"The recording captures the vibe of KiNK and Raredub on stage. A good balance of party and heady music, a journey of funky techno and UK/bass music influenced beats. The selection includes some unreleased tracks by the duo and their friends".

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KiNK:
Say what you wanna say, but you have to give Strahil Velchev this: the man’s a powerhouse. Recording and playing live under the KiNK alias, he went on to become one of the finest purveyor’s of funk in techno and house. What it is, by definition, ain’t exactly clear. And that is the beauty of it.

KiNK’s music is unifying in the best possible way. Channeling the spirit and feeling of a time where it didn’t really matter who the faces behind the music were, KiNK plays with the elements of genres and sub-genres as if the future of it all is still wide-open. At the same time it could be accused of retro-fetishism, as much as the Pope himself is infallible.

The pure need to recreate moments, feelings and experience – rather than carbon copies of existing designs – was what started KiNK’s production work. Hailing from Bulgaria, it was nearly impossible to get your hands on all the records and music that fed into a system of raves, clubs and record shops that seemed far away from Sofia, and financially it might as well have meant another galaxy. Wanting to DJ without having access to the tracks that spun the carousel meant that you had to create them yourselves. So, here we go with a private bootlegger gone public mastermind and one of the loudest voices in house, techno and beyond.

From KiNK’s early productions with Neville Watson to his smash-hit for Ovum, a cerebral album for Macro, tons of remixes & tracks and his mind-bending live act, Playground seems to take all that into a blender. Simultaneously a sound- summary, the harvest of a field of ideas, and the exhibition of an artist in his prime, it also works as a sort of KiNK dictionary: avant-garde soundscapes stand next to boisterous bangers, classic club tracks and peak time emotions find their idiosyncratic and contemplative counterparts – all of it coming down like a torrent in a drought.

KiNK's social links: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kink303/?hl=en
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kink
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kink303/

Raredub:
Raredub is a Sofia-based music producer and DJ. Known for his high-octane energy, he infuses every set with a distinctive and dynamic vibe, regardless of when he plays.

Drawing inspiration from the early ’90s rave culture, Raredub puts a unique spin on his tracks. His music pulsates with raw beats and cutting-edge grooves, making a signature and bold statement.

In 2021, he dropped his first EP on KiNK’s Sofia Records, stepping onto the global music scene. His work has gained recognition by artists like Paul Woolford, Fjaak, Paggy Gou, Partiboi69, Skin On Skin, just to name a few.

Raredub's social links: 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raredub/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/raredub
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Raredub/

Awakenings Podcast S333 - KiNK & Raredub

The first half of RA.996 is Ron Trent's take on luxurious house.

As part of our countdown to RA.1000, a milestone in the 24-year history of RA's weekly mix series, we're switching up the usual format. The next few editions will pair two acts who complement each other's strengths, offering a fresh take on a particular community, scene or style. 

This week, we're zeroing in on Ron Trent and Ash Lauryn, two names who fly the flag high for old-school US house—a foundational pillar of the electronic underground. 

Trent takes the A-side. Hailing from Chicago, the birthplace of house, the pioneer is a master of finding the sweet spot where machine music meets organic instrumentation.  Listen to any DJ set or record in his extensive back catalogue and you'll find a wealth of exquisitely expressive melodies and deep, spiritual frequencies, making him the ideal narrator for any survey on house. (If you've only got a moment, sink into "Morning Factory," nine minutes of perfection.) 

Trent's return to the RA Podcast, 19 years after his debut in 2006, represents his many decades of expertise in fusing funk with gorgeous musicianship under the umbrella of heart-stirring house. Some may call it a masterclass but to us, it's just Trent doing what he does best.

Listened to as a whole, RA.996 is a powerful snapshot of house's elegance, class and most importantly, understated yet innately euphoric joy.

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/997

RA.996 Ron Trent

my official summer mixtape contribution
recorded at the wonderful fidelity for subject dublin on july 4th 2025 - what a night - thank you!! <3<3<3

move d @ fidelity, subject dublin 25-07-04

Integration by Andresss

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. Full send — 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, chronicling a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than potentially any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, and 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 a racecar.

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. We sought to render an accurate picture of DJ culture in 2025 for the longhaul.

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)

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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

John Glacier - Couldn’t Get Back
Dijon  - FIRE!
Dijon  - Yamaha
Dean Blunt, Elias Rønnenfelt - Tears on his rings and chains
Sasha Keable - FEEL SOMETHING
KeiyaA - Stupid Prizes
Kaytranada - DO IT! (AGIAN)
Devine UK - Ultrafunkula
Kenny Dope - Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) [ft. Róisin Murphy]
Dijon  - Another Baby!
A.K. Paul  - Watchin’ U
James Woon  - A Velvet Rope
Stevie Wonder - Jesus Children Of America 
Earth, Wind and Fire - Sign On (feat. Daniel McClain)
Daudi Matsiko - All That You Give
Jamie Woon - When
Joviale - Moonshine
Rema  - Charm (Kwamzy 3 Step Remix)
Atmos Blaq - Shimova
FISHERMAN & Dlala Thukzin - Ikhekhe (feat. Skye Wanda & Sykes)
FISHERMAN & Scelo Samadoda - Durban Has Mo
Artisan & Idd Aziz - Iphathi
DESIREE - Intersexy
Robin S - Show Me Love (DiDJO “Yami” Afroboot)
Naak - SHO!!
Surreal Sessions  - So Far Ahead
Uncle Waffles & Royal MusiQ - Wadibusa (Emmkay 3 Step Remix)
Drumetic Boyz - Flow
FNX OMAR - Doo Wop
Jay Music, M00tion & Mellow & Sleazy  - Brii x Quantum
Destiny Child  - Lose My Breath (KG Remix)
ID  - (Unreleased)
afrokillerz - La Tradicion
DJ Timbawolf - Natural Disaster (Bok’s Dub)
Soul II Soul - Back to Life (Amapiano Edit)
Surreal Sessions & Muva T - (Unreleased)
Unknown - Easy To Love (Oteeah Remake)
Ossie  - Hidden Forest
DJ IC & Porsh DJ - Sunrise

2025-08-20 - Benji B - Muva T Guest Mix + Jamie Woon In 3 Records

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Echoes Of The Sun EP (Snippets) - OUT Now exclusive on Bandcamp!

The first upload as part of an series of mixes that inspired me in some form or fashion, enjoy some raw Detroit Techno from one of the great masters: Suburban Knight aka James Pennington. 

Recorded @ Tresor Club, Berlin, Germany, in 2005

Tracklist: (with a lot of unknowns... if you happen to know a track, feel free to comment)

0:00    Various Artists - 8 (Autechre's Ae Mix) (thx @p2y)
2:02    ?
3:50    Traktor - Master Traktor (thx @p2y)
6:20    Viper Kid - Bendash [Dark Print 003]
9:15    ?
11:30   ?
12:50   Fix - Flash [KMS 043]
15:02   Gary Martin - Lounge Blue [Teknotika, GG-29]
18:00   G. Flame & Mr. G. - Swing Crewz II [Moods & Grooves, MG006]
20:23   Gerald Mitchell - Freedom Dancer (Vocal Mix) [Los Hermanos, LH-5]
22:50   X-Ray - Let's Go (A-Mix) [Transmat, MS001]
25:30   JB3 - Forklift (Luke Slater's Filtered Remix)   [Novamute, 12 NoMu 49]
28:10   ?
30:10   Jeff Mills - Reverting [Axis, AX-11]
32:30   Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Journey of the Dragons [Underground Resistance, UR-025]
34:30   ?
36:10   ?
38:48   ?
40:35   ?
43:10   ?
45:51   Channel One - Technicolor (Long Mix) [Metroplex, M-003]
48:00   Underground Resistance - Timeline [Underground Resistance, UR-2001]
50:57   3 Phase Featuring Dr. Motte - Der Klang Der Familie [Tresor 6]
53:52   Viper Kid -  Patience [Dark Print 003]
56:10   Literon - White Falls [Not On Label, WF 001]
57:10   ?
59:40   G. Flame & Mr. G. - Pulsez [Moods & Grooves, MG006]
61:42   Undeground Resistance - The Seawolf [World Power Alliance, WPA-002]
64:34   ?
67:57   UR - Code Red [Underground Resistance, UR-028]
70:11   Laurent Garnier - Coloured City [F Communications, F 086]
73:35   ?
76:53   Diego - Thought Pattern Part 1 [Kanzleramt, KA 82]
79:00   ?
81:30   ?
83:45   ? (short mix-in, then pulled out again)
84:30   ? (same as 81:30)
86:30   New Order - Blue Monday (? Remix)
88:30   ?
90:40   ? (short mix-in, then pulled out again)
91:15   ?   (same as 88:30)
93:00  The Martian - Ultraviolet Images [Red Planet, RP-3]
96:53   Space DJz - Side On [Ongaku 012]
98:56   ?
102:45  Perception - Mirage [Underground Resistance, UR-045]
104:30  Model 500 - I Wanna Be There (Edit) [R&S Records, RS95066]
107:40  ?
109:49  ?
112:00  A Guy Called Gerald - Blow Your House Down [Rham! - RS8804]
114:20  ?
117:20  ?

James Pennington (aka Suburban Knight) - Live At 14 Years Tresor! 12-03-2005

This set was recorded at the See-Floor at Garbicz Festival in 2017. Thanks to all the lovely people who worked at this stage. You were wonderful!

stay tuned!

Romanski at See-Floor I Garbicz Festival 2017

Tracks on "Fork Rave" are Richard D. James early material probably from early 90's, some close to "Analogue Bubblebath" (1&2) or Polygon Window alias.

This is a 23 parts series compiling chronologically the extra material that Richard D. James put online on various pages.
Source: user18081971 soundcloud, user48736353001 soundcloud, Aphex Twin soundcloud, Aphex Twin warp page and more...

D - Fork Rave

Aphex Twin Unreleased #D "Fork Rave"

Okay I'm back 2 tha digitizing from my personal tape collection... A lot of request. Here'z 2 Berlin wanting some Detroit Techno. I had thee pleasure 2 play along side Juan Atkins @ The ADE in Amsterdam in 2008'. That wuz an amazing experience. Especially on tha way 2 tha gig we were jammin' 2 Dave Clarke on tha radio & he dropped a Juan Atkins track & Juan started 2 sing it right there live in tha back seat of our ride 2 tha gig. BTW, DJ Pierre wuz on tha other side of me, we were on our way 2 an Afro Acid warehouse party ")

Anyhow, enjoy tha rawnesss!!

More 2 come,

Manny-

Ps... I'm coming back hardcore u House & Techno Mutha'z!!!


Psalms 150

Juan Atkins - Electronic, 1996'(Manny'z Tapez)

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