Regis and Function's first mix in over 10 years is a unique paean to Silent Servant, heavy on unreleased material.

When it came time for RA to compile our Albums of the 2010s, one record with a tauntingly limited availability of 500 copies was never in doubt: Sandwell District's era-defining 'Feed-Forward'. Encompassing Karl O'Connor (Regis), Peter Sutton (Female), David Sumner (Function) and Juan Mendez (Silent Servant), Sandwell District had the underground in a vice grip for over a decade.

The collective imploded in 2013, with Sumner and O'Connor's relationship appearing beyond repair. And yet, an unlikely second phase is here, featuring imminent comeback LP 'End Beginnings' and their return to the RA Podcast after 16 years. In 2023, the trio of Function, Regis and Silent Servant had been performing and laying down new material before the latter's shock death last January. It's in the shadow of loss that this unique mix was forged.

Founded in 2002 as a spiritual sister to seminal Downwards, Sandwell truly began to hit its straps in the late '00s, as shadow-stalking cuts sliced through clubland orthodoxy like a switchblade. In parallel, the label's artwork—a noir recombination of Burroughs cut-ups, DIY zines and arthouse amour that Silent Servant made his own—helped fortify a movement which placed an aesthetic premium on grit, grain and sadism.

By the early 2010s, this fixation on the dark arts had utterly permeated the mood inside techno's masonic temples. Labels like Blackest Ever Black, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Avian and Modern Love were in their pomp, razorwire legends like Severed Heads and Chris & Cosey benefited from second winds, and it was briefly a jailable offence to not have a press photo in black and white. 'Feed-Forward' was the exceptional coronating statement.

RA.978 features a stack of unheard recordings from each of the trio, as well as close allies Stefanie Parnow and Tropic of Cancer, while also gathering many of Silent Servant's all-time favourite songs, including Psychic TV, Grace Jones and Galaxie 500. It's a strikingly vulnerable listen, one without many parallels on the Podcast. We're glad to run it. – Gabriel Szatan

Read more and find the tracklist here: ra.co/podcast/978
Read our new feature with Sandwell District here: https://ra.co/features/4426

RA.978 Sandwell District

My first hardware set ever streamed live from Urbana, IL for Ch3ap Data. I’m very glad I got to stream from the same space I learned to mix in, surrounded by friends and speakers!

Equipment:
2x Novation Circuit Tracks
Pioneer XDJ-XZ (mixer)

Live Hardware for Ch3ap Data livestream (05/03/25)

On this month’s episode, GiGi FM welcomes Paris artist @mmaemm ~ delivering a hypnotic, psychedelic journey that echoes October’s Aries full moon ~ fire meeting stardust, movement turning toward light.
This mix is also a glimpse of what’s to come on October 17, when GiGi curates a night at FVTVR Paris with Maemm, D-Leria (live), Krz from Token Records, and GiGi herself.
Artwork by https://mete.fyi/

NTS RADIO GiGi FM PRESENTS MAEMM 08.10.2025

Recording of Elena Colombi & Lena Willikens' set at the UFO II stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

Elena Colombi & Lena Willikens at UFO II - Dekmantel Festival 2025

Curated by DSH #143: John Plaza

Episode #143 is a live recording of John Plaza dj set at Bar Inc. (Osaka, Japan). Two hours, four decks and killer track list. Enjoy!

1. John Plaza - Sicosis [Unreleased]
2. Devorgilla - It Has to be [NFEREE Records]
3. Justin Nicoll - Ballast [AEDI Records]
4. NTOGN - Root 7 (Dream Artifact Remix) [AEDI Records]
5. Humnoid - Perspectiva B (John Plaza Remix) [Linderluft]
6. Lon - Addicted To It Self
7. WTTN - Green Stone (Essē Remix) [Black Chrysalis Archives]
8. John Plaza - Paraíso Subjetivo (BLNDFLD Remix) [Linderluft]
9. Kai Galactic - Embarkation (Re:Axis Remix) [Aurora Mística]
10. John Plaza - F571 [Space Textures]
11. Ranjit Nijjer - Retrieval [Ancient Species Records]
12. Joachim Spieth Textures [Affin]
13. Donato Dozzy, Peter Van Hoesen - Dock [Time To Express]
14. Martin Allin - The Light Of Many [Aurora Mística]
15. John Plaza - Granulado [Dissident Music]
16. Joachim Spieth Textures [Affin]
17. John Plaza - Unreleased
18. John Plaza - Fragmentos de Sombra [Linderluft]
19. Siarem, Estrato Aurora - Nostromo [Sungate]
20. Soren Aalberg - Utica [Alleanza Recordings]
21. Mathys Lenne - A Chemical Love History [Mord]
22. BLNDR - Acantharia [Hypnus Records]
24. 23. Psyk - Ritmico [NON Series]
25. Troy - Voyage To Pollux [NON Series]
26. John Plaza - Paraíso Subjetivo [Linderluft]
27. Save Your Atoll -  Stones and Ropes [Fur:ther Sessions]
28. Save Your Atoll - Coralline [Linderluft]
29. John Plaza - FRLV . Self Release [Soundcloud, free download]
30. Shoal - Temporal Blend. Self Release [Bandcamp]
31. Artefakt, Claudio PRC - Dwelling. Collaborations I [Delsin Records]
32. Save Your Atoll - Pulsazione Vitale [Fur:ther Sessions]
33. The Alchemical Theory - Search Fine [End of Perception]
34. Münch - Farewell [End Of Perception]
35. EAFHM - Cisma (Ketch Remix) [Concepto Hipnotico] 36. Sepian - Abyssus Noctis [Aurora Mistica]
37. Peter Van Hoesen - Dystopian Romance [Time To Express]
38. John Plaza - Gato por Liebre [BAHN·]
39. Martin Allin - Tool of Balance (John Plaza Remix)  [Circular Limited]
40. John Plaza - Dos Ojos [Linderluft]
41. Kontinum - Oscuro [Initiate Records]
42. Mind Halla - Camino a Casa [DIATRIBA]
43. John Plaza - Tinmar [Linderluft]
44. Mod.21 - Its gets into your brain {Warm Up Recordings]
45. Peter Van Hoesen - Breach [Time to Express]

Curated by DSH #143: John Plaza

What a lovely Sunday night at Hamburg’s legendary Golden Pudel Club! ❤️ ❤️❤️ Totally enjoyed playing live at this precious hotspot! 💥 Kudos to everyone who came to the party! ❤️ 

Big thanks to Richard von der Schulenburg (RVDS) for the invite and to Kris and the Pudel staff for the warm hospitality. 

Here's the recording of my live set (cheers again to Richard). 🙂

Enjoy!

Snuffo live at Golden Pudel Club (Hamburg, Germany)

"A slow descent into shadow: drones coil like incense smoke, subtle fragments flicker at the edge of perception, and a quiet ritual begins to take shape. The mix moves with the gravity of a half-remembered dream. An abstract journey carved from stillness, depth, and a darkness that never overwhelms, only draws you in."

Yoshitaka Shirakura (@user-309855222) is a Tokyo-based DJ and event organizer specializing in Techno, Ambient, and Avant-garde music. Since 2015, he has been actively booking avant-garde live performances at dance parties, bridging genres and expanding musical perspectives. In 2019, he began performing solo drone live sets using a bass guitar. Since 2022, he has also been performing live hardware sets.

HOCast #267 - Yoshitaka Shirakura

spooky & bassheavy sci-fi mix.

tracklist:

Das Muster - Die Zweite Welle (© brokntoys)
Dynarec - Influoncers (© New Flesh Records)
Anthony Rother - Destroy Him My Robots (© Psi49Net)
Zeta Reticula - Talking To Yourself (© Electro Records)
Carl Finlow - Conduit (Volsocs Orange Proplem Remix) (© Electrix)
Datawave - Red Light Nebula (Exhausted Modern remix) (© Crisis Records)
Decal - Recall Edit (© Satamile Records)
Steve Mac - Go Bang (Transparent Sound Remix) (© Jack Said What)
DJ Stingray 313 - acetylcholine (© lower parts)
Scan 7 - I'm Covered (© Deeptrax Records)
Sound Synthesis & Datawave - Modulation (© Ukonx Recordings)
Portrait - Halo (© Our Circular Sound)
Terra Form - Ghettotech (© Different Trax)
The Advent - Stassis V2 (© Cultivated Electronics)
Obergman - Chronostasis (© brokntoys)
Devine, emilyPLAY - Ontik (© dPulse Recordings)
Dark Vektor - Wires (© Titan's Halo Records)
Code Rising - Lifeformz (© Code Rising)
Hermeth - Devil's Reject (© La Forge)
The Hacker, Commuter - Roentgen PT1 (© Cultivated Electronics)
Zeta Reticula - Exploit (© Bass Agenda Recordings)
Terrestrial Access Network - Dragon (© Collin Sullivan)
Zeta Reticula - A2 (© Electrix)
Blawan - Spooky Fingers (© Ternesc)
Dexorcist - Rage Signal (© Simon Brown)
WEN feat. Riko Dan - Play Your Corner (Walton Remix) (© Keysound)

📸 by Veronika Rehm
IG: veronikarehm

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Deniro – a producer pur sang. Synthesizers are his way to communicate with the world. Deniro has been gradually emerging from the Dutch techno scene as one of the most exciting artists in Europe.

His music, markedly emotional and with roots in Detroit-inspired soul music, reflects over 15 years of isolation exploring his vintage machinery to then appear in the catalogues of labels such as TOKEN Records, Dekmantel or Tape Records Amsterdam, to which he is heavily bounded.
But it is also in the booth that he has proved to be an excellent sound architect, with sets that go beyond genres and whose contagious groove irrevocably binds us to the dance floor.

BADASH Podcast Series 030 | DENIRO

Recording of Mary Lake's set at Vault Sessions during Amsterdam Dance Event 2025 at Tillatec.
@vault-sessions-collective

@VAULT SESSIONS ADE 23/10/25

Artist: Garry Todd
Title: Nora Lillian LP
Label: BPitch Control
Cat. No.: BPC320
Format: 12" / CD / Digital
Release date: 27.11.2015

Garry Todd - Time Goes On Feat Nat Page

Label, booking agency & online record store

A seal of quality. It's the banner for a global network of friendships and creativity and - let's not forget - parties.
Made in Berlin. International. One of the most polyphonic chords ever struck by an electronic music label: Techno, Electronica, Indie, IDM, Pop, Beats, Song Writing. 
What matters is music that moves: bodies, spirits, emotions.