~85 minutes of hypnotic techno, breaks, & euphoric melancholy~

recorded on 11/11/22 at Podlasie Club in Chicago, following killer sets by two of flower food's former Walking and Falling mentors, Chachi Guerrero & Kiddo. Walking & Falling is a DJ Workshop and Mentoring Program for Woman-Identifying and Non-Binary Music Enthusiasts. If you're in/around Chicago, don't miss the next  workshop next week at Chicago's Gramaphone Records! Find W&F on FB for event details <3

flower food is a DJ from Chicago :)

https://soundcloud.com/flower_food
https://www.instagram.com/mixed_prints
https://www.facebook.com/flowerfoood

FemmeDecks 078. x flower food

Recorded at California Clipper, Chicago. 3/1/25

Vinyl and Sazeracs @ California Clipper 3/1/25

https://soundcloud.com/blackclubfm
Straight from Chicago, BLACKCLUB is a duo reinventing rave culture. Formed in 2023 by Tito Barbosa and Givens, their sets invite dancers to travel to the roots of 90s techno and house, while distilling a soulful groove and unstoppable rave. 
A true experiment in a new vision of underground dance, the duo have already lit up the dancefloors from Chicago to Europe, notably alongside LSDXOXO, Robert Hood, DJ Assault.
Their name is on everyone’s lips and their music is already being heard on the playlists of the world’s top DJs.

RND 130 - BLACKCLUB

Three hours of sun-kissed-bliss, made for endless beach days, long sweaty nights and dancing until sunrise. This year arriving right in time for solstice and the official start of summer.

Featuring music by Pianoman, Alex Kassian, The Trip, Spray, Wigs, Aldonna, Masalo, Di After, Clint, Sam Alfred, Match Box, Aiden Francis, Mixolydian, Baldo, Demi Riquísimo, Man/Ipulate, André Zimmer, Vince Void, Lewis Taylor, Kara Okay, Chicane and many more.

Dagen Van Diamant Vol. 3 (Summer Mix '25)

Last week, I got to make my debut in the vast Chicago underground while surrounded by loved ones old & new. Today, I am sharing my recorded & mastered DJ set for your listening pleasure!

Some of the brightest minds in our community came together to showcase our passion for off-kilter dance music. Much love to Flow State, Green Machine, & Night Logistics for recruiting me to play direct support & set the tone for what led to an unforgettable journey through sound into the waking hours.

I wanted to curate something special for this set - exploring niches, lots of twists & turns, a dash of symbolism, & proudly fusing together my Persian & Latin heritage along the way. The result felt a bit rough around the edges, yet faithful to the direction I am headed sonically. With the weight of everything happening around us, this night felt equal parts challenging as it did healing. Nevertheless, I cannot stress how grateful I am for the privilege of sharing obscure art to those who seek it. 

This set is dedicated to my beautiful family in Iran - my true second home. You are more than just my blood.

Trois-Quarts Taxi System - Metamorphism [Bait]
Cocktail Party Effect - Safety Button [Nervous Horizon]
SILAS - Wot [Sneaker Social Club]
Mor Elian - Eso Eso [Fever AM]
Skee Mask - Reviver [Ilian Tape]
DJ Boss - Booster Driver [Mechanism Industries]
Tapefeed - Candy Bath [Inveterate]
Doctor Jeep - Raiva [C.E.E.]
Dayzero - Pressure [Self-Released]
Jabes - Rite [Lurch]
Rhyw - Drool [Fever AM]
Horsepower Productions - Galaxian [Tempa]
Introspekt - Fractal [Tempa]
Posij & d:enigma - Struikel [Vision Recordings]
Ōtone - The Speaking Stones [Inveterate]
Shackleton - Undeadman [Honest Jon's Records]
Instinct - Someone [Instinct]
Laksa - LEO [Ilian Tape]
Clouds - Styxwald [Self-Released]
Flower Storm - Tonight We Feast, Tomorrow We Fight [Self-Released]
Siu Mata - Mandragora [Wajang]
RUIZ OSC1 - Root 2 [KAOS]
Bad Pimps - Get On Up! [Terminal M]
Jump Source - Bleach [Self-Released]
Dual Monitor - Left/Right [Hardline]
Forest Drive West - Creeper [Ilian Tape]
Conrad Pack - Volumes [SELN Recordings]
WTCHCRFT - OOO [Haven]
Perc & Sissel Wincent - Static (Peder Mannerfelt Remix) [Perc Trax]
Plebeian - Star Anise (Tammo Hesselink Remix) [Pseudonym Records]
Demdike Stare - Sourcer [Modern Love]

<3

MITHRA

Mithra - DJ Set @ FS/GM/NL Present: Nono Gigsta (20 June 2025)

The trance queen opens RA.998 with her cheeky, break-heavy vision.

The RA Podcast began with RA.001 in 2006. Since then, it's spotlighted the best and brightest in dance music every week, without fail. As we approach our 1,000th episode next month, we're switching things up, pairing artists whose sounds complement one another and, in doing so, zeroing in on the forces shaping the past, present and future of electronic culture.

This week, we shift lanes to Roza Terenzi and Kim Ann Foxman, two artists who strike a rare balance between reverence and reinvention. Both are key figures in queer clubbing circles, deeply informed by the halcyon days of '90s and early '00s club music yet fully committed to pushing it forward.

Each artist has carved out a distinct path. Roza Terenzi started out in Perth, Australia, before making a home in Berlin in 2020, while the Hawaii-born Foxman made her name in New York by way of San Francisco in the early '00s. For RA.998, they've contributed separate mixes, to be enjoyed together as two parts of the same whole.

Roza Terenzi opens with a high-impact A-side. Clocking in at just over an hour, her second mix for us picks up where the first left off, connecting breakbeat, acid, UK garage and trance with an ear for tension and a sense of play. Peppered among the skippy percussion and earworm vocals are moments of proper heft that build and release with purpose. It's cheeky, confident and tailor-made to get any dance floor moving.

While Foxman and Roza Terenzi embrace a fun, vibrant musical style, their work is grounded in intentionality. They're invested in honouring the cultural and political roots of dance music: Foxman has long advocated for a more inclusive, community-driven club scene, while Roza Terenzi was among the first artists to begin pulling shows this summer as a matter of political principle.

Both sides of RA.998 show how the sounds of past eras can be reimagined to move seamlessly with the present. Hopefully you'll even feel a jolt of inspiration to get yourself to the nearest dance floor, ASAP.

@rozaterenzi

Find the tracklist and read the full interview at ra.co/podcast/1002

RA.998 Roza Terenzi

In July 2025, our friends, the Avantgarden Crew, invited Lars Hemmerling and Pat Flanders to the Community Gathering in the Monom Bar of the legendary Funkhaus Berlin, where the two of them stood behind the decks together for the first time.
Still, their gathering felt and sounded more like a team that has been working together forever than an improvised set. 

If you were there, you know that. If not, much of their performance was recorded to give you a flavor of this great evening/night of performances and exhibitions, and perhaps a taste of what's to come.

Eventinfo ||
https://ra.co/events/2208496

Lars Hemmerling ||
https://soundcloud.com/user-943357333
https://www.instagram.com/larshems20

Pat Flanders ||
https://soundcloud.com/mindwaves-music
https://www.instagram.com/mindwaves_music

Download link ||
http://chillinberlin.com/download/697/?tmstv=1753579323

Lars Hemmerling & Pat Flanders @ Community Gathering, Funkhaus Berlin 2025

MOCHAKK B2B DJ SWISHA - @ Calling Festival Malta -27th of July, 2025

Club recording live from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: w/ @montymixes & @hodgebristol

Radio Radio • Hodge b2b Monty DJ • 25-07-2025

This is a live recording of the mix I did on September 6th 2025 at Cara Cara Club.

Live at Cara Cara Club

"You are small but you are mighty"- Mom
Chicago based deejay TMD

https://www.instagram.com/tinymuscledemon/