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Last week's episode is full of new and upcoming music. Very soulful, electronic and also jazzy. Enjoy!

Marian Tone from The Space In Between // 11-17-2023

Our TSIB-host with the most, Marian Tone, has spontaneously returned to The Space In Between for a two hours records-only DJ set. Blending soulful downtempo grooves, slow boogie to mid- and uptempo tunes out of his record box. A very timeless and good vibes bringing episode.

Marian Tone from The Space In Between // 07-26-2024

Acoustic fingerstyle is about creative expression by pushing the limits of what an acoustic guitar can do; be that with complex fingerpicking, tapping, playing percussively, or even by re-tuning the guitar mid-note, performances are often as good to watch as they are to listen to 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/your-specialist-subject/episodes/your-specialist-subject-intro-to-acoustic-fingerstyle---liam-27th-december-2024

Intro to Acoustic Fingerstyle W/ Liam 271224

Our lives sometimes lack something larger, more illustrious, grandiose even. This mix is for those seeking illusions of grandeur.

Brass ensembles as large as skyscrapers, harmonies elaborate enough to build kingdoms upon, and strings upon strings in majestic cacophony.

Effortlessly magic jazz takes it's time before manic fusion takes centre stage culminating in resplendent and regal ensembles provide the climactic ascendancy into the above, the beyond and the grandiose. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/your-specialist-subject/episodes/your-specialist-subject-illusions-of-grandeur-w-mystery-season-29th-december-2024

Illusions of Grandeur w/ Mystery Season 291224

Childhood memories of polish jazz. From 60s till 00s, from Komeda classics to Pink Freud’s modern sound. Best served with a plate of hot pierogi. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/your-specialist-subject/episodes/your-specialist-subject-polish-jazz-to-eat-pierogi-to-w-iga-drobisz-29th-december-2024

POLISH JAZZ TO EAT PIEROGI TO W/ IGA DROBISZ 291224

Navigate between night and day with two hours of soothing beats, transitioning from moody ambient and shoegaze to uplifting folk, indie and trip-hop.

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you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep w/ Conduct Disorder & Cat A Lula

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)

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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

Navigate between night and day with two hours of soothing beats, transitioning from moody ambient and shoegaze to uplifting folk, indie and trip-hop.

you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep - 16th August 2025

Navigate between night and day with two hours of soothing beats, transitioning from moody ambient and shoegaze to uplifting folk, indie and trip-hop.

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you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep w/ Conduct Disorder - 26th September 2025

you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep - 31st October 2025

Heads Radio Show 186

19.11.25
20h – st. kinyo and The Zodiac LIVE
21h – Balearic Banana
22h – moe.

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Balearic Banana - Heads Radio Show 186 - 19.11.25

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The Breakfast Show - BB - 21 Nov 2025

We're delighted to welcome Eden Aurelius to the Deep Breakfast Series, bringing a unique sonic experience to our 336th edition. 
With roots in the vibrant music scenes of NYC and Chicago, Eden's sound is a masterful blend of atmospheric textures and hypnotic rhythms. Her music is a refuge from the noise, inviting listeners to step into a world of introspection and calm.

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you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep - 21st November 2025

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We broadcast a variety of live shows, from music to science and sports, featuring international DJ's, artists and guest speakers weekly since 2017. We are committed to support emerging talents and to engage the local community and beyond. Our main goal is the overall cultural development through diverse initiatives.

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you can't wake up if you don't fall asleep - 21st November 2025

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