Reputations bestowed upon entire cities and their citizens can be dangerously misleading, even if grounded in some aspects that are actually embraced as an essential part of a shared local identity. Take the Southern Brasilian metropolis of Curitiba as an example: its general environment is deemed as one of the coldest in the country due to both the average temperatures that characterise its weather throughout the year and the overall population’s renownedly aloof demeanour, especially towards foreigners. But, as stereotypes usually do, taking these considerations at face value would make us ignore the exquisitely fascinating facets that make this city a unique place, warm and welcoming in its own quite endearing way. And, in this particular case, we’d all tragically end up missing out on the spectacular work done by some of its most talented fun loving locals. Endeavours such as Alter Disco, the brainchild of our guest for this episode alongside a close team of curitibanos who share a similarly feverish devotion for worldly rhythms. A party that helped reconfigure the town’s nightlife, redefine its place in Brasil’s dancing landscape and restore its esteem as a cosmopolitan destination for music aficionados from all over. Phil Mill incarnates much of what made their nights a special affair with his penchant for colourful eclecticism focussed on dancefloor frolics and his contribution for our series conjures much of that same delicious energy in a delightful mix that will certainly make us all yearn for attending at least one of their events.

Gop Cast 108 - Phil Mill

Recorded live at Flow festival 24 - Backyard stage (10.08.24)
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Photo by Richie Stan

Bayetë at Flow festival 2024, Helsinki

Master Phil : Another Day In Paradise #2 - Reggae not Reggae

Off-season music & lose rhythms.

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Linda & Norm @ The Lot Radio 06-25-2025

This mix was recorded live at  @lediscobar in paris for “la fête de la musique ”  day block party on 21/06/2025,  it’s 3hours 100% vinyl from balearic to disco to house .

Malkö live @ Le Discobar- Fête de la musique 2025

It was early June. Berlin summer was still full of promise. We had cherries 🍒 and we had fun. Raphaël Top-Secret soundtracked the night perfectly and the room was beaming with good nrg. Listen back ;)

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Live From Orbita - 001 - Raphaël Top-Secret

For RA.1000, we take it back to the source with two never-before-heard tapes from Frankie Knuckles's private collection

There is no house music without Frankie Knuckles, literally or figuratively. The queer icon's luxurious DJ sets at Chicago's Warehouse gave a rising movement its name. From there, countless offshoots splintered and travelled the globe. But what did the genesis and growth of the sound really feel like?

The Godfather of House left behind not only timeless records, but personalised cassettes with hand-drawn liner notes handed out to friends and family. Two of those, dated to 1989 and 1996, have been digitised especially for RA.1000. (Thank you to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.)

To put that in context: the first tape predates not only many of today's active clubbers, but the entire existence of jungle, drum & bass, UK garage, French touch, Jersey club, Afrobeats, IDM, baile funk, hardcore, footwork, dubstep, dub techno, tech house, breaks, minimal, maximal, gqom, gabber, grime and hyperpop.

In short… that's a very, very long time ago. The world of dance music was much smaller. DJ culture was functionally unrecognisable from the one we see in 2025. 

And yet, to some degree, what you'll hear on RA.1000 hasn't changed at all. It's a capture of not only what made Frankie Knuckles one of the beloved pioneers of first-generation dance music, but what draws people to club culture in the first place.

The mood on these Frankie Knuckles sets outlasts even its creator: a spirit of optimism that floods the world's best dance floors and keeps dance music pulsing on into the future, nearly 40 years later, in spite of it all. We end our 1000th mix celebrations here because it all starts there.

Find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1018. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

Mix of the Week #600 is "Full Spectrum" by JAZ
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A very special 4 hour mix from JAZ to help celebrate our 600th Mix of the Week!  Fresh from his recent record digging sabbatical in Holland & Belgium, JAZ has brought back some monster gems to play for you! Follow @j-a-z-1 and  https://www.instagram.com/johnzahl.jaz/

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Mix of the Week #600: JAZ - Full Spectrum

Easy Listening airs live on Dublab on the third Wednesday of every month, at 8 AM PST. Tune in live at www.dublab.com/shows/easy-listening.

Over the years, some of us have grown to shudder at the term Easy Listening, but not Teen Daze. In the face of such harsh realities, we need some Easy Listening more than ever, and so once a month, Teen Daze hits the dublab airwaves to play two hours of music that is easy to listen to! Whether that’s mellow jazz, peaceful ambient, soft house, smooth rock, whatever! When the music is breezy, the listening is Easy!

Tracklist

Paul Taylor - Exotica
Bob James & David Sanborn - Maputo
Ernie Watts - Music Prayer For Peace
Fourplay - Someone To Love
Richard Elliot - Deep Blue
Craig T. Cooper - Sweet Water
Joyce Cooling - The Way Out
Vince Cross & Studio G - One Summer's Night
Tom Browne - Charisma
Norman Brown - That's The Way Love Goes
Kim Waters - After Midnight
Hiroshima - I Do Remember
Sadao Watanabe - Turning Pages Of Wind

Paradise Is A Frequency Guest Mix:

Nature Walk
Veet Marco - Rupesh - Harida - Baba 
Richard Banks - Trading Winds 
Terrance Coleman - Coolbreeze 
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Cristian Valenzuela - Mystical Wind 
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Greg Haage - Two Shall Become One 
Michael Colson - City Nights 
Pacific Rim - Boomerang 
Luigi Bruti & Roberto Lanciotti - Red With Anger 
Kris Landrum - Robot Police 
George Small - Sassy Sauce 
Nature Walk - Walk On A Beach

Easy Listening - Episode 23 (w/ Paradise Is A Frequency) (09.17.25)

Via del Popolo
August 8th
18:00-20:00
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Bayetë at Piña 2025

~ Live from The Darby Downstairs, New York City - Fashion Week 2013 ~

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