Happy days are around the corner. To help everyone cope until la teuf is back, we’re excited to announce Rakya’s new podcast by @Spacedlondon dedicated selector: Tho - @thospaced.

A 1-hour trip spanning from 80’s sunny electronics to forgotten retro grooves, reminding us what we’re ALL hoping for: better days <3

Pour some organic Gamay, put your sunglasses on, enjoy the ride!

Rakya Podcast .041 || Tho

Discogs >> https://www.discogs.com/fr/Charonne-Innervoice/release/18610228

Pre-orders starting now :
Yoyaku: https://yoyaku.io/release/zora008/
Deejay : https://www.deejay.de/Charonne_Innervoice_ZORA008_Vinyl__980172
Juno : https://www.juno.co.uk/products/charonne-innervoice/840337-01/
Redeye : https://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/vinyl/138520-zora008-charonne-innervoice-3x12

Charonne - Innervoice [LP] 3 x 12''

A1. Une Voix Inconnue
A2. Jinx

B1. Odyssée
B2. Pastel Paradise	

C1. In The Valley of Feelings
C2. Move Me (feat. Badbadtati Cosmic Vox)
C3. Freak Freak	

D1. Disco Nights	
D2. Future, Past, Present
	
E1. SpaceCityFunk	
E2. Khebian	

F1. Utopia	
F2. I Lost My Body	
F3. Stay Close To Me

Charonne had gone silent for the last year... or so it looked. While not releasing much, the duo was isolated for months in their studio, exploring sounds and refining their craft. During that time, they could reflect on their past 5 years of releasing music, picking off on what they had done and where they wanted to evolve. And, one year later, here it is: Innervoice, Charonne’s first album, right here, right now, on Rakya. 14 tracks printed on 3 x 12’'.

To anyone who have been through isolated lockdown, identical days after identical days, everything concurs to a feeling of out-of-timeness. Time is no longer chronologic, but distorted. Innervoice encapsulates Charonne’s search for their own track of time, making it sound like a time-travel musical machine. Pastel Paradise (B2) is a vibrant hommage to the 80s post-funk era, while Freak Freak (C3) recreate the vibe of a 90s dance hitter. Future Past Present (D2) offers a suspended moment in-between yesterday and tomorrow, before crawling back at high-speed into SpaceCityFunk (E1), which could have very well been the OST of an old school Japanese car race video game.

Is it all about past, then? No, because this would mean forgetting the core of Innervoice: the ambition to compose… with a voice. The dreamy echo of an unknown voice welcomes us with Une Voix inconnue (A1), quickly turning into a rhythmic pattern in Odyssée (A2): “de quoi je me mêle ?”, she says. The voice is guiding us through the album up until it tells us to move in Move Me (Feat. Badbadtati's Cosmic Vox) (C2). Needless to say, the inner voice resonates with another experience of creation in social isolation: being on the edge between sanity and madness, surrounded by unknown voices. Finally, after an emotional ballad in I Lost My Body (F2), the voice asks to Stay Close to Me (F3), dit it understand that we are not meant for social isolation?

We hope you will enjoy listening to Charonne’s inner voice.

Limited to 400 copies.
Written, Mixed & Produced by Alex & Noé.
Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino

Discogs

[ZORA008] Charonne - Innervoice [LP]

In France, the Dragon Ball original saga is composed of 42 volumes. You know what else just got 42 episodes today ? Our podcast series. Coincidence ? We think not. 
The DJ delivering this electronic equivalent of Majin Boo is our friend Menuu, an off-the-radar collector from Paris with a serious selection.

Rakya Podcast .042 || Menuu

Buy the track >> https://rakya.bandcamp.com/track/epicerie-011

In a good épicerie, one can find pretty much everything : an USB Key, a notebook, a lighter… you name it. With our own Epicerie, same principle applies to electronic music : muscular tech-house tracks are neighboring acid-riddled songs and weird synths. Today, this eclectic place welcomes yet another style : “Sorry To Tell”, a good old 90s house banger made in 2021. If there ever was a school for house music composition, this would be a case-study, from piano keys to sample usage, surrounded by the eloquent bassline. Enjoy the ride on time.

L’Epicerie is Rakya’s digital format for music-sharing: one exclusive track each month, coming straight from the hidden chests of our favourite artists and friends, available digitally on Bandcamp. Each track is made specially for the occasion, and will remain anonymous, ensuring l’Epicerie to be a store where the only one thing that matters is music.

Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino

EPICERIE 011

Ladies and gents, podcast alert by the Parisian favorite kid @Poggio. The intro speaks volume about the entire vibe of these 1h15m56s of tunes : vintage radio transmissions, cyborg gibberish captured on a pirate transistor. Imagine if the Robots from Isaac Asimov’s novel were dancing - but they got hacked by a funk musician. The first half of the mix is on the gentler side of retro-futurism, with joyful synthesizers and the clear intention to have fun. But then, the machines gets angry. “Something is broken, please consult”, says the robot girl. Poggio is positive : robots can’t always be happy.

Rakya Podcast .043 || Poggio

On Instagram, he goes by the name Donniediscooo [www.instagram.com/donniediscooo/]. On Soundcloud, it's @ghettodonnie. And on Discogs..? Well, he's known as thefunkyfresh. So, who's the real Donnie ? Is he disco ? Is he ghetto ? Is he funky ? As we received this sick mix, full of cliffhangers and house energy, the mystery only deepens. But really, we're not here to solves mysteries. Music is best when indescribable. And Donnie agrees.

Rakya Podcast .044 || Donnie

Bonjour, it’s been a while.

We’re super excited to welcome one of Paris best-kept secret, our brother and rising artist Noiro - @noiro-orion

Get through the fresh days of Autumn, and enjoy this 1 hour of vibrant trip with high energy and endless grooves!

Rakya Podcast .045 || Noiro

Hello, Hello, We’re Back.

Introducing the first podcast of 2023 by one of the most finest selectors of our scene: Rasho [@rrasho]

Sit tight, listen and move to this 1+ hour of classy, crispy and so sexy journey full of forgotten rarities by the ReSolute NYC’s resident.

Rakya Podcast .046 || Rasho

@sashaorb from Moscow
1 hour of unreleased & homemade tracks from the man.
Enjoy.

Rakya Podcast .022 || ORBET

Our boyz @Charonne-music & @Loop-Exposure are teaming up to deliver 4 new tracks for Rakya's brand new Liquor Store. Enjoy.

A1. Charonne & Loop Exposure - À Bout De Soufflot
A2. Charonne & Loop Exposure - State Violence
B1. Charonne - Panam Binks
B2. Loop Exposure - Two Steps

Artwork By Célia Paysan
Distributed by Chat Noir.

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Attention please!

Discogs sharks went to another level the past weeks after we found out that our DHL delivery guy got robbed of our precious test pressings.

Fortunately, the pressing plant managed to send us a new batch in a safe convoy and now we feel confident having our hands on our ZORA 03 test presses … And it sounds good!

Rakya Liquor Store is now open 👊
Yours truly,
Rakya.

[ZORA003] Charonne & Loop Exposure - Rakya Liquor Store Vol.1 [VA]

After a long restorative break, we’re happy to be back on our podcast series. Long wait, big pay off, we’re onto something spacey, weirdy, nerdy, edgy and groovy. Introducing the universe of our friend @nemovachez [@forestillrecords] aka « Le Sage Poète de la House ».

Nemo Vachez + Rakya there might be an EP soon...

No more words, fasten your belt, hit play and enjoy! 
#panampuissant

Rakya Podcast .023 || Nemo Vachez

Introducing the 24th instalment of our podcast series.

This time, we're welcoming the two wavy brothers of @primary-perception and their eclectic and adventurous selection, playful broken-beat, mysterious synthesizers, vibrant basslines all along: a story of spaceships battling in multicoloured galaxies.

Keep it ace!

Rakya Podcast .024 || Primary Perception

This is @gabriel-vcls, you might have seen him smashing the infamous Berlin’s Libertine Records parties recently. Well, he is from the Nantes’ collective of local heroes Voiceless, and he decided to turn our 26th instalment into a MONSTER.

Rakya Podcast .026 || Gabriel

Alpha Colony [EP] by @nemovachez

A1. Alpha Colony
A2. New Dawn
B1. Free Diving
B2. Time Trial

For Rakya’s upcoming EP, Nemo Vachez takes you to his newfound Alpha Colony. As the EP goes by, Nemo’s craft gets more and more emotional, patiently moving from the straight-forward power of Alpha Colony to the depths of the B-side. The notion of “deepness” has been slightly overused in the recent times of electronic music, but to be honest, here it rightly belongs.

100% made in Paris.

> Deejay : https://bit.ly/2FxeeTV
> Decks : https://bit.ly/2U2LL2r
> Yoyaku : https://bit.ly/2WsXZhg
> Juno : https://bit.ly/2FEY6Ba
> Redeye : https://bit.ly/2V2CYKo

Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering

[ZORA004] Nemo Vachez - Alpha Colony [EP]

Spring has arrived ! Birds are singing, flowers are blossoming, and all the usual happiness. But who cares? We don’t. And neither does our 27th podcast. Made by @miclea-music, AKA “the white wizard”, this guy is one of Paris’ best-kept secrets. The legend says that he fought more than a thousand battles to get his collection, and the legend is not even close.

Rakya Podcast .027 || Miclea

We’re happy to welcome @usherenko on our podcast series.
This talented DJ and collector is a co-founder of @futurefunktion, a collective that started in NYC, that has now moved along to Europe. 

Usherenko’s familiarity in vinyl records finds him currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia, looking to help strengthen an already vastly growing scene, with the help of collective mate Ika, by opening the first second hand record store the country has seen.

Expect on this podcast: positive house, groove with lots of surprises!

Rakya Podcast .028 || Usherenko

Our next baby is out – and for optimal usage, we advice you to play it at hot temperatures.
It was crafted by a confidential selector and very close friend, @wendy-bkz, whom we where very excited to welcome in our podcast series. And righftully so, considering how well she did it. The mix is tight and the selection is full of forgotten house grooves and rarities. As she juggles soflty between flying synths and energic percussions, you will surely catch, you too, that infectious tropical heat.
 
Made in Paris during the hottest day of 2019

Rakya Podcast .029 || Wendy

Ladies and gents, please bow to @samuel-muelsa aka Gengis Khan aka Muelskhan aka le Sabreur!

He’s delivering a special podcast, starting off with a subtle, dreamlike atmosphere… but suddenly, unleashing the hounds for one hour of pure velocity. Each moment is explosive, you are warned.

Enjoy!

Rakya Podcast .030 || Muelsa

Moonstruck Zine [EP] by @charonne-music

A1. Glamorama
A2. MakeUrOwnMusic
B1. The Little People
B2. No Discipline

Discogs >> https://www.discogs.com/Charonne-Moonstruck-Zine/release/14212838

One year since Rakya’s Liquor Store, one year since our core members Charonne were secretly crafting their comeback in Rakya’s catalogue with the Moonstruck Zine EP.

This release has many faces, crossing styles and tempo: a starry-eyed collection of sounds. And most importantly, it’s designed for both the mind and the club. 

Glamorama (A1) is a synth-lead stomper, dancefloor killer, as steady and powerful as this genre can get. It has founded its fine balance between a rather dark first impression and the overtaking feel-good energy of the organs. A reference to Bret Easton Ellis’ schizophrenic society: Glamorama. Which makes a perfect transition towards the glistening bomb of the EP, an uplifting house-music anthem where Charonne encourages you to MakeUrOwnMusic (A2) 

B-side, on the other hand, is more intimate. Experimentations in tempos and structures, exploring a dystopian future. The Little People is where Charonne manoeuvre a more ravy side, but always with a sense of melancholy – moving us to the EP’s conclusion, B2, an acidic and mysterious high-speed UFO.

Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering
400 copies pressed.
Out in November 2019.

[ZORA005] Charonne - Moonstruck Zine [EP]

Say hello to the 31st baby of our sonic family – the father is @jhengstenberg, da cool kid from Berlin!
This podcast is a paradox : its moving in many directions at once, never standing still – while maintaining impressive consistency. Playful as a cat, Julien is jumping with ease from rare club music music to weirder universes – from the nightclub to his living room… and back again.

Rakya Podcast .031 || Hengstenberg

In terms of music, entering 2020 required something both symbolic and special 

It is symbolic that @Charonne-music steps up in the Rakya’s podcast game now, because they are founders’ members and the backbone of the organisation: it was time to bring the homegrown groove back at work. It is also special, well, and soon enough you will understand why.

Artwork by Louis Madinier

Rakya Podcast .033 || Charonne

Do you know that feeling when you’ve played a podcast so many times you start to associate it with moments and situations?

Well, with this one, it happened for us... right after the first listening. Timeless electronics that grows on you instantly.

Debut podcast of our new hitman @idris-bena is OUT NOW!

Artwork by Louis Madinier

Rakya Podcast .034 || Idris Bena

We’re happy to welcome our friend @ika_smallmoves on our podcast series!

He is the co-founder of @futurefunktion collective, and more recently, @smallmovestbs, Tbilissi's first 2nd hand shop. But it is as a sick DJ that he delivers here - The kind of podcast that manages to stay intimate and cosy while being all out for the grooooove!

Stay safe, enjoy this 35th instalment, and keep the music alive!

Rakya Podcast .035 || Ika

A Sinner in the City [EP] by @antoinehdv.

A1. A Sinner in the City	
A2. Sucker's Drive	
A3. It Took A Minute To Realize	
B1. Questions & Answers	
B2. Silent Signs	
B3. Farewell Sunset

Discogs >> https://www.discogs.com/fr/Hdv-A-Sinner-in-the-City/release/15303000

Good news have became the rarest thing. Not much to cheer on or be happy about when you wander around the Internet these days, right ? 
Well, now is the time to enjoy the news again. 

Say hello to our new baby boy : a 6-trackers sexy coming directly from the sharp hands of our mad scientist in chief, mister @antoinehdv. 

It synthesizes everything he has been doing so well in the past few years : complex and well-thought structures, great mastery of its gear and most of all, a very unique approach of the groooove. All across the EP there are many surprises, tweaks and turnarounds – but just as in any good book, it will all makes sense in the end. 

A-Side is sure fire for the future dancefloors to come while B-Side takes thing in a more poetic approach, forming an EP which honestly feels like an album, consistent and with a true sense of narrative.
TL;DR good stuff, enjoy

Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering
400 copies pressed.
Out in June 2020.

[ZORA006] Hdv -  A Sinner in the City [EP]

Welcome Tom Cottrell! 🌵🌞

A crypted transmission just landed on our servers. After thorough analysis, we could identify the author : the mad lad @tomcottrell, double-agent-DJ from the infamous collective of musicians partygoers, @spacedlondon and founder of @alphavillerecords.

What he sent us is probably your next favorite Rakya's podcast. 1h of riding explosions and jumping from genres to genres with insolence. A perfect representation of Spaced ethos - always mix on the edge, never fall for easy narratives and maintain, at all cost, one key element : SURPRISE.

Rakya Podcast .036 || Tom Cottrell

Tim Kern, from the rising slovenian gang Luckison, is taking over our podcast series with a one-of-a-kind piece. How to describe such an eclectic trip ? Picture two droids having a funk contest, and you will get close enough. No more words needed – simply enjoy, home listening at its very best.

Rakya Podcast .037 || Tim Kern

September, wassgood!

We’re super excited to announce our 38th podcast by our very good friend Amau, also known as @kermesseworld head honcho! 

High energy odyssey from start to finish, AMAU is blessing us with endless grooves and forgotten rarities, mixing styles and eras like a chef. Considering the gold standard he maintained on his YouTube channel across so many publications, there was no doubt his mix would continue the winstreak. And yes it did.

Rakya Podcast .038 || Amau

Weird times... What's left to do...? 

First, send all kinds of support to artists whenever it’s possible. Second, keep on listening their music as much as can. And as the nightlife is basically dead, podcasts are one of the only ways to connect with the community and treat ourselves with good music. 

So here is Drama Source Artifacts' [@felixwillik] contribution to the curfew, and the many 6 people home parties to come. Very strong showing from a sick DJ from Stuttgart favorite aaae [@aestheticasanethos] . The dreamy introduction quickly shifts into a muscular ride, 50 minutes across ravy beats, old and new techno. This is the kind of mix that instantly gives the nostalgia of a crowded and sweaty warehouse - and when you're stuck at home, that is the good kind of nostalgia.

Artwork by Louis Madinier

Rakya Podcast .039 || Drama Source Artifacts

IDRIS BENA - 'FATA MORGANA' [EP]

A1. Danceteria	
A2. Birds Tale	
B1. Soft Things
B2. Devotion
B3. Now I Float

Fata Morgana originally meant two things. First, a complex and mystical form of mirage that can be seen right above the horizon of the sea. Second, a magical and powerful enchantress from the mythology. Now, it will have a third definition: a stunning EP from @idris-bena.

You’ve known Idris for his delicate breakbeat touch and harmonious house narratives - now is the time to discover his dance music repertoire. A1 ‘Danceteria’ is a statement in that regard, a joyful banger that fulfills perfectly its purpose (make you move) while maintaining finesse and surprise. 

A2 ‘Bird Tales’ pursues that goal further and drives you hypnotically towards B-Side. This is where Fata Morgana reaches its full complexity. B1 ‘Soft Things’ is a hybrid work: mysterious, hardly describable, crafted for dancers yet radiating softness and melancholia. 

No time to rest though, because B2 ‘Devotion’ is right around the corner. A muscular, generous houssy track, aesthetically closer to the 90s, showing how well Idris moves from one era to another. 

Fata Morgana is almost over as you softly dive into a musical bathtub... B3 ‘Now I Float’ - And we let that title have the final word.

Discogs >> https://www.discogs.com/fr/fr/release/16485342

Artwork by Célia Paysan
Mastered by Marco Pellegrino at Analogcut Mastering
400 copies pressed.
Out in February 2021.

[ZORA007] Idris Bena - Fata Morgana [EP]

THEO + SAMOVAR = THEOVAR

It has been a while. While our scene is hibernating until the better days we are all hoping for, we know dedicated listeners never stop listening. And dedicated DJs like Theo - @tho-besan-on and Samovar - @smvr [@binarysoundmusic] never stop playing records. To help you live through the mess our lives have become, behold their ultimate potara fusion : THEOVAR. Expect the juiciest house music there is, crispy, well-cooked, sexy. The kind of mix you could play in literally every situation, from a boring apéro to a decadent afterparty - anywhere really, people would dance.

Artwork by Louis Madinier.

Rakya Podcast .040 || Theovar

Founded with love in Paris.
Bandcamp : https://rakya.bandcamp.com/

Agency:
@charonne-music - World
@idris-bena - World
@miclea-music - World
@samuel-muelsa - World
@nemovachez - World
@rcarrau - France
@wendy-bkz - World

Booking Request : 
booking@rakya.fr
stephane@rakya.fr
robin@rakya.fr
paul@rakya.fr

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