Name: RA.095 Kevin Saunderson by Resident Advisor
Duration: 1 h 3 min 44 s
Description: This week on the RA pod: dance music legend Kevin Saunderson.

Recording of Steffi's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Steffi at Dekmantel Ten

Deep house with heaps of soul to guide spring into summer.

"House music to me is about emotion… it's about how it moves you," says Suze Phaff, better known as Suze Ijó. Emerging from a thriving Dutch scene, Ijó belongs to a generation of DJs reshaping dance culture from the ground up, restoring soul and musicality to the centre of house music. It's a conversation happening not just in her home town of Rotterdam, but globally, among kindred spirits like MUSCLECARS and Dee Diggs in New York, Errol and Alex Rita of Touching Bass in London, and OMOLOKO in Belo Horizonte.

You could call Ijó a deep house DJ, but it's much deeper than that. Her sets embody house music in its most musical sense, rich in nimble percussion, woodwinds, calypso drums, gospel vocals, and romantic string sections. They channel the jazz-inflected heartbeat of the East Coast, the breeze of Balearic shores, and the light-footed rhythms of the Caribbean.

As Ijó explains in her Q&A, her RA Podcast "hopefully feels like a loving embrace." Opening with Key Trunks Ensemble's "Calypso of House (Paradise Mix)," she sets a buoyant, life-affirming tone that carries through the next 90 minutes. As the mix unfolds, her affinity for timelessness is clear, with selections that hark back to the golden age of house, from Lonesome Echo Production's "Sweet Dream (Shrine Sweet Mix)" to the euphoric swell of Blaze's "Klubtrance."

Listening to RA.986, it's no surprise that The Loft—David Mancuso's legendary, much-missed New York party—serves as a key influence for Ijó. "He wasn't confined to just one genre but would just play 'good music' in the right context," she explains. "He allowed the music to breathe."

If ambient music is defined by its ability to breathe in and reflect its surroundings, then Ijó's RA Podcast is ambient in the truest, most human sense: a deep, enveloping soundscape that feels like sunrise, like community, like home—wherever you may choose to listen.

@suze_ijo

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/986

RA.986 Suze Ijó

05.24.25 Ashton Swinton movement detroit stage

This week's mix is by @bian_ca, a DJ based in Rio De Janeiro, a dedicated vinyl collector and resident at Nervosa, one of Rio’s key underground parties! His sets weave the sweat spot between techno and house, and he keeps it timeless and unexpected. 

The 100-minute mix is a journey where the tension stays exactly where it's supposed to be, shifting in genres and moods, and guides you to a grand finale, leaving you mesmerized. 

Track highlight:
‘’This selection is very special to me, as many of these tracks have been with me for a long time. It includes music from close friends I greatly admire, like Muta’s Poem by Capetini and Black Jesus by Vaskular (feat. Valesuchi). However, the track I’d like to highlight is In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men and Women by Robert Ashley. I still remember hearing it for the first time, and it’s hard to believe it was produced in the ’70s. This was the first time I’ve had the chance to play it in a set, and I fall in love with it all over again every time.’’

Thanks Caio<3

bian.ca...IsBurning #174

Slapped funk

The 20Y Revisit EP marks a special milestone for Magnitude Recordings, celebrating 20 years of forward-thinking electronic music. This anniversary release breathes new life into five classics from the label's early catalogue, each reimagined by a trusted hand from the Magnitude family. Featuring remixes by Stuccato Fusion (Francesco Pico & Roell Sapphire), Paul Hazendonk & Return To Saturn, Ewan Rill, Around Us, and South City, the EP bridges past and present, reviving timeless tracks with the cutting-edge sound of today. A fitting tribute to two decades of underground legacy.

20Y Revisit EP

Stuck In The Middle (Ewan Rill Remix)

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A Robot For My King (South City Remix)

This week on the RA pod: dance music legend Kevin Saunderson.

RA.095 Kevin Saunderson

Philly DJ/producer Josh Wink gets a little deeper on this week's RA podcast.

RA.142 Josh Wink

New York house man Levon Vincent does his thing on this week's RA podcast.

RA.158 Levon Vincent

For the final podcast of 2015, we have a special treat for you. Chris Cruse,    the mastermind behind the infamous Spotlight party in LA, has delivered a worthy farewell to 2015, a year that has been extraordinary for Honcho. 2016 is shaping up to be our biggest year yet and we're excited to see what it brings. Enjoy!

RA.095 Kevin Saunderson

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