Recording of Suze Ijó's set at Dekmantel Selectors 2021.

Suze Ijó at Dekmantel Selectors 2021

As part of our celebration of 21 years of club culture, we're featuring some of our favourite DJs from around the world, highlighting the parties and clubs most important to their lives in dance music. 

The Loft is one of the most storied and sacred spaces in dance music history. Founded in Manhattan in 1970 by the late David Mancuso, The Loft was a party unlike any other: relaxed and gently psychedelic, with pristine audiophile sound played at a medium volume level kinder to the ears. You didn't need to blast the music to appreciate the sonic perfection of the music and the system it was played on. Over the decades, Mancuso invented his own influential style of DJing, letting the records breathe rather than mashing them together. Mancuso, who died in 2016, had many acolytes over the years, perhaps none more prominent than Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, who provides our final 2122 birthday RA Podcast: a tribute to The Loft.

Murphy has an impressive resume without The Loft: she's a long-time radio DJ, founded the Classic Album Sundays series and started her own Lucky Cloud Loft Party in London, in collaboration with Mancuso. Her DJing style, slow, steady and respectful of the music, channels those years spent at The Loft, and her RA Podcast embodies the disco-influenced sounds that define the party, played with care, love and reverence.

RA podcast

RA.859 Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy

Highlighting our favorite LA DJ's for The Lot Radio pop up in LA at AIAIAI.

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Lovefingers @ The Lot Radio in LA x AIAIAI 10-24-2024

Crown Ruler Mix #35 - Marcellus Pittman b2b DJ JNETT

A meeting of two bonafide black belts for an all out master class. 

Another highlight of Crown Ruler's 25 year celebrations & the final hit out from a crazy summer season - Detroit Jedi, Marcellus Pittman & Naarm's undisputed Queen, DJ JNETT pack all the punches on this very special, extended b2b session.

Recorded live from a bursting Night Cat, feel the sweat off the walls as two old friends & esteemed contemporaries showed out. Travelling through raw uptempo grooves, pulsing deep house, acid explorations and straight hard slapping techno, the two take it everywhere and back again - holding an enthused party in the palm of their hands.

While the sounds of this raucous crowd was not recorded, if you listen closely you can feel the palpable energy as the lightly audible noise of jubilated dancers come through the stylus. Jammed and hot from an hour in and thick til close, this is audio proof of the way two very perceptive DJs can grab hold and take you to higher places.

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Crown Ruler Mix #35 - Marcellus Pittman b2b DJ JNETT

GALA Warm Up Mix - Tama Sumo & Lakuti

One day they'll say "Why didn't you play this beat for me?" LMAO

The Manifesto

cosmic, downtempo, lounge, cinematic, spacey, chill, groove, ethereal, intergalactic, ambient, female, vocals, sunset, vibe, smooth, modern, dreamy, elegant

This Beat

i know it's been a while im soooorry
2025 not over yet!
@chasermakesbeats everywhere

SL*MF*NK

Canadians Pender Street Steppers appeared as if from nowhere in 2014
 and quickly became one of the most visible acts in house music. Their loved-up sound was frayed and roughhewn, sprinkled with lovestruck vibes and built on ramshackle drums that sounded immediately aged yet thoroughly new and fresh at the same time. Their penchant for new age romance and earthy aesthetics are mirrored in the buy-on-sight Mood Hut label they run with a larger collective, and their DJ sets are just as relaxed and big hearted, which immediately stood out at Dekmantel Festival and Dekmantel Selectors over the last couple of years.

Across an hour, the famously reticent pair—they’ve done no interviews—effortlessly segue through afro grooves, boogie laced disco and lo-fi house. It’s a timeless mix of sounds that could work a small back yard gathering as much a bigger club setting, such is its irresistibly colourful and emotive sense of charm. That being said, it's probably no surprise that having these two fine and talented chaps on our podcast series is a big honour.

Dekmantel Podcast

Dekmantel Podcast 145 - Pender Street Steppers

Recent Rub-N-Tug tour of Japan with X-Land.

We played 3 gigs in 3 different cities in 2 days. Basically we were in a car, plane or club for 48 hours non stop.

This is a clip from the last gig of that stretch. A fantastic night at Club Mago. 
We played from 4am to 9am.
This is bout 2 hours into our set. And 40 some hours since we had slept. 
Thanks to oolong hi.




RUB-N-TUG Live @ Club Mago (Clip), Nagoya Japan September 1st 2012

Axel & Alison join forces on our secret island party with Wilde Renate for a special b2b. 


Love International returns in 2020 from July 15th - 21st, tickets available now at: www.loveinternationalfestival.com/

Live from the Adriatic 2019: Axel Boman b2b Alison Swing

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