A fairly large live set by @priori-ties at @thecraveofficial

The Sizeable Mix Vol. 16: Priori (Live)

The best festival tucked away in beautifuuuuul Wales .....

softi : Freerotation 2024

Words by Ceci (@ccl-url): 

"Special thanks to Steevio & Suzybee & all the volunteers, workers & dancers 💙

This is my recording from Friday night Room 2, 12:30-2am, my first time being at the mythical Free Rotation. Playing one of the first sets & seeing the room, decor and the big bad subs of Room 2, years of fantastical lore and reality melded, I wanted to keep it sexy, wonky, trippy— imagining a psychic electric swamp and how one would levitate thru it... to the sky. No bpm trickery this time. Out to the heavenly bodies of the universe! ;)

Mastered by Wordcolour"


i <3

ani/live Fifty Six: CCL @ Freerotation

A dear friend and very talented dj for number #167. I met @na_one, the Korean born but now Amsterdam based DJ, in Berlin a few years ago when we both played the same Patterns of Perception Party. Since then, i've seen her DJ on various occasions, including an Animalia party in Melbourne last summer, and an evening at Garage Nord in Amsterdam. 

Her versatility but commitment to pure groove is always consistent. Naone's personality and dynamic energy can really be felt in her musical outputs, let alone her amazing technical abilities, boasting an impressive record collection, and also foraying into production with some amazing releases on @warningberlin, @oneyewitness and a @dkmntl cassette tape compilation. She always manages to bring the party vibes (on or off the decks), but her skills are serious.

Thank you so much Nawon for the mix <3

Animix One Hundred & Sixty Seven: Naone

The tunnel is a magical stage and im very grateful to have been asked to play the Saturday late afternoon set, before one of my biggest electronic-music inspirations, voices from the lake. I took the opportunity, considering the impeccable programming, open minded crowd, and perfect soundsystem to play a more slow building, delicate festival set - which felt very true to my real taste, and an homage to many of my deepest and longest standing inspirations. Thank you so much to the entire Draaimolen team for the trust.. and for the other worldly reality you have created in this very special festival. - Kia

Kia at Draaimolen Festival 2024

my live set from sustain release year 10 at the grove friday night. this was one of the wyldest vibes ive experienced while playing live and i hope you can feel the feral energy within and enjoy <3

xx

Sepehr (live) @ Sustain Release Year 10

Kaleidoscopic psychedelia from one of Australia's finest.

While it might feel early to call bets on DJs of the decade, Kia Sydney, best known as Kia, is undoubtedly one of them. The Animalia founder began in Naarm's (Melbourne) underground scene in the mid-2010s, crediting a trip to the influential deep techno Japanese festival, Labyrinth, as the inspiration behind her sound.

Deep techno might not cut it as a descriptor for Sydney's sound, though. Hypnotic ribbons of steely techno mix with atmospherics and nimble grooves, drawing from IDM, dub and tech house, sharing as much with DJ Nobu and Donato Dozzy (try to find the track that overlaps with Dozzy's own RA Podcast) as well as modern practitioners like Priori and Beatrice M.

This distinctly Australian scuttling psychedelia has made Kia one of the most sought-after underground DJs globally. Her brainchild, Animalia, showcases a plurality of sounds and scenes, serving as living proof of the fruitful shift of the 2020s: less serious, perhaps, but with a sense of open-minded worldliness that offers a far more promising vision of what dance music can be and achieve.

Sydney's rare talent lies in forging connections, bringing people, sounds and ideas together with a distinct playfulness. Her RA Podcast showcases this alchemy in abundance, weaving classics like Monolake and Enya with peers such as OK EG, Cousin and Command D.

As she told us in her 2023 Breaking Through profile, "people tell me I have quite a distinctive sound but I can't tell so much because I hear so many different versions of it." RA.973 serves as confirmation that Kia's style is, to say the least, the mark of a generational talent.
 
@kia-sydney @animalia-label  @cirruslabel

Read more at ra.co/podcast/973

RA.973 Kia

21st century electro-futurism, Helsinki style. 

Sometime around a decade ago, electro started to surge onto dance floors again. A new generation of DJs, from Helena Hauff and DJ Stingray, brought the sci-fi, cyborg funk to new audiences, as a modern retool of the style began enjoying the ubiquity of its four-to-the-floor cousins. And few embody its future for our current decade like Sunny Seppä, AKA Sansibar.

Cutting his teeth in Helsinki's underground with residencies at Kaiku and Post Bar, Seppä's sound draws from a broad range of influences far from the Finnish capital. His first releases channeled the high-definition Motor City school of electro, but he has since evolved.

Not one to be confined by the narrow confines of any genre, the Finnish producer and DJ's discography has steadily begun to encompass a wider palette of influences, including releases with fellow new-gen electro artist Reptant.

It's no wonder Seppä has found a home on Kalahari Oyster Cult. Sans Musique was released by Rey Colino's label, and both are united by a love for an amalgamation of gritty and ecstatic sounds of the '90s. As Colino put it himself, the Cult espouses "nostalgia with a modern sound design."

You can hear that peppered throughout Seppä's RA Podcast. From Simulant's stone-cold classic "Wav.Form" to shades of tech house from the late '90s and early '00s (as well as some of his own unreleased material), the full vision of his broad sound world comes alive on RA.976. You won't technically hear too much electro in this mix—but underscoring many of the selections is the retro-futurism that electro elicits, that bleary-eyed optimism of dance music's halcyon era.

@sunnysibar
@sin-sistema-sin

Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/976

RA.976 Sansibar

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Get ready for Minor Antagonist's debut EP, a captivating collection of three original tracks and three remixes that will take you on a sonic journey. The EP kicks off with the intense 'Jejum,' followed by the driving energy of 'Resurgence,' and culminates with the atmospheric soundscapes of 'Nomadic Void.'

These originals where reimagined through the unique lenses of three talented members of the family. Local Analyst’s Nomadic Void injects an experimental edge his sound is always pushing boundaries and creating sonic textures and landscapes. Also on Nomadic Void mchvlsm provides a fresh perspective, reworking the tracks with their signature rhythmic approach. Abstract Human take on Jejum offers an intricate approach, adding layers of complexity to the original compositions. 

This EP is a must-have of club oriented techno with innovative sounds thanks to its meticulous production. Prepare to be captivated!
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Production by:
Raphael Barnika
Remixes by:
Eduardo Rodarte
Juanjo Vilches
Austin Schwartz

Mastering by AT
Artwork by AT
released August 15, 2025

Minor Antagonist - Resurgence (Original Mix) [MasterAT]

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