Hold Tight Josman - this tune is surreal!!!!

Arts - Favorite Music Podcast 006

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Three hours of high-intensity heaters from the trio lighting up US club music.

"If the baby boomer generation had the three from Belleville, millennials can say…we have Black Rave Culture." Lofty praise from Spain's WOS Festival, and yet the undeniable buzz surrounding the Washington, D.C. trio of Amal, James Bangura and Nativesun makes it feel merited.

The Black Rave Culture experience is physical from start to finish. The trio's glide through the rich canon of Black dance music is, naturally, a huge chunk of the appeal. You can hear them slamming ghettotech into gqom, threading UK garage through East Coast club, stitching antic juke and swung techno, and landing the odd Mad Mike all-timer with flair.

Their productions mine a similar store of energy, and you'll find plenty of those on RA.974 too. Perhaps most importantly, their tangible chemistry and sincere, undimmed enthusiasm for tunes are what makes this group so magnetic. 

While their RA Podcast is split threeways, it could just as easily be a round-robin session behind the decks. RA.974 is an exhilarating exercise in creating serious dance floor pressure while having a ball in the process.

@black-rave-culture @jamesbangura @dj-nativesun @ama_l

Read more at ra.co/podcast/974

RA.974 Black Rave Culture

I dont often share recordings from my longer club sets but Open Ground is somewhere i instantly felt comfortable and I enjoyed these 6 hours so much that I felt compelled to share them with you.

Hands down, one of the best, if not THE best soundsystem in the world right now! If you ever get the chance to experience it, don’t miss out.

Enjoy! 

Rene Wise @ Open Ground | Closing Set | 22/02/2025

Records mixed on two Technics turntables and an Allen & Heath mixer.

All aboard

INTERDIT EN RADIO 25-08 - A Summer Tale

“Mushroom jazz meets 90s hip hop and neo soul in a mix where the transitions don’t just blend songs—they create new ones.”

Track List
1. @sadeofficial I Couldn't Love You More (Mr. K Edit)
2. @digable-planets-official Where I'm From
3. @xmittens Winter Break
4. Sound Providers - The Blessin'
5. @xmittens – Jazz Lounge
6. @da-funksta – Served Cold
7. @moodsprod - Good Vibrations (feat. HIGH HØØPS)
8. The What – Turn It Up
9. @officialmaryjblige – All My Love
10. @xmittens - untitled interlude
11. @jazzliberatorz - When The Clock Ticks
12. @da-funksta – Do You Know
13. The D.O.C. – The Formula
14. Craig Mack – Get Down
15. Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half Steppin
16. @da-funksta – May Day
17. @wearedelasoul – Buddy
18. @joeybadass - Righteous Minds
19. @acatcalledfritz – Blast
20. @saib_eats - Spike Spiegel
21. @xmittens - untitled
22. Mr. Scruff - So Long
23. @a-tribe-called-quest-official - God Lives Through
24. Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Underboss Remix)
25. Too Short - Don't Fight The Feeling
26. MT Jones - All I Do
27. @iambungalow - I Had a Dream About You
28. @blue-lab-beats - Memories
29. @saib_eats - Piano Bar [Basement Grooves Out Now]
30. @emapea-sc - Best Believe
31. @pete-rock-cl-smooth - Straighten It Out (Instrumental Version)
32. @pete-rock-cl-smooth - Check It Out
33. Slick Rick, Nas - Documents
34. @abel_beats - Real Fonky
35. @gjjfmusic - Believe In You
36. @djquikofficial - You’z A Ganxta
37. @xmittens - i love you too much


Dopamine Vol 4

Live Main Stage Saturday Night @ Belden Town Resort 6/28/25

Dusty Carter Live @ Soul Camp 6/28/25 2025.mp3

WHAT I NEED

Has the techno industry failed Palestine?

Sama', the world's most famous Palestinian DJ, talks about Israel’s genocide in Gaza and how the music industry—and some of her peers in techno—have failed Palestine.

The most deeply divisive topic of the year is undoubtedly Israel's genocide in Gaza. The issue has prompted some artists to step boldly into the political ring and others to shield their professional identities from scrutiny and public discourse, with each camp drawing fierce backlash.

After a brief summer hiatus, the RA Exchange returns with a new season, launching with Palestinian DJ Sama’ Abdulhadi, who addresses all this and more in a charged interview. The Ramallah-born artist has since gone on to tour non-stop internationally, regularly appearing alongside some of her idols growing up, such as Richie Hawtin and Nicole Moudaber. She's also no stranger to RA: in 2023, she graced the cover of this magazine and, just this summer, contributed to our drop of RA.1000 anniversary mixes.

This interview, though, is the most outspoken Abdulhadi has ever been. She shares her take on what's happened since October 7th, including her assessment of how and where the music industry, and her peers, have fallen short; the pressure she feels to be a global spokesperson for Palestine; why she feels that the revolutionary spirit has drained from a subculture built from resistance; and how, despite it all, she retains a sense of optimism and forward momentum. Listen or watch the episode in full. -Chloe Lula

EX.777 Sama’ Abdulhadi

INTERDIT EN RADIO 25-10 / GET SPOOKED!!

Hip-Hop DJ from Troyes (Champagne/France) based in London, UK. 

Grew up with 90's French and US Hip-Hop, been hooked for life!! 😁💥☝🏼

Check out INTERDIT EN RADIO, my monthly Rap Show - the freshest Underground Hip-Hop!!! 

https://on.soundcloud.com/bCJF9jvQR7D8PuWfme

Relax, relate, release. 

R 

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