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Album Title: Bartomeu EP
Artist: David Gtronic  & Chad Andrew
Remixers: Randall M & Brett Jacobs
Label: Yoruba Grooves Vinyl 002
Vinyl Release: 30/03/2014

Presales:
http://www.deejay.de/David_Gtronic_und_Chad_Andrew-Bartomeu_Ep__141762

Tracklist:  
A1. David Gtronic & Chad Andrew - Zero (Original Mix
A2. David Gtronic & Chad Andrew - Zero (Randall M Remix)
B1. David Gtronic & Chad Andrew - Rhyno (Original Mix)
B2. David Gtronic & Chad Andrew - Rhyno (Brett Jacobs Remix)

Vinyl Presales

A1. David Gtronic & Chad Andrew - Zero (Original Mix) - Preview - YGV002

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)

@andrew-weatherall

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

Live set from my show in New York at The Ruins Knockdown center for one tribe .. August 2025

Floyd Lavine Live @ Knockdown Center New York  4 One tribe

Dogstarr – Dance Mrwebi Dance EP (TOYTOY Music)
The debut release on TOYTOY’s label comes from resident Dogstarr, who channels the spirit of
Johannesburg’s underground into a five-track EP, plus a hypnotic remix from CraigPlacid. Dance
Mrwebi Dance moves through deep, driving, and euphoric spaces — a record that mirrors the diverse
energy of TOYTOY’s dance floor.

1 ) Dance Mrwebi Dance
The title track locks into a pulse, its hypnotic percussion and rolling low-end creating a meditative
groove that feels equal parts ritual and release.

2) Moonlight
Sharp, urgent, and atmospheric, Moonlight moves with a restless drive. Metallic textures and layered
rhythms give it a shadowy tension that pulls dancers deeper into the floor.

3) Left the Building (Apartment Version)
This cut slows things down and stretches out the space. With its stripped, dub-infused feel, it’s a heady,
introspective moment on the EP, perfect for deeper hours.

4) Get Off Your Block( Extended Version)
The updated version of this track is faster, darker, and more intense — a peak-time weapon built for
strobe-lit rooms. Its relentless percussion and raw energy capture Dogstarr’s harder edge.

5) Sunrise Over Gwi Gwi (CraigPlacid Remix)
CraigPlacid closes the EP with a widescreen rework, morphing the original into a hypnotic sunrise
anthem. Expansive and deep, it feels like the perfect come-up after the storm.


Credits: Mastering: Mike Eye Music

Dance Mrwebi Dance

Dogstarr - Sunrise Over Gwi Gwi (Craig Placid Remix)

Dogstarr - Left The Building (Apartment Version)

Dogstarr - Moonlight ( Original Mix )

Dogstarr - Get Off Your Block (Extended Mix)

Dogstarr - Dance Mrwebi Dance (Original Mix)

Tallone - Lloydude (Original Mix)

Tallone - Step Up

JustSmart, comprising of both Justin Jarvis who started his love for Mixing in 2001 on Gemini pt-2000’s and Andrew Smart, who with a burning passion for the music industry was taught by two of the industries true pioneers Robbi Sloan & Rob Toca. Both Born in Johannesburg with what initially started out as a "Bedroom" Mixing Duo with many late night’s messing about on CDJ 100’s founded and perfected their unique style of mixing as a unit. It was at this time that the decision was made to join forces. Influenced by the sounds of Richie Hawtin, Hernan Bass, Rodriguez Jr, Tom Clark and many more, their passion for containing a Tech sound with Dark Minimal beats grew into somewhat of an obsession which was witnessed firsthand by many at their debut gig, Primal Undergrounds “Dark Motion” at CCHQ and have since then played at many of JoBurg’s top events and venues such as Aruba Lounge, Cafe Culture, MadHouse, VooDoo Lounge, E.S.P, Tokyo Star, Fire & Ice, Its Personal, Natural Groove, Toy Toy, Sunday Funk, MiHouse, H2O, H2O ft Avicci, H2O ft DeadMau5, H2O ft Afrojack, Crater Gathering as well as Fu-Cha Gathering and Truth. JustSmart’s intense interest in technology ensures their “sound” be forever evolving and progression through the industry be constant. It was with this very sound, as well as vision, that they have since created "Its Personal Entertainment", which aims to become the leading Electronic events brand by uniting music lovers in every aspect with regards to the running of quality events. With JustSmart's outlook of “Rhythm and Repetition instead of Melody and linear progression” they bring what they believe is a lack of recognition for the "Electronical Form" and offer their love of the beats to the public.

Its Personal Podcast 002 - Mixed by JustSmart

Live recording of Cam McLean's closing set at Beat Retreat: Out of this World.

More from Cam at https://soundcloud.com/cam-ross-mclean

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