Great job, Rafael. As promised, this one will be going out on my show on Sunday. 

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FRAMES was born with the aim to provide a journey through our vision of dub, dark, organic techno. 

Format: 12" Sampler or Double CD (Mixed and Unmixed) 
Release date: Oct 24th Catalogue: KNMCD0014

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Upwellings - Jam on / Cut

Marcellus Pittman/John Cannon (1044 Coplin\JC's Groove)

‘Eighty Three’, a sumptuous slab of slow-motion gorgeousness smothered in sun-splashed synth sounds and warming electric piano motifs, was one of the undoubted highlights of Mudd’s critically acclaimed sophomore solo album, In The Garden of Mindfulness. Now the track has been given a makeover by Conrad McDonnell, a long-time friend of the family and Claremont 56 contributor.

 

McDonnell is famous for his wild and effects-laden dub mixes, both as a solo remixer and alongside long-time musical partner Dan Tyler as the Idjut Boys. Together, they provided deliciously wayward and mind-altering takes of tracks from the Claremont 56 catalogue as part of the label’s 10th anniversary triple-CD compilation back in 2017.

Now McDonnell has gone solo to deliver an album of dubbed-out revisions of In The Garden of Mindfulness, a set that will land next year. To get us all in the mood, he’s laid down a trio if reworks of ‘Eighty Three’ in his distinctive style.

McDonnell first offers up the ‘Le Cidre Dub’, a slowly pulsating rendition in which lightly echoing and tape delay-laden guitar, synthesiser and Rhodes riffs drift across a throbbing electronic groove and low-tempo dub disco drums. The veteran DJ/producer has effectively given the track a more cosmic and spaced-out spin whilst retaining much of Mudd’s intricate and densely layered instrumentation.

Those seeking even wilder and more out-there acoustics are catered for by McDonnell’s two alternative dub takes. He successfully strips back the track to its most skeletal form on the ‘Uppity Dub’, bringing the sparsest of beats in and out of the mix whilst focusing on ambient synthesiser sounds, bubbly electronic patterns, echoing electric piano notes and Mudd’s squelchy and addictive bassline. His favoured effects are all audible in the mix but never dominate the sound space.

This celebrated side of McDonnell’s audio output comes to the fore on the EP-ending ‘Uppity Again Dub’, in which waves of trippy and picturesque electronics lap against a locked-in, delay-laden dub disco groove and flashes of reverb-heavy bass. It’s effectively a heady, mind-altering ambient dub interpretation of a sun-splashed Balearic treat. Like the other revisions on the EP, it offers a mouth-watering appetiser for the album of dubs still to come.

Eighty Three (Uppity Dub)

Mystical Circles 02 EP 
Label - Mystical Circles 
Released - 1st October 2024 
Format - Ltd 250 Copies Vinyl

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PREMIERE: Admin - Three Eight Four [Mystical Circles]

@rafaelcancian é presença sempre confirmada nos projetos do selo do qual faz parte a uma década. Seu som que geralmente é identificado como Chicago House na verdade é bem mais versátil e atinge vários dos gêneros mais dançantes da música. Este mix foi gravado na noite da virada do ano durante a ultima edição do Festival Mareh. Enjoy

Cancian @ MAREH Festival 2025 - Pqnos Lencois/ MA

RNT In The D EP
Label - Razor-N-Tape
Released - 23rd May 2025
Format - Vinyl
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Razor-N-Tape goes big for their first ever edits VA on their legendary white label series! Timed to drop at their Detroit Movement weekend event, this spicy 12” includes contributions from four of the artists on the bill: Glenn Underground, Rahaan, The Patchouli Brothers and JKriv. Classic RNT style, all killer no filler disco heat on this one!

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PREMIERE: The Patchouli Brothers - Love Explosion (TPB Edit) [Razor-N-Tape]

OUTRA Discos • Mix • II

RA.1000 launches with Theo Parrish, live at fabric: a vanishingly rare club mix from the king of deep crates and impossible transitions.

There are DJ sets and then there are Theo sets. No matter how many times you've caught him in action, every time still feels like the first. Running hot, levels smoking, isolator working over time. You think you know dance music? Think again.

Parrish's debut on the RA Podcast is a milestone for the series, one we've sought for over 15 years. So it was only right that Theo led off our 1000th celebrations. Recorded live at fabric last December as part of RA's party with the London club for their 25th anniversary, this three-hour segment documents the crescendo of his eight-hour marathon. 

The Detroit legend doesn't release mixes often, and when he does, they're usually studio recordings: think NTS shows, his 100% Detroit edition of DJ-Kicks or classic tapes Body (1997) and Methods of Movement (2000). A capture of the Sound Signature boss on the dancefloor is hard to come by.

Sure, there's galvanising build-ups and crowd-pleasers, but laced throughout a Parrish beatdown are rarities designed to shock the system. In a business dominated by marketing, the vinyl master towers above thanks to a relentless hunger for lustrous melodies, moods and textures of all stripes, which he and he alone can fold into an inspiring and exhilarating joyride.

On RA.1000, blissful reggae precedes new wave disco; '80s R&B morphs into synthy techno; bleepy Chicago jack makes way for a poignant vocal ballad. It's Theo through and through. Once again, he proves that anything and everything is possible with the right records.

@theoparrish @fabric @soundsignaturedetroit @crownruler

Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Theo Parrish

For RA.1000, we take it back to the source with two never-before-heard tapes from Frankie Knuckles's private collection

There is no house music without Frankie Knuckles, literally or figuratively. The queer icon's luxurious DJ sets at Chicago's Warehouse gave a rising movement its name. From there, countless offshoots splintered and travelled the globe. But what did the genesis and growth of the sound really feel like?

The Godfather of House left behind not only timeless records, but personalised cassettes with hand-drawn liner notes handed out to friends and family. Two of those, dated to 1989 and 1996, have been digitised especially for RA.1000. (Thank you to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.)

To put that in context: the first tape predates not only many of today's active clubbers, but the entire existence of jungle, drum & bass, UK garage, French touch, Jersey club, Afrobeats, IDM, baile funk, hardcore, footwork, dubstep, dub techno, tech house, breaks, minimal, maximal, gqom, gabber, grime and hyperpop.

In short… that's a very, very long time ago. The world of dance music was much smaller. DJ culture was functionally unrecognisable from the one we see in 2025. 

And yet, to some degree, what you'll hear on RA.1000 hasn't changed at all. It's a capture of not only what made Frankie Knuckles one of the beloved pioneers of first-generation dance music, but what draws people to club culture in the first place.

The mood on these Frankie Knuckles sets outlasts even its creator: a spirit of optimism that floods the world's best dance floors and keeps dance music pulsing on into the future, nearly 40 years later, in spite of it all. We end our 1000th mix celebrations here because it all starts there.

Find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1018. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

Disco Voador EP
Label - Aureum
Released - 5th September 2025
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The tenth release from our AUREUM label is an EP featuring two original collaborative tracks, along with a remix straight from the late '80s, produced by Rafael Cancian.

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PREMIERE: Bernardo Campos, Bruce Leroys - Disco Voador (Rafael Cancian House Late 80’s Remix)

Spell PETS backwards to get STEP. Spell STEP forwards to find PETS going back to basics.
STEP is the new concept vinyl only label from the founder of PETS, Catz 'N Dogz, that highlights the rawest forms and root functions of quality club music.
STEP finds the fundamental groove with under-the-radar house and techno that is isn't afraid to be rough around the edges.
STEP is limited promo and all about the music. Each new STEP will be released every four months on vinyl only.

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Rafael Cancian - Mission Flight

Lehult’s sub series dedicated to dance floor friendly chops, edits and spins returns for the third time. 
Liem flips a sample twice on it’s head to create a sun-kissed, pumping house groove on the A-side, opening the roof of the dance floor. On the other side, DJ Assam chopped up a love song to tickle out it’s warm, party starting disco hook.

lhltsub3 / DJ Assam - Midnight Murders (Snippet)

Cantforgetaboutyou

Legendary Detroit DJ Ken Collier, Live at Club Heaven

Ken Collier - Club Heaven, Detroit (Early 90s) Pt.1

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
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Rafael Cancian - Mission Flight

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