Recording of Paquita Gordon's set at Dekmantel Festival 2023.

Paquita Gordon at Dekmantel Festival 2023

Sleep D are a pair of Australian producers and DJ’s who also run the prolific record label Butter Sessions which has become a home to an array of artists including the likes of Jennifer Loveless, Hybrid Man, Ewan Jansen and more.

The label is rooted in underground club music and has been in operation for over ten years and has remained a consistent presence.

The pair themselves make music which sits somewhat between genres drawing upon elements of early trance, acid, downtempo, house and techno. It’s always raw and rugged, at times progressive in places but definitely rooted in clubland.

This mix is a stellar representation of the pairs musical outlook which is broad and fierce. It goes very deep and as such the length reflects the diversity and strength of narrative in the style of sets they tend to perform and play.

This one is a tour de force.

Sleep D: The Ransom Note Mix

Multisexual Dance Music by @d-tiffany
Live Recording of the closing set at Multisex United, October 2025

Multisexual Mix #31 D.Tiffany

Loco Dice b2b Vladimir Ivkovic at Draaimolen Festival 2025

This week’s interpretation of Far Blue comes from Berlin-based DJ and Refuge Worldwide and Kynant Records co-founder Richard Akingbehin.

Known for his dub-influenced sound, he takes a faster, techno-oriented approach here, showing a more driving side of Far Blue. Recorded live this summer at Field Maneuvers Festival, the mix balances between energy and depth. Faster motion, still floating.

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A Far Blue concept by Richard Akingbehin - 'NBHDFM160825'

The Hacker at Dekmantel Selectors 2025

This moment was surreal. From the booth, I could only see a few dancers and the Forest Rave glistening trees. The energy was vivid, the dance floor was moving and expressive. It is an amazing feeling to experience such communion. I wanted to tell an open ended story with my records, trigger emotions and imagination. I wanted dancers to completely let go. These sounds are inspired by transformative dances I had at outdoor raves organised by Amsterdam-based collective RPU over the years. Senses of introspection, release and escape. A sense of freedom. I touched my dream that night, one shared with so many of you present. I hope that these feelings translate through this recording.

I dedicate this set to my beloved brother Eric. We will always remember you.

Photo by Alicia Karsonopoero.

Hervé at Draaimolen Festival 2025

We close out 2025 with a rare studio mix from the gifted London DJ.

DJing is a craft. It reveals itself over time rather than all at once, and few embody that better than OK Williams. Active since 2019, the London DJ has built a reputation through steady accumulation rather than acceleration, becoming one of the city's most trusted and widely admired selectors in the process.

Williams has never been interested in narrowing her taste into a single calling card, and it's no coincidence that her roots lie at NTS Radio. She learned to DJ at the Hackney station,  starting out as a volunteer producer in 2017. Musically, she moves easily between moods—sometimes cheeky, sometimes deep—and tempos, playing everything from 160 BPM jungle and amapiano to baile funk, deep house and dub techno. 

For  her RA Mix, Williams offers up her "purist" side. Despite her background in radio, Williams doesn't share mixes often and RA.1019 arrives as a relatively rare studio document. Recorded at home on vinyl, the 90-minute session mostly leans into '90s and early '00s techno and prog house. 

"Ten years ago I tried learning how to play [vinyl] on a friend's 1210s and gave up after a couple of weeks,"Williams tells us below. "Those same decks were then gifted to me years later and were used to record this mix. It's quite nice to see how far I've come." 

In returning to vinyl, and to the decks that once marked a rocky start,  Williams' RA Mix arrives as a fitting marker for the year's end. As 2026 approaches and new resolutions begin to crowd the horizon, RA.1019 serves as a welcome reminder that the best things seldom arrive in a hurry.

Find the tracklist and inteview at https://ra.co/podcast/1038
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RA.1019 OK Williams

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