2007-12-27 - James Holden @ Pixel, Club 11, Amsterdam

the worlds gone crazy™️ and 85% of shit has changed since 1992.

but this hasn’t, not really. this is what i do, and have been doing every night since i was 17.

i find records i love, i fly to a city. i take a nap. i play the records for people. they dance. i get paid i go home.

sometimes i actually think there might be something wrong with me to STILL be doing this. am i stupid?

HOW…. how could you STILL be playing records for people at 5am. shouldn’t you have developed an APP? A line of Wellness Products? surely you should have “sold your company” by now? WRITE A DECK? raise capital!!!! Get bored.
but then i play a set like this (link above) and remember that this is, in fact, as good as it gets, that the core idea i had as a 16year old was actually the BEST idea: to live a life surrounded and protected by MUSIC. armed with your favourite songs, the ones that keep you young and confidant, the ones you want to share with friends.

so that is DJing for me. simple. not particularly revolutionary… except for the fact that to be excited and happy seems revolutionary these days.

also: i’ve played about 4500 parties. and most are like 6 or 7 on tens….. sometimes an 8.

THIS WAS A 10. And the 10s never get recorded. there are lots of exclusives and THREE of my new tracks. and its been recorded WITH all the crowd noise…. trust me its a good one.

if you only listen to one of my 4 hour sets this year…. make it this one.



love from montreal via Offenbach/RJ (one of the best clubs on earth)

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Tiga 4hr live from Robert Johnson with full crowd audio. Nov 2024

John Talabot @ MakingTime 2024

Focus mostly on Life and Death releases, a tribute to 90s rave music and acid house.

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DJ Tennis @ The Lot Radio 06-05-2025

RA.1000 continues with the pride of Palestine's techno scene, Sama' Abdulhadi.

What makes the sound of resistance? For Palestinian DJ and producer Sama' Abdulhadi, it's the freedom to explore her artistic expression in all its authenticity and complexity. What stands out in her mix for our 1000th celebration is defiant energy, the kind that galvanises more than just dance floors.

Born in Ramallah but a student of Beirut's underground scene, Abdulhadi plays charging, self-assured techno, as calibrated for basement parties as for conquering festival main stages.

Her sets are powerful journeys through moods, tempos and stimuli, connected by a deep sense of love. A love for the music, the craft, the soil from which Abdulhadi grew. It's a love we've explored in a cover story, a film and now one of our ten RA.1000 mixes.

As Abdulhadi notes in her accompanying interview, her entry to the series forms a link back to another "pride and joy of Palestine," with Bethlehem-descending Nicolás Jaar's entry on RA.500. Yet ten years on, the landscape is altered beyond all recognition.

As we all watch the ongoing destruction of Palestinian land, this mix is an unequivocal reminder that we cannot look away. It continues techno's decades-old lineage as vital resistance music.

@sama_abdulhadi

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1010. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Sama' Abdulhadi

With great joy, we present the live recording of @massimilianopagliara, captured during 4 YEARS of PAX-ROMANA.

A true craftsman of sound and emotion, Massimiliano’s performance was the perfect soundtrack for sweaty upstairs vibes! We welcomed 'techno massi' already twice at PAX-ROMANA, however this time he showed also being a true master of blending house. A radiant journey through dance music at its finest.

Set time: 02:00 – 05:00

Enjoy listening! <3

Massimiliano Pagliara @PAX-ROMANA | RADION AMSTERDAM 2025.07.05

Support: kikatechno.bandcamp.com/

Mastering: @michael-ius-techno
Artwork: fakegraph
Artist: KIKA (MD)
Remix by: TVNG @tvngg
Label: Bandcamp Self-Release
Catalog Number: [KKA05]
Format: Digital & CD

KIKA (MD) - Distinctive Culture [KKA05]

INSPIRED BY: Priku
Raresh
Rhadoo
Petre Inspirescu
Barac
SIT
Cezar
Dubfire
Fumiya Tanaka
Sammy Dee
Margaret Dygas
Sonja Moonear
Ricardo Villalobos
Zip
Janeret
Varhat
Traumer
Lamache
Francesco Del Garda
Brawther
Cristi Cons
Vlad Caia
Arapu
Gescu
Cap
Sepp
Nu Zau
Mihigh
Herodot
Kozo
Cosmjn
Bryz
Vern
Teluric
Silat Beksi
DoubtingThomas
East End Dubs
Rossi.
Rich NxT
Enzo Siragusa
Archie Hamilton
Seb Zito
Cristi Tudorache
Faster
Crihan
Andrey Pushkarev
Audio Werner
Ion Ludwig
Zendid
Cabanne

D.R.A.M.A - FREE DL

Gritty house and techno from the Russian underground.

RA.296 Nina Kraviz

Sebastien Devaud mixes and matches the last decade in dance.

RA.299 Agoria

Michael Mayer and German techno go hand in hand. In the late 90s Mayer became one of the co-founders of Kompakt, the Cologne institution that’s widely regarded as one of the world’s most important techno labels.

Outside of his quintessential imprint he’s also earned his stripes as a DJ, with an ear for melody and a flair for extended marathon sets helping to define his 20-year career.

He’s also been a staple of Farringdon history, with his Room One appearances dating back as early as 2003 and a legendary edition in our mix series. Mayer has played the club over 20 times since then, but one of the most memorable remains his Room One set from back in April 2012.

Closing out the room after a set of wizardry from Craig Richards, Mayer stepped up to deliver 3.5 hours of the warm, luscious house that’s been at the heart of his 20-year career.

With his return to Room One happening just a few days from now, we dug through our archives to find Mayer’s set from that night to share here in anticipation.

Michael Mayer plays RM1 on 05/08: fabricldn.co/u3xt14

RA.1000 Sama' Abdulhadi

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