Natalie Robinson LIVE @ The Lot Radio (NYC) 30.10.2023

At Field Maneuvers 2023, Optimo (Espacio) played the final set in the Sputnik tent as part of the Watching Trees takeover. "We expected everyone to be on their final reserves of energy," they said. "But it was instantly apparent that there was electric energy in the tent. It ended up being one of the most joyous, life-affirming gigs of [the year]."

@optimo-music @fieldmaneuvers

Find out more about Field Maneuvers 2024: https://ra.co/news/80472

RA Live - Optimo (Espacio) - Field Maneuvers, UK

Here is the whole live recording from Potato Head Bali (back in January 2018). This was really fun and wild and beautiful. Shout out to Dan and the local crew who made this trip such a special time!

Thanks for listening,
Hunee

Hunee - Live at Potato Head Bali (January 2018)

BIG DISH GO were great parties in Dublin about 15 years ago and the basement at Kennedys some kind of legendary place. The boys found back a few old recordings of our nights. They are what they are :)

IVAN SMAGGHE & ROMAN FLUGEL - BDG KENNEDYS OCT 2011

A memorable all night set at London's Night Tales Loft 
Big thank you to all the dancers!

Move D @ NT-Loft London 2025-02-21

A wildly exuberant moment in the oddest of timelines. One of my first gigs after a year of global Covid lockdowns. We needed this. A step back into the light. Thanks for the energy!

To re-live a dream is to live forever.

Much Love to all the dreamers out there - let's keep this thing alive!
Hunee

Ps. Thanks to all my friends sending me the most beautiful music - u know who u are! ❤️

Hunee - Live at Dekmantel Selectors 2021 - Beach Stage Closing

Agra ft. Deepak  - Gandhi’s Prayer (Dub)
Filippini - Listen To Your Heart (Instrumental)	
Chandra Simmons - We Can Dance (Manhattan Club)	
Maldwyn Pope - Altered State
Jean Jacques Gaston - Nadia
Annick Et Jean-Claude - Remember (Tracksuit Edit)
Vincent Fortuné - Bouc Emissaire (Tracksuit Edit)	
Articulat - Badaouiah
Ko Saba - Douga (Praktika Remix)	
Daniele Baldelli - Gandharva (Original Mix)	
The Soundstealers - Steal It An' Deal It (Sahara Dub Mix)
Elkie Brookes - Rising Cost Of Love (Prins Thomas Mix)
Herb Alpert - Red Hot
Bahia - Meu Amigo (Instrumental)	
Argentina - Let’s Play Sexy Games (Instrumental)
Double Face - Tengo La Sangre Caliente (Base Version)
Hugo Moolenaar - Big Man Cry
Caribbean Sextet - Caribbean Sextet_Gomez Edit
Optimo - Optimo (Mike Wilson Edits)
4X4 - Miss Doctor (Original Mix)
Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project - Electric City
Aashid Himons - Gods & I (extended remaster)
Sha' D Underground Trax - Scalpel Track 01
Stevie B - In My Eyes (Radio Edit)
Larry Tee - What Am I Gonna Do? (MLiR Extended Edit)	
Combi - I’m Feeling Excite
Bastedos - Sit On Dub
Eiswolf - Der Hexer
Manouch-Ka - Diabolo (Instrumental)
Hi-Tension - Objects (Slam Jam Edit)
3 Winans Brothers & The Clark Sisters - Dance (Louie Vega Latin Soul Version)		
Lars Bartkuhn - Transcend	
Isolee - Mad Marauder	
Instant House - Awade (Vocal Part Three)
Mount Liberation Unlimited - Lord Of The Floor
Latin Force - Leyla (Deep Underground Dub)
Jonny Rock - Same As It Ever Was - Mashup One Acid a Life Time			
Isolee - Pisco
Theo Parrish & Carl Craig - Falling Up (Carl Craig 2013 Remaster)		
Pris - Vanity
Jump Source - Empathy Dub 1
Frequency - Panic Mode (1993 Version)
Frequency - Panic Mode (2020 Version)
Santiago Salazar - Arcade (SG Remix)

Hunee - Live at Dekmantel Selectors 2021 (Beach Stage Closing)

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

For RA.1000, we take it back to the source with two never-before-heard tapes from Frankie Knuckles's private collection

There is no house music without Frankie Knuckles, literally or figuratively. The queer icon's luxurious DJ sets at Chicago's Warehouse gave a rising movement its name. From there, countless offshoots splintered and travelled the globe. But what did the genesis and growth of the sound really feel like?

The Godfather of House left behind not only timeless records, but personalised cassettes with hand-drawn liner notes handed out to friends and family. Two of those, dated to 1989 and 1996, have been digitised especially for RA.1000. (Thank you to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.)

To put that in context: the first tape predates not only many of today's active clubbers, but the entire existence of jungle, drum & bass, UK garage, French touch, Jersey club, Afrobeats, IDM, baile funk, hardcore, footwork, dubstep, dub techno, tech house, breaks, minimal, maximal, gqom, gabber, grime and hyperpop.

In short… that's a very, very long time ago. The world of dance music was much smaller. DJ culture was functionally unrecognisable from the one we see in 2025. 

And yet, to some degree, what you'll hear on RA.1000 hasn't changed at all. It's a capture of not only what made Frankie Knuckles one of the beloved pioneers of first-generation dance music, but what draws people to club culture in the first place.

The mood on these Frankie Knuckles sets outlasts even its creator: a spirit of optimism that floods the world's best dance floors and keeps dance music pulsing on into the future, nearly 40 years later, in spite of it all. We end our 1000th mix celebrations here because it all starts there.

Find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1018. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

Recording of HUNEE's set at the Selectors stage during Dekmantel Festival 2025.

HUNEE at Selectors - Dekmantel Festival 2025

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Natalie Robinson is a Black, queer DJ based in Berlin.

With a deep passion for house music and an innate ability to read the room, Natalie fuses classic, garage, soulful, and underground & tribal sounds into sets that electrify dance floors.

Her performances combine technical mastery and magnetic stage presence, drawing audiences into a journey of rhythm and emotion.

Known for her soulful sound and rare, hard-to-find underground tracks, Natalie highlights the deep roots of house music in her sets. As a Black, queer woman with Ghanaian heritage, she brings a unique perspective, blending influences from gospel, funk, soul, and the rhythmic energy of her background. 

For Natalie, house music is more than a genre—it's a cultural legacy born out of Black communities, celebrating resilience, freedom, and connection. Every performance is an opportunity to educate the crowd, weaving together house music’s origins while creating moments of joy and unity.

ilyas@minor-am.com


Past:
31.12.24 - Beneath the Baobabs / Kilifi , Kenya
21.12.24 - IFZ / Leipzig
15.12.24 - 20 Years Berghain / Berlin
13.11.24 - Rave on Snow / Saalbach
06.11.24 - UMI / Brussels
29.11.24 - Shelter / Amsterdam
24.11.24 - Bosburcht Festival / Baarlo
22.11.24 - No57 / Izmir
16.11.24 - Goethebunker / Essen 
09.11.24 - Watergate  / Berlin 
08.11.24 - Niteboxnitebox, Tranzit / Hamburg
02.11.24 - Panorama Bar / Berlin
01.11.24 - GEGEN / KitKat / Berlin
26.10.24 - Blitz Club / München
19.10.24 - ADE Mixmag x Yellow house / Amsterdam
18.10.24 - ADE Talk Resident Advisor x Blackartistdatabase / Amsterdam
17.10.24 - ADE Mixer / Amsterdam
17.10.24 - ADE Overbruggen x The Loft / Amsterdam
05.10.24 - 10 Years Bassiani / Tbilisi / Georgia
02.10.24 - Pure Love / Berlin

Natalie Robinson LIVE @ The Lot Radio (NYC) 30.10.2023

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