The Lab Sessions announce guest DJs and playlists for Assemble 25

The Lab Sessions announces guest DJs Ni.not and Mar-k for episode 25 of Assemble on Scientific Sound Asia. The platform operates as an expatriate and local underground radio station for Asia and internationally, alongside its work as a DJ agency, promoter and music news outlet.

Originating from Bogotá, Colombia, The Lab Sessions is an artistic electronic music collective representing the country’s underground scene through showcases and large-scale events. Its work focuses on cultural exchange, artist development and high-quality electronic music programming for local audiences and international listeners.

The collective highlights the depth of Colombian electronic music by placing regional artists alongside wider international sounds. Since 2016, The Lab Sessions has been active across South America through club nights, festivals and collaborative events.

Their appearances have taken place at venues and events including Octava, Klan 31, Teatron, KAPUTT, Vagabond, Bud-X Colombia, Top Secret Medellín, Armando Records, Céntrico, Mambo Alive, Sutton, Montibus Fest, Bassline events, TLS Parties, Euro Techno, Madame Garden, La Fabryka, Victoria, Masha, Vlak and Lede Club. More recently, the collective appeared at Groove and Dirty Sanchez in Quito, Ecuador, extending activity beyond Colombia.

Guest DJ Ni.not (first hour).

The first guest DJ for Assemble 25 is Ni.not, a Peruvian DJ and producer from Lima. Active since 2016, he has performed in several of the capital’s key clubs while developing a sound rooted in House and underground club music.

His work has also taken him beyond Lima, with appearances in Arequipa, Peru, and Santiago, Chile. His selections draw from Deep House, Tech House, Minimal, Disco and related styles, giving his sets a broad but coherent musical range.

Ni.not’s contribution to Assemble 25 brings a Peruvian perspective to The Lab Sessions’ international guest format. Updates and release information can be found through his Instagram and Beatport release page.

Guest DJ Mar-k (second hour).

The second guest DJ for Assemble 25 is Mar-k, an Ecuadorian DJ and producer. His early musical influences came from 1970s Disco and 1980s Electro, later expanding through Funk, Jazz and Latin rhythmic culture.

A self-taught musician from the age of 12, Mar-k learned bass, guitar, drums and piano before developing his career as a DJ and producer. His background in live instrumentation helped shape a sound built around rhythm, simplicity, sensuality and dynamic club movement.

Across his career, Mar-k has performed throughout Ecuador, Latin America, South America, Central America and Europe. He also runs his own institute for DJs and producers, supporting new artists while developing his own work in House and Minimal music.

In 2017, he signed an EP with German label 2Owls Records, adding an international release to his catalogue. He later appeared on King Street Sounds with Caloret, a collaboration with One+1 from Spain and Camilo Gil from Chile.

King Street Sounds is a New York label associated with Soulful House, Vocal House, Deep House and Afro, Latin and Jazz-influenced music. Mar-k’s work with the label marked another step in his production career and placed his sound within an established international House catalogue.

His contribution to Assemble 25 brings an Ecuadorian House and Minimal perspective to The Lab Sessions’ guest format. Updates and releases can be found through his Beatport artist page and the Caloret release page.

Assemble by The Lab Sessions episode 25 features DJ Ni.not in the first hour and Mar-k in the second hour. DJ Ni.not opens with Joseph Terruel’s Tranquilo, setting a Minimal / Deep Tech direction through restrained percussion, low-end control and a stripped club structure.

Altered Feast’s Dub in the sky brings a Dub Techno shade into the opening section, using a spacious title and dub-led framework that sits naturally beside deeper underground House forms. Habibi Grooves then moves the hour towards House Music with Beats, giving the early sequence a warmer and more direct rhythm.

Marc Cotterell and Dominic Balchin’s Deep Inside keeps the House structure in place, with the track’s confirmed Groove Culture listing supporting its classic House placement. Kai Rodriguez follows with Ctrl, and his House, Acid House and Detroit Techno background helps place the track within a firmer Tech House setting.

Born To Funk’s I Need You introduces Funky House, adding a brighter groove and a more open club feel. Amalgama’s Africane then shifts into Afro House, using percussion and rhythmic movement to widen the first hour’s sound.

Ildec’s F@kedup returns the hour to Minimal / Deep Tech, bringing back the reduced rhythm that opened the set. Saison’s Sazerac adds a deeper House passage, using the producer’s established House profile to soften the transition into the closing half of DJ Ni.not’s section.

Andrey Djackonda and Minube’s Everyday moves back into Minimal / Deep Tech, keeping the arrangement low-slung and detailed. Jaden Thompson’s Thirsty Eyes follows with a Tech House edge, matching his regular club-focused sound and giving the late first hour a sharper push.

Marco Faraone’s This Record Goes Right receives a Traumer remix that strips the track into a deeper minimal form. Animist closes DJ Ni.not’s hour with Wan't Some, holding the set inside a reduced underground groove before Mar-k takes over.

Mar-k begins the second hour with Ashwin Khosa’s Askim in the Alex Ground remix, moving the episode further into Minimal / Deep Tech. Avance’s Back Again receives a Matthew Lima remix that keeps the percussion tight, the bassline compact and the arrangement focused on small rhythmic shifts.

Christian Burkhardt’s E-Search adds the producer’s long-standing minimal House and techno influence to the hour, keeping the sound functional without becoming heavy. Cicuendez then follows with Crop Circles 02 in the Javier Carballo remix, maintaining the reduced and rolling character of the second-hour sequence.

Daines’ Stokkie keeps Mar-k’s section inside deep-tech territory, with Fake Records UK fitting the wider underground House and minimal sound of the hour. Enzo Leep and Yulia Niko’s Nobusan in the Saktu remix continues the same direction, using a restrained arrangement and subtle rhythmic detail.

Ben Jones’ Elvanse adds another deep and minimal cut, giving the middle of the second hour a steady, club-focused shape. Jamahr and Alex Ground’s Cancer receives a Jorge Savoretti Gemini remix, keeping the sound close to the Latin American and European minimal House tradition linked to these artists.

Mirko Abbattista’s Trippy Cat shifts the hour briefly towards Tech House, adding a firmer rhythmic profile before the closing track. OutsiDER and Divna’s Hello closes episode 25 by returning to Minimal / Deep Tech, ending Mar-k’s second hour with the same reduced and controlled sound that shaped most of the programme.

Assemble by The Lab Sessions episode 25

DJ Ni.not (first hour)

Joseph Terruel - Tranquilo

Altered Feast - Dub in the sky

Habibi Grooves - Beats

Marc Cotterel & Dominic Balchin - Deep Inside

Kai Rodriguez - Ctrl

Born To Funk - I Need You

Amalgama - Africane

Ildec - F@kedup

Saison - Sazerac

Andrey Djackonda & Minube - Everyday

Jaden Thompson - Thirsty Eyes

Marco Faraone - This Record Goes Right (Traumer Remix)

Animist - Wan't Some

Mar-k (second hour)

Ashwin Khosa - Askim (Alex Ground Remix) [Inmotion Music]

Avance (Italy) - Back Again (Matthew Lima Remix) [Pure Enjoyment Recording]

Christian Burkhardt - E-Search (Original Mix) [Saturn Drive Records]

Cicuendez - Crop Circles 02 (Javier Carballo Remix) [WH8'S]

Daines - Stokkie (Original Mix) [Fake Records UK]

Enzo Leep, Yulia Niko - Nobusan (Saktu Remix) [Libe Vibe]

Ben Jones (UK) - Elvanse (Original Mix) [Ladeep]

Jamahr, Alex Ground - Cancer (Jorge Savoretti Gemini Remix) [EWax]

Mirko Abbattista - Trippy Cat (Original Mix) [Galanding]

OutsiDER (RU), Divna - Hello (Original Mix) [Psicodelica]

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