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Day 2 at ADE Amsterdam! 🇳🇱

This time we got to slow down a little and actually talk about what we’ve been building. Two workshops with the Ambrio SPM and a panel talk about spatial sound influence in DJ and live practices.

Thanks to everyone who joined, asked questions and got hands-on with the mixer 🫶

Part of @futuresoflistening spatial sound event Currents. Presented by FIBER Festival, CTM Festival, in:resonance, 4DSOUND, SOL systems and Loods6.

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Great example of tracks blowing up but still stay right side of underground. FCL - Let’s Go…. Respect @san_soda and @weplayhouserecordings

Great track - great label! Future classic, if not already!

#vinyl #vinyljunkie #housemusic #deephouse #trackid

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Ep.12 2010— Europeans are taking inspiration from the 90s US Deep House Scene

2010, and it brings us to two budding Belgian producers rediscovering the sounds that came out of the US in the early ’90s — the deep house and house coming out of Chicago, Detroit and New York.

The organs. The soulful vocals. The stripped-back drums.

But they’ve dropped it down an octave. The basslines are low. The beats are slow.
It reminds me of a Frank B track called “Chain Of Fools” that came out in 2012 — and he was coming out of Ireland.

It’s interesting to see how at similar times, in different parts of Europe, small and up-and-coming producers were rediscovering these same sounds from the US and taking inspiration from them in their own way.

This is a trend we see over and over in dance music, where cycles come and go. Old sounds come to the forfront of todays music and fade away again.

I love this track it brings back great memories, we played it in pre parties, after parties and in Taxis. We sang along with gusto and generally had a great fucking time 🚀🚀

The record — FCL, “Let’s Go”, track one of the Vocals For Everyone EP.

FCL is Red D (Bart Van Neste) and San Soda (Nicolas Geysens), and We Play House is Red D’s own label — this was its seventh release.
FCL essentually went right back to Chicago and remade E.S.P.’s 1986 house classic “It’s You”, originally by Tommy “Thumbs” Adams and Daniel Ellington on Underground.

And shout out Lady Linn, who re-sang that incredible vocal for the FCL version. 🖤

I believe Laurent Garnier had championed the original record in Europe and led to a second coming of sorts which inspired the remake. (This very typical of house and deep house music history)

Shout out san soda - a favourite dj of mine. His “It’s You (San Soda’s Panorama Bar Acca Version) of this track is iconic although sparse so definitely has to be played at the right time ❤️

“If I have to go, I’ll go.” 🖤

Follow on as I map the evolution of deep house through my record box 🚀

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RENDEZVOUS RHYTHMS: 440
ARTIST: FCL
TITLE: IT'S YOU (SAN SODA'S PANAROMA BAR ACCA VERSION)
EP: IT'S YOU (SAN SODA'S PANAROMA BAR ACCA VERSION)
LABEL: WE PLAY HOUSE RECORDINGS
COUNTRY: BELGIUM
GENRE: ELECTRONIC
STYLE: HOUSE
YEAR: 2012
@djreddbelgiumofficial @san_soda
@realladylinn @weplayhouserecordings
#fcl #itsyou #weplayhouserecordings #house #2012

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THE OBSERVATORY — THE END OF THIS CHAPTER

After 13 years, three homes, endless nights filled with music and dancing, we have some news to share.

At the end of October 2026, The Observatory will close its doors.

This particular home on Floor 10 of 85 CMT8 has been ours for the last eight years. A place where we’ve watched countless nights unfold — from sunset to sunrise, across the terrace and club room, through packed dance floors, quiet corners, first visits and old friends returning again and again.

Over the years, more than 800 artists have passed through our booths. Some became regulars, some became friends, and others took us on a musical journey we haven’t ever fully returned from.

Behind it all has been an incredible team, with some familiar faces still here from the very beginning, keeping the lights on, the music moving and the whole thing going. And then there’s everyone who has walked through the door over the years — our friends, regulars, dancers, diggers, curious newcomers and loyal night creatures. You’ve given this place its life.

There will be plenty more to say about all of that in time. But not just yet.

For now, we have two months left.
We’ll be announcing the September programme very soon — one of the final two in the place we now call The Observatory.

So stay tuned, come upstairs, have a drink, listen to some music, dance a little, dance a lot, and spend some time with us while this chapter is still being written.

Let’s make these final two months special.

The Observatory deserves a big goodbye.

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▪️2026-07-08 (8:00pm (Paris time)) (S4 EP 18).
Catch me on Cave Carli Radio - C.C.R to take control of the decks for my new radio show - https://cavecarliradio.com/

Playlist:
01. Niko Marks - Never Gone [U2X Productions 0154] - 2025,
02. Seven Dub - Soul Runnings [Pro-Zak Trax 20005] - 2001,
03. Alex Finkin & Rocco Rodamaal - In Da Hood (Kenny Dope O'Gutta Mix) [COD3[QR]V.093.STTP!.26] - 2026,
04. San Soda - You Hear Me [We Play House Recordings 016] - 2012,
05. Rennie Foster - Mystery School [Soiree Records International 191] - 2026,
06. Trecci & Møzes - Detroit Crunch [COD3[QR]D.177.PIC.26] - 2026,
07. Ian O'Donovan - Stratosphere [Elektronik Zoo Sounds 012] - 2025,
08. Christian Smith - Within Myself [Tronic 103] - 2013,
09. Red Axes - Calib [CircoLoco Records 001] - 2022,
10. Jesus Gonsev - Cosmic Sand [Soiree Records International 189] - 2025,
11. HMC - 6AM [Undefined Recordings 011] - 1996,
12. Jim Fish & Matthieu-F - Accordion Madness - Track 2 [Planet Underground 059] - 2025,
13. Kobbe - USA Agression [Traction 032012] - 2003.

#treccidjproducer #cavecarliradio #djset #djmix #radio

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the beat was the heat voor een uurtje 🌞

1. jungle - the heat / balearic london - mac & less cheese
2. fcl - it’s you (san soda’s panorama bar acca version)
3. miss kittin & the hacker - the beach / alden tyrell - rendezvous at rimini
4. champion & sammy virji - hot in here / daphni - sizzling

De hele uitzending luister je terug via de link in bio.

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A few moments of the journey so far. 💫

We’d like to thank all the artists, promotors, engineers and everyone who supported us and gave us the opportunity to test and develop our prototype. 🧡

This year, we secured funding and our team is now working towards the final design of the world’s first spatial performance mixer.

It’s really more of an instrument than just a mixer. Artists express themselves and we want to give them the best possible control over that expression.
Space is just a new dimension we’re adding to the artist’s creative toolkit.

In the coming months, we’ll be sharing the story of building this device and putting it in the hands of artists who want to go that step further, creating those moments of connection that music makes possible.

Follow along. We’d love to hear from artists, sound engineers, dancers and listeners alike. Your perspective helps us build the right tool.

📩 DM us or sign up to the newsletter via the link in bio.

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Creative Director & Producer: @n.vanreusel
Director, DP, Editor & Lighting: @tuur.dhooge
Camera: @tuur.dhooge & @n.vanreusel
Model: @dariadee_
Filmed at @ctmfestival, Berlin

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@dartmouthcollege
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& many more…

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not a hot take (but a reminder) there is so much good dance music out right now—Pillowcast 042 is up 🔗 (link in bio)

#housemusic #edm #dancemusic

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Some of the lovely feedback we’ve had since our 7” came out last week on @mrbongoworldwide. 🌺🌼

It’s been so nice to see our music reaching far and wide, thanks to everyone who has supported the release so far. 🫰🏼🫶🏻

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Dik 20 jaar geleden wou ik een feest geven op zondag in de late namiddag tot rond middernacht. Deels geïnspireerd door Body & Soul in New York en ook
deels omdat ik vond dat je op zondag beter kunt gaan dansen dan taart gaan eten.

Ik wou ook DJ's vragen die in België veel te weinig aan bod kwamen en had een lijstje in mijn hoofd. Allemaal (voor mij) unieke artiesten die binnen house en techno een speciale plek hadden.

In die tijd speelde ik maandelijks een tweetal keer in Decadance, dus 't lag voor de hand om het daar te doen, maar dat was dan naar mijn idee net te voorspelbaar.

Ik speelde toen ook al voor @dirkderuyck en had hem over mijn idee verteld. Hij zei me: "waarom vraag je dat niet eens aan Gerald van Charlatan?" Waarop ik hem antwoordde dat ik daar nog nooit was geweest. Dirk zei: "bel hem maar eens."

Eén telefoontje en veel enthousiasme later was de deal gemaakt. De naam werd 'Sunday Matinee', de flyer werd een soort gazet op A3, bedacht met mijn vaste designer Mayz.

De guest? Dankzij een booker uit Edinburgh die ik via mijn avonden in Decadance had leren was wat onmogelijk leek toch gelukt: Larry Heard aka Mr Fingers.

Voorverkoop doen was toen voor club nights best zeldzaam, maar ik drukte (jawel) toch 100 kaartjes en die waren enkel bij mij en in de Music Man in
Steendam te krijgen, zonder service fee... Verder waren er fora (Partyforum & Funky City anyone?) en was het affiches plakken en vooral (bang) afwachten.

Zondag 9 april 2006, de eerste Sunday Matinee in Charlatan, mijn eerste set in Charlatan (met Lady Linn, toen al kind aan Charla-huis). Ook present: Jan
Mortelmans aka Yamo (Deca morning family) en Dirk De Ruyck, met Mr Fingers album om te signeren.

En zo begon mijn verhaal in en met Charlatan. Er volgden Sunday Matinees met Kenny Larkin, Ron Trent, Kerri Chandler, Dixon, Kai Alcé, Dimitri From Paris, Mousse T & José Padilla. En er volgden ongeveer 500 nachten als resident. Meestal hele nachten plus de ochtend, soms een halve nacht in de booth...en de rest ergens in de keet.

We gaan dat eens vieren vanavond, met vrienden, met liefde en natuurlijk ook met veeeel muziek.

Ik ga back-2-back met iedereen, room-2-room.

U danst ook?

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