Diversions, Part Three

Crumpled Cones (Plastic Head Band Remix)

Brand new chune fo ya boyyzz
Merry Christmas everybody!

artwork: @mishavizhn

LOVE YOURSELF

Enzo V8’s sets are all about pumping basslines, drawing heavy inspiration from the raw energy of 90s house. His style effortlessly blends raw productions with touches of jazz, disco, and funk, giving his approach to the genre a distinct edge. Expect to hear tracks released on labels like Slapfunk, Nervous, and PIV Records, delivering a timeless yet forward-thinking vibe.

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Enzo V8 @ Operator Radio - 22.02.2025

Ho Gosh - Rat A Tat

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. 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: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, 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 an F1 car.

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. Full send.

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

Straight from Hamburg’s underground: the full RAWDOGS sets from Golden Pudel Club. Raw, honest, unfiltered. Hours of deep grooves, long blends and sweat-soaked moments, captured for those who were there and those who missed it.

RAWDOGS - 01.08.25 @ Pudel - Enzo V8 (Closing)

RAWDOGS - 01.08.25 @ Pudel - Enzo V8 (Opening)

THIRTZY - Military Dance (Free Download)

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THIRTZY - Millitary Dance (STPTBOOT073)

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GEORGE PICHEL - ALL THE SELECTA (DO YA VOCAL MIX) [OHSF072]

Three selectors , one wild vibe. Here’s a taste of our end-of-summer madness: Tristan da Cunha, Dr Banana, and Truly Madly going B3B for an exclusive SlapFunk session that might return sooner than you think.

Four hours of dance-floor dynamite, curveballs, and high-energy mayhem….your perfect ADE warm-up to get those necks snapping and booties clapping.

Dr Banana b2b Tristan Da Cunha b2b Truly Madly - SLPFNK LIVE CUTZ #09

Apollonia @ Nitsa - Barcelona - All night long - 20-09-2025

Resident DJ at [PAL] and one half of @pianoriffs

Upcoming Gigs:
19.12. @ Bredouille, Berlin
20.02. RAWDOGS @ Pudel, Hamburg

Past events:
18.10. @ Privée, Hamburg
01.08. @ RAWDOGS, Hamburg
09.08 @ Pangea Festival, Pütnitz an der See
22.02. @ Operator Radio, Rotterdam
25.01. @ NTSC, Hamburg
02.11. @ hēdonē, Hamburg
20.09. @ Scuderia, Hamburg
17.08. @ [PAL] PHOXXI, Hamburg
25.07. @ [sic]nal Radio Show, Hamburg
28.06. @ Blow Store Opening, Hamburg
22.06. @ Magic Mansion Open Air, Hamburg
02.06. @ HÉLOÏSE, Hamburg
19.05. @ [PAL] x Hungry4 Open Air, Hamburg
14.03. @ Isabel Marant Store Event, Hamburg
03.02. @ Künstlerbörse, Hamburg
16.12. @ [PAL], Hamburg
09.12. @ Schroedingers, Hamburg
08.12. @ Uebel und Gefährlich, Hamburg
11.11. @ SUPER TOY CLUB, Hamburg
04.11. @ [PAL] 9 YEARS, Hamburg
18.10. @ Schmetterball, Hamburg
17.09. @ Hedone, Hamburg
24.08. @ Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg
29.07. @ SUNS, Hamburg

Enzo V8 @ Operator Radio - 22.02.2025

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