Actress' highlight reel needs little exposition. Darren J. Cunningham has been a prominent yet inscrutable figure in electronic music since the late 2000s, typically flickering to life from the margins before receding into the shadows. Beloved albums like R.I.P., Karma & Desire and Splazsh may switch up the template, but the Actress hallmarks of haze, murk and showstopping beauty remain.

As you'll see in the interview below, he's a man of few words—that's in character for him. What's characteristic, too, is a taste for surprises. Ahead of the release of tenth studio album Statik on esteemed Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound next month, here's the "Дарен Дж. Каннінгем RA Mix"—a tapestry of 100 percent original and exclusive Actress music you won't find anywhere else. Flowing between pensive, rugged and stargazing moods across an album's worth of unaired tracks, Actress' first time stepping up on the RA Podcast was clearly worth the wait.

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RA.938 Actress

Rachael es una DJ residente en Madrid cuyos intereses iniciales, circunscritos principalmente al electro, al techno y al hardcore continuum, fueron ampliándose mediante la exploración de formas diversas. Caracterizada por el uso del vinilo como medio de mezcla predilecto, su estilo es seguro, sin ornamentos, a la par que dinámico: las sesiones de Rachael son estructuras vivas que, adaptadas a las exigencias de la pista de baile, se desarrollan hacia territorios inesperados o se asientan incisivamente en una zona en progresiva expansión. 



Rachael is a Madrid-based DJ whose initial interests, mainly circumscribed to electro, techno and hardcore continuum, broadened through the exploration of diverse forms. Characterised by the use of vinyl as a preferred mixing medium, her style is confident, unadorned and dynamic: Rachael's sets are living structures that, adapted to the demands of the dance floor, develop into unexpected territories or settle incisively in a progressively expanding zone. 


rachael.contacto@gmail.com


2026

18-04 (Alicante)
13-03 Mostra Festival (Barcelona)
01-01 (Valencia)


2025

18-10 Volumens Festival (Valencia)
17-10 Sala Villanos (Madrid)
04-10 Furiosa / Sala Kominsky (Vigo)
20-09 Disorder / Espacio Perpendicular (Madrid)
18-07 Soundit Festival (Barcelona)
06-06 Perpendicular Festival (Cuenca)
02-05 Distrito 91 / Cadavra (Madrid)
11-04 Razzclub / Razzmatazz (Barcelona)
05-04 Crossroads / Espacio Perpendicular (Madrid)
22-02 Dance Marathon (Madrid)*

Person who makes edits and mixes. Check me out on Twitter & Mixcloud (links below).

RA.938 Actress

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