John Talabot@Soundit BCN Oct'22

Party-starting stompers from a crossover star.

Even if you've never met Adam Longman Parker, AKA Afriqua, you can get to know him pretty well through his music. His lyrics ("Would you house me in a house, would you house right in my mouth?" from "Dr. House"), track titles ("Wagwan Bhagwan?") and cover art exude a charmingly cheeky demeanour that makes his music personable. It helps that his latest records are absolute smashers–funk bombs with jacked beats and bouncy grooves.

Once ensconced in the minimal world, the Virginia-born artist gravitated towards Miami bass, Midwest house and zesty techno before the pandemic. Thankfully so: his recent discography combines Moodymann's slinky swagger with The Neptunes' killer sense of rhythm. Just like those legendary acts, Parker carries weight in both the underground and mainstream—he's released with Tomorrowland label CORE Records and DJ'd at Ibiza superclubs, while still appealing to more headsy crowds.

His career expansion hasn't cost him his principles, either. A champion of Black history and culture, the classically-trained pianist infuses overlooked Black musical traditions like psyfunk into his work. Coloured, his debut full-length, was a tribute to what he called the "Black musical tree."

"Genre is just temporary housing," the now Berlin-based producer noted in a recent Instagram post. That mentality informs his RA Podcast. From '90s-inspired house and luxurious harp melodies to some of his originals and even a "Satisfaction" remix, it's a celebration of unpretentious, feel-good music. Put simply, it slaps—hard.

@afriqua

Read more at ra.co/podcast/972

RA.972 Afriqua

Kiosk Radio Residency — February 2025

trakklist:

Dubtrak - Endless Sea (Dubree Edit) [Insectorama, 2025]
Cell - Asthenia [Ultimae Records, 2024]
Slow Dancing Society - In the Event of a Moment [Bandcamp, 2024]
Sign Libra - Intro/Tropical Plantarum [Antinote, 2018]
Yagya - Haust 3 [Small Plastic Animals, 2025]
Echo Inspectors - Uncanny Valley [Primary Colours, 2025]
Monolake - Ice [Field Records, 2025]
Monolake - Ethernet [Imbalance Computer Music, 2014]
Veronica Vasicka - In Silhouette (Regis Unreleased DNS Mix) [Bandcamp, 2023]
Regis - A Hollow Moment (Dub) [Downwards, 2021]
Efdemin - Kassiber [Infrastructure New York, 2016]
Djrum - Frekm, Pt. 2 [Houndstooth, 2024]
Saudade - Trappes [Carpet & Snares Rec, 2019]
Trybet - Moodsetter (Edward Remix) [Kalahari Oyster Cult, 2025]
Martinou - Fragments [Fauxpas Musik, 2025]

Flow Theory 019 w/ mandarín

Jasper James invites Manakinz - 15 February 2025

Feel My Bicep FMB Mixtape
@feelmybicep

Track List
Slick N Flash - Split
Synapse – Cosmic Connection
The Exaltics - NGC 253
Insync vs Mysteron - White Plains
Que Sakamoto + NT -ここは何処 Kokowadoko ( Forcecoming )
Phreax - Jitterballz
Froyd - FUNKMUTANT
Dr. Scissors – Emotions Babe
Fiction & Spice - Digital Overload
Chimera - Nude Epartur
DJ Vela - IRRESISTIBLE
Que Sakamoto + NT -  寿 Kotobuki ( Forcecoming )

FMB MIXTAPE 255 | QUE SAKAMOTO

A part of my vinyl-only morning set, played right after Call Super during our first twin event series at OHM Club. 

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! xx 

Nathalie Seres at twin. _ OHM _ 24.01.2025

the worlds gone crazy™️ and 85% of shit has changed since 1992.

but this hasn’t, not really. this is what i do, and have been doing every night since i was 17.

i find records i love, i fly to a city. i take a nap. i play the records for people. they dance. i get paid i go home.

sometimes i actually think there might be something wrong with me to STILL be doing this. am i stupid?

HOW…. how could you STILL be playing records for people at 5am. shouldn’t you have developed an APP? A line of Wellness Products? surely you should have “sold your company” by now? WRITE A DECK? raise capital!!!! Get bored.
but then i play a set like this (link above) and remember that this is, in fact, as good as it gets, that the core idea i had as a 16year old was actually the BEST idea: to live a life surrounded and protected by MUSIC. armed with your favourite songs, the ones that keep you young and confidant, the ones you want to share with friends.

so that is DJing for me. simple. not particularly revolutionary… except for the fact that to be excited and happy seems revolutionary these days.

also: i’ve played about 4500 parties. and most are like 6 or 7 on tens….. sometimes an 8.

THIS WAS A 10. And the 10s never get recorded. there are lots of exclusives and THREE of my new tracks. and its been recorded WITH all the crowd noise…. trust me its a good one.

if you only listen to one of my 4 hour sets this year…. make it this one.



love from montreal via Offenbach/RJ (one of the best clubs on earth)

t

Tiga 4hr live from Robert Johnson with full crowd audio. Nov 2024

IWD25 - Marie Montexier - fabric podcast

The beloved German producer talks about finding inner peace, overstimulation and his new album on Pampa Records.

Mental health is a topic that comes up frequently in the music industry, but it's still not discussed enough among electronic music's top performers. In this RA Exchange, Stefan Kozalla—better known as DJ Koze—opens up about his battle with anxiety, self-doubt and rising expectations that come with being a long-standing, high-profile name. He talks about overstimulation, music as rest and the compromises artists need to make to have relevance and staying power.

Kozalla, a beloved and eccentric German artist who has developed a cult following over the course of his career, has productions on esteemed labels like XL, Kompakt, Cocoon, Warp, Ninja Tune and BPitch, which garner praise as soon as they're released. "Every time DJ Koze comes out of the woodwork to drop a 12-inch—or even just a remix—we usually end up hearing it everywhere for months on end," wrote former RA editor Andrew Ryce.

Kozalla talks to RA contributor (and former editor) Matt Unicomb about his production process and early influences—an uncanny combination of Basic Channel and Public Enemy—as well as his forthcoming album, Music Can Hear Us, coming out on Pampa Records on April 4th. Listen to the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

FMB MIXTAPE 255 | QUE SAKAMOTO

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