This episode of the RA Exchange originally ran in 2022.

Shanti Celeste is one of those artists whose personality matches her DJ style. Her fun-loving nature and breezy demeanour always light up a room, as do her vibrant sets that span sunny house music, slow-burning disco and emotive techno—just revisit her RA podcast for a reminder. Fresh off her Hessle Audio debut, the London-based artist sat down with Martha Pazienti-Caidan for an honest chat about track selection, bad gigs and her approach to production.

During DJ sets, the Peach Discs co-founder doesn’t like to focus on genres. Instead, "I think about, like, building and releasing tension and making sure that I stay in a specific energy level," she explained. "Whereas before, I think I knew the energy I wanted to bring, but I didn't know how to do that cause I was just thinking about everything in terms of genre."

Reaching this holistic stage, however, took time. It was a process of acquiring knowledge and experience but also confidence, she described, adding how she previously had "really bad imposter syndrome." Learning to recognise that certain factors might be outside an artist’s control is essential to self-realisation, she continued. Recounting her experience of playing big festival stages, she noted the importance of "learning what side of yourself to channel" rather than compromise on music.

For more details on her experience playing with fellow women DJs, her lockdown romance and recording her vocals, listen to the discussion in full.

EX.662 Shanti Celeste

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Radio On Vacation With Wallace

This time, they’re featuring another fellow Ukrainian talent – @v1ctor_b. As you may already know, he’s one of the best live acts in Ukraine (in my opinion), so his tracks are always highly anticipated.

The one we’re diving into today, “Robato,” is a minimalist electro piece loaded with A LOT of vocoders. It sounds like a perfect tool to me. I heard it live, and I can guarantee you – on a great soundsystem, it’ll sweep you away for the entire six minutes.

Another B-side gem with a Japanese name, “Yoshimitsu,” continues the vibe perfectly. The buzz in this one might be even more intense than in our premiere. Pick your weapon. On the flip side, “Remember” reveals a different side of Victor.B with its pace and almost trance-like groove, maintaining a gloomy house vibe and no “rave in the forest” elements here. “Bio10,” the final track in this review, is a bit more subdued yet still lively and very dancefloor-driven.

GIABR 006 - Victor.B

bap - mix 01 // 2024

Our next adventure in the series comes from the talented Peruvian DJ and producer Morgana Parel, who crafts a hypnotic journey through the means of vinyl. 

From proggy trance and detroit techno, through to acid and electro. Morgana's captivating selection teleports you straight to a club dance floor, 5am, where the energy is palpable and everyone is lost in the music, focussed on nothing but the sound around them. 

Not for the feint of heart - but certainly one for the heads of all things dark and psychedelic. We hope you enjoy.

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@kollektivshockwerk crew member, Stuttgart resident at the infamous StudioAmore and Munich resident of the underground club LEGAL. His sound has always been rooted in house and electronic elements, but with progressive styles, he is pointing towards rave and techno to have a party full of emotions. Dipping into deep sounds elaborates his sets into a diversified experience. Between records from the 90s and early 2000s, you will find him bringing energy to the dancefloor and from inside the booth.
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neocortex echo XVIII w/ DJ Floppy Disk // 15.02.25

Amity presents Chrome Abyss, the much-anticipated debut solo EP from sought-after producer and DJ Beaabea. Her tracks have caught the attention of key tastemakers like Jaguar and Martha on BBC Radio 1, with releases including her debut single 'Pixelate' on EMA’s label Woozy imprint, and her latest cut 'Constants' on Amity. After making her mark with these standout early releases, Chrome Abyss arrives as a distilled and deliberate statement, channeling a sound palette that is shiny, metallic, and fluid yet grounded in rhythmic force.

Across four tightly constructed tracks, Beaabea unveils a world of glistening surfaces and low-end pressure - bass-heavy, refined, and built for maximum club potency. KNOCK OUT! hits with a sharp, clean impact; I Like Your Mind coils around processed vocal phrases and slick sub textures; MISFIRE rattles with mechanical tension. At the core, onandonandon loops and unravels hypnotic vocals into an endless feedback cycle, refracting around chrome-plated percussion. The entire EP carries a cool, reflective sheen with productions that shimmer like sculpted metal under strobe light.

Known for her genre-fluid sets and productions that fuse bass with high-energy percussion, Beaabea has become a distinctive presence, affiliated with collectives like Steel City Dance Discs and Club Glow. Through her event series and Voices Radio show How Did It Get So Late?, she has built space for FLINTA* DJ's, all while refining her own sonic identity. Chrome Abyss now solidifies that identity - precise, polished, and built to resonate.

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Chrome Abyss

MISFIRE

Premiere: Beaabea - MISFIRE | Amity

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Presenting our most ambitious release to date: A 17-track collection of energetic tracks from across the 160 spectrum and the globe, specially curated by Coco Cobra.

Connecting the dots between ghettotech, footwork, Jersey club, jungle, and more, Continental Drift represents the blurred genre lines and uniting of disparate scenes from Seoul to Berlin, Tokyo to New York or Hong Kong and beyond.

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