Phonica reaches out to one of the finest names in Chicago for our 129th mix.
Starting off in the 90's playing from cassette tapes with a group of friends under the moniker ‘Chuck Brothers’ Rahaan started to build an extensive house and disco collection that by 1996 would come to define him as one of Chicago’s stand out house and disco DJs. This would of course secure him with residencies at ‘The Spot’ and one of Chicago’s best clubs ‘Buddha Lounge’. A reputation he would cement with gigs all over the globe in the proceeding years also giving him an audience to his skills in production that have seen him release records with reputable labels like Lumberjacks From Hell, Z Records, Hot Biscuit, BBE and more. For this mix the Chicago legend takes us on a trip with over an hour of deep, soulful and funky disco house. We had a brief chat with Rahaan about the mix and what he has coming up!

Phonica Mix Series 129: Rahaan

For our 7th installment of SSF Podcast we have one of the most respected and intuitive selectors in our scene. 

Jonny "effin" Rock

Turkish national and based in the UK since 91’, Jonny gathered ingredients from far and wide throughout his long standing career, transcending into somewhat of a sorcerer. 
We are chuffed to have him on our podcast series. This set will take us on an acoustically rick journey, from old school House oddities, hypnotic melodies of the Orient to the furthest reaches of Disco. Jonny fuses it all into his own shrouded code, that highlight his eccentric sense of storytelling and nuance. 

We really can’t wait to have Jonny gracing our booth at SS Festival 25 and showing us how it’s done. 

So without further ado, turn up the volume and let Captain Jonny 🫡 take control.

Jonny Rock - SSF Podcast #007

Deep, soulful, rootsy flavas across house, hip hop, boogie, soul and broken beat from the Secretsundaze founder who is now doing his own thing. 
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/giles-smith/episodes/giles-smith-3rd-april-2025

Giles Smith 030425

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

tide swing //// wyllie and rikki downstairs

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Part two of RA.999: two NYC Downlow favourites go back-to-back for the first time with a jubilant homage to classic house.

The RA Podcast launched 19 years ago in 2006, making it one of the world's longest-running online mix series. As we gear up to celebrate the 1,000th episode, RA.999 lands with five mixes across five days with a cohort of artists who've left a singular mark on electronic music over the past few decades. The chemistry and legacy of these duos make for something very special—and worthy of such a huge milestone.

First up was 1morning and Regal86 with a live recording from New York's Bossa Nova. Next up? We move to NYC Downlow, and who better to capture Glastonbury's beloved queer utopia than Prosumer and Peach, going back-to-back for the first time.

If house is your thing, then Prosumer and Peach going one-for-one on the decks is nothing short of a treat. With Glastonbury still just about in the rearview mirror, this mix captures the spirit of NYC Downlow. If you're familiar, you'll know this means steamy euphoria all-night long, sweat dripping from the ceiling and an intoxicating feeling in the humid air.

And Prosumer is a true Downlow darling—a treasured custodian and storyteller of dance music who delivered his first RA Podcast way back in 2007. "If a record doesn't move me emotionally or physically, I won't play it out," he said at the time, befitting of the impeccable curation and irresistible body groove that became his trademarks. He is, in the words of the Johnny Dangerous track in the mix, the "King of Clubs."

For Peach, RA.999 marks a full-circle moment: Prosumer's 2019 closing set in the Downlow is one of her all-time Glastonbury memories. Since her first RA Podcast in 2021, the London-based artist has only grown more in-demand, with sets that typically traverse the house and techno lexicon—and occasionally R&B—with a distinctly peppy energy. "Neither of us are afraid to go deep," she said about playing with Prosumer. "We just had fun with it."

@ohpeach
@prosumer
Read the full interview at ra.co/podcast/1006

RA.999 Prosumer & Peach

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TRACKLIST
01.  Steve Spacek - Rapid Rate
02.  Julien Dyne feat Mara Tk - Layer
03. Tettory Bad feat Paul Randoloh  - Ruff & Tuff
04. Blakai feat Roseanna - Calle (Domu LO mix)
05. Break Reform -  And I (Yam Who remix)
06. Monolog - Remind Me
07. Meshell Ndegeocello - If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night)
08. Trus’me - Drilling
09. Julien Dyne - Incredulous
10. Nu Genea - The Birds Rejoice (feat. Tony Allen)
11. Inxxxwel - Chill (Inkswel and Leonard Charles rework)
12. Tony Ozier - PDX Funk
13. Linda Clifford - Runaway Love (Mike Dunn remix)
14. Candido - Dancin & Prancin (unreleased version)
15. JAZ - Friday Night (JAZ Edit)
16. Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham - Fresh Noodles
17. The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice
18. Cesaria Evora - Angola (Carl Craig Mix)
19. Atlantic Converor - War Are
20. Andy Hart - Merkin
21. Osunlade - Momma’s Groove
22. Pepe Braddock - The Charter
23. Mood II Swing - Do it Your Way
24. Pepe Bradock & Michelle Weeks - Distorted Echoes
25. Stefan Ringer & Marquinn Mason - Bounce Lesson
26. Black Science Orchestra - New Jersey Deep
27. The Chicago Connection- Dancin’ (Mark Grant Mix)
28. Edseven feat Oliver Night - Soul Takes Flight
29. Nuryorican Soul - The Nervous Track (Ballsy Mix)
30. 2000BLACK - London Boogie 7
31. Peven Everett - Heat Up (Original Mix)
32. Unknown - I Love Music (Delphonic Edit)
33. Uptown Funk Empire - You’ve Got to Have Freedom (feat Janice & Ange)
34. Liquid Dope & Kenny Dope - One More Dope Beat
35. Montefiori Cocktail - Gypsy Woman (Micky More & Andy Tee Remix)
36. Ray Mang - Lovedance
37. New Birth - I Can Understand It (Dez Andres version)
38. MSFB - Mysteries of the World
39. Gwen Guthrie - It Should’ve Been You
40. Unlimited Touch - Searchin to Find the One (Extended 12” Version)
41. Shokazulu - What You Gonna Say
42. The EastHills Expressway - Never Let Go
43. Unknown - Desire (Red Greg Edit)

fanático in-store mix with Edseven

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Pulse Grid

With Bring Me Joy, ROTSCH presents his debut EP on Human Machine Wisdom a strong three-track release full of uplifting energy and refined grooves. Each track delivers a unique blend of warmth, rhythm, and subtle detail, designed to spark joy and movement on the dancefloor. A promising first step on the label, setting the tone for whats to come.

ROTSCH - BRING ME JOY EP / HMW008

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Droppin' it like it’s 🔥 DJ Grace Sands brings a queer take on the deep house from her DiY Sound System roots, free parties and worldwide travels in the partnership Digs & Woosh. Identifying and presenting to the world as female, she'll bring the vibe at 2 am and still be found dancing at the end..! Currently resident at London and Glastonbury's LGBTQ+ meccas ADONIS and NYC Downlow, she also runs her party 'Sands of Time.'
Founder Member/ DiY Soundsystem, Nottingham
Resident/ @adonis.adonis.adonis, London
Resident/ NYC Downlow, Block9, Glastonbury
Community Music Projects/ PTriple
Runs Record Label/ ?????
Produces as/ DJ Grace, T.O.P. , Grace Sands, Digs & Woosh  
Artist/ @M@B SANDS 

This bitch is hardcore!
And you gonna looove her ;)

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