Letting his superb selections and finely honed skills behind the decks do the talking for him, Unai Trotti emerged as one of our favourite DJs and curators in recent years. With the recent launch of two new Cartulis sub-labels, we caught up with Trotti to get the lowdown on his recent projects, playing in front of a crowd again and things to come, and he’s been so kind as to share with us, the recording of a set he played at Mutabor in Moscow, featuring 3.5 hours of brilliant transitions, pulsating tech groovers, proggy house and other ‘90s oriented goodness. 

Head over to our website for the full interview with Trotti: https://oddysee.fm/podcasts/unai-trotti/

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Interview

Oddysee 035 | 'Dance With Me' by Unai Trotti

EOS Radio - November 2021

One the many treasures of the UK underground, Jane Fitz has long given her life to music and the sharing of all the many gems that she finds on her travels. And travel she does. Any selector centric festival, event or club night and there is a high chance that Jane has either played there, or is due to take her place on the stage. While her own musical output is sparse what she does share with the world is uniquely Jane Fitz, full of soul, meaning and backed by many years of experience. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/trommel-158-jane-fitz/]

Trommel.158 - Jane Fitz

A recording of Nicolas Lutz closing the Pavilion stage at sunrise, 5am-8am on Sunday morning in 2022.

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Recorded at Houghton - Nicolas Lutz (2022)

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Vlada at Floresta - Waking Life '23

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Raphael Carrau at Floresta - Waking Life '23

Wrapping up the year in style, we’re happy to share the 2nd pieces podcast: a recording of Ivan Smagghe at Houghton Festival last August. 
“Everything has been said about Houghton and yet, nothing gets close to what it actually is and means. Playing at Outburst has become something of a regular occurence and I get goosebumps every year. Recordings are not the actual moment but some have been asking for the memento so here it is. Huge thanks to Craig Richards and Bobby. for their continuum of love and support”

pieces 002 - Ivan Smagghe - Live from Houghton 2024

FRANCESCO DEL GARDA b2b IVAN SMAGGHE - GOAULTRABEAT curated by FDG | 04.09.25

Nicolas Lutz - Live at WOMBTOKYO 22/03/2025

The London-via-Bilbao DJ marks 15 years of Cartulis with two hours of punchy techno and electro, recorded live at FOLD.

When you think of London label and party Cartulis, dark, muscular electro and tough tech house spring to mind. But the name is more revealing than it first appears: in founder Unai Trotti's native Bilbao dialect, cartulis translates to "nerd." Like any labour of love, the project is driven by a deep, obsessive dedication, centred around sound, mood and community. 

Recorded at Cartulis' 15th anniversary party this autumn, RA.1017 captures why Trotti is such a compelling DJ. Playing only vinyl, he has a deft ability to balance functional club pressure with more leftfield selections, and as he outlines in his Q&A below, it comes from a belief in creative limitation, committing to a finite set of records and trusting instinct over abundance. 

Across the two hours, there are plenty of big, physical tracks built for the dance floor, but also some genuinely strange, confrontational stretches. Around the 15-minute mark, church bells ring out as a gothic female vocal looms overhead—David Lynch, if he needed an electro soundtrack. It's the kind of material you only hear at parties where dancers feel truly at ease, unafraid of the weird. That's Cartulis.

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RA.1017 Unai Trotti

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Groove Diggerz - Get Fresh (Sam Hell Remix)

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Sofia Rodina RTS.FM Moscow on Brusov Ship 01.09.2016

Hard, heavy grooves from Binh, filling the forest floor of The Quarry in the early hours.

The Quarry is where late-night beats meat nature, and the evening melts away.

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