Artists in order of appearance: Sunroof / Golden Disko Ship / The Brain Johnstown Massacre / AKDK / LFO / Sven Väth / Underworld / Kate Tampest /  Dutch Rhythm Combo / Chemical Brothers / Modeselektor / Chemical Brothers / Pascal F.E.O.S. / Underworld / Clark / Pascal F.E.O.S. / Sleeparchive / Raudive / AFX / Boards of Canada

Audiopets @ Radio Z 2021 07 21

A remix we did for The Woo!Worths - it starts nice and angular, then builds to some crazy synth noises that we managed to coax out of our home-made synths.

The Woo!Worths - Tyger [AK/DKs Zoological Mix]

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

@andrew-weatherall

Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

Alone (FREE DOWNLOAD)

VinterKaskelot (End of a Decade)

It came as a shock. I still wish that this is a mistake or a misunderstanding...

Andrew came in to do our 3rd episode, when we had no following and nobody really cared about this project. He loved the concept. A bit shy at first, but then all of the stories started pouring out. I could listen to them for the entire day, really. Some of them are in this recording.

I have taken out my hour, and the old jingles I used to use. Listening back to this brings a lot of memories, and the music he played is definitely timeless. Writing is not my specialty, and I did not know Andrew that well to be honest, to put together a long text about him. I do, however, have this recording of him going through, what he thought at the time, his biggest musical influences. A short autobiography, narrated and soundtracked. I wanted there to be nothing else but him. 

He left three records when leaving the studio. We spoke about trying to arrange a meeting for me to bring them, as well as take a few of his pictures using an old soviet Liubitel camera, which he thought looked great when he saw it. But either he was away, busy, or we did not have the film for the camera or time to do it. I am sorry that I never gave the records back, and also sorry that we did not take any pictures, which you really wanted. 

At times like these you wish there was a world beyond our own, but you can't really know. If none of us ever see you again, at least we have something to remember you from.

Thank you, and rest in peace.

Andrew Weatherall Influence Selection

InWater

This mix is not Clock Calms, but my album is Clock Calms and I would love it if you bought it here: https://minuslistens.bandcamp.com/album/clock-calms
All the tracks are made by me and kind of like the stuff on the album.

Not Clock Calms [Mix]

Up Inna

Up Inna (AEVA Remix)

Artist: Via Tirana, Freudenthal, AK/DK
Track: Dave The Machine
Format: Digital
Label: Olimpiada Records
Release date: 05/11/20
Purchase: https://olimpiadarecords.bandcamp.com/album/remixes-ep

He wanted to ascend to the stars. While he bore the imprint of a person, he knew that at the same time he was unique. It is possible that his desire is akin to what people call "finding yourself." Now that he possessed the fullness of being, he wants to experience it. In his case, this means the realization of the capabilities embedded in him. He wants to go through other worlds. He wants to break out there, beyond the firmament, and tell you about what he will see there. His name is Dave. Dave the Machine.
Olimpiada Records seventh release is the 3 track 'Remixes EP' from the UK, Brighton based electronic indie-dance band Via Tirana.
This EP is a follow up to the album 'Dave The Machine' released on Olimpiada early this May.
Featuring three remixes by Indonesian producer Arvin Fajar, Tirana based Uj Pa Gaz and the Brighton duo AK/DK.
Let's have a ride with Dave, ride above and beyond to see what is there, to where human eye and conscience couldn't reach.

https://soundcloud.com/viatirana
https://soundcloud.com/freudenthal
https://soundcloud.com/ak-dk
https://soundcloud.com/olimpiadarecords

Remixes EP

YouTube

PREMIERE #1297 | Via Tirana ft. Freudenthal - Dave The Machine (AK/DK Remix) [Olimpiada] 2020

AK/DK: TWO HUMANS - TWO DRUMKITS - TWO SYNTHS

Buy MERCH and MUSIC here: www.akdk.bandcamp.com

BOOKINGS (UK + EU): shane@progressiveartists.co.uk
BAND: akdkgroup@gmail.com 

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More info:

www.facebook.com/akdkband
www.akdk.co.uk