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MARDI GRAS 25 INTRO : FUTURE LOVERS I FEEL LOVE - MADONNA & DONNA SUMMER

"Madonna’s “Future Lovers” with Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love,”  — two eras of sensual, futuristic disco energy fused into one timeless moment. The lyrical blend reads like a hypnotic sermon about surrendering to love and music — pure euphoria."

On March 2nd 2025 I had the immense privilege of DJ'ing the closing set in the Horden Pavilion for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Party.

“I made this mashup to open my set — to remind us why we’re here on the dance floor, It’s not about yesterday or tomorrow. It’s about feeling love, right now, in the moment”.

“And I wanted the opening to be an invitation to my set, for the next hour, let's forget your life, forget your problems, administration, bills and loans, come with me, tonight, we can leave everything behind — our worries, our insecurities, our limits and step into the evidence of love. Future meets past.

FUTURE LOVERS I FEEL LOVE - MADONNA & DONNA SUMMER

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RA.1000 continues with the pride of Palestine's techno scene, Sama' Abdulhadi.

What makes the sound of resistance? For Palestinian DJ and producer Sama' Abdulhadi, it's the freedom to explore her artistic expression in all its authenticity and complexity. What stands out in her mix for our 1000th celebration is defiant energy, the kind that galvanises more than just dance floors.

Born in Ramallah but a student of Beirut's underground scene, Abdulhadi plays charging, self-assured techno, as calibrated for basement parties as for conquering festival main stages.

Her sets are powerful journeys through moods, tempos and stimuli, connected by a deep sense of love. A love for the music, the craft, the soil from which Abdulhadi grew. It's a love we've explored in a cover story, a film and now one of our ten RA.1000 mixes.

As Abdulhadi notes in her accompanying interview, her entry to the series forms a link back to another "pride and joy of Palestine," with Bethlehem-descending Nicolás Jaar's entry on RA.500. Yet ten years on, the landscape is altered beyond all recognition.

As we all watch the ongoing destruction of Palestinian land, this mix is an unequivocal reminder that we cannot look away. It continues techno's decades-old lineage as vital resistance music.

@sama_abdulhadi

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1010. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

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