good sets in general

A re-recording of my set from Gimme A Reason on 10/30/21 in New Orleans. The original audio recording was unsalvageable - this is an attempt to summon the disco demons once more.

Special thanks to Bouffant Bouffant, Secret Handshake (Lady Lavender & Nile Ashton), special guest MINQ, and of course the hot sweaty dancers for being my muses.

Gimme A Redux

Recorded live at Observe Los Angeles, November 25, 2023

Live @ Observe: Los Angeles

Dustin Zahn x Truncate Live @ Observe Los Angeles (11/25/23)

90 peak time minutes of Nono Gigsta's All Nighter in Sameheads
https://nonogigsta.substack.com/p/it-was-a-collaboration

Fictions #65 w/ Nono Gigsta – In Sameheads (All Night Long)

This week's mix we have Vortex(HTX) out of Space City Houston, TX. As a veteran of the Houston scene and DJ of 30 years he brings UKG Proper a very special mix that is the culmination of his passion and journey through the years encompassing his many loves of multiple genres but never wavering in his love of bass music and continues it as the founder of Soul Bass Project spreading the gospel of bass every chance he gets. This is a new direction in his journey of UKG and this set was inspired by Notion's unbelievable set in Dallas earlier this year. Strap in for the ride and enjoy!! Much love!!!

soundcloud.com/Vortexhtx

UKG Proper 137 Vortex

My set from the Intimat labor day cabin weekender.

LIVE @ INTIMAT LDW 2024

Recording of Palms Trax's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Palms Trax at Dekmantel Ten

Recording of Sybil's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Sybil at Dekmantel Ten

In late 2023 I was chatting with a musician friend about labels, and whether they're really all that necessary these days. As someone mainly focused on self-releasing my music through Bandcamp, I think for the most part the answer is no. One should focus on passionately creating things and being involved in their local music community. Over time, label or not, things will hopefully start to take care of themselves on their own. I did however mention that there was one label I thought was really cool, and would definitely be interested in working with: it was Nous'klaer Audio. Incredibly, the next day I received an email from Sjoerd Oberman, who runs Nous'klaer, inviting me to join for a release and performance at Draaimolen. Of course, I was delighted to be involved. This would be my first show in the EU. I spent about 3 months preparing a new set. Having grown rather bored of CDJs and DJ mixers, I opted to prepare a live set, in which I control 8 channels of audio tracks along with drum machines and FX. This setup gives me a lot of freedom to explore new arrangements of my catalog, and better command the dynamic energy on the dance floor, pushing and pulling things forwards to capture the mood of the crowd. To prepare for Draaimolen, I organized several shows across Japan (where I live), further refining the setup after each performance, and deciding what tracks would be the best fit for the 60 minute peak time set I was scheduled to perform. I was very nervous about how my set would be received, but it ended up working very well, and was the highlight of my year. From the very start, the positive reaction from the crowd put me at ease, and Draaimolen's focus on sound and stage design gave me peace of mind, knowing that every frequency was being perfectly reproduced on the floor. I'm so grateful for the opportunity Nous'klaer and Draaimolen provided me. Long live Nous'klaer and long live Draaimolen. Thank you Sjoerd and Milo and Kani and Hannah! 
- Erik Luebs

Erik Luebs live at Draaimolen Festival 2024

livwutang live from Dimensions 2024.

@livwutang

livwutang - Live From Dimensions 24'

Recorded live at Villa San Michele during 53100 festival 2024. Photo by Teo Giovanni Poggi

Garçon @ 53100 - 2024

There was impressive scenery on the second floor on the last day of the festival. The time for Sunju Hargun, who was to take the stage with two different sets, dancing and listening, to heal the bodies of the dancers who had been dancing so long in the rain. Deep dub echoes, Layered drones, and healing sounds echoed through the room, melting listeners' consciousness and guiding them into a deep meditative state.

フェスティバル最終日、セカンドフロアの朝の光景は印象的なものでした。ダンスとリスニング、二種のセットで登壇することになったSunju Hargunが、雨で踊り続けたダンサーたちの身体を癒した時間です。とろけるようなダブエコー、ドローン、ヒーリングサウンドが室内に響き渡り、リスナーの意識を融解させる深い瞑想をガイドしました。

Sunju Hargun-Alternative Set at rural 2024

Kaleidoscopic psychedelia from one of Australia's finest.

While it might feel early to call bets on DJs of the decade, Kia Sydney, best known as Kia, is undoubtedly one of them. The Animalia founder began in Naarm's (Melbourne) underground scene in the mid-2010s, crediting a trip to the influential deep techno Japanese festival, Labyrinth, as the inspiration behind her sound.

Deep techno might not cut it as a descriptor for Sydney's sound, though. Hypnotic ribbons of steely techno mix with atmospherics and nimble grooves, drawing from IDM, dub and tech house, sharing as much with DJ Nobu and Donato Dozzy (try to find the track that overlaps with Dozzy's own RA Podcast) as well as modern practitioners like Priori and Beatrice M.

This distinctly Australian scuttling psychedelia has made Kia one of the most sought-after underground DJs globally. Her brainchild, Animalia, showcases a plurality of sounds and scenes, serving as living proof of the fruitful shift of the 2020s: less serious, perhaps, but with a sense of open-minded worldliness that offers a far more promising vision of what dance music can be and achieve.

Sydney's rare talent lies in forging connections, bringing people, sounds and ideas together with a distinct playfulness. Her RA Podcast showcases this alchemy in abundance, weaving classics like Monolake and Enya with peers such as OK EG, Cousin and Command D.

As she told us in her 2023 Breaking Through profile, "people tell me I have quite a distinctive sound but I can't tell so much because I hear so many different versions of it." RA.973 serves as confirmation that Kia's style is, to say the least, the mark of a generational talent.
 
@kia-sydney @animalia-label  @cirruslabel

Read more at ra.co/podcast/973

RA.973 Kia

Honored to have John Talabot as my April guest on @dublab. 

I play the first hour then JT takes over at the top of the hour with a special set!

Analogue Players Club w/ Masha Mar & John Talabot

Live at Breakroom - 29MAR25

Mødulations Radio 011
5.12.2025
Featuring virtue_signal
https://soundcloud.com/virtue_signal
https://linktr.ee/virtue_signal

virtue_signal is a New Orleans DJ, producer, and heathen who proudly calls New Orleans his chosen home. Re-born in the dark, foggy, sweaty dancefloors of the underground, his musical selections gravitate towards all forms and formats that compel dance and desire.  He follows a lineage of New Orleans DJs that hoard a wide-ranging library of deep cuts across many genres. Combining old-school discipline & work ethic with new-school audacity, he is a devout disciple in the DJ booth and the studio.

Tracklist
1. Craig Richards - Sleeping Rough [The Nothing Special]
2. Chrivu - Moara De Vant [UNKNOWN]
3. Pow-Low - Ghost Note [psycle.]
4. UNKOWN - Lady [UNKNOWN]
5. Chikovanni - Mini Groove 121 [UNRELEASED]
6. Nail - Cassiopeia (2019 Remix) [Mysticisms]
7. Olsvanger - Grand Slammin' [Kalahari Oyster Cult]
8. Skee Mask - Routine [Ilian Tape]
9. Petrichor - Royston Rain [Soma]
10. Robag Wruhme - Yes [Speicher]
11. Science Dept - Persuasion [Bedrock]
12. DJ Life - Bring The Beat Back [X-Kalay]
13. Slam - Eterna (Petrichor Remix) [Soma]
14. Doms & Deykers - No Life On The Surface [Dolly]
15. Desert Sound Colony & Baby Rollen - Beta Burner (A Sagittariun Re-Dream) [Futureboogie]
16. Extra Terrestrial - Johnny 5 [Trouble Maker]
17. DJ Haus - See U In My Dreams [Unknown to the Unkown]
18. Toby Tobias - Trippy Steve (Fantastic Man Dub) [Futureboogie]
19. DL Life - Aberration [9FINITY]
20. Midland - Play It As It Lays [Graded]
21. Fred P - Dance Of Rhythms [syncrophone]
22. Duowe - Xyloroll [Slump]
23. Giom - Bring Down The Walls [Ornate]
24. virtue_signal - ID [UNRELEASED]
25. Brian Kage & Delano Smith - Keep 'Em Movin' [Michigander]
26. Eddie Richards - M'Baby (Tigerskin Remix) [Storm]
27. Makesome Breaksome - Nightshift (Mr. C Remix Instrumental) [Plank]
28. Needs - Dreams (Dark Astro Dub) [Needs Music]
29. Cinthie - Offenbach Anthem (OFA) [Shall Not Fade]
30. Mr. Sosa - Low Pressure [Of Unsound Mind]
31. Cortese - Floaty [Time Is Now]
32. virtue_signal - Droplettes [Future-Everything]

Mødulations Radio 011 // virtue_signal [Premonition // New Orleans] // Underground House

From the Bayou to your bass bins, Nile Ashton and Virtue_Signal have fixed up 2.5 hours of kickin' Louisiana flavor for Flow State Mixtape 006

The New Orleans duo behind the burgeoning Premonition party have also given us a peek behind the curtain on themselves and their scene. Flip through the slides on our Instagram to learn more about these two while listening to their mix

Flow State Mixtape 006 - Nile Ashton b2b Virtue_Signal

Advertising transversality in his music, @giorgipipia's sets are purposefully multi-cultural - rich and catchy, the tracks he selects come from diverse horizons, from Arabic electro to Turkish beatmakers, and much more. Catch Giorgi Pipia every second Saturday at 15h [CET] on rinse.fr !

Giorgi Pipia with Vulkanski - 10 Mai 2025

Jungle Punch 6-20-2025 Tristan Dufrene

One of the enduring powerhouses of our era returns for RA.1000 with a riotous mix.

When Helena Hauff made her first RA Podcast appearance back in 2013, she was on the eve of releasing her debut production on Actress' Werkdiscs imprint. In the 12 years that have elapsed, she's become not just a household name within electronic music, but the kind of rare talent that lives in seclusion from industry tumultt.

(Hauff, enviously, has never even owned a smartphone.)

Her calling card continues to be her penchant for rough and ready EBM, electro and new wave. Her unique ability is creating a singular listening experience from disparate or out-of-favour tracks, with a raw immediacy that functions as a redress to over-choreographed modern DJing.

Her outsider approach is on show once again for RA.1000. Threaded together by strobe-lit DIY electronica, old-school acid house and corrosive machine funk that chews up the ear, the nearly two-hour set raises the bar once again.

In the sci-fi themed first half, Hauff drops two Cybotron tracks, nodding to Juan Atkins' blueprint for electro. You'll also hear "Riot" by Underground Resistance, the definitive mission statement for a world ablaze. This is musical anarchism, executed to the highest degree.

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1017. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Helena Hauff

Full mix from The Rust Music's live streaming series titled 'The Featherbed Sessions' on 05.08.20. Featuring a fully original audio/visual content from Alejo and 3NA Visuals.

Full A/V experience available in high quality here:
https://youtu.be/n4-AiEwDG-Q

Tracklist:
Alejo - ID
Alejo - Inciting Ferdinand
Alejo - ID
Alejo - Creepy Nightclub WIP
Alejo - ID
Alejo - Saucpital
Alejo - When I
Alejo - Christopher Kalimboss ft E. Lovasz
Alejo - Might Be
Alejo & Vusive - Uppercut
Alejo - ID
Alejo - ID
Alejo & Psydell - ID
Alejo - Horangutangin
Alejo & Mr. Scissors - ID
Alejo - ID
Alejo - ID
Alejo - Thylacine
fragile. - too much to ask for (alejo bootleg)
Alejo - Mind The Gap
Alejo - ID
Alejo - ID
Alejo - Anomalous Shift
Alejo - The Waiting Room (Bastardized VIP)
Alejo - Omelette Rage
Alejo & Psydell - ID
Alejo & Psydell - ID
Alejo & Pathwey - ID
Alejo - Flamingos On Parade
Alejo & Psydell - ID


Alejo:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/certifiedalejo
SC: https://www.soundcloud.com/certifiedalejo
BC: https://www.certifiedalejo.bandcamp.com
IG: @the_alejo

3NA Visuals:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/3NAvisuals/
IG: @3NAvisuals

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