Name: From The Record Store Mix (24.04.2021) by PROTON RECORDS & AGENCY
Duration: 1 h 44 min 52 s
Description: First mix of Protons mix series 'From The Record Store' recorded on 2x 1210mk2 technics back in 2021. Crisp vinyl sound.

RA CC Copenhagen brought together online radio station Drift Radio for a livestream and local community builder and record store Proton Records for a pop-up record sale at cultural hub Øen in celebration of the interconnectedness of their community and the distinctiveness of the Copenhagen sound.

https://soundcloud.com/atikka-music
https://soundcloud.com/drift-radio
https://www.pr-t-n.org/
https://soundcloud.com/oencph

RA Community Connections Copenhagen - Atikka @ Drift Radio

Martin Gilleshøj - live @ KUNE 2023, Vessel Stage
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Brace yourself for a mesmerising and cosmic extended 4 hour trip in the world of trippy, gloomy and illuminating frequencies across Goa and Progressive....deep, twisted and groovy...

@martin_gilleshoej

TASCAM DR-40

CRUDE MIX 195 - Martin Gilleshøj

It will be a trippy floating journey with loads of spicy rhythms 🎢

https://instagram.com/_polygonia_

Polygonia @ The Lot Radio 10-06-2023

Purelink have been described more than once as an "ambient boy band." (They themselves say "jam band.") It's not meant dismissively—the American trio purposefully mean to function as a band, even if their main instruments are laptops. Ambient might not quite cut it as a descriptor, though. The group's music crosses eras and scenes, touching on the late '90s clicks & cuts boom as well as the billowy ambient techno put out by labels like 3XL, West Mineral Ltd. and NAFF. 

Their most recent LP, Signs, released on enigmatic imprint Peak Oil (and one of our favourite albums of 2023), is especially impressive, made of stuttering rhythms and glassy textures. In other words, it's ambient-not-ambient. While members Concave Reflection, kindtree and Millia have all made excellent music on their own, something special happens when they come together.

Purelink's RA Podcast is another stellar contribution to our post-New Year's tradition, where we highlight a more laid-back sound to soothe weary minds and frazzled brain cells after the heavy holiday celebrations. This is 90-plus minutes of intricately textured downtempo, dub techno and even UK garage, all cut through with a floaty, almost drowsy quality, with plenty of exclusives and unreleased cuts from the likes of Nick León, James K, Downstairs J and more. It highlights Purelink's position as a bridger of worlds, sounds and tempos.

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/917

RA podcast

RA.917 Purelink

Today we are celebrating NYE with this special mix made by the iconic Copenhagen duo Cockwhore & Macho <3 

Cockwhore & Macho Copenhagen Queer DJs are a vibrant part of the LGBTQ+ community in Copenhagen, Denmark. They bring their own distinct flavor to the  scene, incorporating elements of tribal and progressive house to create a dynamic and captivating NYE Mix.

Enjoy!

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DAS RADIO NYE SPECIAL 2024: Cockwhore & Macho

Here’s Anders Olesen with 1h30 of balearic, dubby and minimal house on vinyl

https://www.instagram.com/aolesen85/

Proton w/ Anders Olesen @ Drift Radio 02-05-24

Live recording of a set I played at a underground free party in Aalborg back in June. Raw and unmastered.
Its mostly trance and mostly vinyl, the ending is a bit random but hey, we had fun at the function!

Big shoutout to Vivien AKA Viv IP for the invite to this nice underground party!

Live Recording - Free party in Aalborg 2024

Across eight tracks, Tilliander and Kajfeš masterfully balance slow, lumbering machine pulses, delicate synth textures, and impeccable trumpet lines. Tilliander’s use of both analog and digital synths carve out the structure of these sonic sculptures, while Kajfeš’s elegant trumpet playing pushes against them, infusing the dreamy soundscapes with both acoustic tension and melodic detail.

Individually, Andreas Tilliander and Goran Kajfeš have long been recognized as leading names in Swedish electronic music and jazz, respectively. Both have consistently pushed and transcended the boundaries of their genres. Tilliander has explored everything from techno, drones, and dub to clicks’n’cuts under monikers like TM404 and Mokira. Kajfeš has been a relentless innovator in jazz, playing a central role in bands such as Oddjob, Subtropic Arkestra, Tropiques, Nacka Forum, and Fire! Orchestra.

Now, they join forces, forging a new path for both ambient and jazz music.

KM060 © 2025 / Kontra-Musik
Written and produced by Andreas Tilliander & Goran Kajfeš
Andreas Tilliander - electronics / Goran Kajfeš - trumpet
Mixed by Andreas Tilliander /Mastered by Rashad Becker / Image by Goran Kajfeš /Graphic design by Daniel Zachrisson www.kontra-musik.com / Distributed by Clone

In Cmin

KM060 Andreas Tilliander & Goran Kajfes - In Cmin PREVIEW

Sebastian Mullaert has always favoured the long arc: of tracks, of creative cycles, of artistic trust. His next chapter unfolds in the form of a new vinyl only label, born in close collaboration with Ulf Eriksson — his longtime friend, ally and the steady pulse behind Kontra Musik, a label that’s been both home and launchpad for many of Mullaert’s most vital releases.

K-Files is built on two foundations: singularity and multiplicity. Every release will present a single track refracted through three or four different versions — each one approaching the core idea from a distinct creative angle. These are tools not just for DJs, but for listeners who hear dance music as more than just rhythm — as mood, as exploration, as transformation.

The first release, KFILE 001, sets the tone: deep, dubby, and spacious, it invites patience and immersion. But like all good rituals, the process will shift. Future releases are already poised to explore other territories: sharper energies, stranger grooves, unexpected colours.

In an world increasingly defined by instant access and digital saturation, K-Files stands
intentionally apart — a slower offering. A return to physicality, to process, to the tactile rituals of listening, selecting, and playing music with care.

K-Files is a sublabel for those who play records not just to move bodies, but to open space. A
platform for sonic evolution, variation, and perspective. A place where dance music is not pinned down — but opened up.

Each record will be released exclusively on vinyl.


K-FILES 01

K-FILES01 -  Sebastian Mullaert  - K-FILES01 PREVIEW

First mix of Protons mix series 'From The Record Store' recorded on 2x 1210mk2 technics back in 2021. Crisp vinyl sound.

Proton Records

From The Record Store Mix (24.04.2021)

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

Proton – a record store, an agency, a hangout space, and much more for the adventurous listener.

From The Record Store Mix (24.04.2021)

PROTON RECORDS & AGENCY

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