Jeffrey Sfire’s introduction to the underground dance scene and illegal warehouse parties of Detroit
occurred at the tender age of 15. This escape from suburba led him to some of the city’s most talented
DJs and musicians, who soon exposed him to a new culture of creative riches. Learning by example,
Sfire’s taste and skills as a DJ developed naturally and he soon began playing out at parties, clubs and
sleazy gay afterhours, usually entering covertly through back doors or with a fake ID. A move to Chicago
exposed Sfire to a whole other side of dance music history, including "Italo Disco" and genre jumping dj
styles of the Hotmix 5 radio djs. He spent afternoons digging through record store crates, meeting retired
DJs and developing his musical palette. Having held numerous club residencies, he regularly plays at
Panorama Bar and Cocktail D’amore in Berlin, The Carry Nation and Wrecked in New York, Hard French
in San Francisco, and his own party Loosen Up! In Detroit, consistently offering a finely-tuned selection of
Acid House, Italo Disco, Latin Freestyle, & 90’s NYC House. In 2013 Jeffrey and SOPHIE released the
first untitled “Sfire” record on Cocktail d'Amore Music out of Berlin which has become a cult classic. Since
then the duo has released 3 more untitled “Sfire” records. He is currently living in Detroit and is one half of
the Italo/Electro duo Looky Looky with Ian Clark released on Dark Entries records of San Francisco

Episode 58 w/Jeffrey Sfire

Settle is one of the founding members of the Locked Groove collective in Brooklyn, and developed her characteristic sound on that dancefloor. A versatile DJ, her sets often span techno, house, and breaks. In this mix, she hones in on her dub influences, gradually building from downtempo rhythms to stripped-back dancefloor grooves. The sensual, atmospheric journey was recorded during an opening and is perfect for home listening.

Shot by Jaesa Acton
Mastered by Manny Catechis

official rebrand mix series: Settle - dub techno set

@alexanderberg at The Grove on Friday night.

Campout Mix Series: Dorisburg

While traversing a realm of appearances many truths are heard and not seen. An audio representation of a moment in time captured and preserved - a sonic photograph. This recording is one such artifact, one that for me illustrates a fine line bordering cosmos and chaos. Something that can not be duplicated during a controlled studio session which is absent of collective effervescence. So far from a quiet game of solitaire, but more a test of faith where reckless abandon embraces instantaneous risk. The evening was a spiritual conversation that embraced us all through the magical forces of music set beneath a canopy of trees, sprouting from the grounds of an enchanted forest. Evidence of the artist’s hand and thought process is unforgivingly present while creating a range of possibilities for spontaneous storytelling surrounded by an atmosphere of ecstatic energy. This memory will live with me forever.

- Justin Aulis Long

Justin Aulis Long at Draaimolen Festival 2024

Batu closing Outburst on Saturday night at Houghton 2024.

Recorded at Houghton - Batu (2024)

Yamour has quickly gained a reputation for her versatility as a DJ, serving both House and Techno music with equal passion and finesse in her vinyl-only sets. Besides touring around the world, she is a regular guest at Giegling events and at Blitz Club in Munich. Enjoy!

ITPS113 YAMOUR

Another Barker masterclass.

Sam Barker asks more from techno. The artist known simply as Barker is one of electronic music's most consistently conscientious and curious producers, challenging listeners to question the norms we accept about our shared culture—whether it's the music that fills the room, the process behind it, or the purpose of the space itself.

British-born yet based in Berlin since 2007, Barker forged a connection to many of the city's leading institutions, including Ostgut Ton, and over the course of a long and fruitful relationship, he carved out one of the more singular paths on the club and label's roster.

Not one for orthodoxy, Barker challenged four-to-the-floor techno framework in favor of melodic experimentation. By decentering or completely stripping away the typical trappings of kick drums and claps, his productions are both light and immersive, buoyant in low-end presence and shimmering in weightless space.

Six years after Utility, his sophomore album Stochastic Drift arrives this month. Shaped by pandemic-driven reinvention, it burrows deeper into harmonic twists and freeform drift. "At some point I became conscious of the process," he wrote of his latest album. "The only thing you can do is embrace the uncertainty and see every change as a potential positive.”

Consider his RA Podcast another sequel. Like his much-beloved 2019 mix for FACT, it's a collage of live recordings and a fitting expression of the artist's own internal spring. RA.982 radiates wide-eyed optimism: percussion cloaked in foggy, swirling pads and trance-like chords, neatly synched in synthetic glimmers. 

All in all, it's an hour of music crafted for contemplation, collective euphoria, or heads-down epiphany—or for that matter, any moment, really, its emotive depth seemingly endless.

@voltek

Find the tracklist and Q&A at ra.co/podcast/982

RA.982 Barker

sending my music -80%

nasmatgrooves@gmail.com

i ll tech you with me

The Scion and Hard Wax man gets low on this week's RA podcast.

RA.147 DJ Pete

The first-ever DJ set from a key Detroit live act.

Read more here: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=652

Resident Advisor podcast

RA.652 Ectomorph

Interview: http://truantsblog.com/2020/truancy-volume-268-kia/

Access the download and tracklist on our Patreon: patreon.com/truants

Soundcloud: @kia-sydney