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02/01/2026 4h 4min
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Episode Synopsis

Wassup pitcrew, January's mix doesn't knock—it moves in and rearranges the furniture. Four hours deep, stretched wide enough to breathe, this one isn't a moment so much as a passage. No rush, no shortcuts. Just time doing what it does best: dissolving edges. This set pulls from everything I gathered in 2025—late-night downloads, half-remembered IDs, tracks that survived the rinse and kept calling back. Music that lived in my headphones, in club corners, in hard drives glowing at ungodly hours. Different rooms, same frequency. Expect long arcs and patient pressure. Grooves that take their time locking in, synths that bloom instead of explode, bass that settles into your spine and refuses to leave. The mix stretches, folds back on itself, finds new paths. You might lose track of where you came in. That's part of it. January's ride is for the ones who don't sprint into the new year—they drift, listen, let the sound recalibrate the compass. For anyone who knows four hours isn't excessive if the music's telling the truth. And to the pitcrew: every step, every late night, every floor we wore thin last year—you're in this mix. Thanks for riding it out, holding the line, trusting the long turns. The road doesn't exist without you. New year. Same motion. Strap in and let it run. Happy New Year 🖤 – your SMOOTHSTRANGER

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