SPF 50 at Dripping 2025

The mastermind behind Basic Channel, Hard Wax and Rhythm & Sound doesn't do mixes. For RA.1000, he made an exception.

Trace Mark Ernestus's path, and you trace the evolution of electronic sound itself. The timeline of contemporary Berlin is unimaginable without him. At first, that meant Hard Wax, the crucial hub that shaped the early era of the city's techno revolution. Carl Craig once said it plainly: "Mark was ground zero."

From there, Ernestus never stopped. There's the birth of dub techno and the near-flawless catalogue that followed through Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound. There's his immersion in Senegalese mbalax with Ndagga Rhythm Force. Lately, that means Open Ground the Wuppertal bunker that's letting people hear music as never before.

As part three of RA.1000, Ernestus has kindly supplied his first studio DJ mix. As you might expect, it's technically immaculate, but more than that, it feels like a substantial and generous conduit to one of the world's most vital genres.

Amapiano remains underexplored in music media. Publications like our own are still learning to keep pace with the South African sound's global pull, animating millions across the globe. 

You'll hear the range and richness of the genre across the near two-hour mix, from the gothic, percussive stomp of Caltetonic's "Bambela"  to the devotional glow of GemValleyMusiq's "Something Spiritual."

Through all of this, Ernestus has remained understated. He lets the music speak for him, with a quiet honesty that lies in decades of opening doors—creating the conditions for new sounds and scenes to flourish and carry the culture forward.

@opengroundclub @hardwax 

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1011. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Mark Ernestus

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From Nick: I put together this mix for @simmerdown with the hope that it captures some of the same feelings that come with bathing and heat—spacious, grounding, and sometimes slightly otherworldly. This meandering flow of tracks drifts between feelings of lightness while occasionally submerging into some deeper, murkier passages. I wanted to include a few points of tension to echo that alert, almost disorienting state when your body hits peak temperature in the sauna. Some tracks dissolve softly into the next, while others stretch and blend into longer sonic stories. Intended to take you on a wandering, dreamlike journey meant to open up the more contemplative corners of the mind.
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California born and based DJ, Nick Moss, is an integral member of San Francisco based collective, Quiche. The collective produces semi-regularly occurring DIY open-air dance parties that made their debut on the San Francisco scene in 2021.

Nick crafts an enigmatic dance floor experience, guiding listeners through a captivating journey that seamlessly weaves genres and ventures into unexpected sonic realms. His unconventional blending of experimental and left-field genres lends an intriguing, almost mysterious quality to his unique and esoteric sound. From the pulsating dance floors of San Francisco to venues worldwide, Nick's music demands attention, leaving an indelible impression that lingers in the shadows of the mind.
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1. Dot Dot Dot - K Wata
2. Pioggia - Pittori Locali
3. Shagwize Dub - Ura
4. Braindance - Coletivo Vandalismo
5. Merides - Davis Galvin
6. Pistol Shrimp - Cousin
7. Savar - Saphileaum
8. Softest - Coatshek
9. Antic Swoops - Davis Galvin
10. Towa Towa (Adhémars Fractal Vision) - Doltz
11. Chambercore - Bot1500
12. Who Broke This?! - Beats Unlimited
13. Higher State Of Consciousness - Jah Wari
14. Joanna - Saâda Bonaire

05 Nick Moss

Universal and electric, flowing with liquid and environmental sounds. Latin rhythms collide with broken fragments, building a crescendo of sensuality and velocity. Intriguing vocals ride over rolling grooves, acid tones, and techno kicks, creating irresistible bursts of energy.

Kia’s meditative cosmic aura meets Bitter Babe’s rhythmic fire in a tribal, sassy mix that moves, pulses, and evolves. Layered textures, ancestral grooves, and veteran bass carry the set through ravishing hours of sound.

Kia b2b Bitter Babe - Climate of Fear x Sustain Release - June '25

dejafua - Faith Aid Matters (dejafua Bootleg)

Body Clinic joins us for our next 12” release with four tribal tech-house cuts, recalling the sound of early-2000s Pacha. With E-Talking on Papa Nugs’ label running the festival circuit this summer, he’s already become the talk of the scene—and this EP makes clear why.

Body Clinic - The Righteous (ND033)

artist: @faited

It is during summer 2024, in front of 40 subs stacked under the trees of Draaimolen’s Forest Rave stage that we first met Faited. Envelope Soundsystem conjurer, soundsystem fabricator, and a wonderfully skilled vinyl DJ, Faited has made of sound an element that she invokes, crafts and playfully selects. Based in Oakland, CA, she is deeply involved in building and nurturing communities in the pure rave spirit, sharing both her knowledge of acoustic waves and bringing people together around music. 

When it comes to her vinyl selection and practice, it is raw sounds and moving energies that connect her record collection. From mind melting drum’n’base to ravey techno and trippy tech house escapes, it is a body freeing feeling that she creates on the dance floor. 

Faited had a busy summer, touring in Europe and playing a few festivals: The Great Beyond Festival in Minneapolis, Draaimolen in Tilburg (with an incredible performance alongside Octo Octa), and the multi-day rave System Activate in Vermont. When not DJing, she designs and fabricates new loudspeaker designs under her brand Faited Systems.

It is a real honour and pleasure to host Faited for Polychrome Radio on Echobox Radio. This hour of music encapsulates her unique dance floor perspective, and we can’t wait to share it all with you!


Polychrome Radio on Echobox - Episode 44 - Faited

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Polychrome Radio on Echobox - Episode 44 - Faited

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