Best 2023

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We’re celebrating the tail end of the Lunar New Year with our fourth release, courtesy of Seoul-based duo Salamanda. Since 2018, they've carved out a unique niche for themselves, resulting in an expanding aural world that feels sensual, psychedelic, and whimsical. Uman Therma and Yetsuby explore new material here and put together something distinct within their own body of work: their first mix of all-Korean music.

It's a steady montage of UFOs that float on rather than zoom by, giving the listener time to take their measure as the songs fearlessly move through pop, noise, ambient, RnB, and classical. Featured in Pitchfork's 2023 "Best of" list: https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/best-dj-mixes-2023/ 

“This is the first mix we ever recorded with music by Korean artists only. Though the idea of making this mix felt challenging at first, we had fun weaving those different kinds of music into an hour long story. Hope this mix helps you start your new year fresh and with spirits full of good energy!”

Thanks for listening.

004: Salamanda

listen to side b here! https://soundcloud.com/acemo/acemo-howards-side-b

AceMo for Thank You for Sweating (Side A)

AceMo @ Howards -TYFS (Side B)

For the Sunday series, composer and sound artist Nyokabi Kariũki leads us on an “adventure in the way acoustic instruments, including the voice, find themselves in electronic spaces”. 

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Sunday Mix: Nyokabi Kariũki

Interview:  https://truantsblog.com/2023/truancy-volume-301-kassem-mosse/

Soundcloud: @kmos

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Kassem Mosse

Truancy Volume 301: Kassem Mosse

For this special edition of the fabric podcast, Lakuti joins us ahead of her B2B with Tama Sumo for Love Child's Pride takeover.‍ A diverse range of uplifting sonics, deep dance-ready grooves, and selections that seem to warp and traverse through continents and cultures.

Born and raised in South Africa, Lakuti has become an internationally acclaimed DJ, record label owner, and influential figure in the electronic music scene. With a passion for music developed at a young age, Lakuti’s sound has developed since her move to the UK in the 1990s to one that seamlessly blends a wide range of genres from house, techno, disco, Afrobeat and beyond.

Alongside her DJ career, Lakuti has been instrumental in fostering creativity within the industry. In 2001, she co-founded the Uzuri Recordings label, which has since become a respected platform for groundbreaking artists. Through Uzuri, Lakuti has championed innovative sounds, pushing boundaries and introducing emerging talents to a global audience.‍

Also known for her activism and commitment to social change, using her platform to address issues of diversity, equality, and inclusivity within the music industry, Lakuti's dedication to her craft extends beyond the DJ booth and record label. With a tireless efforts to create more inclusive spaces have inspired and empowered countless individuals, Lakuti is blossoming into a true icon in the industry.

For our Pride Special Lakuti is back with frequent collaborator Tama Sumo for another iconic B2B set, and joins the fabric podcast with a very special mix ahead of time.

018 – Lakuti - fabric podcast (Pride 2023)

Optimo live from The Beach Stage at Love International 2023. 

First 3 hours of their 6 hour set on the Beach.

Live from the Adriatic 2023: Optimo

MUSCLECARS

"It was so difficult to become someone." The house hero talks about Chicago's competitive scene, developing a sound and letting go of his ego. 

Theo Parrish is one of dance music's most influential DJs and producers. Raised in Chicago, he's become synonymous with slow-burning, immersive grooves and sets that mix classics with obscurities. He began DJing in 1986 aged 13, eventually earning a degree in sculpture and moving to Detroit, where he hit his stride as an artist and became a member of the collective Three Chairs alongside Moodymann, Rick Wilhite and Marcellus Pittman. He also started the label Sound Signature, which uses the language of soul, jazz, disco, Chicago house and Detroit techno.

A few months ago, Resident Advisor teamed up with London institution fabric to host Parrish for an eight-hour set—his first time playing the club. While he was in town, he also spoke with CDR's Tony Nwachukwu. In the Exchange, Parrish talks about the intensely competitive scene he grew up in. He DJ'd for 13 years before he was ever paid or had his name billed on a lineup. It took years of passion and hard work to break out of his local scene and build the career he's become known for. 

"At five years, you're dealing with the technical part [of DJing], at ten it's finding your sound and at 15 it's dealing with the ego of it all," he says. "It's not until much later that you actually start to play for and with people."

Parrish also reflects on the ongoing dearth of diversity in the dance music industry and posits whether some of the most popular music in the US—such as trap—reinforces counterproductive racial stereotypes. He asks: did house music ultimately survive because it left where it originally came from? Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.763 Theo Parrish

HUNEE live from Giant Steps at GALA'22. 

A precious recording lifted from our archives ahead of Ten Years of GALA.

HUNEE live from GALA '22

Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter back to back at the opening Sunday of Mister Sunday's 2025 season. May 11, 2025. "We wanna see this every week."

Justin Carter and Eamon Harkin at Mister Sunday, May 11, 2025

RA.1000 launches with Theo Parrish, live at fabric: a vanishingly rare club mix from the king of deep crates and impossible transitions.

There are DJ sets and then there are Theo sets. No matter how many times you've caught him in action, every time still feels like the first. Running hot, levels smoking, isolator working over time. You think you know dance music? Think again.

Parrish's debut on the RA Podcast is a milestone for the series, one we've sought for over 15 years. So it was only right that Theo led off our 1000th celebrations. Recorded live at fabric last December as part of RA's party with the London club for their 25th anniversary, this three-hour segment documents the crescendo of his eight-hour marathon. 

The Detroit legend doesn't release mixes often, and when he does, they're usually studio recordings: think NTS shows, his 100% Detroit edition of DJ-Kicks or classic tapes Body (1997) and Methods of Movement (2000). A capture of the Sound Signature boss on the dancefloor is hard to come by.

Sure, there's galvanising build-ups and crowd-pleasers, but laced throughout a Parrish beatdown are rarities designed to shock the system. In a business dominated by marketing, the vinyl master towers above thanks to a relentless hunger for lustrous melodies, moods and textures of all stripes, which he and he alone can fold into an inspiring and exhilarating joyride.

On RA.1000, blissful reggae precedes new wave disco; '80s R&B morphs into synthy techno; bleepy Chicago jack makes way for a poignant vocal ballad. It's Theo through and through. Once again, he proves that anything and everything is possible with the right records.

@theoparrish @fabric @soundsignaturedetroit @crownruler

Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Theo Parrish

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Simon Sim's & Tymers & Luny - I Feel You (Issa Sacha)

Please don't find me rude, but I don't eat fast food

Childish Gambino - Terrified (Nate Fast Edit)

One of house music's true originals, Maurice Fulton, graces the RA Podcast with a mix that connects the dots between soul and experimental electronics.

RA.021 Maurice Fulton

The first couple of hours of an five hour set from Optimo - until the recorder stops.

Recorded live at Whammy Bar, Auckland on 06 Jan 2017.

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@optimo-music

018 – Lakuti - fabric podcast (Pride 2023)

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