April 2022

This was recorded at Offline at Oppa-la Enoshima in February 2021.

RDC 030 - Haruka

Recorded live at @foldldn 13.03.2022

Dear friends, my set from Unfold earlier this month is now up. Thank you to everyone inside - a beautiful community full of intensity. No announced lineups, just energy. Big love xx

Daniel Avery - Unfold XXVI (13.03.2022)

@kabuto for #9. The master delivers something seriously special for this highly anticipated addition to the series. deep, groovy and pumping all at once. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Kabuto back. Ahhh the memories...

Syrup #9 - Kabuto

Asunder - Affair 85

Amsterdam-based Mad Miran has been a familiar face in the Dutch underground scene for quite some time and also made waves beyond the Dutch borders. Enjoy!

ITPS077 MAD MIRAN

Sandrien's exclusive mix for Rainbow Disco Club 2022 podcast:

"I wanted to make a slowly building deep energetic techno mix with trippy elements, and playing tracks that mean a lot to me personally."

"トリッピーな要素を散りばめながら、ゆっくりビルドアップしていくディープでエネルギッシュなテクノのミックスを作りました。個人的にも思い入れがあるトラックを中心に選曲しています。"

Tracklist:
No Moon - Simpler times 
Anthony Linell - The Wreath of Flowers
J.Blofeld - Batu
Divide - Attimo 
GiGi FM - Manas (PST) 
Alarico - Spit 
Marcal - Moritsune 
Red Rooms - Exarchia 
Jonas Kopp - Lim 31 
Mathys Lenne - Spazio Tempo
Dustmite - Caustics 
Planetary Assault Systems - Whip It Good
Decoder- Moro Safa 
Vel - Eh Lof Live_Real (In Aeternam Vale Remix)
Mathys Lenne - Sense 
Axling - Passage
Stefan Alexis - Antennae
Dast - Stella
Funk D'Void - Diabla (Heavenly Mix)

RDC 035 - Sandrien

OCCA, who's leading the Japanese techno scene both in name and fact, is recognized as one of the special figures who continues to inspire the current scene not only as a DJ but also as an event organizer with a comprehensive perspective. 

The set he performed to close DAY 2 started with a techno sound that skillfully blended roaring bass, electronic repetitive sounds that made the audience soar, and organically intertwined drums. In the latter half of the set, when the sun emerged, the audience was treated to more ravey and, at times, even sensory numbing house music, a feat only OCCA could mix up with his solid experience of self-expression in a wide variety of venues. The three-hour set is a perfect opportunity to fully enjoy his extensive library of musics.

名実共に現行のテクノシーンを牽引するOCCAは、包括的な視点を持ったイベントオーガナイザーとしても現行のシーンに刺激を与え続ける特別な存在の1人。そんな彼がDAY2のクロージングセットを務めるべく披露したセットでは、轟くようなベースとオーディエンスが昇天するような電子反復音、そして有機的に絡み合うドラムが巧みにブレンドされたテクノサウンドを用いてバトンを引き継ぎました。太陽が出現した後半の時間では、よりレイヴィーに、そして時には、感覚を麻痺させるようなハウスミュージックまでが堪能できるでしょう。彼の豊富なライブラリーを存分に堪能できる3時間のセットをお楽しみください。

OCCA at rural 2024

Neel at Floresta - Waking Life '24

Regis and Function's first mix in over 10 years is a unique paean to Silent Servant, heavy on unreleased material.

When it came time for RA to compile our Albums of the 2010s, one record with a tauntingly limited availability of 500 copies was never in doubt: Sandwell District's era-defining 'Feed-Forward'. Encompassing Karl O'Connor (Regis), Peter Sutton (Female), David Sumner (Function) and Juan Mendez (Silent Servant), Sandwell District had the underground in a vice grip for over a decade.

The collective imploded in 2013, with Sumner and O'Connor's relationship appearing beyond repair. And yet, an unlikely second phase is here, featuring imminent comeback LP 'End Beginnings' and their return to the RA Podcast after 16 years. In 2023, the trio of Function, Regis and Silent Servant had been performing and laying down new material before the latter's shock death last January. It's in the shadow of loss that this unique mix was forged.

Founded in 2002 as a spiritual sister to seminal Downwards, Sandwell truly began to hit its straps in the late '00s, as shadow-stalking cuts sliced through clubland orthodoxy like a switchblade. In parallel, the label's artwork—a noir recombination of Burroughs cut-ups, DIY zines and arthouse amour that Silent Servant made his own—helped fortify a movement which placed an aesthetic premium on grit, grain and sadism.

By the early 2010s, this fixation on the dark arts had utterly permeated the mood inside techno's masonic temples. Labels like Blackest Ever Black, Stroboscopic Artefacts, Avian and Modern Love were in their pomp, razorwire legends like Severed Heads and Chris & Cosey benefited from second winds, and it was briefly a jailable offence to not have a press photo in black and white. 'Feed-Forward' was the exceptional coronating statement.

RA.978 features a stack of unheard recordings from each of the trio, as well as close allies Stefanie Parnow and Tropic of Cancer, while also gathering many of Silent Servant's all-time favourite songs, including Psychic TV, Grace Jones and Galaxie 500. It's a strikingly vulnerable listen, one without many parallels on the Podcast. We're glad to run it. – Gabriel Szatan

Read more and find the tracklist here: ra.co/podcast/978
Read our new feature with Sandwell District here: https://ra.co/features/4426

RA.978 Sandwell District

Recorded Live at 宀 Club for Distrikt in Hong Kong on 19/10/2024

OCCA hails from the snowy city of Sapporo, located in the northernmost region of Hokkaido, Japan. In addition to inviting renowned DJs like Peter Van Hoesen, DJ Nobu, Haruka, DJ Yazi, and IORI to perform at his Archiv parties at the legendary Sapporo club, Precious Hall, OCCA has established himself as a respected DJ in his own right.

OCCA has played at several notable events, including Future Terror and Gong, which were organized by DJ Nobu, as well as Exit the Labyrinth, Balance by Mindgames, and Dommune×Boiler Room. His performances aim to take the audience on a sonic journey, where he expertly blends existing techno tracks to craft new sounds and create futuristic techno-style elements.

MIX079 - Occa (札幌) [Live for Distrikt]

Kerrie, who made a strong impression last year when she took the stage for a live set on the third night of the festival, has delivered a mix inspired by the experience at rural. Starting with the field recording sounds she collected it in Japan, you enjoy the Kerrie's iconic clear sonic sounds and intricate repetitive sounds.

去年３日目のナイトタイムにLiveセットで登壇し、強烈な印象を残したKerrieから、ruralでの音楽体験にインスパイアされたミックス作品が届きました。その際に録音したという日本でのフィールドレコーディングから始まるこの作品では、彼女の代名詞とも言えるクリアなソニックサウンドと複雑な反復サウンドを堪能することができるでしょう。

rural Podcast 017 Kerrie

@IakobMusic / Rotasu @Giorgi-Tatishvili-677635933 / @StigmaTribale 

Bandcamp - https://stigmatribale.bandcamp.com/album/resistance-st07
YouTube - https://youtu.be/BdjI7JuV2lk

Stigma Tribale is a Spanish imprint that has featured national talent such as Cheff, Mario Tishok, Danza Macabra, JFernandez, and Pablo Suave.

The first two international artists on the label hail from Georgia, and they bring a glimpse of their raw, minimal sound, shaping an EP that is as danceable as it is introspective. The pair list appearances on labels like Diffuse Reality, Solemne, and Rebel Union.

For this DT:Premiere we selected "Mystic Soul" with a mechanical and purist groove of raw analogue flutters and thundering percussion. Tense and dance floor orientated, the abstract sound design creates a mesmerising, dystopian, and cinematic vibe.

LABEL: Stigma Tribale

CAT#: ST07
ARTIST: Iakob & Rotasu
TITLE: Resistance

FORMAT: Digital

RELEASED: 1 September 2025

01. The Orchestra is Inside You
02. Drama
03. Mystic Soul
04. Tokyo Birds

RDC 035 - Sandrien

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