@colonelgatito recorded live from Houghton 2023 at Outburst on Friday night.

Recorded at Houghton - Ivan Smagghe (2023)

Ask Berlin's network of revered deep diggers who their favourite "DJ's DJ" is, and there's a strong chance you'll hear one name immediately pop up: KRN.

Phil Kearney, AKA KRN, is one of those rare types who has built a reputation away from the limelight. Formerly a resident at The Ghost's Hoppetosse party as well as a Get Perlonized devotee (plus, full disclosure, reviewing events and working at RA in the mid-2010s), he's well-versed in both wiggle and waft. The hubbub around KRN can be put down to the fastidiousness of his approach: he unearths rare gems from the roots of the underground, before mixing it up with a deft hand.

Kearney's RA Podcast, sweetly subtitled "Dadhouse," is an ode to his partner and newborn, as well as a window into his personal palette. He starts in serene IDM territory, before shifting into playful grooves and tactile house oddities. Good lucking ID'ing many of the tunes—we asked for a tracklist but, deep down, already knew the answer. We know this, too: one listen and you'll be hooked.

@k_rn @theghost

Read more at ra.co/podcast/951

RA podcast

RA.951 KRN

Chez de Milo b2b Ellie Stokes live from The Olive Grove at Love International Festival 2024

TASCAM DR-05X

Live from the Adriatic 2024: Chez de Milo b2b Ellie Stokes

here’s another three hours of low-slung colourful weirdness for our third edition !

strap in and float downstream with us as we step into kyle’s world, where he traverses through the more abstract corners of his collection <3

sunday downtime 003 - kyle toole

Dresden live from Earthling on Sunday afternoon at Houghton 2024.

Recorded at Houghton - Dresden (2024)

When Leah from 2bscene hit us up to come play at sugar in Adelaide, the last thing we would have ever thought is that it would be the last set ever in the club. We found out the night before that sugar would be shutting its doors for good after the weekend - what an honour to shut down such an institution and give that condesa one last workout for the good people of South Australia. This set was recorded between the hours of 1-5am. Thanks to Leah for having us down <3 RIP sugs 2002-2025

spincycle recs (terri b2b bex) closing set of sugar 08/02/25

Next party Saturday 3rd May w/ Maxime dB & Georgia: ra.co/events/2133406

As we dive into the next in a run of sunny Bank Holidays here in the UK, we thought a live recording from one of our parties might be what you need to kick your weekend off. This mix is the first three and a bit hours from our January night at Next Door Records 2, London, and features close associate Elianne (founder of hot new party Leztopia).

We started off slowly, playing 3 for 3, but that soon went out the window as the basement space filled up. Selections are eclectic, and range from deeper house, chuggy loopy disco edits to some faster ravey stuff. The monitor setup left a little to be desired, so apologies for any choppy blends. Thank you Elianne for bringing some energy!

Dig 'n' Mix 003: Residents + Elianne [live at NDR2]

Three hours of high drama, recorded live at Nowadays in New York.

We know what you're thinking: why did it take so long to get Binh on the RA Podcast? There's no easy answer, especially given that he's been a favourite of ours for over a decade now. So to make up for lost time, the revered digger lands on the series with a tantalising three-hour mix, recorded live at Nowadays in New York earlier this year.

Crammed with rare and unreleased gems spanning house, techno, and electro, RA.989 is heavy on drama, catching the Düsseldorf native in unbridled performance mode.

This is Binh in 2025. But rewind across the past two decades and you'll find a DJ who excels in pretty much any situation, whether warming up for Zip or Margaret Dygas, going back-to-back with masters like Nicolas Lutz or rolling out solo sets that stretch across ten or even 12 hours.

He's acted out all these scenarios most often at Berlin institution Club der Visionaere, the cosy canalside club that became a kind-of spiritual home. (He'd sometimes spend every night of the week there, before parenting duties got the better of him.)

To play for half a day you need a lot of records, and the backbone of Binh's craft has long been a freakish passion for vinyl. Along with Lutz, Vera, and others in CDV's orbit, he approaches the pursuit of wax, new and old, with next-level dedication and a fondness for blind buys. 

That's true of RA.989, although among the un-Shazamables are many tracks that are either out or coming out on Binh's popular Time Passages label. The mix finds him on a house-y tip, luxuriating in roomy basslines, driving 303s and twinkly melodies—with just the right amount of evil. Lock in and savour a one-of-a-kind DJ, completely in the zone.

@binh

Find the interview at ra.co/podcast/989

RA.989 Binh

There are many dangerous lizards to be found in Australia, but none are as tasty as Reptant. This multi disciplined artist is a highly prized name on the leftfield underground scene. With a duo of EP’s on Kalahari Oyster Cult, as well as standout releases on WARNING, the longstanding TRUST imprint, and a longplayer on his own LKR Records, it is easy to see why. Understandably, festival season is a very busy time for Reptant, he already has locked slots incoming for Love International, KUNE Festival, Houghton, Unaharn Festival in Thailand, as well as a slew of regular club business. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/trommel-223-reptant/]

Trommel.223 - Reptant

Katia Curie delivers the final podcast before this year’s festival. The Ukrainian DJ, now based in Vienna, is rising fast, with an impressive run of recent mixes showcasing a refined ear and a deft touch on the turntables. Her manipulation of sound speaks to her classical music training from childhood.

Clocking in at just under an hour, DIM332 expertly leans into the rolling tech-house sound that Katia has become so formidable wielding.

DIM332 - Katia Curie

Dresden live from The Beach Stage at Love International festival 2025

Live from the Adriatic 2025: Dresden

UK vinyl only party series with a back to basics concept of great records & a sound-system in intimate spaces…

Dig 'n' Mix 003: Residents + Elianne [live at NDR2]

Digger's Paradise