The Groovy List #6

@french_ii likes it heavy. His breaks, percussion, drums and bass all hit hard and it's always been that way since he debuted this project in 2019. Teenage experiences at hardcore parties initially set this style in motion and the years since have seen him hone in a distinctly UK-leaning sound. As a DJ, member of the former Tilburg collective BANGANAGANGBANGERS and promoter of his own events, he is all about high-impact club sounds. Right now, the Dutchman releases them on the Intercept label and brings everything from UKG to bass, dubstep to electro. 

This week the man born Frank Klick twists and turns through slithering club rhythms that operate above 130 bpm. There is an icy sense of futurism to the atmospheres of tracks by mainstays of this scene like Al Wootoon, Sam Goku, Stenny and Shackleton. A couple of his own collaborations with Ozzy and King of Snake set the early tempo and from there you will have a very tough job of setting still as he works through an array of intriguing face-melters, body poppers and ass-shakers.

Dekmantel Podcast

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Dekmantel Podcast 411 - French II

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CC Premieres: TIMES ARE RUFF - COSMIC PHUNK [Times Are Ruff]

After a five-year hiatus, Times Are Ruff is back, recharged and inspired. This return marks a renewed commitment to the underground, bringing that ruff sound.

The label returns to the wax with the sound they are known for, defined by dusty grooves, ruff rhythms and soulful moods.

This record is for the heads. A proper blend of funk, acid, late-night vibes and early morning moods, that keep the floor moving and the soul intact. Pure, stripped-back house music for those who know.

Times Are Ruff—back in the game, staying true to the craft, and ready to deliver more underground cuts.

BUY:
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PREMIERE: Times Are Ruff - Lucky B's Acid

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Artist: Times Are Ruff 
Track: City Blues 
Release name: Forever EP
Label: Times Are Ruff
Format: 12"
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PREMIERE: Times Are Ruff - City Blues [Times Are Ruff]

After a five-year hiatus, Times Are Ruff is back, recharged and inspired. This return marks a renewed commitment to the underground, bringing that ruff sound.

The label returns to the wax with the sound they are known for, defined by dusty grooves, ruff rhythms and soulful moods.

This record is for the heads. A proper blend of funk, acid, late-night vibes and early morning moods, that keep the floor moving and the soul intact. Pure, stripped-back house music for those who know.

Times Are Ruff—back in the game, staying true to the craft, and ready to deliver more underground cuts.

Support https://lnk.to/TimesAreRuff_FOREVER_EP

https://soundcloud.com/times-are-ruff

PREMIERE: Times Are Ruff - Freeflow [Times are Ruff]

Me and Ben thought it would be fun to play a long DJ set together at Globus, the upstairs floor at Tresor in Berlin. 
We last played together (as Frequency 7) in May 2013. This time we played a ‘back to back’ DJ set, I’m pretty sure playing 2 tracks each for the whole six and a half hour set. All we had in mind beforehand was to start with some Dub and ‘see where it goes’. 

It was a lot of fun so we wanted to share the recording with you.



Ben Sims b2b Surgeon at Globus, Berlin 10th of May, 2025

House Saladcast 998 | Times Are Ruff
Times Are Ruff
The Hague, Netherlands

Times Are Ruff is a no-nonsense house label and DJ / Producer duo based in The Hague — a city long known for its west coast grit and electronic legacy.

Drawing deep influence from the Windy City and adjacent sounds, Times Are Ruff delivers stripped-back, groove-driven house cuts with a raw edge — on vinyl, in the club, and through every system that values soul over spectacle.

Founded with a strong DIY mindset, the collective has built its reputation through carefully curated releases and long-format DJ sets that prioritize depth, mood, and progression. Whether behind the decks or behind the label, the focus remains the same: honest selections, timeless production, and music that speaks to the heads.

Always underground. Always ruff.


House Saladcast 998 | Times Are Ruff

Live recorded on 3 turntables, vinyl only.

B2B with Helena Hauff Live at Trädgården, Stockholm

One of the enduring powerhouses of our era returns for RA.1000 with a riotous mix.

When Helena Hauff made her first RA Podcast appearance back in 2013, she was on the eve of releasing her debut production on Actress' Werkdiscs imprint. In the 12 years that have elapsed, she's become not just a household name within electronic music, but the kind of rare talent that lives in seclusion from industry tumultt.

(Hauff, enviously, has never even owned a smartphone.)

Her calling card continues to be her penchant for rough and ready EBM, electro and new wave. Her unique ability is creating a singular listening experience from disparate or out-of-favour tracks, with a raw immediacy that functions as a redress to over-choreographed modern DJing.

Her outsider approach is on show once again for RA.1000. Threaded together by strobe-lit DIY electronica, old-school acid house and corrosive machine funk that chews up the ear, the nearly two-hour set raises the bar once again.

In the sci-fi themed first half, Hauff drops two Cybotron tracks, nodding to Juan Atkins' blueprint for electro. You'll also hear "Riot" by Underground Resistance, the definitive mission statement for a world ablaze. This is musical anarchism, executed to the highest degree.

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1017. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Helena Hauff

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TAR010 | A2 TimesAreRuff - DoubleD's

Directly from the depths of the Mexican Caribbean, Guillermo Santana AKA Hotmood, delivers a mesmerizing set of tracks for his first EP on Deep Sense.  Hotmood revisits the roots of House Music presenting a sample based, jazz and funk infused, danclefloor oriented 

Lowdown

Thumps Up

Vibrations (Rafael Fernandez Rmx)

Edinburgh-based forerunner @Telfort is back with the finest dusty and melodic house, out on hand-stamped limited edition vinyl.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/05/30/premiere-telfort-snaps
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Telfort - Snaps (STW Premiere)

a The Hague record label & Dj-team

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Bookings: Booking@timesareruff.com

TAR010 | A2 TimesAreRuff - DoubleD's

Times are Ruff

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