Gated Recordings Podcast 71

**Tracklist below description**

Yes, we’re back again. No, we haven’t learned anything.

This month we hand things over to Gabi Von Dub, a man who has spent the last 26 years behind the decks, which is long enough to have seen entire genres rise, fall, get rediscovered, renamed and then put back on vinyl for three times the price. Through all of that, he’s remained firmly locked into the electronic music continuum, still approaching it like there might be something new hiding in there if you just keep digging.

His sets move between full-pressure dancefloor material and more introspective, head-down moments, the kind of long-form selections that suggest both patience and a reluctance to leave the booth. From late-night propulsion to early morning reset, it’s all handled with the confidence of someone who’s been doing this longer than most USB sticks have existed.

Gabi’s been involved with labels and parties including Womblabel, Arctic Dub Records, Andrómeda, Question of Time and Elements, which reads less like a CV and more like a list of places where something slightly serious probably happened at 4am. He’s also released music under the name Augen on labels such as Moátún 7, Mighty Force, MiMi, AMPEFF and Neo Ouija, all of which points to a long-standing commitment to machines, ideas and not getting bored.

What he delivers here is a proper techno session. No shortcuts, no sudden lurches into something ironic, just a steady unfolding of groove, texture and pressure. A mix that assumes you’re paying attention, but doesn’t complain if you’re not.

Before the mix gets underway there’s the usual nod to what’s happening in the Gated orbit. Things are moving, noises are being made, and it's all coinciding with the release of an immense new EP from Paul Hierophant 'The Elder Gods' - Please head over to our bandcamp to check the whole EP, it will be available by now - https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-elder-gods

Then it’s over to Gabi to take control and do what he’s been doing for the past two and a half decades. Settle in.

As ever, thanks for listening, and thanks to Gabi for reminding us that consistency, patience and a slightly unreasonable amount of time spent with electronic music can, in fact, pay off.

Tracklist

Gated realm

1. Paul Hierophant - The Elder Gods

2. Upcoming

3. Upcoming

Gabi Von Dub

iNFO - Osmira

Dublicator - Ballroom

Mattias El Mansouri - Tja Hej Salam

Mattias El Mansouri - Reticulation

J.S.Zeiter - Elliptic

Rebecca Goldberg - Lido Sands

Ferng - Headwind Sungei Gedong 2359

Amolé & Phoenix Xiong - Transport

Case - Disassembled

Gentian - Everyone but you

Shcuro & Vil - Rumble The Funk

Reverb Delay - Horizontal Rain

Quarion - Bristol Grid

Quarion - BBT

Kyle Geiger - 120 Miles West

Jeremy P Caulfield - Visible Language

Secret Cinema - Timeless Altitude

Astral Renegades - Wunderland

Astral Renegades - Milchstr

Gated Recordings Podcast 70

Another month, another descent into the machinery.

This time the controls are handed to Mihail P, a producer and DJ with a taste for techno that stretches across eras without sounding like a museum tour. His productions and DJ sets lean toward deep atmospheres, melodic pressure and patient groove science, the sort of tracks that unfold gradually while you realise twenty minutes have passed and you have been staring approvingly at a hi-hat.

For this mix Mihail pulls together a wide sweep of techno history. Early 90s futurist tackle, mid 90s machine funk, deeper 2000s explorations and a few newer transmissions for good measure. There are moments of Detroit-tinged elegance, UK techno grit, deep space drift and late night warehouse hypnosis. Proper heads-down music.

Alongside his production work, Mihail runs Earthbound Recordings, his own imprint dedicated to atmospheric, thoughtful techno. The second release on the label, Earthbound002, is currently around the corner and should be landing very soon, so keep your radar tuned for that one.

Before the mix begins there is also the usual brief look at what is happening in the Gated orbit. If you want to explore the label further, you can find our releases here:

https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/

You can follow Mihail and Earthbound here:

https://soundcloud.com/earthboundrecordings

Then it is over to Mihail to do the rest.

Tracklist

1. Steven Tang - Interstice (Smallville Records, 2013)

2. B.J. Balony - End Of An Era (Kudos Records, 1995)

3. 4th Wave vs. Synchrojack - Rudder (Ferox Records, 1998)

4. Connective Zone - Compelte (Unexplored Beats, 2002)

5. Matt Chester - Never See Us (Open Mind Recordings, 2006)

6. Curved Space - Reverie (Innate, 2024)

7. DFD - One More Time (We're Going Deep, 2025)

8. Rekab - Our World (Distant Worlds, 2026)

9. It's Thinking - Hyperion (Prime, 1994)

10. The Thirdman - Travel (Ai Records, 2010)

11. Ansicht - Next To Nowhere (Plink Plonk, 1996)

12. Blue Maxx - Smooth Landing (Synewave, 1996)

13. Surgeon - Sleep (Ultra Violet), (Dynamic Tensions Records, 2000)

14. Taupe - Altum (Tech-um, 2021)

15. Tons Of Tones - Back In Time (Scorpio's Mix), (Urban Sound Of Amsterdam, 1994)

16. Sponky People - E-Update (Sog Records, 2000)

17. Pure Science - Cool Shak (Rehab Music, 1996)

18. Scuba - Action (Hotflush Recordings, 2012)

As ever, thanks for listening, and thanks to Mihail for delivering the goods.

B2 Sean Dixon & Bohm - When Dawn Breaks (clip) by Gated

A1 Sean Dixon - The Clock (clip) by Gated

A2 Sean Dixon - Resistance (clip) by Gated

B1 Sean Dixon - Kairo Express (clip) by Gated

Gated Recordings Podcast 69

Yes. We noticed. You noticed too. Let’s move on.

This month’s episode comes from Jadey Smith, long-time Node friend and Gated label co-runner. When he’s not digging endlessly for music that might be good enough to put out on the label, into his own vast collection, or disappearing down an Aphex Twin rabbit hole for the hundredth time, he occasionally surfaces to remind us why he’s trusted with the keys.

What he’s delivered here is a patient, head-down all-vinyl session moving through deep and dub-leaning house, trippy percussive pressure and late-night techno weight. No rush, no gimmicks. Just groove, texture and momentum. You’ll hear dusty house swing, humid dub atmospheres, soulful undertones and moments of hypnosis that are more felt than announced. Think Boo Williams warmth, Chaos in the CBD flow, Powder’s off-kilter haze, R&S heft and the faint hum of Sandwell-era tension running underneath it all.

Before the mix gets underway, there’s a nod to what’s coming next on Gated. A new EP from Sean Dixon, with When Dawn Breaks, a collaboration with Bohm, taken from The Clock. More on that soon.

There’s also a brief preview of an upcoming track from a properly serious producer. No names. No context. No hints. Just listen.

Then it’s over to Jadey to do what he does best. Select, blend, and lock the room into place.

As ever, thanks for listening, and thanks to Jadey for stepping out of his lair and absolutely nailing it.

Tracklist

Version - Nothing (Darker Dub) - Miso

Chaos in the CBD - Digital Sound - In Dust We Trust

FP197 - CM - Soul People Music

Powder - Humid Wind - ESP Institute

Rai Scott - Clarinet Mood (Lazy Dub) - No More To Roam

Adam Feingold - A Frame For U - Temple

Heavenchord & Gaby Green - For Yura - CUE Point

Boo Williams - My Place - Ensouled

Afriqua - Thanksgiving - R&S

Giuliano Lomonte - Glasshaus - Re.Face Limited

Elia Nafzger - Mudita - Analoque

Kennedy - Primal - Dream Machine

Adam Collins - Controlled Burn - Vidre

Mark Ambrose & Serious Cut - Reflections - Crayon

Primitive - Lapis Lazuli EP - Primitive

Cosmjn - The Music Behind - Nervous

Apollo - Dyo - Olympos

Daniel[i] - Minutiae - a.r.t.less

Martinou - In Stasis - Arts Transparent

N/A - Variance (Function Edit) - Sandwell District

Mystic Force - Mystic Force - Kickin

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Happy New Year. Nothing has been resolved.

This mix is Node and Gated’s end-of-year sweep of 2025: not a “best of”, not a chart, not legally binding in any way. It’s a collection of tracks that made a dent or subtly shifted the ground while everyone was distracted. Expect a broad and occasionally unhelpful range of tempos, textures and moods, assembled with minimal concern for algorithmic wellbeing.

All the Gated releases from the year are folded in among a lot of other vital music from artists we admire, argue about, and keep coming back to. The idea is less about highlights and more about what happens when these tracks are left alone together in a room.

Thanks to everyone who tuned in, put records out, showed up, or otherwise survived 2025. We’re already lining things up behind the scenes, and at Gated we’re very much looking ahead to more releases, podcasts, noise and low-level disruption throughout 2026.

Tracklist

Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2511904 (AP Musik) https://soundcloud.com/aleksiperala

Ikonika - Your Vibe (Hyperdub) https://soundcloud.com/ikonika

Blawan - WTF (XL) https://soundcloud.com/ternesc

Sangam - Unhinged (Pure Life) https://soundcloud.com/sangam

Astral Renegades - Planetarium (Gated)

Sound Synthesis - Do You Know (Submersive Underground) https://soundcloud.com/sound-synthesis-official

Kenny Dahl - Needles On The Beat (Eclectic Digital Codec)

Pangaea & Leonce - Dusted (Extended Mix) (Fabric Records) https://soundcloud.com/djleoatl https://soundcloud.com/pangaea

Lefrenk - Relative Point (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/lefrenk

Mia Koden - Skank Steady (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/miakoden

Boxcutter - Eyebeam (Kinnego Records) https://soundcloud.com/barryboxcutter

Al Wootton - Essene (Sahko Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/alwootton

Roi - Cpv (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/roi-fanzine

Dave Monolith - Meadow RaVe (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/dave-monolith

Sam Binga & JIALING aka JIABINGA - Rakata (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/sambingamusic https://soundcloud.com/pbnstrawberryjam

Joel Brittain - Xploration (Gated) https://soundcloud.com/joelbrittain

Featherstone - The Ascent (Who Is Paula) https://soundcloud.com/featherstone_adl https://soundcloud.com/who22

Jim Thompson - Liquidity (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/jt-2000

Spin Fidelity - Deepah Down (Self-released)

Steevio - Octopus (Bakk Heia Records) https://soundcloud.com/steevio

Uf0 - Unconditional (Beyond Jupiter) https://soundcloud.com/imuf0

Breaka - Truth Be Untold (Breaka Recordings) https://soundcloud.com/breaka

o.utlier - Numina (Shurale Records) https://soundcloud.com/o-utlier

Tim Reaper - surrey canal road (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/tim-reaper

James Shinra - Finch (2025 Rework) (Analogical Force) https://soundcloud.com/jamesshinra

Kid Lib - Time Synth (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/kidlib

Josie Bee - Big Big Bad (Batz Collective) https://soundcloud.com/josie_bee

Sully - The Still (GD4YA) https://soundcloud.com/sullyuk

Fracture & Tim Reaper - Dancing Toms (Astrophonica) https://soundcloud.com/astrophonica

Sebastiano Carghini - Mega Plan (topo2) https://soundcloud.com/topo2

Voices From The Lake - Manuark (Spazio Disponibile) https://soundcloud.com/spaziodisponibile

Pavel Milyakov & Lucas Dupuy - Path (PSY X records) https://soundcloud.com/psyxrecords

Client_03 - The Last Human (Self-released) https://soundcloud.com/client_03

Welcome back to the Gated pod. This month, Manoli Moriaty delivers a fierce, sometimes brutal mix of techno. A producer and performer with live electronics and adaptive playback systems, Manoli began in Manchester’s early-2000s free-party scene, developing a practice shaped by DJ, turntablist, and controllerist cultures. His work blends niche offshoots of popular genres with avant-garde sonorities and has been presented internationally. He now lives in Liverpool, teaching music performance and creative technology.

He recently researched DJ performance and genre conventions, saying: “When Node invited me on, I was deep in research across genres and instrument types. That shaped the mix: a chance to try new instruments, build coherence, and signal where techno could evolve. I wanted to highlight under-recognised artists, avoiding both arena-friendly anthems and underground snobbery.

The mix leans toward what Dave Clarke called post-techno, moving through four phases over 111 minutes: ambient and dub-leaning textures with abstract rhythms; fragile but darker shades; a harder midpoint driven by half-time patterns; and a rise into peak-time energy. It was recorded in my garden-shed studio last May using an Allen & Heath Xone:96 and four Traktor Kontrol D2s. Automatic sync handled tempo, letting me focus on tonal balance, arrangement, and the occasional intense head-nod.

Thanks to Node for the invite and discussions feeding into my forthcoming Dancecult Journal article, Playing by the Rules? Genre Conventions in Contemporary DJ Performance." More at dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult.

Manoli Moriaty, December 2025 | @manolimoriaty | manolimoriaty.com

Tracklist:

Gated intro: 2 forthcoming tracks from Gated

Vril – Kynant Records

Grad_U – Entropy Records

Alex Schultz – Not on label

Low F Signal – Advanced (Black)

Anthony Linell – Northern Electronics

Vril – Delsin Records

Faint Companion to Alcor – Illegal Alien Records

Xris Vavrzhina – Newrhythmic Records

Boyd Goosman – Aequilon Records

Burden – Planet Rhythm

Quelza – Mord

Ignez – Token

Ignez – Token

DEAS – Dynamic Reflection

Massa – Semantica Records

Michal Wolski – Minicromusic Rec.

Kenny Dahl – Advanced (Black)

Alexskyspirit – Edit Select

Fergus Sweetland – Illegal Alien Records

Aicrag – Gowk

A.Morgan – Newrhythmic Records

Arthur Robert – Planet X Recordings

Nicolas Bougaïeff – Not on label

Sigvard – Materia

Perfo – Mord

Obstructor – Canticle Records

Mike Parker – Geophone

Deano – Illegal Alien Records

DEAS – Dynamic Reflection

Markus Suckut – SCKT

Markee Ledge – Breakbeat Culture

Blovk – Newrhythmic Records

Linn Elisabet – Planet Rhythm

Acaera – Portal Records

Carmelo Ponente – Newrhythmic Records

VSK – 47

Metapattern – Mord

AnD – Electric Deluxe

Uun – Cathedrals

Pfirter – Mord

Terence Fixmer – Planete Rouge

A.Morgan – Not on label

Antony Doria – ANAØH

Space DJz – Recode Musik

DEAS – Baumuzik

Drumcell & Thomas Hoffknecht – CLR

Divide & Joton – Newrhythmic Records

Xris Vavrzhina – Illegal Alien Records

Vinicius Honorio – Soma Records

NØRBAK – Hayes

Pfirter – Paralelo

Joton – Illegal Alien Records

Perc – Perc Trax

Kamikaze Space Programme – Natural Selection

Merzbow & Genesis Breyer P-Orridge – Cold Spring

Mr. Jones – The Public Stand

Yes, it’s true. The Gated Podcast has awoken from its long, dignified slumber, a period of reflection, spiritual realignment, and mild administrative chaos. What better way to re-emerge than with the steady hand and impeccable taste of Andy Green, the Head Gardener at Verdant Recordings.

An old head who DJs a little, goes out too much, and curates Verdant Recordings, Andy has long championed deep, diverse sounds without the faintest nod to trend or genre. That is precisely how we prefer things.

He first joined us some moons ago, and now returns with a mix that is equal parts soil, soul, and subterranean hypnosis, the kind of thing that makes you question whether sunlight was ever really necessary.

Before pressing play, visit Verdant Recordings on Bandcamp or SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/verdant-recordings) / https://verdantrecordings.bandcamp.com/ .

Explore their latest release, Insignia by Thomas & James, a record of elegant depth and dangerous repeat value. https://thomasandjames.bandcamp.com/album/insignia

Reacquaint yourself with Gated’s own Bandcamp, which has quietly sprouted new beauty from Joel Brittain, Lefrenk, and a proper under-the-radar digi-only release from ROI.

https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/music

Kettle on. Phone off. Allow Andy Green to guide you somewhere deep, warm, and possibly in breach of local zoning laws. It feels very good to be back.

(Allotment) Tracks

Preparing the soil

1. Solipsism - Retrofitter ( https://solipsism.bandcamp.com/album/spark-some-numbers )

2. Featherstone - Shapeshifter ( https://whoispaula.bandcamp.com/album/shapeshifter )

3. Joel Brittain - Counterclockwise ( https://gatedrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/fight-the-power )

Andy conducting photosynthesis with tracks from:

Fred P

Tissu

Bas Dobbelar

Route 8

Dozzy / Tin Man

KLF

Loosefingers

Rekab

Sten

Slam Mode

Fingers Inc

Anton Zap

Scott Ferguson

Alison Marks

Move D

Eduardo De La Calle

Mike Schommer / cv313

Ohm & Kvadrant

Steevio

Aybee

House of Mora

Christopher Rau

4.32am

Vakula

Keith Worthy

Megalon

Evigt Mörker

Neel