of the most talented at this essential job, would only tell half the tale. His prowess can be fully appreciated whe he assembles his finds in carefully crafted mixes that put all of their individual beauty in irresistible evidence, which is exactly what we have here.

Mixes

Gop Cast 122 - Mario Golden Goat

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 123 - Grazi Flores

Gop Cast 125 - Koka

Gop Cast 126 - Sarlim

Gop Cast 124 - Paluma

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

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

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