Yamour has quickly gained a reputation for her versatility as a DJ, serving both House and Techno music with equal passion and finesse in her vinyl-only sets. Besides touring around the world, she is a regular guest at Giegling events and at Blitz Club in Munich. Enjoy!

ITPS113 YAMOUR

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

GMO is a Minneapolis-based DJ and producer with over a decade rooted in the Midwest underground. Their tracks and mixes feature high doses of freak and groove no matter the genre. 

Tracklist:
Machine Sound - Freddy Fresh
Orografia - KOLPOS
R3V - Atom TM
Going On - Gorilya
Demono - Radar
Filaments - MBM
Tech Resistance - natif.orchestra
Hatred (Lonefront Remix) - Wanderer
Whisper - Biemsix
Live of Senses - Jorge Fons
BS82 - Ausgang
Relic Reworked - Random XS
Oeil Tribal - Feral
Consider Phlebas - LachrymaL
Realm 02 - Monobox
S_tori - Giri
XF (Richard Holhburn Remix) - Korre
5x - Tog
NL-D1U-22-01003 - Curious Kees
Plastic Waves - Quelza
Magnet - Singular Anomalies
Self Supply - Nihad Tule
Simple Jak - GMO
CYCLIC 3 - PTTRNRCRRNT
NRSB Session 4 - Christian Bloch
OPFTG - Antony Doria
Mystic Resonance - Autokinetic
Moody Percussor - Tapefeed
The Dancer - Jeff Mills
Incremental - Orbe
50000 light-years away - Heinrich Mueller & The Exaltics
Monoceros Ring - P.God
NL-D1U-22-01001 - Curious Kees
Global Parameters - Lightman
Figuren - Alexander Johansson & Mattias Fridell
Bandalong - Giri
Escape - DVS1
Silver Tongue - Hitam
Whatnow - Autokinetic
Systems Theory - Autokinetic
Monolith - QTC
Siaka - Alan Backdrop
Count Backwards (Marcell Dettman Remix) - Emika
Gradient II - Function
Curveball 2 - Deano
Dance Alone (Black Merlin Remix) - Shari Vari
Saturn - Sebastian Cappato
Proto World - Black Merlin
K I M O R A (Dub) - Byron The Aquarius
Produced Artificial Sound - Richard Holhburn
Vasca Axolotl - Giri
Shine Wave - Joy Huebner
We Need One Another - Z.I.P.P.O

Low Visibility - sessions - S02 E03 GMO

"Designing clubs is about understanding psychology." The famed architects talk about bringing emotions, durability and hidden logic into era-defining nightlife spaces.

How do you design the world's best clubs? Studio Karhard, the architecture firm started by Thomas Karsten and his wife, Alexandra Erhard, in 2003, know exactly which ingredients go into a successful nightlife space. The Berlin-based duo are the visionaries behind Berghain and ∄ in Kyiv, as well as a number of private residences, businesses and smaller venues around the world. Their specialty, they say, is salvaging forgotten spaces and resurrecting them to serve a new purpose.

In this RA Exchange, Karsten talks about first coming across the building that's now Berghain and working tirelessly with engineers and city planners to preserve its neoclassical facade. As he explains, creating a memorable atmosphere goes beyond just designing for aesthetics. There are countless hidden design features that serve to make venues like Berghain comfortable.

But according to Karsten, Studio Karhard's masterpiece is ∄, which they began designing in 2018. He describes the special experience of first visiting the abandoned brewery—which was then in extreme disrepair—and bringing the lessons they took away from building Berghain to make this Ukrainian space their most successful project yet.

This episode takes a look under the hood of the psychology, anthropology and emotional study that inform the venues that have shaped underground electronic music culture. Listen to it in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.775 Studio Karhard (Berghain, K41)

Legendary dub techno artist Paul St. Hilaire (AKA Tikiman) announces new collaborative album, marking 10 years of Kynant Records. 

Building on the success of Paul St. Hilaire’s landmark solo album for Kynant in 2023, w/ The Producers switches up the formula to pair St. Hilaire with a different producer on each track. Referencing fellow dub techno pioneers Mark Ernestus & Moritz von Oswald’s acclaimed album w/ The Artists as Rhythm & Sound, St. Hilaire flips the concept to feature as the lone vocalist.

Over the album’s nine tracks, St. Hilaire offers a range of conscious song-writing and headtop musings, such as the spoken-word dread of “What’s This” or the sparse call-to-action of “Send Them On”. w/ The Producers is yet another essential record in St. Hilaire’s unmatched discography.

The album marks 10 years of Kynant Records, with label owner Richard Akingbehin curating an eclectic but sonically connected group of producers. These include luminaries such as Digital Mystikz boss and dubstep trailblazer Mala, or the elusive Chain Reaction artist Shinichi Atobe. They sit alongside some of the most exciting names in recent electronic music - Batu, Gavsborg, Azu Tiwaline, Priori, Cousin, Russell E.L. Butler, Aurora Halal and DJ G - all of whom bring different elements of dub techno into their productions.

w/ The Producers finds Kynant Records bridging the original voice of dub techno with the genre’s new wave. It’s a statement of intent from the label, which began 10 years ago with deep, hypnotic techno and has veered gradually towards more dubwise sounds.

Mastered by Stefan Betke
Artwork by Grant Gibson
Distributed by N.E.W.S 

A2 Paul St. Hilaire, Aurora Halal & DJ G - Mary Jane Greenfield

After visiting the lakeside dreamland last year I couldn't help myself but imagine on the moment what I would play if I had the opportunity to perform there myself (as any DJ would, I guess). I had different archetypes of sets forming in the back of my mind for different times of the day possible, if the opportunity ever came one day. 
So when I got invited to play the opening of Floresta on Sunday, it first came as a bit of a surprise, but the surprise turned into excitement and it was time to prepare a special set where I could dig into my dub techno collection. 
So, I am very happy to share with you the recording of my set, where I finally had the chance to play slow, deep, dubby and sunny techno in such a setting. 
Thank you @wakinglifeportugal for the opportunity. 
I hope you enjoy !

Altinbas at Waking Life 2025, Sunday Floresta Opening

The Bunker Podcast 235 comes from @erikluebs. This is a live set recorded in Milan on March 28 at the party Acquario.

Erik Luebs is a US-born musician and sound designer based in Japan. Eschewing typical genre tropes, Luebs approaches techno with a playfully disruptive technique, reinterpreting the fundamentals using built-from-scratch patches and labyrinthine sequencing. While the labor-intensive process is inspired by a wide range of luminaries such as Mark Fell and Rrose, the resulting music is firmly tied to the dance floor.

Luebs released an EP on The Bunker back in 2021, and has since released on DJ Nobu’s Bitta label (@djnobu_bitta), and @nousklaeraudio. He also has an upcoming release on the legendary @kompakt imprint.

Erik will be playing an ambisonic surround sound set for a horizontal audience at Going In at Reforestor’s Laboratory in Brooklyn this Friday, and an extended sunrise dancefloor set at The Bunker’s takeover of @nowadaysnyc Nonstop on Sunday morning.

The Bunker Podcast 235: Erik Luebs

ARCHITECTURAL (All night long) - LACASITA06 (07.08.2025) #OHM Berliin

[HARMONY021]— Harmony marches eastward with its 21st EP, reconnecting with its roots through a collaboration with Kohra and Monophonik. While firmly grounded in the label’s deep-techno foundations, this release leans into a sharper focus on functional, dance oriented grooves and basslines.

A-side is opening with weight and intent, shedding the EP’s melancholic hues for something darker and more forceful. The gently broken spirit of “Uyire” follows, gliding between drones and gated vocals, stitched together by tactile percussion and an underlying volatility.

“Wavefolding Dreams” lives up to its name—wickedly modulated waveforms rise from a slapping bassline that pour like upside-down rain, finally dissolving into soothing, dreamy pads.

“Eastern Timbers” starts B-side with a deep, driving momentum. Trancey basslines and swinging arpeggios ebb and flow with tidal pads, wrapping the EP in a hypnotic finish that pulses with forward energy.

Decompress with “Neuroresonance” situated on the inner ring of the B-side. Suspenseful sliding drones in a wide stereo field and a sustained chord that breathes nostalgia, covered by a playful filter in motion.

Kohra & Monophonik - Eastern Timbers
Catalogue Number: [HARMONY021]   
On label: Harmony Rec.
Release date (digital, vinyl): September 19, 2025
Release party: Juna [Goa, India] September 19, 2025

https://harmonyrec.bandcamp.com/album/eastern-timbres

A1: Kohra & Monophonik - Uyire 
A2: Kohra & Monophonik - Wavefolding Dreams 

B1: Kohra & Monophonik - Eastern Timbres
B2: Kohra & Monophonik - Neuroresonance


Artwork by: Tomas Bim
Mastered by: Nik Kozub
Text: Zdenek Vejvoda
Distributed by: One Eye Witness 
Pressed by: Vinyl Industry

@kohra @monophonikmusic

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Kohra & Monophonik - Eastern Timbres [HARMONY021] *EP Preview

Januar | 22.08.25 | BSiDE
Bochum-based dj and radio curator januar feels most comfortable moving between driving basslines and intricate, evolving textures from deep within the forest. his sets navigate through techno, trance and psy-influenced elements, creating moments of intensity and introspection at the same time.
Watch the full set on YouTube - Link in Bio
DJ: @januar.wip
Location: @schlegel_kultur_club
Sound delivered by@soundboks

Januar | 22.08.25 | BSiDE

Uno de esos honores que tan a menudo nos pegamos en esta casa, el de recibir en nuestro estudio a alguien que no utiliza la música para nada, de hecho la música le utiliza a él como plataforma para poder ser mostrada de una manera concreta en un sitio determinado.

Analogical Force, o lo que es lo mismo, una manera de entender el modo de estar en la pomada, un modo donde no se entiende de dinero, ni de modas, ni de nada que no sea el gusto por lo auténticamente encriteriado. 

Repasamos sus 10 años de existencia de modo cronológico, y por supuesto le damos la importancia que tiene, que es mucha, a la parte que huele a acetato, al sello, que con tan solo cinco lanzamientos ya tiene posos de label tocho.

Por supuesto, el encargado de narrar el asunto no es otro que su conductor, el activista musical, ese sesgo que nos ha educado el pabellón auditivo a todos aquellos que hemos tenido el gusto de vivir AF desde dentro.

Larga vida.

Electromagnética - Analogical Force

Estación de radio. 
Conversación socioMusical enlatada, sin censura ni sesgos de proximidad.

[Electromagnetismo es lo que sucede cuando le das otra vez al play. Lo que te anima a escuchar eso que llaman música, esa música que utiliza el aire como portadora, una onda senoidal como discurso y nuestros oídos como destino de su corta pero sugerente vida.

Bienvenido o bienvenida a electromagnética…]

Electromagnética - Analogical Force

Electromagnética radio / Music for Whales