Bristolian DJ Danielle met Detroit-born Panorama Bar resident Ryan Elliott for the first time about five minutes before their debut back-to-back. We just knew this one was going to work.

@danielle_dj
@ryan-elliott

RA Live - Danielle b2b Ryan Elliott - RA2122 Manchester

When it comes to the sound of modern-day techno—fast, melodic and polyglot, working in genres like trance and gabber—it's hard to find an artist more clearly representative than Anetha. The French DJ encompasses all these influences with style, landing on a lithe sound that's both heavy and nimble, earning her a first residency at Paris party Blocaus (and, currently, Awakenings and Fuse, among others) and appearances on labels like Work Them and Oaks.

What really sets Anetha apart, though, is her commitment to developing and uplifting the artists around her. She launched her own label, Mama Told Ya, in 2019 with a unique and heartwarming concept: each release would highlight an artist, often young or new to the game, and feature one collaboration with Anetha herself. It's a move that turns the usual label-artist dynamic on its head, making each new record a fully-fledged collaboration, and lending her own gravitas to the artist she features. And a year later she started an agency—or what she calls a "creative engine"—to help those artists in a more holistic way.

Her RA Podcast is a perfect way to start 2023: with energy and verve, and a perfect balance of light and dark. This is techno at its most creative, dark and discombobulated beats cut through with glowing vocal samples from some of the most recognizable songs of the past five years. If you wanted to explain to someone what techno sounds like in 2023, you'd do well to start here.

@anethamusic

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/865

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RA.865 Anetha

Having just sold out on vinyl, CC:DISCO!'s debut single 'Chez Moi (Waiting For You)' feat. Confidence Man is remixed by cult producer Spray, who takes CC's irresistible house hit in two radically different directions of tempo. The 'Club Spritz' mix speeds up the party with an infectious melody and shades of proggy pleasure that fit like a glove, while the 'Witching Hour' flips the vibe with a swampy, acid-tinged take. It's still waiting for you...

Chez Moi (Waiting For You) Remixes

Chez Moi (Waiting For You) (Spray's 'Club Spritzz' Mix)

1. Snap!, Niki Haris, Dance 2 Trance - Do You See The Lights (Looking For) 
2. Afro Medusa - Pasilsa (Klubbheads Mix) 
3. Central Seven - The Opera 
4. Mr. Niceguy - Whap Whap 
5. Greenfield - The Moment 
6. The Joker - Zeitansage 
7. Supreme Dream Team - Attack Da Dance Floor 
8. Moonmaster - Frequency Sweep 
9. Lovestern Galaktika Project Meets Le Petit Sam - Loca Galaktika 
10. At The Villa People - Open Your Eyes 
11. Rank 1 - Airwave 
12. ATB - Let U Go (Wippenberg Remix)

Stookhoksessie Tasty Trance

Known Artist - Countdown Edit (Club Mix)

Berlin label and collective Live From Earth crew does things its own way. And it works. Over the past ten years, the team has become a major force in the city, mixing a killer ear for techno and house with a sense of humour and pop sensibility that has proven irresistible to audiences and scenes around the world. That's why we chose Live From Earth for our latest cover story: its DIY attitude, humble origins and tenacious spirit are everything we love about underground dance music.

Accompanying the cover story, this RA Podcast features a recording of a live back-to-back between two of the label's chief artists, DJ Gigola and MCR-T (the latter of whom has produced some of Live From Earth's biggest hits, including horsegiirL's "My Barn My Rules"). The hour-plus recording makes for a handy microcosm of the label's sound, rushing through contemporary and vintage techno with plenty of raunchy vocal samples and hip-hop a capellas. It's blazing but never too hard, catchy but never predictable. Above all, it's fun—the group's guiding principle.

@mcr-t @djgigola @livefromearth

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/928

RA.928 MCR-T & DJ Gigola

THE FUNKMOORE BROTHER’S RENDITION
OF TOP CHARTING DUTCH SONG: 

“ALS IK JE NIET ZIE” BY KEVIN FT. YADE LAUREN

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ALS IK JE NIET ZIE (TRANCE EDIT)

"All in my life, I've gone back and forth between North and East London," Karen Nyame KG said in a recent mini-doc about her studio process. "These areas are multicultural [...] you just become a sponge for that type of energy." More than two decades into her career, these parts of the UK capital remain a defining influence on The Rhythm Goddess, whose music weaves together ideas from across London and the diaspora, blending R&B and soul with global dance music forms.

A leading face of London's hybrid club sound, KG's sound is seductive and luxurious. Her excellent productions, which span UK funky, amapiano and East Coast club, have a velvety touch, as if cut from high-end fabric. Her ear for smoky, sultry grooves, showcased on her Rhythm In The City party-turned-label, is impeccable, and her tracks have become more song-oriented, ranging from sultry to braggadocious. Her classy DJ mixes are a study in bounce and groove, incorporating everything from highlife to Afrotech to dubby rollers.

Since re-entering the club circuit in 2018 after a six-year hiatus, KG has become a role model for women talents in the electronic music world. Her stance on racial and gender disparities within the industry has helped orchestrate safer spaces in music, inspiring aspiring Black creatives in the process. KG's RA Podcast is nothing short of sexy, loaded with swung rhythms and lithe drums across gqom, Afrohouse and jazzy deep house. It radiates a level of confidence and intimacy that can only come from years of vision—and a constant passion for sensual, soulful music.

@KARENNYAMEKG

Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/936

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