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Next up on our OpenLab Festival Sessions is 20/20 Vision founder and dear member of the OpenLab family https://soundcloud.com/ralphlawson, with a DJ session recorded on the closing night from the beautiful Lawn Stage playing a selection of dub techno, tripped-out house and classic electronic music moments!


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OpenLab Festival Sessions - Gottwood -  Ralph Lawson

Recorded at Hought-On 2022 at Tantrum 

With thanks Craig Richards

houghton 

ralph lawson (exit planet earth) - houghton // 2022 // tantrum

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We continue our Club Sessions series with a fantastic mix from https://soundcloud.com/ralphlawson recorded live at his 20/20 Vision present: Exit Planet Earth showcase at https://soundcloud.com/laut_barcelona, one of the most renowned clubs in Barcelona. Get ready for 4 hours of electro, broken beats and deep house ⚡️


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Club Sessions: Ralph Lawson [Live at Laut Barcelona]

* INTERVIEW: https://boltingbits.com/mixed-by-ralph-lawson/

It is hard to sum up just how much of an impact Ralph Lawson has had over his 35 years career in the scene.From managing his 2020Vision label to holding down a wide range of residencies, his dedication to the craft is truly inspirational and this interview is a beautiful glimpse into his vision.The mix he delivered us is a very special journey. It is selected and paced as expertly as you'd expect from someone who’s been playing records since more than three decades. We had the immense pleasure of chatting with Ralph and the result is an insightful and honest conversation.

Tracklist:
Futurenauts - We are the Futurenauts
Zobol - Data Wars
Annie Hall - Invisible Dust
Alfred - Galaxy Quest
The Hacker - Positif Negatif
Extrawelt - Hail The Whale (The Coexisting mix)
Voigtmann - Subtopia
Reedale Rise - Lux
Lost Souls of Saturn - Karma is Back
Kim Cosmik - Moonrise
James Shinra - Launch
Cignol - 51D
Mick Wilson x August Artier - Akira's Cry
Egyptian Lover x Soul Clap - Hai Karate (Dub)
Sound Synthesis - You are the Force
London Modular Alliance - Lump of Coal
DeFeKT - Radar
Kosh - Chaos in the City
Carl Finlow - The Oberth Effect
Konerytmi - Pulssi
The Advent x Zein Ferreira - CarpeDiem (Extended Mix)
Reptant & Dashiell - Gortexia
Ivna Ji - Rescape

exit planet earth

INTERVIEW.

MIXED BY/ Ralph Lawson (exit planet earth)

recorded with love for faith 
Easter 2023

faith

keeping the faith

Recorded live from TRIGON on a Lovelee Dae

GOTTWOOD 2023 // TRIGON DAY PARTY

OFFSET 100 - ralph lawson (20/20 Vision)

Recorded Live at The Quarry 
Thursday August 10th closing
Houghton 2023

Houghton 2023

Ralph Lawson // Houghton 2023 // The Quarry

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Check the full tracklist on our website: https://openlab.fm/news/balearic-electric-01-ralph-lawson

Ralph Lawson launches our new Balearic Electric mix series with a live recording from our event at 17 Little Portland Street, from our night with System Olympia on October 7th. The show features the first two hours of Ralph’s opening set at ‘The Studio Inspired by System Olympia’s output and Napoli’s music scene, he blends new and classic productions from Mystic Jungle, Afrodesia, and Periodica Records, infusing the mix with distinct Italian flavours!

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Balearic Electric 01: Ralph Lawson

Balearic Electric Vol.2 
Recorded on Pioneer V10 DJ Mixer

Balearic Electric takes place first Saturday of the month in London at a secret venue.

Vol.2

Balearic Electric 02

Ralph Lawson should need no introduction as it would be impossible to list all that he has achieved in such a short space but here's a whistle stop tour anyway. 

Having cut his teeth as resident DJ at back to basics, even playing the first record in the club, before going onto become musical director and help the club to win multiple awards. Ralph has gone on to perform across the globe in countless famous venues too long to list but including The Hacienda, Sub Club, fabric, The Loft Barcelona, Space & DC10. 

Ralph also founded 20/20 Vision Recordings, a label as relevant now as it was when founded back in 1995 that has released music from an eclectic range of artists as musically diverse as Crazy P, Maya Jane Coles, Christian Loffler, Carl Finlow and Voigtmann over 400 releases. There is something very incredibly special about that in our eyes, with multiple releases spanning the years still never leaving the bags of us here at W.A.P.

When you take a step back and look at Ralph’s history and musical knowledge as a DJ, giving this mix a spin is a no brainer. The man quite simply loves music and that is so very evident in the unique and fresh energy he brings to each & every set. 

We are blessed & honoured to have Ralph kick off our new series with a journey into the brain courtesy of new mycelium networks. From a slow chuggy start the mix builds into mind expanding acid house while being nailed to the floor by cabinet shaking bass along the way. This is full frequency mixing to be enjoyed on a road trip…

WAP.cast 001 - Ralph Lawson

AKASHA

ralph lawson - AKASHA IBIZA

"Staring out across the absolutely packed Lawn of Gottwood Festival 2024 as the sun shone through the trees on Crazy P dropping ‘Heartbreaker' I knew I had a mission to pull off. And that was to first attempt to keep the crowd and second take it from 120bpm disco and drop it off somewhere around 135 bpm electro ready for Freakenstein to come on in full swing. Not the easiest job in the world but one I felt confident to pull off knowing the Gottwood crowd, Crazy P and the Freaky one so well after being a part of all their lives for many years. It was also a rare opportunity for me to mix up everything from balearic beats, disco and deep house as ralph lawson before passing the headphones over to my alter ego EXIT PLANET EARTH to take over the controls for electro funk LIFT OFF!' - Ralph Lawson


IG - https://www.instagram.com/ralph2020vision/

SC - https://on.soundcloud.com/RTCkuZEfq5DJiVqY9

Web - https://www.2020recordings.com

Gottwood Mix #68 - Ralph Lawson x EXIT PLANET EARTH

ralph lawson // Houghton 2024 // Terminus

A selection inspired by the first edition of inner city electronic

inner city electronic

inner city electronic 001 // 2018

Recorded live from Tantrum at Houghton Festival, 
Thursday August 13th 2018

Mixes

Ralph Lawson Live // Houghton Festival 2018 // Tantrum

recorded for the exit planet earth foundation.
transmissions are broadcast on the 20/20 frequency across the galaxies

20/20 Transmission 001

exit planet earth 

Celebrating exactly 50 years of the first moon landing bluedot festival produced their best edition to date with Kraftwerk and New Order headlining. 

I came on straight after New Order on the Nebula stage and recorded this session July 21st 2019.

The moon picture is actually one I took myself of Luke Jerram's 360 degree projection mapped art installation at the festival !

bluedot 2019 // nebula // inner city electronic

Set recorded live at Church on the Carl Cox night - the last back to basics at the venue before it closed. 
It was also my last set as a resident DJ at back to basics, 
read more here -
http://www.ralphlawson.co.uk/features/2019/12/17/resident-dj-8pymt

back to basics // Church // May 24th 2019 // last ever set

Ralph Lawson

Ralph Lawson is best known for the highly acclaimed 20/20 Vision and his residency at the legendary back to basics club in Leeds, where he started in November 1991 and assisting on musical direction bringing important electronic music artists in the world including; Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx, Francois Kervorkian, Derrick Carter, DJ Harvey, Chez Damier and so many others...

Touring across the world followed with shows at; Space / DC10 / Amnesia / The Underground in Ibiza, Red Dog & Smart Bar in Chicago, The Sound Factory / Tunnel / Limelight / Cielo and Studio B in New York, Ostgut, Panorama Bar and Watergate in Berlin among many others including supporting Carl Cox at his legendary Millennium New Year’s Eve show on Bondi Beach, Sydney. Lawson also played at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester, Sub Club in Glasgow and Fabric in London. 

Lawson founded 20/20 Vision in 1994 and the roster grew to include a wealth of international artists including; Stacey Pullen, Crazy P, Maya Jane Coles, Motor City Drum Ensemble alongside local Leeds based artists that went on to worldwide recognition including; Paul Woolford, Audiojack, PBR Streetgang and Carl Finlow. 

Alongside Carl Finlow he produced a series of classic releases including ‘Raptures of The Deep’ and a series of remixes for celebrated artists including; Blaze - ‘Lovelee Dae’, ‘Funky People’ and ‘Wishing You Were Here’. Lawson also forged a relationship with Detroit’s Chez Damier under the ‘Chuggles’ name on Prescription Underground.

Next came the live electronic music experience known as - 2020Soundsystem. After releasing the albums ‘No Order’, ’Falling’ and ‘Live at Sonar’, the collective became a festival favourite around the world with appearances at Sonar, Glastonbury, Exit, Lovebox, The Garden Festival, Creamfields and many more.

Lawson finally left his long running residency at back to basics after 28 years leaving a farewell compilation behind called ‘back to basics rare classics’ featuring a selection of rare tracks from the club and artwork from Jamie Reid, the graphic artist who defined the punk era with his album covers for the Sex Pistols.

In 2018 he co-founded inner city electronic continuing his work as a musical director and curator. The festival has been greeted with universal acclaim and hosted artists including; Floating Points, Octave One, KiNK, Helena Hauff, Dopplereffekt, DJ Stingray and Andrew Weatherall, while also creating a conference programme focusing on artist development, masterclass and technology.

2020 was far from the year it should have been for 20/20 Vision but it still produced another new project - Exit Planet Earth, as a series of vinyl various artist compilations and also weekly show on OpenLab Radio, Ibiza. EPE marks a musical departure for Lawson as he leaves the planet behind imagining worlds playing intergalactic space funk and electro. 

The future may be uncertain but one thing is for sure and that is this man will always be there behind the decks.

Let his music do the talking.

Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/ralphlawson
Website: ralphlawson.co.uk
Bandcamp: 2020vision.bandcamp.com/
Discogs: www.discogs.com/artist/10282-Ralph-Lawson
RA: ra.co/dj/ralphlawson
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ralphlawson2020
Instagram: www.instagram.com/ralph2020vision/
Booking: tommi@nge-booking.com

Tracklist
Cignol - Last Chances (Altered Sense)
Arsonist Recorder -  YvY (20/20 Vision)
Obergman - Chronostasis (brokntoys)
Sound Synthesis - A1 Untitled (Planet 17)
Versalife - Reality Distortion Field (Conforce)
IXRQ - Time Travel (Stilleben)
Carl Finlow - The Oberth Effect (20/20 Vision)
Alfred - Iris (20/20 Vision)
Ste Roberts - The Hiding Spot (Hypercolour)
North Phase - Feel It (Pilot)
Makam - The Forget (Amulett)
Moodex - Persistence (Distorted Sensory Perception)
Cignol - Somewhere in Your Mind (Nocta Numerica)

DUSK116 By Ralph Lawson

20/20 Vision 
OpenLab
Exit Planet Earth 
Escape Pods

Bookings - jp@special-force.com