Gareth and I recorded this mix back in August 2023 when we spent some time around the Greek Islands. We have been fortunate to DJ in some amazing places over the last 30 years and this setting is definitely right up there!

Featuring tracks from Guy J, Skylark, Blakkat, The Chain, Newman I Love, Samantha Loveridge & Treetalk, Jody Wisternoff & Shur-I-kan, Edem & Govan, Savage & SHe and more….

DJ Mix Gareth Lloyd & Alex McCulloch_Sunset on the Saronic Gulf_Aug 2023

RA.1000 launches with Theo Parrish, live at fabric: a vanishingly rare club mix from the king of deep crates and impossible transitions.

There are DJ sets and then there are Theo sets. No matter how many times you've caught him in action, every time still feels like the first. Running hot, levels smoking, isolator working over time. You think you know dance music? Think again.

Parrish's debut on the RA Podcast is a milestone for the series, one we've sought for over 15 years. So it was only right that Theo led off our 1000th celebrations. Recorded live at fabric last December as part of RA's party with the London club for their 25th anniversary, this three-hour segment documents the crescendo of his eight-hour marathon. 

The Detroit legend doesn't release mixes often, and when he does, they're usually studio recordings: think NTS shows, his 100% Detroit edition of DJ-Kicks or classic tapes Body (1997) and Methods of Movement (2000). A capture of the Sound Signature boss on the dancefloor is hard to come by.

Sure, there's galvanising build-ups and crowd-pleasers, but laced throughout a Parrish beatdown are rarities designed to shock the system. In a business dominated by marketing, the vinyl master towers above thanks to a relentless hunger for lustrous melodies, moods and textures of all stripes, which he and he alone can fold into an inspiring and exhilarating joyride.

On RA.1000, blissful reggae precedes new wave disco; '80s R&B morphs into synthy techno; bleepy Chicago jack makes way for a poignant vocal ballad. It's Theo through and through. Once again, he proves that anything and everything is possible with the right records.

@theoparrish @fabric @soundsignaturedetroit @crownruler

Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Theo Parrish

www.openlab.fm | 106.4FM in Ibiza & Formentera

Next up in our OpenLab Presents series is a guest mix from DJ, radio host, and founder of Classic Album Sundays, Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy. The mix is inspired by her acclaimed Balearic Breakfast radio show and features tracks from her brand-new compilation, Balearic Breakfast Vol. 4, out via Heavenly Recordings.

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OpenLab Presents: Colleen Cosmo Murphy

let patience have her perfect work

that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing

RR @Magnets & Miracles. March 2026

Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like Its Hot (Bruno's edit of an edit)
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Label: Self-released

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Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like Its Hot (Bruno's edit of an edit)

A b3b for the ages, straight from Detroit techno's Hall of Fame.

"Let's just go through some shit, let's see what we got here." In that unmistakable drawl, Moodymann opens RA.1026—and from there, you know you’re in good hands.

Mike Banks, Carl Craig and Moodymann are artists of the utmost standing. As founders of Underground Resistance, Planet E and Mahogani Music respectively, their catalogues have shaped electronic music in profound ways, from Moodymann's 2004 LP Black Mahogani and Craig's era-defining remixes, to Banks's uncompromising output as Underground Resistance. 

But the records are only part of it. All three artists show you can build something lasting without corporate backing, that creative freedom is a discipline as much as a right. Through their work, house and techno became vehicles for resistance, identity and pride.

Recorded live at Movement in Detroit, RA.1026 captures Banks on keys, Craig on the decks and Moodymann on the mic, weaving through Motor City staples, '80s classics and deep cuts, including "The Final Frontier" and "Knights Of The Jaguar." As Black History Month continues in the US, the mix feels especially momentous Coming in at just under two hours, it’s about chemistry, shared history and timeless records.

Read the Q&A with Carl Craig at ra.co/podcast/1045.
@moodymann313
@carl-craig-official
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RA.1026 Carl Craig, Moodymann & Mike Banks

Deep House Mix feat brand new Music from Fouk, Manoo, Nawfel,  Jihad Muhammad alongside some old favs .... Turn Up LOUD and ENJOY xxx

Late Nite Deep House Mix Jul'26

Down tempo track written in a Manchester basement

SHAFUNKERS - SPARKLE (unreleased)

Knocks You Right Off (Unreleased)

Apiento, a.k.a Paul Byrne runs the invaluable Test Pressing blog and releases music on World Building, World Unknown and more. His show has that esoteric techno thing and whatever suits the mood…
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/test-pressing/episodes/test-pressing-19th-september-2026

Test Pressing 190926

Artwork by Ricardo Braz.

Aural Imbalance - Astral Forest (Original Mix) - ASCENDANT GROOVES
Tayla - Language (Original 12'' Mix) - GOOD LOOKING
Enjoy - That Blue Dot (Original Mix) - OMNI MUSIC UK
Orion - Ol' Janx Spirit (Original Mix) - LOOKING GOOD
Future Engineers - Components (Original Mix) - KOTANGENS
Chris J - Planet Girl (Original Mix) - COVERT OPERATIONS
Alaska, Seba - Back from Eternity (Original Mix) - ARCTIC MUSIC
The Vanguard Project - Blacklist (Bop Remix) - SPEARHEAD

RR DB @Atmospheals. February 2021

SoundCloud account of Alex McCulloch 



Shafunkers A.k.a. Alex McCulloch and Austin Moore / D-Track / Northern Groove / Sinewave

The pair, both students at Salford University in 1997, met through being randomly placed next door to each other in student halls. Having quickly realised they both shared a passion for making music, they began their musical partnership by creating drum and bass and breakbeat tracks under the guise of Sinewave. Both classically trained musicians with influences ranging from Jazz to The Beatles, the duos mutual love of dance music eventually led to them to begin producing house together.

Shafunkers played gigs around the world at venues ranging from BonBon (Shanghai) to Turnmills (London) and released material on labels such as Saved Recordings, CR2, G-Club, Plastic Fantastic, Toolroom, Fluid Recordings, Choo Choo, Deeper Substance, Strictly Rhythm 2...

DJ Mix Gareth Lloyd & Alex McCulloch_Sunset on the Saronic Gulf_Aug 2023

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