A very special track produced by Mark Bell, who passed away far too young October 2014.  Never before credited to him and now available for you as a memento of this great talent, pioneer and all round lovely guy. 

Produced in Lofthouse 1995.  
co-produced & written with Huggy 

More Info here 
http://www.ralphlawson.co.uk/features/2014/10/20/mark-bell

Mark Bell & Huggy - Mash

"Staring out across the absolutely packed Lawn of Gottwood Festival 2024 as the sun shone through the trees on Crazy P dropping ‘Heartbreaker' I knew I had a mission to pull off. And that was to first attempt to keep the crowd and second take it from 120bpm disco and drop it off somewhere around 135 bpm electro ready for Freakenstein to come on in full swing. Not the easiest job in the world but one I felt confident to pull off knowing the Gottwood crowd, Crazy P and the Freaky one so well after being a part of all their lives for many years. It was also a rare opportunity for me to mix up everything from balearic beats, disco and deep house as ralph lawson before passing the headphones over to my alter ego EXIT PLANET EARTH to take over the controls for electro funk LIFT OFF!' - Ralph Lawson


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SC - https://on.soundcloud.com/RTCkuZEfq5DJiVqY9

Web - https://www.2020recordings.com

Gottwood Mix #68 - Ralph Lawson x EXIT PLANET EARTH

It was a very special warm night in Ibiza when we hosted OpenLab x Pikes Presents at 528 Ibiza

Ron Trent had just left an ecstatic crowd applauding in the amphitheatre so no pressure for Ralph Lawson opening up the club inside straight after!

Being a radio station we always like to record and stream when possible so the recorder was firmly in place to capture RL Live at 528 for the first ever time.

OpenLab x Pikes Presents - Ralph Lawson Live at 528 Ibiza

This is a mix I’ve put together through Ableton Live with some subtle Fxs and tweaks on tracks. I’ve also added some oldskool acapellas/spoken word throughout the mix. Theres some newer tracks and some oldskool classics mixed into a 3 hour funky/melodic journey. Don’t skip through it like I do, you’ll spoil the surprises ;)  just hit play and let it build!!   \o/

Paul Orbit - A Funky Space Reincarnation Mix 15-05-15

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

Recorded Live & Direct Glade Dome Glastonbury 2025

When GLADE GLASTO got in touch wanting a DJ to bridge the gap from dub into house straight after the one & only Prince Fatty at Glade Dome, I jumped at the chance to play as LOST IN DUB for the very first time. Dub has always been my first love and the inspirartiion behind pretty much everything I do as a DJ even though I’ve spent a lifetime in house music. So, if I’m going to stand up there at Glastonbury then it can only be done properly offering some respect to the roots.

Thanks to all the teachers and dub pioneers who really deserve the attention. It was a joy to drop selections from my musical heroes including Jah Shaka - forever remembered and the sound of my youth - alongside other greats including Mad Professor, Channel One, Manasseh, Prince Fatty, Kibir La Amlak, Alpha & Omega +++ before delving into some dub house & dub techno which could have run & run...

LOST IN DUB :: GLADE DOME :: GLASTONBURY 2025

066 - Ralph Lawson - fabric podcast

Uploading for my fellow fans overseas. Available on BBC Sounds in the UK.

Join Jarvis Cocker for a special edition of the Sleeping Forecast as he guides you on a restful journey through his own selection of 'sleepy' music paired with excerpts of the Shipping Forecast as read by Jarvis himself and calming sounds of the sea.  On this exclusive 2-hour edition, Jarvis' picks span the classical, electronic, meditative and spiritual with music from Ryuichi Sakamoto, Eliane Radigue, Brian Eno and Ennio Morricone. So settle down and drift away on this unique and restful journey.   Produced by Alex Yates  A Reduced Listening production for BBC Radio 6 Music 

The Sleeping Forecast - The Sleeping Forecast with Jarvis Cocker

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Pathaan's monthly is back after a short hiatus to reconnect with you all via eclectic, exotic & electronic rhythms...

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Globetronica 25 - Pathaan [with Fran Deeper]

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Born in Rome and shaped by more than a decade in London, BabyBass — the alias of Luca Andreozzi — brings together the instincts of a lifelong musician, DJ, and record collector. A bass player from an early age, his sound reflects a rare balance between groove, rhythm, and deep musical understanding.

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Breakfast With Karnak – Karnak on Acid [with BabyBass]

1 & 1/2 hours of amazing oldskool classics from the label Discomagic mixed by Ronnie Pacitti snr 

Paul Orbit - A Funky Space Reincarnation Mix 15-05-15

Paul Orbit*