As part of our celebration of 21 years of club culture, we're featuring some of our favourite DJs from around the world, highlighting the parties and clubs most important to their lives in dance music. 

The Loft is one of the most storied and sacred spaces in dance music history. Founded in Manhattan in 1970 by the late David Mancuso, The Loft was a party unlike any other: relaxed and gently psychedelic, with pristine audiophile sound played at a medium volume level kinder to the ears. You didn't need to blast the music to appreciate the sonic perfection of the music and the system it was played on. Over the decades, Mancuso invented his own influential style of DJing, letting the records breathe rather than mashing them together. Mancuso, who died in 2016, had many acolytes over the years, perhaps none more prominent than Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, who provides our final 2122 birthday RA Podcast: a tribute to The Loft.

Murphy has an impressive resume without The Loft: she's a long-time radio DJ, founded the Classic Album Sundays series and started her own Lucky Cloud Loft Party in London, in collaboration with Mancuso. Her DJing style, slow, steady and respectful of the music, channels those years spent at The Loft, and her RA Podcast embodies the disco-influenced sounds that define the party, played with care, love and reverence.

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RA.859 Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy

Continuing adventures in Mid(tempo)life crisis music recorded in various locations on the Albanian Riviera Sept/Oct 2024. If you've been enjoying this mix series please consider hitting the blue 'support' button here on Soundcloud or visit me on Bandcamp at eddiec.bandcamp.com. Thanks for listening!

EDDIE C - BEST FRIEND 036

Coyote March 25

 Mars aka HeathenBEAT 50th Bday - Podlasie Club Chicago

Mars / Specter / Jose Rico - Podlasie Club Chicago

For Episode 02 of the Balearic London mix series we're joined by the amazing Jaye Ward. Jaye is an expert at all things weird and wonky, from ambient to techno, and in this mix she explores the trippier sides of balearic. DJ Harvey selected her several times to support him - be it at his album launch or clubs like KOKO - so you know she must be excellent with his stamp of approval. Expect the unexpected and dive in.

You can see Jaye play the upstairs room at our party this Saturday 19th July at 17 Little Portland Street, with Willie Graff headlining. Sign up here to join us: https://www.little-portland.com/booking-options-htfs

Balearic London Episode 02: Jaye Ward

OpenLab Live From Mongibello Ibiza [with DJ Pippi]

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera
Check the full tracklist on our website: https://openlab.fm/news/time-space-108-jr-hartley

After misplacing a lovely recording from his favourite Ibiza chiringuito which he intended to air on the show, JR has put together a mix that represents the vibe of music he played there looking out at the Mediterranean ocean. An uninterrupted journey of Balearic chill both old and new. Music from Kinobe, Ame Strong, Marshall Watson, Penguin Café Orchestra, Little Dragon, Deyampert and more.

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Time & Space 108 - JR Hartley

Live at Flammable 7/20/2025

Back at the Lot! 

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Roman Flügel @ The Lot Radio 08-15-2025

Calebasse (Mandala live 1984 in Bad Bramstedt)

RA Live 2016.5.14 - Ata VS Gerd Janson - Part 2, RA In Residence, Robert Johnson, Offenbach

Tomorrow’s world...today. 
Playing forward thinking music via www.openlab.fm and 106.4 FM in Ibiza and Formentera.

OpenLab Live From Mongibello Ibiza [with DJ Pippi]

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