"DJs don't hit their stride until their 40s." The DJ and creative multihyphenate discusses maturing as an artist, having a family and navigating the worlds of contemporary art and cuisine.

Resident Advisor has followed Detroit native Seth Troxler's DJ career since the beginning. And on his first appearance on the RA Exchange, he is in his domestic bliss phase, living with his wife and kids in his new home of Zürich and partying at least a little less—and only on the weekends.

Since taking the house and techno scene by storm in the late '00s, when he was still in his teens, Troxler has become one of the most famous DJs in the world, known almost as much for his jokester personality and party antics as his craft. But the public image belies the skill behind his work: he's one of the most popular artists in the world simply because he's also one of the best, able to string music together almost preternaturally, as if he was born to do it. You never know what kind of records he's going to play—sometimes he doesn't, either—but you can count on it being a journey worth taking.

These days, Troxler isn't putting himself through the wringer like he used to, but he has his moments. Before this interview with RA music critic Andrew Ryce, he played New York, then Miami, then New York again, then Toronto, all in the span of one weekend. He opened up about his more responsible lifestyle, his family life and his love of food, as well as his passion for pairing art and technology and his hopes for a lasting legacy.

EX.687 Seth Troxler

"All I want to do is express what I love." The beloved Berghain resident talks about learning from failure, putting in the time and how good sound systems have changed his life.

Born and bred in Minneapolis, Zak Khutoretsky, AKA DVS1, has been throwing and playing raves for decades. Now 47, he's at the top of his game. As one of Berghain's most popular residents and a producer known for his deep and versatile sound, he's amassed thousands of followers around the world, releasing on Klockworks, Transmat and Ostgut Ton, in addition to his own label, HUSH.

Not just an artist, Khutoretsky has garnered a reputation for speaking critically about the challenges facing the electronic music community, notably through his essay about the battle between art and entertainment, and more recently through the inauguration of his revenue sharing platform ASlice. The organisation was designed in 2020 as an antidote to the pay disparity between DJ earnings and producer earnings, and its basic conceit is that DJs submit playlists of their tracks and share small percentages of their gig fees to be redistributed among the artists whose tracks they've played.

In this RA Exchange live from ADE, Khutoretsky talks with journalist Christine Kakaire about the platform and the impetus behind it, as well as his underlying tendency to be a "fixer,"  from the problems in his house to the issues he sees plaguing his community. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.689 DVS1

Our landmark 700th episode in partnership with Detroit’s Blueprint presents the first in a new three-part series exploring the untold history of Detroit techno from the perspective of the women who built it.

The history of Detroit techno is often recounted in waves. First there was the Belleville Three—Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May—closely followed by a second cohort of artists who further developed the sound in the '90s. Names like Carl Craig, Octave One, Robert Hood, Jeff Mills and Mike Banks are among those that have been codified in the official annals of techno history.

But there's another, lesser known story that is seldom told about the women who grew the scene right alongside them. Equally esteemed artists like DJ Minx (the founder of Women On Wax Recordings), K-Hand, DJ Cent, Stacey Hotwaxx Hale and more ran labels, collectives and DJ nights that aren't bestowed with the same credit as those from their male counterparts, and have consequently been lost in the chronicles of time. For the 700th episode of the RA Exchange, we counter correct this gender inequity with the first episode of a three-part series hosted and produced by the all-female Detroit collective and party series Blueprint. 

Alanna Greenlee, Janisa Nelson and Crystal Mioner embark on interviews that illuminate an alternative history of Detroit techno that unfurled alongside these better-documented techno waves, tracing the birth of a woman-led community that put mutual support at its heart and fought to earn respect from their male peers and the scene at large. Listen to the episode in full.

Credits:
Produced by Blueprint
Hosts: Alanna Greenlee, Janisa Nelson, Crystal Mioner
Guests: DJ Minx and DJ Cent
Writer/Researcher: Crystal Mioner
Technical Production: Janisa Nelson
Consultant: John Collins
Consultant: Conor Anderson

EX.700 Detroit's Blueprint: Episode 1

Excelent TECHNO Set mixed by LUCASCH
01. Pizeta - Remedios (Ramon Tapia & Stavroz remix) /Kling Klong/
02. Stephan Hinz, Philipp Ruhmhardt - Panther /Second State/
03. Andre Winter, Hatzler - Mirage /Senso Sounds/
04. DJ Anna - Slow Mind /Tronic/
05. Michele Ciuoffo, Marc Troit - Take 01 /Riot recordings/
06. Linus Quick - Big Room /Spielstaub/
07. Nerdjack - Kathaplexie (Hollen remix) /Kling Klong/
08. Sam Paganini - Rave /Drumcode/
09. Adrian Hour - Your Feed /Definition records/
10. Jewel Kid - 2005 /Suara/
11. Folker Zwart - Concordant /Different is different records/
12. Eddie Amador - House music (Uto Karem remix) /Yoshitoshi recordings/
13. Gabriel D´Or & Bordoy - Zephyros /Alleanza/


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Wednesday 3.12.2014 9PM(GMT)

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Recorded live at Brussels festival Listen, the veteran talks about leading the birth of acid techno and the sound of proto-techno in Belgium.

At the turn of the '90s, Belgium was under the twin influences of early techno and '80s new beat. It was artists like CJ Bolland who helped usher these two sounds together, bridging the low-slung sludge of bands like A Split Second and Lords of Acid with the futuristic chug of Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills and Detroit's first guard. 

Bolland grew up in Antwerp and was exposed to underground music from his parents, who owned a club. Eventually beginning to produce himself, he helped create the early acid rave sound that would take over Europe. He signed to then-powerhouse label R&S Records with his career-defining single, "Horsepower," in 1991, and from there embarked on a prolific touring career.

In this Exchange, he talks to RA's senior producer Chloe Lula live from Listen Festival in Brussels, diving deep into Belgium's unique musical landscape and his thoughts on how it's evolved in response to its position between major techno hubs like The Netherlands and France. A massive gear head, Bolland also shares his favourite tools and reflects on how the state of music-making has changed in the years since he first started his career. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.713 CJ Bolland

"They were wild and crazy years." The Spanish techno icon discusses his early years in Madrid, running record labels and staying true to his sound for more than 30 years.

Spanish DJ and producer Oscar Mulero is a legend of underground techno. Since starting to play parties and make music more than 30 years ago, he's earned a reputation as an anti-conformist tastemaker who's adamantly stuck to his guns. While his trajectory began with Madrid's goth and punk clubs in the '90s, he eventually found techno in the early '00s and started two labels, PoleGroup and Warm Up, as homes for the hypnotic, spaced-out sound that's become his signature. 

In this RA Exchange, Mulero reflects on the early days of the Spanish techno scene and how it's evolved, as well as his own roots and influences. Today, the artist is as active as he's ever been, he discusses how he's maintained longevity as an artist in the face of changing trend, as well as his best practices for making music at home and on the road. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.730 Oscar Mulero

"I put all of my energy into what I do." The Italian DJ and producer talks about his undying passion for music, his take on "business techno" and how the scene has changed over the course of his long career.

Naples native Joseph Capriati has received criticism for being the "CEO of business techno." But the longtime artist is a genuine lover of all kinds of electronic music, from the incredibly niche to the more commercial strains he plays in Ibiza, intimate clubs and major festivals. 

In this RA Exchange, Capriati talks about how he climbed to success in the electronic world, getting his start at the age of 11 (he's now 37) before being booked on the international circuit with breakout releases on CLR and Adam Beyer's Drumcode. 

While Capriati has consistently ranked high in year-end polls and music roundups, no outside plaudits have impacted the choices he's made in his career. He's doggedly followed a lifelong passion for the underground and the community surrounding it. He opens up about the changes he's made in his personal life to facilitate his rise to the top, his struggle with his mental health, his turn towards sobriety and more. Listen to the episode in full.

EX.741 Joseph Capriati

“My mission is to explore the boundaries of psychedelic music.” The revered artist talks about expanding consciousness, breaking boundaries and his new album on Tresor. 

There has always been a strain of dance music that has leant psychedelic, from the left field psychoacoustics of pioneers like La Monte Young to the proggy techno taking over today's dance floors. One artist who embodies the spirit of psychedelia is Anthony Child—AKA Surgeon—a revered DJ and producer who has historically been placed in the world of industrial techno, but whose output over the years has consistently flirted with altered states of consciousness and a strong opposition to the mainstream.

 Child is originally from Birmingham, where he and Karl O'Connor, AKA Regis, helped birth a style of powerful, loop-driven techno. Together they've put out music as British Murder Boys and released music on O'Connor's label Downwards Records. But they've had equally successful solo careers, with Child putting out several releases on Tresor and performing live improvised electronics as Surgeon and as part of ambient listening duo The Transcendence Orchestra.

In this interview, Child talks about his most recent release on Tresor, the album Shell~Wave, and its innovative use of techniques associated with Jamaican dub. He also discusses the throughline of psychedelia in his work and what it means to surrender oneself to sometimes uncomfortable processes—both creatively and in life—and come out the other side. There are strong links to spirituality and Buddhism in Child's work, many of which are designed to prompt listeners to question and reconsider the boundaries they've set around the reality they live in. Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.766 Surgeon

"We're trying to show more of who we are." The Belgian brothers unpack their decades-long career and first album in more than seven years.

There are some songs that have become pervasive, nearly universally recognisable features of pop culture. And my guess is that even if you don't know the Belgian duo Soulwax (AKA 2Manydjs) by name, you'll know their biggest hits, like early 2000s indie electronic anthems "E Talking" or "NY Excuse."

In this interview with Resident Advisor editor Gabriel Szatan, the brothers David and Stephen Dewaele talk about their decades-long career and writing their first album in more than seven years, All Systems Are Lying, which they road tested for ages before deciding to put it out. They also unpack bigger thematic arcs in their work and lives: the abiding influence of New Order's Power, Corruption and Lies LP; their creative philosophy ("If it sounds too simple, leave it alone);" and the nature of musical trends and revivals, which have fluctuated intensely since they began performing and releasing records. Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula


EX.776 Soulwax

This is the CLR Podcast 444 with a set by Victoria Engel. Enjoy!

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Tracklist CLR Podcast 444 I Victoria Engel

LDS - Pow2, Epilog (Original Mix) - Tresor Records 
Pierce - Vairoc (Original Mix) - WSNWG - BACK TO ZERO
Ø Phase - Nonphysical (Original Mix) - Modwerks
Cirkle - Subsonic (Original Mix) - Sublunar
Remezko - Raw Lines (Original Mix) - trau-ma
Dawn Razor - Snake Eyes (Original Mix) - Planet Rhythm 
Flug - Ruthless Charm (Original Mix) - 444 SERIES 
Invisible Operator - The Cure & The Cause (Original Mix) - Circuit Structure Records
Developer - She says she's good (Original Mix) - Modularz
Iraklip - Reverie (Snakebite_616 Remix) - AKTIVV
THISISTHX - Wolf Rayet (Original Mix) - Synergie 
Arjun Vagale, Peter B - Before the after (Original Mix) - BOND
Jamie, Lucas Bergen - Mechanized Desire (Original Mix) - Byond Momentum 
A. Paul - Sprint (Original Mix) - ONHCET
DEAS - 8 AM (Original Mix) - Planet Rhythm
Laurent Garnier - Unreasonable Behaviour (Original Mix) - F Communications

CLR Podcast 444 I Victoria Engel

Run it Red for September 2025 is here!

This one features fresh, recent and unreleased cuts from the likes of Rodhad, Mark Broom, Annie Hall and Joe Milli, some ‘Just for fun’ re-edits of Obscure Shape, Honey Dijon and Confidential Recipe plus an edit of Heiko Laux and Steve Rachmad i did purely for my own sets in 2011/2012 that is soon going to drop on the excellent, Kanzleramt. Much love for the ongoing support and big ups to the labels / artists (full tracklist below!). Sims x 

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1. Ray Kajioka - Nord Hammer. Frameworks
2. Zarco - Spacetool. PRT WRX
3. Nørbak & Temudo - Rasteira. Hayes
4. Studyman - As U Like the Arpeggio. Metrohm
5. DisX3 - Splinters. Lila
6. PTTRNRCRRNT - Virtual 2. Immaterial.Archives
7. Pyramidal Decode - Fiammata. PHYR
8. Truncate - Lonely Night. Clergy
9. Ikari - Rubber Membrane. Inguma
10. 1morning - Like A Funk Machine. SEVEN
11. Uncertain - Nasty. Rekids
12. Andre Luki - Incorrect Conductor. Arido
13. Dynamic Forces - Driven. Symbolism (Forthcoming)
14. Daryl Stay - Ah Yeah. Ploy
15. Rødhåd - Lift Off. Air Texture
16. PTTRNRCRRNT - Virtual 1. Immaterial.Archives
17. Techflex - Liquidus. Naked Lunch
18. Telegrama - Caldas 02. Milagrosa
19. Fixon - Panama Cut (Truncate Remix). ANOAH
20. Uncertain - Push. Rekids
21. Heiko Laux & Steve Rachmad - The Viking (Ben Sims Edit). Kanzleramt (Forthcoming)
22. Laurel - Initium. Mind Medizin
23. RARÓG - Resilience. Antimodus
24. MMØ - Mutuo. FatGrooves
25. Trismus - Weird Looking Fellah. Hayes
26. Telegrama - Caldas 04. Milagrosa
27. Lando - You and Yours. Face To Face
28. Lando - Freex. Face To Face
29. Ø [Phase] - Change Agent. Modwerks
30. Soulmate - Untitled. Unreleased
31. Lost Loops - Nv99Ps_Rec02_2506. Life
32. Parde Grilon - Insensitive. Registros Siderales
33. Lost Loops - Shjmx_01Vdis_2500. Life
34. Metapattern - Rockets. ANOAH
35. Phyc - O Golpe Do Estelionatário. Unknown
36. Fixon - UFO Wrangler. Hardgroove (Forthcoming)
37. Confidential Recipe - Work It For Luv. Illegal Alien  **
38. Henko ES - Haru. Fonio
39. Makaton - Debris Field. Rodz Konez
40. Aske - Bending Of Time. Primitive State
41. Electric Rescue - Aygo (L'ombre Remix). Skryptom
42. E.D.A.L. - Geistige Bewegung. Arido
43. Tonyy - Gradient. Edit Select
44. Kaan Pirecioglu - Spellbound. Float
45. DisX3 - Freq Mode. Lila
46. Honey Dijon & Channel Tres feat Sadie Walker - Show Me Some Love 
(Shake The Earth Extended Remix). Classic **
47. Mathias Kaden - Freedom (Instrumental). Rekids
48. Daryl Stay - Chroma. Ploy
49. Mark Broom - M-Tallic. Unreleased
50. Joe Milli - Expressions. Livity Sounds
51. Soulmate - Untitled. Unreleased
52. Charlton - Chocolate Haze. Inguma
53. Obscure Shape - Zwei Seiten. Clergy  *Sims JFF Edit
54. Lost Loops - Instr_Antkk3_2501. Life
55. Pyramidal Decode - Eternità. PHYR
56. Deluka - Tribal Waves. No Signal
57. Aske - Occultation. Primitive State
58. DC11 - Someone Who Clearly Doesn't Give A Fuck. Planet Rhythm
59. Trismus - The Gap. Hayes
60. ópax - Bell Dent. Air Texture
61. Petit Beurre - Dedra. Metrohm
62. Juri Heidemann - HLLLLL. Pengan
63. Joe Milli - Look Again. Livity Sounds
64. Annie Hall - Ability To Multitask. Delsin
65. Kosh - Breaksit. Cragie Knowes

*Sims JFF Edit
**RB  JFF Edit

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