Gucci Mane - My Chain (Twin Peaks RODRIGSEX Remix)

Red October

A new studio set from one of the foundational icons of drum & bass.

Few names in drum & bass carry as much history as Peshay. Paul Pesce came up in the crucible of early rave and left fingerprints on labels like Mo' Wax, Good Looking and, most obviously, Metalheadz. By the time drum & bass was surging in the mid-'90s, he was bolted as one of the scene's most distinctive voices. 

Where others were pushing clinical austerity or waves of dark pressure, Pesce's ear drew him to featherlight, jazzy chords instead. The atmospheric drum & bass movement—or intelligent, as it's sometimes known today—cohered in his hands with timeless staples like "The Piano Tune" and "Miles From Home."

To a contemporary generation, he may now be best known for Studio Set, which caught alight as a prime slice of algorithm fodder on YouTube in the late 2010s, racking up millions of plays. Alongside Bailey’s Intelligent Drum & Bass, the mix has taken on a second life as a seminal document of a genre in flux. All of which made its removal from the internet, based around a spurious copyright strike, a hot concern.

Although a little tad reserved than some of the scene's most dominant names, Pesce has remained a loyal custodian and historian of the sound. While Studio Set was down, we offered him a crack at making something fresh, and though it's thankfully back up, the Kafkian nightmare galvanised his commitment to preserve recorded history.

Known as a DJ for his dynamic way with a groove, extended blends have long been Pesce's signature. You’ll hear plenty of those on his RA Podcast, as golden-age rollers and contemporary vocal cuts push in and out for up to four minutes, painting a portrait of the genre’s vitality from someone who helped define its terms. True to form, RA.993 carries the touch of a jazz conductor and the assured cool of a veteran who's been deep in the culture for over 30 years.

@peshay-official

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/993

RA.993 Peshay

The arena-conquering duo glide from gritty rave to skyscraping arpeggios on RA.1000, a mix many years in the making.

A new name undeniably entered the pantheon of major electronic live acts over the past decade: next to Faithless, The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, now sit @feelmybicep.

The Belfast duo's music doesn't half reach for the stars: a melodic blend of ambient, breakbeat, trance and tech house, able to turn the biggest arenas into intimate affairs.

If anything, mainstream success, BRIT Award nominations and mammoth dance crossovers like "Glue" have only hardened Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar's resolve to keep innovating.

Their prized blog, running for nearly as long as the RA Podcast, regularly platforms upcoming artists. And you won't find many festival headliners releasing climate change-themed records with Indigenous artists, as they did recently on Takkuuk.

RA.1000 exists in that spirit. After many polite declines, and before a year off to usher in the next era, Bicep come through at the last: from dub techno and screwface breaks to São Paulo garage, before a tide of signature synths floods the zone. Stadium-sized intimacy at its finest.

@feelmybicep 

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1015. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Bicep

MASE Freestyle on Pusha T "Diet Coke" (Bonus)

CAM'RON Freestyle on Dr.Dre "Xxplosive"

All Or Nothing

The Border Community boss seals his return.

RA.367 James Holden

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Make sure that you have checked all my playlists - soundcloud.com/rave_on/sets

Tracklist:

01. Adam F - Circles 
02. Roni Size - It's a Jazz Thing (Ladies Mix) 
03. Ballistic Brothers - I'll Fly Away 
04. Wax Doctor - Never as Good 
05. Studio Pressure - Fusion
06. Wax Doctor - Atmospheric Funk
07. Aquarius - Drift to the Centre
08. Studio Pressure - The Water Margin 
09. Source Direct - Fabric of Space
10. J Majik - Jim Kutta 
11. Hidden Agenda - The Flute Tune 
12. J Majik - Tranquil 
13. Wax Doctor - The Rise 
14. Rufige Kru - VIP Riders Ghost 
15. Metalheads - You and Me (The Sax Attack)
16. Doc Scott - Far Away 
17. Metalheads - Angel (Internal Affairs) 
18. Internal Affairs - Shinin' Down on Me 
19. The Two G's - Energy (Remix) 
20. Nookie - Celebrate Life
21. A Guy Called Gerald - Heckle & Koch 
22. Pro-Ject X - The Summit (A Guy Called Gerald Jungle Remix) 
23. Palm Skin Productions - Evolution of The Beast (Part 1) 
24. Majistrate - Tell Me 
25. Neil Trix - She's So [
26. A Guy Called Gerald - Finley's Rainbow (4 Hero Mix 1)
27. A Guy Called Gerald - Darker Than I Should Be (Ladies Mix) a.k.a. Alita's Dream 
28. Underground Software - He's Gone 
29. A Guy Called Gerald - Anything V.2.1 
30. A Guy Called Gerald - 28 Gun Bad Boy 
31. Underground Software & The Singing Rats - The Crickets 
32. Rufige Kru - Menace 
33. Tek 9 - Partz 1 & 2 
34. Project A-KO - Passion & Fire
35. Primary Source - All of My Heart 
36. Peshay - World of Music 
37. Cold Mission - The Sugar Daddy Toone 
38. Innervisions - Sunray (Rufige Kru Remix)

A Guy Called Gerald - Live @ Essential Mix 07.10.1995

The mid-90's atmospheric downtempo classic, perfect for chilling out after a long weekend + cachaca and lime.

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