Before DFA was really a thing, James asked Marcus Shit Robot to record some of his favorite techno tracks for Juan MacLean, who was still finding his way out of the nineties indie morass. In lieu of a compilation or traditional mix tape, Marcus woke up one morning, turned on the MiniDisc (!) recorder, and just started mixing records in his Ludlow St. living room. What was meant to be a casual and ruff mix for friends of course became a formative early DFA text for those that had it.

“Cold Skool 4 Juan” was burned to two CD-Rs from the original MiniDisc. Juan’s was lost some time later, but we managed to find the other hiding in plain sight in a Case Logic booklet amongst a bunch of other important things. (It was a time.)

On the eve of another special James and Marcus B2B set at Good Room, what better time than now to run this back.

Shit Robot - Cold Skool For Juan

Techno-punk legend Andrew Weatherall plays his favourites past and present; ranging from contemporary indie bands to the pounding 909s of early acid house.   
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/andrewweatherall/episodes/andrew-weatherall-30th-january-2020

Andrew Weatherall Presents: Music's Not For Everyone 300120

An hour+ mastermix of singles released on our Faith label over the last few years. Showcasing the artists we work with the breadth of sounds we support. To check out our catalogue:

Traxsource: https://www.traxsource.com/label/57164/faith?ipp=30
Beatport: https://www.beatport.com/label/faith/95265 

01. Terry Hunter – When I Fell In Love (Gerd Janson mix)
02. Turntable Orchestra – You’re Gonna Miss Me (Terry Farley & Wade Teo mix)
03. Terry Farley & Wade Teo & Kameelah Waheed – Dancing After Dark (TDK Dope mix)
04. Roach Motel – The Night (Fred Everything tribute mix)
05. Cevin Fisher – Love You Some More (Cevin Fisher mix)
06. Robert Owens & Nolan – Ill Be Your Friend (Club mix)
07. Bruise – Ous
08. Hifi Sean & Severino x Feral is Kinky – London (Loffe beats mix)
09. Ben Gomori & Kevin Aviance – Get Off Your Phone (Wade Teo Mix)
10. Cevin Fisher & Harry Romero – Here Comes That Sound
11. Roach Motel – Movin On (Darius Syrossian 5am mix)
12. Hilit Kolet – POV Siren
13. Roach Motel – Wild Luv (Harry Romero mix)
14. Cevin Fisher – Freaks Come Out (Nicole Moudaber mix)
15. Smokin Jo & DRamierez – In The Night
16. Cevin Fisher & DRamirez – Set Your Body Free

Faith Recordings Mastermix

JUAN MACLEAN @ The Lot Radio 01-28-2025

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

For RA.1000, DJ Sprinkles' first mix in over a decade is a powerful meditation on the genocide in Gaza.

Dance music often relies on simple narratives: release, escape, unity. But those narratives can often feel inadequate, and even at times, hollow. Or, as Terre Thaemlitz might bluntly put it, just "shitty."

For her first mix in around 15 years, Terre Thaemlitz AKA DJ Sprinkles, challenges us to think differently. "I felt this 1000th podcast should reflect the moment in which it was made," she told us in her Q&A.

And what is this moment? Every day since Israel's 2023 assault on Gaza began, an average of 28 children have been killed. That's an entire classroom, every day, for over 600 days (at the time of writing). It's a staggering figure that only captures a fragment of the listless cruelty imposed on the strip.

Faced with such a genocide, what can music really do? How political can it truly be?  For their RA.1000, Thaemlitz gives us an unflinching rebuke to the idea that music should provide escapism. The mix weaves ambient fragments and jazz passages, woven around samples from Israeli media and the voices of outspoken Jewish critics like Gabor Maté and Norman Finkelstein. 

The result is not just a protest, but a document of our time. For Terre Thaemlitz, music is never just music. Her RA.1000 serves as a reminder that in an age of relentless suffering, the most political act is to reject the illusion of escape, and search for something greater.

Read the interview and find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1013. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Terre Thaemlitz / DJ Sprinkles

Back in September, Erol Alkan joined us for a one-off OffBeat at Pikes, marking his debut in Freddies. Listen back to an hour from the night — Erol in his element, recorded live in one of Ibiza’s most iconic rooms.

Erol Alkan - Live @ OffBeat, Pikes Ibiza (04/09/2025)

Full 4K / HQ audio rip of the Beaubourg Paris set
Captured live – remastered for clarity
Featuring Fred again.., Thomas Bangalter, Erol Alkan & Pedro Winter

Credit: original stream (Fredagain.live)
Curated & archived by JaredB123

Fred Again.. x Thomas Bangalter x Erol Alkan - Beaubourg Live Set (Paris 2025 HQ Rip)

2.5 hours of our favourite Madonna remixes and edits, featuring 3 exclusive unreleased edits, in celebration of the release of Balearic London Vol. 3 (featuring our 'Swim' edit) https://bengomori.bandcamp.com/album/balearic-london-vol-3 . Celebrating the enduring influence of Madonna on dance and electronic music, and her collaboration with visionary producers from Shep Pettibone to Jellybean Benitez, William Orbit, Danny Tenaglia, Junior Vasquez, Stuart Price, Peter Rauhoufer, Sasha, BT, Murk, Bizarre Inc, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Orbital…

Next up: Nov 22 - Balearic London Vol. 3 Launch Party @ The Social, London - £10 tickets at https://ra.co/events/2266725

Tracklist:
Madonna - I’ll Remember (Guerilla Beach Mix)
Madonna - Justify My Love (Orbit 12” Mix)
Madonna - Erotica (William Orbit Mix)
Madonna - Frozen (Stereo MCs Mix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (K&D Session)
Madonna - Swim (Balearic London Edit)
Madonna - Into The Groove (Jefferseif’s All Out Groove)
Madonna - Vogue (Ben Gomori Gives Good Face Edit)
Madonna - Up Down Suite 
Madonna - Human Nature (Ben Gomori’s Resting Bitch Face Edit)
Madonna - Erotica (Masters At Work Dub) 
Madonna - Fever (Murk Boys Deep South Mix)
Madonna - Secret (Some Bizarre Mix)
Madonna - Bedtime Stories (Junior’s Wet Dream Dub)
Madonna - Like A Prayer (Mike Simonetti Edit)
Madonna - Causing A Commotion (Silver Screen Mix)
Madonna - Into The Groove (Ben Gomori xx KK Editions Edit)
Madonna - Get Together (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Madonna - Hollywood (Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duck Remix)
Madonna - How High (Ben Gomori’s Properly Spangled Edit)
Madonna - Bedtime Story (Orbital Remix)
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Club 69 Future Mix)
Madonna - Drowned World / Substitute For Love (BT & Sasha Bucklodge Ashram Mix)
Madonna - Ray Of Light (Sasha’s Ultraviolet Mix Edit)

Buy 'Swim' edit 12"

Balearic London presents Madonna - The Re-maculate Collection

Tiga & Fcukers celebrate their new tune SILK SCARF with an hour of power on THE LOT.

The Hardcore Storyteller reaches effortlessly into his bottomless bag of music only to find new friends waiting for him inside the bag. "Fcukers were the only choice to join me on this Classic Tiga Party Funk Workout,” he says. "Met ‘em. Loved ‘em. Called ‘em. True story — please don’t repeat to anyone.” 

https://www.instagram.com/tiga/ 
https://www.instagram.com/fcukers__/
https://www.soundcloud.com/TIGA 
https://soundcloud.com/fcukers

Fcukers + Tiga @ The Lot Radio 12-12-2025

From 'The Isolation Tapes' EP.

The Isolation Tapes was recorded in lockdown. There's some broken beats (here), some house, maybe a little jazz, and then the techno. The music reflects my mind during this time - ill-focused, erratic, unable to sleep, in need of solitude, in need of a crowd...

The Isolation Tapes

Never Alone

House | Acid | All Things Broken
DJ | Producer
London | Brighton

Never Alone

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