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The Watercourse Way w/ Jamie Nu - 20/07/2025

Tape Escape w/ Jamie Nu: 11th August '25

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

The Watercourse Way w/ Jamie Nu - 17/08/2025

The Watercourse Way w/ Jamie Nu - 21/09/2025

Tape Escape w/ Jamie Nu: 6th October '25

Bully Ya!

EveryDay

A recap of some of my favourite 2025 releases, and a reflection on the year that brought us some incredible new music. I can’t tell if this year marked a distinct increase in seriously good soul, jazz, indie and hip-hop releases or if a lack of previous recaps made me oblivious in recent years. Still, here is a flavour of what 2025 offered me, without too many deep-dives or pretentious picks - perfect to stick on for a long walk or while cooking. 

Tracklist:
Emily A. Sprague - Osaka
Dana and Alden - Fisherman’s Dream
Anaiis - Dreamer Too
Yaya Bey - Spin Cycle
Georgie Sweet - All That We Were
Rubel - Ouro
Rubel - Azul, Bebê
Fly Anakin - Socks Over the Smoke Detector (feat. Quelle Chris, $ilkMoney & Fatima)
MIKE - Burning House
Makez - Define Us (ft 3070 x dreamcastmoe)
Neue Grafik & Jerome Thomas - Bold
Zena - Anchi Bale Gamé
Sewell and The Gong - Communion Phase (Sounds Of Slackness Holy Spirit Dub)
James K - Blinkmoth (July Mix)
Snuggle - Sticks
Jamie Leeming - Shore Embrace (ft. Laura Misch)
SlicknBobby & Liam Bailey - Juicy Bubble
Floating Points - Topaz (feat. Zongamin, Valentina Magaletti & Miriam Adefris)
Mobb Deep - Against The World
dreamcastmoe, NAPPYNAPPA - flowers
Dana and Alden - Obsidian
Charlie Bereal - Keep It Pushing
Celine Dessberg - Selenge
Sven Wunder - Warmer Air
The Circling Sun - Amina
Venna - Eternal Reflections (feat. Yussef Dayes)
Alex Kassian - Trippy Gas
Boogarins - Corpo Asa
Space Dimension Controller - Island Eye
Chaos In The CBD - Tongariro Crossing
Ronald Snijders - Maseka
LA BOA Meets Tony Allen - Te Voy a Ver
Barney Keen - Today Is Not The Day
Sababa 5, Canay Doğan - Gaip
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Direne Direne
Rogê - Road to Nowhere
Nathan Haines - Belo Dia (Chaos In The CBD Remix)
Humble B Flat - Blessing's of the Sun
Deodato - Whistle Bump (Joaquin ‘Joe’ Claussell’s Remix)
Floating Points - Ajar (feat. Zongamin, Valentina Magaletti & Miriam Adefris)
New Regency Orchestra - Para Los Papines (Momoko Gill Remix)
Florence Adooni - Vocalize My Luv

End Of 2025 Mix - The Watercourse Way pt. 12

Some UK classics & other vibes.

Artwork by Lauren Andrews.

Tracklist:

Mj Cole - Sincere
Rae Sremmurd - Do Yoga
Newham Generals & Breakage - Hard
D Double E - Bad to the Bone
Gunna - Top Off
Tempa T - Next Hype
Osunlade - Dionne

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