Recondite treats us to an hour of his signature sound ahead of him joining us at the club this Saturday

060 - Recondite - fabric podcast

"Compared to my last two mixes, which explored introspective travels with layered textures and evolving phases, this one goes straight for the dance floor. I wanted to channel something more extroverted and built for movement. It strips back to the essentials with a 4x4 pulse, raw body music, and a strong rhythmic drive that carries everything forward without holding back."

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Olivia Mendez is a vinyl-only DJ, selector, and curator whose sets weave deep, minimalistic techno. Her sound is rooted in rhythm—shaped by her early years as a percussionist and dancer, and refined through a deep immersion in London’s underground scene between 2006 and 2011.

A passionate digger with a background in music journalism and event curation, Olivia approaches her sets as narrative journeys—sonorous, layered, and emotionally resonant. From Brooklyn to Kiev, she’s queered consciousness through sound, creating dancefloors that pulse with tension, release, and intent.

She is the founder of KONVENT, a FLINTA collective dedicated to reshaping feminist discourse through site-specific music and art interventions, and launched her own label, Dust in Grooves. Alongside Chami, she co-runs DIG Curated, a cross-disciplinary platform spotlighting underground sound, visual art, and community-driven projects.

Now based in Berlin, Olivia continues to explore the intersections of activism, art, and sound—smashing the patriarchy, one beat at a time.

Social links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olivia__mendez/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/olivia-mendez
RA: https://ra.co/dj/oliviamendez

Highlights: 
Bassiani, Berghain, Awakenings debut. 
Owner of the label Dust in Grooves and Co-founder of label DIG curated with Chami. 

Awakenings Podcast S351 - Olivia Mendez

Symbiotic acquaintance

Fabian Laute LIVE @ Sisyphos 2025

Airglow

This is my set from Boom Festival 2025 at the mighty Alchemy Circle. The energy of this place truly blew me away and it felt just amazing to be right in the middle of it. Thanks to everyone who danced to my music and made me feel so comfortable at and around this great stage. Yours, Lisa

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📸 @vibronaut.photography

Kaufmann @ Boom Festival | Alchemy Circle | 2025

Recording of Dj Red's set at the UFO I stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Dj Red at UFO I - Dekmantel Festival 2025

By popular request, the full narration of me livecoding trance music

Coding Trance (Full Narrated)

Mental Tekno, 165bpm 
Master : NAME 
Cover : @la.grottesque

Sulfüre - Cendres & Plumes

Written, composed and performed by myself.

LiveTake #1

Link to the Live Video => https://www.facebook.com/OliviaMendezOfficial/videos/1990568121022232/

My mix at Red Light Radio was an opportunity to select day time records that I usually don't have the occasion to play in clubs. It's gonna be a chilled session that you might enjoy listening behind your computer ;)

LiveTake #1

Taliso