Keeping it direct for the DJs and dancers. A sublime paradise of moody chords, saturated drums and deep basslines. Everything you want and nothing you don't. Let's dance...

Released May 13, 2022 on Trackland.

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Here'z yet another dope mix by thee legendary Ron Hardy... Simply listen & lose total control!!!

N-JOY Tha Journey!!

Manny Cuevas
Thee House & Techno Muzik Educator.

Psalms 150 < My Truth

Ron Hardy - Home Studio Mix - Chicago, 1985' (Manny'z Tapez)

Get the party started with DJ Wawa & Clay Wilson's Hit Factory Records.

https://www.nts.live/shows/hit-factory/episodes/hit-factory-27th-october-2022

Hit Factory w/ Ali Berger 271022

Wow!!! I have been trying 2 find thiz tape 4 over 30 yrz... & I found it 2day!!! Thiz iz a very rare & raw set of Lil' Louis live @ Medusa's in Chicago. The quality on thiz tape iz not that gr8 at all. Then again it wuz recorded on a cheap low bias tape. Reguardless, I am soooooo happy I found it!! 
Thee selection'z r out of thiz world... & of course classic Lil' Louis joint'z along side some Detroit classics. I wuz blessed 2 hear Lil' Louis @ Medusa's along with thee overlooked DJ Scrappy who wuz 1 of my favorite til thiz very day. 
I did a track in tribute 2 Medusa's & Scrappy.
You can peep it here:
https://mannycuevasakadjm-traxxx.bandcamp.com/track/dj-m-traxxx-im-on-a-mission-original-mix-kcp-traxxx

Other than that, enjoy some Lil' Louis @ his best... @ least 4 me ")

Manny Cuevas
aka
DJ M-traxxx
aka
Thee Professor of House & Techno Muzik ")

Psalms 150 = My Truth

Lil' Louis Live @ Medusa's Chicago 1987' (Manny'z Tapez)

From New Jersey via The Netherlands: longstanding US craftsman Joey Anderson makes his debut on Deeptrax with his inspiring new album… ‘Exotic Sequence’ 

His fourth LP to date, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is a fully instrumental deep dive into both Joey’s machines and mindset, as he explains himself… “The title ‘Exotic Sequence’ stood out to me because throughout the LP I tended to use a sequencer for the main melody of most of the tracks. Almost every time I approach a track with techno intentions it eventually ends up being deep / housey,” states the artist who broke through 15 years ago on Qu’s Strength Music and has worked closely with the likes of Dekmantel and, more recently, Avenue 66.  

Now at home on the relatively new and positively thriving label arm of Dutch record store institution Deeptrax, Joey tells us where he’s at with a body of work that poignantly reminds us that it’s not the destination that counts; it’s the journey we endure to get there.

In this sense, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is the sound of Joey letting his instruments guide, inform and inspire him. Cuts like the constantly rising and hopeful ‘Sky Children’, the deep 808 bubbles and dreamy reflections of ‘Behind The Valley’ and the emotionally rich ‘Stop’ are just a handful of examples of  Joey being lost in deep flow, channeling the creative energy in his studio. 

It lands exactly three years after his last album ‘Rainbow Doll’, neatly bookending the strangest and most surreal start to any decade we’ve lived through since house and techno culture took root in the 80s. A timeless document that looks forward and back and remains unhurried, thoughtful and crafted with longevity, ‘Exotic Sequence’ is arguably the most honest and frank side to Joey Anderson we’ve heard in his extensive career so far.

PRE ORDER

Joey Anderson - Exotic Sequence (Deeptrax Records - DPTX-035)

You never know what you're going to get if you see the name Hieroglyphic Being on a record or a flyer, but there's a good chance it'll be some of the best, most jacking house you've ever heard. Jamal Moss embodies the the spirit—and the past, present and future—of Chicago's house music scene, but he also carries the torch for Afrofuturism, free jazz and avant-garde music. He follows in the footsteps of important figures like Sun Ra and Ron Hardy, his work blending these traditions with a healthy dose of post-punk, too. 

For over two decades, Moss's Mathematics Recordings label has been one of the premiere sources of raw, analogue house music, helping put producers like John Heckle on the map. He has a sprawling solo discography, encompassing projects like I.B.M., Members Only and The Sun God. He also put out one of our favourite albums last year with Thank U 4 The Tracks U Lost, released on Modern Love under his given name.

Live, Moss usually jams on a few pieces of gear, to fantastic and sometimes bewildering effect. This RA Podcast is a two-hour recording of a live set from public records in New York. It features all the raw, powerful house music you'd expect—made with two iPads and a MIDI controller—but it's also loaded with gorgeous, ghostly melodies and an opening section that touches on trance, trip-hop and '90s electronica. This is a rare live recording that captures a genius at work.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/888

RA podcast

RA.888 Hieroglyphic Being

Live @ Spotlite for U&B party 
Recording from Deon Jamar
Thanks so much Ash & The AM for everything

Julion De'Angelo Live at Underground & Black:Motortown Revue, Detroit, May, 27th, 2023

A live recording from final day of rural festival in 2023 in the mountain by Terrence Dixon.
It was a long-awaited debut in Japan, with a clear sound that matched the Void sound system very well.

Terrence has just released a new album this July.
Hit at https://terrencedixonmusic.bandcamp.com/album/edge-of-the-visible-universe

@terrencedixon

Terrence Dixon at rural2023

@aliberger at Hemlock Hole Friday afternoon

Campout Mix Series: Ali Berger

"Every opportunity to learn something new is what's going to grow your craft as an artist." The Toronto star talks discipline and gaining self-confidence as a producer.

Cindy Li, AKA Ciel, always seems to be one step ahead. The label head, DJ, producer and activist has a hard-won career that dance music producers dream of—when she's not playing underground institutions across the globe, maintaining radio residencies, planning her own parties or collaborating with her favourite artists, she's thinking about what's next. "I'm the type of person that I'll stay up trying to finish everything rather than going to bed knowing that I didn't finish everything on my list," she tells RA's Nyshka Chandran in this week's episode.

The Toronto resident is a conservatory-trained pianist who uses the discipline she learnt from a lifetime of lessons to balance DJing and production. "For me, it is challenging to juggle both because they use very different parts of my brain," she describes. A deep digger whose love for atmospheric textures and '90s grooves influences her fresh take on UKG, tech-house and jungle, Li has been putting out music since 2017. She has various EPs and singles under her name, plus several joint releases with the likes of Dan Only, D.Tiffany and Priori but says she didn't always have the confidence for a solo full-length.

"I never thought I could write an album," she admits. But after playing live for the first time at MUTEK Montréal in 2021, that changed, leading to the 2023 release of Homesick, her debut album. "Don't ever let fear influence your decision-making," she says, describing how that show pushed her to overcome lingering doubts in the studio.

For more on Li's process, listen to the episode in full.

EX.703 Ciel

In December 2023, during Miami Art Basel, RA hosted a Community Connections event co-produced by Technique Records and RA City Manager Daniel Jinks. As part of the event, RA Senior Staff Writer Nyshka Chandran moderated a panel with four key figures from the Miami dance music scene: Danny Daze, Jubilee, Nick León, and Romulo Del Castillo to delve into the vibrant, broader history behind the city’s electronic dance music scene.

Miami's music is dominating worldwide club circuits. The city's current sound—forward-thinking medleys of dembow, cumbia, techno, and breakbeats made by both vanguards and veterans—has been rinsed out at festivals and dance floors in recent years, catapulting the city back into global dance music conversations. This hybrid style has ushered in what many call a renaissance in Miami's creative underground, marking a new chapter in the city's electronic music lineage. How has this current sound been influenced by older, influential genres like Miami bass, electro, and IDM that have long characterized the city? Are there any new societal, cultural, and structural changes that are paving the way for ongoing genre cross-pollination? RA sits down with some of the city's most established names for a deep dive into the explosive growth and origins of Miami music.

Technique Records
https://www.instagram.com/techniquerecords/ 

Danny Daze
https://www.instagram.com/dannydaze/ 
@dannydaze 

Jubilee
https://www.instagram.com/jubileedj/ 
@jubileedj

Nick León
https://www.instagram.com/nicknoexit/
@nickleon

Romulo Del Castillo
https://www.instagram.com/schematiccommando/ 
@romulo-del-castillo

RA Community Connections Miami - Panel with Danny Daze, Jubilee, Nick León, and Romulo Del Castillo

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promos:
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TRACKLAND / Ali Berger

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