Name: MIX004: DISCO SPELL OF LOVE w/ BUG/NORMAL (Live from Disko Freakazoidal 2025) by Midwest Music Selections
Duration: 1 h 9 min 6 s
Description: T-Rav and Flesh Cloak join forces to present their Bug/Normal alias, where "disco" is the game and curveballs are abundant. They close out the Disko Freakazoidal patio this year by skating through classic Italo, cheeky synth pop, Halloween-ified re-edits and banging beat tracks. Buckle up!

I am extremely happy to share this mix with y'all. I have been on a new journey with spinning records the past 8 months that has shifted me in ways that I cannot truly describe with words, but this mix says so much about my journey navigating through emotional pain, through my own doubts about myself and my craft, and lost hope. I was a bit weary about spinning 3hrs of records on the Nowadays system because it is a beast that must be tamed in many ways, and even though there were some technical difficulties with the turntables and sound coming out of one channel at moments (hence the first 15 min are cut) I was able to push through those hurdles and commit to playing records the rest of the set. This mix has taught me that I need to let truly let go of baggage and perfectionism. There are moments in this mix like the Hex Hector x Deborah Cox mix of "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" into his mix of Mariah Carey's "Through The Rain" as well as Junior Vasquez's remix of Charlotte's "Skin" that encapsulate my urge to finally break free from my pain. I want to thank everyone who has shown me an immense amount of love and support for what I do, and especially those who have reminded me how important the work I do is. I hope y'all enjoy this mix and I also hope the music can heal you like it has me. Peace and HAPPY PRIDE!

DJ Miss Parker's Nowadays June Pride Nonstop (6-9am) 3hrs Vinyl set

TRACK ID's

Jose James – 38th & Chicago
Moustache
Get A Umbaye (Raw Mix)
Night Groove – James Mason
Kapote – Fuck Music
See Line Woman - Nina Simone 
Pallatine – On Ma Mind
Moody Man – Answering Machine
Song For Ehi (Disco Dub)
Mr. Gone – The Mosquito coast 94-96
Planet Home- Jamiroquia
I Can Do Better – Redsoul Feat. Ella Grace
Senhor Doutor (Adam Port Edit)
Orange Tree Edit – Dorian( Jimmy Rouge Edit)
Spies – Ronnie Griffith 
Peggy Gou – Once
Ramaya – Afromento
Peoples Choice – Here we go again 
Phoneline – Funkineven & Fatima 
Moodyman- Seven Mile 
Dirty Boyz – Still Love 4 Muzik
Seaside Slightly Burnt
Manzel It’s Over Now (MAW RMX)

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TRACK ID's 

Odori - Number One
Fabio Me Llaman Soltero - V De Vasectomia
Yohei S–	Eastern Rankin
Michael Walsh - Before When It Was New (Maheras Remix)
Omar Joesoef - Chants of Gorontalo
The Alan Parsons Project - The Naked Eye (Dj D Edit)
The Jak – A Lost Religion
Ural 13 Diktators - Diskossa (Copy Remix)
Dauwd - Jean Rouch
Expat - Virtue (AAA Mix)
Johnny Fiasco – Backtrak
Garrett David - Hootie Hoo
DJs Pareja - La Risa
Murk - Opera
Bliss Inc. - Radiant Reality
Hodge - Amor Fati (Peverelist Remix)
Two the Hardway - Who Said? (Instrumental Version)
The Keyboys - Savannah

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TRACK ID's

Yothu Yindi - Treaty (Djulpan/Seven Sisters Mix) - Hollywood Records
Lil Louis - 7 Days Of Peace (Feeling Better Dub Mix) - Dance Mania
Dymond - Wild About Your Love (House Mix) - D.J. International Records
Garcia (The Latin Rouge) - Let’s Do It - Dirty Blends 
Saturn V - Your Mind - Crème Organization 
Amplified Orchestra - Electricity - Amplified 
Anaxander - Acapelove Crowd - Tasteful Nudes 
No Theory - Devil’s Dance - Sin & Soul Records
Jump “Chico” Slamm - Househall - Cajual Records 
Blackadiscomental - Atmosphere  - Jordan Fields Re-Edit
Ibex - Oasis - Planet E 
T.M. - Sunrise From Diemos - Flux White
Grey People - DCGWIO - Proper Trax 
Simba - Three Kays - Stripped & Chewed
Unknown Artist - Untitled - A Love That Never Dies 
Mark Grusane & Eric Schwab - Carburetor - Disctechno
Farley Jackmaster Funk & Ricky Dillard - It’s U (Sample Mix) - D.J. International Records
Chaz & Joi - Sexy Dancer (Sexless Dub Mix) - Paragon Records 
Nikki - Feel The Music (Let The Music Take Control)(Dance Mix)  - FoReal Recordz 


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For RA.1000, we take it back to the source with two never-before-heard tapes from Frankie Knuckles's private collection

There is no house music without Frankie Knuckles, literally or figuratively. The queer icon's luxurious DJ sets at Chicago's Warehouse gave a rising movement its name. From there, countless offshoots splintered and travelled the globe. But what did the genesis and growth of the sound really feel like?

The Godfather of House left behind not only timeless records, but personalised cassettes with hand-drawn liner notes handed out to friends and family. Two of those, dated to 1989 and 1996, have been digitised especially for RA.1000. (Thank you to the Frankie Knuckles Foundation.)

To put that in context: the first tape predates not only many of today's active clubbers, but the entire existence of jungle, drum & bass, UK garage, French touch, Jersey club, Afrobeats, IDM, baile funk, hardcore, footwork, dubstep, dub techno, tech house, breaks, minimal, maximal, gqom, gabber, grime and hyperpop.

In short… that's a very, very long time ago. The world of dance music was much smaller. DJ culture was functionally unrecognisable from the one we see in 2025. 

And yet, to some degree, what you'll hear on RA.1000 hasn't changed at all. It's a capture of not only what made Frankie Knuckles one of the beloved pioneers of first-generation dance music, but what draws people to club culture in the first place.

The mood on these Frankie Knuckles sets outlasts even its creator: a spirit of optimism that floods the world's best dance floors and keeps dance music pulsing on into the future, nearly 40 years later, in spite of it all. We end our 1000th mix celebrations here because it all starts there.

Find the tracklist at ra.co/podcast/1018. Listen to all RA.1000 mixes, as well as the complete history of the RA Podcast, at https://1000.ra.co

RA.1000 Frankie Knuckles

The German minimal DJ returns to the spotlight with two hours of artfully subtle house and techno.

There's an old German proverb that goes "Der stete Tropfen höhlt den Stein." Literally, it means a constant dripping wears away the stone, but the point isn't about force but patience: slow, steady repetition can leave the deepest mark. It's an apt metaphor for the career of Kosta Athanassiadis, better known as XDB.

Active since the early '90s, first as a DJ and then producer by the decade's end, Athanassiadis has built a career less on hype than persistence. His catalogue spans labels like Dial, Metrolux and Echocord, alongside a steady trickle of EPs and remixes that have quietly cemented his reputation as one of minimal house and techno's undersung heroes.

That patience carries into his sound and production ethos. Where many of his peers embraced software upgrades and new workflows, Athanassiadis has long stuck to Cubase, a handful of trusty instruments and 30-year-old speakers he claims to have run "hundreds of thousands of tunes" through. He also still prefers to use inexpensive, straightforward gear—what matters, he insists, is not the tools but the feel. The result is a sound that’s stripped back, direct and enduring.

Lately, Athanassiadis has found himself back in focus. With minimal enjoying fresh attention, his calendar has filled, and with it a run of back-to-back sets—most often alongside PLO Man, a regular sparring partner this year. True to form, though, you won't find that his style has changed much. Over 30 years after his first gig, you can rest assured you'll still find him playing with patience, carving out long arcs rather than sharp peaks.

His RA Mix captures him in a reflective mood. Running just over two hours, RA.1003 is a hushed yet absorbing affair, moving seamlessly from the delicate atmospherics of Valentino Mora and Caldera to the machine funk of Robert Hood, Solid Gold Playaz and Marcellus Pittman. There are left turns folded into XDB's patient narrative arc, too: John Carpenter's brooding scores here, DJ Sprinkles' melancholic work with Will Long on "Acid Trax N (Acid Dog)" there.

It's the sound of a DJ who has been quietly chiseling away for three decades, and who understands the value of persistence as much as restraint.

@xdb

Find the tracklist and interview at ra.co/podcast/1021

RA.1003 XDB

Mike Servito at Draaimolen Festival 2025

T-Rav and Flesh Cloak join forces to present their Bug/Normal alias, where "disco" is the game and curveballs are abundant. They close out the Disko Freakazoidal patio this year by skating through classic Italo, cheeky synth pop, Halloween-ified re-edits and banging beat tracks. Buckle up!

MIX004: DISCO SPELL OF LOVE w/ BUG/NORMAL (Live from Disko Freakazoidal 2025)

From humble beginnings attending off grid parties in Iran to holding down residencies at clubs such as Panoramabar and Robert Johnson, PARAMIDA has, over the past few decades, grown to become a barometer for high grade electronic music. With such a wide remit for the gems that she has at her disposal, PARAMIDA is an artist that is consistently moving and evolving. Having founded one of the most en vogue labels in Love On The Rocks and in doing so cemented a self belief that has stood her well in progressing through the ranks at a cosmic pace. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/alphatheta-podcasts/trommel-232-paramida-powered-by-alphatheta/]

Trommel.232 - PARAMIDA [powered by AlphaTheta]

The underground spiritual game pt.1 

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Dekmantel Takeover: Doudou MD @ The Lot Radio 11-15-2025

excerpt live recording from Cocktail d’Amore, December 2016

Powder at Cocktail d'Amore December 2016

Mixes out of the Midwest. Picking from the deeper corners of house, techno, disco, funk, italo, balearic, downtempo, etc.

MIX004: DISCO SPELL OF LOVE w/ BUG/NORMAL (Live from Disko Freakazoidal 2025)

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