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REXCAST #12 - CHEZ DAMIER

Move D B2B Optimo at RBMA x Boiler Room Berlin

The decade-spanning career of Roy Davis Jr. is intrinsically intertwined with the history of house music. As one of the defining voices of Chicago's underground, he's worked both behind the decks and behind-the-scenes. From handling Strictly Rhythm's A&R sector in the '90s to joining seminal production crew Phuture to launching his own Undaground Therapy Muzik label, Davis Jr. isn't just a veteran but a compendium of dance music knowledge. Daft Punk cites him as an influence while the likes of Disclosure, Zed Bias and Waajeed have sought him out for collaborations.

He may be best known for his 1998 single Gabriel with Peven Everett—now a garage anthem on both sides of the Atlantic—but his discography and DJ sets go well beyond club hits. Weaving in soul, gospel, disco, techno and acid into a deep house framework, he marries raw funk, plush melodies, hypnotic synths and stripped-down arrangements. All these elements are beautifully captured on his RA Podcast. Moving from a state of eyes-closed bliss to body-moving grooves, the near two-hour session is as grounding as it is free-floating. Spiritual, sensual and tightly mixed, it's a lesson in multifaceted house music.

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RA.830 Roy Davis Jr

As part of RA2122, our ongoing celebration of 21 years of club culture, we'll be featuring some of our favourite DJs from around the world, highlighting the parties or clubs most important to their lives in dance music. 

It's safe to say that there would be no house music, and no dance music as we know it, without François Kevorkian. The French-born, New York-based DJ started remixing disco records in the late-'70s when he was in his early 20s and became a pioneer of the form alongside names like Larry Levan, Tom Moulton and Walter Gibbons. And though he would become a house icon, he became especially known for the trippy "dub" mixes on the B-sides of records, which often eschewed the structure and vocals of the songs he was remixing in favour of excursions into the unknown.

It's that legacy that led him to Deep Space, his Monday-night residency at the once-legendary Meatpacking District club Cielo, which was one of the most beloved (and best-sounding) rooms in Manhattan. Deep Space started at 2003 and ran weekly for 15 years, eventually moving to Output in Brooklyn. The idea was to explore "dub" in all its forms, and to play all kinds of music while manipulating it in real time. The slogan was "Live On The Mixing Board."

At Deep Space you would hear all kinds of music. Dub, reggae, dub techno, drum & bass—and later on, as you''ll hear in this mix, dubstep—sure, but also disco, R&B, funk, old-school house. All music was dub in Kevorkian''s hands, and over the years Deep Space became one of the most renowned and consistent parties in New York, a place of refuge and discovery every single Monday (and, eventually, Sunday). This four-hour recording allows you to almost experience what it was like to be in that room—you can even hear the crowd whooping and cheering—as Kevorkian journeys through ultra-deep techno, dubstep and a string of funky disco and post-disco tracks. It''s a sound all his own, and though it was recorded 13 years ago, still sounds full of possibility and potential. Like the future.

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RA.854 François K

Prosumer live from the Beach Stage at Love International 2022.

Love International returns in 2023 from July 12th - 18th, tickets available now at: www.loveinternationalfestival.com/

Live from the Adriatic 2022: Prosumer

live recording of my opening set in the club room at Glitterbox in Hï Ibiza, June 9th 2024.

Suze Ijó @ Glitterbox Ibiza, June 9 2024

With over twenty years in the game as founder of Rush Hour music, Antal has garnered global prestige through his improvisational lessons in tempo and love for music beyond singular categories.

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Antal / Rush Hour Music @ The Lot Radio 10-31-2024

House Music with a bunch of unreleased exclusives from yours truly forthcoming on Homo-Centric Records.

GIDEÖN - The Lot Radio Jan 25

Mindaniel, the Hanoi-born and Berlin-based artist, will be releasing a unique new remix of "Em Đi Chùa Hương" by Lorence V and Determind! His eclectic sound 🎵, a perfect fusion of his Asian roots and Western lifestyle, reflects his emotive and open-minded spirit. 

𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒏 "𝑬𝒎 Đ𝒊 𝑪𝒉𝒖̀𝒂 𝑯𝒖̛𝒐̛𝒏𝒈."

“The first sensation to envelop me was a piercing nostalgia, a yearning for home, my family, that pulsed through the traditional, cultural melodies and vocals woven into the original track.

Then came a second wave, more intimate—a vivid memory of Huong Pagoda, the sacred site where I shared one of my last trips with my grandfather, a figure who shaped my soul.

In this remix, I sought to distill those emotions, blending them with my sonic signature: bold, emotive, and resonant. The core vibe is a wistful longing, the heartbeat of an overseas Vietnamese aching for the motherland.”

Go get it!

Em Di Chua Huong (Mindaniel Remix) - Lorence V, Determind

Fred P (Soul People Music)
Date / Friday 16 December 2016
22:00 - 06:00
Venue / Breakfast Club
Rothschild 6, Tel Aviv,
Israel  Israel

TASCAM DR-100MK2

Fred P At Breakfast Club (Tel Aviv)

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First upload of 2017, have a great one folks. Shout out to Drew again for the share.

RA.854 François K

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