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