@fatherhood-1, Michael Magnan and @physical-therapy, were perfectly in sync during their daytime set at Hemlock Hole, a kinetic blend of stomping house music and UK Funky.

Campout Series: Fatherhood

Prescribe yourself a genre-free, highly emotional course of Physical Therapy.

https://www.nts.live/shows/physical-therapy/episodes/physical-therapy-2nd-december-2022

Physical Therapy - Live From Nowadays 021222

Acre - Switchblade

"This mix is spooky or dark in tone, but occasionally contrasted with lighter qualities. I used that as a metaphor for the transmission, which I envision coming from a cold stony dark-gray world distant from the sun. But there are these large neon bioluminescent, maybe part-reptile part-fish alien creatures about :)"

@lexcd
IG: @lexiedobell

Lexcd is a fil-am dj living in Pittsburgh. They work in nonprofit development and would love to see increased accessibility to community resources for the underground music scene.

Tracklist:
Mount Kivikko - Jimi Tenor feat Imposter Orchestra (Sahko)
Four Dimensions - Aquadab & MC A (Bokeh)
Insect-Talk (Howes Reduction) - O Yuki Conjugate (Utter)
Awareness - Rolf Laureijs (Prasens Editionen)
Arco (Danceapella) - NY Graffiti (Peace Anthem)
Pressure Test - Destrata (PPRZ)
Anaconda Legs - Bass (Boogie Box)
Lovers (Boom Box Mix) - Modal (Dbh)
Life Through Analogies - Leif (Idle Hands)
Russulas - Tumulus
Fatal - gal (mould audio)
Earth - Arkajo
Spec 4 - Consulate (Pure Space)
Speak Up - Gavnlig (INDEXLIFE)
Indx - Homelander (Unrestricted Purpose)
Miss Unavailable - DJ BIG GUNS 
Adda - Altinbas (Observer Station)
10TIMES - rkeat
Mauna Loa Lows - 400PPM

Distant Signals 020: Lexcd

A journey through 35 years of house from the godfather of UK rave. 

In popular mythology, the '90s are without question, the halcyon days of dance music—an era of free raves and unadulterated hedonism. It's a myth that Matthew Nelson, AKA Slipmatt, knows better than most–he was there. 

During the late '80s, as the rave scene in the UK began to boom, Nelson began moonlighting as a DJ. He would land his first residency at Raindance, the East London rave that launched in September 1989 and would become the UK's first legal rave. By 1991 , he'd reach number two in the UK charts with "On A Ragga Tip" as one-half of SL2 and two years later, sell over 10,000 copies of the first pressing of SMD#1.

Nelson has got a lot to share (as you'll see in his interview) so we'll let him do the talking. He's been variously called the godfather of rave and happy hardcore, but what you'll hear on RA.958 is as "a journey through my 35 years of house." A DJ with this much pedigree brings much more than that, of course: touching on the breakbeat, jungle and acid house that soundtracked that golden age, as well as nods to the rich cross-pollination with scenes beyond the UK, from Joey Beltram's "Energy Flash" to Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You."  

@slipmatt-1

Read more at ra.co/podcast/958

RA.958 Slipmatt

A true legend lands on the latest SPND20 Mixtape 📼: @luke-slater joins the fold with a rare live set recording, captured in the thick of touring his ‘Sky Scraping’ album on Token. Recorded live, this set channels the intensity and precision that only decades of experience can deliver. Pure hardware power, relentless tension, and deep, mind-bending grooves. This is techno at its most alive.🔊

Luke Slater’s legacy runs deep. Over the last three decades, the UK-born artist has shaped electronic music under many monikers - while running the influential Mote-Evolver label and constantly pushing the boundaries of sound design, structure, and club impact. From early Warp releases to Berghain classics, he’s never stopped innovating.

The release of Temporary Suspension on Ostgut Ton in 2009 marked the powerful return of Slater as Planetary Assault Systems - reigniting the fire of classic techno and setting the tone for a new era of live performance.
This recording is a snapshot of that exact energy: deep, hypnotic, and unrelenting. Expect pure techno power from one of its most vital architects. 🎛️

We’re honored to have him join the mixtape series. Play it loud. This one’s from the source.🖤

#SPANDAU20 #PlanetaryAssaultSystems #Techno #SPND20Mixtape #LukeSlater #LiveSet

SPND20 Mixtape by Planetary Assault Systems

A two hour mix tape journey, of some electronic broken beat deepness featuring a less known gem from Burial and some fresh new producers from the UK and beyond. Representative of what you might hear me play at Balance Croatia in August 25.

Adam Freeland-Out of Balance

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

@andrew-weatherall

Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

Latest podcast comes from London up-and-comer and Freak n' Chic producer Jamie Jones.

RA.031 Jamie Jones

Richie Hawtin provides RA's 100th podcast.

RA.100 Richie Hawtin

The Hard Wax and Ostgut Ton man lays down an energetic, hour-long mix for this week's RA podcast.

RA.221 Shed

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