Culture Radio

BIG FACE is a show that unlocks unapologetic expression from big smiles to bass faces and everything in between. A deep dive into music movements and their cultural roots, spotlighting the dub, dubstep and steppas scene in the south of France & beyond: its producers, its sound systems, its roots in the UK scene that shaped it. www.operator-radio.com

The upcoming mix for Operator explores a slower pace, delving into the roots of storytelling through sound. Reflecting a year of work, change and introspection, it invites the listener into a space where inward reflection meets movement, allowing the music to unfold gradually and draw its own narrative. www.operator-radio.com

Weaving through progressive, space/cosmic house, minimal, acid and breaks, I want to shape a new atmosphere from the first track to the last: deep, psychedelic, but always groovy. I’m also sharing some of my own unreleased productions, an early glimpse into the sound I’m developing in the studio ahead of my debut EP, “Call Me From Galaxy.” www.operator-radio.com

House Music Will Never Die! www.operator-radio.com

Reigersbos records is a collective from Amsterdam south east with some of the best vinyl collection and selection from soul, funk, rnb, hip hop and other genres. www.operator-radio.com

There is a particular kind of quiet that belongs to the first hours of the day, and Philipp de Castro builds an entire set around it. Blending modular-based techno and ambient, he trades urgency for patience, letting sequences loop, shift, and slowly change shape. The result is hypnotic without being heavy. Soft pulses anchor the mix while hazy pads, distant echoes, and granular textures drift thr...

still and deliberate. this one moves inward, through minimal structures and quiet currents. a moment of peace assembled with care. www.operator-radio.com

A friendship originally formed through radio in London, now both Rotterdam based and finally back playing records together. Tune in for a fry up of breakfast sounds to see you through the morning. www.operator-radio.com

this mix dives into the sounds that influenced the hotpretty tracks we'll be releasing next year. we're keeping this one hot and dark, with a sleazy selection of post-prog and tribal sounds built for hazy, intimate, sweaty rooms ... all assembled to unlock dancefloor transcendence. https://operator-radio.com/

Joe takes us through an hour of broken beats with plenty of sub pressure. https://operator-radio.com/

A Brazilian and a Moroccan met through SoundSisters and found a shared language on the dancefloor. MOV.: We love club music, but we don't care much for strict genre rules. This radio set is a real, unfiltered look into what happens when we play together. It’s just us sharing the tracks we genuinely listen to and love, while giving a small taste of the vibe behind our upcoming track on the SoundSis...

Paàl steps into Operator Radio with a slow-burning session focused on the deeper and more hypnotic edges of techno. Moving through dubby rhythms, minimal structures, progressive movement and psychedelic details, the mix builds patiently rather than chasing obvious peaks. The tempo stays restrained, leaving space for each track to unfold while subtle shifts in texture and rhythm gradually pull the...

Everything Celine Bereyakan plays, enjoys, shares, wears, and presents is the product of this age, if not of her own. In this show, you will hear pop-heavy mixes of Turkish music with contemporaries from all around the world, visions exchanged on cultural themes, and sometimes none of the above. Yet the whole thing remains exactly like a product of our age. https://operator-radio.com/

Infinite Pleasure aka Khalil providing an hour of his unique blend of underground electronix! Expect lots of unreleased material from his label! https://operator-radio.com/

Future funk legend Vantage and Tokyo’s R 303 resident Matt Lecler teaming up for a special b2b on Operator Radio https://operator-radio.com/

The project is called "Reframed Sakamoto", and is an evolving and continuously expanding collection of my own remixes and reworkings of Ryuichi Sakamoto's music. Each session explores the material through a different selection and arrangement, moving between ambient, experimental electronics and echoes of club music. https://operator-radio.com/

People sometimes speak of something that happens frequently as happening 'ever so often'. But when something happens only occasionally, it happens every so often. Ever so often is a monthly show at Operator by Samira, drawn to bass and breaks that carry a quiet tension. www.operator-radio.com

From the colorful streets of Rotterdam, Phillintheblanks, an artist of Surinamese/Cape Verdean heritage, embodies the mix of cultures and rhythms. His identity knows no bounds, reflecting the diverse tunes within. Inspired by his environment, his musical journey started with shared moments, sparking a love for various sounds and cultures. www.operator-radio.com

As a deejay Franky Sticks has been rocking crowds at clubs, and festivals for over 5 years and is known for his ability to incorporate turntablism into his sets. Franky is also a member of Rotterdam's very own Re:Freshed Orchestra. www.operator-radio.com

Head of Re:versal Records, Professor Yes joins us for an hour of characterful dance and electronic music. Deep cuts, gems, and rarities. 'Roots in the past, fruits in the present' www.operator-radio.com

I explore the realms between Ambient and Techno in a rather experimental way, layering textures and soundscapes with melodic fractions here and there, adding some instrumental moments and every once in a while some accents with fast beats appearing as a subtle vibration - creating an abstract narrative until finally reaching clarity and satisfaction of the explicity of proper hypnotic Techno. www....

Third Ground is a monthly sonic space curated by Ezri Jade, where diasporic experiment is the (only) common ground. Expect electronic selections that move between root and future. For this episode, Prance takes over the decks. www.operator-radio.com

A small trip among jazz, movies and classical music. www.operator-radio.com

Eiland Gasten is a group of friends. All of them share a passion for dancing, visual arts, sports, and music. Together they organized different kinds of events from illegal raves, bike races, online radio, and art exhibitions to parties like Buiten in BAR. This radio show shows the wide variety of their music taste. Eiland Gasten Trademark, the source of life. www.operator-radio.com

What is the meaning of life in the grand scheme of things? Considering the vastness of the universe and our infinitesimally small place within it... Yet, it is not devoid of meaning, and music is the reason why! www.operator-radio.com