Detroit and techno are inseparable. And it doesn't get much more Detroit techno than @terrencedixon. A master of minimalist sound design and globally recognised stamp of authenticity, he is one of the Motor City's most prolific artists. His brand of "forward-thinking ghetto electronics" has come on cornerstone labels like Metroplex, Tresor and Rush Hour and is never less than thrilling. His recent Reporting From Detroit album was the latest testament to that, and this week's podcast continues on that theme. 

It is made up of all original material recorded on the West Side of the city but starts in an ambient world of distant stars. After those scene-setting sounds come the signature Dixon drums: deep, pulsing, rubbery. They come and go as you voyage through tortured synth tension, suspensory alien life forms and mysterious electronics. It all makes for a storytelling mix that takes you through a portal and into a whole other dimension.

Dekmantel Podcast 339 - Terrence Dixon

Mohem 01

Transition

Mohem 02

Redox

Mohem 04

Solvent

Dive into this fresh selection by Shiny Reiny!

TRACKLIST

01 The Mighty Diamonds - 4000 Years Dub 
02 Ulrich Troyer - Shiraz Airport 
03 AGO - Opium Riddim 
04 Somah - How We Move 
05 Coki - All Of A Sudden 
06 Zomby - Spliff Dub 
07 Peverelist - Roll With The Punches (Kowton Lienar Mix) 
08 O.B.F. - Echo Dub 
09 Kahn - Dread Dubkasm Dub 4 
10 Dub Dynasty - Kut 
11 RSD - Speeka Box 
12 Kali Green - Hard Working 
13 Hey-O-Hansen - Zulu 
14 Collie Buddz - Come Around 
15 Alborosie - Rastafari Anthem (Instrumental)
16 Wayne Daniel & Gulls - So Blessed feat. Madgesiq 
17 Karl Marx Stadt - Extinguisher 

BASSCAST #122 by Shiny Reiny

Spectrum continues Saturday’s early proceedings, and what a start. For this edition Vika invites Echochord head Kenneth Christiansen for an hour of dub techno in the purest, most organic sense of the style. From the heady minimalist roll to the dub-centred steppers, its an at times surreal and totally enveloping sonic landscape which pays homage to the roots whilst capitalising on the still early developments. From Deadbeat, to Stillhead, and Frenk Dublin, this is a total, total tip. 


Spectrum w/ Kenneth Christiansen @ Radio Panini (24.05.2025)

Andrew Weatherall's first official posthumous mix. The only b2b DJ Harvey ever agreed to. Six hours at Trouw. This one's special.

When mulling which direction to go in for RA's 1000th mix celebrations, many options came to mind. Some shadowy character 2-stepping around the fringe of our collective consciousness? An impossible-level IDM icon?

All tempting. But, ultimately, we are a DJ-forward publication and this is a DJ mix series. It felt truer to the history of the RA Podcast to release deep vault material from a time when the world of niche records felt different, tighter, more discrete.

The fourth-longest mix in the series' history is an unrepeatable marathon set recorded in 2012 at a superclub that no longer exists. 2012, incidentally, is farther away from 2025 than 2012 was from 2000... if we have to clock it, so do you.

It's the coming together of one British icon who passed away in 2020, and another whose time on the road has scaled back considerably as of late. DJ Harvey agreed to exactly one b2b set in his life: this one, with Andrew Weatherall.

The night took place at Trouw, an Amsterdam club already considered legendary before it shuttered its doors in the opening hours of 2015, as part of an RA series anchored around start-to-close combinations. Harvey was at the peak of an irresistible career second act, which dovetailed with a disco revival that dominated clubs for years. Weatherall, with infinite brownie points stockpiled from the '90s, remained everyone's favourite debonair psychonaut. 

What follows is 385 scintillating minutes of arpeggiated chug and slow-cresting climaxes: a moment when the resting heart rate of dance floors plunged lower than any comparable point in the 21st century. A masterclass, entirely self-contained in audio form.

If you've got time to spare, a fun side game is sussing out who plays what. A disco-dub cover of Echo & the Bunnymen? Smart money's on Weatherall. Exuberant EQ'ing of The Isley Brothers? Gotta be Harvey. As for the low 'n slow, lightly spangled house that was all the rage in the early 2010s (think Maxxi Soundsystem, Disco Bloodbath, Rub & Tug, C.O.M.B.I. and Full Pupp), it's anyone's guess. 127 BPM feels practically like an F1 car.

When we kicked off our RA.1000 campaign, we outlined a few goals: tick off a handful of long-awaited dream guests, honour architects who shaped the world around us and deliver recordings you truly can't hear anywhere else. Full send.

DJing and the mythmaking around it has undergone a quantum leap since 2012, let alone 2006, 1996 or 1989. For those of us who were kicking around in the former, there's a creeping melancholy that our prime is fast becoming a matter of historical record. The killing moon really did come too soon. 

Where will electronic music, DJ sets or any of this be in 2044? Hard to say. Best not to overthink that one. Instead, we want to say thanks to all contributors on the series so far. Now enjoy luxuriating in the company of two of the greatest to ever do it, together, for the first and last time.⁠ – Gabriel Szatan (Editor, RA)

@andrew-weatherall

Read the interview with DJ Harvey and Andrew Weatherall's family at https://ra.co/podcast/1016. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 DJ Harvey & Andrew Weatherall

Tracklist:   
1. Stephan G & The Persuader – Kaos – Svek 012
2. Brommage Dub – Side B – Svek 013
3. J. Dahlback – The Lonesome Dub – Svek 008
4. J. Dahlback – What is the time, Mr. Templar – Svek 011
5. Stephan G – Shass – Svek 009
6. J. Dahlback & J.L. Huhta – Midnight Express – Svek 010
7. Szerementa Programs – Numume – Svek 044
8. Conceiled Project – Definition of D – Svek 040
9. Mr. James Barth – Part of Me – Svek LP001
10. Mr. James Barth & A.D. – Above the Skyline – Svek 025
11. A.D.N.Y – Mi Gente – Svek 018


DJ Mix #2 (SVEK! Complement, recorded on May 24, 2006)

Here's the full set from my Dub Circle performance live from the rotunda in Camperdown Park, Sydney recorded on Nov 9th 2019. This was my first ever live performance using laptop, Maschine and an additional controller.

Dub Circle is a project developed together with visual artist Gabrielle Bates, which aimed to activate the park and create a new, modern interpretation of traditional ritual. 

Over 18 months I recorded sounds from Camperdown Park and the surrounding block using various mics and a zoom recorder. Exclusively using these sounds I created riddims combining field recordings, found percussion and melodic elements to create the soundtrack for the event. I also recorded and used reverb convolutions from spaces around the park from alleyways, basketball courts, kids slides, etc. If you're curious about any particular sounds leave a comment in the set timeline and I'll get back to you on how it was sourced. 

Dub Circle was performed from the rotunda in the park during a stunning sunset on Nov 9th 2019 on Sydney's infamous Inner West Reggae Disco Machine Soundsytem, also built in the local area. Dancers and community members of all ages and walks of life participated in a procession & dance around the cricket oval. Costumes and masks had been created throughout the year by Gabrielle Bates and additionally through a series of local workshops with community schools in the area. 

Big thanks and respect go out to my friend and collaborator Gabrielle Bates, Stevie Dubs and the Innerwest Reggae Disco Machine sound crew, Victoria Johnstone and Amanda Buckland @ the Inner West Council for your support, Liz Birch for loaning me some badly needed working space, Jean Magalhaes for additional recording assistance, Gini Botros for additional choreography, all the volunteers on the day helping out, the residents of Camperdown and last but especially not least my amazing family for all their love & support through the year.

Dub Circle (Full Live Set)

Tunisian artist Azu Tiwaline is crafting vibrations for the body, mind and soul; music that lifts you into the atmosphere before connecting you firmly back down to earth.

With the intention to explore her origins in the Tunisian Sahara, she draws on elements of Berber and transe music, matching these traditional styles with influences in dub, techno and polyrhythms, to craft productions that go beyond just the music and into the experiential.

This year saw the release of her debut record, Draw Me A Silence, on French label I.O.T. Records, an album conceived in two parts that welcomes us with open arms into her musical universe. Following the release of Part 2 of the record, and ahead of her next musical outing on Livity Sound in July, she channels the same spirit into her Ransom Note mix that she does on her own productions; raw, deep, rhythmic cuts that ebb and flow organically.

Azu Tiwaline: The 'Shine A Light On' Mix

Further information: bleep.com/features/bleep-mix-150-terrence-dixon

Terrence Dixon beams in a weird and wonderful selection of tunes on his contribution to Bleep’s mix series. Across just shy of an hour here we journey through some of electronic music’s most curious outer-edges. These blends move back and forth between more beat-based tracks and shadowy drones, dark ambiences and generally curious soundscapes. Even the rhythmically-driven numbers are strange affairs, from lopsided takes on Chicago house to the sort of psychedelic minimal techno rollers that the Terrence Dixon name has become synonymous with down the years. Strange, beguiling listening from one of modern techno’s most distinctive DJ/producers.

DJ Mix #2 (SVEK! Complement, recorded on May 24, 2006)

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